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Goin Pole Van] Track Te By JOHN DAVID SPADE Asst. Sports Editor It has been quite some time since Carolina has had an athlete willing to vush himself over a wooden or a metal bar with the support of a fiberglass pole. Last year the Gamecock thin clads found themselves with a loss in the pole vault before their meets even got under way. This year Carolina has no problems when it comes to pole vaulting. Coach Weems Bask in's blessing came in the form ACC's Success Is NCAA Games Perhaps the measure of success of Atlantic Coast Conference bas ketball would be best spelled out by competition of member teams in the NCAA Championships. When the ACC was formed in 1953, only one of the teams in today's conference had been the eastern champion. North Carolina claimed that honor in 1949. During the next 15 years ACC teams were representedl in the final roundl of the NCAA Championship seven times. These teams have com piled a wvon-lost record of 33-15, a .G88 clip. If the ACC Tournament was add(ed to these figures, the total would be 48-15, a percentage of .762, and nobody dloes that well in the NCAA unless they are UCLA. Since 1939, ACC teams stand sec ond in won-loss percentage, having won 39 while losing 24. Only the Big Ten comes out with a better recordl with 59 wins and 28 losses. Think Rich! 60 BLACK TIE Feel and act like a million when the occasion dictates you look your very best. See our complete selection of After Six Formal. 707 Harden Street-253-0461 MODERN RENTAL SER VICE Staff Photo by John David Spade lp ter Gives am Boost of freshman Jim Scott, a cham pion high school vaulter from Oklahoma. Scott, also an excellent gym nist, said his father was also a vaulter in high school. "Dad gave me a metal pole when I was still in grade school. I was pleased when I found how high I could go and started vaulting in high school." "Dad was vaulting back in the 'bamboo days' of vaulting. I really just started learning to vault when I came to USC. Coach Rob Brown has helped me a lot," said Scott. Learning the use of the fiber glass pole has come quickly to the young vaulter. In the Florida relays he set a personal high when he vaulted 14'6". He's now aiming at 15', which would be a new Carolina record. "I ought to go over 15' this year, it seems a good bit closer to me now." Other vaulters at the Carolina State-Record Relays as sented to this fact. One of the vaulters at the Florida Relays in Gainesville was impressed at Scott's abilities, since he is in his first year of college competition. "It takes a good athlete to be able to compete against boys who have been vault ing at the college level for two or three years as freshmen and var sity comp)etitors. Scott never had the chance to vault in the frosh class," he saidl. Since coming to Carolina, Scott placed first against Yale, ninth in Florida against some of the best, fourth in the State Record Relays, first at Clem son, and second against North Carolina. And next year Carolina has an other frosh vaulter coming to compete for the Gamecocks. SI C2 LOW OFF-SEs Golfing, Tennis, Heated Poc just relaxation. Clip out this $1.00 off on your accommo< 1968. Phone 448-8341 Box 3i MUSh The New Plh Where the Friday, April 26- B Saturday, SOUL SAl Ladies admitted free Thursdays w 27t01 Raemu Power To B By JOHN DAVID SPADE Asat. Sports Editor Carolina's baseball Gamecocks, destined for the role of a spoiler, will get a chance this weekend as they travel to Virginia and Mary land. Jackie Powers' forces will be up against the Cavaliers at Char lottesville today and will take on powerhouse Maryland at College Park in a doubleheader tomorrow. After a loss to the Terps last weekend, evening their record at 7-7, Jackie Powers said, "It looks like we'll have to try and play a spoiler's role in the con Rugby T Clemson The University of South Caro lina Rugby Club finally got some organization to compliment its personnel on the field, and played like they'd believed they could in winning their first game, at the expense of Clemson, 26-0. The Gamecocks, who had scored an average of two points in three previous games, took blistering re venge on a Clemson squad that had routed them 12-0 four weeks previous. When organization struck, everyone got into the act. With the game scarcely two minutes old, Tom Scott took a pass from Sandy Frazier and fifteen yards later USC had its first score. Minutes later, Joe O'Shaugh nessy drew two Clemson backs in on him for a tackle before passing off to Bob Brandt, who faked past three outnumbered Clemson de fenders for the second score. Carl Smith's second point after kick made the score 10-0. Smith was high scorer with four out of six kicks for eight points. Late in the first half, Tom Scott, again on a play set up by Sandy Frazier, went eighty-five yards down the left sideline for his second score. With Smith's conversion, the half-time totals read 15-0, USC. Second-rower Mark Katz ac counted for the Gamecocks' first try in the second half, as he picked up a loose ball and bulled his way into the Clemson end zone from ten yards out, carry ing a few of the opposition play ers with him for better balance. Next Dennis Schwandt made the fifth score after a scrum on the two-yard line. The last tally came on a forty five yard run, kick, fake, and gouge-type effort by coach Sandy Frazier. When Clemson did get the ball on a serum, the backs .EEPY RECOMMENDS Myrtle Beach !iI GDGE ASON RATES I, Sun Bathing, Fishing and ad and present at desk for lations. Goad until May 25, 16-U Myrtle Beach, S. C. ece in Town Action Is! EN E. KING SHOW April 27 ICTIONS on Wednesdays and ith USC ID. ooda Drie -s Foir ittle X ference from here on out. I think Maryland is as good a club as we've seen all year." Maryland coach Jack Johnson had called the game against the Gamecocks a "must win," because of his team's tight race with Clemson for the ACC champion ship. The Gamecocks can do a lot to shatter the Terrapins' title hopes in tomorrow's doubleheader. Maryland's Mike H e r s o n shackled the Gamecocks with a 13-strikeout performance, scat tering three hits on way to a 3-1 win last weekend. am Tops s Tigers seemed to be right on top of the opposing men, something that was lacking in previous games. Oh! Wow! The Gamecocks travel to Chapel Hill to play UNC on the 28th, then close out the season with a much awaited rematch with the Atlanta Rugby Club at home on May 4th. "T N ARE AL MAST 2-Hou irts Exp Expert Di Monthly Cha Storage for Out-a Convenie Blossomn S CLEANEI LEOl Plant: 1908 Blost at 5 Poini 'ces Ti 'CO 0 irgmnu Third baseman Frank Partyka drove in Carolina's lone run with a sharp single in the first inning. Buddy Caldwell banged out a double In the ninth and Toy Mc Cord singled in the third to round out the Gamecock's offense. Billy Reitmeler suffered his third consecutive loss of the sea son without a win. He worked five innings and gave up six hits and two earned runs. Wally Medlin came in and set down the Terps on two hits in the last four frames, giving up only one run. Things went better for the Gamecocks earlier in the week as they held off late Wildcat rallies for a 5-2 win over David son. Joe Land pitched a five hitter for seven innings to pick up his second victory of the campaign against one defeat. Ronnie Evans finished up and surrendered the second run of the day to the Wildcats. Four Gamecocks picked up two hits to lead a nine-hit attack against three Davidson pitchers. Tuesday, the Georgia Bulldogs will invade Capital City Ball Park for a single game against Caro lina. Game time is 3 p.m. Don Asay Gets Win The USC Sailing Team earned second place in the South-Eastern Intercollegiate Regatta at St. Petersburg, Florida April 13 and 14. Don Asay raced in A Divi sion and Ken Gorman raced in B Division. Crewing were Bob Turner and Roman Folk. Clemson won the regatta with 115 points and USC was second with 97 points. Next came the University of Florida at 92, and the College of Charleston with 90. In all there were 10 teams partici pating. The Citadel won the Spring Championships at The Citadel with South Carolina coming in a close second. Don Asay skippered A Divi sion with Ken Gorman skipper ing B Division. Ken was high point skipper and won the high point skipper trophy. In June the University will travel to Yale for the National Intercollegiate Championships. 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