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Five years ago Bill McClain came to USC to handle the tennis program for one year. His record that year was 0-10-1. rWith but a one-year contract Mc Clain was ready to move on after the 1964 season-to Clemson. However, two days before school started McClain's contract at USC was renewed. His second season showed some improve ment on the court with a 3-14 record. The real success in the second year came in re cruiting though, as McClain drew Larry Hurhman, Bobby Heald, Henry Ragle, Stuart Reynolds and Jay Schlosser into the Game cock fold. They are the core of the current .;quad. These five players made a real difference in USC tennis compiling records of 12-5 and 17-4 in the past two seasons. They aren't through yet as they left for the ACC tourna ment Monday with a 20-0-1 season record. All five will return for next season. After knocking off perennial ACC tennis power North Carolina last week the Gamecocks are odds on favorites to take the ACC crown. ITNC has won the title the past eight years. Talking about the tournament McClain said, "The way I look at it, it is between us and U'NC." le added that Clemson and laryland will play a big role in the tourna ment because they are strong enough to take points away from Carolina and North Carolina. McClain also said, "This tournament is tough because you don't play the other teams head-on, but we've got the strongest team this year." Ruggers The End Y ement graduate :30 p.m. With Win USC's first rugby team ended its so-ason with an 8-3 win over the Atlanta Rugby Club. Fivv of its p)layers were noni nated to the Rugby All-America team. The players were Bill Roth, 1)an Russ, Carl Smith, Tim Foster and1( player-coach Sandy Frazier. U.SC oJfpne the scoring as l-'"ster scored from 15 yards out after taking a pass from Frazier. A bout midway through the first I alf Atlanta evenedl the score by falling on a loose ball in the Caro uina end( zoneC. b Ab)out ten minutes into the sec ond half, Steve Mollet pJut the USC sqluad in front to stay as the Caro-I lna scrum half, in his first game' at that position, kept the ball on a '.'-yardi drive aroundI and through Atlanta p)layers. Smith's conversion amade it 8-3. A fter that the' USC scrum over I"owered the Atlanta team, stopping 0 three orives within 15 yardls of! their own*f goal. Atlanta was never able to get the ball out to its backs. The win brought the record of the USC Rugby Football Club to thre~e andl five for the season. Carolina Has RO Cricket Team CS ha 1 icricket team in a formativ stage, according to Hsot. grduate student F"rank A. lHrime low. An IEnglishman and a veteran of the Savannah cricket club, he i serving as an organizer for the Othe ('arolina Squad. Itrimelow asks imtereste(d students to call him atCas F"orming the backbone of the club are Indians and a few~' E nglishmen from USC, Ilrimelow~ says, hut a number of South A fri- N w a 4cains and Australians from Colum hia Bible College a)lso play. lHe dlesc(ribes the sport as "ideal W thnw ...for this climate, easy going hut 'skillful." Hie calls Parvez lRutonsha the team's best player. SThe team played two gamnes last Syear andl( one practice match this year. Ano,ther is pilanned for after exams. llrimelow says while he played C Sthere several very gooud player on the Savannah team were ~A mericans and' that baseball is a v'ery good background for p)ros lRy the Wtay By JAY BENDER Asst. Sports Editor The 5-4 victory over UNC last week marked the first time that INC had been beaten in Chapel Hill by an ACC school in 14 years of conference play. McClain prepared the Gamecocks for UNC by playing The Citadel match on the clay courts at Forest Lake Country Club. The clay playing surface is much slower than the Maxcy Gregg hard-surfaced courts. McClain's preparations also included pre season running for the team. It paid off in Chapel Hill when UNC's Bill Trott was put down by Burhman 16-14 and 6-2. Later in the doubles Trott collapsed from heat ex haustion and UNC was forcd to default the decisive match. McClain said Trott was fading fast and ... it was a wonder he lasted as long as he did." Trott walked into the back court, squatted down and then stood up. When he stood, he blacked out and his doubles part ner had to catch him to prevent him from falling to the ground. USC had won the first set of the match 6-2 and they were one point away from tying the second set at 7-7. McClain delayed his trip to Maryland for one day earlier this week in order to get caught up on some recruiting. Ie estimated that 600 boys have written to him in the last three years wanting to come to USC to play tennis. Out of the 600 he has signed two prospects. McClain said, "You've got to dedi cate yourself to the game -r you'll not he a good player." This dedication must carry over into coaching too. It takes a dedicated man just to follow up on 600 leads or prospects. It is paying off for USC and for Bill McClain's tennis program. I-SCHOOL MOTHERS PLAY ism School Mothers play the History Depart students in a Saturday softball match at LISTEN LISTEN LiSTEN ISTEN ELY *I.98 for one of D McKU EN'S latest records records and books -$3.95 outstanding record buys ical - Jazz - Psychedelic $1.98 to $3.95 The R. L. 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