The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, May 10, 1968, Page Page Eleven, Image 11
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
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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.
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