Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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se N ipsa - thskl , One of the most repe seems to be that most an To many it has been a Many sports figures wish 1968. People like Richmon covered from injury a team and Jim Ryun wi second best. People like Johnny Ui Baltimore Colts for over a and watched a castoff froi to the Super Bowl. People like Peter Ful Image, declared the wini denied the prize money. People like Ralph I death for years to move inches and watched ac stretched the mark by i People like Dan Reevi knife earls in the pro sea defeated in the playoffs. People like George Al miration of his players a not the love of club own, walking papers. People like Frank troubles and personal t can imagine how he fe< this week and seeing t in rebounds in the coui People like Bobby 'Ma the spring and wondered his final year at Carolina bowl game and Carolina's In many ways it has year saw the death of p ever in Jimmy Clark. But more than a yeai been a year of conception We saw the matur People like Mike Cavar Carolina. We saw youth in Oh who won the Rose Bo% We have seen, but still Quaker City Tourney. A We have seen a "youn. Harlicka make it in the I We have heard Coa the ACC Tennis Tourn. last year. It's a good year to be better if one wish ca Carolina has a new C coaches in all sports who Let us all realize that stu yo to the same school. Let's make '69 CarE People like that alway! UNC, St Defeat F ACC basketball action over w.\'&ke ndl offered a few mild pr .es. There weren't any u nut the ease with which the ->red w~on was a little unexpe Up .n Chapel H1.ll the Tar 1 of U NC blast ed their war into conference competit:on an awesome slaughter of the I Blue l)evils. 9.1-~(1. Charlie S poured in :34 po:nts to leadi the H'els. B:ll Rlunting chalked uf In a dioubleheadler in G;reens North Carolina State, paced Van Williford's 26 p o :n t s, gunned Mfaryland 85-69 and V Forest pounded Vi rginia for a 19 halftime lead and coasted 90'-66 victory. V rginua, without the service the injured Chip Case, suff from 24 turnovers. The D)ea had six scorers in double figt lead by sophomore Charlie Di with 18. The State-Miaryland game largely a shooting duel between Terps' Will Hetzel and the M pack's Williford. Williford w 26 25. He had able assistance i Joe Serdich, who chipped in points and from Rick Anhe andI Al Heartly with 12 and points, respectively. In other area action the Red of St. John's cut dlown Davids Wilcants, winning 75-74 in o Jach of Spades By JOHN DAVID SPADE Sports Editor ited phrases about the past year glad it's gone. year of frustration and heartache. they could erase the memory of d Flowers, who never quite re nd couldn't make the Olympic to made the team and came in titas, the man who has been the decade, who stood on the sidelines n several pro teams lead the Colts er, who had his horse, Dancer's ier of the Derby, but has been loston, who worked himself to the broad jump record up a few the tremendous Bob Beamon nore than a foot. s who went under the surgeon's son and watched as his team was len, who won the respect and ad nd a winning team in L. A., but ?r Dan Reeves who gave him his McGuire who had professional ragedies in the same year. One Als reading the NCAA statistics he name Grosso-number seven Itry. uro who fractured his kneecap in what would come of him during He only ended up in an all star MVP. been a tragic 366 days. The past erhaps the greatest racing driver of misery and heartache, it has and birth. ing of sophomores in football. of Georgia and Tom Suggs of io State, another group of sophs 1. can't believe, the trophy from the nother bunch of kids. " Jim Fox, Gary Gregor and Skip BA. !h McClain say he plans to win tment after an unbeaten season begin without probation. It will n come true: >liseum, a rejuvenated grid team, know what it is like to win big. dents and coaches and players all >lina's year together! come out a winner. ate, Wake 'amily Foes the, time. John Paultz dropped in th( sur. clinch er with two seconds left in sets the game. fav ted-. Wade Han [eels BARBE] xuke cutt Welcomes d Tar 19. HAIR 'ake sof P ire REAL ITALI, .res, avis AT 4 SPs EVERY V was the$ rom The Gondola is a "The Pizza You V TAKE-OUT NC men 254 ns215 Pickens St 'Game BY S'EVE CRK3K Staff Writer Editer's note: Staff spriter Steve Crick has some very definite opin ions about the way the Gamecocks' recent basketball fortunes w e n t and why. Crick's observations will be continued in Friday's issue. Carolina basketball during this past Christmas season has been an escape from all laws of prob ability. It goes like this: first, the Gamecocks must be declared true underdogs on three out of four road games. Second, they lose only one and beat all the prognosticators by taking three of them; and third, they win with such poise, finesse and verve to cause sportswriters, newscasters and even Bob Fulton to take notice of what a truly great coach can do with a group of scrappy young gentlemen repre senting South Carolina. It all began on a cold winter Wednesday in USC's "Indoor Pal ace" where the Gamecocks turned the tables on a surprising East Carolina team by sinking the Pi rates 75-61. Though only leading 30-29 at the half, the 'Cocks roared back with a a e c o n d half blitz that stunned East Carolina into crucial errors and fouls after the Pirates had played almost flawless basket ball during the first half. USC's first true tea of the sea son was held in Charlotte's revered coliseum, Davidson's home-away from-home stomping grounds. It's interesting to note that sel dom does USC win at Charlotte. Carolina always seems to lose by one way or another, and this year's Davidson game was not an excep tion. The Gamecocks started off play ing control basketball and kept the tempo of the game subdued throughout the first half. It was apparent in the early going that USC was determined not to get into foul trouble and that Carolina wasn't going to run and shoot with Davidson as other teams had un successfully tried to do. And the potent Wildcats, with Mike "Leapfrog" Maloy jumping -over the top of the goal, were chomping at the bit trying to run and shoot but to no avail. The score was tied at half time, 24-24, as a nervous, surprised crowd filed out to grab a bite to eat in order to keep their ulcers down. The word "upset" wa on the lips of many a Carolina and Dav idson fan, but the referees re moved all doubt of the outcome .~ early in the second half w h en Carolina's Torn Owen. left the game with his fifth personal. Then, the G a meeo ck s were slapped with a technical foul which the Wildcats madc good. Davidson receivedl the ball out of bounds, scored again and went on to win the game. The contest was'also marred by a brutal exhibition of the manly art of self defense d u r i n g the ipton Hotel R{ SHOP JSC Students CUTS .75 esents AN LASAGNA FCIAL. PRICE /EDNESDAY 1.50 also the home of /ill Come Back For.' EXTRA CHARGE 1-9404 rce-.On Tho Hull 'cocks E game's final minutes. Both benches cour emptied, police and Coliseum offi- mele cials appeared from out of no- 'I where and there was such mass awa confusion that the bewildered Cme Charlotte police nearly arrested a Coo detective who had come onto the the A plea t RI1 ALL G Despite t pleads fo he expeci ages to ti MEN'S SUITS .. SPOR T COATS SLACKS GROUP OF SWEATEI TOPCO/ SHIRTS ALPACA SWEATEI I ,scap to try and break up the 0. his time, both t e a m * were rded technical6 and USC'& Bob nins and Davidam's D o u g k were x'd from the game for remainder of the evening. o the public to ma OT OF B/ ;OODS SENSATK he fantastic nature of the r cool heads and sweet rec s to remain in business ono ie premises could very well SAI NOW IN PF 0000*000009000004 000 eeeee6000e01 S 0000000004< TST eese 00000 000000000004 00000000004 Probc The Wildcats made both of their technicals and when it came time for USC's John Roche to shoot, he received one of the biggest and loudest boos in memory, even loud er than the one the Duke Blue Devils received when they came intain order during ou kRGAINS )NALLY REDUCED Sale, the proprietor urgently son while shopping. After all, ther twelve-months, and dam eat up his Christmas profits. ..E tOGRESS or: 166... 2cW0t orig original bOeeeOes IC Du urc ibility to the Carolina Field House January. He missed his first to the delight of the parti, crowd, and sank the second. At I o n g last, Davidson 62-55. Continued Next iseu r )inolly $75 to $210 inally $50 .to $150 y $25.00 to $50.00 .25"o 'riginally to $55.00 were to $150.00 were to 12.00 22.00 ose af Handy Wamhinto St