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Ribock
SSports I
By BILL
Staff
"First Quarter
South Carolina's 1968-6f
one-quarter of the way con'
McGu ire is still "taking 'em
But the general assumpti
year could generally be corn
perimental season can now j
a slight re-evaluation.
According to McGuirei
behind the Gamecocks' su'
opposing squads have been
into a running game.
"Maryland, St. Joseph's,
couldn't cope with our outsi
there, three guards are hard
to man. They're able to bi
aroundl, and wait until one
the posts."
On the subject of the bi
Tonm Owens has begun to sil
McGuire has maintainm
spite his 6-10 frame, lacks
it up inside and wrestle fo
prefers Owens to concentre
offense quickly and settin;
and Billy Walsh.
'Owens has also been doir
his own. Almost iiunoticed
points per game. Indeed, the
a dleadly weapon in McGuire's
and 'Walsh's bombs.
As for rebounds, Bobb3
(querade as Carolina's big mn;
for "Cakes" despite help fr(
SOf course, regardless
early victories and the Qum
the event that McGuire fe
on the ball club has been
pension.
"Now, at last, we have st
As for next year (and the
McGuire will have the hors<
chooses, can continue with
*
Overheard in the Crow<
Gamecock Fight Song I don't
cheer or run out and buy a
D)ietzel handled himself p)rett
brook," a suggestion here is
and Charlie Vacca for somi
locking . . . MlcGuire conti
another highly successful1
andl immediately after the Qi
Irishman headed for his fav
York City to take in three
Hats off to those schools pum
man participation in varsity
man competition has t raditi
participants and limited in a
seems to have dlevelopedl ovel
D)ietzel and McGuiire. D ie'tzt
paniedl the basketball team
and the recent announucemen1
ball Regional Tournament to
seum had the definite air of
way to start off the vear.*~
E mPPR_M, :.,
Staff Photo by Chuck Keefer
Lofts One
MADDEN
Writer
Progress Report"
I basketball campaign is now
pleted and IIead Coach Frank
one at a time."
ons of late November that this
;idered a "throw-away" or ex
ustifiably be brought forth for
the primary cause and effect
:cess thus far has been that
unsuccessful in drawing USC
and L1aSalle all tried, but they
de shooting. With Cremins in
to handle, especially in a man
ing the ball up fast, move it
of the big men gets open on
g men it should be noted that
ence his critics.
d all along that Owens, de
the physical strength to mix
r rebounds. Instead MicGuire
ite on getting down court on
i lup screens for John Roche
g some p)retty fair shooting on
has been his reliable 15 to 20
soft Owvens set shot has been
arsenal, well hidden by Roche's
(Cremins continues his mas
in, and "'reboundls still abound''
m Owens and John Ribock.
of how sweet the fruits of
ker City ('onquest have been,
'els has had the most impact
the lifting of the N'A A sus
mething to shoot for.''
Lt keeps coming us, doesn't it?),
~s to r.un with anyone or if he
-is "walking offense."
* *
:"Ev~erytimne they p)lay that
know whether to standl up andl
torcury." . . . While Coach Paul
y well in "the D)avidson D)onny
that he keep an eye on Ribock
pointers on the art of head
'fles to exudle confidence over
ecruiting program next year,
jaker City Tourney the fighting
orite stompilng groundls of New
>)r four high school games...
hing the NCA A to allow fresh
football and basketball. Fresh
mIally been unrewardling to the
cheduling . . . A pleasant thaw
the "iciness" between Coaches
I (as prev iously noted) accom
to IDavidson and Philadelphia,
of the NCA A Eastern Hasket
be played in the Carolina (Coi
tenmwork about it. It's a nice
_NCAA
ForC
BY JOHN DAVID SPADE
Staff Writer
South Carolina will h o s t the
1970 Eastern Regional Basketball
Tournament.
The announcement was m a d e
Former
Stellars
To Play
BY JOHN DAVID SPADE
Sports Editor
USC fans will have a chance to
see three former Carolina greats
next Thursday in the Coliseum.
Jim Fox and Gary Gregor will
team up with their Phoenix team
mates to play Skip Harlicka and
the Atlanta Hawks in a regular
NBA game.
'Horsemen'
Gregor and Harlicka made up
half of the "Four Horsemen" of
last year. Fox finished up at USC
in '65, Frank McGuire's first year
here as head basketball coach.
Fox had played previously in
Europe, as Frank Standard, an
other senior at USC last year, is
doing now.
Gregor
Gregor, a 6-7, 220 pounder, was
the first-round draft choice of the
Phoenix Suns after his college ca
reer ended.
Gregor has started all but seven
of the Suns' first 38 games at for
ward. He was second in scoring
for the Gamecocks last year. Har
licka was first.
Harlicka
Harlicka was also a first-round
draft choice with the Hawks. The
Atlanta club has been the surprise
of the NBA season and are threat
ening the Baltimore Bullets for
the lead in their division.
The Suns are in the role of an
expansion club and are sitting at
the bottom of their division.
Suns
The leading scorer for the Suns,
I)ick Van Arsdale, has been se
lected to be a member of the NBA
All-Star team.
Gregor has said that the style
of play in the pros is much like
the type of basketball he played
here at Carolina, a free lance sort
of p)lay.
Columbia First
T[his will be the first time that
a p)rofessional basketball game has
been played in Columbia.
The tilt is being sponsoredl by
the Columbia Jaycees an(i tickets
are on sale by mail ordier or at
the Coliseum box office. Price of
each ticket is four dollars.
Totn Owens puts up the h
two -points against CIemson i
shot hy Chief Phaeno..aphe
East4
0
arohnl],
within three days of the news that
USC was off probation.
"It's a wonderful thing for Co.
lumbia, the state of South Caro
lina and it's a tremendous boost
to our basketball program at Ciro
lina," said Coach Frank McGuire.
The news came from Athletic
Director Paul Dietzel, who is at
tending t h e convention of t h e
NCAA in Los Angeles.
The Eastern Regionals pair the
top te- 's from the ACC, Southern
Confert ice, and two other teams
from the East.
Not only will being host give
many people from out of state a
chance to see the program at Caro
lina, but will also give home fans
a chance to see some of the top
teams in the nation in action.
"It gives one a great feeling
about everything for the future.
The decision by the NCAA is a
continuation of the 'forward look'
at South Carolina," added Mc
Guire.
That "forward look" has come
early this year as the Gamecocks
are among the leaders in the ACC
as well as winners of the Quaker
City Tournament.
In that tourney, USC upset 1 ith
ranked LaSalle, but the pollsters
seemed to have ignored that and
LaSalle has not slipped in the
rankings.
Many had expected to see the
Gamecocks break into the top 20
in the nation as a result of their
fine play, with four sophomores
and a junior going most of the
way most of the time.
But their hopes fell as the Asso
ciated Press announced the results
of their poll Tuesday. The Game
cocks received mention, but were
not ranked.
Of Carolina's two losses (out
come of the Maryland game not
included) one was to number six
Davidson by five p o i n t s. The
Gamecocks were in the game all
the way, and may have come out
as winners in the extra-curricular
activities.
Their other loss came at the
hands of Virginia. The Gamecocks
have not lost at home this year.
Get
Tickets
Tickets.' for the Erskine
game Tuesday wrill l>e (is
trib>uted today.
Tickets for the Duke game
icill b>e distrib>uted the first
day of classes5 of the .s]>ring
semester, Jan. 31.
Tickets for the Wake For
est game rcill l>e? distril>uted
the day of the game, Feb>. 3.
Owoens Gets Two
all for an easy way. Gallow
n this unusual up on the<
r- Chin C.allo. scnum An..In
rn R
1.
0
Head Basketball Coach
receives pictures of the
and Coliseum from G
Photographer Chip Gallo
Trackste
'For Nea
1Y JOHN DAVID SPADE
Smorts FAitor
Coach Weems Baskin's thincl;
are entering their final weeks
preparation before the indoor tr:
season starts February 1.
"We have gotten some fine pr
tices in. It looks like we'll h
more depth than last year, es
cially in the field events. Last y
we were thin in the discus a
javelin. That's almost like givi
up 18 points 1he f 0 r e the m
begins.
It should be more excitingt
year," said Baskin.
Th'I~ree of C'arol ina's football,
will be adding strength to t
tracksters.
Bill I )uffle, a redshirt this ye
who looked like a first stringer
the Bohunk game, will try
hand at the 120 high hurdles.
Ty'ler Hlellams, whose punt
turn gave the Gamiecocks the w
ning edge against Clemson, v
he returning to compete in1
ay was the one walking higli
'atwaiks above Carolina Coli,
the Clemson ame.
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egional
seum Ii
IUP 1
4cGuire Gets Mementos
Frank McGuire Guire and Gallowa
basketball team the same year. but
amecock Chief to a new assignn
way. Both Mc. June. McGuire will
rs Getting
0.
ring Indoor
broad jump and triple jump.
Jimmy Poston "doesn't look too
had throwving the shot," according
kds to assistant coach Rob Brown.
of The Gamecocks should be str(,ng
Lek er in the sprints with both Jim
Ge. and I)avid H1invs returning.
ic- Bob Kaczka, Jim Purinton, Paul
Iv rrick and Bobb Hi,we will giVe
)e experience to the thinclads in the
ar middle distance runs.
nd Algie Simms, Carolina's top ril
ng er last year, seems to have con
~et pletely recovered from a broken
hone in his foot.
Carolina's two-milecr, D ave Ped
d (ie, has been running up to five
miles a day as a warmup.
r Il>ave Sm ithI and Tony Cal landerI
reunin the high jump.
h e Gameoks' only pole vault
in r last year, Jim Scott, will get
*help friomf t wo fresh men thIiis year'.
he
It's that time of year again. wh
l i na s'enie take a break to let the
More than that, it's a time t<
4 semester and see where we have
done right that we shoul do mml
One decision we have made I
a dandy, was the one to come1
the hooks.
The year has been an exciting
more to come in the future.
It w'~ouldn't have been so plea,
Sthose individuals, who, behintd t hi
for spor'tswrit ers.
Thanks from here go to man
lina's Sports Information D)ire<
about sports here at 1'S(' than i
To Ralph Floyd who keeps his
who knows the studaents have a r
To D)on Hult ("The Coach")
'athlete from flunking out.
To the sports staff of the Sta
v'aluable help.
To John Pittington, for his he
'where no one else could.
To all my photographers who
needed them.
And last but not least to oui
D)ietzel (who is also one heck of
with me and my deadlines.
p. s . I still t hink that Bill Gri
che erleader.
COOl) TUCK JI 1M!t
SSet
70
Staff Photo by Chuck Keefer
v came to the school in
Galloway will he moving
nt with a diploma in
stav.
R?eady
Season
JBaskin
Spades
'HN DAVID SPADE
Sports Editor
enl all sports on the ('aro
ithletes hit the books.
>take stock of the past
failed and what we have
e of.
hat seems to have been
o ('arolina. in spite of
one, with the promise of
~ant had it not been for
scenes, make life easier
y: To Tom Price, Caro
tor, who knows more
nyone else I know.
watchful eye on everyone,
remier p>lace in athletics.
who has kept many an
te who gave me so much
Ip in finding information
were never there when I
Athletic D)irector Paul
a coach) for putting up
Lham wonld make a great