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Sportsbill By BILL MADDEN Amidst all the clamor and tumult over the heralded USC-UNC rematch tomorrow night, one glaring essential ap pears to defrock the contest of its cataclysmic consequence. Putting aside the national rating polls, as far as the ACC and a bid to the NCAA championships are concerned, the game-win, lose or draw-will decide nothing. True the winner will emerge top seeded in the ACC's tourney, but in any other conference (with the exception of the Southern) a victory tomorrow night would mean a league championship and a bid to the NCAA outright. So regardless of the outcome the titanic struggle be tween the two teams for supremacy of the ACC must be extended for another round. A post-season tournament makes an exciting climax to a dogfight season, but why should the league champions still have to prove themselves after 15 games? And what hap pens if somebody gets hot in the three-game tournament and turns giant-killer? It's happened before. In 1965 for example, N. C. State, one of three teams tied for second place, made it to the finals and upset nationally ranked Duke, thus winning the right to represent the conference in the NCAA's. State was then eliminated in the early going of the NCAA Eastern Regionals. Indeed, the ACC possesses a truly magnanimous spirit with regard to its "tired and its poor"-providing a chance for redemption to the likes of Maryland, Virginia and Clem son who, despite their sub-par records, could yet carry off all the marbles. Unlikely, yes, but nonetheless tomorrow night's victor need not breathe easy-for to them, all the spoils will not go. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED Sports Illustrated, now getting on the Gamecocks' band wagon, rates USC second in the South behind North Caro lina and ahead of Davidson and Kentucky. And The Sport ing News this week is running a full page spread on Carolina titled "Crowing with Sophomores"-complete with pictures of McGuire and his "amazins." the great cover -up why? why not? shift: integrated orlon/ nylon washable does she? neck: mock, turtle? you bet your sweet bippy $rttoxr something to think about Cocks To Ti BY DILL MADDEN Staff Writer Frank McGuire's steamrolling Gamecocks unleashed their omnip. otent offensive arsenal in the sec ond half and outclassed Virginia, 84;-70, in a fast-paced, bruising roughhouse affair Saturday night before a sellout crowd at the Caro lina Coliseum. The victory, USC's ninth in a row, got revenge for an earlier set back by the Cavaliers in Char lottesville. Despite another sterling effort by classy high-scoring backcourt ace John Roche, the crucial dif ference in the two contests had to be a full game performance by John Ribock as McGuire firmly ad. mitted: "We needed Ribock in them the entire game. Unlike up there when we lost J o h n because of fouls, this time he made the dif. ference." While Ribock accounted for only three points, he virtually policed the key area and pulled in a game pacing 15 rebounds. Meanwhile, USC, holding their own in the crunching heavy traffic under the boards, was able to capi talize on Roche's sharpshooting, Billy Walsh's clutch bank shots and Tom Owens' layups under the basket. After the game McGbire com pared Walsh's clutch bank shots to those of his former North Caro lina superstar Lennie Rosenbluth. Walsh played on a severely painful ankle, but was still able to match Roche in some fancy behind-the back and between-the-legs ball han dling late in the game as Virginia came out in an aggressive zone press. McGuire also unveiled another weapon in the contest-the shoot ing Bob Cremin&-who came up with 12 points including two jump shots at the outset of the second half which put Carolina comfort. ably ahead by seven. The Cavaliers were able to keep things close throughout the first half through the very hot hand of Tony Kinn who scorched the nets Ladies' a ACME WESTI Levis-Le4 Wrani or Most An~ MOELE CORNER LADY COKE CAMPUS ACTI TUESDAY, Fl Union Movie, "El Cid," Russe 3, 6, 8:3 WEDNESDAY, I USC vs. UNC Basketball, C BEAT 1i? OUT OF THE T MIURSDAY, Fl International Relations CI ftDAY, FEBI StudIent Speak-Out, R: Harlem Globe Trotters at the The Golden Spur presei SATURDAY, USC Basketball Game at N. C. GIVE 'EM HELL, JOHN, JOHN DRJNNI Use irottl from all over the court-so much so that McGuire was tempted to abandon his traditional zone de fense in an effort to double-team SWImmi Wienze BY DIANNE CLAYPOOLE Aset. Sports Editor Jim Weinzettel set two school r e c o r d s to help Carolina take fourth place in the Southern In tercollegiate Swimming and Diving Championships in Athens, Ga. The University of Southern Illi nois placed first with 444 points, followed by Florida State Univer sity with 378, University of Flor ida with 333 and USC with 244. University of Georgia took fifth place with 118. "'Me team did real well as a whole, with good times. We didn't push them," commented Jo h n Pittington, assistant coach. Jim Weinzettel set a school rec :rd in the 100-yard breaststroke with 1:01.5 time to qualify for the NCAA finals in March. He also ;et a school record in the 200-yard >reaststroke with a 2:16.7 time. Carolina's Vic Laughlin, defend ng champion in three meter div ng in the ACC, won first place Dean Martir COLUMBIA PICTURES,. AN IRVING ALLEN .on Now MIRACLI r Men's ERN BOOTS SRiders loers ything EV Y'S A ASSEMBLY IVITIES CALEMJDAR 1RUARY 25 Il House Assembly Room, I!BRUARY 26 carolina Coliseum, 8 P.M. AR UB.S, GAMECOCKSl URUARY 27 ub, Harper 101, 7 P.M. WUARY 28 ,ssell House, 1 P.M. Carolina Coliseum, 8 P.M. its "MARK 7," 8 P.M. MARCH 1 State, Raleigh, N. C., 8 P.M. TOM, BILLY, AND BOBBY. Secon( Cavc Kinn. "I never saw a guy shoot lik* him. If they had closed It to with in five one more time we would ve ers Fo ttle Set in both the three meter and onq meter events. Laughlin broke ai existing school record with 42E points. John Thoder placed third in th( one and three meter diving. H( is defending champion of the on( meter diving in the ACC. Mik( Mayfield placed fifth in the on( meter diving and seventh in the three meter diving. Jack Moffil placed 12th in the three metez diving. Mike Slenker placed third in the 50 yard free style with a 22 second time. He qualified for the NCAA with 21.8 second time in the pre liminary but had a slow start in the meet. Paul Lewis won the consolatior heat of the 100 yard backstroke in 58.2 seconds to set a school record, Barry Rich also broke a school record with a 2:03.8 time in the 200 yard butterfly to place sixth in the finals. Carolina placed fourth in the i as att Helm swings with The recking TECHNICOLOR* Crew E FEATURES - 1:32 - 3:28 5S:24 -7:20 - 9:16 The Blossosn Shop F LO RIST S Devine and Saluda FIVE POINTC I Half i1iers, come out with the man to man." In the freshman game, the Bid dies, p a c e d by Tom Riker's 44 p o i n t a, trounced a gritty Fort irth In s Two I medley relay. Swimmers were Paul Lewis, Jitn Weinzettel, Barry Rich and Trond Williams. Trond Wil. liams also won the consolation heat of the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 49.5. In the 800 yard freestyle relay Carolina also placed fourth with a 7:33.3 time. Swimming for Caro Juniors, Seniors ... Career Op In All Of Ma e Sales Pomotlon Join Sauter Laboratories, Development this summer. view with the company rep Seniors . . . Permanent ci experience in all 5 phases o Juniors . . . Summer emp on your career before grad and marketing experience. 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