Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Defen inv ad BY BRUCE lIONICK Sports Editor Carolina's number-one ranked Gamecocks make their first home appearance of the season tomorrow night when they en tertain SEC powerhouse Ten nessee in Carolina Coliseum. The Gamecocks have one game inder their belts--a 86-64 win over Auburn. another SEC power--while the Volunteers will be making th'eir first appearance of the season. ('oach Ray Mears' Volunteers, in heir attempts to knock Carolina off its pedestal, will rely heavily on the performance of center Biobby Croft. a 6'10. 2415 Canadian import. After watching the Vol giant in the NIT last March, pro coaching immortal fled Auerbach was in sPired to say that Croft is "the best pro prospect in the country." Croft is the only truly big man in the Tennessee lineup and should have his problems with Gamecock giants Torn Owens. Tom Riker and .John Hlihock. lie averaged 15.2 ppg. last year as a junior while hitting on 56 per cent of his shots. lie could he compared to Carolina's Owens. who averaged 16. ppg. and For You, A 4.50 :i:W hen a .the beautiful ne ...the soft and con most glamourow completely diffen creamy base. Ma base combined ut color, transluenc) makes color glh into the creases from frosty beig .changing beauty 0 Se-mir as 0 connected on 53 per cent of his shots last season as a sophomore. JIMMY ENGLAND Coach Mears didn't have to look far to find Jimmy England, the sharpshooting product of Knox ville's Holston High School. Ray Mears The fi)'1" junior played forward last season with a 12.3 ppg. average. but will be moved to the backcourt this year to replace the loss of Bill lann through I-raduation. lie will have the task of controlling Ga mecock All-America .lohn Ioche. England is one of the most intelligent members of his ean and a good bet to make the right decisions in his new role. A good dribbler and hall handler. Enland will be the dazzler that Gift of.. EVE OF With any Eve you will reciet Roman Glow j nan looks deep into you to see your souL.. not y VTO ITA) ~w way to accent your ej pelling look of innocenc dramatic mood Eyesha4 'nt way to apply eyeshat idam Eve has created a ith pressed powder in on total adherence. T his. Son and cling.., without ~f the eyelid. A nd the su ~es to earth-warnm browns of Italy itself. ided J 0 iseum Hann was in that phase of the game. but will probably run the point a bit differently. For one thing, his own great outside shooting ability will be a big feature of the Vol attack. England is the kind of shooter who can break a game wide open. In several clutch games last season. Vol opponents stacked defenses on Billy Justus only to have England's hot shooting hand rip the game wide open. England was a first team All SEC selection last year and might a big threat to Carolina tomorrow night. Rudy Kinard. 5't" junior from Atlanta. will not play against carolina since he recently had a knee operation. The Volunteers were counting heavily on Kinard. who is perhaps their top natural athlete. MEARS Ray Mears begins his eighth season with Tennessee--and has never had a losing team there. In 13 years of college coaching Mears ranks second only to Kentucky's Adolph Rupp as the all-time most winning coach on a percentage basis with 250 wins and 75 losses. Mears record at UT follows closely the pattern he set at Wit tenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. where he won the NCAA college division championship in ROMA of Roma purchase e a moisturizer and Rouge a 4.50 value: te gift per customer. r eyes you our makeup." EVE OF ROMA LIA NO res to give you Sor to emphasize your low Accento is a low.., over an invisible unique eyes hadow e compact to give fabulous cream base flaking off or drifting rerb colors ranging reflect the never onwntnwn, street floor Lenne4 tomo 1961 with primarily a tough defense. His Wittenberg Tigers finished tops in the nation four straight years in the category of fewest points surrendered. Mears' fondness for defense is not illusory and is not tied to Tennessee's disciplined offense. Not only do the Vols keep the number of points scored by their opponents at a low level, but their foes' offensive efficiency is usually cut to a 40 per cent figure or less on field goal tries. As The 'Cock Flie By Bruce Honic Sports Editor Some students have come i don't you write something athletic department should s scholarships?" For the presc suffice: what difference doe! black athletes or not as long a teams are doing well? Granted, it is an establishec well represented at a gooc universities and that many athletes. After all, what would ath people as Charlie Scott, Lew Unseld, O.J. Simpson, Char Blacks play a major role in ai because of this does it mean t black athletes? Our football team won the c the Peach Bowl without b basketball team does not hav and yet they're ranked tops Of course, Carlton Haywo4 varsity next year and so wi good athletes and should be teams. But not every black athlel holds true for the white someone just because he har civil rights and the whole b racist by any standards--but he is of a certain color and makes no sense at all. The athletic department, v not care what coora man he well he performs. CarolinaI barrier in athletics with Hay But the image of the dee black athletes and for this r athletes bypass USC in fi Carolina to want to sign a b black athlete must also wan ways, baby, so don't go bla The athletic department They are not obligated to They go after the man who a scholarship to. You have to be good to c athletic department is colo can help the team. Black, doen't matter. If thy've go1 them with open THE '] SWEA LO G GAMI 4see rrow DEFENSE TOUGH "We're proud of our defense," Mears said, "and spend long hours trying to perfect it. A lot of people have the idea we hold the ball and delay action, but we studied films of some of our games and learned that our opponents were taking more time trying to set up shots than we were. "When a racehorse team can't get its shots away, we regard that as a tribute to our defense," Mears said. B p to me and asked, "Why o the effect that the USC ign more black athletes to nt time this answer should it make whether there are 5 the football and basketball fact that black athletes are I number of colleges and of them are tremendous letics be like without such Alcindor, Elvin Hayes, Wes lie Pittman, ad infinitum? hletics--college and pro. But hat Carolina must sign more nference crown and a trip to lack athletes. Our varsity a a single black on the roster in the country. )d will be moving up to the I Casey Manning. They are an asset to their respective ,e is, a good one, which also race: Should Carolina sign pens to be black? I'm all for it--I don't consider myself a to sign someone just because not because of his abilities /hen recruiting athletes, does is--they are interested in how as already broken the color wood first and then Manning. p South is still held by many eason many of the good black ivor of another school. For lack athlete is not enough--the t to play for USC. It works two nling the athletic department. does not have a quota to fill. ign anybody--white or black. they think will be worth giving let a scholarship and the USC r blind. They want a man who vhite, yellow, green, purple-- it the stuff, then USC welcomes arms. OTAL TER OK 0 COCKS Tanker Jy JOE ORZE'CHOWSKE Sports Writer Coach Pete Combes' swimming Gamecocks open the 1969-70 season tomorrow when they entertain North Carolina at the USC Natatorium at 1 p.m. The Gamecocks will open the season with only three of the top six scorers from last year's ACC championships, but 13 let termen are returning. Combes rates UNC as "about equal to ours". The Gamecocks' weakness this year will be in the relays where lack of depth will be costly. "Our divers will easily beat UNC." Combes said. "but we will probably lose points back to them in the relays because some of our swimmers are going to have to double up on these events so they will probably be tired." Co-captain John Thoder. let terman Mike Mayfield and freshman Gary Wetherhold are competing for the two diving positions while junior letterman and national qualifier Trond Williams is expected to do well in the 2(K)-yard freestyle. Other returning let termen ex pected to make a good showing tomorrow against the Tar Heels are Barry Rich and Ken Carnes in the 2(X)-vard butterfly and national qualifier Jim Weinzettel and Mike Frosh ri 104-91 < By IIV*NIE EPSTEIN Sports Writer Leading his team to a 104-91 victory in their first outing. Coach Don Walsh could only say. "Great way to start a season." "There was more shooting that I expected but I didn't want to slow up the tempo." he said. In the opening minutes the Biddies fell behind North Greenville Jr. College as the Mounties hit 8 or 10 field goals from the floor for a 15-14 lead Coning right back the USC freshmen took a 21-19 lead which they never lost. DuPre:' n RY BRUCE 11ONICK Sports Editor "I don't know that I really deserve it." said Billy D)uPre after being selected to the All-ACC football team Six Carolina playe'rs made the 'squad. which was the largest re'presentation of any school in the c'onference The G;amecocks won the ACC title. were unbeate'n in league play and are headed for the Peach Bowl Dec. 30 in Atlanta DuPre said. "'I really wasn't expec(t ing it Everyb)ody else on our team deserv'ed it . but I don't timk I did '" Th(e junior placement kicker was the third-leading scorer in the c'onfe'renc'e with 48 points on 21 of 21 PATs and nine of 18 field goals The product of A.C Flora High School in Columbia. DuPre was the top kicker in the conference. edging out North Carolina's Bill Is debut Hewitt in the 200-yard breast stroke. Berths have not been decided for the other lettermen, including co captain and national qualifier George Fairey. Mike Fox. Gaston Fairey. Jack Moffatt, Mike Parker and Scott Schaerer, all of whom will be called upon heavily against INC. Rating the swimmers' progress hy comparing them with their t ines last year, Combes said, "The boys will be as prepared as possible at this time. Many of the bovs have their best times ever this week at practice. 'It is too early to have meets," he said. "but our semester system reiiires that we start this early. If our semester ended with the beginning of the Christmas holidays. our boys would be better swimmers and students. "As it is now, the boys have to study for exams when they should be practicing the hardest. As a result. both studies and practice suffer." Combes said. "If a boy gives up on one to put more time on the other. the one he relaxes in really suffers." In the final analysis. Coach Combes feels that the UNC meet will be close with Carolina winning by a few points. p NGJC mn road Leading the Biddies in the scoring departments were Kevin .Joyce with 31 points and Casey Manning and Jimmy Powell who both connected for 22 points each. .JoYce also lead in the rebounding department grabbing up 17. Danny TrIvIor pulled down 13 rebounds. Shooting 6 per cent from the floor. Coach Walsh said "I told the bov to expect to go behind. It would just take time to adjust "Danny Traylor played great second half." Walsh said. "They are the best team to have ever come up here. " Coach Harvey Tankerslev of North Greenville. said. "that Jovce reminds me of Roh c h e s u n r e a I' ot worthy' Hartia during the last week of the regular season. DuPre kicked the winning field coal with nine seconds left to give Carolina their win over V'irgimia T('ch. 17-16. The boot covered 47 yards. tying a school record, and DuiPre said. "For ife. personally . it was the bright spot of the season.' He said that if he had not made the field ioal. then he thought the Gadmecoc(ks. by losing the game. 'would also lose the momentum t"e had mustered beforehand Wai'ren Moiir. Carolina fullback. alIso made the All -ACC team afteir imakiing thle Coaches All-Amierira Tfeam sponsored hi Kodak Hie was the third-leading conference' scorer, tied with DuPre with 48 points, and rushed for 917 vards in 205 carries for a 4 5 yards per carry average Fred Zeigler. USC split end. iepea ted as ani all confer'ience' 'hoi1ce The Reevesvill IGamidrecock is the all-time A*CC top re'ceive'r and led the ACC this season with 52 ca tchles for 658 va rds. t hriee t ouch downs anid a 12 7 average yai'ds per reception Co c'aptamii Pat Wi isoni of Mlvrtlet Beach. a defensive hack, made the s(ilad on defense as did junmor .Jimmyn~ Potston.- thiret-t ime A('( lineman -of the the-week and D)ave DeCaimilla. tackle' from New Y'ork The face that's launched a thousand trips. Take stock in America