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West se on natZ By JOHN LEWIS Sports Writer There are many things which are important to a new coach. Foremost among these is win ning. However, for a new coach at a university which has Frank McGuire's basketball, Paul Dietzel's football, and Bobby Richardson's baseball, there is an added requirement: Win Big. John West, Carolina's per sonable new track coach, wastes no time informing you that this is his plan. "If I didn't plan to someday be able to compete nationally I wouldn't be here," skid Coach West. Coach West joined the Gamecock coaching staff in August of 1969, coming from Furman. At Carolina besides his duties as head track coach he will assist in football recruiting. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, West attended Louisiana State University and graduated from East Texas State University, where he was one of the nation's fastest sprinters with a time of 9.4 in the 100-yard dash. In 1964 he was named to the NCAA Track and Field Honor Roll. He holds a masters degree from Go! Game WE Numt FC Shirt Fi Sunshine's quality cleaning gives you smarter looking either in our special packal ONE DAY SERVK Our Main Street location o Monday thru Friday. 7 a.m. to 6l p.m.. (SURROUNDS TI 1415 Gervais Street 601 Mail Willy, 441E TW NAM ADR0 S CIT 'ENCLOSE A SEL D I 0 ; 0 \ \li il l iR ii S rl \ r ts sigh 0 onal p Memphis State. His former coaching assignments have been at Frayser High School in Mem phis, Union University and Fur man. Along with several of his fellow coaches West has been very active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, serving on the staff of the F.C.A. Summer Conference at Black Mountain, N.C. West and his wife, Charlotte have three children, DeAnn 9, John 7, and Elizabeth 6. The Wests at tend Riverland Baptist Church in Columbia. While at Furman Coach West developed several outstanding individuals. The most prominent of these was Kim Piersol who was one of the most versatile track performers in the country. He often won as many as six firsts for the Paladins, participating in the sprints, long jump, high jump, triple jump and relays. Despite the fact that he never competed in the triple jump before college, Piersol was named to the NCAA All-America team for his performance in the event. Coach West says he knows that he has his work cut out in replacing Carolina's outstanding Coach cocks! Go! ARE ier1 IR nishing finishing and packaging shirts. Returned 'to you ge or on hangers. 'E ON REQUEST. pen from 7 p.m. to 7 p.m., on Saturday. LAUNDRY & CLEANES iE CAMPUS) 2000 Blossom Street 1 Street L5JJD DXN .3 . * 1 > : |. \ Sts restige Weems Baskin, who took over the position of adtninistrative assistant to the director of athletics. During his career Coach Baskin never had a losing season in duel meets. In order for a track coach to win or ever begin to compete nationally there is one evey big must-talent. As in any other sport you must have the raw material to develop. "I've contacted a great many of the outstanding high school stars in the country. Right now we have several outstanding boys we are trying very hard to get. It's just a matter of trying to sell the boys on South Carolina," Coach West said. Far from looking only to the future Coach West is very op timistic about this season's out door season which opens with a dual meet with Yale on March 18. His team took third in the ACC Indoor Games recently held. Riding back on the bus after the Indoor Games, West told his team, "I was very proud of all of you for taking third in the meet, and I think everyone gave 100 per cent effort. We had several excellent performances and I was especially pleased that our freshmen did so well. We should do very well outdoors." Maryland and Tennessee have long dominated the South in track. It is not an easy task for a young, new coach to attempt to dethrone such longstanding powers, even though aided by the growing national fame of the other athletic programs. John West, however, has that one very important at tribute-absolute confidence that he can do it. B aseball t f. irst pract Preparing for Tuesday's team held their first pra yesterday. Playing until darkness, just trying to observe hi another school. No official atter nine regulation innir [oday the squad will te continue their running gai The game against Furm, ot 30 games for first year Now Feaut En ter Fri., March 13 Sat., March 14 ALSO, HAPPY S EVERY AF7 All Couples Get NOW Sos JANE 1.3.s- FONDA5 7-9 GIG - SHOWS 3 P.M. & 8 P.M. ItN SHOWS 2:00-4:07 6:14-8:21 Early Bird PA U Spec ial 6:00 to 6:30e si.00 GM Coach West Kaczka invited to NCAA Carolina track received a boost recently when it was learned that outstanding middle distance runner Bob Kaczka had been in vited to compete in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Cham pionships in the 1000-yard run. Kaczka will leave Friday, March 13 to compete in the meet at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan. Kaczka, who recently won the 1000-yard run in the conference championships for the second year in a row, is also the defending champion in the outdoor 880-yard run. "We're really pleased at Bob's getting a chance to run against some of the nation's best in s such a big meet," said track coach John West. eam plays ice game game at Furman, the baseball ctice game against Newberry Coach Bobby Richardson was ; team's performance against score was kept but, unofficially, igs, Newberry was ahead, 3-2. ke 15 players to Newberry to "ne. in wils begin the regular season coach Richardson. ..ER BY tring Weekly tammewnt - . Raw Chos .'..'Wild Fire"' HOUR IS BACK ERNO0N 3-5 i Second Pitcher FREE. | NIN E NOMINA TIONS DONT THEY 5 ominations! Sum-Tm.LED i DOUBL E A CTIlON L NEWMAN as "HUD" AND AR SHARIF as "CHE" i 4ASAnsae* em D ietzel want A By JIM HANEY Sports Editor What started out as a march on the Roost Sunday night has developed into widespread speculation that the University of South Carolina is planning to pull out of the Atlantic Coast Con ference. University President Thomas F. Jones told the Gamecock yesterday that he.felt the question of whether or not to leave the ACC should be discussed fully by all segments of the University community. Jones spoke Sunday night to a crowd of some 250-300 students who gathered on the Horseshoe chanting "get out of the ACC." Jones said he was "pretty wound up" when he talked to the students Sunday night. Jones said yesterday that he felt the matter "must be approached seriously" and that the University should get on with the discussion. The students who gathered on the Horseshoe Sunday night then marched past Preston, around the Mens Towers and then to the Roost, where they disbanded after Tom Riker had spoken to them briefly. Riker reportedly "apologized" for the team's loss in the tournament last weekend and told them that the Gamecocks "will win it next year." Neither Jones nor Director of Athletics Paul Dietzel would definitely confirm rumors that USC wants out of the conference. Dietzel said there were a number of things about the conference that he didn't like and that there were a few things about the conference that he disliked "intensely." Dietzel also said the University would seek changes in the con ference regulations in three areas when the ACC holds in annual spring meeting in April. First, the University wants regulations concerning the ad mission of scholarship athletes "brought more in line with NCAA regulations." Second, the University wants regualtions about the number of scholarship athletes liberalized. Third, the University wants changes made in the conference policy of picking a conference representative through a post season tournament. Bates No, in mtram By HYMIE EPSTEIN Sports Writer Kappa Alpha held Phi Epsilon Pi scoreless in the first quarter while hitting for 25 points in smashing the Phi Ep's, 75-42. At half-time Phi Ep had picked up 10 points but trailed 42-10. SPE'S, 72-64 Sigma Phi Epsilon defeated Sigma Chi 72-64. PHI DELTS ROLL Phi Delta Theta defeated Phi Kappa Psi 60-26 in a lopsided game. ('Ill PSI. 68-38 Chi Psi defeated Kappa Sigma 618-38. SA E. 49-40 Sigma Alpha Epsilon upset Pi Kappa Phi 49-40. P'IKA HREE'4ES Undefeated Pi Kappa Alpha smashed Sigma Phi Epsilon 60-23 by outstanding SPE 40-10 in the if you w summer Manpov * The pay is gc * You can worl * The experien That sound you heari If you're a gal and y< skills -we'll put you t operate various office stenography.,.knock If you're a guy, you mi house wor k indoor s < and both can help you *. ..and your bankroll. so call us. Knock kno< In 400 offices throut Manpower specnilizes pIe to do the tempor; done. We've been at it what you're lookmng f be'st When you re' homr Knock knock knock kr MANPOV~ TEMPORARY HEL.P SERVI marci CC ch Dietzel was optimistic that the regulations concerning admissions requirements would be changed. NCAA regulations state that an athlete must have a projected 1.6 grade point average before he can participate. The projections are based on the student's score on the scholastic achievement test of the college boards. The regulations also state that an athlete must either maintain an accumulative 1.6 or have had a 1.6 for the previous academic year. ACC regulations require a minimum or 800 on the SAT and a projected 1.6 grade point average. Dietzel said that as president of the conference directors of athletics he could make sure that discussion of the three changes would get on the agenda at their meeting in April, but added that as president he could not vote. Dietzel said that a change in the admissions requirements almost Player of John Roche has been namec the second consecutive yeai selected second team UPI All Look All-America team. 1 unbea ural play second half. In the third quarter Pi Kappa Alpha's defense held Sigma Phi Epsilon without a point. LA HOIRE WINS SQUEAKER Heavily fav'ored LaBorde edged past Snowden 44-43. At half-time Snowden was leading 28-21. LaBorde tied Snowden at the end of the third quarter 35-35 and then R egional c4 to hold toL Basketball tournaments abound these days. but there's one coming up at Myrtle Beach this weekend that is a little different than most. It is the Carolina League battle at Myrtle Beach. Providing the competition are six teams from University ot South Carolina Rtegional (Campuses at Aiken, ant a job, call er . od. when you please. ce will help you later on. s Opportunity. knocking. >u have some1 secCretarnal work. It you can type. n~ac hines or ha ndle sonme inock knock ri waint fac tory or war C build up your exponiernce lBnt we cain t caill you.. :k knock iouit thei ithatd States~ in finding the r ght p)eO try jobs~ tha,t have to be' for 2 1 yeairs. so we know rWhy not dea *l with the h on vacation comeIi on in oc k iers anges came last year, but that Wake Forest, which introduced the proposed alteration, changed its mind hnd voted against the measure. Any change in conference regulations at the meeting will require agreement on the part of six of the eight schools. The schools in the conference have resisted changes in the past. Dietzel did not speculate on what steps would be taken if the ACC refused to make the rules changes he wants. He did not elaborate on the possibility of USC trying to enter another conference or of trying to form a new conference. He did say that he would like to be in a conference with such in dependents as West Virginia University, Virginia Tech, Florida State, and Georgia Tech, but added jokingly that "you might as well throw in Penn State, Army, Navy, and Syracuse while you're at it." rhe Year I ACC Player of the Year for .Roche was also recently -America and sejected to the ten outscored Snowden 9 to 8 in the fourth quarter to secure the win. The Married Students outlasted Bates 2 74-60. lHATEIS I STILL INHBEATEN In a lopsided game Bates 1 defeated Town Men. 92-49. At half time Bates had a 47-25 lead. r mpuses E rnament ('onway. Florence. Lancaster. Spartanburg and Union. The annual event at Myrtle Beach is more than a basketball tournament. Participating schools throw in a little bit of everything, and the event is one of the year's highlights for them. First round act ion in basketball gets underway at the Myrtle Beach Air F'orce Base Gymnasium Thursday at 5 :30 p.m. when USC Lancaster and US('-Florence play in the second game at 7:30. T1he ext racurriculars come in q~uickly with a dance 'Thursday night at the Myrtlec Beach ('on vention ('enter A golt tournament is anlot her part ol the show, and it comes of I F"riday . Throw mn a volleyball tournament . two more basket ball gaimes and alnothler dlance. and. well. Friday is gone. Aniothter special event Sat urdayv is the ''Carol ina L eague Wacky GolIl Tourniamett ' Prticipandlts, behleve' it ori not . arle hmiiited: to teaim chitetrttaderis' A. pdu oifci gameiits Satulr(day. to llnclud(e the' chamlipionshlip maitchi at Icn1 p im pre'(cedeld by~ ai 'on sol ation gamine . coimipletIes thle basktball act ion lialftimie of the fimal game' will see fte crowin rg of --Miss lt'gionial 'a mpus 1 970'' As mnight bet ex pect ed. anot her danice is on tap foir Saturday night. Fimal league standings oif the six teams pairticipating in the tour naiment ar-e Coastal Carolina, 8-2; Spartanburg, 6-4; Union, 6-4; Lancaster, 5-5; Florence, 3-7; and Aiken, 9-.