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By DAVID DRAFFIN
Sports Writer
The coming of the spring semester marks the
beginning of a new track season under the able
leadership of Coach John West. This will be
West's second year as head track mentor of
liically the same Gamecock squad that
Mished second in the conference to Maryland
last year.
Coach West himself has many qualifications
to his name as he only recently stepped off the
cinders himself.. West graduated from East
Texas State University where he was one of the
nation's fastest sprinters, with a 9.4 clocking in
the 100-yard dash.
While in college he ran on many nationally
ranked sprint relay teams and was named not
only Ozark AAU and Southeastern sprint
champion but also Southern sprint champion.
He was named to the NCAA Track and Field
Honor Roll in 1961.
Maryland for years has dominated the ACC
in track. When West was asked if Carolina
would win this year he replied, "I won't say
that; but we'll be better this year than last
year. Last year we finished second in the
conference meet with more first places than
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"We're trying to have the greatest track
program we can have," West went on to say,
'and we're not going to be satisfied until we win
everything we compete in. If I didn't believe
the. I wouldn't be here."
West went on to elaborate, "I would say a
great bit of physical and mental strain goes into
being a champion in track. We have a very fine
and exciting group this year and I anticipate a
great season."
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That fine group of returning athletes includes
three members of the winning 440 Relay team
in last year's ACC Championship Meet: Jim
Small a sophomore from Mr. Pleasant, S.C.,
Keith Eidson a junior from Clearwater, Florida
and Dick Harris of football fame a junior from
Mt. Pleasant Beach, New Jersey. Harris also
won the 440 event with a time of 47.5.
Also returning will be three members from
the winning mile relay team. These are Sam
Gibson from Sumter, S. C., Harris and Bob
Kaczka a senior from Lincoln Park, N.J.
Kaczka was named the most valuable player in
the ACC Meet as he also runs the 880. In this
event he holds the school record with a time of
1: 48.6 and is recognized as sixth in the NCAA in
this event.
Billy Novo, a sophomore from Woodbridge,
N.J., won the ACC in the high hurdles with a
time of 14.0. Joe McCulloch a freshman from
Columbia, S.C., will join him in this event.
USC has three candidates listed as milers.
There are Jim Schaper, a freshmen from
Atlanta, Ga., who also will run the 880, Rod
Dalton, a freshmen from Anderson, S. C., and
Jack Miller, a junior from East Brunswick, N.
J. Larry Schemelia is listed as the number two
miler. He is a freshman from Gloucester, N. J.
Although the team has been working out
since the first day of school in the fall semester,
outdoor duel meets won't begin until March 17
against Yale.
"We have one of the best home schedules
with duel meets with Ga. Tech, Yale and
Duke," West commented. "Not only that but
the ACC Championships and the State
Collegiate Championships will be in Columbia
this year."
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T'hisyear marks the first time
he US( club has been invited to
he prestigious Richmond tourney.
Tlryouts will be held Tuesday at 5
p.m.- on Field H and the Rugby
('tub stipulates that no experience
is necessary. Additionally, class
st anding in unimportant as the
Ruggers have two professors
starting. Freshmen are eligible to
try out and start -if they are good
enough.
Capt ained by D)r. Jim Wynn. the
Ruggers teat ure a hard core of five
lettermen who have played at least
our years at USC. Jack Clasen,
President of the club. Jim Elder,
Sandy Frazier. D)ave Ansley, and
Secretary Paul Salvatore are the
hard core returnees. D)r. Frank
Walton. Burke Hayes, Jerry
MecMann. J.P. Troope, Gary
Me an. G;eorge Geiser, Mike
Schempp, Werner Minshall. and
Ed Rice round out the present
rost er ot 15 lettermen.
'Te Spring schedule for the Rugby Club is:
February 14 Clemson Home
February 21 Georgia Home
F'ebruary 27 UNC Home
February 28 N C. State Home
1atrch 7 Plorida Away
etarch 14 Duke Away
etarch 20 Atlanta Home
af arch 24 Va Tech Home
Ijarch 27-28 Amherst Home
ril 'A4-2 Richmondi Tonemnt