Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Circuit clinche BY DOUG WILLIAMS Asst. Sports Editor Despite some rough going in the late innings, Carolina rode the strength of Buddy Caldwell's seventh inning home run to defeat stubborn Cincinnati yesterday 7-6. Bearcat starter Gary Thoinas had little trouble with the Gamecocks in the first two innings, allowing only one base runner, who was thrown out attempting to steal second. Bill Petoskey led off the third with his first of three hits, but was thrown out by a wide margin trying to turn the safety into a double. Larry Wojcicki reached on Cipcinatti third baseman Jerry Lux's error, and one out later, - outfielder Pete Carpenter walked. Ronnie Fuller and Butch An derson followed with successive singles, scoring both Wojcicki and Carpenter, thus vaulting USC into a lead they never relinquished. But it was close. Lux drove in the Bearcats' first run in the fifth, following a walk to centerfielder Greg Grove. Carolina struck back in their half of the sixth, tallying three runs on three singles wedged around Cincinatti shortstop Butch Albert's error. After Drew Choate had reached on Albert's miscue. Bruce Pudlock flew out to right field. Petoskey added another single, and Wojcicki scored Choate with another safety. Then Gamecock starter George Beam, who had weakly fanned in two previous plate appearances, TODAY( at 4 p.m. ITU!1A Academy Aw "BUTCH CASSIDY I plus . .. '"SE CONE Open 6 - "A GREa ROCK. --P blast S Win laced a single to left, scoring both runners. Cincinnati came back with two more to cut the gap to 5-3 but Caldwell's two run homer over the left field fence in the seventh gave USC a 7-3 margin. But errant pitching and oc casional fielding lapses allowed the Bearcats three runs in the eighth and ninth innings, at the expense of USC relievers Eddie Bolton and Phil Houston. I though we might have an easy one there for a while," said head coach Bobby Richardson. "All the guys that came in today in relief were starters. They aren't ,primarily relief pitchers." In discussing Cincinnati's late surge. Richardson cited pitching and defense as the major problems. "I suppose it was the errors. The3F really did hurt. We'd walk a guy. then make an error, then they'd get a hit. The tying run got put on just like that. Of course, the only way to solve that ix through experience." Richardson rated tnis ottensive and defensive showing as a good one. "Cincinnati had a chance to Nork out before this game. They were prepared. Our hitting pleased me. but so did those double plays." USC turned two, one coming in the ninth with one out and the bases loaded. So maybe Bobby Richardson has been in contact with Frank McGuire on how to win ihe 'big ones in the most spec tacular ways. &SM & 8 p.m. ard Winner I SUNDANCE KID" STIME A ROUND." - Start at 7 AT ROCK-N-ROLL N-ROLL BAND IN Fhe Rollir IME!i RESENTED IN 4-TRACK STARTS FRID Buddy Caldwell r 9 George Beam FROM THE] Doctors'Wines hax e Except I A FRANKOVICH PRODUCTION Columbia Pictures -COLOR .Ri NOW A6RNF-R MOVIE ABOUT TH THE WORLD." "OU ig Stones SHEL STEREOPHONIC SOUN AY, MARCH 19. 1QGUA Weinz( paces i Hy CHARLIESENN Sports Writer Jim Weinzettel continued to hack away al ACC records in the 100 vard and 200-yard breast stroke as Carolina turned in a good showing against some excellent' n et. qnin the Eastern rgi last weekend. Weinzettel placed second in both events, which was the highest placing of any ACC performer, with times of 2:13.8 in the 200-yard and 1:00.2 in the 100-yard breaststrokes. The major tournament, in eluding approximately 40 teams, was won by Ivy League power Penn. N.C. State was the first non Ivy school in the final standings with a fifth place and North Carolina and USC finished eleventh and twelfth, respectively. "All the guys equaled or bettered their best times," said coach Alan Gentry of his Gamecocks. "There wasn't a single slack performance, and everyone swam real well." Mike Fox closed out his career with a senior record in the 100-yard backstroke leading off the medley relay. "It was a great way for a senior to end up," said Gentry. "I think Tobby Kerr, Jim Villa, and Jim Wetherhold, all sophomores, benefited from the experience of this competition. Now they've been exposed to the "Let's Get Things Together" Harry Walker Why Not? The Student's Candidate 3EST SELLER! ieryth ing. if -a usbands. E BEST lEST BOB. derground Press Syndicate FER i- R .ttel neet best and have tried their best against it. I thihk Tobby swam as well or better than he ever has before. The Eastern Regional is in ac tuality the Ivy League's con ference tournament and is simply open to invited competition. "With those Ivy League teams in there fighting each other you have to be ready to swim your best, because they are 'super psyched' Gentry continued. "It is certainly faster than the ACC. There was not one ACC victory in any event. You have to . be at your finest to compete. For instance Trond (Williams) missed a turn in the 50-yard freestyle and that knocked him completely out of it." The senior co-captain came back in the 100-yard freestyle, however, with a placing in the consolation race. On March 25-27 Mike Mayfield, Jim Wetherhold, Williams, and Weinzettel, will travel to Ames, Iowa for the National finals without the company of Mike Moffet and John Thoder. Thoder is still hampered with a back injury and Moffet has two broken toes. "The National finals are just no place to go when you're injured," said Gentry. Roche named Al-A merica John Roche has been named to the 10-man TV Guide All-America team, selected by the United States Basketball Writers Association. Roche was picked for the honor 1or ihe second straight year. He joins Austin Carr of Notre Dame and UCLA's Sidney Wicks as the only repeaters on the squad. Others named to the team were Artis Gilmore of Jacksonville, Jim McDaniels of Western Kentucky, Johnny Neumann of Mississippi, Ken Durett of LaSalle, Dennis Layton of Southern Cal, Dean Meminger of Marquette, and Cliff Meely of Colorado. Hello -Columbus. OulmWsyan Mani/Smith.onian Ifstituation This Masterpiece was cast in gold before Columbus arrived in the new world by Alva Museum Replicas havens gallery 2812 Devine Street .254.-7576