Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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USC a of foot] By STEVE PARKER Sports Writer The University has announced the signing of 15 players to football grants-in-aid for next year. Of the-15 o'nly one, Ron Parson, will be eligible to participate on next season's varsity squad. Parson, a 6-1, 195, running back, will be transfering to Carolina from Lees-McRae Junior College. Should next year's corps of run ning backs suffer anywhere near the amount of injuries they ex perienced this season, the signing of Parson could prove to be quite profitable. The remaining fourteen signees were all recruited from high school. Six of the signees come from South Carolina, including three from Columbia, four come ALL YOU ( MON. SPAGHETTI TUES. Buttermilk Pancake WED. CHOW MEIN, THURS. SPAGHETTI I FRI. French Toast, Choi INTERN HOUSE OF I 1031 Assen Beechwc could be adverti But it isn (For instance, last year we bought almost 2 million pounds of Beechwoo sts. . . enough to fill 67 freight cars.) WHEN YOU SAY Budweisei YOU'VE SAID IT ALLU ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC. * Si. LOUIS a& ! M rlnounc ball sig from Georgia, and two each are natives of North Carolina and Florida. Lowe- Richland High furnishes I wo hopefuls in Bruce Duke, a 5-10, 180 defensive back, and Emerson Senn, a 6-0, 180, guard. Another top prospect for next year's freshmen squad is Sam Rumph, a product of Booker T. Washington High. Rumph is a 6-1, 195, linebacker. Scott DuBose, 6-2, 185, defensive back, and James Hershberger, 6-0, 175, halfback, both come from Conway High. Chris Headle, a 6-2, 200, quarterback - tight end from Hillcrest High in Sumter, rounds out the homestate prospects. The smallest of the signees is Bobby Marino, a 5-10, 165 place kicking specialist from Henderson 'AN EAT & Meat Sauce .9 Choice of 5 S? syrup flavors. .75 Fried Rice .99 i Meat Sauce .99 ice of 5 syrup flavors. .85 LTIONAL ?ANCAKES ibly St. >od Ageing an ing gimmici 't deiser es list nees High in Chamblee, Ga. Mike Ayala, 6-3, 220, tackle; Dick Dowis, 5-10, 165 quarterback; and Trey Rollins, 6-0, 175, halfback, round out the Georgia players. North Carolina sends Randy Chastain, 5-11, 170, halfback, and John Craig, 6-1, 195, quarterback linebacker, to Carolina. Concluding the first list of signees are two Floridians. John McElveen is the fourth quar lerback prospect. McElveen stands 6-2 and weighs in at 170 pounds. Russ Jackson, 5-9, 172, is also among four announced players at halfback. ports Staff Teddy Heffner Doug Williams Charlie Collins Matt Covington Bill Grant Jim Hersh Steve Parker Gary West I4o Budweiser Sport TaRlk by Teddy Heffner Sports Editor IF you didn't live in Columbia ive or six years ego yOU wouldn't notice it, but Frank McGuire and USC have made a very dramatic change in the local scenery - in the state scenery as a matter of fact. Five years ago it was quite easy to get into a park basketball game. You just walked up and hoped there was enough players to make it a decent game. But now the parks are crowded, if you can't shoot foul shots, the method of selecting players, you don't play. And the backyards all seem to have baskets hanging from a tree, a post or the house. McGuire's success at USC has made South Carolina a basketball conscious state. McGuire's success has im proved basketball in the state because the current high school stars had the chance to play against good tough competition in the schoolyards. SOUTH CAROLINA'S sandlot ball may not challenge New York City's yet but McGuire has realized that it is starting to get close. For the first time a Carolina coaching member is directly in charge of recruiting in the state. Clyde Mays, who signed with Furman, was "'as good as any in New York"' last year, one coach said. And this year it's Dreher's Alexander English that is drawing the raves. I remember the past when basketball was a filler be tween football and baseball. Basketball meant nothing, one reason that many shunned the game in junior high school and therefore never played high school ball. But now the action is fast and furious in high school and in.the playgrounds, where most players get their starts. At Heathwood Park, located behind Devine Street in the Heathwood section of Columbia and very ably run by Mrs. Virginia Baker, the competition is something to marvel at. Many ex-high school players are there, some that are still learning the basics but have a desire to play the game, and a couple of ex-college players make it once in a while. An Heathwood all-star team could play against some good teams. As is it could play in small college competition, add five inches to each player and it could tackle a big time college schedule. HEIGHT is, of course, the main problem. Most of the better players run 6-0 to 6-3 although there are a few around 6-5. It's a physical game because there are no referees and the players call the fouls themselves. But that doesn't detract from the play. The unwritten rule is that if the foul had nothing to do with you missing the mark, nothing is called. The rebound battles display plenty of contact. (See SPORTS, Page 10, Col. 4) WELCOME BACK, STUDENTS! We atZflLflCleaners with our convenient locations will be happy to offer you our various services. SUEDE LIFE SUEDES & LEATHERS LAUNDRY & BEAUTIFULLY CLEANED CLEANERS *ACROSS FROM THE HONEYCOM~BS Upen 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Weekdays . 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays. COIN OPERATED LAlINDRV NME~R CLQSES