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Carolina's Kevin Joyce ma Manhattan's Richie Garner USC s, to Ala] By BILL GRANT Sports Writer Carolina's swimming squad dropped a 60-53 decision to the University of Alabama Saturday night at the Carolina pool. The loss lowered the Gamecocks record to 3-2 in dual meet competition. Over the holidays, Carolina beat Georgia Southern, finished second to Tennessee in the Tennessee Relays at Knoxville, Jan. 8, and dropped a close one to perennial ACC champ North Carolina State last Tuesday in Raleigh. Winning for the Gamecocks against the Crimson Tide were: freshman Roger Rice in the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:49.5; Chip Newman outtouched 'Bama's John Perkowski at the wall to win the 50-yard freestyle; Casey Claflin captured his STAC Red Ca Monday 5:30 Michek( Prime I Sandwiches, Sc 634 HARD at Fim Get up, Richie neuvers past victory over th in the USC wimme 0( 3ma, specialty, the 200-yard backstroke event, with a time of 2:08.1; the 400-yard freestyle team of Rice, Newman, Glen Spears and Johnny Poole sent the crowd to its feet as it touched out the Alabama team, both finishing with exact times but a judges' decision gave the event to Carolina, and diver Gary Wetherhold won both of his events, the one and three meter dives. However, these victories were not enough to offset the power, depth, and speed of the Alabama attack. The Tide jumped out to a quick lead, built it up steadily to 57 40 with two events to go and held off the USC comeback attempt. A national swimming magazine, SWIMMING WORLD, recently compiled its rankings of college swimmers and several Gamecocks can be found on their lists. rpet Hour ~hru Friday to 6: 30 b or Set-U p 30* ~ib Dinner p32 ups. Salads. Desserts EN STREET e Points e Jaspers Wednesday night. rs fall 0-53 Newman, a freshman from Avondale Estates, Ga., is currently rated the top 50-yard freestyler in the country and the only one to break the 22 second barrier this season with his 21.9 clocking against North Carolina. Newman is also ranked tenth in the 100-yard freestyle with his best lime of 48.5. Claflin, also a freshman, is currently rated as the nation's ninth best in the 200-yard backstroke. Both of Carolina's relay teams, the 400-yard medly and freestyle, were recognized by SWIMMING WORLD, based in California. The freestyle team consisting of Rice, Poole, Newman and Spears is rated as the nation's sixth best on the basis of its best time of 3:14.8. The medly team, composed of Claflin, Rice, Jim Villa and James Chellis, with its best time of 3:42.3, earns them a ranking of eleventh in the country. However, this team will be hampered by the loss of Chellis, who hurt his hand over the' holidays and will be out for the season. He has been replaced by Poole in this event. The Gamecocks will next compete in the Vanderbilt Relays in Nashville, T'enn. Jan. 21-22, and will return home against Florida State Jan. 27. ALL YOU ( MON. SPAGHETTI TUES. Buttermilk Pancake WED. CHOW MEIN, I THURS. SPAGHIETTI FRI. French Toast, choi HOUSE OF I - - - l031 Asse.m Eye in the Keyhole. (Continued from Page 11) University. The very nature of this contradiction serves as the first of many examples that Clemson maybe, in effect, trying to file, suit against itself in order to lessen the athletic requirements for scholar-athletes without having to withdraw from the ACC. It was later learned that the information provided by Vickery was not to be disclosed to anyone outside the case. When informed of Vickery's statement, Cox vehemently Insisted that no one at the University was responsible for "putting" the boys up to their action. "This is a suit against .the University. The boys did it under their own power, with no outside forces involved." Further investigation showed that Cox was a good friend and former classmate of Beach's father, and the two had discussed the possibility of such action a few times before it was formally announced. The information linking Cox to the case was not supposed to be released to the media, yet it was and his denial seems to be largely unsubstantiated. Furthermore, when I told Clemson President Robert Edwards that I had uncovered some highly secretive information, he took a defensive stand. "I don't know where all of that information came from, but someone has been pretty busy. I just want to say this: this case will be settled in the courts rather than in the papers." He paused for effect, then repeated, '"This case will be settled in the courts rather than in the papers." With this subtle threat, he promptly hung the phone up on me. Head football coach Hootie Ingram went so far as to say, "'We do definitely disagree with the conference requirements for admittance. But I can say nothing more on the matter. It is in the hands of the attorneys now." Persons inside the Clemson athletic department gave a flat, stereotyped answer to any attempts at questioning: "'The matter is in the hands of our lawyers." An attorney representing the plaintiffs in the case of fered still more evidence that Clemson's motives might not be what they appear. "This isn't a sudden thing," he said. "It has been brewing for some time. There are a great many people at Clemson frustrated over the ACC eligibility requirements. "We are also certain," he revealed, "that the athletic staffs would be delighted to recruit athletes without the burden of the 800 rule." Meanwhile, ACC President Bob James sat back on the outdated theory that Clemson still wants to exist in the ACC. "Two young men instituted the suit, and our lawyers are going to look it over," he stated. "In the past, Clemson has made its position clear. In March they said they would adhere to conference rules. That's all I know." What essentially exists , then, is a movement within the University designed to force the ACC to lessen its entrance requirements for scholar-athletes by legal measures. Yet the nature and true purposes of this movement remain hazy. Both of the plaintiffs say that they were originally contacted by people inside the University. The name of Dean Cox arises with some degrees of regularity, yet he denies having anything to do with the suit. 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