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Carolina's Rick Aydlett (2 Winters battle Niagara's Ec and Bob Miller (33) in Wedni Gamec face ru Carolina's baseball Gamecocks will play an expanded 47 game 1972 schedule, including an eight game junket to California and 28 home games at the Rex Enright Athletic Center diamond. The schedule, announced by Athletic Director Paul Dietzel, shows Ciach Bobby Richardson taking his team to Riverside, Calif., to participate in the Sixth Annual Riverside National In tercollegiate Tournament March 20-25. USC will play its first 13 games at home, beginning with a March 3 4 two game series with North Carolina State, and after meeting California Riverside, Arizona Carolina. 5th in Va BY BILL GRANT Sports Writer The Carolina swimming team traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to participate In the Vanderbilt In vitational over the weekend. USC finished fifth out of a highly comnpetetive field of ten schools. When the two day meet was over the standings stood as follows: host Vanderbilt captured the team title trailed by, Georgia, Eastern Kentucky, Indiana State, Carolina, Cincinnatti, Louisiana State, Miami of Ohio, Ohio University, and Western Kentucky. "There were no really out standing times set at this meet, except for USC's Casey Claflin in the 200-yard backstroke, but It was a well represented field, all were good teams fairly equally ma tched," explained head swimming mentor Allan Gentry. Claflin turned in another fine performance winning two events. Floor action )) and Brian 80-69 victory 4 I Street (25) Carolina Colis tsday night's ock bai gged s State, Stanford, Cornell, UCLA, Santa Clara and Tennessee in the tournament will stop off at San Luis Obispo, Calif., to play California Poly before returning home. Although no longer a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the independent Gamecocks will play ACC members N. C. State, Duke and Clemson, meeting Clemson three times. Carolina plays at Clemson March 29, the Tigers come to Columbia April 5, and the two state rivals meet on a neutral field at Sumter April 21. Richard son and Clemson coach Bill Wilhelm hope to make the extra swimmers ndy Invite in doing so he shattered a Van derbilt pool record in the 200-yard back. He was also finished second in one other event and was disqualified in two others on highly controversial decisions. Chip Newman also finished high In two events: winning his speciality, the 50-yard freestyle and was barely outtouched in the 100-yard ifreestyle race. Moving into the final stages of the season Gentry's youthful swimmers, with no seniors on the squad, now face what Is perhaps the toughest part of their schedule; on Thursday night they battle with the Seminoles of Florida State and with only two days rest the Gamecocks take on rugged Georgia at 4 p.m. Saturday both meets will be held at the Carolina pool, located at the corner of Sumter and Devine Streets. "Georgia is a real good team, a powerful team, ''said Gentry. -nurry an over the Purple Eagles in Dum. smen ate game at a neutral site an annual affair. Duke will play a doubleheader at the Rex Enright Athletic Center March 18. The schedule also features five games with Georgia Southern, two at Statesboro, Ga., April 14-15, a single game in Columbia April 28, and a doubleheader April 29. Three games are scheduled with Louisville, two each with West Virginia, Western - Carolina, Central Michigan, The Citadel, Furman, Stetson, Appalachian State, Georgia State, Georgia Tech and Georgia, and single games with Baptist College and Erskine. place sztional They're highly experienced, some of their swimmers have already been to the nationals, and they have a great deal of team spirit and hustle. "Florida State also has a real strong, extremely tough squad, they beat Georgia earlier this season down at Florida State. Of course, we beat them (FSU) last year so they'll have no trouble getting up for this meet'' remarked Gentry. Both meets promise to be ex citing and any Interested people wishing to see an exhibition of excellean swimmming and diving are urged to attend. As for Carolina, "They have been working very hard lately. We thought maybe at Vanderbilt they might have been a little tired, but they swam very well and gave us - 100 pe cent effort all the time." The Chicken Coup (Continued from Page 9) University of Maryland's center, Len Elmore once said that It is more advantageous to have goaltending called on defense than it is to just let the shot go, merely for the pyschological effects. Traylor disagrees with this philosophy of defense however,"A lot of -the time when I goaltend I find that the shot might not have been suc cessful had I just let it go. Blocking shots is one thing which you like to do, but if you goal tend, than it's just an easier two points for your opponent." Traylor is averaging 11.6 rebounds a contest. It's chiefly been Traylor's rebounding and defensive talents which have eased the criticisms from those who had expected him to perform better offensively this year. Traylor's goals are those which one would expect from a seven-footer. He simply desires 'to become an All America. "More or less my goal is for the team, however. I want the team to go farther than any other USC team has ever gone. "I think we can win all the rest of our games. Houston will be tough, Northern Illinois is tough, and Clemson could be a tough team. We shouldn't lose anymore. "But first we have got to get everything together. We are still feeling each other out. Most of the players on this year's team did start at one time or another last year, but we have still got to learn to work together," explained Traylor. "It will take five or six more games before we become tight and play our kind of ball. We don't want to peak this early in the year," Traylor said. Apparently, with the kind of games the Gamecocks have been playing of late (those two late comeback victories and the loss to Iowa) the team has not yet peaked. Traylor admits that the recent play of USC leaves much to be desired. '"It was an effective loss (the 91-85 los. to Iowa) for our own good. We haven't really played well in the past few games. We needed the jolt to realize that we can't come back against every team. I think it will help us in the Fordham game." As Traylor continues to improve, so do the Gamecocks, and hopefully the two will reach a peak together, either sometime this season or next. Learn to defend yourself. Build co-ordination and self-confidence. IT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE Special Student Rates 10.00 or 15.00 per month classes Mon - Thurs 6:00 p.m. Competent Instruction - Personalized Training BARKOOT'S KARATE SCHOOL 4330 Jackson Blvd. 787-2500 WUSC 730 am NOW ON THE AIR! 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