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USC's Kevin Joyce takes jump shot in first half action
during Carolina's 80-69 triumph over Niagara Wednesday
night. Joyce scored 33 points in the contest, 26 in the second
half. Defending for the Purple Eagles is Marshall Wingate.
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By Doug Williams
Sports Editor
Since the NCAA recently passed a rule allowing fresh
men to compete in varsity competition the question has
arisen concerning the future of freshman sports in
general. Many major conferences, including the South
western, have expressed an Interest In the rule, while
others have offered various alternatives.
The overwhelming opinion is that the new rule will allow
smaller schools that could never hope to compete on the
level of a Texas or Notre Dame, a better chance in
recruiting. Most small institutions are on low budgets,
and are feeding rather meager amounts to freshmen
sports. Furthermore, small schools would no longer have
to recruit an entire freshman team; just recruit iby
position.
"I definitely think that the ruling will aid smaller
schoolg," said USC frosh football coach, Jackie Powers.
"By not having to recruit a full freshman team, I mean,
every position plus reserves, they can go out and get four
tackles or six guards, whatever ey need.
"But by and large," Powers continued, "the large
schools are not going to be helped. There lust aren't that
.many people out of high school who are capable of playing
varsity sports right off the bat. And I don't think the
caliber of any sport will suffer, since only the very best
kids are going to be in th,ere."
In any event, the rule has both good and bad points. One
must admit that as the quality of high school coaching and
facilities increase, it only follows that prep players will
become more proficient. But the best high school gridders
perpetually enroll at Tennessee, Georgia, Ohio State,
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By GARY WEST
Sports Writer
After suffering their worst loss of
the season, the Gamecocks must
regroup their forces in preparation
for a Thursday night game with
Fordham in Madison Square
Garden.
Fordham was supposed to be
facing a year of rebuilding after
the loss of All-America Charlie
Yelverton and coach Digger
Phelps, but the Rams record of 11-4
indicates more promise than a
year of rebuilding.
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Carolina opens its short in
when Coach John West and hi
triangular meet with Auburi
"It is our first indoor meet
upcoming encounter in Alaba
what to expect."
From experience West kni
their own indoor track. Last y
0-41, indoors at Auburn.
"They have a 12-lap tracl
banked curves," said West.
can't wear spikes. They beat
about anything else where yo
"Auburn has the indoor
portunity to get indoor traii
practice starts. But this year
for us to train. We've had sorr
"The indoor sdason is frust
remarked. "There are not m
that we can compete in.
"We have been working
everyone is looking forwarc
meet."'
Although the Auburn-Clem
meet with outside competitior
like conditions last Saturday,
rain on Saturday. Some of th
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The Rams, under the leadership
of new coach Hal Wissel, have been
quite impressive, losing to
nationally ranked Louisville in the
finals of the Holiday Festival and
recently defeating nationally
ranked Princeton. In their last
outing Fordham defeated Army,
81-71.
Fordham returns three starters
from last year's squad, including
their top scorer this season, 6-3
guard Kenneth Charles (18.8). Also
back to nail down a position are 6-4
forward Thomas Sullivan and 6-6
Bart Woytowicz. Rounding out the
ick team
Auburn
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door track season Saturday,
s team travel to Auburn for a
,i and Clemson.
of the year," West said of the
ma, "and I really don't know
)ws that Auburn is tough on
ear the Tigers walloped USC,
(12 laps per mile) with no
'It is smooth tartan and you
us bad in the 440, 600 and just
u had to make the turns fast.
facilities and has the op
iing. Last year we couldn't
the weather has been perfect
e fine work-outs.
rating in a way for us," West
any indoor meets in the area
hard since December and
I to the competition in this
son clash will be USC's first
i, West saw his team in meet
"We had a time trial in the
e marks were real good and
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starting lineup are 6-1 junior Tom
Pipich and transfer, Frank
Heyward, from the University.,f
Miami.
The Rams defeated Carolina,
100-90, in the consolation game of
the Eastern Regionals, as Charles
pumped in 22 points for the Rams
while Tom Riker lead all scorers
with 39 points.
Fordham, which featured a
scrappy team with excellent
shooters and tremendous leaping
ability last season in posting a
record of 26-3 still pattern them
selves around this type of play.
Coach Bill Loving, who scouted
Fordham, expects another close
battle from the super-quick Rams.
"Fordham is a very quick and
aggressive team with good
shooters and tremendous jumpers.
They are very similar to the
Fordham team that Carolina faced
last year in the Eastern
Regionals."
The Gamecocks, now at the mid
point of their season with thirteen
more games to go, are being paced
by Kevin Joyce with a 17.5
average, followed by Riker (16.4)
and Danny Traylor (14.8). Rick
Aydlett (9.7) and Brian Winters
(9.5) round out the top five scorers.
Traylor is leading in the
rebounding department with a 11.6
average, followed by Riker (10.9)
and Aydlett (7.2).
The Gamecocks, who have been
plagued by turnovers quite often
this season, will probably face one
of the best pressing teams in the
country, as Fordham usually goes
with an all court press to take
advantage of their quickness.
Carolina continues its road trip,
facing Northern Illinois this
Saturday afternoon at Chicago
Stadium. The Huskies, averaging
100.3 points a game as a team, are
one of the nation's highest scoring
teams and have suffered only one
loss, to Purdue. Northern, which
recently broke into the top twenty,
has beaten 5th ranked Indiana by
14 points and should be ready for
the Gamecocks after coming back
off a two week layoff this week.
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