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01~ 6 USC's Paul Gray swims to 1000 yard freestyle event duri 70-43 win over Florida Stal E ight i1 L pace BY BILL GRANT Sports Writer The Carolina swimming team, behind the strength of eight in dividual victories, whaloped Florida State University, 70-43, last night at the Carolina swim ming pool. The win upped the Gamecocks' record to 4-3 in dual meet competition, with one, against Georgia, remaining to be swam. When asked about the relative ease with which the swimmers beat the Seminoles, head swim ming coach Alan Gentry replied: "No, we didn't overestimate State, we underestimated our boys. They were tired from their tremendous Ta South Range f Stereo Equipment: PANASI ELECTROPHON IC, TOYO. Records, 45's Posters, Patches, Blackligh Necklaces, Sunglasses, T ________2602 DE 4 Blocks up BANKAMERICARO ray swims to victo, victory in the Gray also woi ng Carolina's being voted 4 e yesterday. ridividu TSC aq work load and we didn't expect these preformances this early in the week." Things were looking dark for Carolina at the start of the meet, as Ihe FSU 400 medly team won over Ihe USC team of Casey Claflin, Jeff Neubert, co-captain Jim Villa and John Poole. Carolina, however, then reeled off a string of four consecutive wins to put them comfortably ahead to stay, 26-17. Spearheading this comeback was Paul Gray, a freshman hailing from Aqanta, Georgia. Gray, after dueling for the lead with the Seminoles' Matt Mosteller in the gruelling 1000-yard freestyle pe World )f Columbia 's Largest Selections, ight Track Tapes. rom $1.99to $5.88 )N IC, CRAIG, LEAR JET, - Cassettes ts, Strobe Lights, Incense, ape Cases & Accessories. ~vine St. From S Points 52-6761 Im. -Murry Sill 1 the 200 yard butterfly, while jamecock of the Meet. 0a1 wins men event, finally pulled away from his shadow and won going away. Gray also won the 200-yard butterfly and was voted the "Gamecock of the Meet" award by his teamates. Also playing a key part in the Carolina spurt was the excellent swimming of Chip Newman, winning both the 50 and 100 yard freestyle contests. One disappointment came in the one meter diving contest, where the Seminole's Larry Shoeman upset USC's Gary Wetherhold. It was Wetherhold's first defeat, in either diving event, at the Carolina pool this season and it marked only the second time, also this season, the first being at North Carolina State, that he has been defeated. However, by executing some beautiful and near perfect dives, Wetherhold came back to bury Shoeman in the three meter dive. Other swimmers winning for Carolina were: Roger Rice in the 200-yard freestyle, Claflin in the 200-yard individual medly, Bob Warner in the 500-yard breastroke and the 400 yard freestyle relay team consisting of Glen Spears, Rice , Newman and Poole. Although not winning but con tributing much needed points through second and third place finishes were these swimmers and divers: Kim Douglas, Mike Hiller, Nick Kesserling, Charles Shoemaker, Jim Villa and Howard Watts. The victory over the Seminoles sets the stage for the season's big meet against Georgia, Saturday aft ernoon at 4:00 in the Carolina pool. Gentry , who used to coach at Georgia before moving on to Carolina, summed up his feelings oaa the upcoming meet: "I'm much more opt imistic about our chances of beating Georgia after this fine performance. I know that both ernms should hb- ta~ -onv.i :. -- NIU's J tops se (Continued from page 6) falling apart completly." Jim Bradley, a 6-9 forward, is leading the team in scoring and rebounds. He is averaging 23.3 ppg and 16.1 rebounds. Against Haj den-Simmons Bradley had 37 points and Wednesday night he took down 22 rebounds in the last Huskie conquest, 106-96 over Western Michigan. "He can play offense with anybody," Jorgenson said of his new star. "He gets the ball out to the guards after a defensive rebound reasonably quick, too." As a freshman Bradley was ineligible to play basketball because, like three other NIU sophomores on this year's team, he did not meet the NCAA requirement of predicting a 1.6 grade point ratio. So he "con centrated on the books." At any rate he could not play for the NIU freshmen team. "No doubt 'that this has hurt," Jorgenson said of the inability of Bradley to compete last year, "but a young man like Jim Bradley never loses the great ability with which he is blessed." So, you may surmise by now, Northern Illinois is basically a one man team. Wrong again. "We have a balanced attack," Jorgenson asserts, "and we have four players averaging 14 points or better." NIU's two starting guards, Billy Harris (18.5 ppg) and Larry Jackson (13.9 ppg), are averaging over 32 points and Jorgenson says, "They share the duty of handling the ball." Jerry Zielinski, a 6-5 senior, complements Bradley at the other forward spot. He is averaging 16.5 points, three below his mark of a year ago. The only starter not scoring in double figures is 6-9 center Larry Turner. Jorgenson calls Turner "a non-scoring center" and his job is to get the rebounds that Bradley can't get. That doesn't leave too many for last season's Midwestern 5 rebounding champ, so Turner is averaging but 7.3 rebounds to go PiKa, LalE intramurn The Carolina Intramural basketball season moved into the second and third days of action with the following results: Pi Kappa Alpha, behind the hot shooting of Tom Holloway, who had 11 points, David Wall, who had eight, and Mike Perkins, who t hrew in six, gunned down Lambda Chi Alpha, 36-30. Lambda Chi was led by Bob Waldrep with 12 tallies and Clint Harvey who fired in 11 points. LaBorde, facing its first action of the young season, defeated Snowden, 50-35. LaBorde was led by Ken Williams and Jay Fulk, each throwing in 14 points. Snowden, with a more balanced scoring attack, was paced by Bernie Reuther, with seven and Jan Moore, with six. In other, action.J.h Kanna 3radley orng with his meager four point norm. The five starters for NIU are averaging 77 points a game and ihat leaves 23 points that the bench is getting every game. "We have a good bench," said Jorgenson. "I went to the bench alot early in the season but have not used it as much recently." Last year's top Huskie scoren, co-captain Cleveland Ivey, has been hampered with injuries and has scored only five points per game this year. "The main reason Ivey is not playing is because Bradley took his spot," Jorgenson said. Sailors set to kick off new season The Carolina Sailing Club is preparing to kick off a new season of competition this semester that will feature top flight collegiate teams from across the Southeast. The purpose of the Carolina Sailing Club is two-fold. First, it accepts persons who desire to learn the art of sailing a yacht. The persons are taught the fun damentals of sailing at a beginner or intermediate level, depending upon the pupils proficiency. The team also screens these pupils to determine if they are worthy of participation on the team. At the present time the club is is need of new members and of greater student body support, in order to receive the appropriations t o purchase newer, faster yachts. Anyone who is interested in sailing and possibly making the team is encouraged to contact Brad Waring, at 777-8444. Membership in the Sailing Club does have privileges, such as easy access to the boats which are kept by the Columbia Sailing Club. The only requirement is that a person be a member of the Sailing Club and have paid his dues. orde nab Sigma downed Pi Kappa Alpha, 38 24; Sigma Nu defeated Pi Kappa Phi, 29-21; Bates bombed Marrieds, 53-34; Moore squeaked by Horseshoe, 18-15; Kappa Alpha over Zeta Beta Tau, 70-20; Maxcy buried Douglas, 66-47; Phi Kappa Sigma downed Zeta Beta Tau, 41 34; Sigma Nu defeated Sigma Chi, 56-19; Chi Psi over Kappa Alpha, 45-43; and Alpha Tau Omega buried Phi Kappa Psi, 63-20. The st andings after three days of action, show the following; In the Residential Division, Bates House, with a record of 2-0, leads one conference, while LaBorde, Town Men and Woodrow are all tied for t he lead, in their conference, with a record of one victory and no defeat s. In the Fraternity Division, Sigma Nu and Phi Kappa Sigma lead their respective conferences with 2-0 marks.