Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Parker 1-0..e. LeHeup all-around athlete But the all-around athletic ability of LeHeup makes him a candidate for middle-linebacker, the position the Bills took him to handle. His speed and quickness make up for an deficits he might encounter because of his size at the position. LeHeup's only other realistic chance at playing would seem to be at the offensive guard position, where, once again, size plays a secondary role to speed and ability. The final Carolina-player drafted was wide receiver Jackie Brown during the 15th round. The Baltimore Colts didn't select Brown for his collegiate position of pass receiver, instead giving him the opportimity at defensive back. Brown probably goes into the situation which needs him the most, of the four Gamecocks, as Baltimore is weak at defensive back and wide receiver and is presently in the midst of a youth movement. But Brown's prospects aren't too great as 15th rounders trying for defensive backfield positions aren't taken any more serious than are free agents and the like. In Brown's favor is the fact that the positior. he seeks requires the natural talents of pu :athletic ability, and the Jonesville, N.C. native lettered in both football and baseball at USC. Short defensive backs Standing only 5-11, Brown will have to exhibit tremendous ability to prevent his name from appearing on any cut sheets. Short defensive backs have made it before in the NFL, Pat Fisher and Larry Wilson to name just two, but their talents are so strong that they standout not just for their small heights but also for their superior talents. Last season, the NFL drafted three defensive backs off the Carolina roster, but none of the three made it and it is generally recognized that they were the cream of last year's squad. The calibre of competition and the diminutive proportions of this year's draftees, has to label their chances as no more than an extremely long shot. Athletes in Action Tickets available Tickets may still be Athletes in Action is a touring purchased for the Feb.24 group of former collegiate exhibition game between playerssponsoredbytheCam USC's basketball Gamecocks pus Crusade for Christ. Annu and the touring Athletes in ally they play a full schedule Action, at any one of the var- of college teams. Aheous USC ticket outlets. ton ENDS "POSEIDON group T OfformEREg soesplesdad... pnoedb heCm some shey heayevferlwillede. ofOcMORROtamW L&TE SOn" 1T1:30 IT BO&ARLT50UC ELLIOTT GOULD DYAN CANNOA MIr+. Kevki Joyce ...3r in votes. Indoor track season ends in Alabama Carolina will conclude its indoor track season Friday in an invita tional meet with teams from the Southeast in Montgomery, Ala. The Gamecocks will send a squad of about 20 to compete in the meet, which will attract most of the Southeastern Conference teams as well as independents from the region. Tennessee and Alabama are the best indoor teams in the SEC, and they are expected to battle for the team victory in this meet, also. So far this winter USC has com peted in two meets. Two weeks ago they were last in a meet with Ten nessee and Southern Illinois, and last Saturday they finished second to North Carolina in a three-team meet which also included Clemson. Carolina coach Bill McClure said it is doubtful if the Gamecocks will be able to have a performer place in the meet, but if there was to be an upset he looks for Billy Novo. if healthy, to do it. However, the hurdler suffered a leg injury in the meet last Saturday and may not be able to run in Alabama. *NOW! 141i7 MAIN 5,AfIT Sure to be an academ.3 award contender ! ..fadnSta / VA"I * Produciaons A E4ot,er B. R4adnet Marthin Itte Fairr Starring Cicely Tyson MA...ag, Shows Fri. &Sat. .0O 11.:15 P.M. Joyce rur in Pizza - Southern Methodist University frontline standout Ruben Triplett and defending NCAA scoring champion Dwight Lamar of Southwestern Louisiana lead the voting parade for berths on the senior all-star teams which will col lide in the second annual Pizza Hut Basketball Classic on April 14 in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Triplett, who earned, .AllrSouth west Conference honors as a junior, landed on the SMU campus after heralded stops at Galesburg 'High School and Robert Morris Junior College in Illinois. The 6-foot-7 forward-center topped voting for the White (West) squad to be coached by Southern California's Bob Boyd with 3,926 after the first week. Balloting will conclude March 8. Trailing Triplett on the West ledger in the top five are Swen Nater and Larry Hollyfield of UCLA with 3,628 and 3,502 respectively; Rickie Fuqua of Oral Roberts (3,461) and Mario Brown of Texas A&M (2,607). Lamar, top college division scorer in the nation as a sophomore before claiming the university sec tion prize last season, is in a tight struggle with Kentucky pivot Jim Andrews for the No. 1 spot on the Red (East) club which will be under the direction of Ohio State's Fred Taylor. Lamar, a 6-foot-1 guard, has 3,082 votes to Andrews' 3,055. Both were Ohio schoolboy stars, Lamar from Columbus and Andrews from Lima. Battling for the third spot on the East are Olympian Kevin Joyce of South Carolina (2,745), Mar quette guard Allie McGuire (2,638) and Virginia Tech All-America . hopeful Allan Bristow (2,620). Bal USC rugg tough Bri BY MARK LEARY Sports Writer Charleston-The USC Rugby Club opened their spring season with an impressive 14-11 victory over a rugby team off the HMS Bulwark. The HMS Bulwark is a British camander carrier which is docked in Charleston. Their rugby team got to the semi-finals in the British Naval Cup last year. This is an important fact since rugby originated in England and without a doubt the best brand of rugby is played there. The game opened with the Bul wark team converting on a penalty kick of 40 yards. The lead was short lived though, as Chris Lee, Carolina's forward from Whales, scored on a ten yard run. Jim Wynn said of Lee, "He will be a major part of our team this sea son not only from the standpoint of being a player, but we are also look ing forward to him helping our younger players with his vast know ~Basketball Player G Kevin Joyce........19 154, Alexander English.. 19 126-: Danny Traylor ............ 19 93-1 Mike Dmnleavy .......19 77-1 Brian Winters ........ 16 61-1 Casey Maing ........... 19 32-~ Rick Mouse ............,....... 9 1G-; Mark Grelner ......... 12 1G. Bob MathIas ........... 18 9 Jimmny Walsh .......... 13 6-1 Tommny' Cox.............. 16 6-1 Jim Clemnents ....... 10 3. fling third lut voting lots are available at all Pizza Huts and participating universities. The top eight vote getters on each side will receive invitations to com pete in the NCAA-NAIA sanctioned charity contest. Two additional spots on each squad will be filled by nominations from a national coaching and media panel. Recipients of game proceeds will be: The Foundation for Research and Education in Sickle Cell Disease, the youth-oriented Basket ball Congress of America, National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NADCDA) continuing education fund, and the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Originally, 100 players' names were listed on the ballot. Injuries have reduced the number of players whose votes are being tabulated to 97. Voting, by squad and rank: Votegetters: EAST 1. Dwight Lamar, SW Louisiana,, 3,082; 2. Jim Andrews, Kentucky, 3,053; 3. Kevin Joyce, South Carolina, 2,745; 4. Allis McGuire, Mar quette, 2,638;-5. Allan Bristow, Virginia Tech, 2,620; 6. Luke witte, Ohio State, 2,580; 7. Allan Hornyak, Ohio State, 2,571; 8. Reggie Royals, Florida State, 2,531; 9. Jim Brewer, Min nesota, 2,409; 10. Doug Collins, Illinois State, 2,323. WEST 1. Ruben Triplett, SMU, 3,926; Swen Nater, UCLA, 3,628; 3. Larry Hollyfield, UCLA, 3,502; 4. Richie Fuqua, ORU, 3,461; S. Mario Brown, Texas A&M,2.607; 6. Ed Ratleff, Long Beach State, 2,480; 7. Wilson Barrow, Kansas, 2,263; 8. Kresimir Cosic, Brigham Young, 2,236; 9. John Brown, Missouri, 2,261; 10. Mike Bayer, Sacred Heart, 2,042. ers beat tish team ledge of rugby." The half came to a close with the Gamecocks in front 4-3. The second half opened with the Gamecocks going down the field for a quick score. Burke Hayes tallied this time for Carolina as he scam pered 40 yards for the score. Nat Ewell sprung Hayes lose with an excellent lateral on the play. Ed Hughes, a new menber of the team scored next for the USC rugby club. Carolina got down to the goal line with a new play they call"the weave". Next, the big Hughes put his head down and Carried two defenders over the goal line. The score at this point was 14-3. Not to sell the Brit ishers short, they came back and scored two quick goals before time ran out. Perhaps the best quote of the game was when one of the sailors said after the game, "Those damn colonists beat us at our own game." In the B game against Greenville, the Carolina team won by a score of 20-0. StatisticsI FT 'RB Avg. Pts. Avg. 141 88-103 103 5.4 396 20.8 143 32-51 190 10.0 284 14.9 99 28-45 193 10.2 214 11.3 52 37-47 41 2.2 191 10.1 47 38-51 86 5.4 160 10.0 53 24-30 47 2,5 89 4.7 19 5-9 28 3.1 25 2.8 LS 4-13 20 1.7 24 2.0 5 14-23 40 2.2 32 1.8 .2 9-12 S 0.4 21 1.6 .3 7-9 13 0.8 19 1.1 S 0-2 8 0.8 6 0.6