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Bates re BY RAY COOPER Of The Gamecock staff Paul E. Smith Jr., a sophomore from Bennetsville, set a record Thursday of rather dubious distinction. Smith established a world's crawling record that he hopes to be placed in the next edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. He crawled a total of 5.63 miles in eight hours and 13 minutes, breaking the record by one tenth of a mile. . The record was held by Morgan Remil of Denmark. In 1972 Remil crawled from Fuengirda to Mijas, Spain. He crawled a distance of 5.53 miles in nine hours and 16 minutes. Smith not only crawled a greater distance than Remil, but he also crawled faster. Smith said he and a friend had purchased the Guinness Book of World Records about a week ago and were just looking through it when they saw a few records that interested them. Initially, Smith thought about trying to break the potato chip or doughnut-eating record. Both of these records would be too hard to break, he felt, and was MOONEY PLAYER: '1 probably want this job more than anybody in the nation wants it.' Sidewalk sale Last week students were treate show in front of the Russell HIou all tastes were on display and couraged to browse aroui sident 'cr further discouraged when he heard that the potato chip record had been broken a week ago. He then started looking through the book again and came upon the crawling record. He felt that it would not be too hard to break and and so decided to try it. He said that when he told his friends about it, they thought he was just joking. One friend, Rickey McWhorter, encouraged Smith to go through Player bi BY LEE POWELL Of The Gamecock staff The USC Student Senate meeting was highlighted Wednesday by the appearance of Mooney Player, an announced candidate for the position of head coach of USC's football team. Player, the former Lower Richland High School football coach, was invited to speak before the senate to discuss his present situation and to answer questions. "I probably want this job more than anybody in the nation wants it," said Player, adding it would be ~d to a sidewalk art something w se. Pictures to suit would send ti students were en. their copy ani id Occasionally Valk. awls' way with it. So, Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., Smith started crawling. The distance had been measured off around the hall on the seventh floor ofBates House. After 250 repitions around the hall at 2:43 a.m. Smith had broken the old record. He had at least two people counting his laps at all times and he said the distance was ac ings caml the "inspiration of my life" to be head coach at USC. The senators appeared highly interested in their subsequent questioning of Player's coaching aspects. About the situation of the dif ferent races of the athletes , Player commented on a "period of awareness" of skin color in the early 70's and how this period has decreased since then. "If I let my white player know he's white, my black player knows he's black, my Oriental player know he's Oriental; I have dramatically failed him," said Player, implying that race would not be a factor it uid catch someone's fancy whiell is young man scurrying to give theml I get his money. Staff photo by Stev4 to world i curately measured. The estimated crowd watching this strange record being set at times totalled around 100 people. "I did it just to break the record and to know that I have done something that no one else has done," he said. It doesn't look like it would be that hard to do, he said, but around the last 20 laps he said he doubted whether he would finish or not. 0 paign to his coaching era. Player said he would do as coach by citing what he believes are five facets of coaching: (1) ac cumulate necessary technical skills; (2) establish an effective media relationship (3) the most important, in his opinion development of a good organization in coaching and playing; (4) having the ability to teach what you know to other people, adding that "good coaches are good teachers"; (5) having the ability to perceive human situations. "I would make sure all my people have some sense of self. worth and self-identity," said Player. He said he would like to have some of the present staff stay if he became coach, Player gave the reasons that some of them are good communicators and that it would ."make for an orderly transition rather than a chaotic transition." The question of his recruiting ability came up. Player said his approach t6 recruiting would be on a "winning tradition." He acknowledged the fact that he was not the world's best-known coach, and commented, "I have to win with what we've got now. "Discipline on the field would be very demanding," said Player, adding he was undetermined about social discipline. One senator said Player had always been used to being his own boss, and asked If he would have any regrets working under Athletic Director Paul F., Dietiel. "I have never had a problem working under anyone," was the response. During the course of the senate meeting, Russell Putnam, co chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, made a motion for a bill of hlsto bereconsidered. The bill, already signed by SGA President Leigh Leventis, allowed students' spouses the option of paying activity fees to enjoy the record Smith used knee pads, however, but his knees still bothered him a great deal after he had finished crawling. There were many blisters on his knees. On Smith's last lap, the men on. the hall put tissue paper across the finish line. Smith broke the tissue and fell exhausted after establishing the record. A celebration on the hall took place after the record was broken. Smith said he was very excited and tired after having broken the record. He went to sleep that night with ice packed on his knees. Smith called his parents the next day and told them about his feats. At first they thought it was a joke, but when he played a tape of a radio broadcast about It, they finally believed him. He said they were happy about his record. Smith said perhaps he would for another record and he would like to hold the record for playing a golf course without any clubs. He said the way to do this was to throw the ball into every hole. The present record for this feat is 84. Smith feels confident he can break this record, also. ienate One of the reasons for the motion to reconsider, according to Steve Painter, chairman of the Senate Athletic Committee, was that the bill was brought up rather late at the previous senate meeting and the dissenting side could not adequately present their case. Weaver Grayson, a strong ad vocate of the bill, again spoke in its defense. "I don't feel it's being fair to the married students to exclude their spouses from activities. I think everybody should have an equal opportunity to go to ac tivities. "I don't see why they (spcuses) should have to sneak around..just to get into the game with their husband or wife," he added later.* The major point of controversy around the bill was that the ac tivities fee included football and basketball games, and Painter noted that there might be a problem explaining to students where all the tickets went when they were already picked up by non-students. Putnam, speaking to the senate, said, "I deeply appreciate the senator's (Grayson) support." He noted, however, that "the Athletic Committee would like to meet with me towork this thing out. Tom Efland, chairman of the Senate Judicial Committee, said, uWn from debate, "the bHi neda lot more research and a lot more work." Frank Shealy added, "It should go back to our committee (Athletic) for discussion." 'Tbe bill was recommitted to the Athletic Comthittee. Allen Lawhead, prsdent of the senate appointe a Parking Committee in response to John Huffman's request for one. Huff man is a member of the studet faculty Parking Committee. So far, the new committee comsists of Huffman, Jim Stuart, Frank Shealv and Frank Barnes.