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Mai Asst. Jim Ct New Carolina head football coa forward person. If there is any < this statement, all you have to do i After the second scrimmage football season, Carlen stepped t crowd. What he said amused, c some people. But he was Jim Cc mind. He started off by saying,-"I don' head coach was and I don't realli statement you could tell what Jim Carlen didn't dodge the question have when the season ended. Cai get their nose bloodied for a while to turn a program around. Finall: year I'll tell you exactly how mani Reruiting Carlen said recruiting is a key t< said that.Ai of his coaching staff recruiters. Carlen is also very straight-forv he recruits. Carlen says, "I only r looks for three main things in a yo the coaches has to see the recruit a good student. Lastly his chara quality." Carlen explained that a if he is out for personal gains athlete." Carlen knows he will have to go as well as stay in the Palmetto sta One of his coaches is already as state recruiting. On the other hai youngster from South Carolina Carlen or one of his assistants hav South Carolina and they will coi Gripe St Another indication of the way C when he met his Carolina team f the whole team sit down and writ present. Mike McCabe, a fifth year ma after he met Carlen, talked about he and other players were surp when the very next day the gripes to be taken care of. Carlen is also very concerned "I'm a disciplinarian, but that di players like human beings. I robot." This is one thing thatI about Carlen. McCabe said tha like men, not like little kids. Carlen told the crowd that ther done to him as a coach. Carler never paid him enough money Secondly, he doesn't want anybod any player of his will be giving ha Carlen has rebuilt two football is easy to see that he has anothei can do what he did at West Vi Carolina could have its first cons and coach in its history. It is obvious from my point of'a practices that Carlen has instil thusiasm in his football team as w As one person said as he wat from the stands, "If enthusiasn this year's Carolina team would b The rest of the proof about Carolina' tamm is yet toi coe. rk Leary Sports Editor arlen ch Jim Carlen is a straight luestion in your mind about talk to him.' of the Gamecocks spring ,o a mike and spoke to the lelighted and even angered irlen, a person speaking his t know who your favorite for care." Just from his first Carlen was like. of how many wins he would rlen said that his team may because it takes some time y he said, "At this time next r games we won in 1975." Key his success at Carolina. He and just not one or two are iard about the type of player ecruit winners." He says he ung man. First of all, one of play. Secondly, he has to be icter has to be of the "right young man is no good to him instead of being a "team out of state in his recruiting te to get the quality athletes. osigned to coordinate out of id Carlen says he will give a first consideration. Either e visited every high school in itinue the practice. Isson arlen operates is what he did or the first time. Carlen had - out all their gripes, past and bn, who opted to stay around his new coach. McCabe said rised and then very pleased the players had listed began for his players. Carlen said, sesn't mean I won't treat my don't make a player into a VIcCabe and the players like .t Carlen treats the players -e are two things that are not said first that a school has for the fans to abuse him. y booing his players. He said is all when he is on the field. >rograms in his career and it one in his sights. If Carlen irginia and at Texas Tech, istent winning football team riew after watching only two lied a great amount of en eli as his coaching staff. ched Saturday's scrimmage i was everything in football e number one in the nation." the quality of thIs year's Spring foot ball ~ 1~a 9V Sports1 Wornenortennb Despite the fact that Carolina's Wnho' o obe top women's tennis player was 6ad60 hampered with an injury, the TnlyadPs Chicks defeated Winthrop College nme w obe, 6-3 Thursday.4,,whetetir Sue Stroll sprained her ankleina a fD eeEse previous match and Was forced to Abrap~36 - sit out the singles competition. In her place was Sue Smith, who, "h ac hw utilizing good serves and hard, ta a o fd deep-ground strokes, breezed past FnePre ad ~ Winthrop's number one seed, oghmtesnx Linda Brown, 6-4, 6-2.tel iimrvn i Carolina's Ann Pasky moved up veyhratpcie in the line-up and downed Nancy hv oego a Davidson In straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. u. Susan Tinsley, playing in the UCsnx ac number two position, fell to Win-FrnsMainCle throp's Roberta Kline, while USC's Chcswlhotrs Peggy Fowler fell to Jo Ann p..Wdeayt Snelder74, 24and and c 6-. sports crim mage ene G Setard Gene GOltiard ref espraiedWomgen'ssfbl ith to defeat team, 6-2, 2- Winthrop College came up with three runs in the seventh inning to y, playing spoillthe opening of USC's women's von easily 6- softball season, 8-7, Thursday in oubles team Rock Hill. and Connie The (hieks were leading the 6-3. entire game before Winthrop's seventh inning outburst. Fresh d that the man Karen Pappas of Columbia ,th Coch pitched the entire game for the e have some Chicks. week. The The Chicks will get a delayed nfd working start on their home game schedule so we should Tuesday when Coke- College visits ~hes comin the Rex Enright Athletic Center. The scheduled home opener with Is today at USC-Spartanbwg Wednesday was e today. The cancelled at the request of the ne College 2 visiting team. ie PE Center Game time for the Coker contest is 4 p.m.