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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
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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
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crim mage
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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.