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THURSDAY, JULY BoswelStill Undecided About Pros BY BILLY BAKER Sports Editor Tom Boswell, a first round draft selection of the Boston Celtics in the recent NBA drafts, has not signed a pro contract yet. USC's Associate Head Basket ball Coach, Donnie Walsh, has labeled a recent' story by a Columbia newspaper stating Boswell ineligible to continue his play at USC, misinformation. The newspaper had reported that Boswell could'not return to play his senior year for the Gamecocks because he had sought legal ad rOff The Ca With Donnie By Sports Editor Bil He was a rich kid who grew 1 yards of New York City wher4 made. He was very quick, a vei very Catholic. Darwin's su defined on the New York pla speRt much of his young life. At the not so ancient age Basketball Coach is at a crossr( fine assistant coach to both D Carolina, and Frank McGuire I be long before the talents of Dc other universities. He isn't exl to wait until 1980 for the head Frank McGuire is expected to r for a job that may not be his ( didacy for a head coaching jo Walsh Has Mad( "I think I am ready to be a Gamecock Tuesday. "Coach M has put me into every aspect of "My background with coachi sitting restlessly behind his des grew up under four of the best order: Frank McGuire, Buc Clair Bee, a coach he "soaked camps" when he was a young "I have not been in a hurry 1 even though I have had offers, felt that too many coaches ass early an age--even the ones y A Life Full Donnie Walsh was a top laa North Carolina in the early si: Richard Nixon's law firm had 1 country in Walsh's senior ye among three people selected accepted the job and was on started comtemplating. He had been a superb guari Dean Smith during his un Carolina. He was on the staff happy with a career in law. "I'll never forget, the dean o came up to me one day and a basketball for, you could be a r4 "I just decided that it would since I liked both professions could still be a lawyer but I enj( "Your life is made up of ma "Life is full ofionsn nnd wit 17, 1975 vis%ment concerning the possibilities of turning professional. "It is perfectly legal for an athlete to seek an attorney for counsel and advice concerning his future," Walsh told the Gamecock. "It would not be legal under NCAA rules for any athlete to hire a lawyer to negotiate a contract and still be eligible to play college athletics. Boswell has only sought the advice of a lawyer," Walsh said. When Boswell was asked Tuesday if he would turn pro his only comment was, "you got any money for me?" Boswell didn't apply for a hard ship ruling. He became eligible for the draft when he had to sit out a year at USC after transferring from South Carolina State. Ac tually, Boswell's senior class has graduated. The 6-9 natural forward has told the Gamecock in earlier interviews that he desires to turn pro if "it is any kind of offer." Iff Walsh ly Baker ip strong and fast in te court 3 all great backcourt men are 'y good shot, very cunning, and rvival of the fittest was best yground where Donnie Walsh of 34, USC's Associate Head )ads of decision. He has been a ean Smith, presently at North or the past 10 years. It will not nnie Walsh will be solicited by )ected to have enough patience coaching job at Carolina when etire. Does Donnie Walsh wait >r should he announce his can b elsewhere? Major Decision head coach," Walsh told the cGuire feels the same way. He coaching one would need. as has been great," Walsh said k in the Carolina Coliseum. "I coaches." He named them in k Freeman, Dean Smith, and knowledge from at Basketball ~ster. :o assume a head coaching job " Walsh said. "I have always ume head coaching jobs at too ho are successful." f Decisions v student at the University of dties. A recruiting team from :oured campuses all around the ar of law school. Walsh was to work in Nixon's firm. He uis way to New York when he I man for Frank McGuire and dlergraduate years at North of the law review and could be r the law school (Daniel Dobbs) sked, 'What are you going into sally great lawyer'. be easier to try coaching first a great deal," Walsh said. "I y coaching very much. ny small things," Walsh said. me coaching and lnw are just WardLikc BY BILLY BAKER Sports Editor Greg Ward, a former USC pit cher now with the Lodi Orioles in California 'has been very suc cessful in his goal of making it as a professional baseball player. Drafted in the secondary phase of the recent June draft by the Baltimore Orioles, Ward has been playing A ball with the Lodi, Cal. club for the past several weeks. Through his first four starts Ward has yet to lose a game. After three games he had struck out 22 batters, walked six, and had a 0.82 ERA to his credit. "Professional baseball has been a childhood dream of mine," Ward told the Gamecock in a crowded airport when the team arrived back from the College World Series parts of it. James Michener, foi until he was 40. Life is just a buri "I will always feel that goi become a better coach and th derstand law," Walsh commen An Interestinj "Coaching would not be impc only as a game of winning and I like to believe that coaching is m "I think sometimes when I rez feel very low," he said. "You v not all boil down to winning an what the coaching profession is this." This univer fered coachi are th agreed be ma4 be ope "I ai happet recent what h and thi wouldr direct< don't k Donnie Walsh trs i have < McGuire. I just wonder what t accepted the job here in the fu Walsh Liki "Growing up in New York allo people," Walsh said. "There playgrounds of New York. The Basketball is a microcosm of]1 "Playing basketball on the pha humanity long before I startet Walsh said. Donnie Walsh has been Frank almost a decade at USC. He has the national limelight when the discussed. He remembers the very first was yesterday all over. "All I e be explained very simply," W down Green St. in Coach McGt me in the eye and told me that assistant for him at North Cal better," McGuire said. "I think I have been a better Walsh said. Someday Donnie Walsh is goirl the names will be different lch SPC .s Pro Life with a second place finish about a month ago. "I think starting out a "A" level will give me a better chance to develop myself." Ward set several USC pitching records during his four year pit ching career. He pitched 340 1/3 innings, had 47 decisions, and tied in most victories with 34. Coaches HiA BY BILLY BAKER Sporti Editor The Gamecock has learned that all USC coaches were told by the Board of Trustees to express favor in the University rejoining the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) if queried about the issue by the news media. 'instance, didn't begin writing ich of experiences. ng to law school helped me at athletics helped me to un ted. ; Philosophy irtant to me if I understood it osing," Walsh said. "I would ore than that. ilize the realities of coaching I tould like to think that it does d losing but in reality this is It means more to me than writer knows of two major sities that have already of Walsh a head basketball ng job. It is strange that they 'ee thousand miles apart. He I that should these same offers le in the near future he would n to negotiate. n very puzzled over what has ied to Coach McGuire in times," Walsh said. "Look at e has done for the University ey (USC's Board of Trustees) 't even make him the athletic ir when he asked for thie job. I now if I can develop a warm n them. Look at what they lone to a person like Frank hey would do to me if I ever ture." is People ws you to meet a myrmidon of is no color barrier on the rich kids play with the poor. if e. yground taught me a lot about I reading Greek mythology," McGuire's right hand man for helped put this University into game of college basketball is day he was on campus as if it ver wanted out of this job can alsh recalled. "I was riding lire's cadillac when he looked Dean Smith had been a great rolina. But you can be even assistant to Frank McGuire," ig to tell that story aain. Only )RTS Greg Ward tsh On ACC The source which asked to remain unidentified said, "We were told for public relations sake to go along with the desires of the Board of Trustees. They asked us not to have any disfavorable comments if approached on the matter by the news media." The Gamecock has learned that at least two coaches of major sports at USC do not desire rejoining the ACC. USC's football coach Jim Carlen is the biggest supporter among coaches who favor rejoining the ACC. The two dissenting coaches asked not to be identified at this time. The issue of the possible re-entry of USC into the ACC will be discussed further by ACC officials at the specially called meeting of the NCAA this August in Chicago. At that time all athletic directors and faculty athletic chairman will be present from the ACC, a spokesmari fromthe ACC com missioners' offices reports. Ind., Mich., Ky. To Challenge USC ...Later Carolina will be playing some of the nation's best basketball teams in years to come ac cording to USC's Associate Head Coach Donnie Walsh who handles USC's basketball scheduling. In 1976 the Gamecocks will play Alabama at home during the season. Michigan and traditionally tough Kentucky will visit the Carolina Coliseum in 1976 as well. USC will play Indiana in the Sugar Bowl Tournament in 1976. Marquette and Notre Dame are on the schedule for several years to come. "I can't understand why people are complaining about our schedule," Walsh said. "We try to schedule other clubs but they won't play us." Walsh said he had talked to officials at UCLA and Southern Cal about games in the future but nothing could be arranged. He said that Maryland of ficials said no when he called them recently wanting the Gamecocks to challenge the Terp's. North Carolina wants to play USC at a neutral court according to Walsh. "The hardest thing about scheduling now is the ACC situation," Walsh said. "I don't want to book too many dates for the future because we may rejoin the ACC."