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Mark Leary Sports Editor Boswell and the NBA draft The National Basketball Association draft is a peculiar happening. The interesting thing is just when you think you have an NBA team figured out they select someone that -makes you shake your head and say to yourself "imagine that." The obvious case in point was the Boston Celtics first round selection of the Gamecock's Tom Boswell in late May. Whether you love or hate the Celtics everybody knows that the Boston club always picks the team oriented all around ball player. The kind of player that makes that so called "Celtic pride" so believable. Knowing what a schrewd basketball tactician Red Auerbach is you know you have to look deep to find why Boswel! went in the first round to the Celtics. First of all two things are missing from Boswell that would make you wonder why the Celtics selected him. Most importantly is the question of whether-he can fit into the team concept of the Celticcs. On most ac counts Boswell failed to give the Gamecocks the leadership they so badly needed in their year of "Top Five in 75" which unfortunately turned into a year in which the Gamecocks didn't even finish in trhe top twenty in the nation. Secondly and painfully enough Boswell's- Boswell's defensive ability in more opinions than just mine is just not one that a pro possesses. When the Gamecocks had to come out of their ever present zone defense the op position more times than not seemed to fly by him for the easy hoop. So why did the Celtics select Boswell? The first point that comes to mind is that Boswell does fit into the Celtics mold of a mobile big man. After the 75 season there was no doubt that Boswell could get down the court and take a quick outside shot. Also by no means of the word is Boswell a timid ball player. One of his biggest problems during the 75 season was his foul trouble. The rule rather than the exception was to find Boswell in foul trouble and on the bench late in the game. Let's look at the type of fouls that anchored Boswell to the bench. Most of the time they were not NBA fouls. As everybody knows when teams enter the Boston Garden the elbows fly and possibly the best place to look for the opposition is on the floor. Boswell's future looks bright when this style of play is mentioned. Fond memories? South Carolinians can either remember Boswell in good words or bad. He did lead the team in scoring and rebounding (8.67 rebounds per game and 16.5 points per game) but on the other hand he was not the savior the Gamecocks needed or billed him up to be. Boswell, who will most likely be playing forward, has a lot to prove again as he did when he came to Carolina but this time the task will be harder because pro ball is Despite ruling Legislat By GEORGE MORRIS Asst. Sports Editor USC will continue to send out home football tickets to members of the South Carolina General Assembly despite an attorney general's ruling that the practice might violate recently enacted ethics legislation. Instead of cancelling the prac tice, as Clemson has done, Carolina will send out tickets Thursday with a letter attached explaining the situation. John T. Moore, USC Athletic Business Coordinator, explained what the letter will say. "The letter quotes someone in the attorney general's office as to the ruling, but it says that no firm DuPre exc By GLENN SAWICKI Gamecock Sports Writer David DuPre, Carolina's number one golfer, made it to the final 16 in the U.S. Amateur which was held last week at the James River golf course in Richmond Virginia. The tournament was switched from total stroke to match play two years ago, meaning that the golfers meet each other head on and the man shooting the lowest score does not always win. DuPre drew a first round bye before he met Bryan Beamer in the second round. Beamer, who will be a freshman at North Carolina this fall was defeated by DuPree rtwo up. )rs to get ti guidelines have been set," Moore said. "In lieu of the fact there is no official ruling, we are enclosing the tickets with the letter. They (legislators) are offered the option of keeping the tickets, paying for them or returning them," he said. The opinion, written by staff attorney Edward E. Poliakoff, stated that gifts of football tickets by state suported colleges could be reasonably interpreted to be in violation of Section 13 of the ethics law approved last year. Guidelines for the act, however, must be set by the State Thics Commission, which will not meet until January. Section 13 of the law states, in part: "Vh.-ever gives or offers to any public official or public em els in U.S. o Tom Evens of Arizona State was DuPre's next opponent. Evens had gained recognition on the previous day by defeating Jay Haas, the current N.C.A.A. champion. DuPre defeated Evens three and two. The fourth and fifth rounds were to be played on the same day which meant that each winner would have to play another 18 holes. Curt Padget of Arizona State, one of 10 golfers from that school entered in the tournament was defeated by DuPre three and two. The fifth round proved to be DuPre's downfall. Paired against Henri DeLollziar from Maryland, DuPre was defeatred three and two. Ironically, DeLooziar is a very good friend of Mike Ball and 14P sports Ickets ployee any compensation to in fluence his action, vote, opinion or judgement as a public official or public employee or such public official solicits or accpts such compensation to influence his action, vote, opinion or judgment shall be subject to the pu ishment as provided by Section 16-211 and 16-212 of the 1962 Code." The opinion was sent to the presidents of Clemson, USC, Citadel and South Carolina State, the only four state suported colleges fielding football teams. Only Clemson and USC have followed this practice. USC President William H. Patterson was unavailable for comment on the issue. tmateur Rob Viner, both members of Carolina's golf team. Because the tournament was match play, the best golfers may not always win. Such was the case at the U.S. Amateur. DuPre said, "Many good players were in my bracket but they lost in the first round." Vinnie Giles, a previous title holder, and Curtis Strange, an American Walker Cup member fell victims to the new format. DuPre said, "Match play is not good for the crowd. When Giles and Strange were playing there were 300 people following each golfer." The tournament was won by Fred Ridley who plays as the number seven man on the University of Florida golf team. tiVn