Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Indi By MITCH SHE Gamecock Spori Carolina and s will be compel Coast Athletic G Holiday Festival New York's I Garden Dec. 26"The tour nam teams participa should be an < nament," said U basketball coach The other sever diana, Villancn John's, St. Manhattan and ( Indiana, Big champions for th has four starter ?_ A. - * - year s team wnic only to Kentucl Mideast Regions Indiana lost graduation inclut forward Steve < man John Lai returnees inclu( forward Scott M? All-Big Ten se Benson, 6-11. will playmaker Qui guard, and 6-7 Bol other guard. In Ail-American, selected the E Valuable Player. Other returnii elude 6-5 senior * year letterman who can play gu the pivot; and thr 3 Wayne Radfori Wisman, and 6-; Mark Havmnro St. John's, wh men from last > should be one of the tournament < coach Lou Cam lack a bunch of i St. John's co-c court ace Frai frontcourt man Smith. Other rc include frontcc Williams and .In guard Billy Clai reserves who cai position are Hern Fred McKae. After three s seasons, Vfllanov for the 1975-76 se to head coach, F in his third ye; auer iwo years < inexperience we to compete. Tli some question m< playing with s ! c A P T I A I IN S From pa| ' - vmmmt ana fav Wi even other schools ing for the East 1 inference (ECAC) ! V* ? basketball title at Vladison Square |?|Mj ent has some fine ting in it and it outstanding tour- I SC associate head r\ **? i, i^onnie waisn. i teams are Intra, Temple, St. Bonaventure, HI "olu in hi a. Ten conference e last three years, s back from last h went 31-1, losing ky in the NCAA five players by ding All-American jreen and sixth skowski. Top Je Ail-American | \y plus two other HHH lections. Kent Indian: 1 be at center, 6-3 nn Buckner at juniors, b Wilkerson at the Top r addition to being team in May was also Larry ai lig Ten's Most 6-6 resp leading ng lettermen in- Big Fiv Fim Crews; three and sop Tom Abernethy, and Hoi tard, forward, or St. E ee sophomores. 6- season. d, 6-2 guard Jim the first 8 center-forward year's i leading ich lost only two Rozyczk 'ear's 21-10 team, ECAC A the top teams in and is tl ?ven though head Junior espppa saiH Beoklps real big guys." for the aptains are back- who was nk Alagia, and points a Bill "Beaver" front wi (turning veterans Reser >urt men Glen Harrisoi hn Farmer, and coach J rke. A pair of third ch i play the swing season. < el Robertson and to have squad,v uccessive losing court be a has high hopes "We < ason. According our te Lollie Massimino, younger ar at Villanova, Casey, i sf frustration and team. T are finally ready 7-19 sea! lere win still be captains arks since we are George 1 ophomores and Tony instance before y "This to playir time, ar ^ that hur me gam * McGu i antics o ^ admit te< ) Gameco front of ^ charge < Dunle you shoi L eight ye* Englis place on is a bona average McGuire just gets there. E j McGui ' need to < weight-li ored in - -HP* Hw ^ l a forward Scoit May ...Hoosie eturners from last year's elude the Herron brothers, nd Keith, who stand 6-8 and ectively. Also, the team's ( rnKniCI /~Vl I vuuuiiutl , U-| UUIIII WIIVC, I e assist leader Joe Rogers ? homores Reggie Robinson ; jert "Whitey" Rigsby. < ionaventure, 14-13 last returns five starters plus , three substitutes from last j team. Starters include j scorer and rebounder Bob ( o, who was named to the ( ill-Eastern team last year he only starting senior. ] s Jim Baron and Jerry ^ will start in the backcourt j Bonnies. Greg Sanders, . ; second in scoring with 473 \ s a freshman, will be up ( th Rozyczko. 4 ( ves include seniors Tom \ i and Pat Oliveto who were ( im Satalin's second and loices off the bench last ? Glenn Hagan, who is said -j the fastest hands on the j /ill ho niicKinrf fn? nai i/v puDiiill^ IUi <* UdLIV* g rth. ? expect improvement but ^ am will actually be ( ** said Temple coach Don c reflecting on this year's emple had a disappointing ( son last year and lost co- j Kevin Washington and : Bower via graduation. ( Moore and Bud Elsesser | i. You just have to play w ou really get to know 'em,' year I'm sure we'd play a lg with him. Jackie (Gillo id Bozz were both first-ye t a little as far as playing le is consistency, which w ire is openly concerned j n tho nrantino />nnt4 "II' a va?v j/ft UWIVI/ Will ti JL1* 3, relating stories of how h ck frontliners periodically a runaway mack truck i )ut of it." avy shrugs it off. "Well, wi lid do in the game, and V irs now. It's kinda hard to h is kinda hard to stop, to every a 11-tournament teai i fide All-America Candida "Alex was put under ) said, "and he succeeded i smarter all the time, and \ nglish is the key to our offe re is optimistic about Flicfc io what Tommy Owens di fting program. Sure, he'll ECAC i yBBBmm IE8& rs favored in Holiday Festival are Temple's only seniors an Moore is also team captain. Returning juniors include Denni Calzonette, Lou Canelli, and Ph Brand. The sophomores are Mart Stahurski, last year's leadini scorer, Nate Blount, Tim Claxtoi and Marvin Brown who saw plent; action last year. Manhatten, after losing fou starters off last year's team, wil t>e depending on 6-6 senior Ton Lockhart. The only other senior i 5-10 John Hurley, who is alsi captain of this year's team. Lockhart, who broke both fee ast year, averaged 14.4 points i jame and twice scored more thai ju points in a game. Ricky Marsh i 6-2 junior transfer fron Nebraska will also be heavily counted upon this season. Th< >ther juniors include Larrj Crazier, Rick Robinson, Roi Harrington and Dick Pope. Columbia's team is the younges mrl Inoo# 41 ? ' 1 IIIU 1VUOI CA|iCl ICIIL'CU III lilt? Lion 1 r6-year history. This year's teair s composed entirely of 1] ;ophomores and not one player ha! i bit of varsity experience. Of lasi rear's twelve lettermen, tw< graduated and ten elected not t :ome out this year. Coach Tom Penriprs will h# iepending upon Elmer Love, Gen< Bentz, Mike Wilhite, Ed Shockle; ind Jeff Combs to lead this year': earn. Columbia's starting fron ine will average 6-6. ith somebody for a long time ' Dunleavy offered. lot better because we're used on), who saw a lot of playing ar men with us, and I think together goes. Hie name of 'e lacked." about Dunleavy's kamikaze e scares me," the Irishman is ace guard crashes into the V. "Hell, he'd iumn oiif in if he thought he could get a hat you do in practice is what ve been playing like this for stop." o. Having been named to a m he's participated in, Flick te with a 16.2 career scoring the guri as a freshman," n mf*?tin0 tho rhnllonc*? p ^..UUVKfjV. ??Vve miss him when he's not in nse." Cs chances in the pros. He'll id, by going on an extensive get bumped around good at George Asst, Ea v^aroi That Carolina d< been a source of ar sports it is an acc< and only under i should that dictinr If such circumst be successfully arj ) i! ^ In h nme Carolina Clemson. When Carolina , play each other ir | like a pretty goo ' Clemson all sorts o ? by Clemson fans,; t at Gamecock gm k player on Carolina on the Clemson te d The rivalry was because Clemson s said he didn't care 1 coach Frank McG ovprrinp fruit rfnri g ^ *|#^/ WtAV ViWi J n Locke changed h y of the rivalry, and voiced the same !J McGuire has refill 1 There's no dout s marks a dark spot < 0 was four years ag display leaves a ba * it's time that mem | In four years al i, ticipated in that g; 1 new coach, and wi I players at Clemson * to such a game t A plan was pi associate athletic t similar position at 5 USC would play C J plan Carolina woul 5 Clemson would pla t said Monday he > Carolina's interest 0 ference. If US ? automatically be c e So, it's left up t( y schools to decide if r. r it - s ian in mis, nowevc 1 McGuire's hands. first," the coach off< slender frame, "but w ungusn himself, th believe that he doesn' "Nah, I don't think n trying to conceal a g Yeah, Flick, but wh physical forwards? just ments," he repliec does that mean? "W< mused, "if they don't they shouldn't stop y< "Hey, you gonna pi Greiner from a distal "Yeah," English ar Okay, but what aboi he said, looking up an what are your goals tempting to shake off whole thing, the natic Great. By the way grinned again. 'Tvejt Regardless of what! McGuire has two colo wrecking service, or, t< Keeping in good spi THE GAME* 5 Morris j Sports H litor K ina-Clemsoi >es not play Clemson in b nazement to me for some epted fact that rivals pla the most extenuating ci i not hold true. ances ever did exist (a p *ued either way.) they no 1< i renewed its basketball and Clemson mutually a i basketball four years a d idea. Durint* TTSP'c f debris was hurled at Car and numerous racial sluri ird Casey Manning, the 'steam. There were two I ;am at the time. > broken off at the end coach Tates Locke (sin It i i ^ ? u iie ever piayea uaronn uire saw no need in hav ing a game. lis mind later and suggest present Clemson coach B spntimpntc TW-nifo * sed to permit it. >t that the game played on an otherwise good riva ;o, and although the mei id taste in the mouths of C ory be forgotten, or at le? 11 the students and play ame nave graduated. CI th a change in attitude t i it seems unlikely the rac ould exist. roposed this summer director Ralph Floyd, r?? i- 1? ?* ? - v^aruuiia uiiuer faui IJiet lemson twice a year. Ui d play in the IPTAY Toui ly in the Carolina Classic hadn't pushed his plan in rejoining the Atlanti IC is readmitted Cler >n USC's schedule twice ) the Board of Trustees ; the rivalry is to be rene^ 3r, the decision will once ?red, noting the Dreher Hi ith experience, he'll be a goo ough, is so unassuming tha t have a royal flush hidden i ly weight's a problem," he rin. rnt about when you go up aj "Just have to make the i 1, slipping his jersey over His n]l if (Kmr'xn K?K !* * ? ? ? b?, MM. UIV.J IC Ulg, UUl I1U g(J know how to use their weigl xi anyway." ay any defense today, or u it corner. iswered. it pressure? How about it? ri hitinu hie lin "I'nn ^ -MM ?i|/? A 111 icaujf for the year? "For me," another smile, "it means mal championship." r, are you always so Jovial jst been in good spirits lately lappens this year, when gan rful options. He can call 01 o coin a phrase, he can flick 1 rits, you might say. DOCK?Page 7 n? asketball has time now. In y each other, ircumstances K)int that can anger do, and rivalry with greed not to go it seemed 62-58 win at olina players s were yelled ; only black J . ^ black players of the year, ce resigned) a again, USC ing to dodge ed a renewal ill Foster has ucu cuui is, at Clemson lry. But that mory of that 'arolina fans, ist put aside, ers who paremson has a oward black ial overtones hv r?i OtYICAn who held a zel, by which nder Floyd's rnament and But Floyd because of c Coast Conricnri nmul rl uovu WUU1U a year, and the ACC ived. If they again be in igh product's done." t it's hard to in his sleeve, said simply, gainst bigger necessary ad> head. What kkI," English I Li A* ru, man, uien I 'hat?" yelled I "Not much," I Fine, but I ' he said, atwinning the ? "Nah," he f?? les are close, i Dunleavy's lis Flick. J