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use By Billy Baker ? (c) IW* Thm Gamecock Carolina will not forn for readmission into At! Conference (ACC) at according to 'USC William H. Patterson. Last week Pattersoi university planned to m application this week ? ?' A* iltA missiuu iu me tumciciii 1971. However, P decision was influenc* formation he received 1 from ACC Commissionei James. "I telephoned ACC Cor James today (Wednesdi said agenda already s conference's Februarj does not allow time for of a formal application University of South desire to rejoin the A terson said. "We are n< cnhmit a fnrmal annlip we can see what definite ACC has for expansion. According to Clemson president Robert C. Ei committee to study ACC USC basebal Pitchei By Greg Breazeale Carolina's baseball t chers and catchers bega Monday with 14 pitchers replace the likes of E Greg Ward, and Ray Li Coach Bobby Richarc to enter the season with staff of eight of nine it think we have the nucleu staff," Richardson saic Knilrl stilt* nUnViiM/f UUIIU UU1 piivillllg cllt Lewis, the big left-hand Freshman right HalHutchens of Wilminf sophomore righthand McLean, a senior left-ha Thomas and junior rij Ed Lynch are the Richardson hopes to Tom By George Morris Carolina swimmer an All-Am erica perfc few USC athletes themselves, but he that status a laural t< Instead, it's a source vAwipeung in a athletes race not or athletes, but aginst Schmidt should exp< pressure natural to s But as the only All-) the history of Carolii receives more than tl "There's a lot of ] ocroin " CnkmUi ?:J uguui) uv^mmui SQ1U generate the pressure senior now, though, worry about it any n If Schmidt ever ha about it, it was las finished 8th in the freestyle competitio All-America status) Schmidt was counted decides i said the B ake formal B. Ww ^for ^r^d' meeting discussion WILLIAM H. PATTERS stating the ..changes mind on ACC Carolina's CC," Pat- is not due to release its i ot going to ACC officials until May, < ation until conference conducts 5 plans the business. "My impressio the expansion commit University make recommendations dwards, a member schools at tl expansion meeting," Edwards I catchers 1 mound staff around. earns pit- "McLean didn't get to | n rvronfina. wic 1/1U or. T ^..1*1 L 1 *1 1 .? (/luvuvE iuuv.li as i wuuiu nave uxea ; hoping to to last year," Richardson s ]arl Bass, noted that Thomas was a i avigne on the football team and Ison plans came to USC on a ba a pitching scholarship. len. "We "It's difficult to finish se s of a good the nation and lose four S. "We'll pitchers and come aund Tim Richardson said, "but ma er." other teams lost some p t-hander too." 5ton, N.C., Richardson said, "You g er Chuck real careful" about pract nder Scott cold weather. The team ght-hander practice inside under the nitfhprs stnrfiiim MnnHow K.?* j " 1TAV1IVIU J , UUl build his outside Tuesday to get i Schmid ...USC's a Tom Schmidt is ITatiTna^rankfi >rmer, something But it wasn, can claim for ~ , , ,. . , oiv.iuicaa. d l doesn t consider decision not > be rested upon. summer, Schm ; of pressure. form enj0ye sport in which "TOM ily against other school," said a clock as well, Gentry, "and ect to feel some great. His fr uch competition, well and his so American ever in great-not just ia awiiiMlllllg, ne ""i juai luiisib le average share. "Now in his pressure to do it well," Gentry . "I pretty much pretty well. It on myself. I'm a most people. 1 so I really don't great aginn." nore." Specializing events, Schmid d reason to worry in the 1,650,1,(H ;t year. Having events. He b NCAA 1650-yard record Saturdi ?n (thus earning his time in tl the year before, (9:39.324), alth on to place again for second pi not to a hhbbmb "Nothing had been sch< i before then to my knowledf Patterson said USC migl mally apply after the Maym< but he emphasized that n VflH was planned at this time. "This whole matter start last May looking like we v AH close cousin that had left th ^ VH and now desired to return E family," Patterson said. Commisioner James indica ? us that the issue would no D long to resolve. He indicate* imMM that it would only take 30, 6C B days. 'This never material ' .Patterson said he was tc ! kept in close communicatioi j James on the matter. "Ac the first person who indica ON me that we had three sponso President Edwards at Clen Patterson said. "He told A. 1 JLi /* - ' * iu uiai lime ^L?aie August when the situation was very favorab spring us." n is that Patterson said he was insti tee will by James to communicate to ACC through him on the ACC tie May James to get in touch with of said, of the seven member school besrin nra r?tii C5 JL mound work for the pitchers, pitch as Although the team 1 for him Carolina's all-time homerun le aid, and Hank Small to graduation receiver outfielder Garry Hancock to I Lynch professional draft, Richari ?1L-11 - ? sKtHuan thinks the Gamecocks will ha good season offensively. USC icond in have two new ourfielders, and or five fielder Steve King is movin back," first base, where his play ybe the impressed Richardson, itching, Richardson plans to use ;otta be Grantz at shortstop, alth< icing in Grantz has played both shorl started and second base. "I want Je football have a good year so he'll ha moved chance at sighing a pro contn n some Richardson said. It mly All-Ameria 1 1 t rein a_ it nu ictiu 10 anoiner seconds i rig. time in t t to be. Hampered by what ii broken finger and a more the to work out over the distance lidt did not approach the swim th< d his sophomore season, distances iS very good in high A 8?? USC swim coach Alan start out fUof ... V? T,flwa,n ,r mcai ouiiiiuci lit; WctS ivuium u eshmen year he swam sophomore year he swam distance, in one particular meet, begin sv tantly swam great. in termed i junior year he swam older, an !J 11 T A , . .. rl: saia jusi consistently uisumicc, was good enough to beat requires 'his year he's swimming Schmid native in distance freestyle swimmin It holds the school record ?ld> rea^ )0 and 500-yard freestyle environm roke his own 500-yard swimmer ay against Miami, and to South hie 1,000-yard freestyle '"DOW lough good enough only facilities, ace, is less than two weather's pply f< ?duled get in touch with ;e." Patterson indicat< tit for- nesday that he was up: eeting, way James had he othing matter. He would 1 specific reasons for di: ed out George Curry, secrc yerp a le fold T to the X The i Gamecocl I, or 90 lized." L????????? i have "tuaiiy Times ted to ~ __ 7Zr for US me at ) the By Billy Baker le for Like any head baskc McGuire is concerned -ucted ments suggest that US ' only finish in 1968. issue. "There is nothing i ficials tiesday. It's there. No Is and Some schools would 8-6 record respectab Carolina, where fans t? basketball seriously, i C? embarrassing. Still, tl fnr ropnvovv "We have to win all our games just to be co oses the NCAA playoffs,' ader said. USC has and remaining, the "It is very hard to ge Ison independent," McGi ve a "Right now it looks will Dame is going to los left- eight game and Marqu< g to or three, so things lo< has them getting in the Carolina began the sei behind Notre Dame an< Jeff as the nation's top mi >ugh "Our problem this ye tstop English (6-8forward) if iff to are starting to defense ve a the first thing I would si act," McGuire plans to use i swimmer f slower than his school recor hat event. mpresses Gentry as much o in Schmidt's success in th events in his willingness t jm instead of less gruelin ; like 100 and 200 yards, d percentage of athletes tha in distance swimming do nc 1 the distance events," Gentr "They aome in swimminj then aii of a sudden the /imming the shorter, mor i 1 ? idic icugui evenis. mey'r d it's tougher to train for th so they drop to an event tha less intensive training." It, a South Pasadena, Calif who started competitiv g when he was eight year' zes how conducive his hom lent is to producing goo s, especially when compare Carolina. N HERE they don't have thi " he said. "Out there th< i nice and we could swin s. >r AO Patterson. Board of Trus eted Wed- that USC coi set over the independent mdled the Curry said mc not discuss not briefed 1 scontent. desire to rej itary of the PlcaS{ are diffe C basket tball coach accustomed to 2i about his present team, n< C may be headed for its won that overcomes losing," M coach anvwhere can make it consider an """"""""" "" "* le, but at trri i ike big-time * tie re 1, t is almost irer is time that ove the rest of "si^r?dfor losing. i McGuire ? 13 games coach a l a bid as an lire said. like Notre make it ;e seven or 2tte just two "\lr rfAnrJ pi\AiU IU1 p playoffs." ** ison ranked i Marquette ijor independents. ar has been in the middle," I\ > still the key. The problem f< him better. If I were scout ay is that you've got to stop F. basically the same starting 1 See f eeling the j d outdoors all year a about everybody's ? r And out of those su e recruted to Caro o perhaps on the pi g someday swim ii Gamecocks now c t natatorium, possibl; d petitive swimming y country, should be a already successful i y "i think Carolina e better in the years t e said. "We have a r< e we're getting better it year." Schmidt's no less this year's team, e "I definitely think s he said. "Our 800-yi e (Greg Midwinter, d Steve Breiter and Si d good chance and so the backstroke. We< four All American? As for personal go 1 Sc c >tees said Wednesday jld "Go along being for a long while." >st ACC officials were very well on USC's oin the conference. e See ACC, Page II i rts rent ball 3-win seasons, Frank >w 8-6, and his coinse season since a 15-7 IcGuire said Wedbetter." s nothing ?rcomes t\s there. No nywhere can better.9 n ? L " " XT* V. Ull rtcGuiresaid. "Alex or him is that teams w il. ? n nig me uamecocKS, Inglish." lineup the rest of the HCGUIRE. Page 14 pressure iround. And just ;ot a pool."' irroundings he was lina by Gentry, romise hie would i the pool the all home. The y the finest comr ii iacimy in me a big boost J;o an urogram. will continue to do o come," Schmidt eally fast pool and swimmers every > optimistic about : we can do well," ard freestyle relay Billy Ehrhorn, :hmidt) has a real does Midwinter in :ould have three or 3. ais, Schmidt hopes e Schmidt, Page 12