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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
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i Gamecocl
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i have
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ted to ~ __
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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
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