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Walsh favors el By Drexel Ball which the Amer: in a disputed cc Don Walsh, USC assistant 1972. basketball coach, said he thinks The Olympic the United States should adopt source of cont international rules for basketball, players reporter That way, Walsh says, the in mid-May in \ American team would be better storied Olympic prepared for the Olympics. been charged "I think it would be to our ad- because four ol vantage if we were to play all our Ford, Mitch 1 games under international rules," Davis and Tomr Walsh said Monday. "All named to the European teams play under in- were hurled a 1 ternational rules. So it is un- including Lei derstandable that during the Alabama and ] Olympics the Americans are Centenary wl playing at a slight disadvantage," tryouts, citing i he added. would hurt tl Hoc nif O f hn #1ico/1?rnn4n/<A - n.v- uioauYaiiioftc, cnances as reas< however, Walsh said he believes But the tea the current American team will controversy ant fare well. "I'm optimistic about gold medal. Th< the team's chances," he said, "but an 8-2 record it's going to be difficult. Basically, several Nati< the team consists of fine players, Association teai but that won't assure us of winning for next week's the gold medal." "We must The Olympic team is coached by American team Dean Smith of North Carolina a tr\ win fho rfrvlA v? _ r ? vv nui uiv gVAU II perenial power of the Atlantic He added, "Our Coast Conference. Smith's task is playing togeth to pilot the team to the gold medal, wwks. The Eur< Mmm mmim * " uBilllB) "H JHHHPKS JB HJuiShI aBt ,^aK-s You too could aave a chance to participate in the being in the audience. Three teams of six peoph Come and che? ^ ^ C amden, Sum! <:k*> f -1 'ianae in ru cans lost to Russia been playing t ntest in Munich in from six to eigl "And there al :eam has been the style. The Euro oversy since the physical gai 1 to Raleigh, N.C., Americans. Ur reparation for the rules, the refere Games. Smith has ball as much tilt f M *?im nc|iiHiaiii, icicicvs, his players?Phil "I just think Cupchak, Walter reevaluate our i ly LeGarde?were international c< squad. Criticisms want to think w< several players, country in baskt >n Douglas of should adopt th lobert Parrish of create any prob 10 snubbed the other countries, ear of injury that The Americar eir professional problem in t ?n for their actions. Kupchak gets tl Ti overcame the is not a true cei I is aiming for the play at forward ; team has posted ranks. He wai , uoYuig l^ia^cu naoiiiiiKiun DUl >nal Basketball ns in warming up "I think Dean Olympic start. ' best coaches realize that the Walsh said. "I is not always going devised a game ledal," Walsh said. his team's we players have been we'll see a run ?.r for only six American team pean players have he added. _ S| I i 11 mil BL 111 . i . . ,, in ,, .-^^-7?- ? -<?L ***"' mE?8BB ALMOST ANYTHING GOES road : each wilt be chosen Friday night fro r on our USC team to victory over Co ^Hj ^pII h[ hp ?*'/vflSBHL ^wW^BSliA A < 'A " - *, 4#- >* r V ><* "i *' * ;s r * t>p - - ' -c-': - % . ' , -A ties A SSSSSSL ogefjier anywhere it years. Hr Iso is a Droblpm of H peans play a more me than the ider international Sfl es don't handle the as the American 1 IS it's time for us to w system in terms of ompetition. If we e are the dominant itball play, then we e rules that won't lems when we play 1 team may have a / hp nivnt ufhoro I r. .?V, "?V1 V I he assignment. He / ^ iter and likely will I in the professional 3 drafted by the Smith is one of the in the country," rf^i m certain he has j j' plan that will offset aknesses. I think ning, fastbreaking ^SlURl in the Olympics," ^ aCOITN By Brad VVehler ABC television's zar entertaining sports p^MKl ALMOST ANYTHINC favorite around the co AJgl producers, Bob Bannc ' *? an^ ^?'3er^ Stigwood have decided to make as a road show to organizations everyw show comes to tb Coliseum. When show by just Columbia was chose m the audience. Larry Vantrease of tl show replied, "We because the ratin television show were t luinbia, Orangeburg, lav nicrht h?pxfi8B88fl hm II r l? 1?jM mM ij ji* t * m 4 . *{Vv> ' ? tie Gamecock | hing Goes ?s to town In the Coliseum this Friday there iv crazy and ^e ^ree audience teams spectacular selected. Each team will consist of I GOES has three men and three women. In alked-a'bout addition to these teams there will untry that its be teams representing >r Associates Orangeburg, Camden, Sumter, Organization ^he University of South Carolina i it available anc* two teams from Columbia, towns and There will be three competitions Uwith Uliniiflrc nC t: ? .... v>.^ > iiiiivi o vi CUCII CUI111XH1I1U IICI C at 8 00 the *n ^na's at ^e en(* ?f ', GOES road evening. The show should last le Carolina approximately two and one half asked whv hours. All events in the competition n as a site ^ave '3een seen on teiev>si?n AAr road series. Included as events will be ramp hprp As T^e Worm Turns, Pass the ics of the Pudding, Saloon Slide, Super Guy, rpmpndmis " Super Chicken, and of course, You Bet Your Loaf. A special event called the "King Kong Marathon," will be held midway through the evening. Contestants in the King Kone ^ C7 S Marathon will be USC's Associate Basketball coach Donnie Walsh, Dave Aiken of WOLO-TV and one other celebrety not yet named. The contestants will be in gorilla costumes and have to escape from a box and run up and down a ramp (which may or may not be greased) and climb a miniature Empire State Building, grabbing r " ? f , c?_y ?v<?y Hum me lop. They then i H run with her to a pool and cross the "Atlantic Ocean" in a raft to the The team from USC will consist M of Phil Lownes, Director of Bell \ Camp; James "Preacher" Kight, |VJ| runner-up in the superstars 11 competition held last month; Jj&g|| Carrie Briggs, Director of the Student Union travel center; Sue w!"jw8l Ann Houghton, representing the ** Dean of Students; and Eileen Berlin and Dave Gray, students. Tickets for the A AG road show aro An Dnln II . .. ? nmc m nit- vonseum Ticket Office and other usual outlets for $3.50 for adults and $3.00 for children. All tickets are general admission. All audience members have an equal opportunity to make the audience teams.