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McGuire from page 1 The Gamecocks finished the season with a 14-13 record, but it wdo tiitrii Luutu o . uy an overwhelming majority, the state legislature voted to name Carolina Coliseum after the man who built it, Frank McGuire. The Blatts, Marchant and Carlen obviously could not force McGuire out at this moment. Instead, they worked silently to undermine his position. When Frank went to QnrindfiplH Maccaphnsptfc fn attend the Hall of Fame ceremonies, not a single USC official or Carolina notable appeared at the event or even sent a mp??:a(jp "That was lntisv nnri painful," remarked Donnie Walsh. "We used to hate Dietzel, but when he went to a bowl game we sent him a telegram." When he returned to Columbia, Frank was confronted with more bad news. The board of trustees had tabled the motion to rename the Coliseum after him, claiming that the school's faculty would not 1" accept the change. The board did, however, consent to name the arena after McGuire. "Isn't that ridiculous," Frank quipped. "Did they name the pool or the whole ~ physical education center after Sol Blatt?" PRIOR TO THE start of the 197778 season, as McGuire was approaching his 65th year, the roof caved in. Donnie Walsh left to take a coaching job with the NBA's Denver Nuggets. Walsh had been a devoted friend and confidant, and it was assumed that he would succeed Frank whenever the head man retired. Yet Donnie knew the trustees would never hire another New Yorker, especially one who had acted as McGuire's mouthpiece. "When I left," said Walsh, "I told the press I had not been assured I would get the job; what I didn't tell them was that I had been I assured I wouldn't get it." j igggw iil|#||IL#||| E&& i g i miE-l* r*X fjIJ f i fffffl 4K JT j J . -mmmkM s * $ ^' 2 Then Greg Blatt surprised everybody by taking an assistant's position at the Citadel in Charleston. Two days later, university president Holderman announced Frank would become athletic director in charge of (JSC's regional campuses and would be expected to assume these duties immediately after the basketball season. It was the proverbial boot upstairs. Publicly, McGuire shouted thai he was not ready to retire; ir private, he berated Holderman for "selling out" to the Blatts. Frank wanted to coach for at least twc more seasons; his opponents, however, asserted they were doing him a favor, since the university's new mandatory retirement age was 65 and Frank was 64. "Let the courts decide that," Frank countered. This arllcl* originally appeared In Through th? noop, a apaciai anion of souinwn txposur* Migutno on iport* In ItM South. Copies tn available at the Capital Newatand, Tba Joyful Alternative, the liSC Campua Bookstore, or by melt from: P.O. Box 230, C ha pa I Hill, N.C. 27514 Tha GAMECOCK is the studant newspaper of the University of South Carolina and is published three times a week on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays during the fall and spring semesters arm unuo wooKiy on i nursaays auring Dotfi summer sessions with the exception of university holidays and examination periods. Opinions expressed in the GAMECOCK are those of the editors and not those of the University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina is an equal opportunity institution. The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the publisher of the Gamecock. The Student Media Office is the parent organization of tha Gamecock. Change of address forma, subscription requests and other correspondence should be sent to the GAMECOCK. Box 86131. Russell House. University of S.C.. Columbia. S.C. 29208. Subacription rates are $5.50 per semester and $2 for the summer sessions. Third class postage paid at Columbia. S.C. -r' 1 - IV m} A I# Volleyball > team effort before the collegiat( season gets into full swing. The bulk of their tough seasor will begin Friday and Saturday October 5 and 6 when the Lad} Gamecocks host their owr Carolina tournament. The teams featured are ten of the strongesi teams in the Southern Regior according to Martino. Kentucky, N.C. State, UNC, Duke, High Point, College of Charleston, East Carolina. Georgia and USC will all be contenders in the tournament to be held in the Solomon Blatt P.E. Center. , Ahead for the Lady Gamecocks are a host of invitationals which make up one of the hardest 41 1 t 1 atucuuica nicy nave laiea. according to Martino. AFTER COMPETING in tournaments at FSU, Florida and Tennessee, the Carolina squad will fly up to Maryland for another important contest. "The Maryland tournament will include 20 of the strongest teams from the northeast and midwest regions," I """"STUDEN "| | DISCOUNT | p Most complete stock of p. |j Auto Class In Columbia j j rj Plastic Sheet, Rods, m i and Supplies II I Odds and Ends Pieces for Projects N B Carolina Class & Plastics Ij 7 blocks north of Campus 5 W 1418 Elm wood 765-9880 | iToni <JI .It II K con c del "\T can > J - J Sponsored t Pi jssell Hot II Student Alio OWVJII t V-ti The Notiono om page 12 ; Martino said. "We've really in- m creased the strength of our dc schedule quite a bit." ii y According to Martino, the added r< competition is a necessity, e Although their record may suffer o along the way, the experience the t< t Lady Gamecocks will acquire will p i make up for it in the end. "We've never had this strong of s 1 i_ _i _ l r iL -!- % f a scneuuie ueiure. i ininK we re o still going to win as many, if not s n ? HARVARD BUSH MBA PRO' | An Admissions Repi Harvard Graduate School of will be on c M ~ A ~ A ? .. r\ ? ?- . ocuucouay 9 u L n to meet with studen the two-year ME Contact C arppr Plannino and I I for more details an< an informatio Harvard Business Schoc the principle of equal edu< j and evaluates candidate: race, sex, creed, national I i?ht ~ The IV I < n itixitfl j i-r u 1 _ I Dy. e University Union cation Committee ina Arts Commission il Endowment tor The Arts V ore games, but what it's coming )wn to is your season play is nportant only in regard to getting ou ready for your state and egional tournaments," Martino xplained. "We may lose a couple f tough games against some tough earns but it'll be worth the exerience. 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