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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., February 6,1969—1-C Frank McGuire: Mucho Championships Ahead Set ’em up in the other alley; Frank McGuire has struck again! A few nights ago, the fighting Irishman from Goshen charged on the floor at Florida State to protest a referee’s decision, and before the smoke had cleared, McGuire was wearing a couple of technical fouls around his neck, and the game had been forfeited to the home club with 1:58 to play. The newspapers dug out their war type, and from one end of college basketball to the other the story was prominently told in everything from the Puddleberg Weekly Splash to the stogy New York Times. If you know McGuire, and recognize him as the most flamboyant headline grabber since P. T. Barnum, there was no question about what really happened. Having had his players assaulted, mauled, battered to the floor, and abused in a fashion reminiscent of Roman Lions gobbling up a few hapless Christians, and seeing the game obviously lost, the shrewd promotional wheels began to spin in McGuire’s head. It cost him precisely nothing to capture national attention, and added immensely to his reputation as a defender of right and champion of his players. In short, he became a renewed hero in his home bailiwick of South Carolina and got more favorable publicity doing so than a brigade of press agents could have arranged on a budget ef unlimited proportions. McGuire is a winner. He would never subject his team to forfeiture if, there was a chance to take home the pig meat. ¥ ¥ ♦ The McGuire Mystique McGuira is a master promoter, genial glad hander, peerless administrator and hard-nosed coach. He can step off an airplane in New York and get more ink spilled over the pages of the daily newspapers than any movie star with a battery of press agents in tow. He is fiercely loyal to his friends, and an implacable enemy to anyone who has ever made the mistake of incurring his ire. Actually, Frank can incite a crowd to murderous intent without so much as uttering a word. After a questionable call against his team, McGuire will stand up, and flashing a smile of Christian Charity, will look in pity at the offending official. Then he either tugs at his perfectly groom ed cuff, adjusts his twenty dollar necktie, or in extreme cases, will turn his hands palms up in a gesture of complete resignation to the inevitability of being defrauded by the officials. ¥ ¥ ¥ Leaves The Details To Buck Many coaches are more astute than McGuire when it comes to designing grand strategy on a blackboard. He is no artist when it comes to “X’s” and “O’s” which coaches use to diagram plays. Nevertheless, he is without peer when it comes down to the nitty gritty of winning. His. victory habit is built on a combination of skillful recruiting in the New York area, assisted by a life-long acquaintance with everybody who is anybody there. After that, he has his old college coach, Buck Freeman who handles the basic instruction of the game, plus two eager, young assistants. Lest anyone have an idea to the contrary, Frank McGuire is coming with the force of a drink of Irish whiskey down a sore gullet. There are championships in the future . . . mucho cham pionships. 69 CHS Football Schedule Is An 11-game ClintonHigbScbool 1969 football schedule, featuring six home games, has been an nounced by Coach Claude Howe. The schedule features seven Class AAA Eastern Conference opponents and a meeting with Class 4-A Wade Hampton. The other teams on the schedule are class 3-A. The only change in the schedule from last year is the replace ment of Hillcrest with Eastern Conference member Lexington. The Red Devils will open the season Sept 5, playing host to Georgetown, a team which handed CHS 33-19 loss in the 1968 season opener at Georgetown. Announced The other five home games are Chester (Sept. 26); Lexington (Oct. 24); Newberry (Oct 31); Palmetto (Nov. 7) and Woodruff (Nov. 14). Sept 5 --Georgetown here Sept 12 — At Belton-Hone a Path Sept 19 -- At York* Sept 26 — Chester here* Oct 3 -- At Lower Rich land* Oct 10 — At Wade Hampton Oct 17 - At Union* Oct 24 — Lexington here* Oct 31 — Newberry here* Nov. 7 — Palmetto here* Nov. M - Woodruff here* * Denotes Eastern Conference game. Driving For Tourney Berth, PC Hosts Fleet Danay I le as Th I Den- THORNWEijL ACTION—Thorn well’s nis (16) takes a shot against Jonesville as morn- well pulled a 49-47 upset last week. Thomwell will play at Dacusville Friday night and at Gray Court- Owings next Tuesday, February 11. Driving for their first Caro- linas Conference Tournament berth, Presbyterian College’s Blue Hose play host to tough Er- skine tonight. The game is to start at 7:30 p.m. In Leroy Springs Gymnasium. PC brings a 3-6 conference mark into the game. Coach Herb Robinson has figured it will take four or five conference wins to put the Blue Hose in the eight- team conference tournament. There are 10 teams in the con ference and PC has never made the tourney field. ******** 'Skins, Bullets In Preliminary The Clinton Redskins will take on the Bailey Bullets at 6 p.m. in a preliminary at tonight’s Presbyterian College vs. Erskine game at Leroy Springs Gymna sium. The Redskins and the Bullets are members of the YMCA Cadet League. The Hose lost to Catawba Mon day night after scoring a 69-67 win Saturday night over arch rival Newberry. Dave Kerchner hit a basket with 26 seconds remaining to give the Hose a four-point cushion and they held on to win. Donny Kuhn led PC’s scorers with 14 points while Danny Yar borough had 13, George Dicker- WLBG To Cany Braves' Games Radio Station WLBG of Laurens will again broadcast the Green wood Braves’ baseball game during the coming season. The Greenwood team is a member of the Class A Western Carolinas League. You can make your income tax refund work for you by in vesting it in U. S. Savings Bonds. Simply check the appropriate box on your tax form. son 12 and Dave Hudson U. In Monday night’s game, PC trailed most of the way. Fresh man Kuhn again was high scorer with 14 points. After Saturday night’s game, Coach Robinson said, “We have come a long way since Christ mas. Defense was the real key to the game. Our boys are young We have two freshmen and a sophomore in the starting lineup and they have finally come of age. This was a must game for us because of the conference tournament. We want to make that field very badly.” Saturday Elon. night, PC will be at 1822 JUNE 67 M.P. 27 Cat Down On Shoe Bills... Have your worn shoes repaired by our ex perts, at low cost. City Shoe Shop 203 Musgrove Street 833-3272 * * * * * * «.*#»*****»#******¥¥************** + + **** + ******¥**#***»#« CHS Springs Two Upsets ♦ * * * * * ¥ Clinton High School’s basket ball team bounced back from ad versity to spring two Eastern Conference upsets last week. Playing without their leading scorer, Buzzy Teddards, the Red Devils knocked off Woodruff 50- 44 on Tuesday night, Jan. 28 and then Friday they surprised tough Chester 47-45 in Chester. Teddards injured an ankle in a practice session and missed both games. He is expected to be out of action at least until Friday night when the Red Devils play host to Chester. Clinton also will be at home Tuesday, Feb. 11, to York. The wins over Woodruff and Chester were highly pleasing to Coach Tommy Sublett. 4 CHR6 ADAIR YMCA Basketball Enters 2nd Half BY JOHN BINGHAM YMCA Director Basketball games played in the Y.M.C.A. league last week began the last half of the season’splay. The following are the results of those games. SMALL FRY LEAGUE In the first game played Jan uary 27, at the National Guard Armory the Bullets met the War riors in what proved to be a very close game. The Warriors picked up their second win of the sea son by a score of 8 to 6. Saun ders was high for the Warriors with 6 points while Nelson led the scoring for the Bullets with 6 points. In the second game the Red Skins downed the Pistons 15 to 9. Waldron led the scoring for the winning Red Skins with 5 points while Shealy was high for the Pistons with 5 points. Standings sfrow the Red Skins leading the League with 5 wins and 2 losses. In second place are the Pistons with 4 wins and 3 losses. The Bullets are in third place with 3 wins and 4 losses and in last place are the War riors with 2 wins and 5 losses. CADET LEAGUE The Cadets played on Thurs day afternoon at the Armory with the first game scheduled between the Pistons and Joanna. The Pis tons won the game by a score of 20 to 5. McGee was high for the Pistons with 10 points while Koon led the scoring for Joanna with 3 points. In the second game the Red Skins downed the Bullets 35 to 22. Owens led the scoring for the Red Skins with 16 points. Watts was high for the Bullets with 10 points. The standings show the Red Skins in first place with 5 wins and no losses. The Bullets are in second place with 3 wins and 2 losses. In third place are the Pistons with 2 wins and 3 losses and Joanna is in last place with no wins and 5 losses. MEN’S LEAGUE Joanna and the Has-Beens met in the first game of a double header last Thursday evening. The Has-Beens proved to be too strong for Joanna and win the game 86 to 55. Johnny Bankhead led the scoring for the Has-Beens with 28 points. Stockham was high for Joanna with 14 points. In the second game Torrington took on the J.C.’s in a close and hard fought game. Torring ton managed to win the game by a score of 49 to 40. Price led the scoring for Torrington with 26 points. Porter was high for the J. C. ’s with 11 points. The Has-Beens lead the League with 6 wins and 1 loss. In second place is Joanna with 4 wins and 3 losses. Torrington is in third place with 3 wins and 4 losses. J.C.’s are in last place with 1 win and 6 losses. JUNIOR BOYS LEAGUE Games played at the Clinton High School Saturday morning had the Lakers and Celtics meeting in the first game of a double head er. The Celtics were never head ed and downed the Lakers 57 to 17. Hammet led thescoring for the He commented, “The boys have adapted to the control offense. I have been very pleased with their poise and discipline. They also played fine defense. Chester hit only about 31 per cent of their shots. The boys have been keep ing pressure on the man with the ball. We don’t block many shots but we press them enough so that the shooter has to make adjust ments in his shot." Friday’s win over Chester was a thriller as the Red Devils over came a five-point deficit in the last minute and 40 seconds. Senior Chris Adair was held scoreless in the first half but he exploded for 19 points in the Celtics with 24 points. Shealy was high for the Lakers with 11 points. In the second game the Lions and the War Hawks played a very close game which went into overtime and was won by the Lions 42 to 38. The score was tied at the end of regula tion play 36 all. Simmons and Young led the scoring for the Lions with 12 points each. Morris and Saunders each had 14 points for the War Hawks. The standings show the Celtics leading the League with 3 wins and no losses. The Lakers are in second place with 2 wins and 1 loss. The Lions hold down third place with 1 win and 2 losses. The War Hawks are in last place with no wins and 3 losses. SENIOR BOYS LEAGUE On Saturday afternoon the Sen ior Boys League played at the High School Gym. The first game was scheduled between the Cel tics and the Lakers. The game was run close all the way and was won by the Celtics 36 to 15 points. Fernell led all scor ing for the Lakers with 18 points. In the second game the Globe Trotters downed the Red Devils 42 to 19. Powers led the scor ing for the Trotters with 10 points while Goss was high for the Red Devils with 8 points. Standings show the Celtics in first place with 3 wins and no losses. The Trotters are in second place with 2 wins and I loss. PC Smallest School On Little All-America Presbyterian College is the smallest college, according to enrollment, to be represented on the 1968 Little All-American football team. That fact was uncovered by Ross Templeton of Charlotte, N.C., an avid booster of Presby terian College and its athletic teams. Dan Edkstein, a senior at PC, was selected on the first de fensive team, Little All-Ameri can squad named in a poll con ducted by the Associated Press. This prompted Templeton to start digging into a little more background about the schools re presented on the first team of fense or defense. Whether a team is rated * small college” or “major college* has nothing to do with enrollment The rating is based on the num ber of so-called “major* teams on the schedule. second half, including Clinton’s final seven points. With three seconds remaining in the game and the score tied 45-45, he hit a fall-away jump shot from about eight feet out to post Clinton’s victory margin. Clinton took only 18 shots dur ing the game but hit on 11 of them. Torrence Shealy contribu ted 11 points to the Clinton cause. In the win over WiKxiruff, Adair had 18 points while Donnie (Red) White scored 12 and Shealy hit for 10. I HOPE YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THIS ONE This Is A Joke— By Tom Plaxic* A husband answered the telephone in the wee hours of the nijrht. Not recognizing the voice, he asked, “Who is calling?” A gruff voice replied, “It’s the Boston Strangler.” The hus band handed the phone to his wife saying, “It’s for you, dear.” This Is NO Joke— The 69 Chevrolet truck is positively the best of a long line of winners. We can furnish them in all sizes, with thousands of options, with dozens of different bodies. We’d be hap py to figure up one tailor-made to do your job. Plaxico Chevrolet, Inc. 400 West Main Street As a result, the Small College All-American team has repre sentatives from colleges or uni versities with enrollments rang ing from over 20,000 down to Presbyterian’s 711. The University of Hawaii, with 20,854 students, is the largest school represented (linebacker Tim Buchanan). 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