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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., March 6, 1969—7-A The ACC Tournament Ole Everett Case who elevated basketball from the doldrums of the 40’s to the dizzy heights of the 60’s used to say there ain’t but three games in a basketball season that amount to anything: The three in the tournament which determines the Atlantic Coast Conference championship. Over the years, as one team and another assum ed dominance of the league, the cries have switched from campus to campus of how unfair it is to name a titleholder on a three-day marathon. The winners are always crying that they are being hornswaggled, and the losers are saying the tournament keeps interest alive and all the teams hustling. In the early days, the conference needed the money, and, inasmuch as all net proceeds from the tournament go into the ACC coffers, the schools were tickled pink to keep the three-day title determination lest they might have to ante up some loot to cover a conference deficit. In later years, however, the ACC has become so bloated and rich from bowl money, TV proceeds, as well as the tournament booty, that finances are no longer a consideration. Now it is a matter of maintaining one of the premier events of the year. ★ ★ ★ Tickets Next To Impossible Unfortunately, the tournament has become mor of a social gathering for the elite than an event where the average spectator can go and get his jollies. If you don’t come up with a minimum of $500 contribution to the athletic scholarship fund of one of the schools, you haven’t got a chance to buy a ticket. The freeloaders, with all the sportwriters and radio and television people in the vanguard, have been reduced to one ticket per outlet for one wife. Then, if you act nicely, you can buy two more, and that’s all, except for the actual tickets for working reporters. Every paper from the Pud- dleberg Weekly Splash to the metropolitan dailies seeks space, and many of them are turned down. The players are deadly serious about winning, the coaches are under staggering pressure, and the school administrations struggle manfully to assuage all the injured feelings among the faithful who couldn't get a ticket. Dissident student groups, dedicated to making as much trouble about as many issues (real and con trived) as possible, are moaning that basketball must be given back to the students What these fuzzy cheeked and fuzzy thinking morons fail to recognize is that without the sugar daddies who dig up the scratch to pay for scholarships, basketball would still be back where it was when Case arrived in Raleigh. ★ ★ ★ Currie's Pick: UNC So, here we go again into ACC tournament week. Like the State Fair, it gets bigger and better every year. I have carried my other suit and a clean shirt all over the country trying to grub a dollar out of the dirt covering sports for 30 years, and nowhere is there anything as noisy, as gaudy, as extravagant, and as ferociously con tested. To change it would be n sin of major pro portions. Too many of the magnificent traditions of the age have been scrapped because some college administrator, adle-pated professor, or bookworm student has somehow lost his ability to enjoy himself and have fun. Thank heaven the ACC basketball tournament has endured and flourished, and hopefully it will be around forever. Who’s gonna win? South Carolina is sensational. Duke is a sleeper, W'ake Forest a dark horse, and State a ponderous giant, but when it’s all over, Dean Smith and the Tar Heels will be making their travel ar rangements for College Park, Maryland, and the NCAA Regionals. Reid Named Most Valuable Charlie Reid, co-captain of the 1968 Presbyterian College foot ball team, was named most valu able player on the PC team which tied for the CarolinasConference football championship last sea son. Reid, a senior tackle from Greenville, was honored Tues day night, Feb. 25, at PC’s Foot ball Conference Championship banquet in the PC dining hall. Reid was selected for the honor by his teammates. Dr. Fred Chapman, academic dean at PC, and Col. Ben Ivey, bead of the Military Science Dept, were given special awards for * their contribution to the bet terment of the athletic program and to young people at PC.” CHARLIE REID Awards were presented to 32 lettermen and five trainers and managers. New CHS Coach Stresses Execution And Alertness Clinton High School’s new foot ball coach sees football as “only a part of the total school ex perience* but believes ‘it’s the closest thing a high school stu dent has to real life.* Keith Richardson, who was named last week to succeed Claude Howe as head coach of the CHS Red Devils next sea son, said, “We will attempt to get across to the boys the point that football is only a part of the to tal school experience. We wouldn’t have football if it weren’t for the academic side and we certainly won’t stress football over academics. If we did, it would defeat the whole purpose." He said, “We do expect those who participate to give it just as good an effort in football as they do in the classroom. We will try to use football to teach them re spect for rules and discipline. This is important during this par- Hose Sign Five Grid Prospects Presbyterian College has signed five young men to foot ball scholarships thus far. The Blue Hose coaching staff has signed three players from South Carolina and two from Georgia. They are: Quarterback Johnny Glymph, 5-10, 170 pounds, and linebacker Wayne Thompson, 5-11, 185 pounds, both from Wade Hampton High School in Greenville; quar terback Wayne Renwick, 6-1, 175 pounds, from Winnsboro; center- linebacker Tom Thrasher, 6-1, 190 pounds, from Atlanta, Ga.; halfback Johnny Jeselnik 5-10, 170 pounds, from Sylvania, Ga. Head Coach Gaily Gault com mented, “We think we’ve signed some fine boys. Now we’re look ing primarily for linemen and ends.” PC Coach Is Pleased With Scrimmage Presbyterian College’s foot ball team held their first big scrimmage Friday and Coach Cally Gault was pleased with the showing. The Blue Hose scrimmaged Newberry, after only five days of spring practice. Gault said, “I thought the boys looked pretty good, considering the fact that we had only five days of work behind us. Right now, I’m encouraged. If we can keep all of these boys in school, we might do alright next season.’ Gault and his staff will put the Hose through their paces for three days a week before taking a break for spring holidays. After the holidays, the Hose will drill for about three more weeks, making 20 to 25 days of spring practice. Lowest reading at Clem son is a minus 7, recorded in Febru ary, 1899. ticular stage in their lives. “We hope to show them that by cooperating and working to gether as a group, success can come." Concerning the actual perfor mance of the football team, Rich ardson said, “We will stress ex ecution and being mentally alert. We don’t know exactly what of fensive formation or defensive a- lignment we will use but, what ever it is, we will stress execu tion and alertness. This covers fundamentals. And you have to want to play the game. Your mind has to be just as ready as your body. “We’ll be in just as good phy sical condition as anybody we play.’ Richardson says he has no pre conceived notions about the talents of the boys who will be returning for next year’s team. “I know a little about the per sonnel but that’s primarily from studying films last season, get ting ready for them when they played Woodruff. " “They appeared to be pretty sound fundamentally but that’s usually true of a Clinton team. Coach Howe has done a fine job through the years and we have a tremendous amount of respect for him.” Richardson said, ‘No posi tion is assured anyone next sea- Bargain Days! 1965 OLDS DELTA 88 4-Dr. Hardtop. Tur quoise — R, H, P. S. P. B., A. T. ; Factory Air Conditioning. 1963 OLDS 88 4-Door Hardtop. Dark Blue, R, H, A. T., P. S., P. B., Factory Air Con ditioning. Local, One Owner Car — Priced To Sell. 1967 OLDS 88 4-Door Sedan. Tan With Black Vinyl Interior, R, H, A. T., P. S., P. B., Factory Air Condition ing. 1966 CHEVROLET Impala 4-Door Sedan. A. T., R, H, P. S., Fac tory Air Conditioning. Lt. Blue with white top. 1966 DODGE Polara 4-Door Sedan, R, H, A. T., P. S., P. B. Factory Air Condition ing. Local, One Owner Car — Extra Clean. 1966 MERCURY 4-Door Hardtop. Light Blue With Black Vinyl Roof, R, H, A. T., P. S., P. B., Factory Air Con ditioning, Stereo Tape Player. An Extra Clean Car. 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He was a senior when I came to PC and he gave us tre mendous leadership.* In addition to his coaching and teaching duties in the Woodruff School System, he currently is working on his thesis for his masters degree in education ad ministration from East Tenn essee State University. PIERCE HITS — Thomwell’fl May nard Pierce (20) hits a jump shot against Hiokorv Tavern last Thurs day in the 1-A Conference basketball tournament at Presbyterian College. Hickory Tavern eliminated Thornwell 56-54 in the second round after Thornwell defeated Calhoun Falls 60-44 in the opening round. Thorn- well’s girls, playing without two reg ular starters, lost to South Carolina School for the Deaf in the first round. McCormick’s boys and the Gray Court-Owings girls won the conference tournament. STEVE CROWE PC Signs 6-5 Steve Crowe To Cage Grant Presbyterian College basket ball coach Herb Robinson signed Steve Crowe, a 6-5 standout from Easley, to a four-year basket ball grant-in-aid Saturday. 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