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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S.C., June 19, 1969—7-A
BILL CURRIE
Mouth
of the South
A Hokey Performance
When I saw Joe Namath with his hokey press conference last
week it was difficult for me to decide whether I should (1) join him
in his lacrymose performance, or (2) give myself the therapeudic
relief afforded by regurgitation, or (3) laugh out loud. In the end I
decided not to do anything because his retirement will probably
be about as permanent as the first time Sarah Bernhardt quit.
Namath knows there have been so many rumors about
crooked games in professional football that several national maga
zines have devoted articles to the situation, even pointing out some
of the smellier occasions when the beef and bourbon boys looked
bad doing whatever it is that they do. He also knows that the com
missioner of football must maintain public confidence in the game
or the whole works goes down the drain.
That Broadway Joe, known for his alcoholic proclivities, his
wenching, and his wild ways in general as well as his tremendous
gridiron ability, would suddenly blossom forth with lofty princi
ples strains even my Santa Claus credulity. It is ridiculous that
a man should claim to feel more principle about casual associa
tion with gamblers and other unsavory characters than he would
feel about his contractural obligations to the game which has made
him rich and famous.
Rozell's Exactly Right
Namath doesn’t have to own any restaurant. He certainly doesn’t
have to own one where betting is a way of life. If professional
football is ever torn with a massive gambling scandal, millions
will be lost. Therefore, Pete Rozell, the commissioner, is exact
ly right when he makes the hard and fast rules about the way the
players behave and with whom they can associate.
An example of the public idiocy is that hundreds of people are
writing Rozell to protest the way poor little Ole Joe is being treat
ed. These would be the same imbeciles who would weep loudest
if they lost a buck on a crooked game. And more money is bet
on professional football than anything else except horse racing,
and 95 per cent of it is illegal.
You may now get ready. Broadway Joe, some bright day when
he has squeezed out the last tear, will look around and decide
that his “principles’’ and loyalty to the faceless gamblers in his
beanery are not so sacred after all. Then amid all sorts of back-
slapping and hugging, he will sell the restaurant, rejoin the Jets
and everyone will live happily ever after.
Another Jack Paar act will then be concluded.
Qinton Juniors
Visit Greenwood
In Key Encounter
PC All-Americans
Clinton’s American Legion
baseball team will visit Green
wood tonight in a key League 8
game.
The two teams are tied for first
place in the league with 4-1 re
cords each. Clinton won a pre
vious meeting of the two teams,
16-3.
On Friday night, Clinton will
play host to Ware Shoals and on
Monday night will be at New
berry. Next Tuesday, June 23,
Clinton will be at home to Abbe
ville.
Trailing Greenwood and Clin
ton in the standings are New
berry (3-3), Ware Shoals (1-3)
and Abbeville (0-4).
DUMP ABBEVILLE
Clinton came from behind with
two out in the ninth inning to
defeat Abtieville 4-2 Monday night
at Abbeville.
Clinton had garnered only three
hits prior to the ninth but then
exploded for a game-tying home
run and three consecutive dou
bles.
Trailing 2-0 with two outs and
a man on base in the ninth, A. J.
Cox clouted a home run to tie
the score. Clinton’s Steve Owens,
Deedie Dunaway and Randy God
frey then hit consecutive doubles
to put Clinton ahead 4-2 and run
the locals’ record to 4-1.
Lefthander Lynn Evans of Clin
ton went the distance on the mound
and collected his first win of the
season against no losses. Evans
picked Abbeville runners off first
base three times.
STREAK BROKEN
A Clinton rally fell short last
Friday night as Newberry picked
up a 3-2 decision, snappingClin-
ton’s win streak at three
straight.
Clinton outhit Newberry 11-3
but the hits were scattered and
Newberry double plays snuffed
out several scoring threats.
Tommy Motes went the dis
tance for Clinton, limiting New
berry to three hits while strik
ing out 10.
Coach Sam Owens comment
ed, “Tommy pitched a fine game.
It was a shame he had to lose."
Clinton trailed 3-0 going into
the ninth inning but scored two
runs and had two men on base
with only one out. However,
a doubleplay stifled that threat.
TOP WARE SHOALS
Clinton ran its record to 3-0
last Thursday with a 7-3 win at
Ware Shoals.
Clinton led from the start but
stayed in trouble throughout the
game. Ware Shoals loaded the
bases three times but failed to
cash in on any of those oppor
tunities. Ware Shoals out-hit
Clinton 10-6 but Clinton put its
hits together when they counted
most.
Shortstop Arnold Leitzsey led
Clinton’s hitting with a single and
a double. Everett Davis had a
triple and Matthew King clouted
a double.
Clinton CoachSam Owens com
mented, “King hit one a ton but
in that Ware Shoals park you have
to hit it a ton and a half to
hit it out of the park."
Larry Sterling started on the
mound for Clinton and went seven
innings before being relieved by
Lynn Evans who finished the
game.
Attention, Swimmers
The Clinton YMCA will spon
sor a swim team for the Clin
ton and Joanna area. If you are
between the ages of nine and 17
and would like to swim in this
competitive program, meet at the
Clinton pool Tuesday, June 24,
at 10 a.m.
For more information call the
YMCA at 833-1555.
A Great Year
For PC Sports
GEORGE AMAYA
JIM AMAYA
PC Places 3rd
In Net Nationals
On their first trip to the Nat
ional Association of Intercolleg
iate Athletics (NAIA) Tennis
Tournament, Presbyterian Col
lege’s tennis team came up with
the doubles co-champions and
placed third in the team stand
ings.
Presbyterian’s doublesteam of
brothers George and Jim Amaya
was declared co-champions with
Randy and Doug Verdieck of the
University of Redlands, Calif.
The two teams were declared
co-champions when the finals
were rained out Saturday.
Doug Verdieck defeated PC’s
George Amaya 6-4, 1-6, 8-6
in the semifinals. He has held
the singles title for three tour
naments but nearly lost his ad
vantage to Amaya on two game
poi.it bids.
George *nd Ji,n Amaya both
were named to tlie NAIA All-
America team along with Doug
Heat Drives Fish
To Deeper Water
F ishing throughout the state is
generally good with bream and
largemouth bass sharing top
honors. Due to hot weather most
species are going to deeper wa
ter. The best fishing is early
and late in the day.
SALT WATER FISHING-Good
catches of trout, sheepshead and
cobia are being made along the
coast and Spanish Mackerel are
beginning to move in closer to
YMCA Report
Tennis, Archery Classes Offered
BY JOHN BINGHAM
YMCA Director
Tennis and Archery Instruction
is now underway at the Clinton
High School. Instruction will be
offered from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30
a.m. each morning Monday
through Friday. All people in
terested in these classes can
report to the archery range or
tennis courts any morning to be
gin instruction.
GIRLS’ SOFTBALL
All girls interested in playing
softball should come to the Clin
ton High School Monday morn
ing June 23 at 9:30 a.m. The
program will involve all girls
ages seven through 14. If enough
players are secured, two age
divisions will be set up to play
during the morning hours. Girls
in the Joanna area may come on
the bus that will run each morn
ing to the Joanna school area and
the Club house.
YOUTH BASEBALL
Results of Small Fry games
played during the previous week
are as follows:
Monday; Braves 1 - Yankees
5; Dodgers 2 - Tigers 4.
Wednesday - Braves 1- Tigers
8; Giants 0 - Lions 13.
Friday - Yankees 9 - Giants 2;
Dodgers 2 - Lions 16.
Results of Little League games
played during the previous week
are as follows:
Monday - Yankees 0 - Braves
9; Dodgers 1 - Tigers 5.
Wednesday - Braves0-Tigers
1; Giants 4 - Lions 9.
Friday - Yankees 5 - Giants 8;
Dodgers 3 - Lions 6.
Pony League results are:
June 9 - Lydia 8, Bailey 16.
June
June
10 -
11 -
7.
N.E. 8,
Bailey
Southern 9.
4, Southern
June 12 - N.E. 5, Joanna 9.
Standings in each division after
two weeks of play are as follows:
SMALL FRY
WINS LOSSES
Yankees
Lions
Tigers
Dodgers
Braves
Giants
4
3
3
2
0
0
LITTLE LEAGUE
Lions
Giants
Dodgers
Yankees
Tigers
Braves
4
3
2
2
1
0
PONY LEAGUE
Joanna
Southern
Lydia
Northeast
Bailey
3
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
4
4
0
1
2
2
3
4
0
1
2
2
3
their six runs on 13 hits while the
Agents scored their five runs on
12 hits.
In the second game of the
evening the Jaycees and Lydia
#2 tangled in what proved to be
another game that was not de
cided until the last of the 7th
inning. Lydia #2 came from be
hind in the top of the sixth inning
and scored seven runs to tie the
score 10 all then held the Jay
cees in the bottom of the sixth
with three up and three down. The
Jaycees likewise held Lydia in
the top of the seventh without a
score and moved the game into
the bottom of the seventh tied
at 10 all. The first man up for
the Jaycees singled into right
field and with one on^Melvin Bai
ley hit the hole in right center
for a home run ending the game.
The Jaycees scored their 11 runs
on 14 hits while Lydia scored the ir
10 runs on 10 hits.
In the last game of the even
ing the League leading Lydia #1
met Joanna and defeated them 12
to 3. Joanna scored their three
runs in the first two innings and
were never able to put over
another run. Lydia scored two
runs in the 1st, two in the second,
four in the fifth, and four in the
sixth to account for their 12 runs.
Lydia #1 collected 17 hits andJo-
anna connected with 11.
MEN’S SOFTBALL STANDINGS
Lydia #1
Jaycees
Joanna
Lydia #2
Rock Bridge
United Agents
WINS
8
7
7
4
5
1
LOSSES
2
4
4
7
6
9
MEN’S SOFTBALL
This week marked the mid
point of the Men’s Softball League
The tempo has stepped up with
better fielding and lower scoring
games. Two of the games played
Tuesday evening, June 10, were
won in the bottom of the 7th inn
ing with the score tied. Games
are also being played in a much
shorter time which can be con
tributed to much better play.
The first game of the evening
played last Tuesday had the
United Agents, which is a much
improved team, going against
Rock Bridge. The game was very
hard fought and when 6-1/2 inn
ings had been played the score
was tied at five all. Rock Bridge
put the first man up on base with
a double and the next man hit
a long sacrifice fly to score the
winning run. Rock Bridge scored
Mourning Dove Adapts
To Man's Management
The mourning dove is the most
important single migratory bird
species in North America in
terms of hunter harvest. It is
estimated that in 1965, 41.9 mil
lion mourning doves were har
vested in the United States alone.
Twenty-five years ago (1942) the
estimated harvest was eleven
million.
Waterfowl have long been
synonymous with migratory
game. Unfortunately man’s de
structive improvements have
greatly reduced the needed habi
tat for ducks and geese. Wet
lands have been drained, filled,
converted to other uses or gen
erally made unattractive. The
mourning dove has been better
able to adapt to man’s manage
ment or mismanagement of land.
Therefore in the future we must
look to the dove more and more
for hunting opportunity.
Surveys and research pro
grams dealing with waterfowl
have been carried out for many
years. These provide a wealth
of background information. The
dove does not enjoy this long
history of study.
Game biologists are beginning
to give the dove consideration
through cooperative studies to
better understand the require
ments and population dynamics
of this fine game bird. These
are being undertaken by indivi
dual states, (South Carolina in
cluded), groups of state working
together, the U.S. Fish and Wild
life Service and individuals con
cerned with the future of the dove.
Presently receiving considera
tion in addition to the mourning
dove are the woodcock and the
clapper rail.
Studies of migratory birds on a
regional basis generally utilize
various sampling techniques. For
the mourning dove, four separate
approaches are being made and
they are; banding studies, coo
counts, wing collections and sam
ple telephone surveys.
and Randy Verdieck, sons of Red
lands Coach Jim Verdieck.
The Verdieck brothers both
reached the singles finals and
will play off for the champion
ship at a later date.
Also aiding PC’s high ranking
were Criag McKenzie, Ben
Gregg, Hart Cobb and luan Ama
ya.
Prior to the NAIA tournament,
George Amaya won two tourna
ments in Pennsylvania, The
George School Invitation and the
Split Rock Invitation. At Split
Rock, he beat Alan Koth, ranked
No. 2 in the Middle States, 13-11,
and 8-6, in the semifinals and
then whipped Mario Olando, 6-3,
6-3 in the finals. Olando is the
No. 1 ranked player at PennState
and is national champion of Costa
Rica. This week, Amaya js play
ing in Columbus, Ga. Next week
he will be in Birmingham, Ala.,
and the following week will tie in
a tournament in Chattanooga,
Tenn.
shore. Billfish activity remains
good off Georgetown and Char
leston near the 100 Fanthom
Curve.
TROUT FISHING IN MOUNT
AINS - Trout fishing in most
mountain streams continues to
be excellent and good catches of
largemouth bass and catfish are
being taken in the Keowee-Toxa-
way Lake.
LAKE HARTWELL - Water
level 661.0 and real clear. Bass
real good on night crawlers and
plastic worms. Bream is ex
cellent fishing on beds with red
worms, crickets and top water
poppers. White bass schooling in
big water at dam and as far up
the lake as Six and TwentyCreek
up to two pounds and doing real
well fishing under bridges at night
with lanterns and live minnows.
Crappie is fair and trout is poor.
Clarence Shockley and his son of
Greenville caught their limit of
bass in two hours using night
crawlers Saturday afternoon.
SALUDA LAKE (Greenville) -
Bass fair using thin fins and dry
flies. Crappie are fair using
crickets and minnows late in
the afternoon. Bream real go<»d
using red worms on beds. Cat
fish fair at night on cut bait.
LAKE GREENWOOD - Crap
pie fishing is excellent in eight
to ten feet of water using min
nows and Doll Flies and bream
are biting good in shallow water.
Top water plugs and jelly worms
are producing very good catches
of largemouth bass. Crappie and
catfish are biting fair.
CLARK HILL - Water level
329.5 and clear. Fishing is gen
erally good. Bass on points using
red and purple worms and top
water plugs, best in early morn
ing and late afternoon. Crappie
and white bass good in deep wat
er and under bridges at night
using lanterns and live minnows.
Bream is improving using
crickets and worms. Catfisty
trout lines near bottom on cut
baltV Mack Rouses of Laurens
caught several bass weighing six
to nine pounds around Parker-
ville. Lonzo Seigler caught a nine
pound bass and several others
fishing from Fishing Village a-
round Plum Branch. Bass fishing
from Fishing Village down the
lake to the dam is stood.
LAKE MURRAY - Largemouth
bass are biting fair in deep water
using purple jelly worms andSu-
per Dudes bumping the bottom.
Top water plugs are producing
good catches early and late in the
day.
WATEREE - Crappie fishing is
good using minnows in twelve to
eighteen feet of water and bream
are biting good using crickets and
worms. Largemouth bass fishing
is good using plastic worms and
top water plugs early and late
In the day.
Adair Plans
To Participate
In Net Tourneys
Chris Adair, a recent graduate
of Clinton High School where he
was a letterman in two sports,
plans to continue his participa
tion in tennis this summer.
Chris currently is the South
Carolina Triple A singles tennis
champion, and he recently re
ceived a full athletic scholarship
to play tennis at Presbyterian
College, beginning next year.
He is enrolled in summer
school at P.C., but Chris plans
to participate in several tourna
ments this summer to sharpen
his game and to become fami
liar with some of the tough op
position that he must face while
playing for Presbyterian Col
lege. These tournaments include
the SouthCarolinaOpen inGreen-
ville on June 30 through July 6,
the Palmetto Open in Belton on
July 8-12, and the State Closed
tournament in Columbia on Aug
ust 11-16.
Chris is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Chris R. Adair Jr.,ofClin-
ton.
The 1968-69 sports year at
Presbyterian College was one of
the most outstanding in the
history of the school.
What Sport
Has Most
Participants?
Quick now, what high school
sport has the most participants?
Basketball, right? (Every little
town has a team). Wrong. It’s
football.
A sports participating survey
compiled by National Federation
of State High School Athletic
Associations shows that 11-man
football had a total of 853,537
participants in 13,959 schools
across the U.S. and Canada last
season.
More schools fielded basket
ball teams (20,227) but the num
ber of participants was 676,559.
Track and Field, in 16,836
schools, had 623,139 participants.
Ranking a distant fourth was
baseball (13,002 teams and 360,-
157 participants). Next comes
wrestling with 6,870 schools and
226,681 participants.
Tennis ranked ninth with 6,221
schools and 83,717 participants.
In South Carolina, there are
190 schools which field football
teams and there were 9,850 par
ticipants last year. There were
215 teams which fielded baseball
and basketball teams (4,340 par
ticipants in baseball and 6,650
in basketball).
The report shows why Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Texas are such
popular recruiting grounds for
college Rxitball coaches. Ohio has
the highest number schools field
ing football teams (1,176) while
Pennsylvania has 883 and Texas
has 907.
PC won three Carolinas Con
ference championships, one dis
trict title, placed third nationally
in tennis and produced three All-
Americans.
The All-Americans are foot
ball star Dan Eckstein and ten
nis stalwarts Jim and George
Amaya.
Eckstein will play in the AI1-
Ameiican All-Star Football game
June 28 in Atlanta, Ga. The game
will be televised nationally, Eck
stein, a native of Atlanta, has
signed a contract with the pro
fessional Green Bay Packers and
will report to their training camp
after the Atlanta game.
PC’s football team was co
champion of the Carolinas Con
ference, sharing the crown with
Lenoir Rhyne. This is the second
time the football team has shared
the title in the four years the
Blue Hose have been in the con
ference.
PC teams also won the golf
and tennis championships in the
conference. The conference has
seven championships but the Blue
Hose did not compete in base
ball this season.
PC’s track team placed third
in the conference and fifth in the
NAIA District 6 meet. The tennis
team won the district and the golf
team was second in the district
tournament. The tennis team went
on to place third nationally in its
first trip to the NAIA national
tournament.
Athletic Director Cally Gault
commented, "It’s been quite a
year and our successes certain
ly make the summer more en
joyable. Howevc ve know we
can’t rest on our laurels and
we’U continue working to main
tain a quality program at PC."
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Union County
Stadium
THREE PERFORMANCES
June 20th. 8 P. M
June 21st. 2 P.M.
& 7 P.M.
Professional Cowboys
Bronc Riding Calf Roping
Bareback Riding Pick-up^
Steer Riding & Wrestling
Girl’s Barrel Racing CLOWNS
and Many other performances.
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