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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Dec. 26, 1969—7-A UNUSUAL KILL—M. L. Avinger, River Hunt Area. It is believed to who works at Thomwell, is shown be only the third deer to be killed with the eight-point spotted buck in the area, he killed last week in the Broad 8-Point Spotted Buck Killed M. L. Avinger ofCrossAnchor went deer hunting for seven years without making a kill but once he got his first one he hit the jack pot. Avinger, who is a carpenter at Thomwell, kill#d an eight- point spotted buck last Tuesday, Dec. 16. It was only the third spotted buck recorded killed in the Broad River Hunt Area. Then on Thursday of the same week Avinger killed point buck. another eight- The Hunt their hunts. Club uses dogs in Avinger dropped the spotted buck with a 12 gauge shotgun from about 40 yards away. Avinger said, “I had been on still hunts for seven years and never got a deer. About two weeks ago, I joined the Whitmire Hunt Club and I guess I could give them a pretty good testimonial." Concerning the spotted buck, Avinger said, “Many of the vet eran hunters had never even seen a spotted deer. They’re very un usual. However, I understand there is an albino deer at large. Several people report seeing the albino but no one has ever gotten a shot at him." BILL CURRIE v.v.v.v.v.v.v. m i 1 jg I ,\v. Mouth of the South % - v ~ •• < Bah! Humbug! There is a certain euphonious ring to the immortal exclamation of Ebenezar Scrooge which makes his dispeptic outlook sometimes fade into the mists as one considers the problems of Tiny Tim (not the pseudo singer, the Dickens character) and the others in the Christmas Carol. As a matter of fact, Scrooge is, to me, one of the most misunderstood and maligned characters in all lit erature. Admittedly, one must be a cold-hearted bigot to make such remarks about the spirit of Christmas, but perhaps Scrooge had a background in sports, and had to deal with some of the phony facades which cloak the operation of athletic competition. For instance, let us consider the multitudes of little boy leagues which operate under various names and sponsorships. They have been soundly and justly criticized for the exploitation of kids, and for the unseemly behavior of parents who, failing in their own lives, try to live vicariously off the exploits of children. Twenty- three or -four years ago when I wrote that the main function of Little League baseball was to sell equipment and to entertain adults, I was equated with the man who killed Santa Claus. One sporting goods dealer who saw his sales threatened went to the publisher of my newspaper and very nearly accomplished my dismissal. So to many bleeding hearts who purport to be helping kids while they entertain themselves: BAH! HUMBUG! Hearts are bleeding right now in South Carolina because the University is planning to build an addition to its football stadium in advance of adding to its law school. Of course education is the main function of a university, but football may save the structure of higher education. Pride is more important to a man’s living than knowledge. A new law library at South Carolina would be nefit a handful of legal students who can learn law as well in the present facilities. A new football stadium would assist all of South Carolina to be proud of its team, and the pride would tend to unify when all creation seemed geared for the destruction of society. The cry that South Carolinas’ athletic set-up is a failure and a sham because the intra mural program isn’t all it ought to be is rot! People need great teams—heroes of the gridiron—if you please— a lot more than they need new facilities for lawyers. Faith and admiration bring people together. Better to admire and cluster to a great intercollegiate athletic performer than to Tom Hayden or Eldrldge Cleaver. So to the bleeding hearts in Palmetto Land: BAH! HUMBUG! Then there are the lily whites of Hie NCAA. So pure, so totally dedicated to the Ideals of amateur competition. Yet, they never penalize anybody unless be is a winner. If you win in college sports, expect to be investigated, and penalized if humanly pos sible. If you lose—ah, cheat on recruiting to your heart’s content. It is only a sin to win. And if you win, and if you are reportedly violating the rules, you are not privileged to meet your accuser and to cross-examine him. No—you may not even know his identity. So, as a final Christmas greeting to the huddle of hypocrits in Kansas City with NCAA over the door. BAH! HUMBUG! Blue Hose Frosh Lead In Scoring At the holiday break, three freshmen are leading the Pres byterian College Blue Hose bas ketball team in scoring. Fred Melson and Mike Lovell each have 12.8 scoring averages after the first five games and Steve Crowe also is in double figures with a 10.2 average. Sophomore Donnie Kuhn is close to double figures as he has a 9.7 average. Crowe is the team’s leading re bounder. He has pulled down 50 rebounds in five games. Melson is close behind with 42 rebounds and Junior Dave Kerchner has hauled in 38. With a 2-3 record, the Blue Hose will return to action Jan. 2 at Emory and Henry College. The Hose will have six straight games on the road before their next home game which will be Jan. 16 against Wofford College. Siiwfl TIP Are there bubbles in your varnish? This common head ache for handy men about the house can be avoided with a bit of extra care. Do not stir clear varnishes, and in loading the brush, do not drag the bristles across the rim of the can to remove excess varnish (this causes tiny air bubbles to form un der bristle tips). Instead, tap the bristles lightly against the inside of the con tainer just above the surface of the varnish. Then apply to surface. Result: a smooth finish. Y Basketball CHS Plays Friday In Newberry Tourney The Clinton High School Red unbeaten team when it faces Cha- Devils, still seeking their first basketball win of the season, will meet tough Chapin Friday night in the opening round of the Newberry College High School Invitational Tournament. Clinton and Chapin will tangle at 8:15 p.m. in the Newberry College gymnasium. The Red Devils dropped their third straight decision last Fri day night when Newberry hit a long field goal with three seconds remaining in the game. The final score was 53-51. Clinton led 23-12 at halftime and maintained a 10-point lead throughout most of the second half before Newberry rallied and cashed in on ball thefts. Tommy Motes scored 16 points to pace Clinton while Alex Rog ers Tallied 15 andBuzzyTedards contributed 14. pin Friday night. Pacing the Cha pin cagers is Marty Wollbright, a 6-5 Shrine Bowl quarterback star in football. My Neighbors tl-X J u Other people’s troubles are not as bad as yours, but their children are a lot worse.” “If there’s anything gives me the creeps it’s a safety en gineer who keeps going ‘tch. Clinton will be going against an tch’...!’ BY JOHN BINGHAM YMCA Director Games were played in three Leagues during the week. The Gra-Y Boys’ League did not play because the Armory was being used for the Jaycees Empty Stocking Party for children on Tuesday afternoon. Their games will be made up the week fol lowing New Years. The following results are for games played in the Y-Guys League, Men’s Adult League, andJunior Boy’s League. Y-GUYS LEAGUE The Y-Guys League met at the Armory last Monday to play their third game of the season. The first had the Celtics going a- gainst Joanna at 3:15. Joanna won the game on the shooting of Saunders and Prater 21 to eight Saunders was high scorer for Joanna with nine points followed by Prater with eight points. Green led the scoring for the Celtics with six points. In the second ga^e the Pistons downed the Lakers 14 to 14 in a very close game. Revis led the scoring for the Pistons with eight points while Pitts was game high for the Lakers with nine points. MEN’S ADULT LEAGUE On Thursday evening the Adult Men met at the Thomwell Gym to play their third game of the season. The first game of the .evening had the Jaycees and Jo anna matched. The Jaycees got off to an early start and led at half time 28 to 20. In the se cond half the Jaycees kept the up per hand and won the game 52 to 43. Armstrong and Price led the scoring for the winning Jay cees with 17 points each. Watts scored 16 points to lead the scor ing for Joanna. In the second game of the even ing the Kiwanis Club downed Tor- rington 48 to 45 in a very hard fought game. The score was close throughout the entire game with the Kiwanis leading at half time 27 to 22. Hill led the scoring for the winners with 15 points. Douglas was game high for Tor- rington with 17 points. JUNIOR BOY’S LEAGUE The Junior Boys met at the Clinton High School Gym Satur day morning 1b play their first game of the season. The first game pitted the Blue Devils a- gainst Joanna and the Bide De vils took charge and were never behind winning the game 45to33. Wessinger was high scorer for the winning Blue Devils with 19 points. Morris was high for Jo anna with 16 points. In the second game the Volun teers tangled with the Trojans and were defeated 29 to 24. Crocker led the scoring for the winning Trojans with 13 points. Watts was highfor the Volunteers with 11 points. All leagues will continue to play the first week of the New Year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the YMCA Staff. .Vais Clinton, S. C. Dill you know our Sears Store now has complete facilities for am! installation and wheel balancing - ? tremendous savings on batteries! 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