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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Jan. 8, 1970—5-A
Hose Win Two
BILL CURRIE
Kuhn Rises
As PC Star
Mouth
of the South
All-Star Games
All-star games are, for the most part, about as interesting as
the fifth chapter of War and Peace. The theory is, of course, that
one assembles a group of super players and they will at once
constitute a super team capable of playing a superior game and
performing feats mortal men should only dream about. Nothing
could be further from the truth. All-star games are played on
the scholastic and college level by youngsters who usually do not
have sufficient mastery of fundamentals to allow them to hurry into
battle with compatriots with whom they have had little or no practice.
The execution is sloppy, and the tactics dreary and frequently agreed
upon in advance by the rival coaches so that the game can resemble
a contest of skill.
On the professional side, all-star games are a pain and a threat.
The players do not receive any additional money for their ap
pearance, and unless they bolster their endorsements by playing,
they are taking an unwarranted risk by participating at all. An
injury in a non-revenue producing game can end a career. Dizzy
Dean can testify to this truth since a line drive which struck him
on the toe in an all-star game ruined his playing ability.
The only all-star game which makes any sense at all is the annual
Shrine Bowl game between North and South Carolina high school
players. There is a keen rivalry between the two states which has
grown over the years, and the coaches and players really do try to
win. Somehow, it is felt that the game demonstrates a superiority
on the high school football field.
Almost as meaningless as the all-star game is the holiday bas
ketball tournament. Basically the holiday tournament is a good
idea, and in the early days when there were a reasonable number
of them, often some of the giants of the collegiate world would
gather and gore each other to the delight of the onlookers. Then
that most basic of all human characteristics set in--greed! Col
leges and universities began to ask themselves why they should
play in some city-sponsored holiday event when they could have one
of their own and pocket the heavy loot. It’s easier, too, to win your
own tournament. So witness the plethora of events which are being
played around the country this year. Only a few of them are for
tunate enough to have one good team, and the tournament field with
two fan-drawing aggregations is indeed fortunate.
In Charlotte, Davidson has its tournament and plays before about
seven thousand people. In Greensboro, North Carolina stages one
and draws about five thousand. What do you suppose would have
been the result if Carolina and Davidson had got together, placed
themselves in separate brackets and invited anybody they could
get to-<»in9?'Th«jr ooaM have sold out the biggest football stadium
in the state and totally overwhelmed uy indoor facility, and at in
creased prices. Verily, cooperation among schools is the hope of
the holiday future.
It was greed, not gambling that killed the Dixie Classic. North
Carolina State was hogging the money and the tickets, and Duke,
UNC and Wake were getting tired of it. Really, the other three of
the big four were relieved when the tournament died in the wake of
pleaser, but it would have had to go.
Next year the big four will have a holiday tourney, and already the
coaciies arc saying they will be glad when it dies. They don’t
want to share the limelight or the money with each other.
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TEDARDS SCORES—Clinton High’s leading scor
er, Buzzy Tedards, drives in for a lay-up in recent
game with Gray Court-Owings in Newberry Col
lege Tournament.
CHS Tops York
For First Win
Presbyterian College’s bas
ketball Blue Hose returned from
the Christmas Holiday playoff
with a double-barrelled victory
blast.
The Hose chalked up two con
secutive victories in a two-night
stand at Newberry College. PC
dumped Emory and Henry 95-76
on Friday night and then bombed
Allen University 90-64 on Satur
day night. The wins upped PC’s
record to 4-3 for the season.
A particularly bright spot in the
two recent wins was the play of
sophomore Donnie Kuhn who
scored 24 points against Emory
4 Henry and then tallied 28 a-
gainst Allen.
PC Coach Herb Robinson com
mented, “Donnie had been sick
and hurt in our first few games.
He got well over the holidays
and really came around.
“We got some pretty good team
play. There was more zip in our
offense and the freshmen appear
to be maturing.”
However, with the recent suc
cess came some bad news.
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Clinton High School’s varsity
basketball team snapped a five-
game losing streak last Friday
night with a 57-46 win over York
at Clinton.
The win evened the Red De
vils’ Eastern Conference record
at 1-1. The Red Devils played
host to Woodruff Tuesday night
and will be at Union Friday mghL
The next game will be on Jan. 20
as conference basketball squads
have a lay-off because of mid
semester exams. All ofClinton’s
remaining games will be with
Eastern Conference opponents.
Clinton beat York at the free
throw line. Both teams had 20
field goals but Clinton collected
on 17 of 24 free throw attempts
while York hit on six of 13.
Donnie White led the Red De
vils with 18 points. He connected
on five field goals and hit eight
of nine free throws, including six
straight late in the game.
Also in double figures for the
Red Devils were Tommy Motes,
with 16 points, and Buzzy Ted
ards, with 12 points.
Throughout the first six games,
White was the team leader in
free throws, hitting 17 of 25 for
68 per cent accuracy. Matthew
King led the team in rebounds,
pulled down 35 for a 5.7 average .
per game. The scoring leader was
Tedards who had scored 99 points
for a 16.5 average.
The Clinton Junior Varsity also
chalked up its first victory with
a 27-11 decision in the prelimi
nary last Friday. Everette Full
er was the leading scorer for the
JVs with nine points.
Concerning the varsity win,
Coach Jerry Lewis said, “The
biggest difference in our play
was a reduction in the number of
turnovers. We only lost the
ball four times on mistakes. We
had been having about 14 turn
overs per game and it’s tough to
win when you give up the ball that
many times because of
mistakes.”
Clinton lost to Woodruff 69-59
Tuesday night despite a 27-point
performance by Buzzy Tedards.
The Red Devils trailed 34-29
at halftime.
Tommy Motes also was in dou
ble figures for Clinton as he
scored 15 points.
The Woodruff JVs won the pre
liminary 34-29.
The United States acquired
its first insular possessions
in 1898, when it annexed
Hawaii and obtained Puerto
Rico, the Philippines and
Guam as a result of the war
with Spain.
DONNIE KUHN
Santee Fishing Derby
Plans Are Announced
Plans for the Sixth AnnualSan-
tee-Cooper Fishing Derby
have been announced. It will be
gin 12:01 a.m., Saturday, April 4,
and run through midnight, Sunday,
July 5, with prizes and cash a-
wards expectedtoexceed$15,000.
In the 1970 edition of the Der
by will differ from those held in
the past in several ways. First,
there will be no charge to enter
the Derby, the only requirement
be mg a valid South Carolina fish
ing license, or, otherwise,
“fishing within the law”.
Secondly, the Derby has been
extended from one to three
months. “By having the Derby run
for two additional months,” said
E. M. Redman, Chairman of the
five-county Santee-Cooper Coun
ties Promotion Commission,
Derby sponsor, “I am confident
it will be more successful than
ever before. The stripers will
still be spawning in April, so the
Derby will include, to the fish
ermen’s delight, one of the very
best fishing months. On the other
hand, since it will run through
the first week of July, many
out-of-state fishing enthusiasts
with school age children who
would be unable to get away during
spring, will be able to bring their
families for a vacation fishing
trip. Especially since there will
be no entry fees, entire fami
lies will be able to fish for all
Derby fish very economically.”
Striped bass -- the fish the
Lakes are best known for -- will
be, for the first time, tagged
for Derby competition, with
weight playing no partindeterm-
ing winners. From tags sub
mitted from these fish, each week
three names will be drawn. First
place will be worth $200; second
place, $100; and third place, $50.
At the Derby’s end, agrandprize
tag will be drawn, which will be
worth $1,000 cash to the winner.
Furthermore, various private
sources will underwrite “re
wards” for catching specifically
numbered tagbass. The minimum
such reward will be $100 cash,
with some stripers expected to
have $1,000 tags on them.
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Freshman Fred Melsoo, who has
been averaging in double figures,
will be ineligible for second se
mester play. He was to compete
in three road games this week
but will be ineligible after this
weekend. He narrowly missed
meeting the academic require
ments for second semester eli
gibility. Freshman Howard Bean,
a 6-6 Spartanburg product, will
take Melson’s starting role at
center^
The Blue Hose played at Gull-
ford Tuesday night and were at
Catawba Wednesday night. To
night they were to invade High
Point.
Next Monday, PC will play
at Lander before hosting Wofford
on Friday, Jan. 16 in their first
home game since Dec. 9.
PC’s CarolinasConferencere
cord dropped to 1-2 Tuesday night
as the Blue Hose lost to league
leading Guilford 71-56.
PC suffered a poor first half
and trailed 35-19 at halftime.
The Blue Hose pulled to within
10 points in the second half but
couldn’t make up the margin.
Kuhn was again the leading
scorer for PC as he tallied 12
points, the only Hoseman in
double figures.
Thomwell Splits
Ford Twin Bill
Thornwell split a doubleheader
with Ford Tuesday night with the
Thornwell boys winning 45-31
after the Ford girls had taken the
preliminary 35-27.
Maynard Pierce led the Thorn
well boys, hitting 22 points. Close
behind was Kanada Roach who
tallied 18 points.
Thornwell led 20-14 at half
time.
In the girls’ game, Wood paced
Thornwell with 13 points.
The Thornwell teams will visit
Calhoun Falls Friday night and
then will take a week off for mid
term exams. Thornwell will re
turn to action on Jan. 16, playing
host to De La Howe.
* * *
Clinton Y Teams
To Host Greer
The Clinton YMCA basketball
teams will play host to Greer
Saturday afternoon in a YMCA
League tripleheader at the Clin
ton High School gymnasium.
The first game will start at
2 p.m.
The league includes Cadet teams
for boys 12 years of age and un
der; Junior teams for boys 13
and 14; and Senior teams for boys
15-17.
These will be the first YMCA
League games of the season. The
league includes Clinton, Laurens,
Greer, Greenville, Anderson and
Easley.
I
BARTONE HITS — PresbyterJohn Bartone
(24) scores against Emory' ami Henry'. The Blue
Hose defeated Emory and Henry 9*5-76 last Friday
at Newberry.
Irmo Added To CHS
1970 Football Schedule
Clinton High School’s football
team will face a tough 11-game
schedule next season which will
feature eight Eastern Conference
tilts.
In the only change opponents
from the past season, Irmo will
replace Georgetown on the CHS
schedule. Irmo will become a
member of the 3A Eastern Con
ference next season.
The Red Devils will open with
three straight games at home,
starting with the conference de
fending champions, Lower Rich
land on Sept. 4,
Following Lower Richland,
CHS will play host to Belton-
Honea Pathand York before visit
ing Chester on Sept. 25.
The Red Devils are tentative
ly scheduled to play at Wade
Hampton on Oct. 2 and will play
host to Irmo on Oct. 9 and Union
on Oct. 16 before the final four
games of the season, all of which
are scheduled away.
Clinton Coach Keith Richard
son said a Nov. 6 game tenta
tively scheduled at Palmetto may
be played in Clinton. He said
negotiations are still underway on
that game.
The Red Devils lost 14 letter-
men from this year’s team and
expect about 14 lettermen return
ing for the 1970 team.
The schedule:
Sept. 4 -- Lower Richland here
Sept. 11 -- Belton Honea Path
here
Sept. 18
Sept. 25
Oct. 2
(tentative)
Oct. 9 -
Oct. 16 -
Oct. 23
York here
at Chester
at Wade Hampton
Irmo here
-- Union here
-- at Lexington
Oct. 30 -- At Newberry
Nov. 6 -- at Palmetto
Nov. 13 -- at Woodruff
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