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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C„ Jan. IS, 1970—6-A
BILL CURRIE
Mouth
of the South
They Care About Polls
In the capricious world of basketball ratings there are more
hurt feelings per square inch than perhaps anywhere else in the
civilized world. The clique of coaches who dominate so-called
big time college play will to a man deny vigorously that they care
a whoop in Hades about the ratings, but the truth is they watch
the weekly releases with slavering concern.
National ranking, however ridiculously computed by inept sports-
writers and coaches who have little or no opportunity to see the
players and teams they evaluate, man big gates, boosts in re
cruiting the blue chip player, and better salaries and larger coaching
staffs. No wonder the publicity men work overtime to boost their
teams into the national rankings.
The noils are fun. but almost without merit. Defenders will
point out that the teams which held the top rankings always finish
the season tops in the NCAA and NIT post season events. That is
true. But there is a weekly readjustment. Take the pre-season
top ten and see how well it compares with the final. There will be
little similarity.
This year, with Lew Alcindor gone into the pro ranks where he
has belonged ever since he was a junior in high school, all the
pre-season experts ignored UCLA as possible repeat national
champions and seized on Frank McGuire’s well manned and
heavily promoted Gamecocks. Kentucky also looked good. Now,
though, UCLA is >>n top of the polls again, and after the Bruins’
convincing victory over Notre Dame, it is doubtful if an all-
star team of the next five clubs in the ratings could whip Johnny
Wooden and his new club. The Bruins are probably better without
Alcindor, and certainly they are happier. Lewis, as Coach Wooden
calls him. is not exactly a purveyor of sunshine.
Sports And Gambling
For years there have teen rumblings that gambling interests
were insinuating themselves into professional sports if not actually
to fix games, at least to influence the point spread. At the very least,
gamblers have worked out devious systems of obtaining informa
tion about players and teams which is used mgeniously to determine
odds. M >st coaches who close their practice sessions do so, not to
keep secrets away from rival coaches, but to keep gamblers from
gettiig close urteitigence about the ptayers.
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It is generally known on every college campus that certain students
make their way through school collecting information for organized
gambling. To know, for instance, that one member of a team does
not like another is valuable. It means one will not pass to the other
in basketball, and that dissention lowers the probability of team
work.
Federal attorneys who have been building the investigation which
is swirling through the papers now have, however, gone off half-
cocked with their scattergun assertions that scores of “promi
nent sports figures’ will be interrogated. Since no names have
been used, every athlete is suspect. Also, names if certain
professional football players are being bandied about by the news
media with no discernable connection to anything reprehensible.
This is libel and slander, of the most vicious kind. !f the authori
ties have anything on any athlete, let it come out to clear the names
of all those who are clean and above reproach.
a wildfire is illegal;
no matter how it starts!
Any fire out of control is a wildfire.
The results are the same, whether
it's accident or arson. Be careful —
with campfires, trash fires, all fires.
And report any sign of arson to
your nearest law enforcement
officer.
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HOST WOFFORD—Members of the Presbyterian
College basketball team which will play host to
Wofford Friday night are, front row, left to right:
Bill Clayton, Cliff Wilson, Marty Tiller, Budge
Bean, Arty Maxwell, Danny Yarborough, Chuck
Baker, Mike Lauschman, who is coach of Thomwell
High School and is no longer a member of the PC
squad; second row: Bobby Whiteside, Donnie Kuhn,
John Bartone, Steve Crowe, Fred Melson, Jerry
Owens, Dave Kerchner, George Dickerson, Mike
Lovell. Melson, who was averaging over 15 points
and 10 rebounds per game, is ineligible for second
semester action.
Y Cagers Chalk Up Victories
BY JOHN BINGHAM
YMCA Director
The first full week of YMCA
program got under way last Mon
day with all groups and teams
meeting and playing. The height
of the week was heldSaturday af
ternoon at the Clinton High School
Gym which saw three local YMCA
teams play outside competitors.
The Cadet Boys (12 and under)
and Junior Boys (13 and 14) play
ed teams from Whitmire. The
Senior Boys (15, 16, 17) played a
Church team from Fountain Inn.
It was a good day for the local
boys as tliey won all three games.
Following are the results of the
weeks activities.
Y GUYS LEAGUE
The Lakers and Joanna opened
the new year, playing a very close
game at the Armory last Monday
afternoon. The Lakers took the
game on ttie shooting of Ben Pitts
who had 13points. PhilipSaunders
led the scoring for the Joanna
team with 10points. Final score:
Lakers 23,-Joaima 20.
Li the second game of the af
ternoon the Pistons dowmed the
Celtics 26 to 19. Jimmy Revis
was high fur the winning Pistons
with 10 points. Y('Ung led the scor
ing of the game with 15 points
for the Celtics.
GRA-Y LEAGUE
The first game of the afternoon
went to the 76ers when the Tigers
were unable to field a team.
In the second game Joanna
downed the Hawks 30 to 12. Dick
CHS To Visit
Newberry Tuesday
Clinton High School’s Red De
vils will visit Newberry next
Tuesday, Jan. 20, after a one-
week schedule break. The Devils
will play host to Lower Richland
on Friday, Jan. 23.
Clinton lost to Union 66-47 last
Friday, dropping the Red Devils’
Eastern Conference record to
1-2.
The Red Devils trailed only
26-24 at halftime but the Yellow
Jackets widened the gap in the
second half.
Buzzy Tedards again was high
scorer for Clinton, tallying 21
points. He was the only Red De
vil in double figures.
The Union JVs won the pre
liminary 51-28.
Would you
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signals?
1. Unusual bleeding or
discharge.
2. A lump or thickening in the
breast or elsewhere.
3. A sore that does not heal.
4. Change in bowel or bladder
habits.
5. Hoarseness or cough.
6. Indigestion or difficulty
in swallowing.
7. Change in sire or color of a
wart or mole.
If a signal persists for 2 weeks,
see your doctor without delay.
Because many cancers are curable
if detected and treated early.
Vaughn led the scoring for the
Joanna team with 14 points. Steve
Gaines was high for the Hawks
with seven points.
MENS’ ADULT LEAGUE
The Adult Basketball League
met at the Thomwell Orphanage
Gym on Thursday evening to play
their first games following the
holidays.
In the first game at 7:00 Tor-
rington met the Jaycees. At
the end of the first half of play
the score was tied at 22 all but
the Jaycees showed signs of too
much Christmas turkey and were
out scored by the Torrington team
m the second half 39 to 22. Final
score T jrrington 61, Jaycees 44.
Douglas led ‘he scoring for the
Torrington team with 25 points.
Price was high for the Jaycees
with 24 points.
In the second game at 8:15
the Kiwanis Club downed Joanna
76 to 42. Joanna held their own
during the first half being down
only six points at half time but
they ran out of gas the second
half.
Lausman led the scoring for
the Kiwanis Club with 32 points.
Koon was high for Joanna with 11
points.
JUNIOR BOYS LEAGUE
The Junior Boys Basketball
League played their second offi
cial game at the Clinton High
School Gym Saturday morning.
In the first game the Trojans
went against the Blue Devils.
The Blue Devils proved to be too
strong for the Trojans by de
feating them 30 to 24. Wessinger
led the scoring for the Blue De
vils with 15 points while Crocker
was high for the Trojans with 11
points.
In the second game Joanna
downed the Volunteers 45 to 25.
Morns was game high for the
Joanna team with 20points. Watts
led the scoring for the Volun
teers with 11 points.
ALL STAR TEAM PLAY
Three All-Star teams played
outside teams Saturday afternoon
at the Clinton High School Gym.
The teams were scheduled to
play Greer YMCA in the YMCA
Upper State League but Greer
dropped out and games were
scheduled with teams from Whit
mire and Fountain Inn.
The first game was played by
the Senior Boys against a church
team from Fountain Inn. The
Walter Johnson Club
Raises $45,500 For PC
Presbyterian College’s Walter Johnson Club raised $45,500 in sup
port of the Blue Hose athletic program during 1969, Club President
Claude Crocker of Clinton announced today.
The alumni athletic organization exceeded its goal of $43,500 for
the year and surpassed the $44,405 raised in 1968. Friends and parents
joined alumni among the 685 contributors to this important objective
of the Annual Giving program.
Crocker said the 1969 total represented a new record for the
Johnson Club, which provides athletic grants-in-aid funds for worthy
young men participating in PC’s intercollegiate sports program. The
club is named for the lateWalter A. Johnson, who served Presbyterian
College for 42 years as coach and athletic director.
Your Fishing License
Expired On Dec. 31
Jan. 13th, 1970
PC Hose Host
Wofford Friday
Clinton YMCA All Star proved to
be too strong for the visitors
by defeating them 49 to 31. Fer-
nell led the “Y” team in scoring
with 17 points. Abercrumbling
was high for the visitors with 11
points.
In the second game, the Ca
dets played a team from Whit
mire coached by Ted Weaver.
Again the local YMCA Boys set
our torrid pace and outscored
the visitors 40 to nine. Gaines
led the scoring for the “Y” All
Stars with 18 points. Suber was
high for the visitors with five
points.
In the third game, the Junior
Boys also met a team from
Whitmire. The YMCA boys played
outstanding ball and outscored the
Wuitmire team 79 to 22. Owens
was game high for the winning
YMCA All Stars with 32 points,
with the other team -nembers
scoring in double figures. Ran
kin was high for Whitmire with
16 points.
The local YMCA teams travel
to Greenville next Saturday af
ternoon to take on the Greenville
YMCA. Games will begin at 2p.m.
FINAL SETTLEMENT
Take notice that on the 13
day of February, 1970, I will ren
der a final account of my acts
and doings as Committee of the
estate of James Brown in the
office of the Judge of Probate of
Laurens County, at 10 o’clock
A.M., and on the same day will
apply for a final discharge from
my trust as Committee.
Any person indebted to said es
tate is notified and required to
make payment on or before that
date, and all persons having
claims against said estate will
present them on or before said
date, duly proven or be forever
barred.
M. S. Bailey and Son, Bankers
Committee
Clinton, S. C.
Presbyterian College’s Blue
Hose will play host to Wofford’s
Terriers Friday night at Springs
Gymnasium. The game is to start
at 7:30 p.m.
The Blue Hose will bring a 5-6
record into the game after win
ning three games on a tough
seven-game road trip. The Hose
snapped a three-game losing
streak Monday night by nipping
Lander 65-64 in Greenwood.
George Dickerson hit two free
throws with 28 seconds remaining
to give the Hose their victory
margin. PC led almost the entire
game and was ahead 29-20 at
halftime. However, a late Lander
rally pulled the Senators into a
62-61 lead with 40 seconds re
maining. Donnie Kuhn collected
on a pair of free throws to give
the lead back to PC and Dick
erson then gave the Hose a three-
point cushion with his charity
tosses.
Mike Lovell and Danny Yar
borough scored 14 points each for
PC while Steve Crowe scored 11
and Kuhn wound up with 12. Lo
vell and Crowe are freshmen
while Yarborough and Kuhn are
sophomores.
The Wofford Terriers has a
5-8 record. They dumped Mars
Hill Monday night 87-75. The
Terriers are paced by Zeke Bate
man, who scored 27 points a-
pinst Mars Hill, and Greg Gal-
inskie, who had 18.
The Blue Hose record dropped
to 4-6 last week with losses to
Catawba and High Point.'
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The Hose lost to Catawba 77-
62 in Salisbury, N. C., last Wed
nesday and then were defeated
87-72 at High Point
Fred Melson was the leading
PC scorer against Catawba as
he tallied 20 points. Dave Ker
chner had 11 points and Mike Lo
vell scored 10.
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Catawba raced to a 47-33 half
time lead after connecting on
seven of its first nine shots from
the floor.
PC Cagers Lead
Loop In Defense
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C.-
Presbyterian did not have a great
deal of success winning basket
ball games last season, but it did
have one consolation. It allowed
opponents fewer points than any
other team in the Carolinas Con
ference.
Again this season the Blue Hose
are yielding points more grudg
ingly than any of the other eight
league teams. Through seven
games Presbyterian had given up
70.7 points a game, about five
points a game less than second-
place Newberry.
Atlantic Christian is following
its pattern of 1968-69 when it set
records for points scored and
points given up. Through 12
games, Atlantic Christian led the
conference in scoring with 89.6
points a contest and yielded a
whopping 101.8 pomts on the ave
rage.
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The 1969 South Carolina Gen
eral Assembly amended the hunt
ing and fishing license statutes
to provide for increased fees,
revised forms of licenses and
also changed their effective
dates. This change in effective
dates probably has caused the
greatest amount of confusion.
All lake permits and 1969 fish
ing licenses expired on Dec. 31,
1969. This means that if you want
to fish anytime from now until
June 30, 1970, you must purchase
a 1969-70 fishing license which
will expire on June 30,1970. From
now on, all licenses, except lake
permits, will expire on the same
date—June 30.
Credit will be given towards
the purchase of a 1969-70 resi
dent combination hunting and
fishing license or a resident
statewide fishing license if you
purchased a 1969 fishing license.
The new type of combination li
cense sells for $10.25 which en
titles you to fish in all waters
of the state and to hunt in any
legal season. The statewide re
sident fishing license now sells
for $5.25. Lake permits are still
$1.10 each. The former resident
anglers license is no longer a-
valiable. Persons buying the re
sident combination or statewide
fishing licenses will receive a
credit towards the purchase price
of this license of $1.50 for a for
mer $3.10 license, 50£ for a 1969
anglers license and 50£ for a 1969
lake permit.
The credit for the 1969 lake
permit will be given only if the
applicant buyes a $5.25 resident
statewide fishing license or a
resident combination license.
This credit will not be given
if the applicant is just purchas
ing a 1970 lake permit.
Fishermen are advised not to
discard or otherwise destroy
their 1969 fishing licenses ifthey
want credit towards a 1969-70
license which will be required
for fishing until the last day of
July. This 1969 license must be
turned in to the license agent to
receive his credit and no pro
vision is available for obtaining
duplicate 1969 licenses.
When July 1, 1970 has arrived,
much of this confusion will be
history because then it will be
necessary for all people to pur
chase new hunting and fishing li
censes which will be valid from
July 1 of one year to June 30 of
file next year.
So check your license and see
if it Is valid or you may find
you will be fishing without a cur
rent license.