The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, February 05, 1970, Image 7
THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Feb. 6, 1970—7-A
Host High Point Tonight
— BILL CURRIE
^ Mouth
of the South
Blue Hose NAIA Hopes
Now At Crucial Stage
All of a sudden, Presbyterian
College’s hopes of making the
NAIA District 6 playoffs are at
a critical stage.
Last week, the Hosemen were
tied for second place in the dis
trict and their chances of being
one of the four teams in the
playoffs looked good. They had
two district games coming up
with teams they had beaten pre
viously. But the Hose lost at
Mars Hill 93-79 and then on
Tuesday night they were edged
by Wofford 62-59, giving them
a total of four losses in NAIA
play.
Tonight, Thursday, PC plays
host to High Point. However
the game will not count in NAIA
District play. It is a Carolinas
Conference game and PC is out
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In these days of compromise and semantical adjustment to
accommodate the demands of the prevailing situation and com
pany, Frank McGuire looms as a real curiosity: He always
says what he thinks whenever and wherever it strikes him, and
loses no sleep over those who may disagree. In fact, he seems
stimulated sometimes to have provoked loud and vehement de
nunciation from individuals he considers either incompetent,
dishonest or both. Thus his streak of pure Irish cussedness is
pleased when he fangs a tender spot in an adversary, real or
fancied.
Now, though, the famous McGuire temper is cooled and the
frightening McGuire scowl is sicklied o’er with the warmth of
the McGuire smile. And well might this be! His present basket
ball team is a collection of talanted, well-disciplined men who
are also young and certain to be on hand almost m toto for a-
nother year after this. Behind the present vanguard of troops
is an even younger group in training which seem to indicate
South Carolina, for the time being at least, has seized the po
sition which has previously been occupied by N.C. State, Duke,
Wake Forest and most recently by North Carolina. It has been
five hard years coming, and in the production of the team Mc
Guire has had not only to recruit and instruct the talent, but he
has had on and off campus battles which alone would have licked
a lesser man.
Through the long agony of gestation before the present team
was burn with suitable fanfare and enthusiasm in Columbia,
McGuire has held fast to his friends and lashed his enemies
with a relentlessness which discourages others from falling
into his disfavur. A few older sportswriters have dared to jab
into his sensitive hide, but none of the polished phrase makers
witli their journalism degrees clutched in their sweaty hands
has summoned enough courage to be critical of the old New
York street fighter.
Never Crossed Frank
When I contemplate the warehouse full of bruised fellings I
have stored up during my years of being a know-it-all smart
mouth (an absolute prerequisite of one is to pass as a sports-
writer r broadcaster) it is difficult to imagine that with my
known penchant for inciting anger and resentment, I have never
run afoul f Frank McGuire. Of course, I would be afraid of him
physically, but that is not the answer, because as a practicing
coward I am afraid of almost anybody -- all the boys and a ma-
j rity of th^ girls -- and this sort of fear has not saved me from
incurring the wrath >f other powerful physical specimens, many
given to violence.
And it is n t that I have always agreed with McGuire publi-
cally or provately. Sometimes I have thought he overreacted to
thrusts from adversaries and I said it and wrote it. But the
answer is that while I have not always been in perfect agree
ment with McGuire, never have I thought he was insincere.
Thus I have U-en convinced that he believed in everything he
has done and said. You may disagree with a man, but you have
got to admire him as long as he calls a spade a spade even if
you see his hand a different way.
Right now the Irishman is smiling, and he can afford to lay
old resentments aside and let his tormentors suffer in thecruel-
est way: Defeat on the basketball floor. He is the soul of cor
diality because basically tie’s a good guy who enjoys his friends
and a belly laugh. But just a whisker under the surface is that
stormy temper and those who have seen it will remember and
tread softly.
It is kinda like old times to see McGuire in the winning circle,
and the way his organization is shaping up, it may be a trying
time for many before he is dislodged again.
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Clinton High’s Red Devils open
a three-game road trip Friday,
still seeking their second win
of the season.
The Red Devils lost 68-48
Tuesday night to Lexington to
drop their record to 1-12 over
all and 1-8 in the Eastern Con
ference.
CHS was behind 35-17 at half
time. Buzzy Tedards led Clin
ton’s scoring with 14 points.
The Red Devils lost to Lower
Richland last Saturday, 79-63,
despite a fine comeback effort.
Clinton was down 10-0 before they
hit the scoreboards but they
fought back and took the lead
at 43-42 in the third quarter.
However, Matthew King and Te
dards both were collared with
four fouls and Lower Richland
pulled away in the final min
utes of the game.
Tommy Motes hit his season’s
high score with 25 points. Ted
ards tallied 20 and King 10.
Clinton plays at Chester Fri
day and will be at York Tues
day and at Lower Richland the
following Friday.
The Clinton JVs, meanwhile,
snapped their losing skein and
have opened a three-game win
ning streak. It started with a
40-29 win over Chester and con
tinued in a 38-35 overtime vic
tory against Lower Richland. On
Tuesday night, the JVs nipped
Lexington 32-30.
Sandy Saunders scored 11 points
in the win over Chester, eight
against Lower Richland and 10
against Lexington. Dickie Mc-
Sween also scored eight against
Lower Richland.
Owens' Basket
Wins Y Thriller
Clinton’s Juniors defeated An
derson 48-46 Saturday on Larry
Owens' steal and basket in the
last five seconds of an Upper-
state YMCA league contest.
The score was tied 46-46 and
Anderson had the ball whe n
Owens turned in his steal and
game-winning basket.
Owens wound up with 14 points
and Prater contributed 15 to the
Clinton win.
Anderson won both of the other
Upper State League games as the
Anderson Cadets won 17-13 and
the Anderson Senior Division
team copped a 71-44 decision.
Gaines paced the Clinton Ca
dets with seven points. Bryan
had 13 and Fennell hit 12 for
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of that race.
’I’wo crucial NAIA games for
PC are slated at Erskine Sat
urday night and at PC next Wed
nesday against Newberry.
PC Coach Herb Robinson said,
“We’ve just about got to win
both the Erskine and Newberry
games to make the playoffs. S.C,
State and Newberry are almost
certain to be two of the four
teams in the playoffs. Appala-
the Clinton Senior team.
In the YMCA Men’s League,
Kiwanis nipped Joanna 50-48 in
overtime and the Jaycees beat
Torringtoo 75-69.
Mike Lauschman tallied 24
points for Kiwanis and Whitsel
hit 15 for Joanna. Douglas paced
Torrington wit h 34 points and
Armstrong pumped in 32 for the
Jaycees. Price contributed 23 to
the Jaycee cause.
Handshake’s Origin
The custom of giving the
hand to bind a bargain orig
inated in the Biblical Book
of Kings, when Jehonadab
gave his hand to Jehu in
order to prove to him the
justice of his cause.
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JOHN BAR TONE
.... HITS 20 POINTS
chian’s chances look good. It
down to a scramble between us
and Asheville-Biltmore for that
fourth spot. We needed to win
at least two of our last four
NAIA games and now we’re down
to our final two games still need
ing two wins.”
In addition to the NAIA games,
PC will play host to Belmont
Abbey on Monday night.
In the loss to Wofford Tues
day night in Spartanburg, the Ter
riers’ Zeke Bateman hit a free
throw with nine seconds to play
to put Wofford out of reach.
The loss dropped PC’s over
all record to 8-11 and 7-4 in
the NAIA.
PC suffered a frigid first half
and trailed 27-17 at halftime. The
Hose warmed up some in the se
cond half and outscored Wofford
42-35 but it wasn’t enough.
John Bartone scored 20 points
for PC and Dave Kerchner pump
ed in 19.
At Mars Hill last Saturday,
Bartone scored 21 in the PC loss.
Donnie Kuhn hit 14 and Mike Lo
vell had 12.
Coach Robinson commented,
“We didn’t play very well at
Mars Hill. It wasn’t one of our
better efforts.”
The PC record fell below the
.500 mark last Wednesday as the
Blue Hose lost 77- 64 at Elon.
The loss dropped PC’s over-all
record to 8-9.
Elon sprinted to a quick 10-
point lead early in the game and
spent the rest of the evening
fighting off PC comeback efforts.
Six steals by George Dicker-
son helped PC narrow the gap
to 65-57 with seven minutes re
maining but that’s as close as
the Hose could get. PC trailed
35-26 at halftime.
Donnie Kuhn scored 18 points
for PC and John Bartone tallied
12.
Brenda Johnson
Is Top Bowler
The Clinton Women’s Bowling
Association Bowler of the Month
roll off was held at Palmetto
Lanes Sunday afternoon, Feb. 1.
Brenda Johnson was the winner
for January with a series of 552.
In December, there will be a
roll off of the twelve monthly
winners for the bowler of the
year. To qualify for the bowler
of the month roll off, a lady must
roll a game of 200 or better.
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