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1 y THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., March 12, 1970—7-A BILL CURRIE mmm Mouth of the South All-American It does, of course, make a nicemomentoto hang in one’s den, but the All-America distinction is so flavored with politics and fre quently so totally lacking in merit that when one is passed over, he should feel no pain and exhibit no resentment Actually, the weakness of All-America teams is easily seen when one stops to recall how consistent has been the failure of the team members to succeed in the professional ranks. Of course some All-Americans are successful professional players, but many are not. Moreover, it is ridiculous to name 10 players to an All- America team without regard to positions. A man playing guard is not in any way comparable to a man in the pivot, and once two pivot men are selected, no more should be able to crash the charmed circle. Yet virtually every All-America team selects 10 players--period. Each college and university in the country has a Sports In formation Director. In turn, this worthy may have one or two full time assistants, a secretary, and student part-time help. It is his job to distribute information to the news media about the various athletic teams fielded by his instruction. Of course, he is also charged with landing as many All-Conference and All-America positions for his players as he can. This is a job of salesman ship, and the better the press agent, the more likely his players are to succeed. ^ It is no problem to make a fairly adequate football player at Notre Dame into an All-American. Lookback over the years, and you will see that the Irish almost always have one and fre- quenUy several in the ranks to the country’s best. This is true, too, with Kentucky, UCLA, and to a lesser degree of North Caro lina, Duke and a number of other schools throughout the country. When Fred Hetzel made All-America at Davidson, it was a minor miracle because he actually had to make it. The ’Cats didn’t even have a fulltime SID at the time. On the other side of the argument however, it must be said that failure of a player to make it in professional ball does not always mean he did not deserve his All-America selection. Sure ly most everyone will concede that Dan Issel of Kentucky is one of the top two collegiate centers in the country. Yet he is viewed by the professionals as a marginal player for the play- for-pay circuit. He is too small to be a pivot man in the pros, and when he moves outside his shooting leaves a great deal to be desired. A rather fourth rate pivot man at LSU made Dapper Dan look sick when he loved outside and the National TV audience watched. Of course in the game Issel scored 52 points, which was a fair country day. Clinton Hosts Y Cadet Tournament At PC's Gym PC CAPTAINS—Quarterback Allen McNeill, left, and defensive halfback Elliott Poss, right, have l>een elected captains of the Presbyterian College football team for next season. McNeill is a three- year letterman who played his high schixil football at Lower Richland. Poss, from Washington, Ga., has lettered for two years with the Blue Hose. CHS Spring Sports Slates BASEBALL Games Start at 4 p.m. MARCH - 17, Lexington here; 20, at York; 24, at Woodruff; 25, Union here. APRIL - 2, at Newberry; 7, at Chester; 9, at Lexington; 14, York here; 17, Woodruff here; 21, at Union; 24, Newberry here; 28, at Lower Richland. TRACK Meets Start at 3:30 p.m. MARCH - 18, at Greenwood; 23, at Woodruff; 25, atJ.L. Mann. APRIL - 3, at Belton-Honea Path; 8, Newberry-Union here; 9, York here; 13, Laurens-Cre scent in Laurens; 15, Woodruff here; 20, at Union; 30, Eastern 3-A Conference Track Meet in Union. TENNIS BOYS (Starting times in parenthesis) MARCH - 16. A.C. Flora here A pfaffer Ins Just about got to be on a winning team to make the grade. There have been exceptions, but not many and not often. If anyone makes the concensus All-American in the ACC it will boil down between John Roche of South Carolina and Charlie Scott of North Carolina. Roche is a strong possibility because of the success of the Gamecocks. Scott is a possibility because of his heavy pre-season blowup. Both have played well and both are top flight performers. Probably only one will make the team. Davidson’s Mike Maloy made several teams la^t season, but he has not played as well as a senior as he did as a Junior, and much of the ’Cat publicity this season has gone to a sophomore guard, Bryan Adrian. Thus, big Mike is hurt in his repeat possibilities, but even so, he may make it, again on the pre-season buildup. Playing in New York helps. If New York writers and broad casters are impressed they will say so, and what they say impres ses the rest of the country. I, for instance, have no idea whether St. Bonnie's Lanier should make it, because I have not seen him play. But l will probably vote for him on the basis of what I have read. And then, we all know that to do anything in New York, one must be much smarter than the people who do the same thing anywhere else. You believe that? Then you’ll probably take the All-America teams seriously. PC Netmen Win 1st Match On Fla. Tour Presbfteriaa College’s tennis team, opened its Florida tour with an 8-1 victory over Jacksonville University Monday. The Blue Hose team played at Rollins College Tuesday and was to be at the University of Florida Wednesday with a Thurs day match at Florida State. On Friday, PC plays at Columbus College. The PC netters will open their home schedule Monday, playing host to Clemson University. Next Tuesday, PC will be host to East Stroudsburg State and on Thurs day will be at home to the Uni versity of South Carolina. PC lost 5-4 last Saturday in a practice match with Wingate, considered one of the outstanding junior college teams in the na tion. In Monday’s win over Jackson- ville, Milan Kofol lost 6-3, 7-5 for PC’s only defeat of the af- Did ya hear about the one that got away? We 've heard about the Savings Bond that got lost. About the one that got stolen. And the one that got burned. We’ve heard them all. But don’t think you could ever really lose your U.S. Savings Bonds. Because they don’t really get away. Least not for long. That’s because Bonds are replaceable. And we replace them. For a duplicate or for full payment. Whichever you like. You know, your government is about as safe a place as you can make an investment. Sign up for the Payroll Savings Plan where you work. Or buy Bonds where you bank. Don’t let this one get away. Take stock in America Buy US. Savings Bonds Clinton will go against Green ville White Friday, March 13, in the opening round of the Caro lines YMCA Cadet Tournament in the PresbyterianCollegeGymna sium. The tournament will determine the Western District champions. On the opening day of the tour nament, the four-game card gets underway Friday at4:30p.m. with Spartanburg playing the Anderson J.C.s. at 5:30, Andersonfaces Easley and Clinton goes against Greenville White. At 7:30, Green ville Red will meet Laurens. Wildlife Dept. Gives Report On Lake Conditions General fishing conditions throughout the state have changed little during the past week. Fish ermen will generally find large- mouth bass, white bass, crappie and catfish cooperative. The water level in Hartwell Reservoir continues to rise. The color of the Reservoir itself is clear and the streams are color ed as the result of runoff. The walleye pike have not com menced their spring run in the Tugaloo River as yet. Fishermen are picking up pike in the river using deep running lures and large minnows. Fisheries Biologist Bill Will iams reports that the walleye generally will not start its spawn ing run until the water tempera ture reaches approximately 49 degrees. Presently the water temperature is approximately 43 degrees and he believes that the run may start about March 1. Although a large number of the introduced walleyes in Hartwell Reservoir use the Tugaloo River as a spawning area, there is no doubt that other parts of the lake shoreline may also be ac ceptable to the fish when spawn ing. Spawning areas for walleye pike consist of clean, heavy rubble and this may be in the form of rip-rap along highway and railroad fields and across the the bank. The Little River Sec tion has been a good area. Crappie fishermen are finding minnows a good bait when fish ing in approximately six feet of water around stumps and flooded brush. Greenwood Lake fishing is con fined primarily to largemouth bass and crappie. F ishing is gen eral over the lake and the Saluda River immediately below the dam offers good fishing opportunities for those who do not have a boat. Lake Murray continues to be good for both largemouth and white bass. The mostpopular bait are Little Cleos and fishing is in the shallow water along the shore. Many white bass are being taken in six to eight feet of water while walking the banks. No one area seems to be better than any other and fishing is gener ally good. Crappie fishing is rated as fair, fishing is six to 10 feet of water close to shore and using minnows. Flooded brush and stumps are attractive spots for this species. Catfish fishing is rated as fair, using cut bait on trot lines. Bream in Lake Murray have not started to bite as yet The water level in Lake Murray is rising as a result of the recent rainfalls. Lake Marion has not been af fected as yet by the discolored water coming into the Congaree River. The Congaree is rising (3 p.m.); 19, at Woodruff (3 p. m.); 23, at Greenwood (3:30 p. m.); 24, at York (3:30 p.m.). APRIL - 3, Newberry here (3 p.m.); 6, at Rock Hill (3 p. m.); 7, York here (3:30 p.m.); 9, Greenwood here (3:30 p.m.); 14, Belton-Honea Path here (3 p.m.); 17, Dreher in Columbia (3 p.m.); 21, A.C. Flora in Col umbia (3 p.m.); 23, Rock Hill here (3 p.m.); 27-28, Confer ence Tournament; April 30-May 2, Boys Interscholastic Tennis Tournament. TENNIS GIRLS (Starting Times in Parenthesis) MARCH - 12, at Dreher in Columbia (2:30 p.m.); 18, A.C. Flora here (3 p.m.); 31, at Lan caster (3:30 p.m.). APRIL - 2, Dreher here (3 p.m.); 7, A.C. Flora in Colum bia (3p.m.); 14, at Belton-Honea Path (3 p.m.); 21, Lancaster here (3 p.m.); April 7-9, Girls Inter scholastic Tennis Tournament. ternoon. No. 1 George Amaya won his match 7-5, 6-1 and Clin ton’s Chris Adair won 6-3, 6-0. Jan Kofol won 6-3, 10-8 and Don Lay won 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. Craig McKenzie was victorious 6-1, 6-0. Amaya-M. Kofol won their dou bles match 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 and A- diar and J. Kofol won 6-1, 6-0. McKenzie-Campbell won for PC 7-5, 6-3. The Clinton-Greenville white winner will meet the Anderson- Easley winner at 11 a.m. on Sat urday, March 14. At 10 a.m., the Greenville Red-Laurens win ner faces the Spartanburg Ander son J.C.s winner. The tourna ment championship game will be played at 1 p.m. Saturday. The first and second place win ners will qualify for the Carolinas Cadet Tournament at Kannapolis, N. C. JUNIOR LEAGUE The Trojans won the Junior League Play-Off last week as they defeated the Blue Devils 42- 40. Claude Crocker scored 18 points to pace the winners and Corey Cannon contributed 11. Wessinger was high scorer for the Blue Devils with 16 points. Earlier, the Trojans defeated Joanna, 31-20, and the Blue De vils beat the Volunteers 58-23. Crocker scored 14 for the Tro jans in the semifinals and Pra ter had 12 for Joanna. Larry Owens had 20 for the Blue De vils while Wessinger scored 1^ Gurley 12 and Blalock 10. MEN’S LEAGUE In Men’s League action last week, the Jaycees romped over Joanna 101-64 and Kiwanis beat Torrington 80-61. Armstrong poured in 36 points for the Jaycees while Price pumped in 31. Watts had 18 for Joanna and Summers scored 15 while Rhodes tallied 12. Mike Lausman scored 37 points for Kiwanis and J. Roach hit 17. Powell led Torrington with 17 points while Douglas had 11 and Wilson 12. Y GUYS The Lakers wrapped up the Y Guys League title for third, fourth and fifth graders. The Lakers posted a 9-3 record while the Pistons were second at 6-6. Joanna was 5-7 and the Celtics had a 4-8 mark. GRY-Y Joanna took the Gra-Y League championship for Fifth and Sixth Graders with a 9-1 record. The Hawks were second at 6-4 and the 76ers had a 3-7 mark while the Tigers were 2-8. ThomwaU Opona Baseball Slate Here Tuesday Thornwell High School will open a 12-game baseball schedule Tuesday, March 17, playing host to Lockhart The Schedule: March --- 17, Lockhart at Thornwell; 24, Jonesville at Thornwell; 27, at Calhoun Falls; 31, Dacusville at Thornwell; April --- 2, at Ford; 7, Hick ory Tavern at Thornwell; 9, at Hickory Tavern; 14, at Dacus ville; 17, Ford at Thornwell; 21, Calhoun Falls at Thornwell; 24, at Jonesville; May --- 1, at Lockhart. All games are scheduled to start at 4 p.m. Arid Australia Only 11 per cent of the area of Australia, most arid of all the continents, gets more than 40 inches of rain annually; two-thirds gets less than 20 inches. STOP ANY ATTACKING RAPIST, MUGGER OR GANG, INSTANTLY! They become harmless, coughing and staggoring blindly while you escape or summon help. Suddenly without warning, you or a loved one could be the victim of a brutal attack. It could happen at any hour, on any street, even in your own home or business. 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