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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., April 9, 1970—6-A BILL CURRIE Mouth of the South Pistol Pete's Bonus A few years ago when Joe Namath erupted from the football scene at the University of Alabama and was larded with a bonus of $400,000 toplayfor theNewYorkJets, I was certain: (1) It was a lie; nobody would pay anybody that much money. And (2) In the unlikely event that it was so, the payment was prima facie evidence of serious insanity in the front office. In light of Namath’s accomplishments, however, and seen in the glitter of some of the present day basketball bonus payments, the 400 G’s pale in comparison. In fact, Namath’s bonus seems down right paltry. Here’s Bob Lanier, the big foot from St. Bonaven- ture, lolling around in something like a million four, and, of course, Pistol Pete Maravich is said to have taken the Atlanta Hawks for a million nine. It simply boggles the mind to contemplate such figures. Even allowing for the exaggeration of vanity, these two guys are purely and simply overpaid; they Just ain’t worth it! There is no way that Pistol Pete can draw enough people into the dark recesses of the Georgia Tech field house to justify what it costs to get him in there. Lanier has a similar problem at Detroit. The Pistons are so bad, so incredibly sloppy and disinterested, that even Lanier cannot help them a great deal. If he plays out his full contract, Detroit will pay him about $3,500 per game. The management of these clubs have not yet begun to weep. The gargantuan contracts are bad enough, but now don’t you just hear what the established players are going to be saying at contract time. There is no way that a wet-eared rookie, however talented, can leap into a lineup of veterans and, making several times their top salary, be accepted, let alone liked. Ln his college days Mara vich did not really play on a basketball team. He WAS the team’ His daddy coached it, and the other guys were sort of inglorious ballast, necessary to conform to the rule which says that there are five men on a team. Pete dribbled all the time, shot most of the time, and occasionally dazzled everyone with a sensational pass -- many of which were too hot for his fumbling teammates to handle. Can't Hog Ball As a professional player, if Pistol Pete tries to hog the ball as he <}id in college, and takes the shots which brought such glee to Papa Press’ face, one thing is eminently certain: He will never see the ball! The other guys are just as greedy as he is, and if he starts taking bad shots and forcing them, his teammates will simply include him out. If he brings the ball up the floor, he better shoot it, because if he passes off, likely as not, the next time he handles it will be a blue moon down the road. Locally the Carolina Cougars are understandably dissapointed that Pete decided to take the Hippodrome performance to Atlanta. He is worth a bunch of money at anybody’s gate. But considering what he would have cost, I personally am glad the Cougars lost him. Such a burden as he would have imposed financially, and such a strain as he would have put on the relations with and between the other players -- well, the Cougars need a Maravich’s appeal, but they cannot stand the inevitable trouble. There are a number of ex cellent players in the ABA who may become available as the league absorbs some of the young talent. The Cougars will be after these established players, and with the dough saved when Pistol Pete said no, chances are that the Cougars can corral several who will boost the power and proficiency of the team next year. • * * PC Hosts Catawba, Wofford Track Teams Presbyterian College’s track team will be host to a three-way meet with Catawba and Wofford Friday. The field events will start at 2 p.m. with the running events starting at 2:45 p.m. The Blue Hose lost to Guil ford 74-71 as the Quakers cap tured the deciding mile relay e- vent Tuesday at PC. It was PC’s second loss in three outings. The Blue- Hose defeated St. Andrews last Friday in Laurinburg, N. C. PC Tennis Team Has 12-4 Mark Presbyterian College’s tennis team ran its record to 12-4 with a hard-fought victory over Wes tern Kentucky Tuesday. The Blue Hose had to win two doubles matches to pull out a 5-3-1 victory over Western Ken tucky. PC was host to Eastern Ken tucky Wednesday and will be at Pfeiffer today and at The Cita del in Charleston Saturday. The Blue Hose will entertain always- tough University of North Caro lina Monday and will visit Fur man next Tuesday. Milan- Kofol, Don Lay and Craig McKenzie picked up singles vic tors for PC againstWestern Ken tucky and then it was up to Juan Amaya-M. Kofol and Chris Adair-Jan Kofol to win the de ciding doubles matches. PC beat Columbia University 8-1 l^st Saturday and defeated Georgia Tech 6-3 last Friday In Atlanta, Ga. The PC-Guilford match went down to the final event before the Quakers chalked up the close vic tory. Tommy Porter of PC was high point man Hose as he won the high hurdles and, Triple jump and placed second in the high jump. Porter woo the high hurdles with a time of 15.8 secs, and cap tured the triple jump with a dis tance of 41 ft 8 in. Bill Caldwell won the shot put for the Blue Hose with a heave of 44 ft. three-fourth inch and Cosby was first in the javelin with a throw of 184 ft., 1 in. Nelson woo the pole vault with a vault of 10 ft. 6 in, and Reid was first in the discus with a throw of 11 ft. 5 1/4 in. PC’s Bobby Whiteside was first in the 880-yard run with a time of 2 minutes, 4.5 seconds, Lynn Dre- ger won the 220-yard dash with a time of 22.8 seconds. The PC 440-yard relay team of Passarello, Dreger, Lister and Kingsmore won a first place in a time of 44.9 seconds. * * * Devil* Lose To Chester 1-0 Clinton High School’s baseball team will visit Lexington tonight and will play host to York at 4 p.m. next Tuesday. The Red Devils dropped a 1-0 decision at Chester Tuesday as the Cyclones scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning. The regulation seven- innings ended in a 0-0 tie. Clinton now has a 2-2 mark for the season. PC Blue Hose Sign 20 Grid Prospects Presbyterian College has sign ed 20 football prospects for next season’s Blue Hose squad, ac cording to Head Coach and Ath letic Director Cally Gault. Coach Gault says, “We’ve sign ed some fine young men and we expect to get a couple more in the near future.” Among the most outstanding of the incoming freshmen are tack le Ted Wentzky of Anderson; back Robert Hortman ofSummerviUe; tackle-end David Norris of Thomson, Ga.; end-guard David Hartsell of Wade Hampton High in Greenville; back Bob Wills of Washington, Ga.; and quarterback WaUy Bowen of Jacksonville, Fla. Wentzky, a 6-1, 215-pounder, was an All-State selection and played in the Shrine Bowl game. Wills, 5-7, 170 pounds, was an honorable mention All-American Trout Fishermen Find Streams Well-Stocked Trout fishermen throughout the three mountainous counties of Oconee, Pickens and Greenville are finding streams well stock ed and giving them many pleas ant hours of fishing experiences. In Oconee County, Conservation Officer Jerry Sanders reports that both the Chatooga and the Chauga Rivers are providing good trout fishing. The favorite bait being used are red worms and he predicts that the quality fishing will continue unless there is too much rainfall during the week. In Pickens County, as in the other two counties, the stocking of streams has been carried out several times with nine-to 11-inch fish. Conservation Officer Gerald Holcombe of Pickens re ports that fishing success has been good and the preferred baits are earthworms or flies. Greenville County also gives a very optimistic report on trout fishing. Conservation Officer William Chastain of Greenville checked a large number of trout fishermen over the weekend and found that a number of these had taken their limit for the day. Most of these fish were in the 10 to 13 inch class, which means that 10 fish would provide a good supper for any family. Hot spots are still the South Saluda River and at Blythe Shoals the fishing would be classed as hot. Chastain found that the lures providing the best fishing success were meppes spinners. Reservoir fishing varies con siderably throughout the state. At Lake Hartwell, the reservoif is 1/2 foot above full and is clear except for the extreme upper portion. Conservation Officer Donnie Hanks reported that last Saturday the late looked like the Fourth of July. Many fishermen were out and all were having good success. It didn’t seem to make much difference whether they were fishing for white bass, largemouth bass or crappie.they all were catching fish. Crappie fishing was real good generally throughout the lake, with most of these fish being ta ken on minnows and some on doll flies. It is interesting to note that most of the big bass are being taken in deep water using plas tic worms, hellbenders and doll flies. Some of these fish are starting to work into the more * shallow waters. This is indicated by some fishermen who had suc cess fishing from a boat and cast ing towards the shoreline. The deep water off Apple Island was a favorite spot for largemouth bass over the weekend. The walleye pike in Lake Hart well still are not running up the Tugaloo River. This appears to be the result of the continuing cold weather which has not per mitted water temperatures to reach the desired level. Fishing in Lake Secession is slow. This is the result of the dingy color of the water and will remain a poor bet for fishermen for a few more days until this clears up. The report for Clark Hill Re servoir is a short one. It is ris ing and muddy and fishing is slow. Water level in the Reservoir is approximately 327 feet, with full stage at 330 feet. One must re member that it was not too many weeks ago when the water level was 321, which means that it has risen six feet since the recent rains. Most of the islands in the lake are now covered and many of the stumps are also out of sight Once the color settles, fishing should be good. LAKE GREENWOOD Fishing in Lake Greenwood, as reported by A. R. Drummond, Conservation Officer from Ninety Six, is improving. Crappie fish ing is real good fishing around the piers and the bushes. Fav orite baits are live minnows and alibis. Largemouth bass fishing has improved with most of them being taken on thin fins and devil dogs. A few bass were reported as being taken on white doll flies. The color in Lake Greenwood is good in the lower half of the lake. The upper half is still in fluenced by the muddy runoff. Below the dam at Lake Green wood, fishermen are still taking white bass in good numbers and the rock fish should be classed as spotty. Wateree Reservoir is now ser iously affected by the color of the water. It is real muddy and Conservation Officer Ken Lomi- nac of Camden reports that crap pie fishing has fallen off be cause of this water condition. Some fishermen are having suc cess fishing with minnows a- round the stumps, brush tops and under the banks in two feet of water. What fish are being boat ed, are good ones with many being two pounds in weight and several 3-1/2 pound crappie observed during the past weekend. LAKE Murray fishing is im proving, so reports Conservation Officer James Hamm of Pros perity. Ne notes that largemouth bass fishermen are having good success fishing on the points using plastic worms and night crawlers. The real hot spot for fishing in Lake Murray now is the Saluda River where it enters the upper Jaycees Win YMCA Cage Title The Jaycees copped the YMCA Men’s Basketball League champ ionship Tuesday night with a 55- 43 win over Kiwanis. John Benedict paced the Jaycees with 16 points. Leonard Price, with 14, and Frank Arm strong, with 13, were the other top point men for the winners. Mike Lausman, with 19 points, was the only Kiwanis player in doubled figures. To reach the playoff finals, the Jaycees beat Torrington 61- 57 and Kiwanis beat Joanna 49- 38. Armstrong pumped in 30 points against Torrington which was paced by Douglas ’ 26 and W il- son’s 20. Lausman scored 28 for Kiwanis and Hill contributed 15 in the win over Joanna. Carter had 23 for Joanna. end of the lake. White bass fish ing is exceUent with many fish weighing three pounds and some up to 3-1/2 pounds. Fishermen are using jigs (a small bucktail) and trolling with thin fins. Offi cer Hamm notes that this white bass fishing should continue to be excellent for the next two weeks. The Santee-Cooper Lakes have been affected by the recent heavy runoff. The colored water has made fishing difficult and it is hoped that this will improve as the amounts of colored water en tering the lake is reduced and also by increased water usage through the generating stations. CHS Runs Net Mark To 6-2 Clinton High School’s boys ten nis team sporting a 6-2 record, will visit Greenwood today and will play host to Belton-Honea Path next Tuesday in a key match. Belton-Honea Path handed Clinton one of its two losses of the season earlier this year. Last Friday, Clinton beat Woodruff in straight sets 9-0 and was leading Rock Hill 3-2 Monday when the match was call ed because of rain. The Red De vil netters defeated York here 9-0 on Tuesday. Clinton, which currently is leading the Eastern Conference standings, will play host to the conference tournament April 27- 28. Clinton Girls' Streak Snapped A 7-2 loss to A. C. Flora Tuesday snapped a four-match winning streak for the Clinton High School girls’ tennis team. The girls defeated Dreher 7-2 last week and then beat Converse College 4-2 on Monday to run their record to 4-2 before the loss to A. C. Flora. The Clinton girls will be host to York today and will play at Belton-Honea Path Tuesday. 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If You Can't Trad* With Coopor —You Just Can't Trade LYNN COOPER, he. 302 E. Main St. 8S8-1741 and was Class A “Back of the Year* in Georgia where he also made the All-State team. Norris, who weighs 184 pounds and stands 6-3, is a brother of PC Line backer Bobby Norris. Hortman weighs 173 pounds and Hartsell is a versatile 219 pounder. Quarterback Bowen weighs ~CHS~Track~ Team Host To York Clinton High School’s track team played host to a three-way meet Wednesday and will be host to York today. The Red Devils were host to Newberry and Union Wed nesday and will face York today, Thursday, on the Presbyterian College track. The Clinton-York meet is to start at 3:30 p.m. C linton placed thir d last F riday in a three-way meet at J. L. Mann. Mann won with 64 points and Belton-Honea Path captured second with 48 points while CHS was third with 43. Alex Rogers won two first places for Clinton as he was victorious in the high jump (5 ft., 9 1/4 in.) and the high hur dles (16.6 secs.). Wade Goodman was first in the low hurdles (21. 9 secs.) and Chip Howe captured the 880-yard run first place with a time of two minutes, 5.9 seconds. Rogers also was second in the pole vault. Lewis Henderson made his best throw of the year (44 ft. 1 1/4 in.) in the shot put but it was good only for second place. Donnie White was third in the shot with a heave of 42 ft 2- 1/4 inches. Johnny Hudgens plac ed second in the discus with a throw of 120 ft., 6 in. and Frank SherriU was second in the 440 with a time of 55.4 secs. Good man was third in the pole vault and Clinton’s medlay relay team placed second when Mann was disqualified. Wells Goss tied for fourth in the 100-yard dash (10.5 secs.) and was fourth in the 220 (23.9 secs.). BarryWhitman was fourth in the low hurdles. YMCA Softball Meeting Slated An organizational meeting for the Clinton YMCA Me^’s Softball League will be held Monday night at 7 o’clock at the YMCA. All persons interested in the league are invited to attend the meeting. League play is expected to start around the first of May. only 150 pounds but Coach Gault commented, “He throws the ball real well. He’s small but he’s talented. ” Of the 20 who have been signed, 15 are linemen. Coach Gault said, “It’s been a good year for linemen. WeTe always looking for good line pros pects but some years you can find them and some years you can’t. Last year, we recruited a lot of backs so we feel we’re pretty weU set there. This year, we were hoping to find some line prospects and we were success ful. We don’t recruit too much by position. We look for good ath letes.” Some of the other prospects signed by PC include: Backs — Wales Barksdale (5- 9, 166) Conyers, Ga.; Jimmy Barnette (5-10, 182!) WashlnftcB, Ga.; Linemen---Clyde Bexley (5-9, 170), Land-O-Lakes, Fla.; Bur- nie Bourne (5-11, 168), Charaw; Steve Brown (6-0, 210), Fort Valley, Ga.; Charles Edmtmdc (6-1, 173), Stone Mountain, Ga.; Eddie Fendley (5-9, 201); Glym Hammock (5-10, 194), Sumteri Tony Hass (6-2,170), Aiken; Ketf- ny Hudlow (5-10, 218), Marietta^ Ga.; John Orck (5-10, 188), Ct£ lumbus, Ga.; Phil Pitts (6-1,178) Elbertoo, Ga.; Ray Spoon (5-11, 208), Chamblee, Ga.; Dexter Les lie (5-10, 190), Doraville, Ga. f ♦ : ! i ♦ ♦ ! ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ t ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ i ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ t ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ * (mm And the subject is love. It’s for everyone between the ages of 16-21. Who feel. Who understand. Who know about love. There will be five national recognition prizes, beautiful diamond pendants especially designed by Orange Blossom. t J. C. Thomas, Jeweler t “It’s Time Thai Counts” CLINTON is local headquarters. Pick up the contest rules and entry blanks now. The contest closes May 15, 1970. So hurry. The time is now. 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