The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, June 18, 1970, Image 5
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BILL CURRIE
Mouth
of the South
Jim Hickey
over pretty details day alter day. He's a fellow who can see ana
create a big picture, but he’s not a nit picker.
Well, of course I could not buy the lot which Jim offered me,
but when they are all sold the people who are there will have a
unique opportunity to know a truly unusual man when they meet
Jim. And if they don’t hit it well, they better keep their money
in their pockets on the golf course, because he’s a mean man with
a club in his hand.
Men's Softball Loop
Has Three-Way Tie
Have 2-2 Record
Legion Team To Host
Greer, Wade Hampton
A few days ago I was sorting through the window envelopes and
threatening letters which the mailman brings every day and came
across a magnificent, four-color brochure on Carolina Trace, a
new golf and country club development near Sanford. A card in
serted in the mailer indicated that Jim Hickey, my old friend and
former North Carolina football coach had put me on tl|e list To
say the very least, I was flattered. Further inquiry revealed that I
could buy a nice lot right on the golf course for just $15,000 with 10
percent off for cash. That’s Jim. . .an optimist all the way. What
I found flattering was the suggestion that I might have $15,000.
Jim and his associates have been building and planning their
new club and real estate development for a long time, and I per
sonally hope Jim makes a million or whatever it would take to
make him secure for life. He was not the most successful football
coach at UNC in terms of wins and losses, but he had a number of
excellent qualities which made him admirable in my view.
Perhaps the most striking single facet of Jim's personality is
the even keel of his emotions. Of course, as a competitive man, he
has fire and feeling, but he controls himself lih^ a Spartan under
all circumstances If he went off into Big-10 dountry and wove a
starting upset over somebody like Ohio State or Michigan,
Jim would be quiet and modest afterward, and tatce all the time
necessary to talk about the game in honest appraisal to anyone
who needed to see him. If he lost to an undermanned Wake Forest
team the following week, he would have the same quiet courtesy
and demeanor about his post-game discussion. In short, Jim
Hickey lives from the inside, denvmg his strength and determina
tion from his own sources and no matter what happens, good or
bad, he is not deeply affected by it.
Hickey is not a cry baby nor an alibi Ike. Many of the best and
most illustrious names in the coaching profession have showed
their juvenile insides in the public media after sustainmg a loss. To
my recollection, Jim has never dug up a film clip to prove some
official gave him the shaft, nor has he wept because of injuries or
other misfortunes. To be sure, Jim Hickey is a man.
He is also a cracker jack golfer, and his love for the game is
one of the reasons, I'm sure, that led him into the real estate and
country club development business. He hits a long ball, and around
the green he acts like he could make it on the golf tiur, or at the
very least, hustle up a pretty good living playing the suckers.
Jim’s being connected in the golf program at Carolina Trace
makes a big plus for it.
After Hickey left UNC he became athletic director at the
University of Connecticut This was no soft retirement spot, and
Jim worked hard in running a large program which included such
unUkat items as iee..rinks and ski slopes. The athletic world
ShoMwed wheh'hftef JWiy a year or so he resigned and returned
to North Carolina to begin what he is now doing. I, for one, was
not surprised in the least The weather in Connecticut is not
conducive to a great deal of golf in the winter mmths, and what’s
more, Jim doesn’t strike me as a guy who would be happy mulling
There is a three way tie in
the Men’s Softball League at the
half-way point in the season.
Sanders Spur, the Jewel Box,
and Rhodes’ Runners are all tied
with 7-3 records. They are fol
lowed closely by Baileys’ Bom
bers with a 6-4 record. Joanna,
with three wins and seven loss
es, and the Big O’s, with no
wins in 10 games, complete the
standings.
Truman Owens is the leading
hitter in the league with a .701
average. Owens ofSandersSpur
is followed!^ Carry Riser of the
Rhodes Runners with a .647
average, Gerald Rice of the
Bailey Bombers with a .607
average; Jack Veal of the Big
O’s with a .571 average; Joe
Foster of the Jewel Box with a
.570; and FredSalterfulseofthe
Jewel Box, also with a .570
average.
In Men’s Softball action last
week the Bailey Bombers de
feated the Jewel Box 14-11. Rice
was the leading hitter for the
Bombers with four hits. In other
action on June 9, Rhodes’ Run
ners defeated SandersSpur 8-4.
Foster, Riser, and Fallaw all
had two hits apiece for the win
ners. Joanna defeated the Big
O’s 13-4.
On June 11, Rhodes trounced
the Big O’s 26-1. Young, Maul
din, Riser, and Davis all had
four hits to lead the offense.
The Jewel Box defeated Sand
ers Spur 7-5, and Baileys’
Bombers defeated Joanna 8-0.
The game was called after fivd
innings because of rain, but it
was an official game. King and
Power had two hits for the win
ners in the abbreviated game.
The Clinton American Legion
BasebaU Team will play Greer
on Thursday June 18 and Wade
Hampton on Friday, June 19.
Both games will be played at
the Clinton Mill Ball Park.
Clinton evened their record
at two wins and two losses by
trouncing Greenville 15-0 here
on Monday night. Clinton took
advantage of 16 walks given up
by five Greenville pitchers
to ice their victory. Clinton
scored their first run in the
bottom of the first on walks to
Tommy Shields and Matthew
King. A ground out put Shields
into scoring position, and he
Boys' League Baseball Action
The Small Fry, Little
League, and Pony League began
play last week under the super
vision of the YMCA. On June 8
in the Small Fry League, the
Lions defeated the Braves 3-0,
and the Tigers defeated the Yan
kees 4-3.
On June 10, the Dodgers de
feated the Giants by a score of
4- 3, and the Lions defeated the
Yankees 5-0. On June 12, the
Dodgers defeated the Braves
5- 4, and the Giants defeated the
Tigers 8-2.
In the Little League, the Lions
defeated the Braves 6-3 on June
8 and the Yankees beat the Tig
ers 7-6 on June 8. On June 10,
the Giants defeated the Dodgers
5-3, and the Lions defeated the
Yankees 9-2. On June 12, the
Dodgers defeated the Braves
3-0, and the Giants rounted Ti
gers 13-3.
In the Pony League, Bailey
defeated Lydia 10-4 on June 8,
Northeast defeated South 5 to
4 on June 9, Bailey defeated
South 13-U on June 10, and Jo
anna defeated Northeast 1-0 on
June 11.
scored on a wild pitch. Clinton
picked up four runs in the bot
tom of the fifth on two singles,
two walks, a throwing error
and two sacrifice flies.
Clinton exploded for 10 runs
in the bottom of the eighth on
only three hits. Nine walks, a
pair of singles by pitcher Buzz
Tedards, and a double by third
baseman Stan Elrod provided
the offensive punch.
Tedards allowed only five hits
and struck out eight in evening
his record at 1-1. Tedards also
had three hits to lead the of
fense.
In action earlier in the week,
Clinton defeated Greenville on
June 10 by a score of 7-6. A hit,
an error, and five walks in the
top of the ninth gave Clinton
the victory. On Friday, June 12,
Clinton fell to the strong Greer
team by a score of 15-6. The
Greer offense produced 18 hits
to insure their victory.
PC Natters
Place 3rd
In Nation
Presbyterian College tied
for third in the NAIA National
Tennis Championship in Kansas
City, Missouri, last week.
George Amaya and Milan Ko-
fol went all the way to the fi
nals in the doubles competition
but were defeated in the fi
nals by a team from Redlands
College in California. They had
earlier defeated a team from
Southeastern Oklahoma and a-
nother team from Redlands be
fore losing in the finals.
Defending champion Redlands
won the overall competition,
followed by Southeastern Okla
homa. P.C. finished in a tie for
third with Clairmont of Cali
fornia. The Blue Hose also
finished third nationally last
year.
Amaya and Kofol were the
only players from Presbyterian
left in the finals competition.
Chris Adair and Ned Camp
bell had won in first round act
ion earlier in the week but were
defeated in the second round.
Seven Whitten Village Youths (NOTICE!
Qualify For Special Olympics
You will need more than
one screwdriver if you plan
on doing maintenance work
on your home, as there is no
such thing as an all-purpose
tool. Consider buying one of
those sets that many hard
ware stores feature There
will be six or seven screw
drivers in the set, which
should cover just about ev
erything. Besides a variety
of widths and thicknesses in
blades, look for at least one
that has a short handle to
work in tight places. The set
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The South Carolina textile in
dustry produced more than 1.3
billion yards of print cloth dur
ing 1969, according to the S. C.
Department of Labor.
Twnety one boys and girls
from Whitten Village took part
in the South Carolina Special
Olympics for Retarded Children
which were held in Columbia on
May 1st and 2nd.
The South Carolins Special
Olympics for Retarded Child
ren were sponsored by the Mid
lands Association for Retarded
Children and theJosephP. Ken
nedy Foundation, and hosted ap
proximately 800 children from
the state.
The ultimate goal of the Spe
cial Olympics is to create op
portunities for sports training
and athletic competition for re
tarded children. It has been
shown through research that
physical activities, sports, and
competitive athletics are a ma
jor means of reaching the re
tarded child. Through sports
and athletic competition the re
tarded can succeed and start
building a positive self image.
They can develop identity, self
confidence, mastery of athletic
skiUs as well as social adjust
ment and physical endurance.
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The Whitten Village group
competed in swimming, track
and field events as well as phy
sical fitness. The group from
the Village won 39 medals--13
gold, nine silver, and 17 bronze.
Trom the group of children
representing Whitten Village,
seven were chosen on the basis
of their outstanding perform
ances to represent South Caro
lina in the National Olympics
for Retarded Children which
will be held at Chicago’s Sold
iers Field in Chicago, Illinois
on August 13, 14, and 15th, 1970.
Those children who were se
lected from Whitten Village for
this honor were Marlena
Sosebee, Dorothy Thompson,
Deborah Mobley, Donna Kern-
merlin, Marshall Webb, Tim
Craig, and Lewis Samuels.
Dr. Suber, Superintendent of
Whitten Village stated, “We are
all very proud of our children
and the fine showing which they
made in the State Olympics. We
are exceedingly proud of those
who were selected to represent
us in the National Olympics in
Chicago. We feel that we have
one of the finest Recreation and
Physical Education Programs
in the country. We have dis
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