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J .... - THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C„ July 2* MO—7-A BILL CURRIIWK^ -s 1 :* <-v. of the South f> v. Recruftfag* .r» Basketball superstar Tom McMillan’s in the newspapers as saytif the collegiate hardwood ssnlcss is right. And the reason d ness was because it took so long tor a parents were and apparently son going to the University of HorfliCwc^W* to understand. Bar-Be-Que OPEN WEEK Of JUNE 29 - MON. ■ THURS. 12 FRL-SAT. 12 r- readwd. The to their KING CONECTS — Clinton’s Mat thew King lashes out a hit against Greer last Friday night in a game which boosted Clinton into the league lead. In the ninth inning, King sin gled to drive in the winning n>n in , 5-4 victory for the 1oca|. Legion team.— (Phc^o by Ed^* U/ ' 1 Gee) The CHHML Baseball tHK, first place In U Me- ftV Gf%er Legion cornotly in «m DC play, .. bill of i-atatost Aside from the partisan feellofe ttbfclvUr their respective schools, it ~ man gets his college degree.- attend a university ofliring a true of North Carolina, and is and dozens of other instltutfea* it really make any difference to as he is happy and the school often teelfor it young s so long Clinton Jrs. Climb To Top Of League The refiutoder of the sche- Jrty I * {Sreer at Clinton (site Then, too, all the fur<r abo^ U the elder McMillans will not sign grtoitUiaM^flCTftftrtte*, Tom can go there on an academic »rhnlinM> ad ached*'a signa ture is needed. As far u tt» is con cerned, it is not worth the paper can sign it, and then back out and go to an Ivy Leaps sefcP&l blcsnse the Ivy League gives no athletic scholar ships, ad is set booed by the letter of intent. Also, if a man’s word issofcxx^ neither is his signature. t V- *4 and caPsp sdblaiefrators aes^TIdii sot likely, Basketball recruiting has it will worsen before it improves 1 the country over take a strosc hand at as we have all seen what weak-kneed silfy-imjr people are at the helm <>f most of the nation's onheHUtttS. R IS absurd that grown men -- coaches- shouW SPtdiddlS-Jd hM suns of m'»ney flying about the country I* W Btdd year old pnma donna. The kids loee their Msifito.il and certainly their perspective is dlstocMf III byTonlfc^ortiQn. Passing rules is like ^tttlBg Isfeo a UtoiVtol 4to^tof <* b* books prohibiting recruiUng woekl hi in so many devious ways that the. today's problems appear to be the ly and simply, the way to retoce fa be to impose restrictions oa both t|S reasonable length of time should hs likewise I t the player to reach his needed, t>ut this is a only save a lot of wear and tear a lot 'f money which is departments. C You kn w what will be dupe NOTHING w> dewy and mss would make dm*r- Pure- would On players. A far recruiting and rsles are only The Clinton American Legion Baseball team holds a one game lead over the Greer Legion team at the half-way point of the sea son. Clinton gained a tie for the lead (Xi Thursday, June 25 with a 13-9 victory over Greenville and gained sole possession of first place in League DC by winning a 5-4 squeaker over a strong Greer team on Friday, June 26. Clinton built up a 12-run lead and held off a Greenville rally m the latter innings to win 13- 9. Clinton took a 1-0 lead in the first on a hit, a walk and a groundout. However, they ex ploded for five runs in the se cond and six runs in the fourth to put the game out of reach. In the third, winning pitcher Buzz Tedards started the rally with a single. He scored on a double by third baseman Stan Elri>d. After a walk to Matthew King put two runners on, clean up hitter Mike Bridges hit a three-run homer togiveClinton a 5-0 lead. Troy Bowen then doubled and was singled in by Arnold Lietsey. Clinton scored six runs in the A free g If clinic held July 8-9 for whose parents are members Lakeside Country CtM. clinics will start at 9 ». day. The lessons will Uatabo# two hours each morning. bottom of the fourth off the weak Greenville pitching. Five hits and three walks provided the of fensive punch. John Chaplin and Matthew King each singled in two runs. Tedards was the winning pit cher in the game although he was forced to leave the game in the sixth inning after being struck on the side of the head on a throw from the catcher down to second base. Tedards allowed four runs, six hits, and styuck out seven in his abbreviated stay. Tedards was not seriously hurt. This victory put Clinton in a tie for the league lead with Greer. On Friday, June 26, Clinton gained the lead in League IX for the first time this season with a 5-4 victory over Greer. Clinton relied on two late inning rallies to gain the victory. Shortstop Arnold Lietzsey lead the offense with a homer and a double. He started the winning rally in the bottom cfttM BEATING IT OUT — Clinton’s Mike Bridges dashes toward first base, trying to beat out an infield bouncer The ball is shown above Bridges’ head. Bridges, from Laurens, is the clean-up man for the Clinton squad.— (Photo by Eddie McGee) STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION July 20 - GMftoflile at Clin- y • .* K 'MM**** at km may b» r htofa jO ■ My July K Cltrtco^, ninth with a <fr*bto. Buss Ted- c .lEl ards singled him to third, asd Tommy Motes, Urt winning pit cher, tied fat gun* at 4*4 ty singling Lietawjr Uu Pitcher Norman Gilreafavftabletoftt the next two battor* akt, hut Matthew King singM in Ted ards for the winning ML Utet- zsey had earlier given Clinton a one run lead with a homa* with one jn tfre bottom of % SUCth. ytfe Lefthander Motes teas the winner, gaining his fourth win against no losses. Be allowed four runs and struck out 18 in earning the victory. After a slow start, Clintoo has rallied to win faeir last six games m a row. They suffered early losses to Wade Hampton and Greer, their strongest op position in League H, but have since rallied to defeat both of these teams twice, CoachSam Owens has gotten stady pit ching performances Buzz Ted* aids and Tommy Motes. Ted ards has a 8*2 record, and ‘ Motes has four wise and pc losses. Motes, a fireball in| lefthander, has hew particnr ' lirly alteetive. He ban struck ate 43 belters in ten last three anting*, an average of about ft * a game. Coack Owens has also gotten a great dial of offensive Mpport for hispitchers. In their last three games, fae Clinton- ians have scorte) 3) runs to the opposition's ,UL TWjr Bowen, Mike Bridges, Mttfbev King, and Arnold hitting Owens sayteM>- Vote For Boyd Ho Alderman, •V '] • Experienced (Eight Years On CbjM45tei*eti)- 9 Works In • Active M« Calvary • Believes In; —Fair Taxes —Orderly, Well-Planned —A Clean Town «rJ v/ * f ii ? ^ a * • . * * **ClV. "V-U a-^ ‘ ' i - y \ $ '*. f' X V,/' i ^ * ,.i great v.h one of our >*trs GOT YOU BUGGED? With our nnw Amermac tire truing and wheel balancing •quipmant your whaal vi* bratioa bugs are gone for good. lira traad imparfactiona, the common causa of vibra tion, art "trued" giving you a perfactly round tka. The differ anca in the way your car drives and rides will truly amaze you. 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