The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, July 02, 1970, Image 7
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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C„ July 2* MO—7-A
BILL CURRIIWK^
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Recruftfag*
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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
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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
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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>-
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