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THE CHRONICLE. Clinton, S. C., July 11, 1970-7-A
Battle For Lead Thursday
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BILL CURRIE VS
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Clinton plays host to Greer
tonight, Thursday, in a game
which will go a long way to
ward deciding the championship
at American Legion Baseball
League Nine.
The game is to start at 7:30
C" ' Hosts Greer In Key Legion Game
★★★★
p.m. at the Clinton Mill Ball
park.
Clinton and Greer are tied
for the league lead. Both have
7-3 records one game into the
second half of the season. They
have split their four previous
games with other as Greer
won 3-1 Monday night in Greer
to pull into a tie for the lead.
Clinton will start lefthander
Tommy Motes, unbeaten in four
games, and Greer is expected
to go with Nelson Gilreath, a
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of the South
The Simpson Case
To me, the National Basketball Association is acting like a
bunch of old biddies at a garden party with its sanctimonious
condemnation of the ABA for signing another college star.
Michigan State star Ray Simpson has signed with two years of
college eligibility left, and NBA Commissioner Walter Kenne
dy says there can’t be a merger until this stops. Even Jack
won’t approve the contract and that he will fine the Denver
club $10,000
Denver, which made great hay out of Spencer Haywood, says
Simpson is another hardship case. He hex eight brothers and
sisters under 16 years old. His father is an invalid, and his mother
is subsisting on welfare assistance. The boy wants to quit school
and go to work at what he does best to he^> his family. If he were
a singer or a dancer, or an actor he could go right ahead without
anyone’s caring. But since his talent is athletics, the rules says
be cannot be gainfully employed until his class graduates from
college.
Well, of course it is all going to end mi in the courts. Simpson
has a right to work anywhere he can sell his talents, and at any
time satisfactory to him. It is immoral, and clearly illegal for
the pro leagues to conspire with college coaches to keep a boy
from playing until his class graduates. The courts will throw
this junk out in PDQ order.
Obviously the basis for the rule is to keep the college coaches
from being sure with the pros. The pros need the coaches to help
them spot and sign players, and the colleges don’t want their teams
raided. But nowhere is there any consideration fbr the player. He
is just a pawn to be pushed around and used for someone else’s
convenience. To me it is certainly a noble and worthwhile thing
for Simpson to help his family, and to re<hice the welfare rolls.
To deny him this right for two years is fhe ultimate is selfish
ness and unfairness.
Greed is the most commonplace human sin, and one which al
ways in the end works to the disadvantage of those who are the
greediest. The unfair manner in which the ruling elders of bas
ketball for amateur and professional are trying to handle Simp
son will result in an overturning of their rules, and a mass
exodus of good players from the college ranks to the pro league
as soon as they can get the money.
Actually there is no justification for the -Hardship’ rule. A
young man in a free country ought to be able to quit school and do
whatever he pleases anytime be pleases. It is just such rot at this
which is causing the whole fabric of society to tremble. Fair-
the ABA wants to pioneer in fairness it ought to open the door
and test this matter. Once it gets in court the outcome is certain,
and the league which tries to be fair without the coercion of the
law will have a great plus on its side.
Not many ball players are good enough before they finish
college to play professionally. Those who are certainly should
go ahead if they want to. The danger of daisy in the beginning of
an athletic career is that a mas can break a leg or otherwise
hurt himself and end his playing before he ever makes a dime out
of it. If the college coaches were really sincere about helping
young men they would encourage a man to turn pro when be can.
It is a poor employer who stands in the way of a subordinate
who has a chance to better himself.
These sentiments are not likely to win me any awards from
the college coaches association, but I know some college coaches
who really do care about their players and their welfare, and
these are the guys -- exceptions though they are -- who make the
game great because they have not succumbed to greed.
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TAKING CUT—Clinton’s Buzz Ted-
•rds begins his swing in a recent
game with Greer. Tedards pitched a
six-hitter and allowed only eight base
runners Monday night although Clin
ton lost 3-1 at Greer. The Greer win
tied the two teams for the League
Nine lead. Greer and Clinton play
here tonight, Thursday, in an impor
tant tilt—(Photo by Eddie McGee)
Primitive Weapons
Hunt Is Scheduled
The South Carolina Wildlife
Resources Agency announced
the Hunt Schedule for the Game
Management Areas in South
Carolina last week. Laurens
County is in Hunt Unit I, an area
that covers the Central Pied
mont and also is composed of
Chester, Fairfield, Kershaw,
Lancaster, Newberry, Spartan
burg, Union, and York Counties.
The schedule begins on Oct. 2
with archery hunts lasting un
til Oct. 17. The bag limit for
this phase of the hunt will be
two deer of either sex and all
small game, in season. In com-
me rati on of the Tricentennial
Celebration, the Tricentennial
Primitive Weapons Hunt will be
held from Oct. 2-110 The same
bag will be in errect and only
primitive weapons (flint lock,
rap and ball, and bow and ar
row). This hunt will be held in
the Fairforest Creek Area only,
located four miles Southwest
of Union on Road 16.
Still hunts will be held from
Oct 23 until Nov. 7. No dogs
can be used and the limit is
five deer, two per day, and buck
only.
The unit will be open for re
gular hunting from Nov. 23
through Nov. 21 and from Dec.
11 - 19. The limit is also five
deer, two per day, and buck
only.
The small game season in the
Fishing Outlook
KNOW THESE FISH
Scales above lateral line 7 9
Back arched
Tongue «nth one
erf teeth
WHITE BASS
2nd anal ray goat into t
length 3.5 tana*
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Scales abave lateral Ime. 7 9
Back not arched
Tongue with two patches
of teeth
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Stripes distinct
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STRIPED BASS
2nd anal ray goat into head
•angth 4 5 tenes
Tongue with two patches
erf teeth
Scales above lateral. usuaHy 10
Arct\ of back greater
than striped bass
Head smaller than
slnped bass
If the good weather continues,
the fishing prospects should be
full of fireworks.
KEOWEE-TOXAWAY - This
reservoir still continues to
yield good catches of bream
on crickets and worms. Small
sized black bass are being taken
by trolling the points in the cool
of the day.
LAKE HARTWELL - The
hybrid and white bass are hit
ting good from Waldrap’s Land
ing and Apple Island to the dam,
while trolling in deep water with
bombers. Crappie are bemg ta
ken in deep water up to Three
and Thirty Creek and Six and
Twenty Creek.
CLARK HILL - Fishing suc
cess has been hit harder in
this reservoir because of the
hot weather and low water level
than any other in South Caro
lina. Joe Wilson of McCormick
reports that the lake is four feet
below the full stage and that
crappie are the only fish hit
ting good. They are catching
these by fishing deep with min
nows, late at night.
LAKE GREENWOOD-People
are casting topwater lures, with
a trolling doll fly, into white
bass schools and are having
good success. Bream fishing is
fair to good because of scat
tered beds. Stripers are still
being taken in the river and
spillway below the dam.
LAKE MURRAY - Even
though the water is dropping in
Lake Murray, the fishing hasn’t
started to hurt The fish with
the greatest catching success
has been the bream because of
a good Mayfly hatch.
Large-mouthed bass fishing
is good in the early morning and
late afternoon using top-water
lures and plastic worms. The
white bass are still schooling,
and fishermen are having good
success with topwater lures
with a trolling doU fly.
LAKE WATEREE - The
crappie have quit hitting in this
reservoir, hot bream fishing is
good, in eight to 10 feet of wa
ter, using crickets and worms.
Largemooth bass fishing is fair
using purple worms in IS to
35 feet of water. As always,
LICENSE CREDITS
Remember July 31, for this is
the last day when resident South
Carolinians purchasing their
fishing or combination fishing
and hunting licenses may re
ceive a credit You’re going to
want to hunt or fish before
next June 30, so why not visit
HYBRID
STRIPED BASS X WHITE BASS
you’re entitled to a credit
which will make your license
even a better buy.
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Movie Starts 0:00 P. M.
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Wed. - Thur. - Fri. - Sat.
July 8-9-10-11
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Warren Beatty
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righthander who has a 4-1 re
cord. Gilreath pitched a two-
hitter against Clinton Mon
day night.
Clinton’s Buzzy Tedards also
turned in a fine pitching per
formance last Monday as he
held Greer to six hits and al
lowed jnly eight base runners.
TIPS FROM CLEMSON
HOME A
Game Management Areas will
be the same*as regular game
zone seasons, except during the
big game hunts. The limit will
also be the same as the regular
game zone.
catfishing is good using cut
bait and worms.
In the river below the dam
rockfish are hitting fair on top-
water plugs, white bucktails and
'cutbait. White bass are'hitting
fair on shysters.
UPPER LAKE MARION -
Crappie are hitting good in 15
to 18 feet of water early in the
morning. Fishermen are using
live minnows around stumps and
cypress knees. Bream are bed
ding in scattered locations and
are being caught on minnows and
crickets.
LOWER LAKE MARION,
LAKE MOULTRIE AND DI
VERSION CANAL - Fishing has
fizzled out in this area of the
state. Bream are biting fair on
crickets, worms and popping
bugs.
LOWER EDBTO RIVER-
Conservation Officer P. B. Wa
gers of St. George reports that
the river is still low and that
redbreast, bream and black
bass fishing is only fair.
SALT WATER FISHING
Charlie Bearden of Charles
ton reports good catches of win
ter trout off the Isle of Palm.
Also, he says, 'People have re
ported good catches of sheep-
shead and spottailed bass in
Charleston Jetties.’
He reports that tarpon
are now being Spotted and that
fishing success should improve
within the next few days.
Q. Is there anything to kill
minipedes? Early every morn
ing they are crawling all over
the back porch. Mrs. G. L. G.,
Travelers Rest.
A. These are millipedes,
sometimes knows as the thou
sand legged worms. They are
most numerous in the fall or
during summer periods when
heavy rains force them to seek
less moist conditions. They are
more of a nuisance than de
structive pest, feeding largely
on decaying vegetation and de
bris. They may at times, how
ever, damage young greenhouse
plants.
The most effective control is
to prevent breeding conditions
such as decaying vegetation or
debris. Of chemicals they may
be used, five percentSevindust
might be applied around the
home, but not inside. The eight
percent Sevin ay be sprayed
around the premises at the rate
of four pounds to ICH gallons of
water. The border should be 30
to 50 feet wide. -- W. C. Net
tles, principal extension spe
cialist, entomology and plant
pathology.
Q. I had a dogwood tree trans
planted in March. It’s about six
feet high with a trunk about se
ven inches around. Now buds
and tiny shoots have dried up.
Is it dead or could it put out
again next spring? Mrs. S. H.
B., Greenville.
A. It’s not unusual for newly-
transplanted trees to wilt or
lose some young tender growth
shortly after transplanting. If
you keep it watered well it
should begin to grow again. But
don’t over do it. Two heavy
waterings each week should be
enough if a good mulch is pro
vided. E. V. Jones, assistant
extension specialist, horti
culture.
Q. What will destroy poison
ivy or poison oak? I’m not sure
which it is. The vine has three
leaves. Mrs. G. W. F., Green
ville.
A. Both have general three-
leaf configuration. Leaves on
poison oak have the oak-leaf
appearance. For small areas
of infestation, try Amitrol-T,
mixing four fluid ounces per
gallon ofwater. Spray thorough
ly, wetting all leaves and stems
to ground line. If this product
isn’t available commercially,
the dealer probably has others
that will do the job. Late spring
or early summer is a b oodtime
to try eradication. Dr. C. N.
Nolan, principal extension spe
cialist, agronomy.
Only once did he allow two
Greer runners on base at the
same time.
Clinton Coach Sam Owens
said, 'Buzzy pitched an excep
tional game. We just couhfo’t
get the hits to back him up.
Our defense was excellent but
we couldn’t mount an offensive
attack."
One of the largest crowds of
the Legion season is expected
to be on hand for this Thurs
day night game. Owens com
mented, “Interest has been
building and we have a good
following. Greer also has a lot
of boosters so I imagine we’ll
have a good crowd. A lot of
Clinton, Unrans and Whitmire
people went to Greer Monday
for our game.
Tonight‘s game is a key one
because Clinton and Greer will
play each other only once more
this season- -next Monday
night at Greer. ‘Whoever wins
this Thursday's game will have
the upper hand in the champion
ship race? Owens said.
Clinton will play host to
Greenville Friday. On Monday,
the local juniors will^go to Greer
and that is the final road game
slated for Clinton. The remain
der of the games are slated
in Clinton.
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