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1 THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., August 6, 1970—1-C CLINTON WIN QUARTERFINALS '.•/a . 'Hi TOPIC: CLEMSON FOOTBAIJ^-Clemson Head Footl)all Coach Hootie Ingram, left, and Dick Swetenhurp check program for Laurens-Xev/ber- ry counties’ Clemson Club meeting last Thursday in the dining hall at Presbyterian College Swet- enburg is president of the Laurens County Clem son Club. BY ERNIE SEGARS After dropping the first game in the best of five series, Clin ton defeated Greenwood three straight games last week to win the quarterfinals of the Upper State American Legion Baseball Championship Playoffs. Green wood was the defending State Champions. Clinton’s top two pitchers- lefthander Tommy Motes and righthander Buzz Tedards came through in fine fashion but it was an unheralded off-speed pitcher from Whitmire who provided the spark when it was desperately needed. Behind 1-0 in the series, Te dards and motes combined to hurl Clinton to a win on Tuesday night which evened the series at 1-1. However, the key game was to be played in Greenwood on Wednesday night. Motes was not eligible to pitch and Tedards could pitch only five and one-third innings. In American Legion baseball, a pitcher can pitch in only 12 innings on con secutive days. Half an hour before the game was to start. Coach Sam Owens decided to start Rick Thompson of Whitmire. Up until that time, I just couldn’t make up my mini I’m glad I made the decision I did, Owens said afterwards. Thompson had started only one game this season and gave up 15 runs. However, against Greenwood, he kept the Greenwood hitters guessing with a variety of slow curves, knuckleballs and changeups. He scattered seven hits and gave up three runs in the six andtwo-thirds innings he pitched. He got into trouble in the seventh inning when he gave up three runs but he had gotten Clinton over the rough spot. Buzz Tedards came on in re lief and finished the game. With the score tied at 3-3, Tommy Shields, also of Whitmire tripl ed with the bases loaded to give Clinton a lead they never lost. Shields slashed another triple in the ninth inning to drive in two more runs. Clinton won 10-3 and Tedards got credit for the win but the layers and coaches also gave praise to Thompson for a clutch pitching per formance. He held them just long enough, said Coach Owens, he provided the spark we needed. Without Rick, we’d have been in a tough fix. DECIDING GAME Clinton won the fourth and deciding game Thursday night, July 30, at the Clinton Mill Ball Park. Clinton defeated Clemson's Tigers Will Be Young, Well-Conditioned Clemson University’s football tigers will be a sharply con ditioned young team, lacking in depth and experience, according to Head Coach Hootie Ingram. Ingram was featured speaker last Thursday night at a joint dinner meeting of the Clemson Clubs of Laurens and Newberry counties. The meeting was held in the Presbyterian College din ing hall. Coach Ingram, who succeeded Frank Howard as head coach in January of this year, said that if he had to announce his start ing offensive and defensive teams immediately, they would include five sophomores, five seniors and 12 juniors. He said, we only have 12 stniors on the squad and five of them probably will play. We will be looking to them for leader ship and the steadying hand of maturity. In the long run, it may be an asset to our program to have such a young squad in our first year. Ingram said he has institut ed a four-phase program at Clemson. The first phase is what he calls the Fourth Quarter Class, designed to get players physically fit for for spring practice. The Tigers went through six weeks of this off-season conditioning. Ingram said, this is completely within the rules of the NCAA. In fact, the NCAA encourages any activ ities which will help to cut down on injuries. He said it was called the Fourth Quarter Class’ because we want the players to feel they are in physical condition to win games in the fourth quarter. When we change from the third to fourth quarters in a game, we want all Clemson boosters to stand up and show four fingers, indicating they know the Tigers can win in the fourth quarter. The second phase of the pro gram was spring practice and Ingram said, This was the best conditioned team I’ve ever been around in spring practice. The third phase is the summer period now under way. Members of the team are expected to work out on their own, following in structions mailed to them every two weeks by the coaches. During the two weeks prior to the opening of practice, players l * are expected to work out on their own twice a day. If they follow these instruc tions and have the self-disci pline to do the work on their own, they will be ready to prac tice when we start on August 15, Ingram said. The fourth phase will be the season itself. Concerning the veterans on the Clemson team, Ingramcalled B. B. Elvington, a defensive lineman, the outstanding player on the squad in spring practice. He said Ray Yauger is one of the finest runners in college football. If he were a step faster, he’d be the finest runner in the nation. He’s the only outstanding runner we have. WELCOMING PARTY — Clinton teammates welocme Tony Bowen home after the first baseman clouted a home run to tie the score in last Greenwood 5-1 to win the series and advance to the upperstate playoffs. Lefthander Motes won his seventh game of the season against only one loss. He pitched a strong game in the first game of the series but lost a heartbreaker in the bottom of of the tenth inning with two out Last Thursday, however, he was not to be denied as he scat tered seven hits and gave up only one run, a solo home run to Tommy Belcher in the first inning. Motes walked only one and struck out six. Greenwood carried a 1-0 lead into the third inning. Clinton tied the score when first base- man Tony Bowen hit a home run with the bases empty. Thursday’s deciding: game of the Clinton-Greenwood quarterfianls se ries. r Clinton took the lead in the fifth inning when Greenwood pitcher Danny McCurry walked Bowen, Chaplin and' Motes to load the bases. Leadoff hitter Stan Elr-xi hit a long sacrifice fly to center to score Bowen from third. In the sixth inning, Matt King drew a walk and A mold Lietszey doubled him home to give Clin- CHS Grid Practice Slated ClintoD High School’s football team will open practice Monday morning, Aug. 10, at 8 a.m. Head Coach Keith Richardson said he is expecting about 85 candidates for the team, includ ing both varsity and junior var sity candidates. The candidates will include 13 lettermen re turning from last year's team. The team will work out three times a day during the first week. They will put on pads for the first time on Monday, Aug ust 17, and wiU practice twice a day for a week, until school starts. The first CHS game is sched uled Sept. 4 at Woodruff. AWWWWWWWWWW WHATDA YA MEAN, OUT?—Clin ton’s Mike Bridges checks umpire’s signal as he tries to beat out a hit in last Thursday’s win. him out. The ump called ton a 3-1 lead. Elrod tagged a solo home run in the seventh inning to be the game out of reach. Bowen later singled in King to complete the scoring. More Sports - Page 2c • • • • IF YOU BELIEVE IN CLINTON'S FUTURE YOU’LL READ EVERY WORD OF THIS - NOW! B. NOLAND SUDDETH, THE TAXPAYER'S FRIEND — WATCHDOG AGAINST INEFFICIENCY A. Checks Each Morning To See What They Did Yesterday— Or Didn't Do. B. Must See And Sign Each Requisition For Pur chases — So That Shovels Ordered Do Not Turn Out To Be Trips To The Beach. m m mm SAVINGS OF MANPOWER AND WAGES. YET- GIVING FULL SERVICE' A. Saturday Crews With Nothing To Do Sitting Around Playing Cards B. Recommended One Man Be On Duty In Case Needed. Full Crew If Necessary. SO INTERESTED IN GOOD GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF IT THAT HE IS A "POOR POLITICIAN" — BUT A DOWN AND OUT CITIZEN BELIEVING IN GOOD GOVERNMENT AT A SAV ING—YET. PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE GROWTH OF CLINTON — AT A SAVING. A. A New City Hall Came Up In A Previous Sud- deth Administration—To Be Built Without A Tax Increase Of Any Kind. B. The New City Hall Is Nearing Completion And Soon Will Be Ready For Occupancy— Without A Tax Increase Of Any Kind. C. No Other City Clinton's Size. And Many Larg er. Can Boast Of A City Government Head quarters As Large And As Complete As Clin ton's Without A Tremendous Tax Increase. This Was A Project Of A GOP Administra tion. A Project Of Your Present Mayor — B. Noland Suddeth. |fS565,S r i3» B. NOLAND SUDDETH Mayor Of Clinton C LINTON TODAY AND TOMORROW Mr. Suddeth submitted the prize-winning letter in the ‘Clinton Today and Tomorrow’ contest late last year. His forward-looking ideas were published in their en tirety in the Dec. 18, 1969, Chronicle. It is his plat form for re-election for mayor. THEN. THE MOST IMPORTANT BUSINESS AT HAND IS "WHY CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM" WHILE CLINTON’S FUTURE GROWS AND IMPROVES? A. Because The Administration of B. Noland Sud deth Have Been Good City Government — At NO EXTRA COST — And Planning For Clin ton's Future Growth Without The Need Of Ad ditional Taxation. B. Then. EXPERIENCE Makes The Difference. No Matter How Successful One Might Be— One Does Not Gain That Vitally Needed Ex perience In A Day — A Week Or A Year. Can You. A Citizen of Clinton. Afford to Gamble On Yours And Clinton's Future? B. Noland Suddeth Is Your tarn Of Experience — Your Reason For Not ^Changing In The Middle Of The Stream." I! 4 -elect B. NOLAND SUDDETH tues. aikl nth This Ad Paid For By Friends of B. Noland Suddeth And Authorized By The Clinton City Republican Club ii&c 'v‘. ,.J •H.. -v; <■!* KZ;,