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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., August 27, 1970—7-A BILL CUKRIE Mouth of the South I AGREEMENT ILLEGAL As distasteful as it may be to college basket ball coaches of the land, and as unapalatable as it may be to the ever meddling National Collegi ate Athletic Association, the understanding be tween the NCAA and professional basketball is patently illegal and immoral, and the federal courts are bound to strike it down. In essence, the rule is that no young man may play in the pro league until his class gradu ates from college. If he happens not to attend college, then he must wait until the class he would have been in gets its sheepskins. The only loophole is the so-called hardship case. This is where a fellow really needs to play and can prove it by showing an economic disaster. Ralph Simpson, a Michigan State sophomore star, has eight brothers and sisters all under six teen years old. His father is an invalid and his mother has struggled along to feed tier brood with a meager welfare check. Simpson is a blue chipper capable of placing and making boo-coo money in the professional leagues. The Denver Rockets signed him as a hardship case. Then the collegiate ranks exploded in a cacaphonv of pro test. They are still sore about Spencer Haywood quitting the University of Detroit before gradu ation to liecome an ABA star with Denver last year. Jack Doph, the commissioner of the ABA. has refused to certify the contract, and says Simpson cannot play. In turn, Simpson has filet! a suit at tempting to restrain the commissioner from. in terfering with his playing, and seeking up to three million dollars damages if he is kept out of action this year. SELFISH ATTITUDE The college attitude is based, obviously, on selfishness. They are afraid, and understandably so, that their players with greatest ability will jump to play before using up all their collegiate eligibility. There is a distinct danger to the col lege game. But should the iiossibility of dimin ishing power on the college courts override the basic consideration of fairness to Ralph Simpson aed others like him? Simpson is truly a hard ship case. He has an exceptional talent which fits him now to play basketball for big money. Such income would end the poverty for his fam ily. Is he now morally and legally entitled to earn money in any honorable fashion at any time he is qualified ? If he were an actor, or a brick mason, or a barber, or anything else under the shining sun, he could go out and work for the benefit of his needy dependents he would be acclaimed from every pulpit in the country for his diligence and loyalty. Now, though, when he wants to play basketball, he is prevented, and the jieople who olfer him the opportunity are condemned as being little short of criminal. Actually an athlete whose time to make mon ey has come is in a far worse position to wait than anyone else. One twisted knee, one turned ankle, or any other untoward mishap, and an athlete can be through forever. Why should Ralph Simp son risk never playing just to satisfy the NCAA and its greedy determination to keep college play ers out of the pro ranks even w'hen they want to go in? It is compounded idiocy to keep young men from earning their living in any way they can which is legal and moral, and certainly no athlete should have to wait any prescribed number of years to begin earning if he possesses the ability to do so. Simpson will win his case because fair ness and good sense arc on his side. The sooner the decrion comes out of the judicial system the better off all parties to the controversy will be College Tuition m • ui And Fees Up8% My NeigDOOrS The basic costs (room and board, tuition and fees) for college and university stu dents are rising at a rate of 8 f>er cent. This is based on the 1970 edition of the annual college costs survey by the Life In surance Agency Management Association. The median for in-state students in state coeduca tional schools will be $1,234, an increase of $96. The me dian for private coeducational schools will U: (in Septem ber) $2,502, an increase of $200. RED DEVILS SCRIMMAGE — Clinton High School’s varsity football team, in white jersies, is shown above in their last Friday against Whitmire. Clinton hosted a three-way scrimmage with Whitmire and Batesburg-Lees- ville furnishing the opposition. In picture at left above, Clinton’s Charlie Norman (77) and Robert Scott (73) rush Whitmire’s quarterback Jack Gilliam (11) In picture at right, Clinton Quar terback Donnie (Red) White (12) prepares to fire a pass. Providing blocking protection are Sandy Saunders (75), Otis Patterson (65), Carter Gault (85), Kevin Long (63) and Monty Crisp (52). The Red Devils open their season Sept 4 at Wood ruff.— (Photo by Eddie McGee) Clinton Team Wins State Softball Title The Clinton All-Stars won the South Carolina Industrial Slowpitch Softball Champion ship last weekend for the se cond consecutive year. The Clinton team now ad vances to the National Slow- Ditch World Series which will be held September 4-7 at Jones Beach, N. Y. “Oh oh—they must be ne gotiating a loan.’’ Your New York Life Agent in Clinton is RICHARD RHAME ■ York Ufo Insurance P. O. Box S 8SS-4UI > fewuranoo • Group Inauranoa • Fishing Report When summer temperatures sore, fishermen don’t have to store their fishing tackle until the fall or following spring. They can fish at night. Of course, this requires different techni ques, but the element of the un expected produced by darkness will open his eyes to new fish ing thrills. LAKE HARTWELL - Con servation Officer Donnie Hanks of Anderson reports that fisher men were in for quite a sur prise this past weekend while fishing for crappie in 30 to 35 feet of water. While, fishing underneath the bridges with live minnows the fishermen started hauling in 3 to 4 lb. trout around Andersonville Island. Mr. Hanks said, “Apparently the Georgia Game and Fish Commission stocked these trout in this reservoir.* He reported that bass fishing is slow and that only a few are being caught in scattered locations. LAKE GREENWOOD - Recent rains in this area have increas ed the lake level and fishing has slacked off consideiably. A few catfish are being caught with cut bait at night. LAKE MURRAY - Conserva tion Officer James Hamm of Prosperity reports that fishing in this reservoir has picked up considerably because of the cooling of the water by the re cent rains. He reports that even though the area received con siderable rainfall the water is still clear. Largemouth bass fishing is good in deep water using worms and bombers a- round the Holland’s, Amic’sand Morris Landings. Crappie fish- 1967 DODGE MONACO STATION WAGON— Dual Air, Autamotic Transmission, Cruise Con trol, Power Steering, Power Brakes, Luggage Rack, Electric Windows, Electric Seats, White Tires, Deluxe Wheel Covers. ONE OWNER! 1967 CHEVROLET CAPRICE—4-Door Hardtop Automatic Transmission, Power Steering. Ther mostat Control Air Conditioning, AM-FM Radio. White With Black Vinyl Roof 1968 FORD FAIRLANE 500—4-Door Sedan, V-8 Engine, Automatic Transmission, White Tires, Wheel Covers, Radio, Color: Green, Exterior With Matching Interior. ECONOMY CARS 1966 DODGE Transmission. DART — 6 Cylinder, Automatic 6 Cylinder, Automatic 1960 CORVAIR—2-Doo-, Transmission. 1966 PLYMOUTH BELVEDERE — 4-Door, 6 Cylinder. Automatic Transmission. 1965 CORVAIR—6 Cylinder, 4 Speed. 1965 VW—Square Back Wagon. 1965 VW — 1966 VW. IF YOU CANT TRADE WITH COOPER —YOU JUST CANT TRADE! LYNN COOPER, Inc Clinton defeated Aves of Charleston 6-1 Sunday in the state finals. To reach the finals, Clinton defeated Rock Hill Telephone 11-6 on Friday and then beat York Corrugators 21-3 on Saturday. Doctor in the Kitchen’ by Laurence M. Hursh, M.D. Consultant, National Dairy Council HOW ATHLETES SHOULD EAT J. B. winning games. Vanderford was the pitcher in all three ing is good using minnows in the early morning and late in the evening. He reported that the majority of the crappie were caught around brush piles in 10 to 15 feet of water. He says, “The white bass are now school ing in the “Big water* area and fishermen are casting into the schools with buck tails, striper swipers and dark spoons.’ LAKE MARION AND LAKE MOULTRIE- Conservation Of ficer W. A. Carson, Jr. of Ft. Motte reports that fishing is really slow in the upper part of Lake Marion due to the muddy waters of the Congaree River. Conservation Officer Earl Tair- ney of St. Stephens reports that very few fish are being caught because of the low numbers ol fishermen. He reported a few scattered catches of largemouth bass. He said that in Lake Moultrie there is still only a few sightings of small schools of striped bass. He says, “The majority of the time these strip ed bass schools are mixed with white bass.* He reports that the ones that are being caught are caught real early in the morning using striper swipers and barracuda spoon ri. A few are being caught while trolling in deep water with a cisco kid trailing a dark spoon. LAKE WATEREE - Conser vation Officer Ken Lominac of Camden reports that fishing has picked up in this reservoir due to the recent rains. He reports that the reservoir level is up to 96.5, and that the largemouth bass fishing is good off of the rocky points using purple plastic worms. Crappie fishing is good in 10 to 15 feet of water using live minnows and drift fishing. Team members are Billy Nelson, Gary Laney, J. B. Van- derford, Sammy Foster, Kinard Littleton, Carey Riser, Dickie Watts, Maxie Davis, Francis Cooper and Andy B. Young. Paul Ward is the team’s coach and Bill Rhodes is the manager. The team needs help in fin ancing the trip to Jones Beach, which is on Long Island. Any one wishing to assist the team with a contributation may do so by contacting Bill Rhodes at telephone 833-3933. As a physician. I have to say it Thci'e is a Int of food faddisin practiced among football and basketball coaches, especially at the high school level Its getting better as coaches learn the faets of scientific nutn non But there are hold outs and they help perpetuate many a tnrk i lea. or old wives' tales with respect to nutritional mira- e leN No Miracle Foods Tire fact is, there simply are no miracle foods, or food com ponents. or mixtures of special foodN that are going to improve an athlete's performance. He needs the same foods that are re< ommended for everybody else. If the athlete follows the four food group pattern — milk, meat, fruits and vegetables, enriched or whole wheat breadN and cereals he'll he line. The young athlete needs them, of course, m greater quantities because he's using up greater amounts of energy at the same time that he is in a period of physical growth that may be critical Nutrient wise, the diet that will provide the best perform ance contains approximately 15 percent of his calories from pro tein, 40 percent from fat, and 45 percent from carbohydrate — the same as the average American eats every day. Higher protein diets cause problems, especially when the weather is hot and water is limited A pure carbo hydrate diet results in difficulties including the athlete being un able to retain water. And too high a fat content in the diet, particularly in cold weather, causes problems too technical to discuss here, licit real neverthe less Special supplements, wheat germ, tiger's milk — all this sort of thing that some coaches en courage' — may have some kind of psychological advantage for a boy. But it also can be dangerous to delude him with notions not based on scientific fact that these foods may have some special effect. 1 also have a special gripe with coaches about eating on the day of the game. Here again a sort of faddism takes hold and the im pression is given that special performance will follow special circumstances Thus, some coaches give special instructions for eating differently on game days Have Regular Meals Well, certainly a body should not eat a large meal and im mediately rush out on the field of competition But why not have faith that, especially in the case of football, he can have his regu lar breakfast and lunch and then at game time perform at his best. 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