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/ THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Nov. 12, 1970—7-A SPORTS ! *<» .iS*> »5 BILL CURRIEMf Mouth of the South NBA vs. ABA y-% Commisaioner Walter Kennedy of the Na tional Ra-skethall Association is unquestionably an astute administrator in need of a job. He’s got to be smart to run his business and des perate to put up with the headaches and pres sures connected with it Sometimes, however, like the rest of us, he succumbs to human frailty and speaks in an/er withoul regard t () the ques tion of good sense. A case in point is his com ment on the signing of Jumpin’ Joe Caldwell by the Carolina Cougars. Caldwell, who is known for his all-star per formances in the ranks of the Atlanta Hawks, became disillusioned by certain front office ma chinations in Atlanta and decided to cast his lot with the Cougars of the ABA Mr. Kennedy, ob viously in a snit about the whole thing, said the Caldwell signing would not contribute to a con summation of the proposed merger between the professional basketball leagues Come now Mr Kennedy! Just exactly how desperate the need for a merger is pointed up by the switch of a key player like Caldwell If there had already been a merger, the Hawks would never have got themselves in the ridicu lous position of paying Pistol Pete Maravich two million dollars. Caldwell and other veteran play ers would not have resented the undeniable in equity of such rookie salaries, and harmony would have prevailed in a profit-making or ganization Unless there is a merger—and soon —professional basketball will founder. There are not enough millionaires needing tax write offs to maintain the present level of astnunnomi- cal losses for long. Of course nothing can be done about the merger until Congress exempts basketball from provisions of Federal anti-trust law. This will hopefully be accomplished early in the next term which begins in January. After the needed leg islation is passed, the next ingredient needed is a conciliatory attitude by the NBA. Older, bet ter accepted, and possessing a decidedly dis- • proportionate number of super stars, the NBA * exude* an attitude approaching divine rltfht. But there is no such right. Only two clubs in the NBA finished out of the red last season, and the prospects, with higher salaries and spiraling ope rating costs, are not encouraging this season. Of course the ABA is having trouble, too Only one of its teams made money last season. But the fact remains that the NBA can go just as kapu* as its younger rival if it persists in an al titude of intransigence. In all the public utterances of the NBC spokesmen from Kennedy down that I have read, there is a distinct and unmistakable air of indig nation that the ABA w’ould dare even to exist They are affronted that anyone should try to get into the warm place they have been beating out for themselves. Such an outlook is understand able. But. notwithstandin ght eefforts of many, free enterprise still lives, though gasping, in this country, and the ABA has even- right to live, even to flourish. Attempts to ignore the junior league have failed. Only immediate approachment can pre vent the ultimate collapse of the whole fabric of professional basketball. The NBA may be in the position of an outraged householder who dis covers an armed burglar in his home. But one does not treat such an intruder lightly leat one lose the total of his possessions and even his life. Discretion is truly the better part of valor Wake up, NBA! The ABA has just as many millionaires and they will never throw in the tow el. As old Ben Franklin said .“Hang together or you certainly hang separatelv ” Freeman Wins Back USC Starting Spot Clinton’s Billy Freeman lias dislodged the team’s leading pass receiver to win back a starting position with the Uni versity ofSouth Carolina Game cocks. Freeman is expected to start at tight end Saturday night when Carson-Newman Here Hose Host Tough Eagles Saturday ROBE GAINER—PC's Tam Milton (44) races for a big gain against Gardner-Webb behind a wave of Blue Hose blockers. Milton scored twice in PC’s 44-20 homecoming vic tory.—(Photo by Dan YaAorough) Devils Close Slate At Newberry Friday the Gamecocks play host to Duke University. BILLY FREEMAN Freeman, a junior, was a starter for the Gamecocks at the first of the season but senior Doug Hamrick took over the starting spot in the second game. However, Freeman a- gain won the starting position last Saturday againstTennessee He responded by catching two passes for 21 yards. He has caught 13 passes for 170 yards is this season, an average of 13.1 yards per catch. Hamricl: is the team’s leading pass re ceiver with 35 catches to his credit. A member of the USC coach ing staff said, “Billy Is having an outstanding year. He’s ex tremely valuable as an all- around performer. We value him as much for his blocking as for his considerable pass catching talents.* We know where we went on vacation last summer, but what we don’t know is where the money went. Have three consecutive re latively easy wins softened Clinton High School’s Red Devils 0 That Is a major concern of the Clinton High coaches as they prepare the Red Devils for a tough encounter Friday night in Newberry. Clinton and New berry both apart 8-2 records going into the game Clinton smothered an cut- classed Woodmoat team 75-0 Last Fridiy. It was the third straight large-margin win for the Red Devils. They defeated Westside 43-0 three weeks ago and then bombed Laurens 40-0 the week prior to tlie W ;odmont trouncing. Newberry, however, has the “finest offense we’ve faced this seas xi," according to CHS Head Coach Keith Richardson. Richardson said, “They run the Houston veer offense (triple option; extremely w-ell and they’re a very dangerous team. Their quarterback Stewart Leslie, is a very talented and he’s the one who makes their ofleoce go. Their defense also Is adequate but it's overshad rw- ed by that fine offense/ Coach Richardson said, “We haven’t really been extended in our last three games as we don’t know what affect that’s going to have on us.“ Eight Red Devils got into the scoring act against Wood- mont. David Mangum scored four touchdowns, three of them in the first quarter. Others who hit paydirt were Lawrence Jones, Donnie White, Scott Hammett, Ray Lowman, Terry Suber, Mike Clark and Hugh Jacobs. The pattern for the night was set on the opening kickoff as Billy Young took the ball on his own ten, followed a convey of blockers up the middle of the field and ran to Woodmont’s 15 before being hauled down. On the first play from scrimmage, Mangum zipped to the two and on the next play Fullback Jones blasted over for Clinton’s first touchdown. Otis Patterson kicked the extra point andClin- too led 7-0 with only one minute, 15 seconds lapsed in the game. Patterson hit seven of eight extra point kicks in the game. Also early in the first quart er, Mangum burst offtackle, cut to his left and raced 60 yards to another touchdown with only 3:40 elapsed. Patterson missed the extra point but that was his only miss of the game. Mangum recovered a Wood- moot fumble at the 20 and two plays later scored from the five to up Clinton’s lead to 20-0 with 3:10 remaining in the first quarter. Joe Hairston blocked aWood- mont punt and CHS took over at the six where Mangum went over on the next play for a 27-0 margin with 50 seconds remain ing in the first quarter. From that-point on, Clinton reserves were used freely but the score continued to mount Billy Young intercepted a pass at the W'oodmont 43. Runs by Mike Clark and a pass to Sandy Saunders moved the ball down to the 15 where Quarter- White, who played only about half the game, raced around end for the touchdown with only 2:15 elapsed in the second quarter. Ray Lowman went over from the four a few plays later but Clintco was penalized five yards for offsides and 15 yards for unsportsman like conduct and that touchdown and threat were wiped out. With three and a half minutes left in the first half, Mangum raced 23 yards to his final touchdown of the night and Clin ton had a 41-9 halftime lead. In the third quarter, Wtiite hit Mangum with a short pass and the tailback reeled 35 yards to Woodmont’s three where White passed to Scott Hammett for the touchdown. Calvin Young recovered a fumble atWoodmont’s 25. Terry Suber boomed to the five where Ray Lowman pushed over for the TD to make it 55-0with4:15 remaining in the third quarter. With 1:05 remaining In the, first quarter, Terry Suber boomed 15 yards on a deter mined run to paydirt, upping the margin to 63-0 when Young sneaked over for the two-point conversion. In the fourth quarter, Steve Rhodes recovered aWoodmont fumble at Clinton’s 40. The Red Devils drove to the 15 where Mike Clark raced to paydirt and the score was 69-0 when the two-point conversion attempt failed with 5:20 elapsed in the fourth quarter. Hugh Jacobs went over from the three after a 25-yard drive in which Jacobs carried the ball three out of four times. Jacobs’ touchdown came with 2:15 remaining in the game. It was Clinton's largest point spread in at least 20 years. The only game approaching last Friday’s run-away was a 61-6 win over Laurens in 1965. There’s nothing busier than an idle rumor. Presbyterian College’s Blue Hose have a chance at their finest record in Coach Cally Gault's tenure but there are a couple of stumbling blocks in the way. Perhaps one of the most dangerous hurdles must be faced Saturday night as the Blue Hose play host to Carson- Newman’s Eagles in a7:30p.m. game. The Blue Hose chalked up their fifth win Saturday, bomb ing Gardner-Webb 44-20 at PC’s homecoming. The Hose- men luve lost three. PC faces Carson-Newman, Mars Hill and Newberry in its final !hree games. Wins in these games would give PC an 8-3 overall record and sole pos session of the Carolinas Con ference championship. PC’s finest record during Coach Gault’s previous seven years as head coach was a 7-4 mark during 1968. Also, PC has never won the Carolinas Conference title outright. The Hosemen shared the title with Lenoir Rhyne in 1966 and 1968. Although Saturday night’s contest with Carson-Newman is not a conference game, it is an important challenge to the Blue Hose. Concerning Carson-Newman, Coach Gault says, “They have a young, ag^essive and quick sS PC QUEEN—Mary Lee Smith, a senior from Mari etta, Ga., is shown being crowned homecoming queen at Presbyterian College last Saturday. PC PreBident Marc Weersing presents the crown.—(Photo by Dan Yarborough) Y Basketball A organizational meeting of the Adult Men’s Basketball League will be held at the Y.M.C.A. Thursday, Novem ber 12, at 7:00 p.m. Anyone interested in enter ing a team should be present at the meeting. Rolling S Golf Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mabry scored first low net last week end in a Husband-Wile Golf Tournament at Rolling S Golf Club at Waterloo. The Mabrys had a low net of Lonnie Hiers won honors for low putts in the men’s competi tion and Naomi Sims won the ladies’ competition. JVs, Kid Devils At Home To Woodruff In Twin Bill team. They’ve scored a great number of points against some good teams.* Coach Gault was pleased to win over Gardner-Webb last week but said, “I don’t think we gave a good effort, particularly in the first half. I think some of the boys were taking Gard ner-Webb too lightly and they were surprised when Gardner- Webb kept coming back at them. PC drove easily to its first touchdown which David Eckstein scored from the ten. But the Bulldogs struck-back to tie the score on a 48 yard pass play. PC went ahead again in the first quarter aifc Eckstein scored on an 11-yard pass from Quarter back Allen McNeill but again the Bulldogs rallied and tied the score on a seven-yard pass. Tackle Roland McLaughlin recovered a fumble at PC’s 38 and Tam Milton and Eckstein rushed the ball to the one where Milton went in to score. Jerry Chandler's kick made it 20-14 with 1:55 remaining in the first half. However, PC wasn’t through for the half. F reshman Bernle Bourne intercepted a Gardner- Webb pass at the PC 37. Mc Neill connected with tight end Bill Caldwell, who made a leap ing catch, for a 23-yard pass play and Chandler kicked a 25- yard field goal to give PC a 23-14 halftime lead. Ken Lister took the second half kickoff and raced 94 yards for a touchdown which pretty well broke the game open as the lead swelled to 30-14. Mil- ton capped an 87-yard drive with a one-yard scoring plunge and McNeill passed 16 yards to Caldwell for the final touch down. Jl'L ‘PLAYER OF WEEK — David Mangum, junior tailback, has been named Clinton High’s ‘Player of the Week for the third time this season. He pick ed up 136 yards in 10 car ries against Westmont laat week and scored four touchdowns. Last Friday’s yardage gave Mangum over 1,000 yards gained rushing thus far. Clinton High School’s junior varsity football team will close out its season tonight, Thurs day, playing host to one of the two teams which have defeated them this season. The JVs, with a 7-2 record, will play host to tough Woodruff in the second game of a foot ball doubleheader at CHS’ Wilder Field. The Bell Street Junior High Kid Devils will tangle with Woodruff Junior High in the first game, starting at 6 p.m. The Kid Devils de feated Woodruff Junior High 14-0 in a previous meeting. The Clinton JVs posted their seventh win of the season last Thursday, trouncing Newberry 47-0 at Newberry. Jimmy Armstrongscoredtwo touchdowns and kicked five extra points to pace the JVs who raced to a three-touchdown margin in the first quarter. Allen Petty scored three times for the JVs, including a 65-yard scoring return with the second half kickoff. Armstrong put ClintoD on the scoreboard when he raced 30 yards from scrimage for the first touchdown. Allen Petty scored the second on a six-yard run after he set it up with a 40-yard run with a pass in terception. Also in the first quarter, Armstrong went over from the one to cap a Clinton drive. In the second quarter, Petty scored from short yardage after George Bodie set it up with a 30- yard pass from Barry Saunders. At halftime, Clinton led 28-0. Petty took the second half kickoff at his own 35 and raced 65 yards for a touchdown. Bodie ran a punt back 60 yards for Clinton’s sixth touch down and Marion Jackson scor ed the last one as he inter cepted a blocked pass and ran 35 yards to paydirt In addition to his fine offen sive showing. Petty played well on defense and intercepted two passes. Bodie also played a fine game at defensive end. JUNIOR HIGH The BeU Street Kid Devils lost 18-8 to Union last week as their record dropped to 1-4-1 on the season. Union was leading 18-0 before the Kid Devils struck paydirt Butch Brewington passed 30 yards to Bill Bowling for the Kid Devils’ tally. Jneetn samcs SAVE UP TO $1200 SPECIAL DISCOUNT PRICE ON ALL RE MAINING 1970 MODEL CARS AND STATION WAGONS IN STOCK.* FOUR DOORS, TWO DOOR HARDTOPS. 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