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I I # THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Dec. 10, 1070—5-A Tar Heel Fans Tar Heel football fans are beginning to crawl out of the woodwork where multiplied thousands of them have hibernated in a limbo be tween miffed silence and outspoken outrage. Some miniscule company of the faithful managed to whoop a few dispirited yells when the Heels went to the Gator Bowl in the early sixities, but the vast majority of the fair weather friends who identified themselves with the so-called Jus tice era couldn’t get themselves out of moth balls. Now though, it is different. There is a cer tain air of positive jubilation al>out Rill Dooley and his old boys in the bashful blue. Somehow the summer soldiers and sunshine patriots who couldn’t cry in excruciating delight over Jim Hickey’s best have found emotional stimulation from the new look at Chapel Hill. Perhaps it is because there is a prevailing air of expectation. Present accomplishments, including the bid to meet Arizona State in the Peach Bowl, are not seen as the end, but merely the beginning. While highly satisfying, the Peach Bowl bid is viewed by the rejuvenated Tar Heel enthusiasts as being simply the stepping stone to new glories and diz zier heights. Cal Stoll, the estimable gentleman who didn’t know enough to realize he could not win at Wake Forest, captured the ACC football title, and was justly rewarded with a resounding acclaim as coach of the year. Yet for all the magnificence of his accomplishments, and the seeming im possibility of what he achieved. Cal has taken a decided follower’s role in the bid for attention from the gridiron constituency. It is no fault of his. It is simply that the romance of the UNC blue and White transcends reason when the faith ful are aroused. Now they are aroused as they have not been in two decades. You ask why. It is, of course, a combina tion of many things: Success (8-3). Good public relations (Dooley has a penchant for the closed mouth and thus never gets his foot mashed be tween his molars). A decided North Carolina flavor to the team (most of the players are na tives or at least from Virginia.) Ah, but these are only tertiary reasons for the new Tar Heel hysteria . The axis from which everything spins off is based solidly in the person of a non-North Carolinian, Don McCauley, who is a New Yorker. (Garden City, L.I.) If you will recall the halcyon days of Frank McGuire’s national basketball championship at North Carolina, he rode to the summit on a five- some—all of whom were from New York. Thus it is not unusual for the Southern colors to be Yankee borne. But McCauley has provided some thing for which Tar Heel hearts have longed. He is the reincarnation of their greatest hero. He is able, somehow, to recreate a facsimile of \he fin est of Kenan Stadium heroes. When he runs, top pling tacklers and records with almost equal carelessness, visions of the old days rise, and then are replaced by brighter visions of what is surely to come. McCauley, then, is the glowing transition between greatness past and greatness the fans feel certain is to come. And it may well come hard on the heels of dashing Don’s departure. Truly the likes of McCauley may never be seen again here or elsewhere, but his feats will be told and retold among youngsters yet wet behind the ears, and these will be the warriors of the future who will flock to where- the great deeds w r ere done in hopes of equalling or bettering them. So if the desultory fans of the past few years are now- dusting off their affiliation with North Carolina, their new'-found allegiance is not misplaced. Bill Dooley has got something going among the pines that surround Kenan Stadium, and if he is successfully persistent, there may never again be a lapse as has plagued the scene for now too many seasons. PC Hose Jo Host Luther Rice Team Presbyterian College's bas ketball Blue Hose will make their final home appearance of 1970 Saturday night when they play host to Luther Rice College of Arlington, Va. PC's record fell to4-3Tues day night with a 101-65 loss to Furman in Greenville’s Me morial Auditorium. After playing host to Luther Rice Saturday, PC will play in the Hubbard Classic in Carroll ton, Ga., Dec. 18-19 before breaking for the Christmas holidays. The Hosemen will play host to Belmont Abbey on Jan. 7 in their first game after the holidays. PC could do little right and Furman could do little wrong Tuesday night. The Paladins raced to a 52-30 halftime lead in romping to the victory. Sophomore Fred Melson led PC scorers with 17 points while Steve Crowe had 14. Donny Kuhn and Danny Yarborough scored 12 points each for the Blue Hose. Hosemen Add Another Tournament Trophy Presbyterian College’s Blue Hose found themselves in an unusual position at the end of the first two weeks of action. The PC cagers had won two tournaments but had lost its only two regularly scheduled games. The Blue Hose last weekend added the Lander Invitational Tournament championship to its laurels. The Hose had open ed the season by winning the Tip Off Tournament in Spart anburg. In between the two tournaments, PC lost to Lander and Marshall University of West Virginia in regularly scheduled games. PC gained some revenge in winning the first annual Lander Invitational. The Blue Hose de feated Lander in the finals Saturday night, 75-65 in over time. In their previous meet ing at PC, Lander had surpris ed the Hose by taking an over time victory. The Blue Hose had an uphill battle in getting the game into overtime. PC led 35-24 at half time but Lander tied the score with 6:27 remaining in the game and then sprinted to an eight- point lead at 59-51. On the shooting of Fred Melsoo, Danny Yarborough and John Bartone, PC scrapped back to tie the game 63-63 at the end of re gulation time. The Hosemen were down by four points with 30 seconds remaining but Yar borough hit to cut it to two points and Bartone canned two free throws with 12 seconds remaining to tie the score. In the overtime, Yarborough scored seven points to pace PC to a compfortable lead. Yarborough, a junior from Spartanburg, was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. He scored 14 points in the championship game. Fred Melson had 19 before he fouled out and Bartone scored 18. The Blue Hose reached the finals by defeating Newberry 80-60 in the tournament opener Friday night. Lander defeated UNC-Wilmington 102-91 in the second game Friday. Danny Yarborough paced the Blue Hose with 22 points, in cluding 10 of 11 free throws. Steve Crowe followed with 16 points while Donnie Kuhn hit 16 and Fred Melson had 11. PC led at halftime 29-22. The Blue Hose canned 30 of 32 free throw attempts to pad their margin although they out- scored Newberry only 25 to 23 in field goals. DENNIS ROBERTS Fight Card At Clinton Ray Lancaster of Spartan burg, Southern middleweight champion, will fight Jim Beasley of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Saturday, Dec. 19, in the Clinton National Guard Armory. The co-featured main ama teur bout will feature South Carolina light - middleweight champion Dennis Roberts, who was reared at Lydia Mill. Ro berts will fight Georgia champion Willy Baxley. Baxley RAY LANCASTER Slated Armory won a narrow split decision over Roberts in their last meeting. Heavyweight Paul Adams of South Carolina, who hopes to be on the 1972 U. S. Olympic team, will be featured in another bout on the seven-bout card. Tickets are on advance sale for $3 ringside and $2 general admission. * * * Eckstein At PC Bookstore Former PC All-American Dan Eckstein will be at the Presbyterian College Book store Friday morning to* autograph copies of his book, “The 41st Packer* which is on sale at the bookstore. Eckstein, now a sports writer with The Greenville News, will be at the bookstore from 9:30 a.m. until noon. ♦ * * 'Beat The Golf Pro’ A “Beat the Pro* contest will be held Saturday and Sun day, Dec. 12-13, at Rolling S. Golf Club near Waterloo. The handicap will be established in Saturday’s round as golfers try to beat the score posted by Carlton Singleton. Contestants may enter by call ing 677-34 57 in Waterloo. * * * NOTICE! The City of Clinton ordinances prohibiting the sale and use of fireworks will be strictly en forced by the police depart ment, on order of the City Council. White Selected All-State CHS Tops Woodruff Twice Clinton High School’s Red Devils raised their record to 2-1 Tuesday night with a 57-55 win over the Wolverines at Woodruff. The Clinton JVs re mained undefeated in three games by taking a 26-21 win in the preliminary. Both of Clinton’s wins have come over Woodruff but the Tuesday night victory proved to be a hard-earned one. Woodruff led 33-26 at halftime and it wasn’t until midway through the fourth quarter that Clinton gained the lead. The Red Devils built up a five point margin with 33 seconds remaining but still had to hang on for the victory. O’Lester Kinard paced Clin ton with 23 points and Mike Williams hit 11. The Red Devils picked up their first win of the season last Friday night with a 57-31 deci sion over Woodruff. The win came after CHS lost its opener to Union, 74-42, on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Mike Williams, a 6-4 sopho more, was the leading scorer for Clinton as he pumped in 15 points. 0‘Lester Kinard, a 6-6 senior, was close behind with 14 and 6-0 senior Carter Gault canned 11 points. Clinton led 26-15 at halftime. In the preliminary, the Clin ton Junior Varsity chalked up their second straight win, nip ping Woodruff 38-36 as Dickie MCSween hit a couple of long jump shots in the last minutes of the game. Canyus Stegall led the Clin ton scorers with 14 points and McSween had 10. The Red Devils will be on the road Friday, visiting Union for a rematch. After the Union trip, the Red Devils will be idle until Dec. 21-23 when they will participate in the PeachCaptial Tournament in Spartanburg. Clinton High School senior Donnie (Red) White has been named 3-A All-State quarter back. White, who stands 6-3 and weights 215 pounds, was select ed as quarterback of the of fensive 3-A All-State team sponsored by The State news paper. Members of the team were selected in a poll of all 3-A coaches throughout South Carolina. Others selected for the All- State offensive team are ends, Eddie Westervelt of Bishop England and Wiley Mangum of Pageland; tackles Tom Jones of Charleston’s Hanahan and Mike Parris of Woodruff; guards Donnie Crapps of Batesburg- Leesville and Johnny Padgett of Marion; center Robbie Cald well of Pageland; backs Johnny Payne of Charleston Hanahan, George Gilliam of Woodruff and Phil Carter of Lexington. Named to the defensive team were ends Robert Wood of Winnsboro and Maurice Wil liams of Cheraw; tackles Larry Adams of York and Ray Calla han of Palmetto; linebackers Bob Leland of St. John’s, Ronnie Cobb of Palmetto, Drew Holloway of Lake City, and Willie Anderson of Sumter’s Mayewood; backs Rusty Richardson of Florence South- side, David Spence of Lexing ton and Kimble Farr of James Island. In leading the CHS Red Devils to a 9-2 record, White rushed for 465 yards in 92 carries for a 5.5-yard-0er-run average. He completed 55 of 115 pass attempts for 535 yards, an average of 13.1 yards per com pletion. He also punted 46 times for a 30-yard average and made all four of his extra point kick attempts. Although he was first team All-State, White was not named to the Midwestern 3-A Con ference All-Star team selected recently. He received honor able mention on both the of fensive and defensive teams. Tackle Charles Norman, Guard Monty Crisp, Center Lewis Henderson and back David Mangum, all of CHS, were named to the All-Con ference offensive team. Nor man, Henderson, Guard Robert Scott, and back Billy Young were named to the defensive team. Clinton End Everette Fuller and Back Jack Hames received honorable mention on the defensive all-stars. Clinton dominated the All- Conference team, placing at eight positions. Conference champions Palmetto, who went on to win the state 3-A Cham pionship, won six spots on the team while Belton-Honea Path and Abbeville had five each, Westside had two and Lau rens placed one. Linebacker T. D. Todd, a junior, was selected from Laurens on the defensive team. DONNIE WHITE I I % T' they'll love a mSlCOND CM rr\n r’umrTMAnc FOR CHRISTMAS 1969 NOVA SS SPORT COUPE—350 V-8, 3- Speed, Floor Mounted Shift, Vinyl Roof. Red With Black Vinyl Interior. A Real “Sporty” One For Thje Sport. 1966 DODGE POLARA 3 Seat STATION WAGON—Power Steering and Brakes, White Side Tires, Deluxe Wheel Discs, Factory Air. A One Owner, Local Vehicle! WEEKEND SPECIALS! Attention: Commuters, Mothers, Students and anyone interested in economy — 5 VW’s, 1965-1969 Models and Up. Bugs and Fast backs. Grouped Together For Your Shopping Convenience On Our Used Car Lot. 1967 OLDS DELMONT 88 4-DOOR SEDAN— Locally Owned, Well Equipped. Priced To Sell! 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