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Cavalier Thinclads
Beat VMI Crew Cuts

In a close first outing for the
Cavalier trackmen in indoor track
competition the team overcame a
tough Keydet squad in a meet that
went undecided until the last event.
Virginia came out on top with the
final score resting at 63-55. One of
the major highlights of the meet
was Al Sinesky's fine showing in
the shot put with a toss of 52 feet
4½ inches, bettering his previous
mark both in indoor meets and
outdoor meets. When asked about
his marked improvement he said, "
I'm getting back the strength that
football season took out of me."

Another Cavalier making a good
showing as he did so many times
last season was Mike Harvey.
Harvey continued his winning ways
by taking both the long jump and
the triple jump. Although his
distances, 22′ 11″ in the long jump
and 47′ 3½″ in the triple jump,
were not equal or very close to his
best, it was an indoor meet and
only the start of the season without
any tough competition to press
him.

Second-year man Jim Shannon
also turned in a fine performance
with his long jump of 21″ 6½″. The
jump was good enough for third
place and only an inch out of
second.

Second-yearman John Morris
was a double winner in both the 60
yard and the 440 yard run. Last
weekend in the state track meet
Morris was in the money among the
likes of Mike Fratkin from William
& Mary. This week his time was
6.2. In his specialty, the 440, his
time around the 220 yard banked
grass-tex track was a 51.2.

John's younger brother, Dick,
also from E. C. Glass in Lynchburg
got into the winning column in the
brutal 600 yard run. His clocking of
1:14.6 was good enough for a first.

Another jumper to have a good
night was John Heagle who took
the high hurdles with a 7.8.

After having a 6′ 2″ in the high
jump last weekend. George
Hawkins dropped down to a 6′
even, but it was still good enough
to take the first.

Running against the VMI long
distance runners in the past has not
always proved a successful venture.
But this time the Cavalier runners
came out on top. Rick Katz,
Virginia co-captain, persevered for
a first place with a time of 9
minutes, 48 seconds. Katz
commented, "It's really tough to
run hard when you're ahead."

Surprising first-year man Greg
Lane posted an outstanding
10:03.2 after he had taken a second
in the mile run with a time of
4:33.6.

When it came down to win or
lose, in the last event, the mile
relay, the Cavaliers pulled it out
with the foursome of Jim Link,
John Morris, Jim Creekman, and
Dick Morris. Their time-3:28.1.

South Carolina Seeks Revenge

Roche, Owens Lead
Late Season Surge

By Billy Buck
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Photo By Rich Wright

Gamecock's Tom Owens Makes Shot Over John Gidding In Early Season Losing Effort

Cavaliers Whupped South Carolina, 86-70, To Give McGuire's Boys Only Defeat in ACC Play

The upcoming weekend poses a
serious threat to Bill Gibson's
Cavaliers if they are to conclude
this season with a 500 record.
Saturday night their opponents are
the eleventh ranked Gamecocks of
South Carolina and Monday they
face the Clemson Tigers.

The Gamecocks' overall record
is 18-3 and they are currently tied
for the conference lead with North
Carolina, both owning identical
10-1 records. The only blemish
South Carolina has in the
conference has been a loss to
Virginia in their first meeting in
December, 86-70.

Many fans will remember that
game since both Norm Carmichael
and Gamecock center John Ribock
were ejected for fighting. While
these two centers were battling it
out at the far end of the court,
South Carolina Coach Frank
McGuire and Virginia mentor Bill
Gibson were exchanging
pleasantries at the center of the
court.

The game Saturday night could
be a much closer match than was
played in Charlottesville. Since that
meeting South Carolina has gone on
to capture the Quaker City Classic
and the Christmas tournament in
Philadelphia by beating nationally
ranked LaSalle.

Last Saturday night the
Gamecocks, led by their brilliant
scorer John Roche, eked out a
68-66 win over then second ranked
North Carolina. Roche was brilliant
as he poured in 38 points.

The credit to this year's success
must go to South Carolina Coach
Frank McGuire. When he started
the season he had only one
returning letterman from last year's
team, captain Bobby Cremins. The
other starters are all sophomores.
The South Carolina press has
appropriately dubbed the team
"the super sophs plus one".

Roche, the super duper of the
super sophs, is averaging an
impressive 23.6 points per game. He
scored 24 in the early season loss to
the Cavaliers and was fantastic from
the outside while effectively
working the baseline against players
six inches taller.

The Gamecocks give nothing up
underneath in the height
department. 6′10″ Tom Owens is
averaging 17.1 points while topping
the ACC's rebounders with a 13.3
average. He is very tough to stop
within fifteen feet of the basket.

To compliment Owens inside
there is 6′8″ John Ribock,
Carmichael's sparring partner. He is
averaging 9.5 points while
rebounding at a 9.7 clip. Between
the two they are averaging 23
rebounds per game compared to
Virginia's top rebounders, Gidding
and Wilkes, who combine for 19
per game.

The other two starters are
Cremins and guard Billy Walsh.
Cremins scores at a 6.8 clip while
Walsh averages 12.9. Cremins plays
at a forward spot and contributes 8
rebounds a contest. Walsh is
playmaker of the team.

The Gamecocks, who have
played their starters all the way in
ten of the twenty games so far,
have won seven in a row and
thirteen of their past 14 in their
surge to the top of the ACC
standings and a national ranking.
They will undoubtedly be out for
revenge against the only team that
has beaten them in the ACC.
Game time is 8 P.M.

After the South Carolina contest
the Cavaliers travel to Clemson to
do battle with the Tigers. Clemson
will be trying to avenge an early
loss to the Cavaliers 82-75, played
in Charlottesville before exams.
That game was highlighted by the
scoring of Mike Wilkes who netted
a Cavalier season high of 30 points,
23 of them coming in the second
half.

Clemson, coached by Bobby
Roberts, is going through a dismal
season winning only five of 20
games overall and being just 1-10 in
the conference. The Tigers will be
playing without the services of their
captain and second leading scorer,
Richie Mahaffey. He is suffering
from a shoulder injury he
developed while recovering from
the flu. His absence should hurt the
Tigers' rebounding efforts.

Clemson's leading scorer is sharp
shooting Butch Zatezalo. He was
the leading point getter in the ACC
last season and has been among the
top four scorers in the conference
throughout the season.

Starting with Zatezalo at guard
will be 6′2″ John Coakley. His
main contribution in the Tiger
attack is to screen for the deadly
Zatezalo. Other starters include
forwards Curt Eckard and Trip
Jones. Both are returning
lettermen.