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iL A Sports Editorial Hardwooders Face 3 Major Problems BY JOHN LAFFERTY Holding a 6 win 19 loss record, Charlotte is preparing to venture to Rocky Mount Thursday to play in the DIAC tourneyment. With this record, the Forty-Niner hoopsters will be totally dismissed by most of theirpassive followers. However, the Charlotte team should not be dismissed so lightly. In converence standing, Charlotte is tied for fourth, with a 6-6 record. They have defeated every team in the league, with the exception of Lynchburg, at least once. They have done this weU under tremendous adversity. There are perhaps three major problems facing the Forty-Niners now. First is the nonconference schools which can give financial aid to draw better atheletes, and as a result should be expected to have much better clubs than one in whch many players must work in order to help themselves through school. Secondly, a totally new team was fielded this season, composed of boys who had never played together until the first game. Finally, the team has beenforcedtofightagainst tremendous student opposition, which seems to make it a point to joke about the team, not humorously, but baUciously. The first problem cannot successful be reckoned with until a better athletic program can be built, which can only happen when and if the final two issues are corrected. Itwouldnot be advisable to eigher begin to award grants at this early stage of the schools growth, in that UNC-C is attempting to build an academic rather than an athletic reputation, or to limit play to those schools which hold policies sim ilar to ours. With only six schools in the conference, it wold be extremely difficult to set up a schedule on inter-league play. Dr. Harvey Murphy adds other reasons. “It helps the boys to develop their individual skills by playing better teams. Also, as part of the university system, we should play a good, representitive schedule. The second problem has been solving itself throughout the season. According to Dr. Murphy, this is the first year the team has achieved personnel stability, a large step forward. A brief assessment of the problems which faced the team at the first of the season, with a com- mentar y of the work which has been done in order to correct them will show the other steps which the team has undergone in order to better itself. First, the team had been overscheduled. It had far too many games to close together. Next season, the team will play only twenty regular season games, and perhaps a good tourneyment. The team was young, and inexperienced. They were unfamiliar with each other, and Dr. Murphy was unfamiliar with them. This is partially solved by play this season, and by an off season training program. The greatest problem was the team’s weakness on fundamentals, which must be learned before the team can hope to begin to get ready for a game. According to Dr. Murphy, this weakness has caused Charlotte to lose several games, because it could not control the baU. This problem has been worked on duringpractices sessions aU season, and Dr. Murphy feels that the team has now begun to master these basics of the game. A final problem was the small number of players on the team, which forced a small number of boys to play almost without rest. This can be solved only through greater student interest, which will hopefully result from a better team. The third problem is one over which the team has no control. Student opposition has an extremely demoralizing effect on any team. Indifference to hard work without sacrifice hurts, but malicious sarcasm and joking are worse. Dr. Murphy attributes this disinterest in athletics to the devided loyalties which charatize the average student. Rather then a feeling of closeness to the school, as is found on many campuses, the student remains strongly attached to his former high school, his former friends, and his family. In many cases, the student holds a greater feeling of loyalty to another college. It is pointless to beg for a gung-ho support of any phase of the school. However, Dr. Murphy made the following statement. “Any boy who works hard and , sacrifices his time and effort for a team is due recognition. He mus t earn honor. He should not be made the recipiant of sarcastic joking, because he should, by his hard work, have earned respect.’’ The team makes no excuses for a record which could have been better. More support would have been nice, but not essential. Of ficiating, which Dr. Murphy described as overall very poor, was not biased eitlier for or against us. AU of our opponents were not com pletely supeior, in that the team lost to several evenly matched clubs. They can however work their hardest in order to do their best. This season, they have tried hard, and have done well, when tlie adversities under which they have played are considered. Next season tliey will do better. Redmond & Charlotte Roll BY JOHN LAFFERTY BiU Redmond led all scorers with 19 points as Charlotte de feated St. Andrews CoUege, 78-55 Wednesday night, Feb. 8. With Lemmond, Redmond and Anthony hitting for a combined 21 points the Forty-Niners went intothehalf holding a 30-24 lead. The Charlotte team opened up in the second half, with Redmond hitting for 12, Hurley and Over cash for 9 each, and Anthony add ing 8, to convincingly down the visitors. The game could be described as one of the best “team games’’ the Forty-Niners have played. Coach Murphy credited the win to good ball control, and a general strengthening of fundamentals. Rebounding by Lemmond and An thony gave Charlotte the boost it needed to take the shots. Over cash also played one of his best games, showing that he had the abiUty to explode. Five Forty-Niners hit in double figures in the teams sixth win. Generals Teach Charlotte Lesson Hoopsters Eye DIAC Tourney BY DONNA HUGHES The DIAC Conference Tourna ment vriU be held on the North Carolina Wesleyan campus from Thursday, February 16, through Saturday, February 18. Thursday night will bring the Forty-Niners intoplay with Wesly- an to determine who wiU remain to battle first ranked Lynchburg on Firday night. Presently, Char lotte is tied with Weslyan for fourth place, both having a 6-6 record in the conference. The seven teams forming the conference are Charlotte, Wesly an, Greensboro, N. C. Methodist, St. Andrews, Lynchburg, and Charleston. “Of the seven teams in the conference, we have beaten every body but Lynchburg by a good mar gin,” said Jerry Anthcmj'. He continued to explain that when the Forty-Niners met Lynchburg they were short two starters due to injuries. “We ought to have a good chance in the conference,” Jerry con cluded. BY PAUL BOSWELL The Generals of Washington and Lee University taught a lesson in fancy shooting as they forged out a decisive 76-46 victory over the Forty-Niners Friday night in the Independence High School Sym. Charlotte’s roundballers fell be hind 4-0 before scoring mi a Lane Hurley free throw, and could never a gain the lead as the Generals con tinued to rip the nets with ac curacy throughout the contest. Washington and Lee began on a hot handed shooting spree that saw them sink all of their first 14 field goal attempts. They ended the contest with a fantastic 52.2% Team Loses Twice The Forty-Niners colided with Greensboro College atGreensboro Monday night resulting in a 68-58 loss. “It was a rough game,” accord ing to Bob Lemmond. The score remained close throughout the game, but a late surge by Greens boro in the last second of the game resulted in the ten point loss. N. C. Wesleyan defeated Char lotte Saturday night, 75-70. Guards Bill Redmond and Jerry Overcash led the losers with 20 and 16 points, respectively. from the floor while Charlotte could only muster frigid 29.1%, connecting on 16 of 55 attempts. Both teams faired badly at the cahrity stripe, Charlotte hittingfor 51,8% and Washington and Lee for 54.5%. The game was a fast moving event, with Washington and Lee using a devastating fast break to increase their lead throughout the game. The Virginians turned Char lotte ball handling errors into points as they pulled away to a 38-21 halftime advantage. “Hoss” Cartwright led the win ners with 19 points while Robbie Snipes paced the out manned Char- lotteans with 11 points. The General’s entire team scored in the non-conference con test as they raised their season mark to 14-3. RECORD CITY DISCOUNT 105 W. 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