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P SI Cdj)ache9 (tors' ye o o o By BILL ROLLINS Last In A Series Apart from the stars, Lewis and Miller, the Tar Heels have a solid nucleus of bas ketball talent returning from last year's varsity. One hand on whom Tar Heel fortunes will heavily de pend is Tom Gauntlett, a spot starter two years ago and a regular all the way last sea son. "Tweety" shot better than 50 per cent, mostly from long range, and his 9.8 scor ing average belied his true offensive ability which West Virginia discovered, 28 points worth. Tom showed great defense at times also, notably in holding Duke's Bob Verga to six points in the late-season Durham meeting. Tom is 6-4, 195 pounds, and should reclaim his starting berth. He will be a most val uable man. Mark Mirken comes back for his third varsity season. Big at 6-6, 215 pounds, Mark is a rugged rebounder, who also showed scoring prowess on occasion last time around. He plays both frontcourt posi tions and is counted upon for solid performances. Donnie Moe, brother of for mer UNC All-America Doug Moe, is quick-as-a-rabbit, an excellent ball-handler and passer, and tough on defense. Moe was invaluable last year as a relief man who helped make the four-corners de layed offense work to protect late leads. Ralph Fletcher, Jim Frye played only sparingly as re serves last season. All are juniors who have ability, and they could surprise. WHO'S NEW? North Carolina fielded a freshman team last year which went 15-1, and the Tar Babies' performance prompt ed veteran basketball writers to call it the best frosh out fit the state had seen in a decade, or possibly more. Whether or not that is true makes no difference.. What does matter is that from that team rise players who appear able to help plug the varsity gaps which were so painfully evident a year ago t -r-m board play - and - team flefenser! s . ;r' It's "no secret that Carolina was hurting for rebounders last season, although Miller played strongly and Bennett made his best contribution in that area. The showing off the boards must be greatly strengthened if the Tar Heels are to make a notable im provement. - The answer, of course, will be supplied by sophs Rusty Clark (6 - 11, 228) and Bill Bunting (6-8, 195), each of Whom bought the boards at wholesale prices last season. : Both will be playing under great expectation (commonly 1 A iforea fOreCO the fast, 1964 North American Philips Company, Inc.. 100 East 42nd Street. New York, New York translated as pressure"), espcially since each made a highly promising impression as freshmen. RUSTY CLARK Clark, a high school All America at Fayetteville two years ago, improved greatly as the frosh season waxed, and in the last few games gave glowing performances. He was just as good as you could want him to be in the tough (80-76) win at David son (25 points, 21 rebounds) EV I 1 ' v;I . " t Rusty Clark, The Big One. Key To The Team? DTH Photo By Ernest Robl pM-fi-M presenfs CftMlttS ra il . if fRranscnl 3 Special Short, "SKATERDATER" 1, 3. 5, 7, & 9 PJi. RIALTO, DURHAM r A 'Lr x Free yourself from shaving's tyranny with the new Norelco Tripleheader Speedshaver 35T. It has more features than any other shaver on the market. 1 8 rotary blades whip away whiskers at 77 miles an hour! And so close, we dare to match shaves with a blade. Yet comfortable. Rotary blades and very thin Microgroove floating heads can't nick or cut. With pop-up trimmer, onoff switch, 110220 yolts and coil cord, this new Norelco gives you all you need to ban the beard! Eyes right for the economicolfv priced 'Flip-Top' Speedshaver 20. Two heads give you the famous rotary blade shave. ; Easy flip-top cleaning too. close, comfortable electric shave and in the club's sole loss (71 61) at Virginia Tech (25 points, 18 rebounds). He learn ed to make most of the moves desirable in a pivot man. Rusty led the Tar Babies in scoring with a 20.5 mark which looks even better when you realize that the top four scorers combined for 63 points per game. His field goal shooting (58.770) like five of the other top six, was better than 50 per cent. And he scored on a va riety of shots, using either ILi & 34 .Ji 10017 hand from short range. He's also deadly accurate from 10 12 feet with his one-hander, and with his height he'll pick up a lot of rebound and tip in baskets to which the var sity was estranged last sea season. ; BILL BUNTING ; Bunting has as many as sets as most successful busi ness firms, and his liabilities are at an absolute minimum. Among his plus traits are height, speed, quickness, a feathery shooting touch, and the ability to jump 'way up high. His defensive play left little to be desired, and his 15.7 scoring average was sec ond high on the frosh. He scored a lot of points on lay up passes from team mates, but he's got a sure thing in his one - hander from as far away as the corners. But an enigma surrounded Bunting's frosh season. He was scoring better than 19 points per game until he slumped to a 9.4 mean in the final five matches. And his shooting prcentage fll frome 60.6 to 52.2. He was also grabbing more than 12 re bounds per contest until that mysterious slack stretch at the end, and wound up with a 9.3 rebounding mark. The slump in production may have been caused by tiredness due to Bill's weight A Chapel ? Till 9 . H 111 Sure To Please All Tastes, SflLflB 5) (Of DSII which, at 185, was slight ly deficient. He declares that's not the case, saying last spring that he was just a lit tle "off" in all areas of play. No matter what the cause, though, Bill was told to gain some weight during the off season, and his goal was set at a maximum of 15 pounds. Said Dean Smith, "We don't want Bill to shoot up over 200 pounds, because we feel that his speed and quicknss are more valuable than a few ex tra pounds." So the New Bern Bear, who had never been out of this state, or up in a plane until he started traveling with the team last winter, added 10 pounds to his tonnage. And if he continues to im prove as he did as a fresh man, Bill Bunting could be a key factor in taking these Tar Heels a lot of places they've mm rasas' f? . See Our Large VARIETY Menu, .ALL SERVED WITH TOSSED SALAD, BAKED 0I1ARDURGER Served With Salad and French Fries OPEN DAILY: 11:30 AJV1. TO 8:30 PJVI. SUNDAY: 12 NOON TO 8:00 P.M. never been, eithr. JOE BROWN There's another soph up front who hasn't received many press raves, and about whom you've probably heard very little except in the DTH. But all that may change any time on or after December 1. He's Joel Brown (Joe "for short"), and his middle name Willard is no misnomer. The 6-5, 195 - pound Valdese rookie is strong and bullish around the lane, and with a little added polish and finesse could be one of the best in the Tar Heel fold. But he needn't bother about changing his shooting game. It's fine just as it was last year. He fired the ball goalward 128 times, and 76' times the H rma O O TODAY teak Hfoui l -p ry jj . 1 j it ir ZlZL f IL- ! 1 .iPSiS J--J eiun $39 A! CHEESEBURGER Double Supreme Served With Salad and Freirch Fries 70c 60c -ALL STEAKS ARE U.S.D.A. GHOIGj ii jlldX Steak House net took note of it. That's 54 4rc, and only Duke's Mike Lewis (59.7c) did better among Big Four players. 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