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The Daily Tar Heel
Saturday, February 6, 1971
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Lee Dedmon (background) moves in for a rebound against Wake Forest
Thursday night. Dedmon, a 6-10 junior from Baltimore, grabbed 12 rebounds in
the game and was instrumental in the Tar Heel victory. (Staff photo by Cliff
Kolovson)
by Clint Roswell
Sports Writer :
A starting senior on most college
teams would have some extra dutie$
delegated to him by the coach. Things
like keeping the younger players in line
and off each others backs. Or
indoctrinating newcomers with the
proper approach.
"Not on this club," smiles Lee
Dedmon. 'The attitude is fantastic. There
is as much hustle and determination here
as on the championship club when I was a
sophomore.
"We're like a fraternity," added the,
lanky 6-10 center from Baltimore. "We
do a lot of things together and always try
to help each other with his problems."
. One of the nagging problems for
Dedmon has been his inconsistent play
over the years. Some games he has been
quick and aggressive, while others he has
appeared lethargic and disinterested. ,
"It was mental hang-ups," explained
Dedmon. "I wasn't mentally prepared. I
had problems on and off the court that
were bugging me."
But Dedmon's close relationships with
his teammates this year and the
abundance of help from the coaching
quarters have helped him concentrate
more on basketball.
"Someone makes a mistake, it's
forgotten. Every time we get an assist
from another, we say thank you. And it-
all isn't phony. We all want to win and we
believe being a team is the best way.
'There soon came a clicking point and
I found myself more mentally attuned for
each game. Right now I think I've got it."
Dedmon has also learned to harbor his
emotions on the court. It has enabled him
to see more playing time.
"I was frustrated when I almost got a
rebound or just missed a shot," added
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Sports Writer
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Sports Writer
Indoor track coach Joe Hilton is
hoping ice and snow don't keep three of
his thinclads from defending individual
Championships in the VMI Relays at
Lexington, Va. this afternoon.
"I called up there Thursday and they
Teported that the roads were just solid
ice, with more expected," said Hilton
anxiously. "We're ready for this meet; I
expect good performances against top
competition."
Shot putter John Jessup, sophomore
triple jumper Darryl Kelly and two-miler
Larry Widgeon will be putting individual
titles on the line at VMI. Jessup looks
particularly ready to maintain his crown,
since he broke the school record at the
Millrose Games in New York Saturday
with a throw of 56' 10", second to
Maryland's Jack Hanley.
Hanley and several of his Terp
playmates should be in Lexington
Saturday.
The top event should be the
sprint-medley relay, in which Hilton will
parlay quarter-miler Don Wheless, 220
men Mike Canzonieri and Hubert West,
and half-mile freshman star Tony
Waldrop.
Richmond, Duke, South Carolina and
East Carolina also should have good
sprint-medley teams.
Hilton points to Wheless as one of the
most improved men on the squad. "He's
so far ahead of last year it's
unbelievable," said Hilton.
"I think he can run a 50 flat indoor
440 with no trouble, although his best
time so far has been 50.7." .
Danny Deacon, a freshman pole'
vaulter, "has the makings of a good
performer," according to the coach.
Deacon, Jeff Hilliker and Cliff Edwards
make up the Tar Heel pole vault
contingent.
Charles Ball and John Rucker are the
high jumpers, with school record holder
Dave Hilliard still out with a shoulder
separation. Hubert West and Dave Ariail
will contend in the broad jump.
Hilton will try Bill Weber, Rucker,
Ariail and Hank Snowden in the mile
Xflay. Snowden, a freshman from
Cleveland, has been out with an illlness
similar to mononucleosis. In the four-mile
There is no single adjective
enough to describe Charlie Davis.
"Lithe" has become a cliche.
"Spectacular" is too weak for anyone
who has seen him play, especially against
Carolina.
"Skinny" may be the only accurate
physical description, since the 6-1,
158-pound Davis appears harmless
enough. Yet for five straight games he has
scored over 30 points against Carolina,
and the finest college player in the
Southeast almost did in the Tar Heels by
himself Thursday night.
Carolina won easily enough, 93-75,
ending the Wake string over UNC to three
games. Without Davis, Carmichael
Auditorium might have been empty early
in the second half.
The difference between this game and
the 96-84 Wake win last month were (1)
the Tar Heels got full use out of Dennis
Wuycik and George Karl, who were
burdened by fouls in the first game, (2)
Carolina penetrated Wake's zone much
more easily, and (3) the other four
Deacons were ineffective.
Neil Pastushok got 20 in the first
game; he was held to five points and two
relay are Mike Garcia, Mike Caldwell, Paf m rebounds Thursday night. Bob Rhoads,
Grady and Steve Grathwohl. !I Gil McGregor and Rich Habegger
. Reid Hilton, the coach's son and Craig combined for 35 at Wake Forest, 25 at
Loudy will be competing in the hihigh , Carolina, and their rebounding totals
hurdles, with Canzonieri, West and r were down as well.
Snowden in the 60 sprint. West had a 6.3
time before Christmas, and Canzonieri
has done 6.4 twice. lr
Tennessee may have some SEC
champions in Lexington although several
are expected to compete in the Knights ' -of
Columbus meet in New York City.
Other representatives are expected1"
from Navy, Georgetown, C.W. Post of
Long Island and other schools in the
Southern and Southeastern conferences.
. Wake played Carolina even on the
boards in the first contest, but Thursday
night it was Carolina- 49-35 in
rebounding.
The Tar Heels overcame their
turnovers and took a 43-34 half time lead,
with Davis contributing only 13 points. A"5
spurt at the beginning of the second half
gave UNC a 55-38 edge, and it appeared
that the game was out of CD.'s hands.
And then Wake Coach Jack McCloskey
was slapped with a technical and
McGregor fouled out. Carolina had a
61-46 lead with 12 minutes left.
What happened next will have
witnesses shaking their heads for weeks to
come. Davis hits a jumper. He banks one
in from the far right corner. With the Tar
Heels guarding desperately, he banks
another one in.
Ahead only 63-56, Dean Smith draws
his second technical in two games, and
Davis toes the line. Amazingly, he misses
his technical and Dave Chadwick scores at
the other end.
Davis rolls into the lane again for
another impossible shot, but he charges
on the play and the basket is disallowed.
Despite some more baskets, he misses a
few, too. The feat was too much to ask
without some help from his teammates,
who suffered their worst night of the
year.
The game ends, and Davis statistics
are not as impressive as they were in
Winston-Salem: 31 points instead of 35,
12 for 27 instead of 10 for 23, three
rebounds opposed to eight.
In the Tar Heel locker room, however,
respect for the skinny kid is not
diminished. "Charlie Davis is a super
player," says Smith. "He'll make a good
quarterback for a pro team."
"Davis is tremendous, unbelievable,"
says Steve Previs, who guarded him most
'of the night and did as good a job as one
could expect.
"We shifted the ball around a lot
better in this game," Previs comments,
"and slipped into their zone more
effectively."
In front of the Wake dressing room,
McCloskey is asked about an injury Davis
suffered earlier in the season. "Well, you
saw ' himtonight.-Ke- played," says"
McCloskey. "He played." : -
There is no single adjective to describe
Charlie Davis. Maybe "All-America" will
do for now.
Dedmon. "I would lose control in J
commit unnecessary fouls, hut ifsgettrg
better." 1
Things are gsttir.g better for Vi
recreation major whose immediate pLns
are to graduate this spring. After
graduation?
"I would like to play pro ball, and 1
think I can," Dedmon said. Tve beer,
contacted by, and have received telegrams
from, all the NBA and ABA clubs. I am
also seriously considering playing in
Europe.
'They have a fantastic deal. I would
work for a company who would pay me
nicely to play, and I would travel and see
all the sights."
Graduation, however, does bring a
little sadness to Lee Dedmon. He does
not want the bubble to burst, but his
four-year love affair with UNC is almost
over. All the good times, meaningful
relationships and victories will soon be in
the past.
"I feel real nostalgic about this
campus," sighed Dedmon. "I love this
place. I always will. Leaving here will be
like losing a leg. I would like to be
reincarnated come June and do it over
again."
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The Lab Retrievers poured in 41
second-half points to route the Law-Yers
75-30 in a Wednesday night graduate
intramural basketball league contest.
Dewey Hoagland and Bob Gay paced
the Lab Retrievers with 18 and 15 points
respectively.
Free throw accuracy enabled the
Econ-BA Fiscal team to down the
Chancres in another Wednesday game.
The Black Student Movement B team
erased a 26-12 deficit to trounce the
Conglomerates 45-29. The Physics Jocks
rolled over City Planning A by a 63-21
count. L
Other scores were: INUC 77, Gregson
"7" 25; DD Cards 43, Law Green 26;
Roadrunners 46, The Board 38; Med
Xanthomas 39, MBA II 29; Law Comets '
52 MBA III 35; Law Blue 69, Old.
Leaguers 42; Dibbries 52, Law III 40;
Sol's 67, Neutrophils 40; Socio Power
Elite 53, Law IV 27; Law Red 68, The
Who 29; MBA I 57, Tsutsugamiis 23.
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