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Friday, February 25, 1371 Ths Dsl'y Tar H esl 5 Davi 6 chamvs I0i .loci TCTf 7 O 71 I oycmx GREENSBORO With only a little more than a week remaining before the close of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season basketball race, Charlie Davis of Wake Forest appears to have the individual scoring title pretty well locked up, but his fellow New Yorker, John Roche of South Carolina, isn't ready to concede the crown just yet. The two brilliant backcourt stars are assured of at least five more games apiece, including the opening round pf the tournament, and each would like to close out his career with a scoring title. Neither has finished lower than fourth the past twos ea sons and each has had a second palce finish. Davis was the runnerup a year ago while Roche was second in 1969. Davis has been the leader all season and ' currently has a 27-point per game average. Roche also had a good start, but after three ball-control games in which he managed to score, only 22 points his average slipped to 18.9. He has been red-hot the past six outings and has upped his average to 23.3. . Since the semester examination break, Roche has scored 202 points for a fine 33.7 average while Davis has scored 180 points in his last seven outings for a 25.7 figure. Davis has 566 points for 21 games while Roche has 466 for 20 contests. Duke's Randy Denton is third at 21.0 with Dennis Wuycik of North Carolina fourth at 19.6 and Maryland sophomore Jim O'Brien fifth at 17.8. Denton continues as the top rebounder, but Tom Owens of South Carolina, the ACC's leading rebounder the past two seasons, is making his move. Denton, who owns a 12.8 average, managed only 15 recoveries in his last two outings while Owens has hauled down 27 in his last two starts. Owens currently has an 11.5 average. Scott McCandlish is third at 10.2. Wuycik, the league's best field goal shooter most of the year, has now moved in as the top free throw shooter as well. The Carolina junior has hit on 141 of 225 field goal attempts for a .627 mark, and has connected on 129 of 150 free throws for an .860 mark. Paul Coder of N.C. State has the second best field goal figure while Davis is a close second in free ACC STANDINGS Conference Overall w Carolina 9 2 18 4 South Carolina 8 4 18 4 Duke 7 5 15 7 ,Virginia 6 6 14 7 Wake Forest 5 T6V.148 N.C. State . '-'.$ Y.7' 12 ?rll Maryland 4 8 13 :' 9' Clemson 3 9 9 14 r -,.. ('for -TP- '.X. iiHOT PANTS AT THE NEW (Across From The Zoom Zoom) u : ' i i '3 featuring oTIglnal works of graphic art etchings, lithographs, by leading 20th century -artists": Picasso Miro, Chagall Scarlc Vasarely Dali Caldcr Friedlaender Rouault and others. ART AUCTION Sunday; February 28th HOLID. INN OF CHAPEL HILL U.S. 15-501 At E. Franklin St. Auction: 2:30 Exhibition 12:30-2:30 Free Admission jyxXBGDCsXD n 4 eams throws with an .857 percentage. Roche is third in free throws at .835. ACC teams are enjoying exceptional success in games against outside foes this season, but when it comes to games against each other it is, as one observer describes it, thesame oldj'rat race." Through games of Monday night, ACC clubs have won 62 games agianst non-league opponents while dropping only 13 and that figures out to be an .827 percentage mark. Among the victims are such teams as Jacksonville, Western Kentucky and Michigan, all ranked among the nation's top 10. But when it comes to league warfare it's an entirely different story. Through games of Monday no league team has escaped with less than two defeats. AH of which adds to the already burning Williams by Mark Whicker Asst. Sports Editor If you think that a little more pressure here and there might have pushed more Carolina stars into All-America status, don't mention it to sports information director Jack Williams. "When I was a sports writer," answers Williams, "I always resented it when someone told me who to vote for. "I always send in as many nominations as I can for all-star teams, but I have never used phone calls to writers or other forms of pressure." In fact, Williams is taking an unusual step for an SID in the next.rACC sportswriters' convention in Maroh. He will propose that members of 'sports' information offices be stripped of their votes on conference all-star teams, because they all wind up voting for: their own team members. . "I don't think it'll get very.T-far, though," he admits. 'The other SIDfs will say that they are entitled to their yotes because they are members Qfethe association just like any writer." ; , i n This is not to say, however, that Jack is devoid of any partisanship toward the r ; r 1 t t , . uiuvcrsny, uvm wnicn ne graauarea in 1951. .un-ri There may not be a more rabid faitDf the Tar Heels in existence. If there isSat man may have already been committed to a mental institution somewhere. w.. . r - Baiuz Mia, L otaiB fifu nwuuji. , press table heb. 8. , Headmits he went 'berserk when . . . . $3,z oj RENT-A-CAR ;1T y ; ' Only $4.00 A Day. $.04A Mijl (BUT You Must 5 m CROWELL LITTLE tt'Durfiam 544-3711 Dir. No. "iiio mi el FGucoiino - Piatc ine - lnscnpnoir, ine p&xyqus Bradley utter over jacKScara at Line Kaieien film oucp chqui oil? Dsn fl fnniQ00B.j3ir - Andy Warhol presents Joe Dallesandro in introducing Jat Forth .n4 Holly WoodUwa I JANUfi X 7:1'079:O0l, 10:50 Saturttay: 1:40, 3:30. 5:20 7: -'7 TO m. M & 4ACADEMY AWARDrNOM I NATIONS! BEST ACTOR (JACK NICHOLSON) -BEST PICTURE ? BEST SCREENPLAY BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS ' SI t-J f . 7j37 - S:25 interest in the conference tournament v that determines the championship. The , tournament is set for the Greensboro Coliseum, March 11-13. The tournament first-round pairings y are determined on the final standings of . the teams in the regular-season race. Most . of the matchups almost certainly will be ,X in doubt until after the final games on ; March 6. Then, several coin tosses may be -A- needed to determine the pairings. :;: North Carolina, which leads the race it with a 9-2 recored, continues to set the pace in scoring offense while Clemson,-;X the bottom club in the standings with a 2-9 record, has the best defensive mark. ' The Tar Heels are averaging 87.8 points. T. per contest while Clemson's defensive - figure stands at 66.3 points per game. ,T0ri never oreSliuiires stair vofteir Charlie Scott's four long jumpers beat State in Raleigh last season. 'That's the. only bad thing about this job," Williams says. "It's more than just a game to me: get so involved at games I really don't know what to do." t . He can be spotted at any press row when the action is close, chewing his' already worn fingernails nervously, then jumping up in glory when a Tar Heel converts a basket or scores a touchdown. After Carolina lost at Wake Forest 96-84 last month. SDortscaster Jim Thacker approached Williams with his usual incandescent smile and asked, "How'd you like the game, Jack?" "IH tell you one thing," Williams replied soberly. "We're going to beat those guys bad when they come to Chapel Hill." "Most of the other SID's are like me," Williams says, "except I guess they hide their feelings better." The only trait common to all eight conference sports information directors is a consuming devotion to their respective universities. There is State's Weedon, who doubles 35 assistant athletic director and regularly ; i a . ... , wjuics wniers aunng wonpack victories. "Did you see that pass?" Weedon will ..ask. "Did you see that run? He ought to , be all-conference, no question." There is Clemson's Bob Bradley, the amiable teetotaler whose stories about Frank Howard could comprise volumes; Virginia's Barney Cooke, the' urbane ex-Ditcher whose one-liners- rival 's, Wr-xftn?'. Ke.-f vr'-r Uomtn . Tnl,- 11 I of 300 pounds, refused to ascend Carmichael Auditorium's steep press .... ....,.t.V7......;tt n RentATBird $8.00 A Day, $.03 Alila 5 Bring Thb Ad) MOTOR CO. 01 1885 . Chjel Hill 042-3143 j mJ.HBSS2SlS9A !iM eij Mil: Gnu nrn.nTTT-jri' M f wmt jM B ' Uil. iii L., EY0 ft directed by Paul Morritaey P.M. 10. 9:00. 10:55 (KAREN BLACK) - 11:i2 i i I I 5 I ? f ; f f I t ' Jack Williams v staircase more than once without a a guide and oxygen. Stern, loyal . Tom Price of South Carolina mixes grudging humor with a rare expertise , TT I" Then there are Wake's Bobby Batson and Duke's Richard Giannini, with easy-going manners that belie deep o competence and co-operation, But it would be difficult to find an SID with the experience of Williams, who was sports editor of the Durham Morning Herald and Raleigh Times before taking an fassociate sports editor post with the Atlanta Constitution. He left his chance to take over Atlanta's sports department when the t J$NC job was vacated by Bob Quincy in 1966. "I have always wanted this job, even when I was in college," he explains. "I grew up in Durham rooting for the Tar Heels, and this job is like a dream come true." cr Williams directed the production of a -last year's basketball brochure, which was L' rated best in the country Carolina e' pioneered the magazine-size brochure for 2 football and basketball, started by Jake fcJWade after UNC won the NCAA basketball title in 1957, and many other schools have followed suit. r' In addition he and student assistants r:,Rick Brewer and Ken Tilley send out regular releases to the area newspapers. Attempting to stay on godd terms with all the members of the press, Williams will "'smile and answer "no r cpmment't .when tasked his1 d'pon'bn'Whie.wrteple 1SSibiMidir "Carolinacxe'w' one pf the best in the country. When under the stress of an expanded operation, like the North-South fc- - Jfs- Sales US NO. 64 TO CARY V - 4 cng:n3 33 mpg front v.-hc2l driva $2,470.00 P.O.E. Iin3 W3 inzo by Mark Whicker AssL Sports Editor Six defending champions from Maryland lead the always powerful Terps into the ACC Indoor Games in Woollen Gym Saturday. But Carolina and Duke have improved, each with its own superstars, and some of the Tar Heels feel that maybe, with the rht breaks, USC can come dose to unseating the perennial champions. The shot put will be held in the Tin Can Saturday afternoon at 1:00 with the high jump and broad jump competition at the same time in Woollen. The other events will follow Saturday night, with the pole vault starting at 6:30. Maryland Coach Nick Kovalakides has enough returning winners for an apparent sweep, but there's more to the competition than that. doubleheader in Charlotte, Williams' "dream job" can resemble a nightmare of details. He was responsible for just about everything in Charlotte from the arrangement of the press tables to a decision on which game ball to use. Also involved were the transportation of game programs from Chapel Hill to Charlotte, distribution of press tickets, arrangements for official scorers and countless other details. But Williams directed the two-day doubleheader smoothly, combining professionalism with the innate nervousness that comes from a burning desire to promote the Tar Heel cause with integrity. Perhaps that's the difference from today's "sports information director" and yesterday's horn-blowing "sports publicist,' . LIVUsUUi fc C an ley, L aura honored For the second straight year, Carolina athletes have won the Teague Awards, given annually to-the outstanding male and female athlete in the state. The 1970 selections were Don McCauley, the Tar Heels' record-breaking tailback, and Laura DuPont, winner of the national collegiate ladies' tennis chamionship. The awards were nnooinced Wednesday in High" Point " by ' Ei ward "fa . Post, AAU-Teasue Award chairman- and aau nesiaeni jacit juynta. . , Charlie Scott was the only designee of the Teague honor last year, arvica crea'st 2819 NaRTHlBLVD. RALEIOSG, 27604 Next to Holiday Inn On U. S. 1 North 0 1 7 j AREA L- I- 5 Games John Biker and Russ Taintcr won list yezr m ths mile and two-mile rur.i for Mir'li3d, but Duke's Mike Grares and Caro lira's Larry Tli-eon vrZl be simins for Talntor. Wiieoa has been renninj very well lately and holds the Carols-a record of S:31. Marshall Bush swept the high hurdles in 1970, v,ith Duke's Jeff Howser sidelined. Howser cane back last week in the North Carolina Big Seven meet with a smishins hurdle victory. He won the ACCs in 1969. BUI Novo of South Carolina and Carolina's Reid HUton, still on the mend from a knee ailment, hope to contend Howser and Bush. Sprinter Tony Greene won the 60-yard dash last season; now that Virginia has freshman football star Kent Merritt, Greene's domination may be ending. Carolina's 60-yard men are Hubert West and Mike Canzonieri. One of the best races will be the 1,000-yard run, where Duke's Bob Wheeler and UN Cs Tony Waldrop, both freshmen, challenge defending champ Bob Kaczka of South Carolina. And Maryland's Jack Hanky is once again healthy and hopes to regain his shot put title from John Jessup of Carolina. Jessup has bettered 57 feet and finished second to Hanky in the Millrose Games in New York earlier this month. If there is such a thing as a sure winner this year, Carolina's Darryl Kelly is the triple jump and Marylnad high jumper Joe David would fill the bill. Kelly has broken 50 feet twice, and David regularly pushed seven feet. Vince Struble, Maryland's pole vaulter from Raleigh, is also favored to reclaim his title. West hopes to challenge Virginia's Jim Shannon in the broad jump. If West, Widgeon and Jessup win, and if Don Wheless can break through for a victory in the 600- year dash, the Tar Heels will make the strongest bid to top Maryland in recent years. McCauley and Miss DuPont will be honored at an AAU Awards Banquet March 6 at the Top of the Mart in High Point. J. Robert Paul of New York, a prominent member of the U.S. Olympic Committee, will be the featured speaker of the banquet. ACauley, a first-round draft 'Choice of fhe'Balmore Colts, Jrqke OJi Simpson's NCAA single season nishing record with 1,720 yards, 279 in the season finale with 53 which Carolina won 594. Btt2. OWENS MOTOR COMPANY PH0UE ' (919)-O33-E0S0 CO. HOURS WEEKDAYS 3 Af.l - 3 FM SATURDAYS 8 Af.1 4 Ff.l I
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