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Th Dally Tar HeI ate wii stas&k mme aovao $ varnish in wmmsy ov oiiasiamiff jm jts II Tuesday, March 9, 1971 The new season begins for the North Carolina Tar Heels this week when they enter the Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Tournament in Greensboro as the top-seeded team. Coach Dean Smith's Tar Heels won the top-seeded berth by capturing the league's regular season championship with a record of 11-3. "But nothing that has happened so far means anything now," says Smith. "The new season begins on Thursday." Carolina opposes ClemsoD in the first round at 1 :30 p.m. Thursday. Carolina dropped its final regular season game Saturday to fired-up Duke on the Blue Devils' home court, 92-83. That brought up the question about how much momentum means going into the tournament. "I don't think momentum means all that much," says Smith. "We've won it both ways. We've taken the tournament after winning final regular season games. And we've also won the tournament after losing our last game of the regular season." A study of the closing regular season results of the tournament champion for the past 10 years show that there is no clear pattern. Here's how it has gone since 1960: 1 9 6 0 R e g u lar season champ Carolina. Tournament champ Duke. Duke had dropped three of its last four games before the tournament, including a 25-point loss to UNC and a 19-point loss to Wake Forest. 1.9 6 1 Regular season Bedell, Chapman bid. for Eastern honors Dave Bedell and Gerry Chapman should be contenders for top honors this week when North Carolina's swimming team takes part in the Eastern Championships in Philadelphia, Pa. Bedell, a junior from West Caldwell, N.J., was a disappointment at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships two weeks ago, but UNC Coach Pat Earey is confident he will bounce back. , "Dave had been improving with every outing until the ACC meet," says Earey, "but. things just did not go right in the Championships, fjaweverj we know what he can clo "and" we "feel hT, haljQod" chance to win the 200 butterfly in Philadelphia." etters, already sharp, host Tenn. St -CHAPEL HILL-North Carolina's tennis team, which flashed mid-season form in its two opening matches last weekend, faces Tennessee State here Friday in a 2 p.m. encounter on the UNC varsity courts. The Tar Heels opened their season last week by twice overpowering a strong Michigan team, 7-2 on Friday and 8-1 on Saturday.. In a pre-season poll of college coaches, Carolina had been ranked 12th in the nation and Michigan 13th. However, the Tar Heels handled the Wolverines with surprising ease. All-America Freddie McNair won both Maryland crowd Carolina ended its regular season with a 20-5 overall record, an 11-3 conference mark and four players in double figures. Dennis Wuycik is the highest-scoring Heel, with a 19.8 average, followed by Bill Chamberlain at 13.7. George Karl and Lee Dedmon follow at 12.3. Wuycik shot 62.2 per cent from the floor and 86 from the line, among the nation's leaders in both departments. hsnd'Crafitd elk lannsd ce&hlia thct inss ssft. Mtss$!a cemfort, tsp-fidsr 13 S3 J & s HIS & HERS "WWth I ii i ijM H I! JIMJjUlilliMU inn m ln III 'iTtt HMIMI II " MW Mi rm m fetffiNfifcjEfrS champ Carolina. Tournament champ Wake Forest. The Deacons had lost four of their last six games before the tournament. 1962 Regular season and tournament champ Wake Forest. The Deacs had won six in a row prior to the tournament. 1963 Regular season and tournament champ-Duke. The Blue Devils had won five in a row prior to the tournament. 1 9 6 4 Regular season tournament champ Duke. The Blue Devils had lost to Wake Forest and won three in a row prior to the tournament. 1965 Regular season champ Duke. Tournament champ N.C. State. State had two of its last six prior to the tournament. 19 66 Regular season and tournament champ-Duke. Duke had lost to Wake Forest, 99-98, and beaten UNC the week before the tournament. 1967 Regular season and tournament champ Carolina. UNC had lost to South Carolina and beaten Duke prior to the tourney. 1968 Regular season and tournament champ-Carolina. The Tar Heels lost then last two games going into the tournament. 1 969 Regular season and tournament champ-Carolina. UNC lost to Duke prior to the tournament. 1970 Regular season champ-South Carolina. Tournament champ N.C. State. Prior to the tournament, the Wolfpack had dropped two in a row and four of its last six. Chapman, the versatile sophomore from Atlanta, Ga., finished third in the 400 individual medley and fifth in the mile at the ACC Championships. He could win either at the Eastern. Earey is also expecting good showings from backstroker Phil McMunieal and breaststroker Rich Williams. McMunigal was second in the ACC in the 200 backstroke and Williams was third in the 200 breaststroke. Williams' time of 2:16.19 in that event was a new UNC record. McMunigal is also expected, to swim on . Carolina's r4O0T! freestyle relay team with Bob Nagle, Bruce Wigo and either Jim Kurz or Butch Bristow. Friday his number one singles matches in straight sets. Frosh sensations Richard McKee and Rich Hardaway also won both then matches. However, the top performer for Carolina may have been junior Jimmy Corn of Shelby, N.C. at number two singles. Corn, who has already won two Atlantic Coast Conference flight championships in his career, demolished Dick Ravreby, 6-0, 6-1, on Friday and then stopped Joel Ross, 6-0, 6-1, on Saturday. Corn also teamed with Hardaway to take the number two doubles match both days. largest Carolina as a team held a 52.8 accuracy mark from the field and hit 74.8 of its free throws. After some poor attendance markj in December, the Heels started attracting more fans in their drive for the regular season title. Capacity crowds viewed Carolina's last five games. Biggest crowd was a throng of 13,521 at Maryland Feb. 17. Over 200,000 people watched the Heels play in all. Last night he didn't know what tie to wear Now he's running off f.fc in oj Last Day THE LADY IN THE CAR - - N" Ik Wednesday at the . 1-3r 5-7-9 !l f "mT. " -"- ,"IJ!I '.. a t"- ' "-1 "" ' " i I - H '""2 ' ' ' ! """"'' ""t-L ... ,. ' I s " 1 1 M ... i UNC sophomore tennis star Freddie McNair returns a hard hit ball in tennis action against Michigan last Saturday. The Tar Heels soundly defeated Michigan 8-1. (Staff photo by Leslie Todd) Fencers capture ACC by Don Albright Sports Writer The North Carolina fencing team has made its domination of the Atlantic Coast Conference official by capturing the first annual ACC tourney held here at Woolen Gymnasium over the past weekend. The Tar Heels scored a total of 87 wins in the 2-day, 4-round affair which involved fencing teams from five of the conference schools. Duke finished in second place, 5 , points behind the winner. N.C. State's 69 points captured for them a distant third. Virginia placed fourth with 49 and Clemson trailed the field with a 27 total. In viewing the team victory, head coach Ron Miller said: "It feels really good to win the first ACC tourney. After we' won the i regular season, I f elt we could do it, but we've never been a particularly strong tournament team. "Despite some inconsistencies, we still managed to come through with the GIANT BARGAIN SALE! Still A'Ripping! Used paperbacks. Modern Library remainders, hurt books, low-priced reprints, publishers' remainders a huge selection, all at lovely low prices! Come browsing! The Intimate Bookshop Chapel Hill Open evenings 'til 10 with the boss' wife. RYNT JackLemmon Catherine Deneuvd are "The April Fools" ii .i it , kii M: tifiiftif tilt ' SHOWS 1-3-5-7-9 n u pco (o t necessary big wins. Everyone on the team made a significant contribution and I can only add that I would like to have seen more of our fencers compete." Carolina was paced by the superb performance of epee-men Jon Pavloff and Chad Hilton with near-perfect 13-1 records. Hilton was awarded first place in the weapon after a face-off with his teammate. Ben Brinson was 9-5 for the tourney. Bo McBee was the only Tar Heel to place in the top three in sabre. His 11-3 record was one back of the winner, Manuel Garcia of State. Dave Brown of UNC tied for third but was placed fifth due to the number of touches against him. Dick Betts finished 8-6 for Carolina. The foil team was the only squad that failed to win as a weapon unit as Duke edged them by a 25-23 score. Charles Poteat placed third for the Heels with a 10-4 record. , Robert Varley was 8-6 and Brad Veslick was 5-9. The'HUB invites you to come upstairs at the red, white, & blue awning and name our new casual top & bottom shop. GRAND Name our new store and win a brand new Honda motorbike. TCtsJIGtiT-9-PM. . ANQDiiE'' KdDILir in tub WflDM.DD.QKF' the .Faculty Loungc 'Dev Hall Please note tat the meeting has been moved from the Umcn. PiKa Blue moved into the finals of the Fraternity Blue division tournament by blasting Chi Psi Blue 53-37 last week. PiKa outscored the opponents 31-18 in the first half and converted 14 of 20 free throws. The big gun for the winners was Johnny Cowell with 22 points and Johnston helped with 15. Bill Skeels was the only Chi Psi in double figures. Kappa Sig White stormed from behind to defeat Chi Psi White in white division tournament play. Kappa Sig trailed 22-20 at halftime, but exploded for 36 in the second half while the Chi Psis could make only 17 points. Laws, Leonard and Thomas got 14, 1 1 and 10 points respectively for the balanced winners, while Merrile got II for Chi Psi White. Usually Ehringhaus A Blue is the team to beat in dorm playoffs and they are still contending this year, but Ehringhaus C's rugged re bounders are making a strong bid. Ehringhaus C ripped the Lower Quad champs, Everett Rogah, 55-39. Eric Hyman and Ken Taylor scored 14 each for Ehringhaus C while Reid Lookabill tossed in 10 points. tourney Coach Miller noted that he was particularly proud of the bout in which Veslick fenced against Virginia's Steve Hatten, the weapons individual champion with a 12-2 record. Veslick took an impressive 5-2 victory over the Virginian. The actual outcome of the meet was never in any real doubt, as the Tar Heels jumped off to a quick lead in the first round and were never threatened. The lead rose to as many as 10 bouts before it was cut to its smallest at the finish. The tournament victory gave coach Miller's fencers their third conference championship in four years of competition. This year's team finished with a 10-1 overall record, the only loss being to Cornell. Three fencers in each weapon will now represent the Tar Heels in' the; Southeastern Division aiampiohships which' '"'will be held ' in Durham next weekend. PilIZE Store Hours Daily 9 A.M.-6 P.M. IT'S OVER THE HUB Come see all the new refreshing looks in style & fashion for guys & gals. Film LBJlJSCdDkf At Wajxe McGea and Giry McCarn scored all but eight of Everett's points, with 19 asd 23 points respectively. GranvHJe G West Vultures eJ-td Ehringhaus D Donkes 32-30 in a close game all the way. Bo Hutchins topped Granville scorers with a 13 point effort, but Billy Hite of Ehringhaus took game honors with 1 9 points. In other games. Beta I beat Sigma Nu I 43-37, Ehrirghaus A Blue topped the Morrison E Bruins 35-33, and Ehringhaus C White ripped the Man cum Rebels 47-31. Heels open March 17 With high hopes for a vastly improved team, the Carolina Tar Heels open the baseball wars on March 1 7 against old rival North Carolina State in Raleigh. s Coach Walter Rabb's Tar Heels, a perennial power in southern baseball, should field a team with good fielding, well-balanced pitching and good depth. The only question mark is hitting. Returning to head the Tar Heel cast is all-Atlantic Coast Conference Catcher Mike Roberts and a host of other returning starters, including first baseman Larry Kiser, shortstop Bobby Elliott (converted from second base); third baseman Mickey Hickerson; outfielders Ron Cox, Peter Franklin and Jack Gillis. Three freshman pitchers are expected to give strength to the mound corps. They are John Danneman of Norfolk, Va., Fred Gianny of Wheaton, Md., and Jim Chamberlain of Greensboro, N.C. Here's the Tar Heel schedule: March 17 -at N.C. State; 20-at Duke; 23 -Kent State; 24 -Yale; 26-at South Carolina; 27-at Clemson; 28-at Georgia Tech; 29-at Florida; 30-at Florida; 3 1 at Florida Southern. April 1-at Florida Southern; 2-at Jacksonville; 3 at Jacksonville; 6 at N.C. State; 8-at Davidson; 10-Clemson; 13-at Duke; 16-at Wake Forest; 17-at Virginia Tech; 21 -N.C. State; 23 -Maryland; 24 -Virginia; 27-at Virginia; 28 at Maryland. May 1 South Carolina; 2-at East Carolina; 4-Davidson; 6 at Wake Forest 7 -Duke; 8-Virginia Tech; 10-East Carolina; 12 Wake Forest. 3 Luncheon Special 11:30 AJW.-2:30 PIA. BBQ CHICKEN w2 Vegs. St Rolls $37 This Week's Feature HUMOR We've had our humor buried on a bottom shelf for some months now, and we thought you might enjoy a good chuckle. Prices are low, and there is no charge for laughter! THE OLD BOOK CORNER 137 A East Rosemary Street Opposite Town Parking Area Chaoel Hill 1 NOW PLAYING V. 00-3: 00-5: 00-7: 00-9: 00 "This film about abortion, violence, racial love out of wedlock will be controversial. So I suggest you go see it." Liz Smith, Cosmopolitan A, I ,s- - j JBlllli i5 X7-
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