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David Squires
Pro-Alumni contest: fans were the real winners
Old Tar Heels never die. They go
to tho^e big four corners in the sky.
There were a few passes to the
Invisible Man and a couple of
missed dunks a la McAdoo.
Lee Shafer showed that the net is
still where it always was (by con
sistently connecting with his set
shots and jumpers).
But apparently, the free throw
line has moved since Steve Previs
last played here. On one of his few
attempts from the charity stripe,
Trevis missed '‘the whole thing.”
The young blood, Davis and
Kupchak, started the action, and
the not-so-young-blood. Chamber-
lain, Rosenbluth, and Shafer kept it
going for the victorious Blues.
“Sweet D” stole the show, but
Shafer showed that he still could
go. With these two guys red hot,
along with teammate Kupchak
dominating the inside game, not
even the four comers could have
spared the white team its doomed
defeat.
Most of the players felt that the
fans were the real winners. Indeed,
there was a lai^e turnout as expect
ed. In fact, the only seats available
were the seats in dark heaven. (You
know, the ones way up in the raf
ters, near the ceiling.)
It used to be a thought, but after
observing the Pro-Alumni basket
ball game. I’m thoroughly con
vinced that old Tar Heels never die.
“Great to be home”
“I’m tired of waiting,” crooned a
young feminine voice from the
crowd. Many others were waiting
also. Men, women, and children.
They were not, however, waiting
in line at Bynum Hall. They stood
outside the basketball locker room
door at Carmichael Auditorium.
They awaited the emergence of
their favorite star or stars, through
the door which was guarded akin to
gold at Fort Knox.
"Sweet D" stole the show, but
Shafer showed that he still
could go.
Brown, Bunting, Chamberlain,
Cunningham, Davis, Dedmon, El
ston, Grubar, Jones, Karl, Kuester,
Kupchak, Larese, McAdoo, Miller,
Moe, Previs, Quigg, Rosenbluth,
Scott, Shafer, Washington, and
Wuycik.
One by one, at varying intervals,
these former Carolina greats filed
out of the heavily guarded room.
They signed autographs. They
chatted. They held back tears. They
all seemed to share at least one sen
timent:
It feels just great to be back
“home”.
They had just completed the first
annual Pro-Alumni basketball game.
Despite the fact that the Blues had
stained the Whites 105-59, the
game was no less tiian a classic af
fair.
I’m already looking forward to
next year.
Staff photo by Sam Kulwood
The veteran against the young blood: Scott (33) moves against Davis.
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