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Dick Jamerson, who has coach
ed Carolina swimming teams to
most of their 102 victories, readily
admits that he is no swimmer
himself, and the only time he
swam in -competition he finished
last. " v
"It was a kid's race in Dallas
Park and -1 was able to get a
fourth because there were only
four entries in the race," Jamer
son laughingly recalls. "I don't
remember what length the race
was, but I do remember that I
got a jar of peaches for fourth
place.
This lack of experience in com
petition hasn't kept the Texas-
born Jamerson from being one of
the most successful coaches in
Carolina history. His current team
won the 100th victory in Tar Heel
history (against only 12 defeats)
against Georgia a month ago and
won its tenth straight Southern
Conference dual meet champion
ship a few days later by defeating
a strong State team, 49-35.
Stale Win Typical
The victory over the Wolfpack
was typical of the performances
by Jamerson's Tar Heels who re
spond best when the pressure is
on. "I never have to get the boys
"up" they have a wonderful
competitive spirit," says Jamer
ton. "State had the best team in
its history, but we were able to
defeat them because each of the
boys on our team did his best.
Jamerson's ability to get the
utmost out of his boys explains
his long winning streak which
has reached 55 against conference
opponents and 25 against all
comers.
Jamerson makes it clear that
Carolina's fine swimming record
was built without the benefit of
scholarships. "We have never had
a boy on a scholarship, he says
stoutly. He explains that Jess
Greenbaum (a star sprinter at
Carolina from 1944-49) and a
friend of Athletic Director Coach
Bob Fetzer persuaded All-Ameri-can
Jimmy Thomas to enroll at
Carolina.
"We have been fortunate in
having wonderful facilities, good
schedules, and kids who like to
win and have won," says Jamer
son. "Joe Verdeur (the -world's
record-holder in the breaststroke)
told Ralph (Ralph Casey, Caro
lina assistant coach) that he would
like to come here, .but he needed
Svirn Banquet'
The Carolina swimming team's
annual banquet .will be held to
night at 6:30 o'clock in the up
stairs banquet room in Lenoir
Hall.
The Dick Jamerson Swimming
Awards will be presented at that
time to the outstanding freshman
and senior members of the team.
The team captain for next year
will also be chosen by the Tar
Heels.
This year's swimming team was
undefeated in 12 dual meets and
was the Southern Conference
dual meet champions.
a scholarship. We couldn't help
him, so he enrolled at LaSalle
and became an Olympic swimmer.
Does that sound like we're giving
scnoiarsnips?"
Thomas Greatest Swimmer
J amerson's greatest swimmer
has been Jimmy Thomas, who
holds more records than he can
remember. Principally among
tnem are his American and Col
legiate records in the 300-yard
individual medley.
Thomas was the greatest com
petitor and greatest swimmer we
have ever had here," says Jamer
son unhesitatingly. "Jimmy didn't
think anyone in the world could
beat him."
Jamerson gives Ralph Casey
credit for most of Thomas suc
cess. "He had more to do with
Thomas success than I did; he
spent a lot more time working
with him. But Jimmy would have
been a great swimmer even with
out instruction; he was that kind
of a competitor. Why, Jimmy
didn't have much speed he just
worked so much harder than the
rest."
Casey A Fine Coach
Of Casey, Jamerson, has this to
say: "I'd rather have him work
ing with me than anyone I know.
He coaches half the team and I
coach half. He's a great coach-
you know his freshman teams
have won something like 52 of
54 meets. And we've had some
other fine men working with the
teams Mike. Morrow, Bob Ous
ley, Erv Straub, and Jess Green
baum.'
Jamerson was a star halfback
and fullback and a quartermiler
on the track team at Rice In
stitute in Texas, but never com
peted in swimming. Upon grad-
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uation he went to Columbia and
received his Master's while run
ning that school's intramural
program.
He went to Oberlin College in
Ohio in 1935 as the freshman
football, varsity swimming, and
assistant baseball coach. "Swim
ming was part of the job I wanted
Jamerson says.
Uses Track Methods
Jamerson relied on " his ex
perience in track to coach the
team at Oberlin. "There is a
great similarity between the two
sports," he explains. "Condition
ing is about the same and work
ing the men under and over the
distances in preparation for com
petition is used in both sports."
Jamerson is quite active in
coaching and physical education
associations. At present he is
president of the College Swim
ming Coaches Association and on
the Rules Committee for the 3rd
NCAA district. He was recently
elected secretary-treasurer of the
College Physical Education Asso
ciation. The Tar Heel coach has a whole
host of stars here, but he picks
this all-star team, of which six
members are on this year's team:
Breaststroke Dick Twining
(1948) and Barry Wall (1952);
backstroke Jimmy Thomas (1950,
Buddy Baarcke (1952), Denny
Hammond (1944); diving Buddy
Crone (1950) and Norm Sper
(1950); distance Thomas, Donnie
Evans (1952), and Cecil Milton
(1952); sprints Twining, Floyd
Drew (1949), Jess Greenbaum
(1950), Steve Osborne (1949), Stan
Tinkham (1952), Ben Ward (1944),
Budd Heins (1952), and Fercy
Mallison (1942).
.RALEIGH, March 5 West
Virginia, seeded number one, and
eighth-place William and Mary
will open the Southern Confer
ence basektball tournament here
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Conference basketball tour
nament committee met Monday
and announced the first round
pairings. Besides the West Vir
ginia and William and Mary game,
Maryland will meet Duke at 4
p.m., Clemson will meet George
Washington at 7:30 p.m., and Fur
man is scheduled to meet State
at 9:30.
In the semi-finals on Friday
night the winners of the two
Thursday afternoon games will
meet at 7:30 p.m. and the winner
of the two Thursday night games'
will meet at 9:30. The champion
ship game will be at 0 o'clotlE1
Saturday night, with the NCAAt
tournament bid going to thfe!
winner. i
West Virginia's 15-1 xecortl
topped regular season play with
N. C. State copping second place
with a record of 12-2. Duke places! -third
in the conference play wHh -a
13-3 mark. Furman, which
finished fifth, will be playing the
tournament for the first time. i
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