SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 19S3 THE fcAILY TAR HEEL
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A person fast becoming as much a Chapel Hill institution as
L Graves and Bushy is Billy Carmichael, m, who spends most
siOis uk uii ucc inue uere wmie adjusting me local and
world sports situation. Billy was sports editor of
'j The Daily Tar Heel and symbolized this paper to
the rest of the world for three years, served a hitch
in the Navy, and is back in Durham with an ad
vertising firm. Probably no one has been more
powerful in student publications or has rendered
more service to the students as a reporter than
Bill Carmichael.
Carmichael was holding court in a little place
on upper Franklin Street a few nights ago, and
was delighted to hear that I, like every good
Carolina fan, had always believed that LSU had
watered the field before its 13-7 upset win over
Clv-o-Cnoo 'Justice and Co. in 1949.
One of the greatest hoaxes ever perpetrated," gloated Car
r hoel. "I walked out on the field after the game, and it was just
-r r,.;v oft there were two pools of standing water about the size
of both my palms. It hadn't rained in two days, but the field hadn't
teen abnormally watered. The next morning the Baton Rouge pa
rt stories accused LSU of watering the field, and we talked about
. all the way home on the plane. I think the News and Observer was
f -ly Carolina paper to mention it.
When I got back, Chuck Hauser, managing editor of the Daily
Tar Heel, suggested I send something out on the AP wire about the
t iiii being watered. I was beginning to go along with the thing by
th?n. 50 we sent a story out, but the AP sent back a message saying it
cju'-i" ' UJ0 e st0I7 unless we had some proof or could quote
s ;bo-y. So Hauser sat down and began quoting me. The thing
,ient out on the national sports wire and didn't die down for a long
t;Te The only thing about the whole matter that Was true for sure
vi? that the LSU president finally apologized for his University
wa:er:n: the field."
Carmichael recalled that he sent back a record 4100 words on
that came, including a column, a color story, two locker room stories,
a r'.a-. by:play, and a game story without mentioning either the at
tendance or the final score.
Carmichael and Hauser had a pact that they would sent out a
;::rv on the AP wire about Justice every day and personally see
tht he made All-America. One day Charlie took his little boy to the
barber? for the first time, so out went a story to the effect that All
America candidate Charlie Justice took his boy to the barber shop
and held him in his chair while his hair was cut A moment after
thev finished sending, this reply came back: "Tell us when he starts
Billy swears he saw a small boy crying on the street in New
Orleans and tried to offer solace. "I heard there ain't no . . ." the
child sobbed.
There ain't no Santa Claus?" Billy prompted.
There ain't no Charlie Justice," screamed the frightened boy.
.
One of Carmichael's favorite stories is about a trip he made to
Florida to cover a Carolina game. "Western Union had only two
wires in the press box, and all the reporters had to share them," he
recalled. "Special press copy had priority over other, though, so I
locked for a way to occupy the wire as soon as it opened so I could
have it when I was ready to send. I had a helper I think his name
-.vss Joe who carried a Bible in bis pocket wherever he went When
he got settled he would take the Bible out and read a few verses. I
tho a aht it was a very commendable thing. I said, 'Joe, old boy, let
me have your Bible, and I'll return it in a couple of hours un
matched.' I gave the girl the Bible, and she started sending In
the be -inning . . .' Hauser must have thought I was crazy, but he
caaoh: on and wired back, 'A good story with a great central charac
ter. Expand it into a book, it should selL
Carmichael is a relic from only a few years ago, when every
student did something hard. Some studied nara, some
rd. some played hard, and the rest cheered hard. The foot
was ranked number one once, and the irrepressible Car
as never wanting for material. He toyed with every sen-co-Iumn
until it suited him, and once wrote a lead for a
arr.e a week in advance,
en the best get caught, and Billy was no exception. One
n the soring the only event scheduled was a freshman base
Carmichael decided to throw his 11-man staff "the
even." he called them a party at the beach.' He instructed
: v man to cover the baseball game, then left four sets of
and four stories for the boy to use: One for a tie, a can
a . in or a loss. All the boy had to do was insert the score
statistics in the appropriate story, and he came through
. The last sentence read, "Bob McGinn won for Carolina,
r.ly 0 hits."
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Irish End Grid Season Today
With Televised SMU Contest
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', Xotre Dame, the na-
2 team, tries to wrap
;t unbeaten season since
" t four times defeated
'i 'hodist in a nationally!
oth.a!l finale tomorrow.
; iv weather is in pros
0 intersectional clash
2 p.m., EST before
: .:- crowd of 55,600
-me Stadium,
o" a 14-14 tie with two
V. touchdowns against
eks ago, Notre Dame
d from No. 1 posi
Assoeiated Press na-
The Irish last Saturday
-'.hem California 48- 14
VI to dislodge Mary-
nation's top team in
AF- poll.
Vf- Iowa deadlock, the
v-vept past Oklahoma
-due 37-7, Pittsburg
- a Tech 27-14, Navy
" llvania 23-20, and
' 34-14.
m-'-'s 1949 team not only
but also untied in
The 1948 Irish had a
-ed record which will
be matched if Frank Leahy's lads
triumph tomorrow.
! Lifson, Maddie
High Scorers
Estimated 3000 Fans
On Hand For Contest
By Vardy Buckalew
Guard Al Lifson and forward
Bud Maddie combined scoring ta
lents last night to lead Carolina's
Tar Heels to a 70-55 win over the
McCrary Eagles in the opening
basketball game of the season in
Woollen Gym.
Lifson led all scorers with 20
points and Maddie was close be
hind with 18. The Carolina shooting
percentage was 33 vo.
A fast first quarter saw the
Tar Heels score 25 points and lead
the independent industrial team
from Asheboro by 25-11, after the
first ten minutes. However the
Carolina team slowed down cqn
siderabley during the rest of the
game and the Tar Heel's accuracy
was never as sharp as in the open
ing minutes.
Center Paul Likins played a
good game for the Tar Heels under
the backboards and generally
covered his position welL The 6-9
center contributed 13 points to the
scoring cause.
The Eagles were never able to
find their shooting eye during the
game and only center Jim York
and forward Bob Shoaf were able
to score with any regularity. York,
at 6-6, played well under the bas
ket and ended the night with 16
points. Shoaf contributeed 12.
The Tar Heel fast break led by
Lifson, Vavda, and Maddie was very
effective. However when the Eagles
slowed Carolina down to the weave,
the Tar Heels offensive was not
as sharp.
Coach Frank McGuire cleared
the bench in the later stages of
the game and there was a notice
able difference in the play of the
first team and the reserves. j
An estimated crowd of 3000 was
on nana in wouen oym lor tne
contest.
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Whallop Navy By 73-
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Shoaf,
Routh,
Henry,
Inman,
Allen, f
York, c
Duncan, c
H. Nance, g
D. Nance, g
Davidson, g .
Hodges, g
Totals
McCrary
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inia Made
Sister Member
At ACC Meet
GREENSBORO, N. C, Dev. 4
(iP) The Atlantic Coast Conference
today made the University of Vir
ginia eligible for competition as of
now and turned down, at least for
the present, a bid to invite West
Virginia and Virginia Tech of the
Southern Conference to join the
new circuit.
Virginia, admitted in October as
the eighth ACC member, thus will
be eligibile for competition in the
basketball tournament, set for
March 4-6 at North Carolina State's
Coliseum in Raleigh.
The move to admit West Virginia
and Virginia Tech was made by
Chancellor Robert B. House of the
University of North Carolina a few
minutes after the start of business
this morning.
Conference President J. T. Pen
ney of the University of South Car
olina, who later was re-elected for
a full year tearm along with other
officers, ruled the motion out of
order at that time as it was "hot
on the agenda.
Later, at a brief closed session
the conference decided to refrain
from expanding its membership
for an indefinite period. No of
ficial statement was given. The
matter could come up again, how
ever, at the annual spring meeting,
set here next May 7.
The conference voted upon rec
ommendation of a special commit- j
tee to give Virginia until the sec
ond semester of the 1954-55 school
Rosenbluth Leads Scoring With 29 Points
Richie Ward Has 20 In Season's Opener
By Larry Saunders
The Carolina freshman basketball team grabbed a quick lead and
went on to wallop the United States Commander's Fleet five from
Norfolk, in the season's initial game, 73-60, in Woollen Gym last night
Paced by Lenny Rosenbluth's 29 points, the Baby Tar Heels were
: in command during the entire con
test. Only once, in the third quar
ter, did it appear that the Sailors
might overtake Coach Buck Free
man's charges. With the score
39-28 in the Tar Heels favor, Dick
Dickey put the - Saliors an even
10 points behind with a foul throw,
Otis scored from 20 feet out and
Dickey connected with two quick
goals to reduce Carolina's lead to
five points. "After Carolina's Richie
Ward scored on a free throw, Dave
Jones connected with a goal" "to
bring the Sailors within four
points of the lead. This was the.
only time the Tar Heel lead was :
threatened because Rosenbluth J
scored five quick points to put tBe
frosh way ahead to stay.
Swimmers At Clemson
For Season's Opener
Besides the fine play of Rosen
bluth, Ward connected "" with 20
points for the victors and Bud
Clark had nine to his credit. Dick
Dickey had 11 and Jerry Sehroe
der scored 10 to pace the Sailors.
CAROLINA
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Rosenbluth, f 8 13 2
Johnston, f . 0 0 2
Herndon, T 10 1
Ward, f 9 2 1
Young, c 3 0 5
Shingleton, c 10 0
Henderson, g . 0 2 1
Gaffney, g 0 0 0
Teague, g . 0 1 1
Clark, g 3 3 3
Sutton, g 10 0
Totals 26 21 16
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Carolina's swimming squad will
go into- action for the first time
this year when they rface the Cle
mson Tigers in Clemson this after
noon. The Tar Heel team will be at
tempting to keep alive a 39 con
secutive dual meet win streak
which they have compiled over the
past five seasons.
Heading the standout list for
the Carolina tankmen will be cap
tain Warren Heeman, a junior who
placed sixth nationally in back
stroke honors last year. A Balti
more native, Heemann will swim
the individual medley and relay
events in addition to his back
stroke duties.
In the distance vents, 440 and
220, Coach Ralph Casey will have
two more juniors, Larry Shannon
and Tommy Gill. Both showed up
well in the conference meet last
year and have indicated great,
improvement in practice sessions!
this season. " !
Duke Widoff, the only senior
on the squad, and Pete Dannen
baum, a standout on last year's un
defeated frosh team, will perform
for the Tar Heels in the dashes
U. S.
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Tatum Honored
GREENSBORO, N. C, Dec.4
(JP) Jim Tatum, coach of Mary
land's unbeaten, Orange Bowf
bound Maryland football team,
is the Atlantic Coast Conference
coach of the year.
But Jim had a more difficult
time in the voting than his No.'
1 ranked Terps did on the foot
ball field as they brushed aside
JO opponents. He won by only
a four point margin.
and the freestyle relay.
Dick Baker, winner of the Out
standing Freshman Swimmer tro
phy last winter, will carry the
brunt of the middle distance free
style duties. Another Baltimore
lad, he will also anchor the medley
relay.
Juniors Smith Jewell and Bob
Linker will be the main entries in
the backstroke events while Chapel
Hill's Gray McAlliter and Jack
Hardin will be the top breast
strokers. Coach Casey's team, which has
been holding practice since early
October, will face the toughest
schedule in the south as they
meet such formidable opponents
as Georgia, N. C. State, and the
University of Florida.
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UNC
Vayda, f
McCabe, f
Maddie, f
Bowdin, c
Likins, c
Kocornik, c
Lifson, g
Taylor, g
Shores, g
Woods, g
Winstead, g
Totals
Halftime score:
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6
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8
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year to bring its eligibility rules, Dickey f
Jones, f
Ellington, f
Schroeder, c
Iverson, c
Horn, c
Fennell, g
Rosemond, g
Tart, g
37-18, UNC.
into compliance with existing con
ference standards. The extra time
was allowed in defernce to com
mitments already made by the
school.
More than one half of the four
revisions in the constitution and
hours of meetings was devoted to
bylaws. Repbrts of various sports
committees rounded out a general
ly fast- moving session.
Representatives of the seven
charter members who last spring
pulled out of the Southern Confer
ence to form the ACC first wel
comed the Virginia delegation
headed by Athletic Director Gus
Tebell and then plunged into the
pile of paper work.
The weighty matter of eligibility
and scholastic standards provoked
much discussion.
Romer, g
Sullivan, g .
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4
2
2
5
2
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