) k TI GERS By GENE UPCHURCH Sport Editor ' Third in a Series CLEMSON, S.C, - "This Pell will be a good one.".. With that, Frank Howard, former., Clemson football coach, athletic director, and legend 'in his own time,' gave his endorsement of the university's new football coach, Charles Pell. Pell took over the floundering team in December after a massive shuffling within the football program. Red Parker was dismissed as coach after a 3-6-2 season and Pell, then a defensive coach, was named head coach. Howard, the caustic master of the nasty, crude joke, still dabbles in Clemson football. He is often found sticking his head in offices in the Jervey .Athletic Center to offer advice and assistance to Pell and assistants as they work to rebuild the Clemson program. "It seems like a long time ago when it all happened," Pell says of the changes that brought him to the position of head coach. "We had a rocky start and lots of distractions. That's not to say we could spend time worrying about them. We went to work in January, began to pick up momentum, and have been going strong ever since." Pell began rebuilding the Clemson program by changing the offensive lineup to the Power I from the veer that was run for three years under Parker. Pell, who served under Paul "Bear" Bryant at Alabama as a graduate assistant coach in 1964 after playing for three years with the Crimson Tide, is compared to the "Bear" by his players. "He's probably as hard as the Bear," says center Joe Bostic. "He's a rough one, and hard nosed. When he became head coach, he didn't push his way into things, though. He said he was going to 'Famous Amos' only one of several frosh gridders competing for time By PETE MITCHELL Staff Writer .' . !!.;:;; .' ni ;u ;..y It was probably about a year ago that college football coaches began flocking to Norfolk, Va., to see Donald Lucas, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound lineman scatter defenders from the path of halfback mos Lawrence. The yards came easy in high school for Lawrence and so followed the catchy nickname, "Famous Amos." As for Lucas, his name might never have such a nice ring to it. But the news that Carolina Head Coach Bill Dooley brought him that four of the Tar Heels' starting offensive linemen would be gone in a year had to be even more encouraging. And chances are Dooley reminded "Famous Amos" on the same visit that All America tailback Mike Voight would soon be departed. Hopeful of breaking into the Carolina lineup immediately, the two high school teammates signed with UNC and became a part of Dooley's highly successful recruiting campaign in 1977. As in past years, Dooley tried to lure the best players from North Carolina and Virginia. Only four of the 27 signees are from other states. Pre-season reports indicate there are quite a few freshmen fighting it out with the veterans for a place in the Carolina lineup Nothing is Better Than A Daily Tar Heel CLASSIFIED. RANDOM THE USES OF ENCHANTMENT The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales By Bruno Bettelheim Winner of the 1976 National Book Critics Circle Award "A charming book about enchantment, a profound book about fairy tales." JOHN UPDIKE, NT. Timej Book Review J.V95 COLLECTED STORIES OF . WILLIAM FAULKNER A major collection of 52 stories by "the most considerable 20th-century American writer of short fiction." Saturday Review ' " S'W inn : have, to earn a spot just like a player. He said that he would shoot straight with us and that he expected us to shoot straight with him. JEverybdy knew he was a real good - coach because he had been an assistant here. But nobody knew exactly what kind of head coach he would be. He told us that we had a lot of proving to do to us," Bostic says. "One way to describe him is that he is a man of his word. If he tells us he is going to do something, he'll do it. And he expects the same thing from us, like being on time for practice." Place kicker Obed Ariri, a Nigerian who had never seen a football game until he came to Clemson to study engineering and play soccer last year, learned the hard way that Pell is a tough coach. He was 10 minutes late for "We didn't get any breaks last year, except a safe trip home." Split End Jerry Butler Sept.- 10 when the Tar Heels visit the Kentucky Wildcats. "Famous Amos" is involved in a seven way struggle for the tailback slot vacated b Voight. A pulled hamstring muscle has slowed him somewhat, but the 5-foot-1 0. 180-pounder is already being compared to senior wingback Mel Collins, having been times at 9.7 in the 100. "1 thought 1 could start here and was even more enthusiastic with Voight leaving." Lawrence said. "The competition is rough, though, and this injury put me on the bottom." Lucas is right behind M ike Salzano for the starting assignment at right offensive guard, but confident of playing quite a bit his freshman year. "1 thought I was too light when I got here." the 240-pound Lucas explained, "but I found out there's not too many guys out there stronger than me. It's up to me if I play; if 1 put my mind to it, I believe I can block anybody." Defensively, freshman linebacker Rick Downs (6-foot-3, 190) should see some playing time as well as newcomers John Brugos (noseguard, 6-foot-2, 220) and Lawrence Taylor (left end, 6-foot-3, 210). Tyress Bratton, a freshman from Thomasville, has been as impressive addition to the defensive backfield and moved up to second team free safety behind Bernie Menapace. READING" Clemson s rookie head coach attempts to revive the Frank Howard legacy practice and had to run wind sprints after practice. Fellow players say he was a half hour early for practice the next day. Clemson's squad should show considerable improvement over last year's team if, for no other reason, so many starters from last year return. Nine starters from the offense return and eight players from the defensive squad are back from a team that ended its season with a 28-9 rout of its biggest rival. South Carolina. The score of that game remains on the scoreboard of Tiger Stadium in Clemson's Death Valley. "We didn't get any breaks last year, except a safe trip home." says split end Jerry Butler, w ho has outstanding speed and runs the 40 in 4.3 seconds. The ball "If we can make the pieces of the puzzle fit together, we'll have a good football team in 1977." Head Coach Charley Pell KM Jerry Sain Rugby practices set The UNC Club Rugby team will hold practice at 5. p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at Eagles Field behind the General Administration Building on Raleigh Road. All old and new players are welcome. The club's first game is against Bristol University Sept. 16 on Fetzer Field. " J X 4 "I lost 53 pounds with Wator Slim and I feel like a new person F! fx -Susan Simpson "Since beginning to a size 1314 and lost to a size 12" says 16 crawl out of my shell LLf chocolate milk or unsweetened orange juice for breakfast and lunch, and I ate regular portions of meal, potatoes, vegetable and usually a salad for dinner. NaturSlim really tastes good and fills me up so I don't experience hunger pangs during the day. When I feel the urge for a snack 1 eat an apple or fresh carrots. "One of the things that really helped was the support, encouragement and compliments from my friends and family. My social life is improving, too. I'm really looking forward to the Senior Prom. And since I've slimmed down, I've gotten a whole new wardrobe!" Susan's mother comments that "A lot of people don't even recognize Susan since her weight lots. Her father and I are really proud of Susan and her strong will and determination to stick with the program. Susan is like a new person ... she is more out-going and happy to be involved in activities with others. We are able to share much more together because she is not so shy and withdrawn. It is Susan's desire to reach out to those other teenage girls and adults who are overweight like she used to be . . . and to convey to them the message that the NaturSlim program really works!" a nutritiona healthful weight UNIVERSITY MALL 'jgrrom ffl aopairHin, often did not fall the right way for the Tigers, and they lost to Carolina 27-23, Tennessee 2 1 -1 9 and tied Duke 1 8-1 8 on a last-second field goal by the Blue Devils. "We're not having as many fumbles or missed plays in practice this year," Butler says. Clemson opens its season this year against Maryland at home, a formidable opponent for anyone, particularly a team trying to rebuild. After that game, the schedule gets no easier, with games at Georgia, Georgia Tech, and Virginia Tech followed by five straight Atlantic Coast Conference games. And the Tigers meet N otre Dame, a team ranked No. 1 in one pre-season wire service poll. "Maryland will be under a lot of pressure." linebacker Randy Scott says. Maryland head coach Jerry Claiborne said he'd rather open against Pcnn St. or Alabama than against Clemson. We'd rather get them now than after they've gotten up a head of steam." One problem that has been overcome, says middle guard Rich Tuten, "was getting our butts kicked in the first half. We were young and had to learn that there were two halves." Pell, who talks in a calm, down-to-earth manner which reflects his Deep South. Alabama upbringing, says the most important thing his team needs to develop is a winning attitude. The Clemson program has had only one winning season since 1967. "We have to have unity," he says. "We have to have it from the trainers and managers to the academic counselors everyone connected with the program. This helps establish a winning attitude. "Clemson will have a great football team again, just like it did in the past," Pell adds. "If we can make the pieces of the puzzle fit together, we'll have a good team in 1977." Academic counselor Jerry Sain Former lineman returns to li NC By DEDE BILES Stan" Writer H ubert West in track, Eddie Fogler in basketball, and Sandy Kinney in football are three of a number of Carolina coaches and athletic staffers who pursued their collegiate athletic careers at UNC. ; And last March yet another former Tar Heel returned to take a job in Carolina athletics. Jerry Sain, who was an All-Atlantic Coast Conference and honorable mention All America offensive guard in his years at UNC. is Carolina's new athletic academic counselor. "Carolina's good about remembering their graduates," said Sain, whose Carolina football career spanned 1969 72. "I happened to be in Raleigh on business and 1 stopped in Chapel Hill. 1 guess it put me on somebody's mind and 1 was contacted about applying for the job." Sain, who will be responsible for counseling all Carolina athletes in all phases of academic work, replaced Eddie Williamson, who resigned to accept an assistant football coaching post at Furman University. Not only has Sain retured to the school itself, but he has also returned to the NaturSlim program I've gone from a size 19 53 pounds. My goal is to low 60 pounds and drop year old Susan Simpson, student at Narbonne High School and a resident of Lomita, California. "1 weighed 197 pounds and had tried many other diets, such as counting calories, Ayds, the orange a day diet, etc., but none produced the results that NaturSlim has. "It is really nice to feel a part of living again . . to be able lo and stand on my own two feet. I used lo wear a jacket everywhere I went because of my weight, but now I am proud and happy not to have to hide like that anymore. For the first time in eight years I'm looking forward to participating in summer activities, such as swimming and going lo the beach with my friends. "I followed the recommended program, mixing NaturSlim with nonfat reduction Glen Lennox Pharmacy ,xjMwiMMMiM4gr mmmmi waiftvga$yK M ft t I J! t ... , X- : f T ft i : 1 W IS I A ' t r 'f- Clemson's biggest problem last year was that the Tigers, game after game, would fall way behind in the first half. In last year's Clemson-Carolina game, in which running back Lester Brown (44) picked up several yards on this play, the Tar Heels took a 21 0 lead before hanging on for a 27-23 win. his former place of residence, Ehringhaus Dormitory. In order that he can be in close proximity to the athletes he works with, Sain is required to live in an apartment located on the first floor of the dorm's athletic wing. "Ehringhaus hasn't changed," said Sain, who lived in the dorm his first two years at Carolina before marrying in ' 197 f . "It was rowdy on weekends, but it tended to be a little dull before there were coeds there. (Ehringhaus was an all male dorm until 1972.) Sain's academic counseling services are available to all UNC athletes, but most of his time is spent with the Carolina football players, the majority of whom live on the five floors of Ehringhaus above his apartment. Sain said the reason he works so much with the football team is because of the numbers of athletes involved in the sport. This year's squad includes 91 scholarship players and approximately 20 walk-ons. Sain pointed out that in other sports many of the coaches assume his responsibilities themselves. Before returning to the Carolina campus and Ehringhaus Dormitory last spring, Sain was head wrestling coach and assistant football coach at Concord FINLEY GOLF COURSE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE DRIVING RANGE Open 8 am-lOpm Fee of 75 cents per bucket of 30 balls UNC Students a fee of only 50 cents per bucket after 8pm GOLF AND PRO SHOP The Pro Shop carries a fine selection of top name golf equipment and accessories at the best prices in town IZOD Alligator Shirts for men and women only $13.95 Exclusive Dealer of Foot-Joy Tennis Shoes SPECIAL OFFER through September 10 A FREE day of golf at Finley with purchase of Foot-Joy Golf or Tennis Shoes Wednesday, August 31, 1977 The Da -,y Tar Heel 7 aA : ,jr ' J High School in Concord, N.C. His 1977 wrestling team captured the western state championship and in 1975 Concord's football team went undefeated until it lost to North Davidson in the western semifinals. While in Concord, he also worked with exceptional students and spent a year in private business with a film company. " Sain believes that his variety of experiences, especially those in the field of athletics, are an asset in his duties which, in his words, involve "counseling athletes in academic course selections, majors and problems on and off the field." "Athletics and academics are very closely related." Sain continued. "One of my basic philosophies in life is that you look for success in whateveryou arc doing. 1 get satisfaction out of seeing a person being successful more than anything else whether in academics or athletics." "I would think if you could cite a prerequisite for this job, an athletic background would be one," Sain said. "It is important in gaining rapport with the athletes, in understanding their problems and in relating to them." Prion. 942-8737

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