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  • page 6 THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN Thursday October 19, 1972 r C atanr)our>^ Cats Face Choctaws By Andy Landes Sports Editor I'd like to pass on some of my observations and opinions concerning the Olympics. After entertaining people's thoughts here and elsewhere in America, first let me say I think many of us were very narrow in some of our analyses of what took place. We complain that the U.S. didn't get a straight deal because of the biased judges. Sure there were unfair and incompetent judges, but can it be said that America got a greater proportional share of bad shakes by people who only saw a few selected events on TV--4,000 miles away. And we DID see Sugar Ray Seales get knocked down twice in the first round, and proceed to get outfought for the next two rounds (according to Howard, one of the officials loudest critics), only to be declared the winner of his quarter-final bout Howard seems to be okay when he's sticking up for America, but an s.o.b. when he attests Muhammed All's right not to kill for Uncle Sam. Another oft heard comment is "the Olympics have become too political and violent," or something along these lines. If these people would expose their true feelings, then we might find the opinions based not so much on the history of the Olympics; but on the progress of black people's liberation, the downfall of the American empire and imperialism, and such matters. For history tells us that Pe- lops, the very first Olympic champion, triumphed by murdering his own foe. And during the Olympiad of 1480 B.C., Leonida's army was slaughtered at Thermopylae. And we didn't raise a lot of hell in 1936 during Hitler's sham, or in 1956 when Olga Connolly spoke out against Russian repression in Hungary, It was the actions of Tommy Smith and John Carlos in 1968 at Mexico City, and Vince Mattews and Wayne Col- lett at Munich, that signified to us that the Olympics are too political. INTERVIEWS WANT TO SET A CAREER OBJECTIVE OF 25,000 or MORE IN ANNUAL INCOME? THIS IS A REALISTIC ~,0AL FOR ANYONE ENTERING GRANT'S MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM. STARTING SALARIES FROM $628 to $672- PER MONTH. WE ARE A RAPIDLY EXPANDING BILLION DOLLAR RETAIL CHAIN OF OVER 1100 STORES -WITH A REPUTATION FOR PAYING TOP INCOMES. ASK YOUR PLACEMENT DIRECTOR FOR A COPY OF OUR BROCHURE -AND SIGN UP FOR AN INTERVIEW. Elton Shoemaker Tuesday Of I. 24. I, too, believe the Olympics are too political (although not because of the actions of Smith, etc.), and was shocked at the violence started by the Arab group. But to me the loss of these eleven lives, important a loss as it is, hardly compares with the loss of hundreds of thousands of people in Asia during the last decade (none of which were sacrificed in the defense of our own lives, like in other wars). My analysis of the Olympics as being too political is that countries such as America, Russia, and East Germany put too much emphasis on the games as tests of one's political superiority. The Russians and the East Germans seem to be the biggest usurpers of the O- lympic Ideal—that of competition for the sake of the beauty of sport itself. The Russians refused to enter anyone in the discus, probably because they had no one who could compete at world calibre. The East Germans similarly stayed out of the 10,000 meters. To deal with the above and other improper situations—that is to strive towards true O- lympic goals—I will list in summary form proposals that have been offered by witnesses and performers at Munich and other Olympiads, which I endorse. 1. Credit only the individual athlete with victory, and do not involve his country or national anthem on the victory stand. This would lessen the impact of nationalism, and increase emphasis on the feat of the individual athlete and his skill. 2. Do away with the relay events, for the same reasons as above. This would also reduce the overburdened program of events. 3. Also to reduce the program, and therefore reduce the need for officials, participant quotas should be lessened (not necessarily be country, probably best by quality of performance). This reduced need for officials would facilitate the weeding out of the subpar ones. Reducing the numbers would enable the Olympics to be held at lower costs, and under less commercial circumstance. 4. Declare all athletes of the world eligible to compete, regardless of their professed status. Thus it would be on record what we all know,— that Kareem Jabbar, Jerry West, and Julius Erving, etc., are the best human basketball players in the universe. The implementation of these and other changes would help to make Montreal in 1976 much more conducive to games in the true Olympic spirit of sport and brotherhood. Then one could begin to realistically set sport apart from politics and other forms of human involvement, and say "look world, at how we can really treat each other." Regardless of what happens at Montreal the Olympics tome will remain the most aesthetic cultural event of our time. It's the Festival of Festivals. Pass Defense Poses Challenge WCU, 4-1-1, will also be looking to bounce back into the victory column after being tied by another Gulf South team, the NAIA's No. 1 ranked Livingston University Tigers, 14-14, before the largest home crowd (10,226) in Western Carolina football history. WCU blasted the Choctaws 37-0 here last year, but the Mls- sissippians have a new regime and appear to be a much stronger club. After losing close contests in their first three outings this season, new coach John Williams has brought his team on strong with back to back wins over Florence State 04-7) and Nicholls State (42-13). The Choctaws pass defense will present quite a challenge to Western's pass oriented offense. Last week, their pass defense was ranked fifth among the NCAA college division teams, yielding only 40 yards per game to the opposition. The Chocs ran back three interceptions for touchdowns in the Nicholls State game. This should make for an interesting matchup as WCU quarterback Hal Mote has completed 81 of 138 passes for 1,325 yards. "We have been spending a lot of time on our passing game this week, both offensively and defensively," revealed Bob Waters, the Catamounts' mentor. SPORTS BRIEFS , The undefeated WCU soccer team, which has outscored its opponents 19 goals to one en- route to a perfect 5-0 record, faces what will probably be its stiffest opposition of the 1972 season tomorrow. Erskine College of Erskine, S.C., the defending NAIA District V champion, is scheduled to peddle its wares on the soccer field behind Reid Gymnasium at 3 p.m. Erskine is currently rated fifth in the South (all schools), andhas perennially finished within, or close to, the top ten nationally in the NAIA. Basketball coach Jim Hartbarger reports that 15 returnees have started preparation for the 1972-73 hoop campaign. To combat his scheduled opponents Hartbarger will enlist the services of forwards Rick Campbell, Wilson Scott, and Clay- Ward; guards Larry Grant, Howard Winston, and Albert To- omer; and centers Joe Wolfe and Bill Fleming; among others. Hartbarger will have no easy task ahead in attempting to improve on recent Cat efforts— which include 45 victories and NAIA District 6 titles during the last two years. * * Despite their magnificent effort against Livingston the WCU football team only gained two notches to the 16th spot on the UPI small college poll this week. If it was any consolation, they did knock the Tigers out of the top ten as well as from the ranks of the undefeated-untied. Livingston is now eleventh, * * Speaking of the Livingston game, anyone who criticized the efforts of WCl' quarterback Hal Mote might have been exercising some exceptionally rash judgement. Those 15-plus yards he moved the team in the last two minutes are only a drop in thebucketconsideringthe records to date for the whole season. Hal has been on target in 81 of 133 tosses to date in advancing the pigskin for 1,325 yards for a nifty completion percentage of 58.7. Six of those mrmmmmm wmwmmmmmmmmim BOOK STORE Headquarters foi ^ ART SUPPLIES J^cMnuvJk, STATIONARY CcwSLa- : GIFTS for all OCCASSIONS SYLVA 586-2465 strikes have been for touchdowns. It is a testament to Mote's courage and desire to help the team that the Marietta, Georgia, senior was even in the lineup at all Saturday, considering the pain in his right arm he played with. Anyone interested in competing in the one-wall handball singles tournament Is Invited to come to Reid Gym tonight at 6:45. The draw will be made at this time with play to commence soon thereafter, Coach Bryant the intramural director specified. All rained out intramural football games from Wednesday will be made up next Monday and Tuesday. "They like to throw the ball as well as stop the opposition from throwing." The Catamounts came out of the Livingston game with one serious injury as No. 2 quick guard Mike Green suffered a broken arm and will be sidelined for the remainder of the season. Quarterback Mote Is still ailing with a mysterious sore arm but should be ready to go against Mississippi College as will defensive end Rod Herlong who missed the Livingston game with a thigh injury. Harriers Down Host ASU, 24-33 In Dual Meet Persistent hard work is starting to pay off for the WCU cross-country team. They captured the Cat's first dual meet of the fall yesterday after some less than inspiring performances in earlier invitational competitions. By the score of 24-33 the Harriers downed host Appalachian State, bringing the Cat's overall record to 20-17. It's still quite a letdown after the recent Steve Bailey led campaigns, but prospects are not so dim as before. Robby Clark for Appalachian was the Individual winner with a time of 26:18 on the five mile course. Randy Helderman continued to pace the winner's effort, finishing second in the time of 27:33. Others instrumental in the WCU success were third Dlace finisher Mike Prozialeck (27:52), Bill Barfield (fourth in 28:29), Greg Childress (seventh in 29:16, a personal record), and Bruce War shawsky (eighth in 29:21). 293-5205 H toll ci»»t4 sun. ART BIRD, left, WCU's first AU-American in football, poses with Bob McGinn, who introduced the one-hand shot to WCU basketball. Photo by Harry Duke Bel Hajior PIZZAS! L ^2,25 center pharmacy SPECIAL^PRICESALEI ON Almay Sye Make-up REG. up to $2.19— y^K1 REALTONE DIGITAL CLOCK RADIO $22.95 When you think of Gifts think] center pharmacy
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