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  • THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN THURSDW \PRII. 25, 1974 PACE T*^ WESTER CiU^LsMAM ^ hAgY^ Cats host red hot USC; Spring football Game tonight WCl' diamondmc South Carolina this afternoon,, iiope to pull off a big upset over !l:n c? ;\ed University of (Photos b\ Datm.'Hh-t) Johnson signs WCU gets sought after forward Western Carolina University has continued its basketball rebuilding program with the signing of another blue- chip prospect, Lem Johnson, a 6'7';, 225 pound highly-sought after forward who starred for Broward (Fla.) Community College last season, has cast his lots with the Catamounts, according to WCU head basketball coach. Jim Hartbarger, Johnson averaged j7,3 pts, and 13,5 rebounds for Broward last winter and tvas named ro Florida's junior college all- state team, As a high school player at Martin County High of Stuart. Kirby Thurston, Western Carolina's high scoring center, led the nation's small colleges in field goal percentage during the 1973-74 basketball season according to the final NCAA Division II basketball statistical report. The 6*9" junior connected on 242 of his 367 field goal attempts for a ,659 percentage which wis also the best season mark in WCU basketball history, His 23,5 per game scoring average was the eighteenth highest in the final report, As a team. WCU was the thirteenth ranked in field goal percentage. Fla,, he was a three-time all - slate selection as he led his team to the state championship game three limes where it won the A\.\ ti'le twice-. Bob Stinnett, Broward's basketball coach, calls Johnson "the greatest player I've ever coached," Among Stinnett's list of forme- players is Lawrence McCra.v who was a stand- out forward for the past two seasons at Florida State, Hartbarger says Johnson will give the Catamounts the strong inside forward play they have lacked for the past few seasons. ''We might have won several more games last winter with him around, Lem is a gi>eai offensive board player and can intimidate on defense ;s he averaged six blocked shots a game last season,"Hartbarger added, WCU earlier signed Butch Blalock. a 6 i .guard, whoaver~ aged 3215 points per game last season at Kings Mountain High School. Camp Lab Holds annual Fund-raiser The Grade Parent Assoc iaiion of Camp Laboratory School will hold its annual fund-raising event .Sat,, April 27, from 1:00 to 7:00 P.M, at the school grounds and gymnasium, The theme of the day's activities is 'Fun for Funds,' Activities will be the sale of popcorn and cokes for Genera! Fund; sale of children's games for school band;a bake sale for general music; the sale of toys, hats and decorative items for the Art Department; the sale of wood crafts for the Industrial Arts Department; tapes, books, magazines and games will be sold for the library; and handcrafted items will be sold for the Audiovidual Department, Also, a car wash is to be TURN fo page 8, please. Local sports fans will have an opportunity Thursday afternoon to watch college baseball's hottest team, and a little later in the evening, get a preview of nevt seasons WCU football squad, The Catamount baseball team will be host to the University of South Carolina's nationally ranked team at 3:00 p.m, today (Thursday) on Havwood Field, At 7:30 p.m., the WCU football team will split up for its spring game, This will be the first official contest to be played on the Astro Turf in the new stadium, USC .coached by former New York Yankee great Bobby Richardson, brings a 14 game win streak and a fantastic 35-5 record into the contest- The ninth ranked Gamecocks have done it all this season, They have a team batting average pushing ,300s have hit 45 home runs, stolen 107bases,averaged eight runs per game, with a pitching staff that has compiled a stingy 1,58 ERA, Earlier this spring, South Carolina mad.; the most of two WCU errors victory, for an 8 to I However, the Catamounts have played well in their iast two outings and coach Bill Haywood has all his pitchers rest • ed for the upset bid. The football team will end e month of off-season practice with the spring game. Unlike in past springs, Coach Bob W:,ters will not divide his if tensive and defensive units, Tire offense, with quarterbacks Phi! i)iuz and Jeff Walker carrying over their battle for the No, 1 spot, will have to score its points in the conventional manne" wit'i one exception-' each first down will be rewarded with one point on the scoreboard, The defense, led by three- year lettermen David Rsi'ibumi Steve Yates, Greg Whiteside, Felix Setzer, Mien Corpening, will get points for interception, fumble recoveries, forcing the offense to punt, goal line stands and blocked locks. Coach Waters will also introduce the new numbers of his staff, coaches Don Millwood ind Bobb\ Pale, and several of .he Catamounts' top high school recruits, Both the basebal' md football games are open free of charge to the general public, Roberson round is tops; WCU loses decision Western Carol i-.u University golfer Russ Roberson grabbed match medalist honors yesterday afternoon; but it was not enough as the Catamount squad dropped a close 314 to 318 decision to Appalachian Slate., Roberson's round of 76 was tops for Ihe d&y on the a ind plagued course, The match, originally scheduled to take place on ASU's home course in Boone, had to be changed on the spur of the monun*. due to 35 degree temperatures and 30 m,p.h, winds at the Boone Country Club, The two schools found more favorable conditions in Lenoir and the match wns held there, Mike Bright, who turned in a 77 total, was top golfer fir the host Mountaineers. Tuesday afternoon proved more favorable to the WCl linksters as the team beat both Tusculum and Cumberland Colleges in a four-way match which also included Carson • Newman, Western lost its match against Carson -Newman. Western Carolina wi'l have its chance for revenge tomorrow if'ernoon (Friday) when the Catamounts will be hosts to both Appalachian State V, and Gardner-Webb College in a tri- match al Maggie Valley C,C, the home course for the WCU team, Starting imc for the meet is scheduled for 12 noon. SPORTS CALENDAR THURSDAY,APRIL 25 TENNIS-WCU vs UNC-A (Reid Gym Courts- 1:00 pm) BASEBALL-WCU vs University of South Carolina (Havwood Field-3:00 pm) FOOTBALL-SPRING GAME (New Stadium-7:30 pm) TRACK & FIELD-WCU at South Carolina State FRIDAY, APRIL 26 GOLF-WCU vs Gardner-Webb (Maggie Valley C,C,-12:00 Noon) TRACK & FIELD-WCU vs N.C. State and Furman at Raleigh SATURDAY, APRIL 27 BASEBALL-WCU at Georgia Tech l^m^m^mi^m^mi^m^m^m^m^^&^ZMT-^SmiZ&Z'tS'mE&SflE&^lSZ
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