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Lee Martin anti forward Kay
Jeffords ready for tonight's en
counter toith the Mississippi
state Maroons. Martin is the
team's playmaker and Jeffords
is the team's second best re-
bounder. They'll have their
hands full tonight as they jour
ney to Starkville, where the Ma
roons have lost only one game
this season. This will be the
second game of the Kulldogs'
four-game road trip.
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Guest Editorial
Camp Restriction
Handicaps Ability
By KEN ROSEMOND
Some sections of the country are producing better bas
ketball talent than others and just how does the state of
Georgia stand by comparison with other areas t
There are many factors
which determine how well an
athlete will perform in his
sport. The opportunity to play,
availability of facilities and in
struction are very important
to an athlete’s career.
Naturally, you find the best
hockey players where there is
ice. Having weather conducive
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to year round play in the South
certainly helps an ambitious
golfer, for a weekend duffer
cannot expect to shoot in the
70'8.
Basketball, to be played
with excellence, must be a
year-round activity with the
Individual athlete.
Football is what It is In the
South because of the kiddie
leagues and emphasis that is
placed on the sport throughout
the year.
A youngster Interested in
basketball in Georgia is en
couraged to play through the
YMCA and City League pro
grams, but when he gets to the
ninth grade, what happens?
At this time In his life,
one of the most significant
developments takes place In
my opinion. He cannot get
any outside instruction. He
must go on his own from
there In Georgia.
Of course, he gets Instruc
tion from his coach during the
season, but he can’t go off in
the summer to a basketball
clinic or school where he might
be exposed to the best instruc
tion available.
This is not to imply that
summer camps will make a boy
an all-star player. To begin
with, a boy must have talent
and coordination, but Georgia
boys are talented and coordb
nated as any of our American
youth. They excel in all sports,
but are not quite as outstand
ing in basketball and the rea
son, I believe, is because they
have no incentive to play the
game on a year-round basis.
These summer camps are
inspirational. Yon get Ideas
from some of the great play
ers and coaches. But, If you
are a Georgian and go to a
camp, yon automatically be
come Ineligible for prep bas
ketball.
As far as I know Georgia Is
the only state in the country
which has this restriction on
summer basketball camps. It
is the only state which has a
school in the Southeastern Con
ference and does not permit
summer participation in camps.
Georgia boys are at a dis
advantage, and as long ns
this rule exists, they will
continue to be at a disadvan
tage and It is unlikely that
we can turn out players of
college ability In any num
bers more than a handful.
Can we expect a boy who
plays out 20 games a year for
four years to advance as quick
ly and as far as a boy from an
other state which allows its
athletes to play twice that
many games and go to schools
and clinics In the summer?
Georgia boys get about one-
fifth as much training in bas
ketball as do athletes in other
states.
There is a proposal by a state
high school coach to do away
with the summer restriction
rule, and if it is abolished, it
will be the first significant
step toward improving the bas
ketball program in the state
of Georgia.
Wrestlers
Get Close
The Bulldog wrestling team
came within one match of up
setting heavily favored Au
burn. Saturday, at Auburn,
losing 21-17 to the perennial
Southeastern Intercollegiate
Conference champions.
Auburn also downed the
Bulldog freshmen in the open
ing match by a score of 31-10.
Gene Klosner (145), David
Cooper (152), David Jacobs
(160), Bill Nicol (177) and
Jack Davis (heavyweight)
picked up the Bulldog varsity
wins.
Auburn’s Rick Umbach de-
cisioned the Bulldogs' Mike
Godlewski in what proved to
be the key match for the Au
burn victory.
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FROSH GAIN REVENGE
The Bulldog frosh gained a
bit of revenge for two losses
to the Baby Jackets of Georgia
Tech, Saturday, by downing the
Tech frosh 89-84 in the Ameri-
cus Kiwauls basketball tourna
ment.
The Bullpups placed third in
the tournament, leaving the
Baby Jackets in the cellar po
sition. Auburn and Florida
State battled for first place
honors.
The Bullpups led 47-41 at
halftime, and held a 16-point
lead at one point In the second
half.
Mike Bracewell paced the
Bullpups with 27 points. His
former high school teammate,
Ken Brewer, added 18, fol
lowed by Mickey Wllea with 18
and Jim Dockery with 10.
Commenting on the game.
Coach Gene DeTullio, said, *'I
Just decided to let them play.
I let them shoot it up there and
we pressed ... it was wild
as all get-out.”
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