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The Tar Hal A I I I CI im cm 9 I I lit 9 i Tftursc January 31, 1S74 TTT Tl by Cteva Levin Sports Writer South, then improvement nationwide. For fencing to be raised up, you need to familiarize people with it. First, you gotta offer it in hi schools, and then find some way to get people to fencing meets. "Fencing has changed from a gentleman's way to maintain his honor to a sport and science. A fencer has certain parts to hit, and he must make both offensive and defensive moves in order to reach the limited area." Charlie's thought began drifting towards his future.

He's switched his major from chemistry to Physical Education since began school at Carolina. He wants to become a fencing coach somewhere and help fencing like Ron Miller has done. Charlie says. "Ron's been something like 68-7 (65-6) at Carolina and he's done his part to help fencing. He still thinks about how to improve fencing all the time.

"I'd like to be just the kind of coach Ron is." he continued. "I really admire him. He's built up fencing in the South and we're finally beginning to be able to beat lots of Northern teams. He's a human being that makes you fee! that what you're doing is worthwhile, and he just really makes you feel good." It's 1 2:30 in the morning, and we pick up and leave the Bacchae. headed for the frat.

There are a couple of snockered people there, the most notable one being the guy that claims he is both Eric Clapton's and Joe Walsh's brother. In between beers and Marlboros. Charlie counsels a pledge on fraternity life. His tone is low-keyed yet firm and commanding. He sounds almost like the man he admires.

Miller, patiently explaining difficult fencing techniques that long ago became simple for him. Good old Charlie Poteat. He scratches where it itches. So I went and afterwards 1 told Coach Miller was interested, but that I didn't know what fencing was about. He was pretty good about it and told me to come to practice that week.

worked three to five hours a day, six days a week for a little over a month. Then I entered a novice tournament in Raleigh and made it to the finals along with this other guy. We were both undefeated and whoever won the match would win the tournament. Well, I get behind 4-1 and I looked over to Coach Miller. He told me he had confidence in me and that he was sure 1 could do it.

I won 5-4." Charlie's chain smoking his Marlboros now in between long draughts from his nug. We're talking about how competitive we both are, and how he feels about coaching now instead of playing. I miss the competitiveness of the meets," he said. "When you coach you work with people during the week because the match depends on them. You wonder if they'll remember everything you've taught them, and when they come through and win it makes you feel good.

"The players deserve the credit; they earn it. The coach doesn't make a person win, it's the person jiimself. "After winning a big meet we all go out for a nice supper. If you get 25 people that win and put 'em together, they raise hell. The waitresses get into it and they usually join the party.

"People start doing John Wayne impersonations and cracking one-liners. At every meal everyone is laughing so hard; that's the best part of the meet when everybody's together in a good mood." By now the beer has gotten me into a great mood, and Charlie's smiling and joking. We play a game of airhockey and I win 23-9 (the scoreboard is broken), and now we're about to have another pitcher. Charlie looks at me and accuses, "You probably didn't want to cover fencing for the DTH did you? You were kinda stuck with it weren't you?" I nodded dumbly and told him he was right. "I knew it," he said.

"I'm for anything that improves fencing. After improvement in the Old Charlie Poteat and I had a pretty good time last week. 1 listened to Charlie expound his views on fencing, his future, and other such things, while Charlie watched me get snockered. 1 had thought that the interview would be nothing special, but I discovered that Charlie is an amazing individual. He's a member cf the Century Club at the Scoreboard and he's one helluva "Battleship' player.

He's a devoted alumni of Delta Tau Delta, often giving counseling to the pledges. To top everything off, he's the Carolina fencing team assistant coach, a. position that he cherishes. The thing is, most people never see the serious side of Charlie. He always seems to be joking around, giving swirlies, talking about women, or remembering good times.

There's never a mention of the future, of problems or anxieties. The interview was in the Bacchae and at first I didn't think I was going to get anything out of him. He seemed pretty nervous and his only actions were the ones concerned with the lighting of his cigarettes. "Hey Poteat," yelled someone. Are you being interviewed?" "Yeah, he's from the DTH Til be damned!" marveled the other.

T11 be damned!" We can't find anything to talk about so we're checking the chicks over and drinking some beer. The jukebox is playing that song by the Showmen about that girl with the 39-2 1 -46 body and tonight there are a lot of them around. Charlie goes to the bathroom, and I go and get another pitcher. Charlie's back, but now I've gotta go to the bathroom. "When I came to Carolina I hadn't done any fencing," he suddenly said.

"1 didn't even know what it was. I saw a sign on the bulletin board about a fencing meeting, and since I like sports so much, I decided to go. Duke visits Carmichael A on-mi infill I ffcDF soccer soiead MB points and 15 rebounds. For Mann, a World University Game player this past summer, this win marked her first Carolina triumph over her UNC-G counterpart. Wiggs.

Other scoring leaders for UNC included freshman Dawn Allred with 15. and sophomore B.J. Woodard with 10. After four games, co-captain Mann tops all UNC scorers and reboundcrs. averaging 19 points and 15 grabs a game.

Allred boasts a I3-point mark, and Woodard is averaging 10.5, with seven games remaining in UNCs regular season. UNC basketballers clash with Duke tonight at 7:30 in Carmichael Auditorium, looking for their second home victory of the week. Holding a 3-1 mark, the Heels sullied the undefeated slate of UNC-G's Lady Spartans Tuesday in a rugged 54-44 win highlighted by an uncompromising Carolina defense. With a flexible, but unified zone defense. UNC rattled the Spartans and limited wing Rita Wiggs, former Pan American Games player, to nine points.

Junior 6,0" Marsha Mann chalked up 20 Heading the group of prep stars who have indicated that North Carolina is their first choice are Mit Carothers, whose brilliant play in 1972 led the Chapel Hill High School to its only State Soccer Championship and Dick Drayton, a Philadelphia stand out who scored twenty-eight goals last season for Episcopal School. Also high on the coaches lists are Bill Kistner, a Morehead scholarship nominee from the Hill School, and Bobby Propster, everyone's All-American who scored twenty-two goals for Chapel Hill High School in 1973. All this talent added to a 1973 team that returns almost intact, gives the growing number of Chapel Hill enthusiasts even more to cheer about next fall. Returning are freshman wing sensation, Rob Hollis, who scored the winning against UVa and State, and David Harmon, who led all scorers with six goals and three assists. Steve Dawson and Mark Baldwin, veterans with five years playing experience between them, have been elected Captains for 1974.

One of the memorable moments in 1973 occurred during the Maryland thriller, when goalie Win Bennett was down and Baldwin led the defense of the UNC goal heading three shots away from the open nets. Also returning to the 1974 UNC side are veterans Geoff Griffin, three goals and three assists, Pat Brady, four goals and one assist, David Taylor, whose 15 career goals leave him high on the all-time Tar Heel scoring list. Tracy Jones, recovering from a broken ankle, is expected to return to his superb early season form. Kip Ward has again been asked to help coach the offense. On defense.

Dr. Allen returns all his top players; John Rhodes, Kevin Ledwith, Rod Hassold and Mark Schaefer. Mark Berson seems to have the best chance in the goal. It is still true to say that on any given day 1 1 foreign soccer players will probably beat 1 1 Americans. But not for long.

In the Orange Bowl the match did not go to the international side from YCLA, but to a group of players who had grown up together in the youth around St. Louis. The new talent and energy flowing into and out of the Piedmont gives local soccer buffs reason to believe that the 1974 North Carolina soccer season has more than a good chance to be the best ever. byKipWsrd Spscial to tha DTH At the University of North Carolina, Dr. Marvin Allen, the of Southern coaches led his spirited 1973 team to one of the most successful seasons in recent years; losing only twice in a tough eleven-match schedule.One of those was to Clemson in a close match.

His young team, that finished ranked sixth in the South, has already begun plans for next year's rematch, scheduling a three-week eight-match tour of England, Scotland and Wales early in the summer. Anson Dorrance, North Carolina's 1973 captain and stunning midfielder, has been selected to the All-South and All-ACC teams. Junior Rick Culberson, who finished second in scoring for the Heels with four goals and six assists, was also chosen as an All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection. There is already talk of the new soccer talent being attracted to the North Carolina program. Most of it is focused on a group of high school players who could end the lack of natural inside forwards that has been a problem for Carolina over the years.

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