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PAUL P1ILLIPS. Sport. Editor . BOB BLAKELY TOM (:ARR1 bylt PBL P . PIThe Carolina-Duke game last Saturday is in the record books to stay but will be the subject of many bull sessions. The most controversial play of the day was the pass from Quarterback Johnny Gramling to End Clyde Bennett in the first quarter. If the pass had been ruled complete it would have given- the Gamecocks a first down on the 1)uke two yard line. Movies of the game clearly show Linesman Dalton \Wil liams of Pittsburgh moving in on the play to mark the ball. Carolina got a tough break when Williams was out voted and the pass was ruled incomplete. The big question facing the officials was whether or not Bennett held the ball long enough to have the pass ruled complete. A teammate and a Duke defensive man thought Bennett had caught the ball and then had fumbled when he was knocked to the ground. There was certainly no quest ion as to which team recovered t he loose ball after it was dropped by Bennett. It was Carolina. The play meant a great deal more to the Gamecocks than j.ust another completed pass. It would have given them a first down oil the l)uke two-yard line and a great chance to get an early jump on the powerful Blue I)evils. The psycho logical edge would have been a terrific help to the underdog Gamecocks. Just what would have happened had the pass been ruled complete and the Birds had gone on to score can only be left to guess work. Army got off to a very fast juimp against the (amecocks and vent on to win. Seven points more for the Gamecocks in the Duke game would not have made much iifference, but ain early touchdown by. the Birds would have put a great deal of unexpected pressure on the highly rated l)ukes. Although it is doubtful that the Game cocks would have won the game even if the pass had been ruled colplete, it certainliY wo iul d have made it a lot closer all the war. A Glaring Fault ()ne glaring fault was shown by the movies of the game and that was the inability of the offensive line to keep the hard charging I)uke line out of the Carolina backfield. Ed Meadows, l)uke's candiahte for All-American honors, was coistatiily the fifth man in the Gamecock backfield, lie is probably the best tackle the Birds will see all year, for which Roddy Robbins should be very grateful. Everv time Robbins punted Meadows was charging him, allowing very little time to get his pulit awav. Meadows seemed to lead the way because there always seem(ed to be other I)like linemen coming through with him. Robbins averaged about 85 yards per punt for the game. ('ertainly his average could have been much better had he been allowed a little more time. The offensive backfield also had more than they could handle in Mr. Ieadows. The backs who were supposed to block for Robbins could not stop the hard charging tackle and on almosit every 1)u1nt he was close to b)lock in1g it. Meadlows certainly played like an All-American last SatuLrday and the Gamecocks should be glad they have seen the last of him. there were other breaks t hat went ag:inlst the Birds. A d!ewnlield block uon a G;ra mIing 1(1 IIoot ie J1ohnuson pass in the f irst qularter wvouk(I have resulted ini a touchdown. As it was, dJthinsoin was stop)ped ton the I )uke I15-yard line, bunt the Birds failed to get th ose last few ya rds in four tries. Ainot her bad break was a D)uke punt that was fumbled wi th I )uke recoverinig. Thiis led to a Blue I )evilI touchdown in th ree or I ounr Iplays. ('rli na slit)i d have had at last a fair irun back on that hunt, hut that was just another bad break. Inm all, t he G amn ecoc ks lost thet Iball fou r iimes t hroiugh tu mbles and once on an intfer'cep)tion. A New Record The G amecoc~ks are on their way to a new school record f or completions and1( resl t inmg yar<biage withI Quarterback Joh nov Gramli ng t hrowing to F,nd Clyde Bennett. In f our games this season the Biirds have compiled a record of -l() comp)letioins in 82 attempts for 454 yardls. The rtetcod was established by fte 1949 Gammecocks withI a season's total of 62 completions in 152 tries for 747 yardls. Bo0 Ilagan andl Johnny Boyle were the quiarte'rback*ls doing the throwving at that time. Pratically a cinch ftor an all-time indiviodual record, Gram Iinog has already com)ple'ted 28 out of 60 passes for 882 yards to beconme a Coni tender' for ~Sout hern ('onfCerence honors. Five of Gram Iing's Ipasses Ihave gon e for ftouchd(ow ns and only thbree have been initercepitedI. 'l'e coniferenice's leading pass receiver, (Clyde Benniett, has caught 1 4 thu far ad 13 of them hlave! been thrown by (iramling. Bennett's receptions have been goodl forn 228 yards and( two touchdowns. A not her reason for t he. Gamecock fans to be so happy about this passing combinamtion is that both G ramling and Heunnet t are jun iiors an w11 ~ill be eligible to lihav next year. A Look At "The Tiger" Word has finually dlrifItedI downi f'rom the hiills of (Clemsoin that '"The Tliger,"' the (Clemsoi inewvspaper, predIicted( that the final score o f the (Clemson --Florida game would be 13-7inm favor of Clemson. The final score wvas Clemson 18, Florida 54l. At least they had Clemson's score right. Ini a story undO(er the by-line of Frank Anoderson, there is a reference to the Clemson defensive line. Mr'. Anderson goes so far as t o call the miger (defensive unit "'unconqfuer-. able." Of course this was m .tten on or about October' 9, and Cowdet Anderson mayv have changed his mlind( about that "unconquerable" junk after Florida finished with the boys from the hills that following Saturday. lall Picks n, Duke, 1 dies seem to have something this d year, however, they're biting a little too much for their bellies here. A Michigan over Northwestern: A close inter-conference game. Michigan State over Syracuse: Both still undefeated but the Spar tans hit their stride finally. Penn State over Nebraska: With the injury to Bob Reynolds, State I STAR OF TH CGI and A A ffe A responsie con reported the results< competent medical sp effects of smoking Che A group of peop4 was organized to smol months this group of n normal amount of Chi 45% of the group ha, tinually from one to tl 10 years each. At the beginning .>months period each si ASK YOUR DEALER I FOR CHESTERFIELD EITHER WAY YOU LIKE 'EM to%I t SMU, faryland ;hould have no trouble staying un eaten. Wake Forest over North Caro ina Simply because of the long ,olio-enforced layoff. Notre Dame over Purdue: Purdue s ranked higher but ND has more o be mad about. Ohio State over Washington 3tate: The Buckeyes still seem to E WEEK E1. etessry Or te ySo SUCH REPO ABU N :eonCestefeor Org tead wome Smothi ec1strfields s tafon atday reso hsterfieldsciaron-s Iirty years for an average of and at the end of the six noker was given a thorough -i1 be able to win the tough ones as i Wisconsin will sadly tell you. Penn over Columbia: You have o hand it to Lou Little for de- I ermination. Every year he takes Ais licking from the burlier and 1 aster Quakers. i SMU over Rice: One of those terial affairs which could go either vay. t Stanford over UCLA: I may re- I COGBURI The Businessmen's i Choice at A A SATISFIED 1317 Sumt JUST 2 BLOCKS That's Sunshine Laundry a Cervais L two blocks from tie guys and gals take all their I Sunshine. One-day Quality Serv ing, shirts, piece work and 1 service means satisfaction! 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Alabama over Tennessee: I car hear the dissenting voices now; bul iu;t a hunch. (eorgia Tech over Auburn: Teel shouldn't get seared until Duke time. Texas over Arkansas: The Long horns were badly beaten by Okla homa last week. They'll be out to salvage their pride. Pitt over Army: Pitt showed it had it by heating the Irish. Villanova over Boston College: The Wildcats should start aiming for a bowl bid. No strain here. California over Santa Clara: The Golden Hears to go grumbling along unchecked. Furman over Citadel: The Kadets won !:t week. Now they go btck to their old ways. Cornell over Yale: The Eli's don't spend the money any more to keep up with the big boys. Duke over N(' State: and just about everybody else they play. State waits for basketball season for its glory. Florida over Vanderbilt: Floridu showed its power last week. Ceorcia over I.SU: Should de velop into one of the best scraps of the South. Illinois over Minnesota: Minne sota just can't seem to get started Wisconsin over Iowa: The Badg er's should hav'e their dander ui after losing to Ohio State. They still want that wvestward trip. Oklahoma over Kansas: Th< I)assinLr arms of Crowder andl Reiel c ouldl well dec ide this. Kentucky over M\iss. State: Heca. Bryant to get back on the winning trail. Maryland over Navy: The Mid for Shoes that look like new ROBERTS SlI10E IIIEPAIRIING; SERIIVICE Shoe Acce'(ssories Leather Goods4I Across From (;A LDW)~ELL'S 13 19 Sumtler St. 3-Hour D)ry (leaning .Serv'ie Press While You Wait 1-Day Dry Cleaning and Laundry Service ~ARROW CLEANERS