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SPORTOMAT IC West Virginia University's football team and many of their staunch followers made a record-breaking journey from New Orleans and the Sugar Bowl back to Morgantown, W. Va. last week end without ever leaving the stadium or the playing field. Mountie fans had an almost realistic dream of a January 1 afternoon in the Louisiana city when they could witness their pride and joy perform in one of the bigger post season games in the nation. But, as a dream will have it, they woke up only to find that a Gamecock team from South Caro lina had virtually invaded their mountainous terrain, played miraculous football, and made mincemeat out of their sole desire. BEST TEAM EVER Now, for a look at the opposite side of the dream that actually came true. South Carolina fans were in an eternal turmoil as to whether their Gamecocks could get by the eighth-ranked team in the nation. Everyone suspected that the Mountaineers were .a slight bit overrated, but even so it could have been a most disastrous afternoon. Not to be out done, however, one of the best, if not the best team ever to represent this state institution, went to West Virginia and trotted uif the field with a much-deserved 20-14 victory. Here was the situation. West Virginia had been playing win ning football all season long. They had the longest winning streak among major colleges in the nation, and were almost a shoo-in for a bid to the Sugar Bowl provided they could get by a team that they had beaten the preceding year, 13-6. The Mountaineers were surely disappointed, and rightly so, be cause our beloved Gamecocks had spoiled their bid for big time prominence. I won't go into a lengthy elaboration con erning the merits or demerits of the Gamecocks' performance last Saturday since it is stale news by now, but I would like to make this comment. Ever since my memories will allow me to recollect, I have been a rabid Carolina fan. No other team that the university has produced during this limited span can come to comparison with the present 1953 Game cocks. They have a terrific ball team. A combination of fleet footed backs, a big aggressive line, and the spirit and de termination to win have resulted in a season that Gamecock supporters will not likely forget for many years to come. TEAM SHOILD BE PRAISED The Gamecock is the University's student newspaper whereby members of the student body can voice their opinion. It is also a paper which can and should create constructive ideas in order to benefit anything connected with Carolina. As I have mentioned in the preceding paragraphs, our foot ball team has had a great season. They should, without any doubts, be praised for their efforts this fall. The editor of this paper, Ralph Gregory, and I have collaborated upon this issue from time to time and have finally come to the con clusion that some organization on the campus should under Ske necessary steps toward promoting a testimonial dinner for the football team. Heretofore, all post season get-to gethers honoring the team have been solely put on by in terested alumni. We have griped many, many times about student interest at Carolina and think that this is a good idea to foster a better relationship between athletics and school spirit. I have not gone into the matter deeply enough to advocate any set pattern for putting on this dinner, but it would possibly be a good idea to sell tickets and purchasers of these tickets would be entitled to attend. This is just a su gestion. Anyway, we think the idea is a constructive one and should be considered by some of the more aggressive campus organizations. AT A GLANCE . .. We believe in giving compliments where compliments are due, and a member o'f our sports staff should be corngratulated. This column asked a few members of the Gamecock staff last week to write a few lines about the upcoming West Virginia game, and Jack Bass, recently promoted to Assistant Sports Editor, came up with the exact score. He sat in one of the few rooms here in the office for hours trying to coinpute a fair representation of the score and finally emerged with 20-14. Pretty good on short notice, Jack. . .. Our underrated football team has finally come up from 100th place in the national scale to 18th in the nation this week according to the AP poll. Almost took an act of Congress to get anybody to realize we've got it this year... Just hope Wofford doesn't upset us tomorrow. . . . Glance at Al Lanes' All-Sita team on preceding page, will you ? W.1 AC CONFERENCE'S BEST C "Mule" Bemett, right, 200-pound almost sure bets to place on the All. of each other. Gramling mid Beumic play in Moitgomery, Ala. this year. Gamecocl Final Ap Against One of the greatest and me of the University of South Ci home appearance when the Carolina stadium tomorrow a: This 1953 edition of the Garnet and Black men are being called by many the best team to ever rep resent the state university. The Gamecocks, who beat form erly eighth-ranked West Virginia, 20-14, at Morgantown, W. Va., last weekend. will be a lopsided favorite, but a good crowd is ex pected to turn out to pay tribute to the fighting Gamecocks. Caro lina enters the game with a 6-2-0 record. Twelve Carolina seniors will be playing before a home rrowd for the last time. They are Quarter back Johnny Gramling, Halfbacks Gene Wilson, Bob Korn and Blackie Kincaid, Fullback Buster Brown, Ends Clyde Bennett and Warren Clarke, Tackle Ned Brown and Charlie Camp, and Guards Ed Wilson, Bob King and Buddy Griffin. If the Gamecocks can beat Wof ford tomorrow afternoon and Wake Forest in Charlotte the next wveek end1 on Thanksgiving Day, they will have won more games than any team in the history of the school. The Carolina teams of 1903, 1924, andl 1925 were able to get seven victories for the present record. In beating Virginia, North Caro lina, Clemson, West Virginia, F'ur man, and The Citadel, the Game cocks have scored 136 points for an average of 17 petr game wvhile hold ing the opposition to the low total of 78 points. Team balance has been highly responsible for the Carolina men's FAML.IAR (;AMECOCK GUARD . . . Rob King, 225.-pound senior guard from Natrona Heights, Pa., Is one of the trio named to repre sent Carolina at the annual Blue Gray ganme played In Montgomery, Ala. thIs year. King has always been a dependable lineman, but durIng last few games has really been effective. Paired along with Mltneevich, they make the best pair of guaPr in theM asta. THE GAMECOCK [)MBINATION Johnny Granlii end from St. Matthews constitute th e j -State teams in South Carolina and n or lt, plus Guard Bo King, shown else wl All these men are seniors. -S Ls Make pearance Wofford st colorful teams in the history ni Lrolina will be making its final ti Gamecocks meet Wofford in t fternoon. fine showing to date. They have U looked good in all phases, including U running, passing, ground defense, U pass defense, and blocking. U U When the touted iass attack failed to reach its sensational U heights against North Carolina and West Virginia, ace Quarterback Johnny Gramling turned to the ground to grind out pleasing wins. Halfbacks Gene Wilson, Blackie Kineaid, Mike Caskey and Carl Brazell have been running with i equal effectiveness. i Reserves have come through in A the line, too. When the "first" p stringers have been taken out. A such players as End Spee Granger, T Guards Joe Defore, Dick Coving- A ton, and Ed Wilson, Center Hugh p Bell and Tackles Bob Schwartz, p Charlie Camp, Ned Brown and p Gene Kopec hav'e filled in wvell. Gramling and Bennett will bring F to a conclusion in their last home y appearance brilliant careers that have establishledl them school re cords in passing and receiving. They are nowv rated as the number C one passing combination in the G AC Conference. Wofford has been the victim of B three one point defeats this season H and was tiedi, 26-26, last weekend by M!arshall College at Hunting ton, W. Va. Therefore, it is by virtue of extra points that Wofford G; is not undefeated, IL JUST 2 BLOCKS There's something new In la LAUNDRY AND CLEANERS n at 1415 'Crvalsl Ask for the new service and y ou gel y our laundsr.s drys, folded IFLAT, neatly pa< Spe'r-Quick Laundrys41 (on Grvsai (8e lb.-10 lb. S UNSIE LAUNDRY ANI 1415 CER VANS COGBURN A SATISFIED ( 1317 S..nnt 1rback from Oranageburg. and Clide in the conferensce. These two men, re teams also live withii a few miles een added it the Bitue-Gray roster to atistics St Eight 7 Games mter the game tomorrow after eir losses came only to two of ce and Maryland. Following are rst eight games. INIIDU)(AL RtECEIVING No. Yds. Td'm Clyde Bennett. e 10; 240 2 Carl Brazell, hb 10 140 1 Bill Wohrnan, fb 7 is 0 Blackie Kincaid, hb G 103 1 Gene Wilson, hb 3 11 1 Spee Granger, e 4 10:1 0 Warren Clarke, e 4 98 1 Joe Silas. e 1 U 31 1 Larry Gosnell. 1 2:1 1 Mike Caskey, hh 1 2 0 SCOIt ING Td's ElP lts. Brazell 4 3 27 G. Wilson 4 0 24 STEAK SANDWICHES FRENCH FRIES SALAD 80c TOBEY'S "Great On Date, Arrow Shirts in f Campus Consensus: Arrows cause Arrows really keep a fe new Fall and Winter line of the "smoothest line on camp all Arrow dealers. For tre. booklet, "T he W hat, Clot4ing," write to: Cluett, 10 Eat 40 Street, N. ,A1RjRW* Page Seven Wilson to Try 1,000 Yard Mark Halfback Gene Wilson, not sen ational but dependable as the suin ise, will be closing out a fine iome career for South Carolina's ;amecocks when they meet Wof ord Saturday afternoon in Caro ina stadium. The popular Gamecock captain ,an make the occasion a fitting ne by reaching the 1.000-yard niark for his three-year career, if e (an pick up at, least 28 against he Terriers. Wilson has gained 972 since tarting varsity play in 1951, in luding 329 this season. He understudied the great, Steve Kadiak his first year but took >ver as a star,er last season and vas named to the South Carolina ill-state team. He is a strong landidate to repeat this year. Besides being a good runner P%ilson has been a leading pass -eceiver, catching 24 for 164 yards ver the seasons. He took a pass rom Quarterback Johnny Gram ing and went 25 yards to score arolina's third touchdown in a !0-14 upset of previously unbeaten West Virginia last Saturday. Wilson has been a good team eader and a big factor i1i the reat team spirit and winning at titude of this year's Gamecocks. Wilson's touchdown against West Virginia was the 12th of his career and his fourth this season. A good crowd is expected to turn out to see Wilson and 11 other Gamecock seniors in their final home appearance. Carolina enters the game with 1 6-2 record and needs two more wins for an all-time school record n that respect. ;ramling : 0 18 ,askey : 0 18 3ennett 2 0 12 (incaid 1 3 9 Vohrman 1 ( ) 'larke 1 0 6 3osnell I I 6 "ilas 1 0 ( larrett 0 .4 .1 21 10 136 )pponents 11 9 78 OPEN FACE BARBECUE FRENCH FRIES SALAD 75c 1015 SUMTER ST. i" Men Say Of Vhite and Tints ret top date-rating ..,. be llow looking his best. The Arrow shirts (said to be us") can now be seen at WVhen and Wear of Men's Peabody and Co., Inc., w York 16, N. Y. UCNfF* ROTS SIT left. 175-pouml Pussing Quartt nINt potent ipssinig cumbinatioln e than likely oni the All-Conferen, iere on tie page, have recently b Final Si For Fir. Garolin4 The Carolina Gamecocks ( :on with a 6-2-0 record. Th ie powers in the nation, Dul te entire statistics for the fi SCORES SC 7, Duke 2( SC 25, Citadel 0 SC 19, Virginia 0 SC 27, Furman 13 SC 14, Clemson 7 SC 0, Maryland 24 SC 18, N. Carolina 0 SC 20. W. Virginia 14 131 78 TEAM STATISTICS USC Opps. irst downs 121 96 ushing yardage 1485 1082 verage per game 185.5 135.: assing yardage 852 544 verage per game 106.5 68.1 otal yardage 2337 162 6 verage per game 292.1 20:3.2 asses attempteil 133 110 asses completed ;2 45 uinting average :33.:3 40.A (33 for 1099) (42 for 1719) Limbles lost 10 15 ardts penIalIized 187 311 INDIVl'l11AL Itt'SHING, Times Yds. 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