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SPORTS M .9ANDERS BY SANDERS Inspiration Inspiration!! That's what they call it. Yep, Furman's Purple Hurricane whipped up a sma breeze last Saturday afternoon that caused the Birds t flutter in the down-draft. An inspired Purple anl White aggregation fought wit every ounce of strength available to spring an upset, bu the Gamecocks' early scoring splurge proved to be too muci The final score was 13-6 on the first quarter touchdown of Alex Hawkins and' Bobby Barrett. Hawkins, the soph halfback from West Virginia, got thi thing rolling in the first eleven seconds of the game as h slanted off-tackle, rambled through the Furman secondar and 66 yards for the score. His attempt at the extra poin was wide and only 20 seconds had elapsed. The moans an groans of the partisan crowd of 8,000 were very audible. Then, Furman's offensive thrusts, led by frosh quarter back Bill Baker, carried the ball to the Carolina 48. Fron that point. Baker attempted a pitchout and fullback Bobb3 Barrett was the recipient and he galloped 47 yards for th4 score. Jack Hall converted, the score stood 13-0 with second: to play in the first quarter. From the second quarter on, the Hurricane from Green ville controlled the ball in the manner for which Carolina i, better known. In that second period, Furman held the bal for nine and one-half minutes before scoring. On that play, Jackie Powers tried an off-tackle slant from the 12 and scored standing up. The scoring ceased for the afternoon at that point, bul Furman continued to play heads-up football. Outstanding in the Hurricane line were Edge, Jennings, Markofski, and Tom Avery. Leading the defensive thrusts of Carolina were Buddy Frick, Sam DeLuca, Lawton Rogers and Tony Byers. "Quotes and Unquotes" Immediately after the game, this reporter began asking questions around the press-box to the sportswriters cover ing the game for their respective papers. Here are the comments: FRANK BALLENGER, "Greenville News"-"I was surc surprised in the score and impressed with the Furman offen sive thrusts. The Furman backs picked up good yardage al afternoon. That 66-yard run by Hawkins on the first play of the game and the pitch-out interception by Barrett wer( definitely the key plays of the game." MICKEY LOGUE, "Atlanta Constitution"-"Furman was really playing inspired ball today. This Furman quarterback Baker, is the best frosh quarterback I've ever seen, If Haw. kins keeps improving, he'll be one of the greatest backs th< South has known. He's not only big, but deceptive an shifty." LARRY HARDING, "Charlotte~- Observer" -- "Furmar looked good out there today. I'm quite impressed with the play of Carolina's halfback, Alex Hawkins. Derrick surf missed a couple of key passes there in that second half." Defensive-minded Birds South Carolina's Gamecocks have strengthened their hold on all three defensive departments in Atlantic Coast Con ference statistics. The defense-minded Gamecocks top the conference in total dlefense, having allowed only 207.1 yards per game . . .ir rushing defense, having given up an average of 161.3 yards per game . .. and in pass defense, having yielded only 45.6 yards per game Clemson, on the other hand, has proved that you don'i have to rank high statistically to lead the conference. Th< unbeaten, once-tied Tigers are low on the totem pole 01 statistics. Duke is first in total offense and rushing offense . . . witt South Carolina second in rushing offense Virginia's Cavaliers is the top passing team . . . witl North Carolina State second and Maryland third. ACC Scoring Race Fullback Bill Barnes of Wake Forest still leads the Atlan tic Coast Conference in scoring .. . but he's being pushed b3 South Carolina's Alex Hawkins. Barnes has 38 points on six touchdowns and two conver sions. Hawkins has 32 points on four touchdowns and eigh conversions. Five players have scored 24 points, including King Dixoi of South Carolina, Joel Wells and Charlie Horne, both o1 Clemson, Eddie Rushton of Duke, and Ed Sutton of Norti Carolina. It is interesting to note that of the seven players men tioned, three are sophomores and have two more years oj eligibility remaining to torment their opposition. Wake Forest's ACC Offensiv, Bill Barnes, the line-busting fullback of Wake Forest's Demor Deacons, leads the Atlantic Coas1 Conference in total offense, ac cording to statistics released b the ACC Service Bureau. Barnes, the most under-rate( back in the conference last season is leading his closest competitor Jim Bakhtiar of Virginia, by moro than 100 yards. He has garnere< 756 yards in 115 plays in the 195( 11 season. Bakhtiar is second in the con ference with 645 yards gained it 150 plays and Yarbrough, also of the Cavaliers, is third with 54( yards. t Alex Hawkins and King Dixon both of South Carolina's Game cocks, hold down the fourth anc 3 fifth slots, respectively. Hawkin; gained 131 yards against Furmar last Saturday to move ahead o Birds Open Net Season 1 December 1 The University of South Caro lina's Gamecocks will open its 1956-57 basketball season on De cenmber 1 at the Carolina field house, according to Coach Frank Johnson. The schedule includes 15 away games with ten games to be played in the field house. The Gamecocks will also participate in the annual Gator Bowl tournament which will be played in Jacksonville, Florida on December 27-28. The Carolina schedule is: Sat., Dec. 1-Wofford, here. Wed., Dec. 5-Duke, away. Sat., Dec. 8-Georgia, here. Wed., Dec. 12-NC State, away. Sat., Dec. 15-N. Carolina, here. Wed., Dec. 19-Tenn., away. Thur., Dec. 20, Ga. Tech, away. Fri., Dec. 21, Georgia, away. Thur., Dec. 27-Gator Bowl. Fri., Dec. 28-Gator Bowl. Sat., Jan. 5-Maryland, here. Sat., Jan. 12-W. Forest, away. Mon., Jan. 14-Maryland, away. Tue., Jan. 15-Virginia, away. Fri., Jan. 18-Exams. Thur., Jan. 24-Exams. Sat., Jan. 26-Wofford, away. Mon., Jan. 28-Citadel, here. Sat., Feb. 2--Furman, away. Thur., Feb. 7-W. Forest, here. Sat., Feb. 9-NC State, away. Tue., Feb. 12, Clenison, away. Fri., Feb. 15-Virginia, here. Tue., Feb. 19-Furman, here. Fri. Feb. 22-N. Carolina, away. Sat., eb. 23-Duke, away. Tue., Feb. 26-Citadel, away. ZEFKE'S BUJS . . . What else? huarry up. Dick Baurtulski, usuall athletic (cnter on Ilosewoodl Drh~ is unabl to playv football this s ofth us. (Photo by Sylvia Hai Lathami Captures Honors Ini Meet Bill Latham, the former Dreher High star, won his second cross country meet of the season last Friday as he rambled over the 8.8 mile Duke course in 19 minutes 38 seconds. South Carolina, however, 10st the triangular meet as Duke cap tured meet honors with 86 points. Wake Forest was second and Car bolina third in the three-team bat tIe. Hotelling of Duke was second in indlividlual scoring with twr D)eacons from Wake Forest coming in third and fourth, respectively. Trhe cross-cou ntry runi~ners, coached by former USC miler Al Ian Inabinet, will tackle Mary land's Terrapins this afternoon in College Park, Maryland. SaU a j r ~ZAll "~ %i X 1>a Barnes Leads e Statistics team-mate Dixon in the total of t fense department. Barnes also leads the rushing - offense in the conference with an average of 6.6 yards per carry. Bakhtiar is second and Dixon I third in this department. , In the passing department, Nel , son Yarbrough of Virginia's Cav aliers, leads the ACC with 36 com I pletions in 71 attempts for 530 yards. Of these 36 completions, two have gone for touchdowns and six have been intercepted by op t ponents. Total Offense Player, School G Plays Yds. i Barnes, Vake Forest .... 7 115 756 Baklitiar, Virginia ........ 7 150 645 Yarbrough, Virginia ...... 7 108 546 Hawkins, S. Carolina .... 7 85 516 Dixon, S. Carolina .,...... 7 100 482 Wells, Clemson ............ 6 98 432 Christy, N. C. State .... 7 82 373 Sutton, N. Carolina ...... 7 67 3863 McElhanoy, Duke .......... 7 61 316 Ieed. N. Carolina ........ 5 95 316 Rushing Player, School Rshs. Yds. Avg. liarnes, Wake Forest .... 115 756 6.0 Bakhtiar, Virginia ........ 150 645 4.3 Dixon, S. Carolina ...... 93 434 4.7 Wells, Clemson ............ 97 432 4.5 llawkins. S. Carolina .... 85 390 4.6 Sutton, N. Carolina ...... 62 345 5.6 icElhaney, Duke ........ 61 316 5.2 Christy, N. C. State .... 75 312 4.2 layes, Clemson .......... 63 262 4.2 limiter, N. C. State .... 58 245 4.2 Forward Passing l'layer, School Att. Coin. Int. Yds. TDs Yarbrough. Va. .... 71 36 6 530 2 Fritsch, Ald. ........ 49 21 4 210 0 Carpenter, W.F. .. 65 20 7 275 2 l'etrella, hi d. . ....... 34 19 3 235 1 Clarke, Va. .......... 42 18 0 164 0 Franklin, N.C. St. 40 15 4 245 3 Jorgensen, Duke .. 28 14 1 213 2 Reed. N. C. ........ 41 14 3 200 2 l'rickett, S. C. .... 29 11 3 148 2 1 Brodhead, Duke .. 28 11 3 134 1 Bussey, Clemson .. 24 10 1 154 0 Biddies Seek Win Against Tar Babies Carolina's winless Biddies will be after their first taste of vic- co tory when they meet the Tar Ba- st. bies from the University of North en Carolina tomorrow night. The ne game will be played in Memorial po Stadium in Florence, beginning at lit 8 p.m. Coach Weems Baskin's charges ill have been on the short end of the of score in four games this season. N< They have lost to Wake Forest, Di 6-0, Duke, 13-6, Clemson, 27-0, and Pr Georgia Tech, 27-0. . T\ The Tar Babies have won over the Maryland and Virginia frosh a elevens, losing only to the strong C. Wake Forest freshman team, wi 14-12. U) Coach Baskin will probably go Im along with his usual starting line- de up which would be, Doug Hatcher fo and Bobby Thornton, ends; Kirk, Phares and Ed Pitts, tackles; Jack pr Jones and Dwight Smith, guards; tei James Reilly, center; Park Tur ner, quarterback; Ralph Vigorito mi and Jesse Smarr, halfbacks; and te John Saunders, fullback. gu Anid willh Zeke hasnging fromn the dooit y known as Zeke, transorts Ihe foonthn e for their daily practice sessions ini lh 'asoni becautse of arm injuries, but he nna) The Birds of Carolina have at tempted 49 passes thus far this season and have completed 25. Gamecock passers have had nine tosses intercepted by the opposi tion. COLUMBIA-SOUTHERN CHEMICAL CORPORATION Interview Date November 13 Opportunitles avaIlable In seven plants: New Martinsville, W. Va., Boatberton, 0., Lake Charles, La., Corpus Christi, Tex., Jersey City, N. J., Bartlett, Calif., and Beauharnols, Quebec, Canada. Producers of heavy Industrial chemkals: Soda ash, Chlorine, caustIc soda, anhy drous ammonia, titanium tetrachioride, and other chlorInated products. Research, development, production, de sign, and maintenance opportunitles open for men in these categories: BS, MS, Ph.D. Chemists, BS ? MS Chem. Engrs, BSCE's, BSME's, BSEE's, Bs Indus. Engrs, as instrument Engr., and Ph.D. Physki,. SRI PREPARE FOR FLORENCE victory of the season against Nortl preparing for the Tar Babies. IIh right) tackle Ed Pitts of Clinton, halfhack Dan Taylor of Seneca. ( 4CC Baskei !righter Fo The eight basketball represen- f tives of the four-year-old ACC i "baby" among principal college nferences of the nation-give rong pre-season indication of re forcing a recent claim: that a s w swing of national basketball a wer is Southbound. There was I tle doubt to that question dur f g the '55-'56 season, wvhen half this conference, N. C. State, )rth Carolina, Wake Forest, - ike, were consistent Associated ess choices for Top Ten and ] venty positions. North Carolina's Tarheels are common favorite to relieve N. State of conference laurels, th Wake Forest a strong second. VC is loaded to the hilt with tall n of varsity experience and ad aim. The Deacons expect a ur of last season's regulars back s their front rank, and this may 0 ove to be the most experienced m in area competition. C Everett Case at State will sorely t ss the loss of All-America cen- 1 r Ron Shavlik, not to mention t ard Vic Molodet, Phil I)iNardo e ARRWCl .11t mnn o an 1 Bro ockn a ne 1209 G< 1631 G< Quality 3-Hour Cl i-Day La Press Whik 2-DAY REGUILA SlitA 1.nm, Sc GAME . South Carolina's fresh Carolina in Florence, Saturday nig -re Coach Weems Baskin, kneeling, i end Fred Wolfe of Rock Hill, cent< Photo courtesy Athletic Department) ball Prospe r Approach ad Lou Dickman. The Wolfpack v s strong with promising sopho- F nores, however, and by tourna- p net time could be at the top t gain. C Gamecock Coach Frank John- h on has new-found strength at the uard slots, with Dean Crain, s lobby McCoy, Cookie Pericola, t ,ichie Hoffman and Wayne God- ' rey all capable of starting against n Vofford December 1. He has ex erience and versatility with for- o -- t1 life Team p tl 3pens Fire November 9 * t, The University rifle team, with e: 1-1 record, will open its regular i eason Nov. 9 at the University to f Louisville. sl Maj. A. S. Dooley, U. S. Marine - orps, has announced that this is he first time the University has ad an official rifle team. Until his year, the team was composed f only ROTC students. Partici ation is now open to any student II clps who wishes to try his kill with a rifle or pistol. The University team has lost to 'resbyterian College's team anid as won over the South Carolina lational Guard team at Fort acksoni. Th National Guard team ill play a return match here Nov. The teanm will match the Terp ifle team Nov. 19 at the Univer ity of Maryland. The Terps for iany years have been the number ne team in the nation. Additional matches with Clem on, The Citadel, Wofford, Fur tan, D)uke, North Carolina, Geor ia Teach, and Tulane will be held. This year's Virginia-North Car lina game November 10th will be he (6ist in the longest and most onitinuous series in Southern col .ge football history. The teams irst played in 1892 and Virginia ion 30-18. Sam Vickers, the sophomore uarterback, is currently leading amecock punters in average ardIs per kick, having booted nine imes this year for 363 yards or n average of 40.3 yards pey kick. LEA NERS ~rvals Aliways undry -U-Wait R SERVICE e~vle $ .90 i\V VWJJV&"A 7, i7WU~ man squad, aiming for its first ht, is hard at work this week eviews some plans with (left to -r Paul Smith of Lancaster, and ets Appear ing Season ards Grady Wallace, Marshall erkins and Art Smejkal. The erformance of Fred Lentz, who ikes up for the graduated Lee ollins, will mean a great deal in ow far Carolina goes this year. Losses at Duke were heavy, and iould tighten the struggle be veen South Carolina, Maryland, irginia. and Clemson for recog ition in the top ranks. Vince Yockel and Billy Yarbor igh, who is eligible for the first iirteen games, bear the brunt of lemson's hopes. New Tiger coach ress Maravich takes over a squad tat had the highest scoring aver e in the league-86 per game it also the weakest defense, last ason. Virginia and Maryland expect take advantage of height and cperience, respectively-, in better ig their won-lost records. Both ams are blessed with returning arters. 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