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3 Gamecoc
To Captun
Three members of the 1957
Gamecocks have been getting good
pre-season play by local and na
tional sports writers, and should
these predictions be correct, South
Carolina could possibly have the
best tackle and set of halfbacks
in the nation.
John Kompara, the big (0-2,
225-pound) tackle from Canton,
Ohio, Alex Hawkins of South
Charleston, West Va., and King
Dixon of Laurens have been get
ting rave notices in the various
national publications as well as
those around this section of the
country.
Kompara is slated for big
things this year after being an
understudy to 1956's fine senior
tackle, Sam DeLuca, who is now
playing with the New York
Giants. He was an All-America
high school choice and he proved
himself capably as a freshman and
a sophomore.
. Coach Warren Giese says: "He's
an alert boy and exceptionally
fast for his 225 pounds." And
the youthful Gamecock coach feels
that Kompara is farther along at
this stage of the game than De
Luca was at this same point.
Giese feels he has all the possibil
ities of becoming an All-America
tackle.
It would be difficult to say
which of the two first string half
backs is the top choice. To prove
this point, take a look at the
records. Dixon handled the ball
147 times and gained 720 yards
rushing and passing. Hawkins
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had 146 chances and gained 70
yards. One more pass or run to
14 yards by Hawkins and th
statistic department would hav
been all tied up.
Dixon is considered one of th
fastest backs in the Atlantic Coas
Conference. The King fror
Laurens is small, but is hard t
bring down. He seems to bounc
off the opposing would-b
tacklers.
Hawkins, who weighs about 19
pounds, can pass, receive, kiel
extra points, and is a top-notcl
runner. One of the outstandinj
features of the All-America hig]
school player from West Va., i
his defensive ability.
Their actual all-star chances ar
lessened, probably, by the fac
that they are equally good an
that votes on various selection
will divide the pair. South Caro
lina's punch-and-jab method o
getting those needed yards res
tricts Dixon's broken-field run
ning somewhat.
Several other Gamecocks coul,
possibly come through in fin<
style. Among these are Juliu:
Derrick, the 6-2, 210-pound senio
end from Columbia; center Law
ton Rogers, the two choices at th
Eullback position, Don Johnsor
and Bobby Barrett.
Several sophomores are consid
ered to be rough on the Game
cock's opposition this year. In
cluded in this group are fullbacl
John Saunders, tackle Ed Pitt
and tackle Kirk Phares.
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and Weston are both seiiiors and o
team line, as they were on (o.are
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_ The Atlantic Coast Conference'
is the youngest of the major foot
0 ball groups in the nation. The
Conference was originally planned
for seven members, but was finally
- planned in its original capacity of
- eight teams when the group was
- actually founded May 8, 195,, at
k Sedgefield Inn near Greenshoro,
s N. C.
The seven original members of
the Conference were Clemson,
Duke, Maryland, North Carolina,
North Carolina State, South Car
olina, and Wake Forest. Virginia
was finally admitted to make up
the eight teams.
These eight teams withdrew
from the Southern ('onferenre
which at one time had 14 teams.
Dr. James T. Penney of the
University of South Carolina was
elected temporary chairman of
the ACC and later became the
conference's first president in
1953.
James II. Weaver, then athletic
director at Wake Forest ('ollege,
was named the first comrmissioner
at a special meet ing.. lie was given
a five-year contract b.y the hboard
of di rectors and1( thle oraiginal I n
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Derrick (85) anl Nelson Wet
raid the Gamecocks in battle thi
all Iwers in the nation. Derric
old more experience to the firs
la WVarrene (iexe're first unit las
by Sianeders).
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lege Group
tract was renewed in 1957 for
other five-year period.
(ood Itepresentatives
A contract with the Ora
Bowl in aMiami, whereby the
ference would send a represet
tive team to oppose a teati.
lected by the Big Seven Con
ence. The first representative
the ACC was Maryland on J
uary 1, 1954.
The contract with the Ora
Howl committee will be terminm
after the .Jan. 1, 1958 game. Cl
son lost to Colorado in the I
Orange Howl 27-21.
Duke Stadium in Durham is
largest of the eight colleges
an iversities represented in
AC(('. The total seating capa
of the stadium is 57,000. Ke
Stadium at. North Carolina is
ond, having a capacity of 43,9
The liniversity of South C
lina will have the third larl
staidum when the constructior
the new mection of the stand:
completed. The proposed sea
capacity of ('arolina Stadium
he' -12,000at. Th'le stadiumat at C2ol
lila wiltlbe theat firast. "hoatwl" ini
'onaferensce.
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With just one year behin
youthful Warren Giese is bei
of the most promising teachi
After eight years as assistan
to Jim Tatum at Maryland, Gies<
came to South Carolina in 1951
and inherited a sophomore-lader
squad with which he managed t<
4 win seven games, losing onl3
three.
His Gamecocks pulled one of
the surprises of the year wher
they blanked Duke, 7-0, an(
narrowly missed an Orange Bow
bid. The team was fourth in th<
nation on total defense and thirt
in the country in forward pas.,
defense, setting an Atlantic Coasl
Conference record in the latter
The squad was second in thl
league in total offense.
Giese had long been recognize(
as an outstanding student of th(
game. As Tatum's assistant h<
spent many exhaustive hours col,
laborating on their text. "Coach.
ing Football and the Split-T."'l Th<
book is now being used for instruc
tion in more than a hundred col.
leges and universities.
t Under the V-12 program, he
studied at Central Michigan Col
lege. There he played halfbacl
before being transferred tc
Miami Training Center and ther
to Jacksonville in 1945, where he
played end under Tatum.
IS He followed Tatum to Okla
homa, played on his (ator Bowl
team as an end, and was choser
to the Kansas City Star's All-Big
7 team.
When Tatum went to Mary
nge land. Giese returned to Central
on- NIichigan where he earned A l ane
ita- BS degrees. After gradoation ht
se- joined Tatum at Nlaryland as as
fer- sistant coath and instructor ir
of physical edtcation. lIv served ir
an- this dual capacity for two year:
before devoting full time to foot.
nge ball. In a few easons he het"amt
ited laryland's No. one assistant foot
em- ball coach. )uring this time hi
957 earned his Nlaster's degree.
lie is in furtquent dtemantl as
the leeturer. In 1!152, tlhe youn
and
andcoah was thoen to go to the lal
the
city l'a.t with the AreIld Iei Foot
nan hall Clinie. Ili I -Je t : ut,ilth let
see- turing in .lpan.
17. Giese is not used to losing. It
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will 7-3-0)
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.2229 Yards li-.hinig 152:
412; Ya.ird- Pa.-sing 4t
21155 lTot:I al Yardage 1 m
I77 'a'.- A\ttemnptedl 10
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:32. 7 l'unit ing A verg 33
ilushing No. (Gain .\ g
llawkhins I130 itit; 4..
Harrett 15 172 :1.
IDotrset t :;4 II17 3..
D lestino :5 124I 3.
P lriekett t;il 11 1 .
King 12 :39 3.:
Vicke.rs 1:; 15 1.:
Passing .\tt. (ComiP. int.Yd
P'ritkett 414 15 I 19:
hlawkiins It S ;3 14'
l)ixoni 11 t; 0 ;
D)errick 1 1 0
Iill 4 1 0
l)orsett 1 1 0 ..
Rieceiving No. Ydls. TDIs Avg
Hawkins 10 91l 1 9.]
D)errick 7 108 2 15.4
l)ixoni 7 12t; (0 18.t
l"rick~ S s2 0 1;..
King 1 15 0 15.(
IDotrset t 1 5 0 5.i
Johnston 1 -2 ) ..2.(
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'IAf I.rStippor I1
ritinues
I him as collegiate head coach,
ng recognized nationally as one
trs in the game of football.
the time he spent at Maryland
the Terrapins had three un
defeated teams, two Orange Bowl
competitors, a Sugar Bowl rep
resentative and a Gator Bowl
team.
He is a rigid organizer and his
day during the football season
moves with machine-like precision.
His drive, youth and enthusiasm
have won for him the unqualified
uplort of the entire coaching
-taff and the team.
The University of South Caro
ina students were given a mild
headache last January when there
was some speculation that Giese
might accept the head coaching
p-it on at the University of
If~urton.
Ilut. Giese returned to Caro
na to c,ntinue leading the Game
," ks to succesrful seasons.
First Championship
The first Atlantic Coast Con
ference championship meet ever
held was in swimming, although
- this gained the due honor by only
a matter of days. This meet be
gan a three-day program at North
Carolina State.
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l'asses Int. lt No. Yds. Ret.
lla%kin- 2 14
John-.n, b) 2 7
)oil 2 (6
li:uil 2 0
l'riekett 1 4
I ti 1 13
I'untinig No. Yds. Avg.
Vickers 14 535 38.2
ltobbhins ., 174 35.0
l)ix\on 15 488 32.5
l'rieLett 2 6;5 :32.5
11all 5 137 27.4
lIaurett 5 13t; 27.4
I'ount leIcturns No. Yds. Avg.
IJixurn 5 t;7 13.4
llawin 3 51 17.0
oret2 25 12.5
I Uivers 1 21 21.0
II 1htiuno 4 19 4.8
Rin5 1 14 14.0
Rtin 1 14 14.0
Kickoff
iteturns No. Yds. Avg.
Destino 2 5t; 28.0
Rung 1 24 24.0
Derrick 1 19 19.0
Hawkins 3 48 16.0
South 1 15 15.0
P'riekett 3 34 11.3
Scoring TI)s EPs Total
Hawkins 5 11 41
Dixon 4 0 24
Priekett 3 0 18
D herrick 2 0 12
Iarr t'et t 2 0 12
.Johnson 2 0 12
) King 1 0 6
Hall 0 1 1
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Page Five
Quick Look
At Gamecock
Opposition
By JERRY SANDERS
Sports Editor
(This is the first of a two-part
xeries on the seven ACC oppo
lents the Gamecocks will face in
L957).
The Atlantic Coast Conference
football notebook. . . .
As the opening games of the
1957 football season are just
around the corner, here is a quick
look at the 'seven other teams in
the young ACC.
Duke's Blue Devils, under the
tutelage of Bill Murray, have
rotten the pre-season pick by most
f the conference sports writers.
The main reason for this predic
tion is that the Blue Devils seem
to have a wealth of tried and
experienced players.
The main cogs in the Duke
machine are expected to be the
lard-running fullback, Hal Mc
Elhaney, who has been given a
ood chance to make All-American
his fall. McElhaney was named
.O the ACC second team last fall
s he had the misfortune of run
iing against hill Barnes of Wake
Forest. This year, however, Mc
rlhaney seems to have a slight
dge over the rest of the league's
ullbacks. Jim Bakhtiar of Vir
;inia will probably give him the
nost trouble.
In the forward Duke wall, Roy
~Iord is slated to be rough on the
>pposition. Hord has been getting
he pre-season pick as All
lmerica guard. Also, listed
Imong the line threats are Buddy
itanley, who plays guard and
om Topping, the senior tackle.
IN TIGER TONiWN
Coach Frank Howard at Clem
on Coll ge is relying on a bunch
if sophomores to carry the mail
or him this fall. Although he
las many upperclassmen in the
roup, the main problem is a
luarterback. The Tigers didn't
hrow too many pases last year,
and it is the general belief that
he Clemson team will be throw
ng many more passes this fall.
Howard, who is starting his
[8th year as Clemson head coach,
vill be trying to have another
-andidate for the Orange Bowl,
)ut the odds appear to be against
lin this time.
Howard had high h(,pes in his
ine prior to opening day drills,
>ut Jim McCanless, who was to
>e the starting tackle, injured his
weck in a swimming accident last
pring, and was a question mark.
l began praticing with the
['igers, buit re'-injur'ed his neck
mdt will be out for' the season.
.John Gridijan, the prec-seasonl
sias the lineman-of-the-year
n Southi Carolina, will be leading
he line against their A CC 01)
ionent s. I4on! K aItetnb,ach and
Jonnie Hunton are't also, slated to
give the Tige'rs some atdded ex
>erience in the line.
CAN MARYL-ANI) RETUURN?
'The b ig q uestion markl ina the
\tlIan tit' 'oast (oinfer'ence this
'all is whbether' or not1 Maryland
-an! boulnce back from their un
'Xpected "hard lutck'' year' (If 195f6.
il1ost of thle c'oat'les and sports
wr!iters feel they catn.
Head touch Tommy Mont has
mt let ter'men retuining this year
is he only lost 1(1 through grad
lation. Tlhe big losses to the Terp
eam were endl Jean Waters;
-ack'les Mike Sandusky, Al Whar
on andI Ed Heutring; guatrds Jack
)av'is and George Kolarace; and
'ullbacks Tom Selo'p and Jim
skar'da.
There seems to be better
>alance and more depth ini the
\Iirylaind team this year', which is
lart of the march to v'ictory.
,('net Alderton, the All-Amterican
renter candidate, leads the way
~or the Terps from the center slot.
TAR HEELS ON THE MOVE
Coach Jim Tatum is sure about
mec thing this fall. He says that
he only way the North Carolina
beam can go is upj andi that is
~xactly what everyone expects
rom the [ar Heels.
Actually the N. C. squad won
wo games out (If 10 last season,
mut the ACC declared the two
vins and) a tie forfeited because,
although unknown hy the staff,
an ineligible player competed in
those games.
Most followvers of the Tar Heels
feel that Tatum is about a year
sway from reaching his winning
potential again, but things cer
tainly seem brighter for "Sunny
Jim."
The 195'7 Tar heels will be big,
ad have considlerable speed.
Quarterback D)ave Reed gives the
North Carolina team one of the
finest field generals in the con
ference, and apparently this is
one of the reasons for the predic
tion that the Tar Heels will finish