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Boun w MEET THE GAMEC Don John In Big Th By Tom McLean Sports Writer Perhaps the Gamerooster wit the biggest personal stake i Clemson game tomorrow is ful back Don Johnson. As most < you may remember, Don had tl dubious distinction of fumblin on a second and goal situation E the Tiger three-yard line in laf year's encounter. However, a Carolina fans will agree that hi fine play since that time ha more than made up for this mi cue. un IVYs Authentic Ivy Jacket with lapped sean And,Ba * In our Ivy Shop you1 finest selections of and Sportcoats.. favorite of college nme some importedl and d cheviots, corduroys, . delighted with our mi SPORTCOAT| ' SUITS 35 W Carolina Studei Use Our GAMECO 'And tiful B OCKS: #6 on Has Persc ursday Footb Although Don insisted that all foc the players, including himself, are an h regarding the Clemson game as son n any other, you couldn't help no- fer ticing that he was anxious to settle )al a personal debt. Finally he ad- -ai mitted, "1 guess I will be putting hal a little more personal effort into this game because of what hap pened last year." lion, a 6-foot, 190-pound senior, moved to Lewisburg after his freshman year in high school. The a small town in which he originally - lived had no football team. At Lewisburg High, Don played - -- r - hot sch Our inc St., HOP no re League Styling 1 atural look ho ho a, and deep hook vent, " aun ck Buckle-strap on trouisers I per a 5% tha i hei tim Ihis' beh tot Il find one of the state's Natural Shoulder Suits .a tradlitional fashion n . . . hoos,e from hand.l omestic tweeds, flanunels, mnd Shetlands. You'll he oderate prices. S 17.95 to 45.00 .00 to 59.75 ts Are Invited To CK CHARGE PLAN E Thursday r "* iddie onal Stake ill Classic thall, basketball, and baseball I earned 10 letters in all. John made the Susquehanna Con ence all-star team in both foot I and basketball. He was also tain of the football &nd basket I teams at Lewisburg High. Johnson came to Carolina from a family with a strong athletic background. His grandfather, his father, and 10 uncles were all active in sports at Bucknell Uni Johnson versity in Don's netown of Lewisburg, Pa. fter graduation, Don received olarship offers from 15 schools, uding Wisconsin, Pitt, Penn. Cornell, and Bucknell. When asked why he decided t to follow in the footsteps of relatives at Bucknell, Don plied, "They had a policy that al students should live at me and pay for most of their scellaneous expenses such as aks, etc., so therefore the iolarship w oulid n' t have tounted to much." [e went on to say that he wvas suaded to come to Carolina by ich Max Reed, who at that e was an assistant to Enright. seemns that Reed had played ege football wvith Don's father Bucknell and he wvas able to vinice both Don and his father t(arolina was the best choice could( make. Don went on to ,"I visited Carolina and was y impressedi by both the c'hes and the school. Since that e I have never had cause to ret that decision." Moves Up Ladder 'ohnson earnied letters in both sop)h andI junior years. Last i he started out the season ind Dan South an(i Bobby Bar .Before the Duke game, South injured and Don moved up the secondi unit. Then Barrett PEPSI.COL.A RnTTl'IN COa ' .. There'll Bat USC Bird, Tiger Announced CAROLINA Derrick Rogers Weston C. Johnson Addison Kompara Beall Spears Destino Hawkins D). Johnson wvas injured in the North Caroitlir game, anld Don moved up to tI first unit. H-e has started evei game since. Don is majoring in economici and he has no definite plans for the future. He says he has four alternatives in mind. They are: to play pro ball, get a job, volunteer for the draft, or enter the seminary. D)on is one of the niceRt guys on the campus and he enjoys hunting and ice skating in his spare time. iIe wvas asked his opinion c what effect the loss of Bunc would have on the team. He trie to sum up the feelings of tU MPANY. COLUMBtIA,. C.e Be 42,000 1 tle Ba USC Line-Ups For Battle CLEMSON LE Masneri LT Padgett LG Payne C Bunton RG Grdijan RT Olson RE Few QB Barbary LH Chiatlin RH Horne FB Hayes m~ whole tearn by saying, "Actually c an.v inijury hurts. T1he* loss of y Hunich wiall hurt but the players havye all t he confidence in the world in Spears and Strickland. We'll jus,t have to realize our work is cut out for us, and work that much harder."' CARLTON TIES MARK D)uke halfback Wray Carlton scored only two points in last Saturday's game against Wake n Forest, but it boosted him to a h total of 49 poinlts and a tie for d the At'C sc(oring record set by e.\laln' Fd V ereb in 1955. John m Ford's Finest Film! IA Proud, Passionate, Perfect Picture .. . Crowded with laughter, drama, conflict and beauty! John Ford's "THE RISING of the MOON" withs Playera from alhe Abbey Theare Co. Introduced by Tyrone Power Filmed in thme Emerald Isle Itself Starts TUES., OCT. 20 M5. et lere' .by < Li'l Wed Affair S Carolina's Biddies will be the season tonight at 8 o'clc Carolina Stadium in a prelu The annual "Little Wednesc "blood battle" as its older br The USC frosh have heater Wake Forest's Baby Deacon 19-c and have lost games to N. C. State 18-0, and Florida State's unde feated freshmen, 13-12. The Cubs from Clemson are still looking foi their first victory of the year. Coach Billy Henderson's Biddie have been beseiged with injurie just as the varsity squad, th major casualty being Samm: Fewell, the stalwart tackle fron Rock Hill, who suffered a frac ture(l leg. Biddies Lowe In the game against Florid State's frosh last Saturday, th Biddies were leading at one poin before bowing to the strength o Fullback Jim Calhoun who score( the two touchdowns to give th FSC youngsters a 13-12 victor; in Tallahassee. South Carolina relied on, powerful ground game as pres eribed in Gamecock coaching b; S C touchdowns came on quarter head coach W~arren Giese. Hot back sneaks as Harvey Shiflet an Larry Jolluck scored on identica plays. The outstanding linemen for th Biddies was center Steve Gant who tormented Florida runners al evening. Halfback David Cloute aind fullback Bob Farmer wer also praised for play in the game ('ubs Defeated In Cubs' last encounter, th lmps from D)uke' University pushed across two touchdowns il the first two quarters, then heli on to take a 14-7 win. CPamson tied the game briefi; in the second period driving 5' yards in five p)lays for a score Fullback Pat Keller smashed ove from the one for the only scor of the evening for Clemson. It was the first game of th season for the Duke frosh and th third straight loss for Clemson. RECORDS EVERYWHERB If South Carolina's King Dixo1 looks tough on the field, you ca1 believe it-he is. At Marine camj in Quantico this last summex Dixon set a few records on th o)bstacle course. He reported t football practice this fall in mid season physical condition. Dixo: runs the 100-yard dash in 9.9; h was clocked last spring at 10. andl 10.2 in football shoes. MASTER CI Main Plant 1907-08 BLA Branch Offie.. 1447 SUMTI 3351 Fi 454 "SERVICT- nnd rng als rzesday it For 8 seeking their second victory of ek against Clemson's Cubs at de to the big game tomorrow. lay" affair looms as much a other, "Big Thursday." THE RECORD ("lrmson won :31. Carolina won 20, three ties. (arolina scores listed first: 1896: 12-4; 1929: 14-21 1897: 6-2(1 1930: 7-20 1898: (1-24 1931: 21-0 18199: 0-34 1932: 14-0 1900: (1-51 1933: i.0 1902: 12-6 1934: 0-19 1903-1 90$: 1935: 0-44 No games 1930: 0-19 1909: 0-0 1937: (-34 191(1: 0-24 1938: 12-34 1911: (1-27 1939: 0-27 e 1912: 22-7 1941: 13-21 t 1913: a-32 1941: 18-14 1914: 6-29 1942: c-18 1915: 0-0 1943: 33-6 (tie) 1944: 13-20 1916: 0-27 1945: 0-0 1917: 13-21 (tie) 1918: 0-39 1946: 26-14 1919: 6-19 1947: 21-19 192(0: 3-0 1948: 7-13 - 1921: 21-LI 19491: 27-13 1922: 0-3 1950: 14-14 192:: .;-7 ie 1924: 3-0 1951 : - 1925: :33-0 1952 : 1;-0 1926: 24-0 19158: 141-7 1927: 0-201 1954: 13-8 19128: (0-32 1955: Il-2s 1956: 0-7 ('lemson 854 Iiiggest Clemson mnargin : 51-u (1900) Biggest Carolina marugin : 33-() '1925) A WINN1,NG1 TlEAM Since inlter'col legiat e foot ball began at (Carolina in 18914, the Gamecocks have won more games .than they have lost undter 21 coaches. The Birds have won 253 games and lost 238 in 63 years while deadlocking in 311 others. The Gamecocks have scored 6,537 points and their opponents have made 6,255 points. MANY L,ETTFERED CAVALIERS The University of Virginia's football roster includes six letter winners in track and twvo in base ,ball. The trackmien are Sonny Randle, halfback; Frank Call, > guard; Henry Davenport, and Harold Outten, tackles; andi Pat i Whitaker and Jac Giravins, ends, while Reece Whitley and Fred I Russell, both QB's, have lettered in baseball. EANERS, Inc. bSSOM STREET ER STREET )REST DRIVE i DEVINE STREET SATISFACTION"