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Experts Pick Bluq Devils
... Only Time Will Tell
~~M JeesW.-g MicAkey
The controversial two-point conversion rule, one am
blocking, less; stringent substitution rules, and greater mobil
ity for downfield blocking, all of which were products of las
winter's hotly discussed rules changes, got their first majoi
tests Saturday in opening games all over the ACC.' And th
results were as unexpected and widely varied as were th
scores throughout the conference.
The one rule that, perhaps, had more to do with the out
come of Saturday's games would probably have been thi
new conversion rule. The rule, changed after the 1957 sea.
son, moved the converfion line to the three-yard line from th(
two. A kick is still good for one point, but a run or a pasi
into the end zone now counts two points.
None of the game played in the ACC Saturday were ac
tually won or lost as a direct result of this new ruling, bul
several games, had the scoring been different, might havc
been. The ruling had armchair quarterbacks all over the
conference discussing after the games what might have hap
pened "if we had scored again."
Perhaps the one game that stood out as one that might
have been different "if we had scored again" was Clemson'.
20-15 win over the Virginia Cavaliers. The scoring went
something like this:
In the first quarter Virginia scored and kicked the extra
point, 7-0. Clemson rebounded, missed the kick after the
touchdown. Had the Tigers elected to run or pass the extra
point and succeeded, they would have been ahead by one point,
a point that might have one the ball game. Otherwise, by
kicking, all they could hope for would have been a tie had
the score become frozen at that point.
Later in the ball game, with Virginia leading 15-14, the
Tigers scored again. They tried for the PAT by kicking. It
failed. Had the Tigers succeeded in their conversion, all the
Cavaliers would have needed would have been a touchdown to
tie the game. Any type of conversion would have put them
ahead, and perhaps given them the ball game.
Even though this scoring is purely hypothetical, one can
still readily (or can he?) see how the new ruling could have
affected the outcome of the game.
Gamecock Coach Warren Giese, faced with the question
of the new conversion ruling, had this to say:
"The percentages and odds are way with you when you
elect to run of pass for the point after touchdown. If you
elected to kick everytime, you would have to be 100 per cent
accurate in order to score the same number of points as if
you ran or passed and were'successful only 50 per cent of
the time."
"For example, if one team scores four touchdowns and
kicks all the points, they must make all four of them good
in order to tie a team that runs the PATs and makes only
two of them good. An excellent percentage for kicking points
is 80 per cent. Our average last year was 62 per cent. Sc
you can see how the odds are almost 2-1 in your favor if yor
elect to run or pass the points after touchdown rather than
kick them."
Coach Giese's charges leave for the Point tomorrow, tak
ing with them the hopes of every Carolina fan. The team
had heavy drills Tuesday and Wednesday, slacking off some.
what today. The drills, Coach Giese said, have been concen.
trated on defensive plays-stopping the Army halfback com
bination of Anderson and Dawkins.
"Starting positions will be about the same," Coach Gies4
said, 'however, a couple of positions are still a shake-up."
Commenting on Saturday night's game with Duke, Giese
had nothing but praise for the fine defensive play of fullback4
John Saunders and halfback Alex Hawkins, who reportedly
referred to himself as a "glorified guard."
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Winner Could
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Ten In Nation
By Jerry Hiekey
Sport. Editor
Carolia's Gamecocks, fresh
from their 8-0 win over the Duke
Blue Devils last week, face an
even more potent Army team Sat
urday in a game that is to be
the second rung on the Game
cocks ladder to the top. The out
come of this game could prove
to be of monumental importance,
for the winner of Saturday's game
will likely move into the ranks
of the nation's top ten teams.
As in last week's bout, the Game
cocks are again the underdogs,
with pre-game predictions giving
the Cadets the edge by at least
one touchdown.
These predictions are not un
founded, however, for Army has
what is'thought by many to be
the best pair of halfbacks in
the country in the form of Bob
Anderson at left half and Pete
Dawkins at the other. Carolina
fans have their own opinion.
Anderson, 6-2, 205-pound All
American from Cocoa, Florida,
turned up somewhat unheralded
last year, making his first bid
for fame in the Army-Notre Dame
game when he ran 81 yards from
scrimmage for a touchdown right
through the middle of the Irish's
defense. In later games with
Pittsburgh, Virginia, Utah, and
Tulane, he ran wild. He rambled
enough yardage in other games
to run up a season's total of 983
yards, which surpassed the all-time
record set by Glenn Davis in 1945.
Anderson was second in the nation
in touchdowns with 14 and fourth
in scoring with 84 points.
He has been referred to by
Army coach Red Blaik as "the best
sophomore we have had at West
Point since Glenn Davis."
The other half of the Cadet's
one-two punch is Pete Dawkins,
who in last year's season racked
up 665 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Dawkins is a fast, strong runner,
an excellent pass receiver and
defender and also has the ability I
to pass left-handed on the run.
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Louis Braille's famous alphabet
for the blind is fashioned from
only six dots, reports the October
"Reader's Digest." They can be
arranged in 63 different combina
tions.
Modern aids for blind house.
wives include Braille labels on can
ned goods, a Braille cookbook,
Braille timers, card index files,
knitting and crocheting patterns
and an unusual pressure cooker.
World's largest publisihng house
for the sightless is the American
Printing House for the Blind in
Lexington, Kentucky.
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date for All-American honors, A
pected to compete for top halfb
kins as the two teams meet Satan
The Cadet's chief problem seems
o 6e their lack of seasoned re
serves and their lack of an ex
,erienced quarterback. Their key
juarterback is Joe Caldwell, a
flim 162-pounder whose varsity
xperience is limited to three in
:omplete passes In a brief appear
ince in the 1957 opener. Caldwell
ias supposedly developed in to a
'ine field general, ball handler
md defender. He'll direct the run
iing attacks of not only th,e An
terson-Dawkins pair, but also full
)ack Harry Walters, supposedly
i superior ball-carrier.
Except at center, there's some
?xperience at every position in
,uards Novogratz and Chuck Lytle,
ackles Ed Bagdonas and Maurice
4illiard, ends Don Usry and Bill
,arpenter.
"We're still plagued by lack
)f depth which hurt us consid
rably last Fall, and we intend to
,o to a more open game," says
Blaik.
There's little doubt that Satur
Team Statistics
Carolina Duke
First Downs ........ 12 11
lushing Yardage ... 241 e 202
?assing Yardage 21 62
'asses.............-4 6-12
lasses Intercepted ..0 0
'unts . . .. ...... 9-30 6-32
3enalties . 12-130 8-80
iumbles lost ....... 0 2
Individual Statistics
Rushing
No. Yds. Avg.
King Dixon, hb . 11 64 5.8
~lex Hawkins, hb 6 22 3.6
fohn Saunders, fb 10 44 4.4
Buddy Bennel;t, qb 4 35 8.7
3obby Bunch, qb . . 13 27 2.0
rim Bowman, hb. . 3 21 7.0
Foe Gomes, hb . . 4 10 2.6
Dan South, fb . . 5 10b 2.0
stan Spears, qb . . 1 4 4.0
Elarvey Shiftlet, qb 2 4 2.0
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Coach Warren 0,6se, left, seen with
lex Hawkins, righ t. Alex -and his rn
ick combination honors with Army'e
lay.
day's game, which is to be broad
cast coast-to-coast on a national
hook-up, will be quite a thriller,
as it pits the two different the
ories of the two coaches.
The Duke Came
A c aerored fumble, a 42-yard
drive, and a gamble on a two
point run play were all factors
in Carolina's win over Duke' in
the season's opener last Saturday.
The fun began when Duke Full
back Butch Allie fumbled on their
48-yard line and Carolina's center'
Lawton Rogers recovered. Nine
plays later found the Gamecock
across the Blue Devil goal line.
Alex Hawkins got It started
with a five-yard gain. Saunders
bulled his way down the field
for eight yards, and King Dixon
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one of his prize pnpis and candi
inning mate, King Dixon, are ex
twosome of Anderson and Daw
took off to the right, faked a
pass and breezed -down to the 20
for* 'a first down.
Three plays later Alex Hawkins
found Dixon with a pass down
to the two-yard line.. Buneb
sneaked it over with only a lit
tle over five minutes, gone In the
first quarter.
Bunch elected the run-pass op
tion for the extra two points,
kept the ball and went over stand
ing up.
Carolina had a 8-0 lead.
The Blue Devils never recovered
from that first quarter. Caro
lina controlled the ground game
for the rest of the match and
the final gun went off with the
score still the same, Carolina 8,
Duke 0.
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Army In 154;
Again In 58l
'a forthcomii. 'was*oU
of Army's Michie Stadium at West
Point, N. Y., Saturdayb" b Ick I
glorious memories o 154 to
every Gamecock follower.
They remimber the September
afternoon of that year whei the
Gamecocks,.then coached by-'ex
Enright, moved unheralded into
the football castle of the Black
Knights and exploded a 84-20 up
set befo-e the eyes of unbelieving
experts. That Army team recov
ered from the shock and went on
to a great season, but they were
never allowed to forget that first
game reversal at the hands of
some fired-up Southerners. r
Four years later the Gamecocks
are returning under similar cir
cumstances, except that Warren
Giese is now coaching the men
of Carolina. Otherwise the set
ting is- there-it's Army's first
game, the Cadets are rated highly,
and the Gamecocks are once more
bearing the role of underdogs.
However, as in 1954, there is
still danger in the South Carolina
lineup. New Yorkers remember -
the hard-running infantry led by
halfbacks Mike Caskey and Carl
Brazell that were turned loose
by South Carolina.
This year the Gamecocks ground
troops are rated just as treacher
ous, as Giese considers Alex Hawk
ins and King Dixon the equal of
any halfback combination in
America.
A testimony to the confidence
that Palmetto State natives have
in the Gamecocks' chances this
weekend Is the huge following
that will be in New York for the
game. Well over 1,000 fans will
board special trains, buses and
private conveyances to move north
ward Thursday evening, far sur
passing the loyal throng that
cheered the Gamecocks through
their 1954 victory.
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