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Lavoie Scores 20 Points With Three TD's To Lead League "That Lavoie j u s t ran right through my boys- today," Georgia head coach Wally Butts discussing the running of South Carolina full back Phil Lavoie after the Game cocks had handed t h e Bulldogs their first loss of the season by a resounding 30-14 score. Such toWer running is fast be coming the trademark of the 205 pounder from Lynn, Mass. By a unanimous vote of newsmen, La voic was chosen outstanding back in the Gameroosters' triumph over Georgia which boosted their stock to eleventl place in the Associated Press poll. Top Scorer Given the seemingly impossible task of filling in for all-ACC full back John Saunders, Lavoie is now making a strong bid for all-star honors. His three touchdowns and extra point run brought his total to :38 points in the last. two games, placing him among the national leaders. The "Boston Bull" was Caro lina's leading groun d gainer against Georgia with 77 yards in 14 attempts. Lavoie's third touch. down came on a ripping 27-yard run. No less than three defenders Behind TI In Carolin BY DAN FOSTER Sports Columnist Steve Kopian, U S C halfback, ma(le probal)ly one of the most impressive punting debuts in foot ball history against Georgia last week. Kicking for the first time in a variety game, Steve kicked the ball 38 yards and it rolled dead on the Georgia two-yard line! A total of 48 players saw action for the Carolina football team dur ing the first three games of '59. "it means a lot to the morale of the team for a large number of the players to have a pretty good indi cation that they will get to play in the games each week," Head Coach Warren Giese explains. 1USC has played North Carolina on 3-1 occasions: 6 wins, 24 losses, 4 ties. The 1958 contest was won by INC, 6-0. Good Cheering One of Georgia's cheerleaders comnmented at last Saturday's game that be had seldom heard a better cheering section than that of Caro lina's. Let's keep it up! "G(alIlopinrg" .Joe Comes, :a half back, scored 103 points his senior year at Newvark, N. J. Qurarterb~ack S t e v e Satterfield, who celebrated his 22nd birt,hday by leading SC to a :30-14 victory obver Georgia, was asked if there was much conversation in the hud dlIes. "No," replied Steve, "Most of the talking is wvhat I (do in call ng the plays. We surely don't need a ny pep talks out there. Every body applears to be fully capable of kiepring himself uip!'' One Fan One tan seems to have expressedl th.h sen rtijments of moost. of us after b e game~ when he took the lapel sign which readl "Let's March Thru Georgia,"' and wvit,h a big grin on hiis face, rewvrote the sign t.o readl "We Marched1 Tbhru, Georgia.'' 'The Sep)tember 21 special foot ball issue of ''Sports Illustrated" 1 Magazine ut r g e s its readers to "'watch for the workmanlike efforts DRIVE ONE OF OUR 3 AN ENJi A BAR-B-I $1. ($1.50 Served with Hash and Ricp, Homemade Sauces, Crisp col and Bread. No. Charleton Ph.n. PC e Member of South Carolle * Member. of Couia.k. Q..a Crushes ( Phil L hit Lavoic head-on, but the hard hitting senior kept driving a n d twisting until he was over for the score. 1e Scene a Sports [f Tackle Ed Pitts." And it is a watching worth the effort. Some Abservers at the Georgia game call ed it Pitts' "greatest day on a foot ball field." The 225-pound athlete from Clinton, S. C., opened up (leorgia's loaded right side time after time to break backs loose on :Pffenlse. USC quarterbacks can't be ac ,-use( of favoritism. During the first three games they handed off to halfbacks Ken Norton and Steve Kupian exactly 29 times each. Quarterback George Baumann is Mne of many newcomers to the var sity squad wbo has been seeing ac tion lately. The 175-pound sopho more is a native of Staten Island, N. Y., played ball at New Dorp High S c h o o I, and was chosen to the All-City (New York) Team. G'eorge, who is a member of Sig ma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, is an 7ducation major, and also played n the frosh baseball team. Virginia Players The state of Virginia is well rep resented on t h e '59 Gamecock squad: Gdiard .Jack Ashton (Hope well), Guard Don Miles (Peters burg), Halfback Ken Norton (Sa em), Tackle Kirk Phares (Nor folk), Fullback J o h n Saunders (Churchland), Quarterback Harvey Shiflet (Norfolk), End Conley Tay or ( Richmond ), Center Clark War ing (Front Rloyal), and Fullback Jim Williams (Portsmouth). -There is a speck of bowl-fever in the air, after Carolina's magnifi ~ent dlefeat of Georgia's highly rated Hulldogs, and as the Game -oeks elimbed to the number eleven .(>ot. onJ the nation's football list ntgs. The Sugar Howl at New Or cans, La., wvhich has witnessed he Purple and Orange of Clemson n~ight well see the Garnet a n d lack this New Year's day. We sere at USC should stick with our eam thru wins or losses and back hem all the way on their climb, if sossible, to that all-important bowl TO. LOCATIONS* I-PLATE 00 /aiue) Ribs and Meat, Delicious e Slaw, Apple Sauce, Dills 1 HI-way a Restaurant Association ilty Raeaurant Asasciai reorgia t t b 0 1 f t avoie t, t Among the e r o w d of 27,000 t, wh'ich sat iri on the Georgia game was Phil's mother. She had driven 1,000 miles to see her son play and ,he was not disappointed. After the game, Lavoie credited his running to "that great big won derful line. Anyone could g a'l n ground behind -those fellows." Praises Saunders Lavoie respectfully liraised the man whose p I a e e he is taking, John Saunders. "He should be out there now. He's a real great guy. If he could only 'get to run behind this line." Lavoie moved up from seeond unit to take Saunders' place after John h a d suffered a dIislocated shoulder in the Duke game and the rest is history. As one observer put it," Lavoie s eeo n d string ? Yeah! Second string all-America!" Performance Good University or South Carolinal lead coach Warren Giese liked the >erformance of sophomore quar terback Jim Costen of. Decatur, ';a., in his first varsity appear ance against Furman. "Costen is a very fine prospect, and you'll hea r f rom him," commented Giese. The Georgia blonde re >orted here as a 160-pounder but 11ow weighs 180. "South Carolina's 1,eading Sto, SH-nRTS an a o e OutxluieG Bird Win Increases Poll Rank The garnet and black plumage o outh Carolina's Gamecocks glii era beneath the glow of the na ion's football spotlight this weel outh Carolina was awarded th ighest rankings ever given a fool all team it) the history of th Tniversitf. Football prestige is not gaine vernight.- It is like a little chil rho must crawl before he walk: nd if he survives the growin eriod he comes of age, mature an ull grown. The Associated Press placed th 'amecocks as the eleventh bes eam in the nation. Last week th irds were rated sixteenth by Al United Press International rate he Gamecocks as the thirteent est team in their coaches' pol< !he Gainecocks were not listed i he top twenty by UPI last Week. Palmetto Grid Week placed th ramecocks twelfth on their lis 'he Birds were sixteenth on thi st a veek ago. Dick Dunkel gave the Gamecocli he highest rating. He placed thei enth in his listing of the beq eams in the country. Ratliff Requests Swimmers Meet Monday in Pool The University of South Carolina swimming teams will hold their first meeting next Monday, October 12, at 4 p.m. according to swimming coach Jimmy Ratcliff. Everyone interested in swim ming for Carolina is urged to attend; this.includes both fresh men and upperclassmen. Coach Ratcliff personally invites all swimmers to be at the pool, lo cated behind the old gymnasi um, next Monday. The Gamecock swimmers have an ambitious schedule lined up for this season. Eleven meets have h e e n announced against both Atlantic Coast Conference and other schools. The schedule lists meets with North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Davidson, Wake Forest, Virginia, Maryland, N. C. State plus the state meet in Charleston and the ACC meet at Maryland. The Gamecock winning team finished fifth in the conference last season. re For Men" Arrow The ultimate in authentic traditional correctness. Fine combed basketweave ox fords in white, solid colors, and stripes. The soft unlined collar and cuffs assure you of complete comfort. . . . The back box pleat allows free and easy shoulder move ment. $5.00 iieock Charge Plan Pitts Pi f e t e n e t U P Intramural Foo Monday With I T h e intramural football cam paign kicks off Monday, October 12. Independent League teams will play Monday afternoon, and the Fraternity Leagues will begin on Tuesday. All games will begin at 4:15 p.m. There is a full schedule of games in all leagues from now until the season~ ends November 30. Last year's winners in the three leagues look like the teams.6o beat again this season. Coaches of the three teams were modest and re luctant to give o u t information DUi D It fi no single fi - for mi llTareyton . DUJALFILER HERE'S HOW TI 1.1it combines a 2. with an efficien - real thing in mildr NEW DUAL FILTER ays Greal t t t .1 Itts t tball Begins wo Contests ibout their 1959 squads. The schedule for the Independent League has not been posted as yet, but independent teams will play on the twelfth and sixteenth 3 of October. October 13, SAE plays Phi Kap pa Sigma on field number one and Kappa Sigma ptays Pi Kappa Phi t 3n field two.. October 14, finds Sigma Nu tack- I ling Phi Sigma Kappa on field one f and S i g m a Phi Ejailon plays I Lambda Chi Alpha on field two. < kL F*Ll OES 1 Iters as Iter can Md, full flavor! PR ICE IE DUAL FILTER DOES IT: mnique ini9 filter of ACTIVATED CH lake the smoke of a cigarette mild ani t pure white outer filter. Together the ess and fine tobacco taste! Game Boost All-America Chances in Gaihe With Tough Play BY WAYNE CORBETT Sports Writer In talking football, adjectives 'low right and left and are very vften overworked. But w he n it omes to Ed Pitts, football fans lannot think of enough to describe ,he play of the great Gamecock ackle. For the second time in three -ames, Pitte was chosen outstand ng lineman for -the Gameroosters. Phe first time was for a sparkling ob against Duke's Blue Devils; his time he was accorded the tonor for his tremendous perform nce against the University of leorgia, w h o m the Gamecocks )undly defeated 80-14. Ed has Field Day Besides recovering two fumbles, litts teamed with guard Jake Bod :in to op'en up gaping holes in the trong right side of th4 Georgia me. On defense, Pitts spent as much I ime in the Georgia backfield as lid some of the Bulldog backs. The linton senior continually chased nd tackled runners and applied oressure on passers Francis Tark nton and . Charlie Britt. Pitts set ip Carolina's fourth touchdown, ecovering a Georgia funible on the lulldog 24. Strong Bid Pitts, an all-ACC choice 1 a st ,ear, is making a strong bid for itional honors this season. The amecock co-captain is the big nan in Carolina's fierce "million lollar line" which has allowed less han 50 yards rushing a g am e gainst three ill-fated opponents. le has spearheaded the blocking or Carolina's "grind-em-out of ense" which has amassed a total f 795 yards. ER All ARCOAL... defi :1 smooth .. . ty bring you the 0on