The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 25, 1959, Page Page Six, Image 6
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By BOBBY ALFORD
Time, the man said, waits for no one, and he was dead
right. Saturday is the final football (lay for Carolina this
season, and with this game, time dismisses some good foot
ball players from the Carolina scene. Every year at this time
the same thing happens; regardless of knowledge of this,
there is always an air of sadness surrounding the final game.
The public address system which in the past three years
has made household words of the names Pitts, Saunders,
Gomes, Phares, Jerry, Satterfield will be silent in the future
regarding these names.
Two Great Fullbacks
John Saunders, All-ACC fullback, stamped his name firm
ly in the book of Carolina football history. John suffered an
ill-timed injury that hampered his final season. Phil Lavoie
stepped in and did a magnificent job. Fullbacks like these two
are hard to come by.
Ed Pitts, Co-Captain and tackle, will go down as one of
Carolina's finest linemen. Ed deserves the name "Mr. Lead
er." He has led this team by going out an<l doig the job
better than anyone else; there is no better way.
Steve Satterfield, quarterback, had the misfortune of
playing behind Mackie Prickett and Bobby Bunch for two
years. This year he stepped into the field general's slot and
did a fine job.
"Jolting Joe"
Halfback Joe Gomes blossomed into an excellent runner
this year when Steve Kopian was injured. Joe is one of the
hardest runners in the country and with more opportunity to
run this season would undoubtedly have proved that he is
one of the finest backs in the ACC.
Guard Jack Ashton developed into as lel)endable a line
man as any coach could hope for. Jack dil some excellent
offensive blocking for the Gamecock backs this season.
Tackles Bill Jerry and Kirk Phares, aside from vieing with
each other for a starting assignment, played some outstand
ing football for the Gamecocks. Jerry adequately handled the
kickoff job for the Birds.
Halfback Steve Kopian and ends Park Turner and Jim
Duncan had their senior season nipped in the bud by serious
injuries. They managed to play some good football before
they were injured.
Another Fullback
Fullback W. L. Strickland had the misfortune of playing
on the same team as Saunders and Lavoie. Strickland was
hampered throughout his college career by injuries. This
season, he has played outstanding defensive football for the
Gamecocks.
These fine football players will leave the active college
football scene after this season. They will be gone, but not
forgotten. The memories linger on, anl football players of
this calibre will be long remembered. It has been a distinct
pleasure to watch these outstanding ineii perform for Caro
lina. We shall miss them.
Behind The Scene
In Carolina Sports
BY DAN FOSTER 15,2-;15,(0 93 47
Sports Columnistan1941-.
...USC has played Wake Forest ...SvrlC~ '~Iii t(Lft
on 31 occasions: 14 wins, 15 losses, hv laswne ovstPia
and two ties. diha el fteLbryBw
...Buddy Mayfield, one of thebimaeilzswmgh.utgt
finest athletes to ever appear onouwih
any Carolina team, served as an ..i.iut~ vnlru ob
assistant coach this season on thegruaeothclsof15.Ty
staff of frosh coach Jess Berry. nvrswUC(eetdb u
. . . During t h e Carolina-N. C. po osn rmtenrhr
State game, there was much ex- prs o ayrcn lse a
citemient among fans o v e r themaettsaemn.
Clemson-Wake Forest g a m e in
progress at Death Valley. Shouts. .ThNcvnClba(qut
could be heard from the stands,atuseSdyatrnn vn
"Go. Baptists, Go!"thuP)rlslln5(rla(ei
...Among Coach Rex Enright'siv140wnortefosad
most memorable years at USC 5JhIllC.frn )sen n
were in 1953 (7 wins, 3 losses), and Nc qiosoe h inn
1954 (6 wins, 4 losses). Captain ' ' o h uio-(no qal
in '53 was Gene Wilson; Co-Cap-...Loknov i urotbl
tains in '54 were Bill Wohrman andsceu tdt,weosveha
Harry Lovell. UCsn h UcI)vl owri
...Chief among Rex Enright'serrgosidsr:-,tafrm(
greatest gridiron glories were 8 h upehriaeit ml
thrilling wins over archrival Clemi- in,nditthlu (ig(Jyti
son College. In fact, former head b tpe nb h ahes
coach Enright's teams beat theThnatrnufouaescth
Tigers from the hills for 4 straight fo h liez ec"e h
years! A look at the record (with ''rais u-ecdtI 'Cvl
USC score first) shows: 1941, 18-.(r,gtabw ,foag ucei
14; 1946, 26-14; 1947, 21-19; and orfcsfo im' urcn
1949, 27--13. In 1950 came a 14-14anthn(sbdelaunrWof
tie. Then for four wonderful yearsl)(kWhthe( cok and
the Gamecocks tasted sweet vic- wtI ~-I, ):(o( (mln
.B.s.Severall R o t rsinasuet
Annoncedour wish.
the sasons opner ith rakgersouatJe ofrd th esof1.e hema
her Deembr 3 Te rstesfrnevin Quick USC deoaeby ourfsOl
boththevarsty nd reshanpheorousin froste litsnorr
team hae ben nnoucedbyhepards. Nob many reenases Miler
Athletic Deprtment.m[ko thatnr statement. eson
The vrsityroste list: for (eTerlvd N evnklu hade Wuite
wars M ke Cllaan,Adoph amtsl a ndayoh afternoon guard
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Charlotte Is Site of B
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USC Team
Wins Over
NC State
BY HOWARD HELLAMS
Sports Writer
South Carolina's G am ec oc ks
wound up their home campaign
Saturday with a thrilling 12-7 con
ference win over N. C. State in
Carolina (REX ENRIGHT) Stadi
un. 11 a 1 f b a c k Kenny Norton
brought the fans to their feet on
many occasions with his brilliant
efforts, including both Gamecock
touchdowns, and injured fullback
"Jarring John" Saunders displayed
his p)re-season prowess as he spear
he ad ed the come-from-behind drive
in the fourth quarter that won the
game for the Birds.
The Carolinians scored first mid
way in the second quarter follow
ing Joe Gomes' pass interception
at the State :33-yard line. On the
first play from scrimmage after
Go mes' runback, Norton scrambled
through Wolfpack defenders for
the score. His "never-say-die" ef
forts were aided by fine blocking
from G o m e s andl tackle Kirk
Phaires. Phil Lavoie's try for the
twvo-poi nt conversion was stopped
short. Lavoie's 51 yards rushing
in Saturday's clash put him in
strong contention f o r the ACC
rushing title, along with Mary
land's Jlim Joyce andl halfback
Joel Arrington of Duke. Th i s
would be a repeat performance for
a Carolina fullback, as the remark
able Saunders coppedl top honors
last year.
L e~ d b)y massive quarterback
Itomani Gabriel, the Wolves, hungry
for a victory after seven straight
losses this season, bounced back
to take the lead late in the quarter.
The long-armed field general com
p)letedi four out of four passes in
the 70-yard drive and scored the
six-p)ointer from one yard out.
Guard .Jake Schaffner added the
boot Which gave the visitors the
onle-p)oint leadI they commanded
until the waning moments of the
contest.
As the game drew to a close,
Saunders was called off the bench
and( sp)arked a 13 play, 70-yard
march, gaining important first
do(wnls on several occasions. High
lighting the drive was the bruising
fullback's 30 yard razzle-dazzle run
to within a few yards of the goal
line. I" r o mn the three, Norton
plunged through the brutish State
line for the tally. Again the extra
p)oint attemphlt failed, but it wasn't
netcessary.
Fol lowving the G;amecock score,
Gabriel and Company b e g a n a
march upfield, but the threat was
thwnartnd by Jilm McGnvern' tie.
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AT LEVT, HALFBACK KEN NOR
all alone for the first touchdown
scored all 12 Carolina points. At i
cept8 a State pass at a critical
possession inl the closing minutes c
ly interception. The rugged Caro-I
line line, fifth in the nation in
rushing defense, allowed State only
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The Gamecocks venture to Char
lotte, N. C., Saturday where they
will meet the Wake Forest Deamon
Deacons in the final game of the
season. Second place in the At
lantic Coast Conference is at stake
in this encounter.
The Deacons were beaten last
Saturday by the AOC Champions
Clemson in a last quarter effort,
33-81.-For the season the Deacons
have won five of eight games, the
three losses have been to Confer
ence opponents.
Once again, t h e Gamecocks
will face a passing team. This
time it will be the finest passing
in the Conference. Quarterback
Norman Snead leads the ACC in
total offense and passing. Snead
has passed t h e thousand-yard
mark in passing this season. His
favorite targets are ends Pete
Manning and Bobby Allen. The
Wake ground game is led by
fullbacks Neil MacLean and Joe
Bonecutter. Halfbacks B o b b y
Robinson and Jerry Ball are also
capable performers.
The Gamecocks emerged Satur
day with the two top fullbacks in
the Conference. John Saunders ex
hibited his talents in running and
blocking while sharing the load
with Phil Lavoie. Lavoie has an
excellent chance to capture con
ference rushing honors which last
year went to Saunders.
The team is in good physical
condition after this game. No
serious injuries occurred I a a t
Saturday. Again, th e Carolina
"seven lumps of steel" smothered
the State running attack, they
allowed 47 yards on the ground.
The team, performance In the
State game served notice that this
Gamecock team is ready to play
against all comers now. The possi
bility of a bid to the Liberty Bowl
in Philadephia, Pa., should add to
the morale for this final game.
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