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By Carroll Gray In Carolina Stadium last Saturday night 40,000 privi- r leged fans witnessed the most colorful, the hardest fought, the most exciting football game that USC has played in many years. The team wanted to play-for Marvin Bass and his a staff, and, believe it or not, for the students of Carolina. I At no time in my memory has a Carolina student body E rallied behind a team any quicker. It is the same type I spirit that Robert L. Stevens has built in the followers of t his hard-fighting basketball team. And this is the kind of I spirit that follows our team, win or lose. Each spectator at the memorable game realized, I'm sure, that the Dukes had a fine football machine. But 1 unlike spectator reaction in previous years, the ingredient c of hope was present last Saturday. There was no pregame t surrender. No, Sir! And after the game got underway the great majority of the fans united in the plea "Beat Hell Out of Duke" to such a degree that the entire Student Body and a large portion of the "paying customers"' stayed on their feet most of the game. With spectator support such as was seen last week, all I will say is Watch out L. S. U.!!! It's evident that others besides Carolina fans are of the opinion that James Moss, this week's featured Gamecock, is a man to watch in the weeks to come. In order for Moss I to be singled out for National honors, the opposing coaches and players had to be very generous with praise for Moss' work. This. in itself, is a silent tribute to the whole Carolina squad, because it is nearly impossible for one man to make national honors by himself. It's Kindergarten Time The Frank Howard-Tom Nugent feud has assumed out landish proportions. Each coach has tried to out-do the other in years past in appealing to the parental love of their respective teams, so it seems. Two years ago Frank Howard proclaimed Dads' Day at Clemson. When the Tigers , visited Maryland, Nugent called the occasion Fathers' Day. This year, at Clemson, Iloward has again named the day Dads' Day. To counterbalance this "vast psychological ad vantage," Nugent has named the day Mothers' Day for Maryland. Now here is the ridiculous part. The mothers will not be in Clemson. They will be in College Park. A closed circuit TV will pipe the game to "dear old mom" and a two-way sound apparatus will carry the mothers' screams and cheers back to Clemson for the Maryland e players to hear! What bunk. The Virginia Cavaliers finally quit acting like Caval- a iers so gallant and broke their losing streak at 28 games by trouncing William and Mary 21 to 6 last week. New Head Coach Bill Elias was carried from the field by v hysterically jubilant 1'. Va. footballers: You would've a thought they had just won the national championship. o To each his own, and by the way, Virginia, good luck. a Here's a brief look at how the other ACC teams fared. I All games played were with out-of-the conference teams, a the only conference clash being the I)uke-Carolina game. a Virginia beat William and Mary 21 to 6. Maryland won over Southern Methodist by a score of 14 to 6. Wake Forest was trounced by Baylor 31 to 0 while N. C. State lost a heartbreaker to Wyoming 15 to 14. The Carolina loss to Duke was eased somewhat by the 21 to 17 setback Clemson suffered at the hands of Florida U. North Carolina (lid not play. Everyone, at one time or the other, gets the dangerous notion that he wants to predict football games. I've had that notion for a long time and finally the urge has gotten too strong for my better jud(gmlent. I've chosen five games of widle interest and boldly print my prognostications. Here they are. Clemson over Maryland-Dleath Valley is hard on a visiting team. Furman over George Washington-Too many guns, this vear. Carolina over Wake Forest-The Gamecocks are hungry. State over North Carolina-One point losses tend to in furiate. Slippery Rock Teachers over Sam Huston Institute of Trechnology-The Teachers are tough. Grayson's$ 2 u u SEEOU CttCTONOFFIE WETES VNEKS CRE NCK, ARIGNS LAB' WOL WOLAN MOHAIR 119 o 00 Frosh -Aoach Pleased With Team's Performance IY BLANDING CLARKSON, JJR Assistant Sports Editor Poteptial is the password whei peaking of Carolina's 1961 cro] f future Gamecocks on the fresti ian football team. Freshman Coach Bill Englan tates, "We have a fine group o oys who possess the potential t evelop into good football playeri .ike most freshman squads, the; re rather green and have a lot t, ,arn, but the coaching staff feel hat if they can continue to im rove, they will definitely be o elp to the varsity next year. "Depth, along with quality, ha een improved this year. I feel w an now field up to four represen ative units during a game. Thi dded depth has also made th ompetition for most position 'ery heated, with very littl eparating several players at eacl pot and lineup changes occurrinj very (lay." "We do have a rather toug] pponent to open with," mourn ,oach England. "The Baby Terra ins of Maryland, whom the Bid ies play in their first game to Light at College Park, alway ild tough teams. This year, hoN ver, they are reputed to be th iggest, fastest, and toughes reshman squad Maryland ha ver had." Iligh s c h o o I All-American bound, with eight boys on th oster who received such notic ist season. Size is also abundan nd the Biddies may outweigh th arsity average-wise, especiall: ii the backfield. At halfback, one of the spot ,here the coaching staff concen rated their recruiting, talent ii lentiful and competition is ex remely keen. Such boys as Martir osen, David Hathaway, Kiri awson, Buddy Hailey, and Law, nice Gill are all in the race foi ie starting spots and all will sei large amount of playing time Another top-rated halfback pros ect Lee Bowling, has been oul ,ith a knee injury since the thir< ay of practice and has not had a? pportunity to show his ful bility. Another hefty boy, Gen luchan, was shifted from fullbaci nd has been pushing the top boy t this spot with his impressivo unning. High on the fullback list ar Valter Christensen, Tom Ranson nd Pete DiVenere. Christensen ne of the most sought-after pros Every meal is a tre, be convinced.. meats, vegetables, pleasure. Pushed Morrison's servicei time . . . enjoy a se free. mc STeam pects in the country last year, shows great potential with his 230-pound bulk once he gets ac customed to the strange position after being changed from center. A Georgia boy, Dan Reeves, is currently ahead in the fight for quarterbacking duties. Only a hair behind, however, are Larry Weldon, Mike Ritchie, and Billy a Wood. p End is one of the most hotly - contested battles on the team. William Loschman, John Breeden, j Doug Senter, Johnny Wilburn, f Wade Grey, and Bert Anderson a are all currently in running for the starting nod. Russell Cooper, one of the a three All-America centers on the team, ranks slightly ahead of I . Johnny King and Ned Baynham in f the race for the pivot position. At the vital tackle position, three boys rank as the top pros a pects. Lennard Sears, Bob Moleta, and John Ewing all have the size and strength to stand out at this 0 post. The battle for starting guard honors has been especially hot. Dennis Reisman, Ed Johnson, Tom Young, Forbes Patterson, John Sankus, and Russell Brown are all being counted on to bear the load i here, along with George Tisdale, 1 5 who is out with an injury. Intramura e The 1961-62 intramural season I t at Carolina opens next week with 8 the Independent and Fraternity swimming meets. The times and E dates for these events have been a changed from those announced in e The Gamecock" last week. t Rosters for the Independent en 3 tries must be turned into the In r traniural Office by 2 P.M. on With the intramural seaso fraternities and zones are urg - managers and file eligibility office. Only those names ente to participate for that. partii year. Additional names may however. Monday, October 9. This will be i I followed on Wednesday, October 11, by the Independent Trials, starting at 7 P.M. Fraternity rosters must be in the Intramural office by 2 P.M. on Thursday, October 12. The Fra ternity meet will be held the next day, Friday, October 13, beginning i at 6:30 P.M. The finals in both the Indepen - (lent and Fraternity divisions will Enjoy Morrison's De SAVE A DOLLAR V I at at Morrison's. Come in and . splendid salads, tempting fabulous desserts await your For time . . . no problem, at s unbelievably fast. Plenty of cond cup of Morrison's coffee, 1334 SUMTER ST. Feat Viarvin Basi Is The Spar BY FREDDIE SCHUMPERT Staff Writer Marvin Bass, head football :oach, is hailed as a man with a 4lowing future. The team that nade its first '61 appearance igainst Duke University exempli. ries his worth and value to Game :ock football. Bass graduated from William ind Mary College in 1943 as an >utstanding student and football ?layer. After spending two years n the Navy, he returned to his ia mater where he coached the rootball team to a 7-3 season. Bass made his second appear ince at the University of South "arolina in January 1961 when he iccepted the position of head foot >all coach. Scaling his techniques ind placing his fifteen years of revious coaching experience be iind his theories, the spring squad 1urned out a colorful intrasquad zame. Now with the opening of the INew school year and the struggle ror the Atlantic Coast Conference I Action I )e held the night of Wednesday, Jctober 18. The first event is Oated to start at 7:00 P.M. Each participant is allowed to -ompete in three events, including he relays, and each fraternity >r zone is allowed three entrants n each event except the relays. ['he events will begin at 7:00 P.M. The kickoff (late for the Intra n only two weeks away, all ed to elect their intramural blanks with the intramural red on the list will be able :ular team throughout the he added at a later date, nural football season is Monday, )ctober 9, with the Independents tarting play at 4:15. Fraternity )lay opens a week later on Mon lay, October 16, with the start ng time the same. Drawings for football leagues n both the Independent and Fra. -ernity divisions have been held. r'ho leagues formed are listed be ow,. licious Food and /hile You Do! MEAL TICKETS AVAILABLE AT CASHIER'S STAND tres 'L ;-- 'Man Wit kplug Of U Championship at stake, he has produced a team that has amazed everyone. The opening game with Duke was met with vigor and high spirited performance. Bass had previously stated that the sched ule would not get any tougher than the first game with Duke. After coaching and working with the players for three weeks, the remarkable performance of the U.S. C. players in the Duke game acts as an example of the fine leadership that Coach Bass has administered. Many spectators have com plained about the "hard-nose" football that has been employed at Carolina in the previous years. The game of football has pro gressed rapidly from the days of the single wing and the modified punt formations. Although some of the old formations are still used, the game today makes more use of fast and powerful backs with a forward line that is capa ble and willing to withstand many hard knocks. The number of plays legins N FRATERNITY FOOTBALL LEAGUES League One Alpha Tau Omega Chi Psi Lambda Chi Alpha Phi Kappa Sigma Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Phi Sigma Chi League Two Kappa Alpha Kappa Sigma Phi Epsilon Pi Phi Sigma Kappa Sigma Alpha Epsilon Sigma Nu Sigma Phi Epsilon INDEPENDENT FOOTBALL LEAGUES League One Zone 3 Zone 4 Zone 5 I e Ke h ate Cushioned inner sole. And because Ke are built over tested, scientific lasts to all feet perfectly, even narrow ones. Ke are right for class, gym, tennis court dorm. Machine-washable (and they evi look good clean). His: Keds "Court King Hers: Keds "Champion." Get your nt U. S. Keds at fIne stores everywhei *b%oth Keds and the @United S lorses' h A Future' 'C Football and formations that any team can employ now is indefinite and newf ones are formulated each game. Bass, using some of Georgia Tech Coach Bobby Dodd's philoso phy and practices, has built his team around the slot-back forma tion with numerous variations. He claims that this team willob display a more wide-open method of attack, composed of running and passing formations, and numerous formations that will tend to confuse the opponent's of fense. Bass was pleased with the per formance of the team againv* Duke last week. "There were several things that beat us, not just one," Coach Bass stated. There was very little adjusting done after the game started, and we minimized their lonesome end's effect by knocking his timing off." "You don't beat unity In anything," c o m m e n t e d Bass. "There's just one thing about the game that I wish was different that we had the 7 points and Duke 6." xt Week Zone 6 Zone 7 Zone 10 League Two Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 8 Zone 9 Zone 11 Zone 12 FIVE POINTS THEATRE FRI. & SAT., SEPT. 29 & 30 A CFFC Presentation Jean Renoir's "PICNIC ON THE GRASS" Feature at 3:30-5:30-7:30-9:30 STARTING SUN., OCT. 1 A CFFC Presentation I "SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING" Feature at 3.30-5:30-7:30-9:30 y U. S. 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