The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 29, 1961, Page Page Six, Image 6
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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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."
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