The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 20, 1961, Page Page Nine, Image 9
Meet.
BY CARROLL GRAY
(Editor's Note: This article
is the sixth in a series in which
a member of the varsity is fea
tured each week. Next week
Richard Lomas.)
Everyone is familiar with the
historical "Minute Men" of early
America who bravely rode into
danger with little regard for life
and limb. And almost all Carolina
fans are familiar with the "Mi.
nute Men" of 1961 Gamecocks who
run bravely into dangerous lineE
with little regard for life and
limb. Yes, Carolina halfbacks and
those early Revolutionists have
much in common.
A popular "Mi-nute Man" iE
halfback Henry Crosby. Henry, i
senior, calls Ridgeland, Soutt
Carolina his home. Playing hif
high school football for this lowei
state squad, Henry attracted thi
notice of Warren Giese, then foot
ball coach, and the speedy half,
*back was signed to a grant-in-aid
Entering USC in the fall ol
1958, weighing 155 pounds, Crosb3
began the usual weight progran
for the looked-for added beef
After working for four years, h4
has vaulted his weight two poundi
and claims the extra weight hai
helped a lot.
If his size and weight aren'
up to par, his speed and deter
mination make up the slack. On
of the quickest men on the squad
Crosby is at full speed after i
single stride. His desire to "hit
NEW FAC
We might as well toill
that lets you out? May1
Until you've driven c
like no other in the lan<
curves flat as you pleaa
should keep out of in ti
as an extra-coat optiori
bigger brakes.
And Corvair's found
defroster are standard
Wagons. So are dual su
some new styling, Inside
Another extra-cost optic
It turns a Corvair Into
So you can see we ha,
If this car, just as she i
And here's America's
your first sampling o1
See the '62
The Gum
Henry C
lick" ranks along with Steel Ba
I Williams and John Caskey.
Playing out two years of elig
bility under the "ground and guts
I style of ball employed by Gies
i Henry Crosby could not reali2
his potential.
This year Henry has fitted we
in the left half position an
proved his desire and ability b
jumping from third to first teal
L in spring practice. Crosby evi
k dently likes the starting nod an
E,$AME SPOI
tou straight off: Corvair's the car
be, Maybe not.
ne, you really can't say for sure, b~
1. The amazing air-cooled rear engi
e, in complete control. You whip
ie first place. (Especially this year,
t.) You stop smoothly, levelly wil
other new ways to please you t
equipment on all coupes, sedans
nshadesn and front-door armrests ai
and out. Nice. And safety-belt inst
>n well worth considering is the hea
a real tiger.
ren't really done much to Corvair t
a, can't make a driving enthusiast
inly thoroughbred sports car, the 'l
[a Corvair, you may well end up
Corvair and Corvette at
ecoecas
rosby, H. 1.
11 Marvin Bass evidently likes Cros
by's style of football as Henry has
i- started all four games this sea
son.
In addition to his varsity foot- I
e ball interests, Henry is an avid
hunter and fisherman. After the
1 football season he is a hard man
d; to find, spending more time with
y his dog and gun than around
n school. Crosby is active in Sigma
I- Chi Fraternity and is a pre-dent
d major.
, NG HEART
for the driving enthusiast. Think
ecause Corvair's kind of driving is
ne sees to that. You swing around
hrough the sticky spots other cars
now that you can get Positraction
th Corvair's beautifully balanced,
his year. A forced-air heater and
mrd both Monza and 700 Station
id some other goodlies. You'll note
allation is easier, too, and cheaper.
vy-duty front and rear suspension;
his year. Why on earth should we?
out of you, better take a cab.
12 CORVETTE. We warn you: If you
a two-car man. And w~ho could blame
yur local anthorized (Chenr
Homecc
USC Soccer Te
30,000Spectato
Preceding the L. S.U.-Carolina
football game at Carolina Stadium
this Past Saturday, the varsity
soccer team scrimmaged a squad
made up of freshmen and transfer
students (ineligible for varsity
status until next season). Charac
terized by the spirit and a desire
to "beat the varsity!" the ineligi
bles pulled a 2-0 upset.
While defeat is not a new ex
perience for the varsity, this time
it merely emphasized the fact that
next year things will be vastly
different. Coaches Pete Petersen,
Tom Wylie, and Frank Bruck are
all enthusiastic about possibilities
for the 1962 squad. Coming back
from this year's varsity will be
standouts Klaus Thonues, Wayne
Asplen, and Fred Jones, to be
joined by Don Patterson, Bob
Guerreri, Bruce Brust, Habib
Iakim. Louis Jones, and Bill Pace
from the non-varsity units.
This year's soccer team, the
first in the University's history,
has been hampered by inexperi
ence, lack of a potent offense, and
depth. Only seven players on the
varsity s(Iad had had experience
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>efore this year. Though basically
1 sound defensive club, the Game
-oCks have been hard pressed to
ontain the strong conference
iua(1s from N. C. State and
I)uke. The remaining schedule
ffers somte promise for a victory,
xith Belmont Abbey, Davidson, I
md Emory (two games) left to
)e met.
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Clemson Cii
A three-year preview of varsity1
action will be on display tonight
when the highly rated USC fresh
men journey to Clemson to doj
battle with the powerful Cub unit.I
lHoth sqluads are expected t
p)rodiuce many varsity prospect
and interest is high in this in
itial meeting of these boys who
will he competing against each
other for the next three years.
Clemson, wvhile their operatives
are not as publicized as those on
the Biddie team, is expected toi
field an extremely potent outfit,
especially on offense. Thus far.
this year, the Cubs have taken
the measure of North Carolina's
frosh, 30-27 in a thriller after
knocking off the first-year men
from Wake Forest in their first
game. The Cubs lost in their last
outing to an extremely tough
Duke team, 31-10.
Playing tho same wide-open,
diversified style as the varsity,
the Cubs will field a large line,
recruited mainly from out of state,
operating in front of a powerful
running corps directed by runner
passer Jimmy Bell.
Except for a slight case of
slippery fingers in their first out
ing, the Biddies have lived up to
every thing predicted for them
as one of the finest group of
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Floating high on a "we be;
feels of North Carolina may
ticky when they grapple with
lomecoming here tomorrow. A
oach Marvin Bass' Birds as t
isitors' hopes, inflated during
eventh ranked Terrapins last
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)nly a hard-luck 24-20 loss to the
aly Terps of Maryland mars the
sidd(ie,s' record thus far.
In~ their other contests, the USC
rosh have fared much better.
Efter battering the Citadel young
ters 20-7, the Biddies outfought
he N. C. State Wolflets for a
'-I win, ending a seven-game
v.inning streak by the State
rosh.
Carrying the load for the Bid
ies in the backfield will be Dan
eev'es at quarterback, able both
S a runner and passer. He is
bly supported by such stalwarts
s Pete DiVenere at fullback, and
alves Dave Hathaway, Lawrence
ill, Kirt Lawson, and Charlie
Vofford. Linemen to watch for
he Biddies will be Tom Young,
)oug Senter, John Breeden, John
Dwing, and Johnny King.
Coach Stauffer reports that
there is a general call for any
one wishing to become fresh
m'an basketball manager. The
job will include taking care of
equipment and aiding the play
era and coaches during games
and practices. Anyone inter
ested should report to Coach
Stauffer at the University
Field House.
n orrow
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it Maryland" cloud, the Tar
find the going a little bit
Carolina at the Gamecocks'
mbush will be the object for
hey attempt to puncture the
the Tar Heels' upset of the
Saturday.
An "up and down" team thus
ar this season, North Carolina
as used flashes of brilliance to
mass a 2-1 record for the cur
ent campaign. Upsetters of a
outed N. C. State eleven in their
irst game. the North staters
kere then taken to the cleaners in
he match with an aroused Clem
on outfit, 27-0. Last Saturday's
op performance against Mary
and, the conquerers of Syracuse,
howed that the visitors are to be
eckoned with when "on their
came."
Momentum may be the deciding
ssue in this battle of the "Caro
inas." Whether the Tar Heels
an continue to play as they did
igainst the boys from Maryland
emnains to be seen. After such a
;uperb effort, a natural letdown
to be expected.
On the other hand, the Game
ocks may be in just the position
o take advantage of this letdown,
f it comes. Winners over Wake
Forest, 10-7, the Birds last week
ok a 42-0 smashing from a
Maded squad from LSU. This
veek they should be in a good
spot to rebound with a win if they
-atch North Carolina while they're
'down."
Interesting contrasts will be
-vident on both the defensive and
ffensive sides of the fence when
he two teams really get down to
business. Both in system of play
md personnel, the two units pre
,eit paradoxes to the spectator.
Offensively, neither team has
(en (extremely successful in
pushing the ball down the field.
In total offense, North Carolina
is sixth in the Conference, while
he Gamecocks rank as the cellar
eam in this department. How the
wo elevens gained their yardage'
liffer greatly, however.
iln confererce statistics, the Tar
Ileels rank a creditable fourth in
rushing, gathering an average of
153t.o yards per outing. In the
ainiSiig dlepart ment, however, the
visitors show up as rather de
ii(int. since their average output
>f 50I yardls per game gives them
a i fim hold on last place in this
hial department.
Reve'rsing field to deal with the
Birds, an almost opposite situa
tion shows up. Passing-wise, USC
has made a creditable showing,
putting forth 73% yards per game
to rank in the Conference's top
rive. Rushing, however, the Birds'
lack of size and experience at the
halfback posts has shown itself
in the fact that the Gamecocks'
prodluction in this department is
rather anemic 104 yards per
:on test.
Stopping the opposition looms
is one of North Carolina's strong
Joints. They hold the second posi
ion in Conference standings in
otal defense, even though they
are (down in the line in seventh
pot in pass defense. A miserly
ittitude towvard rushing has held
the opposition to a bare gain of
.1 yardls per game, considerably
less than any other team in the
ACC.
Individual standouts on the two
teams are very much alike in
so(me respects. At the vital quar
terback spots, Carolina puts up its
p)assing pair of Jim Costen and
D)ave Sowell against Ray Farris
and Jlunior Edge of the visitors.
T'he Gamecock group has shown
itself to be the more efficient, at
least in the passing department.
At the running posts, the two
Llevens can match almost mirror
image one-two punches. Halfback
G;ib Carson and fullback Bob
Elliott of the Tarheels have
amassed more yardage than the
Gamecock duo of Billy Gambrell
and Dick Day, but the Bird pair
has the edge in average per carry.
Guard Jim LeCompte, 220
poundl co-captain of the North
Staters, is their top performer in
the line and has been wrecking
havoc in opposition line all sea
son,
Mobile Jim Moss, a swift 206
pounder for the Gamecocks at
tackle, will be attracting much of
the attention of the fans tomor
row as the Birds top man up
front