The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 01, 1961, Page Page Six, Image 6
By Carroll Gray
The most hectic football season in fifty years is draw
ing to a close, and as it does let's take a two-and
a-half month glance back through the tear filled 1961
campaign and try to find some common denominator.
No search is needed. The one word that perfectly de
scribes the year is "upset." All over the nation more under
dogs became giant-killers on Saturdays than ever before.
Any list that is compiled would run clear off the page. Just
as typical examples of the year take a look at USC's and
Clemson's' schedules, respectively. Few people thought that
the Gamecocks would beat Maryland and Clemson, or, on
the other hand, few thought that we would lose to UNC,
Virginia or State. Clemson disappointed their Iptayites
by losing to Wake Forest and by bowing down to the
Gamecocks. And a joyful noise was heard in the hills
when the Tigers beat Duke and shut out N. C. State. Many
are glad that it's all over.
Each year more post-season bowls spring up 'round
the country. Until two years ago, only the Rose, the
Sugar, the Cotton, the Orange, and the Gator bowls
attracted the major colleges owning the better seasonal
records. Now, in addition to the ones just mentioned, the
Bluebonnet, the Liberty, the Gotham and the National
Trophy bowl have stuck their fingers in the pie. I pro
pose another bowl. The garbage bowl! Now it would be
hard to find deserving participants for this mythical post
season spectacular, but there are many nominations.
Screening such deserving teams as Maryland and Clem
son, we are forced to choose Tulane, Dentsville high
school and the Washington Redskins. Maybe between the
three of them a victory would be forth coming.
Whoever heard of Florida A. and M.??? I'll tell you a
few things about that little seat of higher learning. It's
located in Tallahassee, Fla., and has an enrollment of less
than a thousand. Nothing about this colored school is
ordinary. Their football team has an undefeated record this
year and is averaging 54 points per game while holding the
opposition to nearly zero. Fla. A. and M. played three games
in this area of the country; one with Allen, one with Bene
dict and one with S. C. State. Allen was the most fortunate
victim of the three, falling 54-0. The "Rattlers" trounced
S. C. State 62-0 and iced the cake with a 74-0 slaughter
over Benedict.
After A. and M. had edged out Paine College of
Augusta, Ga. 97-0, the Paine College coach was asked to
comment on the game. Equal to the occasion the coach
replied, "Well now there, Andy, we didn't get much
chance to unloose our offense, but we got a lotta practice
running back kickoffs!" I'll say! Another tidbit-the
Florida A. and M. eleven year basketball record is 237
wins and 61 defeats.
May I speak for the students of Carolina in saying a
simple, "Thanks, men, you played well," to the seniors that
have donned a Gamecock uniform for the last time. They
are: Dave Adam (64), Jim Costen (11), Henry Crosby (41),
Conerly Taylor (81), Clark Waring (53), Harold Jones
(68), Frank Staley (70), Bob Drost (80), Dave Sowell (10),
and Jack Morris (24). Good luck in the future.
Before the season, football type, Roman Gabriel was not
only chosen on every pre-season All-American team in the
land, but he was featured on 99 4 of the covers of these
football mags in living color. Now, since State had a rather
dismal over-all year, many sports writers hint that Gabe
won't even get in the building when they select their
teams. In my opinion, their selections will hold no water.
Check the record. Gabriel has completed almost 60% of his
passes this year in addition to setting many ACC records
in total offense and passes completed. He is a rather
fast 230-pounder and you couldn't hurt him with an axe.
If he's not an All-American, eggs ain't poultry, grits ain't
grroceries and Mona Lisa was a man!!!
Frosh Fall'.
Varsity Sur
Firing in ragged, machinegun
like bursts, the USC varsity rolled
its sluggish way to a 85 to 52
swamping of the Carolina fresh
man team Monday Night in the
annual pre-season game sponsored
by the Block-C Club.
Forced to come from behind
after the upstart frosh had taken
a slight lead midway in the first
half, the "big brothers" of the Bid
dies took out their wrath in short
order, running up a 48-27 ad
vantage in the second half.
The game was filled with fre
quent missed layups and errant
passes on the part of both teams
as the lack of game experience
this year showed on both sides.
The varsity, particularly, looked
sloppy in the opening minutes,
both on offense and defense.
Coach Bob Stevens agreed that
his team was not exactly impres
sive, but blamed it partially on
early season stiffness. He said
that there was "very little that a
few good practices wouldn't cure."
Scoring honors for the varsity
went as usual to senior forward
Art Whisnant with 19 points, but
the Gamecocks showed signs of
having more balance this season,
with several other members of the
squad demonstrating a consider
able ability to score.
The other senior in lineup, Bud
Cronin, put in 11 points for his
part in the effort. Scotty Ward
caught fire in the second half to
procure all of his ten points.
Playmaker Bobby Robinson, a
standout all night with his fast
breaking and ball-hawking, ended
the game with nine markers.
Before
ge, 85-52
Sophomores Ronnie Collins and
Bill Yarborough showed signs of
aiding the varsity this year, each
coming up with eight points in the
contest.
For the freshmen it was a big
man's night. Tops for them was
6-6 Joe Kelly, who led the early
frosh surge and wound up with
16 points. lie showed a nice shoot
ing touch in garnering his seven
baskets and led the rebounding
for the first year men.
Six foot Jim Good consistantly
set up plays for the freshmen and
still found time to score ten
points. The rest of the Biddies'
front line, 6-7 John Gorsage and
6-6 Dennie Ostaszewski, put in
nine and eight points respectively.
It was in the rebounding de
partment that the Biddies were
most impressive. They used their
sizo advantage to good effect most
of the game and fought the var
sity rebound for rebound through
out the contest. They gave notice
that they will help to alleviate the
height shortage that has plagued
the Birds in recent years.
The most evident fact on the
varsity side of the ledger was that
Coach Bob Stevens has the depth
and intends to use it. Seldom did
a minute pass without the horn
sounding and another couple of
substitutes going into action.
The Gamecocks schedule shows
nine games at home this year,
with the freshman team playing
before each varsity contest. The
freshman games start at 6:00, fol
lowed by the varsity encounter at
approximately 8:00.
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No easy task faces the Game
cocks of Coach Bob Stevens when
they open their 1961-62 basketball
season with two games this week
against Lenoir Rhyne and Tenn
essee, the latter here Monday
night.
The Birds open against Lenoir
Rhyne at Hickory, N. C., tomor
row night. The Bears took
championship in their North State
Conference last year, winding up
with a 23-7 season's record and
winning three games in the post
season NAIA Tournament.
Featuring a rough-and-ready
brand of offense, the Bears de
pend on their junior co-captains,
Burton and Wells, for much
of their offensive effort. Burton
is the leading scorer and re
bounder, having averaged 16
points per game last year. Wells
is the playmaker of the quintet,
but also chips in 14 markers per
contest.
Relying mainly on their attack,
Lenoir Rhyne put in 76.3 points
per game in rolling to a 14-4
record in their Conference. Most
of their losses last year came
when they were outscored, as
they allowed the opposition to
average 66.4 points each contest.
The Volunteers of Tennessee
provide the opposition for the
Gamecocks Monday night. A
member of the Southeastern Con
ference, the visitors will play the
Birds at 8:00 in the Field House,
the game being preceded by a
contest between the USC fresh
men team and Ft. Gordon at 6:00.
Playing a tough schedule, the
Vols last season finished with a
10-15 record. They ended the sea
son in a tie for twelfth place in
the SEC with only four league
wins to their credit.
The Volunteers count among the
missing four of last year's start
ers, but will boast of more height
this year, a (lire sign for the
Gamecocks. They will have to de
velop scoring punch to go with
this added altitude, and change
their style of play to compensate
for slower material.
Senior forwvard John Martin,
6-4, a 6.2 scorer, is the only re
turning starter. Vying for the
open spot op)posite him will be
6-5 Hlowie Moss and sophomore
Sid Elliot, 6-6, a 13.3 scorer as a
freshman.
At center, 6-9 Orb Bowling is
being counted on to give the visi
tors some authority under the
boards. He was a reserve last
year, scoring at a 4.2 pace, and
will have to improve that consid
erably if he is to help the Tennes
see attack any.
Soph Gene Pendleton, leading
frosh scorer with a 16.1 average,
is being counted on to bolster the
guard position. Paired with him
will probably be Tommy Moss,
who got only 3.4 points per game
last year, or junior Billy Booth.
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SHOT OF.,
Quarterback Jin Costen pick
Commodore drive near the goal ii
sides his defensive efforts, the se
day on offense, passing and runnii
enough to score two touchdowns i
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And all of a sudden, the season
is over! For some it means the
end of his collegiate football ca
reer, others just a brief intermis
sion for the forecoming year. Who
could think of a better way to end
it than with a victory over a
South Eastern Conference team?
Yes, Saturday's game was a
big victory for Carolina. Although
it was the last of the season,
Coach Bass stated, "I think the
team is up for this one as much as
any this year."
Saturday a pre-game meal was
werved at 9:30, and then the boys
returned to their rooms for a rest
pcriod. Minutes before leaving for
he field everyone gathered in the
obby and tried to while away the
ittering butterflies.
With the exception of Punky
Iloller's fine defensive work, the
zame began to an unfavorable
tart. After kicking off and then
orcing Vanderbilt to punt, Caro
ina lost the ball on their own 13
,1ard line. The Gamecocks dug in
md halted the Commodore's short
f first down on the 3.
In the early minutes of the see
nd quarter Henry Crosby passed
to John Caskey, and he bulled his
way to the Vandy 20 yard line.
Jim Costen sent his backfield to
the right and then "bootlegged"
the ball around left end for the
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first score. Dean Finley kicked
the extra point twice as the first
was nullified on a penalty. With
only 51 seconds remaining in the
first half, Finley was again called
on, and from 30 yards out, the
ball sailed through the uprights
giving Carolina a 10-0 half time
advantage.
After a beautiful run-latteral
play by Costen and Crosby, Costen
marched his team toward the
Vandy goal, and then plunged
over from the 4. Midway in the
fourth quarter Sam Anderson re
ceived a punt and squirmed around
his opponents for 64 yards of
Commodore real estate. Finley
made the conversion, and Caro
lina's lead was boostered to 23-0.
The Commodore's only score of
the afternoon came with a 15-yard
pass during the final minutes of
the game.
The players returned to the
locker rooms after escorting "The
Mooso" across the field. Mothers
and dads with gleaming faces met
some of the boys and congrat
ulated them for a fine perform
ance.
Everyone was happy and thank
ful, but in the minds of many was
the feeling that they wvould never
set their feet in these old shoes
again. As senior guard, Dave
Adam stated, "I just wish I had
four more years!"
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INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
Total Offense
Player, School Games Plays Yards Avg.
Gabriel, N. C. State 10 283 1,133 4.0
Shiner, Maryland 10 185 1,022 5.5
Parker, Clemson 9 166 975 5.9 (
Costen, South Carolina 10 218 937 4.3
Anderson, Clemson 10 201 841 4.2
Farris, North Carolina 9 222 832 3.7
Rappold, Duke 9 116 828 7.1
Novak, Maryland 10 149 674 4.4
Reiley, Wake Forest 10 150 619 4.1
White, Wake Forest 10 94 586 6.20
Rushing
Player, School Rushes Yards Avg.
White, Wake Forest 93 586 6.3
Day, South Carolina 100 400 4.0
Carson, North Carolina 107 388 3.6
Arizzi, Maryland 79 375 4.8
Scrudato, Clemson 99 341 3.4
Gambrell, South Carolina 75 327 4.4
Leggett, Duke 86 318 3.7
Anderson, Clemson 97 310 3.2
Elliott, North Carolina 88 295 3.4
Thompson, Virginia 63 275 4.4
Lam, Clemson 50 270 5.4
Passing
Player, School Att. Comp. Int. Yards TDs
Gabriel, N. C. State 186 99 6 937 8
Costen, South Carolina 145 61 9 764 3
Farris, North Carolina 137 60 10 748 2
Shiner, Maryland 112 58 11 921 7
Novak, Maryland 99 55 6 487 5
Garner, Duke 77 50 4 488 3
Parker, Clemson 98 46 9 736 5
Anderson, Clemson 104 43 5 521 2
Rappold, Duke 77 42 5 657 5
Cuozzo, Virginia 84 40 2 365 5
Reiley, Wake Forest 88 32 5 516 3
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