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Prior to the game with Duke five weeks ago we were all
optimistic about the fortunes of the 1963 Gamecocks. Despite
the loss of a number of key players from the '62 squad there
was reason to believe that this year's team would eventually
be as strong. Our hopes and dreams have been shattered.
To date the Gamecocks have compiled a 1-3-1 record, and
the future does not appear to hold a bright picture.
When a football team that is supposed to go doesn't
go, it is a question of great concern for its loyal sup
porters. This is true in the case of the Gamecocks, but
as yet nobody has come up with a definite answer. The
criticism which has been leveled against the team has
in no way solved the problem of why they can't win ball
games. The Gamecocks have played hard football
against all their opponents defensively, but in the past
few games the offense has been unable to move the
football effectively. What is the reason for this inad
equacy?
For one Dan Reeves is hurt. He will not openly admit
this because of some of our loyal fans would accuse him of
giving excuses. The Deacon can not run like he could last
year. The Virginia scouting report on the Gamecocks empha
sized this and so they gave Dan a lot of running room
Saturday because they knew he was not at top form. Without
Sammy Anderson to catch passes the USC passing game is
very much weakened. Carolina no longer has the threat of
the long pass.
Offensively the Gamecocks have made many mis
takes. The blocking has not been as sharp as it should
be. It is true that this year's team is playing with a
number of men who saw only limited action or no action
at all last year, but this cannot be used as a legitimate
excuse. Head Coach Marvin Bass has said that we have
good football players, but it takes eleven men to make
a team go and some men have not been playing up to
their capability. Thus far it has been a long and frus
trating season for Coach Bass who put so much trust in
his players at the beginning of the season.
The 1963 Gamecocks have been a disappointment. No one
is more disappointed than Marvin Bass. He feels that their
failure in his failure. The coache's job is to win football
games, and if he doesn't then he has not accomplished his
job. It is wrong for a coach to sit back and take the blame
for what a team does. Coach Bass has stuck by his boys all
season. He has praised them for their comeback effort in
the victory against Maryland, and tried to smooth things
over when the team did not play up to expectations.
Maybe we read the State newspaper too much. Per
haps the Gamecocks are not as good as the press says
they are. This may be true, but it is not an excuse for
poor playing because of a lack of effort. Last Saturday
in the first half the Gamecocks looked like a team that
didn't want to play football. Virginia was up, we were
down. The second half was a different story as the
Gamecocks redeemed themselves somewhat but still
could only manage a tie.
Saturday's game was a hard played one with numerous
4"nj juries because of the rough play. Dan Reeves was knocked
cold in the second half after making a crushing tackle on a
Virginia back who looked like he was on his way for a TD.
Larry Rucker is lost for the season because of a foul play on
the part of a Virginia player who clipped him. Lide Huggins
suffered a broken nose, but finished the game with fine
defensive play. Several Virginia players were carted off
the field so the Gamecocks got their licks in too.
Tomorrow we face the Tar Heels who romped over
NC State last week. They have a powerful running at
tack and a better than average passing attack. Defen
sively they are tough against a running team, but
deadly against a team that tries to pass. The Gamecocks
physically are much weaker than at the beginning of
the season. We don't seem to have much of a running
game and Dan Reeves is only an adequate passer.
The bookies don't give us much of a chance, but neither
did they against Maryland two years ago. With a little bit
of luck and a little extra effort the Gamecocks coud turn the
trick tomorrow. It's Homecoming so let's get out to the
Stadium and cheer a little to show the alumni that there
is still spirit at Carolina.
IF WE STAND BEHIND OUR TEAM INSTEAD OF
CRITICIZING THEM MAYBE THEY WILL FEEL A
SENSE OF OBLIGATION. COME ON GAMECOCKS,
YOU OWE THIS ONE TO COACH BASS.
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In a game of penalties, passes
and hard luck, the Gamecocks and
Virginia Cavaliers matched each
other in the scoring column, 10-10,
giving both teams 1-3-1 records
for the season.
Following the opening kickoff,
South Carolina drove inside of the
Cavalier 20 but was unable to
penetrate the Cavalier defense,
and had to settle for a 25-yard
field goal by place kicker Jack
McCathern.
Taking the kickoff after the
UP IN THE AIR: A Carolina
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'Cock Of']
Two defensive backs, one of
which also starred in his first
1963 chance on offense, share
"Cock of the Walk" honors this
week as South Carolina's best
h defensive players in last Satur
day's 10-10 tie with Virginia.
Defensive halfback L I d e
Huggins, a 175 - pound junior
from Mullins, S. C., and junior
linebacker Pete DiVenere of
New Canaan, Conn., were
chosen to share the Cock of the
Walk distinction this week.
For the third time in five
games, junior Marty Rosen was
named the Gamecocks' top of
fensive player. He was runner
up for the honor in the other
two games.
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Marty Rosen
S Rosen, a 193-pounder from
Brooklyn, N. Y., was returned
to his old left halfback spot
for the Virginia game after
starting the Gamecocks' first
four games at fullback. He
gained 58 yards in nine carries
including a brilliant 34-yard
run for the touchdown that
brought South Carolina from
Sbehind to a tie.
Hluggins, younger brother of
Ssenior fullback Carl Huggins,
Pwho was recipient of the top
Soffensive player award after
Ithe Maryland game, intercepted
two Virginia passes deep in
Gamecock territory and made
a number of key tackles. He
suffered a broken nose in the
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PENALTIES PREVAIL
Penalties hurt the Cavaliers all
afternoon, and this was one of
those times. A few plays later
Tom Shuman booted a 33-yard
field goal to even the score at 3-3.
As the second quarter opened,
Carolina held at the one-yard line
as fullback Jim Meighen at
tempted the score. Regaining pos
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the Biddies were tough on defense
aby Deacons to just six points, but
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miss any playing time.
DiVenere made numerous
tackles from his linebacker
Pete DiVenere
post. He also got a chance to
run with the ball from the
fullback post and averaged bet
ter than nine yards per carry
with 37 yards in four tries.
Coach Marvin Bass said the
play of Hluggins, DiVenere and
Rosen was outstanding, and he
also singled out kicking spe
cialist Jack McCathern who
averaged 42.7 yards on each of
seven punts and kicked a 26
yard field goal. His 42-yard
field goal attempt that would
have provided the winning
points, barely missed.
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"These four boys, and a few
others, played good football for
us," Bass said.
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session shortly afterwards on a
blocked punt at the 44, Virginia
ended its scoring for the after
noon as John Pincavage culmi
nated the drive with a three-yard
smash off left tackle with 5:25
remaining in the half.
In the third quarter McCathern
punted dead on the Virginia 8, but
a holding penalty gave the Cocks
possession at the Cavalier 34.
ROSEN SCORES
The very next play saw Marty
Rosen bull his way over left
tackle, out-distance the secondary
at the 20, and race unmolested for I
the six pointer. Rosen's 34-yard
sprint tied the game at 10-10, the
final game score.
In the last quarter McCathern
just missed on a 31-yard field goal
Virginia was penalized a total
of 126 yards, and Carolina was
attempt, and Virginia's Tom Shu
man was wide to the left on a -
30-yard effort. The rest of the
game was a battle for possession.
given 91 yards via penalties. In
rushing the Gamecocks edged
their opponents 141-126, but in
passing the Cavaliers threw for pi
49 more yards to give them 216 cc
yards in total offense to Caro- cl
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past pesky Wake Forest 7-6 in
Carolina Stadium. e1
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the visiting Deaclets. Although -
coach Ed Pitts was not overly w
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thank goodness, and the Biddies
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secutive play to halt the Wahoos TD
cocks dug in again and took over th
blarriers B
Despite being set back by a sur- v
isingly strong N. C. State cross- s
untry team, the Carolina thin
ads were able to secure their I
rat cross-country victory by de- r
ating Clemson.
Last Friday in a triple - dual
eet, the Gamecock harriers
ored 25 points to the Tigers' 30,
it had to take 33 points to North
arolina State's 22. Overall scor
g gave North Carolina 26, South
arolina 43, and Clemson 51.
The meet was run over a four
ile course on the North Caro
ia campus in Raleigh. First
ace fell to Silias Davis of State
ith a time of 22:04. Davis was
tcked by teammate Mel Wood
ek who took second place. North
arolina harriers also took sixth,
venth, tenth, seventeenth, and
ghteenth places. C
South Carolina was again led by I
e fine running of Jim Poulos i
ith their single victory a 21-7 a
cision o v e r Wake Forest.
rmer Clemson standouts Dave I
son and Dave Hynes (capt. '62 1
lemson squad) both witnessed I
st week's win and agreed that <
e Biddies have a good-looking,
ell-coached group of hustlers.
On the other hand, "Clemson I
is a good-looking squad also, I
it not a lot of depth," was the f
>inion of Olson who has seen I
e Cubs all season.
Olson then summed up this
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vho finished third with an out
tanding time of 22:17.
Clemson's E. J. Drowns took
ourth place with Gamecock har
ler Alan Rose taking fifth. Other
jarolina places fell to Ken Smith,
ight; Bland Addison, twelfth;
mnd Eddie Kenyon, fifteenth.
Improvement by the fourth and
ifth men, Bland Addison and Ed
lie Kenyon, has increased Caro
ina's potential in the remaining
neets of the year. Bland and Ed
lie run the quarter-mile during
he spring track season.
The whole squad has shown
ontinued improvement in prep
iration for today's meet against
Wake Forest. The meet will be
-un this afternoon at the Rex
Cnright center or Rosewood Drive.
Today's outcome will depend on
he grueling fitness of the two
venly matched teams. We are
oping for another victory today
rom Carolina's road-roosters.
fternoon's annual Carolina-Clem
on contest, "I think it's going to
e a good game, especially in the
ine. If there is any difference in
he two ball clubs it will be in
lepth."
STATISTICS
USC WF
irst downs 12 10
tushing yardage 216 99
'asses 7-17 7-22
'assing yardage 72 117
rotal offense 288 216
(ards penalized 35 60
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