Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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9 Last Thursday turned out to be a bleak day after all The game that we waited all year to see played, was played but for the second time in two years a field goal decided th< outcome. Some of us were satisfied with just a moral vic tory, but personally I am kind of tired of the word. Clemson does have the best football team in the ACC They block and tackle hard, but what's more importani they have that little something extra which enables then to come up with the big play. Yes, we did give them the football two times in excellent field position when maybE we should have kicked, but that's the way the game goes. Next year is always next year, but why didn't we do i1 this year? I guess nobody will ever know. To have played and lost is better than not to have played at all, OR IS IT' One season went out in a shower of tears and an other came in on the same note. The Carolina locker room at the Rex Enright Center was a scene of dejec tion last Thursday after the Gamecocks had bowed to Clemson 24-20, but it was nowhere near as gloomy as the Carolina dressing room at Chapel Hill last Monday night. Nine men in red uniforms sat huddled over benches with their heads in their hands. The FIGHTIN' GAMECOCKS had just lost a heart breaker to North Carolina. After trailing by nineteen points with nine minutes left to play they had come back to within four, only to have the referee call charging on Jimmy Col lins after he cut the lead to two points. All was quiet when suddenly the door of the dressing room flew open and a short, bursting, sweat-drenched man stepped in. "MEN, I AM NOT ASHAMED OF THE WAY YOU PLAYED TONIGHT. LET'S GET THOSE HEADS OFF THE FLOOR. WE'RE WALKING OUT OF HERE WITH OUR HEADS HELD HIGH." Slowly the heads came off the floor. Players began to remove their sweaty uniforms, but still you could see the dejection and feeling of failure in their eyes. Yes, they had given all they had, but somehow it just wasn't enough. They had played and lost and as far as they were concerned they had failed. Big Jim Fox and John Schroeder had just finished making their debut for the Carolina varsity and all things considered both men had done a good job. Terry Lucansky had set up the Collins boys time and time again with his passing and was all over the court on defense. A skinny guy named Yarbrough had battled nose to nose with the likes of Billy Cunningham, ref us ing to give an inch. Jimmy Collins had just had the best night of his career pouring twenty-nine points through the hoop, and a fellow named Gorsage came off the bench in the closing minutes to score two buckets and a foul shot. The 1963-64 Gamecocks began the season with a loss. There was no moral victory for these boys. Outmanned and outgunned they refused to acknowledge that a win over North Carolina would have been considered an upset. Never did they quit or play sloppy. From the first whistle to the final gun the Go Go Ganmecocks played nose to nose, toes to toes with a North Carolina team that clearly had better ball players. They might have had more ability, but they didn't have the heart of our boys. The Gamecocks will win same games this year, but it won't be because the team has five All-Americans. They have but nine ball players at present, but inch for inch, pound for pound it's the roughest, toughest, meanest b)unch of scrappers that ever walked on a basketball court. Finess and ability they have none, but as for heart and desire you can't beat them. They will win because they know that winning isn't the only thing, it's everything. - 3-D / , SANDWICH 4 A Giant Sesame Seed Bun with Two Choice Beef Patties, Melted Cheese, Chopped Lettuce and a Special Dressing. Noon 'til Midnight NOWuRDJounon;5 RESTAURANT AND MOTOR LODGE "Leadmark for Hamgry Aamrleas" Corner of State and Blossom Sts. UALTED: Gamecock half kick-off. Frank Pierce (43) is off. 'ie Clemson defense stop the difference in Clemson's viete 24-20 Lo End Despite a disastrous 1-8-1 re ord there were a number of e couraging signs about the 19t University of South Carolir football team, especially the d velopment of the sophomores at juniors on Coach Marvin Bas young squad. The Gamecocks wound up t) season with only eight senior There were 10 originally but hal back and co-captain Sammy Ai derson went down for the seasc with a knee injury in the thii game and end Larry Rucker fe victim to the same type of ii jury in the fifth game. Of the 13 backs who ran fro" scrimmage at least once for tl 1963 Gamecocks, 10 will be bac in 1964, including halfback Mart Rosen who led the squad in rusl ing with 382 yards and in scorin with 24 points. BACKFIELD The chief backfield loss is ful back Carl Huggins who, runnir almost exclusively with the se and team, gained 283 yards f< a 4.6 average and scored tv touchdowns. The only other badl lost are Anderson, who rush( for 25 yards before he was it jured and halfback Charley (Ste Ball) Williams, primarily a d fensive specialist, who gained or yard rushing in one carry ar caught two passes, one of the for a touchdown, in limited o fensive action. All four of the backs involve in the Gamecock passing attat will be back for at least one mo: season. Dan Reeves completed ( of 1416 passes for 657 yards arl Ltd. -. I UNCONC TRADI It's the real thir full-fashioned ca shoulder detail, f irnported larnbsw~ British machines. late Brown, Burg Sizes 38 to 46. 1 V NEC Other Fin JANTZEN, TOWNE SGRA3 vback M. D. Hathaway hurls a pile of the Clemson man putting the tacklec ped the Carolina running attack most ry. ss To Clen 3 Disastroi c- five touchdowns. His completions 1- during an injury-plagued junior a3 year were only four short of the t 66 he connected with in 1962 but e- his yardage dropped from 930 to d 657 and his touchdown passes s' from seven to five. Sophomore Jim Rogers com epleted eight of 15 for 114 yards and one touchdown as Reeves' understudy. He missed two games with a shoulder injury. Kicking n specialist Jack McCathern saw -d brief duty at quarterback and 11 completed one of three passes, as did Rosen from his halfback spot. Both will be seniors next season. RECEIVERS ee Ten of the 15 Gamecocks in k volved in pass receiving this sea y son will be back next year, in k1 cluding the top three receivers. g Junior halfback Larry Gill led this department with 14 recep tions for 188 yards, sophomore end J. R. Wilburn snagged 11 I- for 153 yards and three touch g downs and Rosen caught 10 for 89 yards and one score. r All of the Gamecocks' 1963 ro punters will be back next year, s led by McCathern who averaged d 36.3 yards per boot on 53 kicks. i- le also kicked nine points after el touchdown and one field goal to - score 12 points. te In punt returns, the top four d will be back in Rosen, Sonny n Dickinson, Ronnie Lamb and Lide r- liuggins. The top four also will be back in the kickoff return de d partment in Lamb, Rosen, M. D. k Hlathawvay and Gill. 'e The nightmare that was the 2 1963 season, were high pre-sea d son hopes were shattered and awlessly kntofsf n, Cae, ay SIO'L Clemson players after returning a n Hathaway after kicking the ball >f the afternoon and proved to be rison is Seasor nothing seemed to break t right way, is now history and tl Gamecock squad and coachii staff are looking forward wi anticipation to spring practi :nd the 1964 season. 06 BLUE NATURAL SHOULI CLASSIC Versatile, flattering, and far every occasion . . . ar wardrobe of every w man. The fabric texture! appealing, classic lin4 satisfying, and tailoring< custom quality. from 5' Use Our 2 HOURS Fl Open Mon. 'CockOfl J u n i o r quarterback Dan Reeves, who passed for two touchdowns, and sophomore JON LINDER center Jon Linder, an out standing defensive performer, were South Carolina's top players in the season ending 24-20 football loss to Clemson. Reeves, who was hampered during the first six games by injuries, was chosen as the Gamecocks' top offensive per former for the third time in the past four games. Ile was he the leading ground gainer in the Clemson game with 116 th yards, 40 rushing and 76 pass ce ing, and threw two touchdown by 7 . ~j For gra prefer newest AR tion t< Decton ox Fa The c studied : that puts educa blend < s and 3. -4 IL. nus inth elldrese are mos' s highl detaisar soxcorrie lGmeoc iih elh-res:rsed .. [he Walk' passes. Linder, who missed the Wake Forest game with a sprained ankle, completed his first varsity season in fine style, leading the Gamecock defense from his linebacker spot. He was named "Cock of the Walk," the weekly honor, bestowed on the Gamecocks' top defensive player. The 19-year-old son of a Methodist in i n i s t e r from Union, S. C., Linder is 6-2 and weighs 210 pounds. He is DAN REEVES biology major. Reeves, 6-1, 195. from A ndersonville, Ga., is majoring in business. 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