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-VAX STEVE COX-DT (78) BILLY NELSON OG (62) BOB COLLINS-OT (71) J. R. WILBURN-SE (81) DOU(. SFNWR-DE (83) L~'ASO ~)Bl.DCEi%Ij(0 MIK FAR QB(2 fAvow BEN (ARNTO-TB (11) PHIL BRANSON - FB (30) RONNIE I AMB --WB (21) DAVEBERR - O (65 SPORTS KICKOFF UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 2_ PaMe CROWING FOR GRCATER 2 5ROUNA VOL LVI, NO. 6 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 29, 1965 SECTIION 11 RAND) II-AR1 R -- DT (67) HI TL 11.1 OAMS - I) (85) I10)I11 GUINNEI-S- IJ (57) I)AN LEGAT - MG (64) RBRBY BRYANT...- CB (92 Game In Ho By JOHN IUYTICI Staff Writer Marvin Bass' Gamecocks, who went down to Baton Rouge last Saturday and aged LSU Coach Charlie McClendon about twenty years with sixty minutes of some times brilliant football before bow ing 21-7, return to the friendly confines of Carolina Stadium to morrow afternoon, meeting the Maryland Terrapins in this year's Homecoming clash. Kick-off time is 2 p.m. The Terps, who returned thirty lettermen from last season's fast finishing squad, have been an enigma in the ACC so far this sea son. Picked to win the conference title and finish high in the na tional rankings, Coach Tom Nu gent's scarlet-clad legions have managed but two victories and were convincingly clobbered by N. C. State last week, 29-7. Ap parently, Coach Nugent, in his seventh season at MLryland, feels that he has found the answer. Early this week he implied that the work of his assistants was sadly lacking and began to shift coaches. Frank Toomey, previously a de fensive coach, was moved to of fensive and defensive line coach Whitey Duvall took charge of the entire defense. The Terps have had trouble generating any kind of offensive attack, and Nugent hopes to remedy this by switch ing Toomey. The colorful Maryland coach an nounced another surprising move at the same time. This move, call ing on junior defensive back Fred Cooper to jump into the quarter back slot, was also based on the Terps' inability to move the ball. Cooper will be the fifth quarter back this fall for Maryland, fol lowing Bill Van Heusen, Ken Am brusko, Phil P e try, and Jim Corcoran. OFFENSIVE BACKFIEJD It would appear that all Mary land has going for them is trouble. JON IJNDER -00W 5S2) - Turtl cocks me coi Not so. On paper, the Terrapins have a superb football team, and they are capable of shell.icking anyone they play if they can put everything together. Nugent's of fensive b--kfield, despite the loss of Tom (Bo) Hickey, owing to scholastic deficiencies, is explosive and dangerous. "Maryland's been doing about everything on offense," declares Coach Bass. Coach Bud Carson adds, "We've counted about fifty offensive formations." The Terps have scored only 58 points, but have the potential to score much more often. Their best back is letterman fullback Whitey Marciniak who rushed for 440 yards last season. Marciniak, a 218-pounder from Old Forge, Pa., is a good inside power runner and EL fine blocker. The leading wing backs currently are Kenny Am brusko, 6-1 and 195, and Bobby Collins, 5-10 and 170. Ambrusko zrabbed some headlines last fall when he ran a kick-off back 101 yards with 2:38 left to beat Navy 17-22. Collins beat out senior let Lerman Andy Martin for the num ber two spot, and accounted for Maryland's only score against NV. C. State on a 77-yard pass play rrom Phil Petry. Ernie Torain, a 19-year old sophomore, has moved into the ,ailback position and has done ex yeptionally well. He currently leads W AYNE TUiCKER - TFE (88) e Soup OnJ Meet in I g the Turtles in rushing and is a very competent ball-carrier. OFFENSIVE UNE Six-foot-five Dick Absher, rated one of the best ends in the country, holds down one flank for the 1'erps, on offense. Absher caught 22 passes for 268 yards last yeai to lead the team. Chip Myrtle, a 20-year old junior from Hyatts ville, Md., and six-foot-three senior Buddy Humphries from Washing ton, D. C., alternate at the other end. Bulwarks of the interior offen sive line are junior guard Dick Melcher, 6-1 and 218, and senior tackle Matt Arbutina, a rugged 220-pounder who is an exceptional blocker. Melcher's twin brother, Mickey, is an outstanding defen sive end for the Terps. HUMAN SCOREBOARD The Maryland offense gets a little extra spark from its "human scoreboard," Bernardo "Chili Bean" Brrmson. Bramson, whose jersey number changes everytime he scores, is a deadly accurate place kicker within 40 yards. The Santiago, Chile, native kicked nine field goals in 1964 to set a Mary land record and added seventeen points after touchdown. The Terp defense, which faltered against N. C. State, is still a tough j nut to crack. The basic defensive i BUTCH nREvrE ... (26)e Menu - Terr Lrid I formation is a "split-six" a six-man line with a gap in the middle, which is the responsibility of the linebackers. Notre Dame uses this basic type of defense and, of course, performs it very well. So do the Terrapins. They have ex cellent linebackers in Lorie Mc Queen, who has replaced the grad uated Jerry Fishman, and Ron Nalewak. Both are fast, aggres sive, and smart. Guarding the Maryland flanks are Mickey Melcher, Dick's brother, and John Kenny, a 195-pound senior, who is one of the best de fensive ends around. Kenny is tough and alert and has the experi ence that a good defensive end must have. Larry Bagranoff, 6-3 and 215, anchors the middle of the defensive line, playing at one tackle slot. Bob York, 6-1 and 225 and a real fireball, is the other tackle. Tops among the backs are seorge Stem, Tony Santy, and Bob 3ullivan. Sullivan, six-feet and 187 >ounds, was named the Terp's )est defensive back last season, but 3anty, a spohomore, has been more mpressive this year. FINE EFFORT The Gamecocks came up with mother fine effort against LSU tnd also suffered no serious in uries. Cornerback Bobby Bryant s limping slightly and sporting an STAN HIJK-... (16) apins Eattle eight-inch gash over his rig).t eye, but is expected to be ready for Maryland. Jimmy Gobble has a banged-up set of ribs but is also slated for action. Linebacker Bob Cole, however, seems to have had a more serious injury in praclice before the Wake Forest game than was at first apparent and will probably not play tomorrow. All the Gamecocks have drawn praise for their performance in the loss to LSU, but particularly out standing was the job done by USC's young sophomore quarter back, Mike Fair. Said Coach Mar vin Bass, "Mike called a good game and ran very well himself. Only his natural ability got hin, out of trouble when he was hemmed in. He's also a fine passer. He was down at the Round House Mon day morning studying movies, and the only pass he could remember was the one he threw that hit Dave Berry in the back and bounced into Ben Garnto's hands." Fair completed 12 passes for 124 yards, ran for 36 more, and won the respect of writers, scouts, and even LSU partisans. Also turning in great offensive jobs for the Gamecocks were Garnto, Phil Branson, J. R. Wil burn, and Ronnie Lamb. Wilburn hauled in five passes for 70 yards and barely missed grabbing a touchdown in the third quarter. Coach Bass was not entirely sat isfied with the blocking of the of fensive line but gave credit to the hard-charging LSU defense for most of this problem. DEFENSIVE STANDOiTS Doug Seniter, Butch Reeves, Steve Cox, Bill Dickens and Dan Legat were defensive standouts for USC, Reeves blocking the ISU punt which resulted in Carolina's lone touchdown when Senter picked up the ball and ran it in. Coach Bass says of Maryland, "We really don't know what to expect what with all the changes they've made. However, they didn't lose too many from last year's team, and consequently they're deep and tough." On the basis of performance in the past two weeks, Homecoming 1965 should be a good one with USC whipping the Terps by eight or nine points. BENNY CAUIWAY en (20)