Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Sophomore defeisive cri (89) puts the rush on Iak terback Keith Erickson in Clash IIW(-el the Garlee, Wake I Fourth The Gamecocks failed to conic anywhere near the winning form they d i s p I a y e d two weeks ago against North Carolina State as they suffered a humiliating 10-1 loss to Wake Forest last Saturday. The loss left Coach Paul Dietzel's team with a 1-4 record. The Demon Deacons, who had gone winless in their first four games, came to Carolina Stadium with an u)set in mind and caught the Gamecocks flatfooted. Dietzel, who was something less Dickens I Hopes Ag Senior linebacker B i I I Dickens has been chosen by Coach Paul Dietzel and his staff as captain for the Gamecocks when they clash with the Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville Saturday afternoon. The 6-1, 202 -pounder f r om Bloomington, Ind., has beeni a con sistent performer for the Game cocks this season at the left line backer spot. Hie lottered his first two years on the sqluad as an end, mliddle guard and linebacker. His father, Phil Dickens, was an out.standling tailback at Tennessee as well as head coach at Wofford, Wyoming and Indliana. Various senior members of the team serve as gaime cap)tinls, andl one of themi will be chosen by his teammates as official 1%;6 team captain at the end of the season. Gamecock quanrterhumek V hack Ienny GallI()oa in 1a Fore8t in Carolina Stadiumu. B ? Rushing Ganecock d4 I'ynilHodge Demon Deaev e Fore(st (Itar- siccess in st4 last Satirdav's ing attack mckm and the Deacons' run [Iands ( Loss C than happy with his team's lacka (aisical performance, summed up the loss with one simple statement: "We were lousy." After a scoreless first quarter, the Demon Deacons struck for ten points on a 28-yard field goal by Chick George and a three-yard touchdown run by fullback Ken Hauswald. George converted for the extra point. The Gamecocks failed to mount a serious threat in the first half, and Wake Forest took its ten-point ,eads USC ainst Vols BILL DICKENS Catch, like Fair pitches out1 to tail st Saturday's loss to Wake Thle nlav was one. of the few Gamecock Staff photo by Crew. ns. Carolina had reasonable opping the Wake Forest pass. It could stop the Demon ning attack only sporadically. Aarolina If Year lead into the second half. The third quarter was a stand. off, with neither team providinj very much offensive fireworks. The 'Cocks struck for an earl) fourth quarter touchdown to pul theni back into the game. The) drove 68 yards in just three play! with the score coming on a 34-yarc Mike Fair to Ben Garnto pass. Late in the game Fair guided hi. team to the Demon Deacon 19-yard line, but they failed to score ir four tries and Wake Forest took over. WF U&C First downs I3 12 Hushing yardage 164 Go Passing yardage 69 161 Passes 7-12 8-29 Pases latercepted by Puntbls let7-34 6-32 Yards penalized 25 2C Wake Feret.........-0 10 0 0-C 'South Carousa 0 0 0 6- i WF-FG George 26 WF-Hauawaid 3 rue (George kicet? faC-Carute 34 pase . ma Fair (ees Atteedauce 26.593. The Ganmecocks were largely un able to step the Wake Forest run ning game and were never able to get one of their own going. Tailback Benny Galloway led the Carolina rushers with 48 yards in 14 carries while Fair connected on only eight of 22 passes for 168 yards. The Gamecock field general spent most of the night dodging on rushing Wake Forest linemen. The play of big Wake Forest tackle Rober-t Grant p r omp te d D)ietzeJ to call him "one of the bet ter linemen we've faced this year." Benniy that clicked for yardage for tough D)emon D)eacon line. end Jimmvy KIllen (31). Usc> Agai By DONALD CAUGIIMAN Sports Editor C o a c h Paul Dietzel's young Gamecocks will face their toughest test of the season Saturday after noon when they clash with the powerful Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville. Carolina will e n te r into the second half of its season with a disappointing record, and will find the going no easier against the Hkes of Alabama, Florida State, Clemson and Maryland. In Tannessee, the Camecocks will be facing a team which has allowed only one touchdown in four games, yet has lost two of them. The Volunteers lost to Alabama last week, 11-10, after leading by a 10-0 margin at the half. The week before they outplayed an un beaten Georgia Tech squad but again came out on the short end, 6-3. Carolina Associate Coach Bill Rowe, who has seen the Volunteers play three times this season, feels that Doug Dickey's present team is "better than last year's team which finished sixth in the nation. They are always one of the top defensive teams in the country." While watching the game with Ala. bama, Rowe said he "couldn't tell the difference between the two teams. Tennessee just has to he the best 2-2 team in the country." "The Volunteer defensive unit is s ni a I I - the line averages 205 pounds per man - but has tre mendous speed and hustle," Rowe added. The defensive line is anchored by tackle Derrick Weatherford, a 222 pounder from Darlington; S. C. Weatherford's performance against Georgia Tech in Atlanta prompted Yellow Jacket coaches to call him "the best interior lineman who has ever played here." Tennessee has two tough linehaak era in Paul Naumoff, an end last year, and Doug Archibald, a con verted "monster man." "Their pursuit is tremendous," observed Rowe, "it seems as though they always have 11 men on the ball carrier." The Volunteers have been noted in the past years for their strong defense, but this year they have an explosive offense to go along McGuir Practic Dy HIEYWARD) ADDY Staff Writee B'asketballs began to bounce in the USC field house last Saturday as practice started for the upcom ing season. Only one player is gone from last year's team which posted a 10-13 record. This means that the team is loaded with a numher of Iett.ermen and sonme fine sopho mores. The return of Gary Gregor, who missed all of last season, *ameeek Staff shot. by Crewe the Gamecocks against the in the hackgronmd i. ig.h Faces St 'Fir with it. "Trennlemsee is as good a pamiung teamI as we will see this sea.aoni," iaid Rowe. "Coach Dickey feel that hi6 two end, Johnny Mills and Au%tin Denney, are the finiest pair in tie countr. Rowe said Denney is "in the category with Mike Ditka of the Hears. They can always count on him in the crucial situation." The 230-jvuund r e c e i v e r has caught ten passes for 157 yards this season, and four of them have been for touchdowns. In the Volunteer backfield quar terback Dewey Warren i6 amoig the n1ation's mlost accurate pa!.er,.. The junior field general has completed 53 of 85 tosm- for an amazing 62.4 per cent comp-ltion record. Six o,f I Tailbaek Blenniy Gallowayi somne yardage in last Satrda Wake Forest Demton Deaconm junior carried 14 times dutr -OptiE Begin should prove to be a big asset. Coach F r a ni k McGuire, in his third year at Carolina, had this tA) say about this year's edition: "'We should be stronger, because we are bigger and more experienced. This is our third year in a five-year building program, and we are real satisfied with the development of the boys. In fact, we were well pleased with last year's team. "The add it ion of Gregor antd Grosso (MNIike), even though they both need( w 0 r k, will help to strengthen the team. Wet have four s t a r t e r s back from last year's team, including Salvadoiri (Al), St-andard iFrank t, T1 h o m p s o n (,Jack ) and Hlarlicka (Skip), in addition to the rest of the letter men. When asked about the physical status of the team, McGire~ hadl this to say: "All of the boys re ported in good shape, blecause all of these boys areV goodI athletes and a good athlete stays in good shape. The team is (lead serious about the se'ason and they are ready for a lot of reasons. They know exactly what we are trying to do andl they are willing to co ope rate." As in football, the Gamecock basketballers are playing a rugged schedule. "The D)uke games are still unsettled," stated McGuire, "andl the rest of the schedule is mighty tough. It includes tourna ments in Raleigh and Wisconsin as well as the regular conference games." Carolina is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a con ference which McGuire believes can hold its own with any other has ket ball con ference. "All of the teams in the ACC are improving, and two of them are even ranked nationally. Duke, for instance, is ranked number two in the nation andI I NC is ranked number 12 in the same poll," h(' notted. There has been a great deal sa.id ndx)1 the abimty of Mce's Stern ed-Up' hi jasses have goie for touchdowns. r The Tennessee running game is centered around tailback Charlie Fulton an(d sensational sophomoreic wingback Richmond Flowers. it Fulton, who was the Volunteer t quarterback through most of last season, was termed as "dangerous" 41 by Rowe because of his running, passing and blocking abilities. The b 180-pounder rushed for 50 yards last week against Alabama. r Flowers, one of the imiost widely bi heralded hurdler in track in the t country is a pas%-receiving threat as h well w. a fine runner. "lie has about v the best hand. 11%se seen on a boy," v Howe n1oted. The Volunteer offensive line is g Somewhat higger than the defense, t averaging about 215 pounds per n SI A Few Yards 20) picks up for 48 vards to y's loss to tile Other iarolina . The speedy tackle Ifyrunt ing the night Randy Iarbmu a11stic A s For '4 guards. McGuire had this to say g about his guards, "in Harlicka and Thompson, we have two of the s finest guardls in the conference, tl while Lovelace ( Earl ) and Farrell (Charl ie provid. excellent depth." e Sincle the new U '(' field house is o it least two years away, McG(uire' h hopes that all or the~ G;ameok STARTIN( Below is the tentative sta: cocks in Saturday afternoon's Volunteers in Knoxville. OFFE? Player Position Johniny Gregory SE Paul Phillips ST Randy Harbour SG Jimmy Gobble C Tomn Wingard WG D)ave Berry WVT Jimmy Killen TE Mike Fair QB Benny Galloway TB Ben Garnto WB Curtis Williams FB DEFEI Gene Schwarting LE Joe Komoroski LT Bob Cole LB D)ave Grant MG Bill Dickens LB D)on Somma RT L,eroy Bailey RE Toy McCord LH Bobby Bryant RH Stan Juk Rover Wally Orrel Safety Test Vols nan. Anchoring the line is 230 ounder lob Johnson, whom Rowe alled "one of the top centers in he country." Tackle John Boyn On, a 215-pounder, also stands out. Rowe summed up his evaluation f the Volunteerm by calling them aln extremely explosive football fam." Gamecock Head C o a c h Paul bietzel said Tennessee has "a fine unch of athletes who play with renendous abandon. Coach Dickey as done a fine job up there, and ,-e know we certainly have our "ork cut out for us. We've never onceded defeat before in any anie, and we certainly don't in L.nd to do so in this or any re aining game." PORTS ~T S Gam.eck Staff pheto by crswe lead all Gamecock rushemr. players in the picture are Pierce (3) and guard r. s Cage Docks ames will be televised. Since he is interested in the udents and their being able to see sie games, no tickets will be on rle to the general public; how v'er, reserve tickets will he hon redl. But since the present field ous will seat only i,200, television eems to be the only solution. LINEUP 4ting lineup for the Game clash with the Tennessee JSE (lass Height W~eight So. 5-11 1G8 Sr. 6- 5 240 Sr. 6- 3 224 Jr. 6- 2 240 So. 6- 0 205 Sr. 6- 0 225 Jr. 6- 2 200 Jr. 6- 1 187 Jr. 5- 9 187 Jr. 5-10 188 Jr. 5-11 195 ISE So. 6- 1 196 Jr. 6- 2 228 Jr. 6- 3 220 So. 5-10 205 Sr. 6- 1 202 Jr. 5-11 221 Sr 6- 2 210 So. 5- 7 165 Sr. 6- 1 171 Sr. 6- 2 210 So. 5-10 186