Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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'Expert With LD By DON HULT Staff Writer As the 1967 South Carolina foot ball team zipped through its first week of spring football drills, most of the football "experts" who gathered along the sidelines of the Rex Enright Athletic Center's practice fields looked upon the team's success in the upcoming season with reservations. "They're going to be small com pared to such teams as Duke or Georgia." "Dietzel's relying too much on an inexperienced bench." "Look at all those youngsters in the secondary!" These were some of the remarks heard. Despite these reservations all onlookers were very impressed with the team's desire and en thusiasm which is being sparked by each and every member of Paul Dietzel's "t u r n e d on" coaching staff. After every drill or play the player who "did his job" is con gratulated by his coach with a "Gimme five, boy!" or a playful slap on the helmet, while the man ScarJpa USC's Dan Searpa Hits The Ganiecock's Win Prospects 2 For Future lly IIEYWARI) ADDY Staff Writer The future of South Carolina's golf program has been brightened by virtue of an undefeated fresh man team. The H idd( ie teamt comosed .~( of Gregg Seu rlck , \l ike* Aalone, Stuart Taylor, L.eslie O'llara, lh .lams and Stev e Thomtpson has defeated Wofford, C lemson twice andI The ( itadlel in route to their Seurlock, who will leadl the Ilidl dies against Al lendlale lixtension today, was the South Carolina HIigh Schtool Chiam pion last yea r. ''These six freshmenei have been playing real well, and we are ex pecting themi to help out on the varsity next year," varsity coach Jimmy Pulliam s;aid. MAKE PAY WhILE THlE SUN SINES... get a summer job with Manpower needs hundreds of stenos, typists, general office workers to work as White Glove Girl vacation replacements... and we're paying the highest rates In our history. Stop in at your local Manpower office when you're home on vacation and let us help plan your summer schedule. MANP@WER' An Equal Opportunity Employer View iscernii who didn't accomplish his set tasl is told what he was doing wrong and if needed is prodded with a hil in the posterior. Besides the enthusiasm, onlook ers are also very much impressed with the Dietzelian organization The entire 2% hour practice is broken down into 10-, 20- or 30. minute periods. Not a man nor minute is wasted in a Paul Dietzel prac tice. Such preparation and or ganization by the coaching staff has resulted in the team being in apparent excellent physical condition. The practices of the beginning of last week consisted mostly 01 vigorous drills and it was during one of these drills that the Game cocks lost one of their most valu able defensive players-defensivi end Lyn Hodge, a 6-4, 200-pounm rising junior from Union, S. C. In a freak accident during pursuit drill, Hlodge was knocke from the side and suffered a com pound fracture to both bones it his lower left leg. His leg will b in traction for several w-eeks an< .r~ Gamecock photo by Galloway Slides Dirt At Home Plate In The Over The Citadel Ire Bright Golf Team Since the varsity team which has compiled a 10-5 record thu. far this season is composed of fiv sophomores and two juniors, ant the addition of the rising fresh man team, the outlook for the future is very good. Also expected to htelp out next year arte Wayne Roherts and Ron nie Smoak, who are both good golft rs but wtere not tIlig ibfle to comp fete this spiring beca use of gradles. "'The way things look right now, we areg in hitter shape now thani ever beforte at USC in respec(t to our golf protgram,"' said P'ulliaum. "We will dlefinitely he one of the stronger teams in the A CC for the next ftew years." n rA'reca n ane Season ig Eye will be in a cast until the late summer. The trainers were doubtful of Lyn's being ready for the autumn. His replacement will be John D. Coleman, a 6-4, 210 pound rising sophomore who was a great athlete in high school and has the potential to be good for the Gamecocks. The loss of Hodge seemed to be only a temporary blow in the team's morale as the same spirit which marked early drills soon re appeared. Ben Garnto was show ing good form at his new quarter back position and his passes were particularly sharp in the 15-20 yard range. Split end Fred Ziegler, a rising sophomore from Charleston, im pressed everyone with his spec tacular receptions and elusive 1 moves. In the defensive drills, tackles Joe Komoroski and I)on Somma and new middle guard Jim .\lulvihill rocked back all blockers before them. Drill period was highlighted by "one on one" in which a blocker attempts to clear out a defender to make room for a ball carrier within a restricted five yard area. Tight end Tony Fusaro was opening large holes in "one on one" for such backs as Ben Galloway, Rudy Ilollo man and Jimmy Killen. Thursday's and Saturday's prac tices were highlighted by limited "third down" scrimmage sessions. The team was divided into four units: Garnet, first team offense; Red, second team offense; White, first team defense, and Blue, see ond team defense. Each play was a simulated third-down game situation and each unit was rated on every play in which it participated. If the offensive team on a particular play made sufficient yardage to gain a first down it was given a plus two or plus three rating wvhile the defense received a minus two or minus three for surrendering yardage. eHowever, if on a play the de fense threw the ball carrier for a loss, made an interception or recovered a fumble, it was given a plus and the offensive a minus. The unit with the high- I est cumulative score won and was given a reprieve from the vigorous wind sprints which conclude practice. Sat urday's secrimmIlage' had an adlded touch of authenticity wheni officials rated teams on penalties com mllit ted. In TFhursday's "third down -cri mmage"' t he Garnet (o(ffen ive) teamn accu mulaLted the hiigh - est p)oint score t h rough the harmd runfl ing of halfback Warren .\l uir, a 200(-pounid t ransfer from West l'oint whose homietown is Fitch bu rg, .\ass., and the beads-utp pass reeving of lIutchl Reeve's at spl it plidslck gmfomw Onl if thyr poyetr ndc r t 1, . 7g. Carolina's Ed In I Whitt He4 One Of By MIKE EIDSON Staff Writer This season's Gamecock track team may not be the most power ful squad in the school's history, but it will be one of the most suc cessful that Coach Weems Bas kin has produced in his long career as head track coach at Carolina. Since the 1967 squad is a suc cess, and at the same time is few in numbers, some members must stand cut as individuals. Several of these men are al ready well-known at Carolina to anyone even slightly interested in track -names like Swarts, Taylor, and Sonnenfeld. But at least one very important mem her of this year's team has re ceived only minimal recognition; his name is Jimmy Whitt and he is Carolina's undefeated 4.10 yard hurdler. Whitt came to Carolina as a sub-two minute half-miler from IBaker High in Columbus, Ga. When Whitt was in the tenth grade, he played basketball and never dreamed of spending every afternoon playing tag running round and round a quarter-mile track for entertainment. Blut this was the year that Sam JOB Spring and Summer Part Time Work. Stock-room, dis play and general flunkie. Positively u n- d ull . Five blocks from U.S.C. Some photo experience helpful but not necessary. Need driver's license. Lazy-bones stay away. Apply: Manager P. 0. Box 6107 Columbia, S. C. 29206 jtoned( hIer to wearer? wo-ply itton hy The End 0 lie Sonnenfield Leads His Chal Iis Team's Double Dual Win 4 ps Make kiskin 's L Roberts began to build sort of a rack dynasty at Baker and when le noticed Whitt's tall lanky rrame sauntering through the lalls he knew he saw a potential runner. When Whitt became a bit lisillusionecd with basketball after is junior year, Roberts persuaded him to try his luck at track. "You couldn't believe how hard it was to run every day, trudge a mile home, and face the thought that the next day would be more of the same," said Whitt. "Our team went through the ceason undefeated in all competi ion, set a state record in the nile relay, and I placed fourth in .he state half-mile. Coach con inced me that I should continue 'unngi in college if possible and ntrodluced me to several college oaches, among them Coach Bas :in." Whitt has been one of the most tsatile Gamllecock runners in his Iree years at Carolina. lie has at me time or another run on the D I A M n N D R I N G S 4 DIANA... .. ...FROM $100 Campus Represenative JOHNNY FERGUSON 327 PRESTON 253-9195 Box U-1435 MARSHALL JEWELRY Rock Hill, S. C. l'ot My Eye On, ifma "417" VANOPRES One look and wham' I knew Lean and limber and all man fit of his Van Heusen '417" shirt. Made with the authent collar. this shirt was perman the clay it was made and will pressing again No more Iau As for the great new Van Hei colors and patterns . . . they the guy to keep an eye on! Bldup your following wi the influeantial line of men A It F The Line lengers To The Tape In The 4 )ver Clemson And Georgia Tc USC Trw VIost Succ sprint medley, distance medley, mile and two-mile relays, the 440 yard dash, the half-mile, the 1000 yard run, the 600-yard run, the 330-yard hurdles, the high hurdles and the 440-yard hurdles, the 'vent at which he seems most edept. "I never imagined that Coach Baskin would run me in t h e hur ' dles," said Whitt. Baskin, who was a \ hurdler of note in his own right, noticed t h e possibili WHITT ties in Whitt's long legs and told him to try the 330-yard hurdles which were be ing run then instead of the gruelling 440-yard hurdle race. Here! Now! 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