The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 22, 1967, Page Page Seven, Image 7
STRAIGHT TAI
From the
ROUNDHOUSI
By PAUL F. DIETZEI
Director of Athletics
One game a season does
But it's certainly nice tc
you believe 34 to 3!
The greatest single hap
thrill of standing with our
singing, "We Hail Thee Ca
one left the game early eith
Not
The game was not perf
We made some mistakes wl
real bad mistake on a sp
blocked. But we can corr
i punter, really kicked the I
per kick. We covered the k
Jimmy Poole, our seni<
sistently kicked the ball of
of five extra points (one v
a 48-yard field goal.
Our offensive line is vi
proved over last year. We
of tight end John Gregory
really did a fine job. Left
right guard Tom Wingard I
Center Jim Gobble, blo
guard, had 78% and right'
Quarterback Mike Fair
ning the team and completf
He threw as well as I have
back Ben Garnto, still feeli
very well and turned in so1
Right halfback Butch R
blocking. Fullback Warren
inside punch. He is a real I
addition to our squad.
Good
Defensively, we had gr
This is the real "guts" of
("Mike") David "Mudcat"
made five individual tackle
Weak linebacker Tim
seven individual tackles ai
backer Bobby Cole played
individual tackles and had
made 20 individual tackles
Our game captain Don
ship, played very well and
for his efforts. Right end 4
effective and scored 79%
three assists.
We had a fine job by tli
tion to left halfback Toy I
did his usual outstanding j
tion right in the clutch.
We sputtered around in
15-yard penalties, Iowa S
looked like they were goir
great goal-line stand by ou
State for downs on our six-;
That was the turning
with 2:01 remaining in the
for a touchdown. That has
minute drills" of any team
rhalf 7 to 3, and that was t
Our second offensive uni
Tom Wingard said to me c
first time our first team h
was right. It was really gi
experience. We'll need ever
Yes, it was a great star
The Iowa State game is
-UN4
Now we get into our le
brings a strong, eager an<
under the tutelage of a fir
They are smarting from a
Carolina State, a team wh<
conference. We were rank<
teams.
The North Carolina te
will not wilt from the hea
fine line size and good spee
first conference victory. T
team than Iowa State. It
be a tremendous game. Pull
Remember: History tak<
only the finish is recorded.
The Tarheels are next!
LK RI
Gal,
not make!
start with a VICTORY ! Would
pening that took place was the
team, students, band and fans
rolina !" at the game's end. No
er. The word for it was "pride."
Perfect
ect from a technical standpoint.
ich we must correct. We had a
read punt and almost had one Gamecock t
ect that. Scott Townsend, our left), selected
all well and averaged 40 yards by state sports
icks well, too.
>r KO and field goal man con- a ro
f into the end zone; made four
was blocked) ; and barely missed TO A
ary small but we are much im
were very pleased with the play Sa N
(172 lbs.) who graded 87%. He
tackle Bob Mauro had 81%, and it b itim
1ad 80%. cocks' season op
:king Iowa's fine 240-lb. middle Carolina Stadium
those remembering
tackle Hyrum Pierce had 76%. Cheers for the
did a really outstanding job run- rather hollow and t
was aheadl and the
d better than 50% of his passes. crease their lead.
ever seen him throw. Left half- The Cyclones ha
ng the effects of the flu, played the Gamecock sc
ne excellent runs. the competitive
Carolina defer
eeves did a fine job receiving and threat and the C
Muir gave us that much needed punted out of dan
ough runner and a most valuable Again the large
through the Carolii
USC 32. On fourt
Defenseattempted the opti
Defense
defender approach(
eat play from our middle three. terback was to
our defense. Our middle guard trailing halfback.
Grant played at a 74% clip, and M onda
s and seven assists.
Bice scored 83% while making M
id six assists. Our strong line
at a 71% pace and made eight
five assists. Our middle three O Bi
and 18 assists. A real fine job.
Somma did a fine job of leader- varsity baseball c
won a very valuable game ball ested in fall workc
ene Schwarting was particularly Monday.
with three individual tackles and7:0pmiith
Le secondary with special recogni- ~ino akI
[cCord. Safety man Wally OrrelSara
oh including a real key intR'erhC alfrp-A
the first half and, aided by twothfamsteo
tate kicked a field goal. TheyMes
ig to make it 10-0 except for a
r defensive team. We held Iowa
ard line. What a beautiful sight.F
oint. And then, moments later,
half, Mike Fair took us 70 yards
to rank as one of the great "two
we have had. We went in at the 0'D
ie ball game! Crln'
t scored the last two touchdowns. (i qa ~
n the bench, "Coach, this is the Thrayng
as been out of a game!" And he ln tdu
>od for them to be getting some -ey
yone before the year is over.Deptth
b. But- mnfobl
over,.fte oce
3Eager tgsoe h
ague-the ACC. North Carolinathe
I well conditioned team to town sho n u
e new young coach, Bill Dooley. intesm a
,loss to their arch rival, North knw mita
> has been ranked second in the FokUin(
d seventh. There are only eight (en) n
am is in great condition. They weeualt
as did Iowa State. They have it orya
d and are very anxious for their peaigt
hey are probably a much better hp fmei
will be a fine crowd and should ~mns
Sfor us. Latyr'
s little note of a splendid start- ia afak
My best wishes,orteeya
Paul F. Dietzel, ihr ilb
DirectoraoesAthetirs _halftin
necock
Player of Wee
guarlerback Mike Fair (far Ioi
as S. C. Player of the Week int<
writers, outfoxes the entire tol
lina Bomb
ick Off S
HULT But defensive end I)
Triter saved the (lay as he
before he could pitch
e than two min- dropped him in his tra<
e in the Game- Carolina gained po:
ner, scenes at the 31 with 2:07 left
vere familiar to
the 1966 season. Mike Fair began th
'Cocks seemed known as the "beat ith
he "other team" fensive," designed to
reatening to in- use of limited time.
I Skillfully mixin
t te i>all inside Grrnto, Reeves, t.eiglet
n-yard line, but ory with runs by W,
mmbers of the Fair directed the Game
ise blunted the ISU four in a minute a
;amnecocks soon After line smashes b
ger. Garnto brought the hal
Fair faked masterfully
r visitors drove (ie, kept the ball and
ia defense to the around left end for Cai
h down Warder touchdown.
on play. As the
d him, the quar- Even though penal
itch back to a out long gains by 4
Muir, the Gamecocks
with momentum.
PM Early in the second
lina took possession o
45 and Fair again coml
Se lin smashes with pinp
to bring the Gamecoc
the one, where Muir c
se b l for the second touchdo
With the score 14-:3,
again threatened in ti
I freshman and period but safety Walls
andidates inter- up with the other ke
uts will be held play of the night, an
on the USC 32.
he conducted at Carolina took over an
Russell H o u s e Muir took over. Fair
for a dlelay pa~ss to Rud
e undler the di- last year's Biddie star
IcCall and Dan jfor the flu-slowed Ga
man delayed, sneaked
;hortstop in the jflat, took the pass and
s farm system, Iopen for 49 yardls until
3rly a standout caught him from behii
amecocks, is in A pass5 to Reeves a
the New York plunge by Muir mad<
20-3.
rosh To
)N HULTfisfotalgm
Writer hg collvl
dented 1967 Bidl- a(vngeohvi
mns its s easo trgms lef
t at 7:30 at Caro- Caoiagints
against the Bull
a Military Acad-L
fact that this
USC's bes5t fresh- __
squad ever, none
and players are
nie ligh tly, forA"
old a few advan
Riddies.
institution which
eatures of ahigh '
iior college much
hion of such well
'y academies as
'a.), Valley Forge
ts in these schools
a gain adlmission
colleges and are
'mselves in the
g college require
great All-Amer
Floyd Little, went
before enteringJ
players on this
ni some cases, two #
, older than the
reshmen, most of
Carayina againstis
plaingin hei
Face
y 1
Staff Photo by Chief Photographer Chip Galloway
Scores
a State defense to escape untoucheel
the end zone for Carolina's first
chdown Saturday night.
s Iowa State
ason, 34-3
on Buckner With ten minutes remaining,
hit Warder Coach Dietzel sent in the reserves
back and for the first time since he has been
ks. at Carolina.
tsession on
in the half. With Dan larbison running the
team and Cooter Williams running
n what is hard at fullback, the second unit
e clock of- slammed home two touchdowns in
make best the last 3:43 of play to complete
the rout, 34-3.
Spass-'s to Harbison scored the fourth TI)
and Greg- himself on a one-yard plunge,
Trren uir, and Williams blasted two yards for
cocks to the the Gamecocks' fifth and final six
nd a half. jpointer.
y Muir and
I to the one,
up the mid
sprin te d
olina's first
ties wiped
anto and
came back
half Caro
n the State
)ined Mluir's
Aint passing
ks down to
racked over
wn.
Iowa State
ie fourth
Orrel came
y defensive -
interception
I from there
then called
y Hlolloman,
who subbed
rnto. Hlollo
)Ut into the
burst wide
a defender
1(d.
nd another
the scoreH rb
Meet GM
above the Troy State (Ala.) and Florence
State (Ala.).
I1 have the The B u 11(d o gs will know
g p) I a y ed e xacetl1y what they can do,
re m.'eting whereas the B i d d1 i e s have to
h teams as face the aura of uncertainty.
Frn.sh Dril For First C
3econ(
By JAY BENDER r
Amt. Sports Editor j
The Gamecocks will open their r
167 Atlantic C o a s t Conference
impetition tomorrow against the
orth Carolina Tar Heels.
UNC is anxious to get a confer-'
ice win following their last-min
e loss to North Carolina State
st Saturday, 13-7.
In his first year at UNC, Coach
ill Dooley will field a team that
outwardly similar to his brother
ince's Georgia squad.
Small in number the Tar He'ls
ek depth, but like the Gamescocks,
iough, they are in fine physical
>ndit ion.
Gamecock coach Don "Scooter"
urvis scouted the Tar Heels last
eek. He commented, "Overall, they
'ill be well conditioned, mentally
,ugh and anxious to redeem them
'lves from their loss to North
arol i na State."
Coach Pride Ratterree summ'd
p UNC's offense this way, "They
un at you and they don't do a lot
f fancy stuff."
Offensively the Tar Heels will
ne up with a balanced line and a
Ving-T hackfield.
The primary d'fensive alignment
a wide tackle six. The defense is
Iso similar to that of Georgia.
Purvis said, "l)efensively they
re big at the tackles, have agility
t the defensive ends and are hol
tered in the middle by good line
acker play."
"Their secondary is one of the
iggest in the conference," he
dd"''d.
The leading offensive threat for
he Tar Heels will he quarterback
;ayle Bomar. A starter on defense
ast year, he is consider.'d one of
he best athletes on the squad.
"Bomar is adept at the sprint
ut pass," Purvis said, "which puts
remendous pressure on the de
ensive ends and cornerbacks."
The mainstay of the UNC run
~on Drives For Pa
The frosh looked impressive a
n their first game-condlition
crimmage against the Carolina
arsity. However, s i n c e then a
hey haven't hail much chance t
or any heavy workouts because
S
r
C
s u
t
Staff Pheto by Sob Besso..
Lfll4D
ing game will again be supplied
y tailback David Riggs, leading
usher on last year's team.
F u I l b a c k Tommy Dempsey
cored the Tar He-Is' lone touch
own last week ani was the lead
ng rusher in the LNC spring
ame.
Bomar's top r e e e i v e r will be
'harlie Carr, ACC record holder
or most catches in a season with
2.
Linebacker Mike Horvat is the
topper up the niddle in the UNC
lefense.
Battle Wall, a junior defensive
uard, has been called the best de
ensive lineman on the team by
NC coaches.
The defensive backs are big and
xperienced, but an acute lack of
lepth is a problem in this area.
According to Ratterree the UNC
eam is "well coached, well disci
ined and they hustle."
1 SC coach Paul Dietzel stated
'Wfore the season started that UNC
had a better team than most peo
ple realized.
Soccer Club
To Organize
Interested in joining a soccer
club?
If so, you are invited to attend
an organizational meeting Monday
'or the USC Soccer Club.
The meeting, scheduled for in
tramural field I-' at 4 p.m., will
finalize plans fcr bringing soccer
to Carolina, according to club spon
sors.
Persons u n a b 1 e to attend the
meeting, but interested in joining,
may contact Jack Meetze at 252
71:1. The club will he open to the
faculty, graduate students and un
dergraduates.
Staff Photo by Warre. Hudsem
ydirt___
-sday
f orientation and registration.
Thus it's the case of GMA's
attIe-experienced vye t e r a n s
gainst the Biddies' talented but
ntestedl rookies.
The team now has 42 scholar
hip p)laye-rs on the roster com
aredl to 25 on last year's team.
'he Biddies' roster gainedl even
iore depJth when twenty non
cholarship players reported to
oach Ratterree this past Mon
ayv.
Since they were getting a late
tart comparedI to the rest of the
layers for the first few days
hey will be working out in
horts and pads while learning
he formations andl plays.
The coaching staff hopes that
1ost of the boys will make some
ontrihutions to the team, but
ealistically many of the non
cholarship players are probably
rying out for the team to sat
sfy their curiosity.
H owever, C o a c h Ratterree
as receivedI glowing reports
rom the high school coaches of
hese boys. They (lid not receive
cholarships as they had in
ufficient financial need.
Two non-scholarship players
rom last year's Riddies (guard
['ony Fusaro and quarterback ~
)an Harbison) showed suffi
ient promise to earn a scholar
hip and both played very well
ast Satnrday nigh.M