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Undef Surge fly CARL STEPP Sports Editor Carolina's undefeated G a m e cocks gunned their way to the to of the ACC Saturday by whackinj a tough Duke team, 21-17, ii I)urham. For the Gamecocks, it was con ference v i c t o r y number two enough to place them on top o the ACC loop. Clemson and Nort] STRAIGHT TAL From the ROUNDHOUSE By PAUL F. DIETZEL Director of Athlelics WOULD YOU BELIEVE What a happy group of Durham. It seems like a g< trip-while we are still on I h:ave been in Carolina was intercepted \Woodall's pass ai his teammates. What a beau game. It started in a spectacu hanger. And, in between, w fensive team played a few d< provided several wonderful f The first time Carolina h. years. How many years si North Carolina and Duke, an We love those stadium t next new stadium we dedicat ful that would be.. What a remarkable grou have a tremendous amount i come back from adversity ever coached. In each of our of the blackest moments poc but somehow, we recovered. Yes, Duke is a good foot balanced and very strong. very big. Among others, the fensive end and their two de athletes. Woodall is a good is a good short yardage fullb Stiff I Our dlefense really struck half. We knocked them loose opening kick-off was like a b to D)uke, Timmy Bice knocl. from the ball, Allen Owen carrier, and D)ave Lucas ret Carolina score. And with on on the clock, the score was I We had a real tough time the D)uke dlefense. To be mor agaiinst them in the first hal tions which made us play eve to. And we really had our I We were proud of the wa They had to play with som, ~rover, Candler Boyd, didn't nm -WVally Orrel had to play on a ticed all week. What a job h< still an excellent safety man. secondlary, and against a fin ably the best passer we have But, I just can't single ou it was a great effort by a h p)roved for the third straigh1 you can't be beaten. And iti see men who get off the floo] Although I'm not an expc that a real fighting gamecock4 may be battered and bleedinj as long as his heart beats. If football sq1tad, to date, has spades. They have really been fighi guys said after the game in1 "the visiting team's dIressing "Coach, it's really a thrill juLst never quit fighting !" I can tell you what I told really a pleasure to coach a sqjuadl. They are a fine, el fighters. Great R One final D)uke note: As State Police stopped us (we t just wantedl to tell us that Russell House. As we came1 (Continued eated i Ahea4 Carolina State have both won one conference contest. Outweighed, outpassed, out rushed but not outfought, the gritty Gamecocks had to stage a dramatic last-minute drive, then withstand a desperate Duke comeback attempt to lodge the victory. Carolina jumped ahead at the f outset of the rugged battle when 1 Tim Bice caused Duke receiver .K 3-0! Gamecocks coming back from )od time to tell you about our t. The greatest moment since the final play when Bobby Cole id was immediately mobbed by tiful way to end an unbelievable lar fashion and ended a cliff e played defense. And our de )wns-did they ever! The game acts *s beaten I)uke in Durham in 37 nce Carolina has beaten both d back to back at that? ledications. We hope that the e will be our own! How wonder p of young men we have. We )f respect for them. They can is well as any team we have three games, we have had some sible. We were in big trouble, ball team. They are very well rhey are extremely tough and ir middle guard, their right de fensive halfbacks are very fine: passing quarterback. Calabrese ack, but I'll take Muir any (lay. )efense some mighty blows in the first from the ball three times. The alt of lightning. We kicked off :ed the Duke ballcarrier loose knocked down the D)uke ball overedl in the end zone for a ly about six seconds ticked off ~arolina 7, D)uke 0. trying to move the ball against e exact, we dlidn't move the ball f. We had two costly intercep n more defense than we needed >acks to the wall many times. y our dlefense "hung in there." e real handicaps. Our regular ake the trip (a sprained ankle). real sore leg; he had not prac-! did at safety. On one leg he's We were really hurting in the. e p)asse~r too. Woodall is prob faced this year. t anyone for sp)ectacular plays, ck of a group of fighters. We week that if you won't qjuit, s an exhilarating experience to after being dleckedl. rt on the matter, they tell me will fight until he is (lead, lie i but he will continue to fight that is the case, then our 1967 lived up to its namesakes--ini ting Gamecocks. As one of our :he bedlam of what Duke calls room" to play with these guys-they our team after the game: It is troup of men like our Carolina ean cut, intelligent group of eception we approachedl Columbia, the hought we were arrested!) lie we were to go dlirec'tly to the )ast the IIorseshoe and turned an Pagu 10) RHlee Bob Hepler to fumble the opening !ick-off. The ball rolled into the end zone and end Dave Lucas pounced :m it with six seconds gone in the ;ame. Jimmy Poole converted and Carolina led, 7-0. Combining a bruising running game with an accurate passing attack, Duke came back to score ten points before halftime. Hard-nosed fullback Jay Cala brese, a Blue Devil workhorse, scored the first Duke TD early in the second quarter on a one-yard plunge. Soccer-style kicker Bob Riesenfield added a 37-yard field goal to give Duke a three-point halftime advantage. Coming back strong in the sec ond half, the Gamecocks took the opening kick-off and marched in for their second touchdown. Employing a spread forma tion, the Gamecocks miffed the first two plays of the drive, then broke fullback Warren Muir loose for a 42-yard jaunt into Duke territory. Aided by an 11-yard run by Ben Garnto and a ten-yard pass to John Gregory, the Gamecocks drove inside the Blue Devil ten, and Mike Fair scored on a bootleg run. With Calabrese and Woodall providing most of the power, I)uke -ammed home theig second touch 'town with less than six minutes left in the game. Again it was the big fullback crunching in for the score. Down by three, Carolina stormed back, and with less than a minute to go, Fair hit Fred Zeigler with a pass on Duke's three-yard line. Three plays later Muir blasted Conference Includes US Eleven athletes from 1966-67 USC teams have been named to the 1967 ACC Honor Roll. The names were announced this week by conference commissioner Jim Weaver. Included on the list were 192 conference athletes who earned a It average or better for the past academic year. Virginia led with 37 on the list. followved byv Duke and North Caro inma with 32 each and Clemson Fresh Dy JAY IJEND)ER Asst. Sports lEditor The USC l"ighting Game (cocks faIce theirI toughest chal - le'nge of the season tomorr-ow in a major battle of southern undlefeateds at Athens, Ga. Geor-gia's Bulldogs hope to maintain their undlefeatedl pace andl their national ranking at the expense of the also unde feated Gamecocks. USC Coach Scooter Purvis scoutedl the Bulldogs andl said, "Maybe they're not as big as D)uke physically, but they are the quickest team we've faced so far. They p)ut extreme p)res sure on the opponent both of fensively and defensively." Georgia Coach Vince Dooley saIys his team is overratedl by the press, but to dlispel that ocksI tace F up the middle for the game-win ning touchdown. Duke, never out of the game, mounted a furious final drive that carried them deep into Gamecock territory, but a last-second inter ception by linebacker Bob Cole iced the game for the unbeaten Gamecocks. Statistically, the Gamecocks took a beating, trailing Duke in first downs, 20-11, and in total yardage, 333-196. Leading rusher in the game was Calabrese who ground out 96 yards. Carolina's sophomore sen sation Muir led USC with 88 yards gained. In the passing department, Fair completed seven of 13 for 81 yards, while Woodall hit on 10 of 14 for 91. Zeigler was the leading re ceiver in the game with four catches. With three wins to their credit, the Gamecocks have outscored their opponents 71-30 and are within 24 points of equaling their total 1966 scoring output. Warren Muir leads the team in rushing with :130 yards and a 4.M per carry average. Garnto, last year's leading rusher, has rushed for 81 yards and Roy Don Reeves has legged 45. Fair leads in total offense with a total of 414 yards, including 394 through the air. The senior quar terback has completed 30 passes in 55 attempts. Zeigler leads all receivers with 14 catches, followed by Reeves with seven. Muir leads in the scoring de partment with four touchdowns for 24 points. Honor Roll C Athletes with 30. Carolina athletes selected in elude Larry Buhrman, tennis; L a n k s t o n Chester, baseball; Dwight J1 o h n s o n , golf; Chick Langnehs, swimming; and Gene Lindsey, football. Also, Stuart Reynolds, tennis; Gene Schwarting, football; 13ob Turner, track; E. 11. Williams, golf; Tedl W inga rd, footbhall ; and ,James Wingo, track. men Pract ice For I Ge( not ion his Iuldogs chewedl up Mlississippi S t a t e 30-0) andl C'lemsoni 24-17. The llulldog's slot-T' offense is simple andl straightforward. They waste little effort on ifancy plays aind concentrate on moving the ball toward the line of scrimmage. The power running attack is dlividled p r i - nmaril y be tween ba ck s - Ronnie .J en '\ kins, K irby Moore andl Kent Law rence. H o w - ever, the Georgia squad1 LAWRNCEhas depth andl LAWRNCEsix or se ven hackstee nnty anch ame. Edge I MIM or Le A cheering crowd of arour dents was on hand Saturday r the victorious Gamtecocks uy turn from Duke. The teant, 2 Frosh Clo, To Open] By DON HULT Staff Writer The 1967 Carolina freshman team lived up to the hopes of Gamecock fans in their season's opener last Thursday, as they rolled past a tough Gordon Mili tary team, 28-1.1. The Biddes were scheduled to play The Citadel frosh in a game completed after The Gamecock went to press. The Biddies got off to an ex plosive start by taking the kick off to the 21. Fancy-stepping halfbacks Ken Walkup and Tom Trevillian swept the ends for three consecutive first dlowns as full Stf Poo yBo: eno '(title 4 middleaf hoto y Bo rB ages. Sprinter-half back K e n t L,aw rence usually aims off-tackle or outside when he has the ball. A form idable poe sweep~ is m u s t e r e d when qluarterback Kirby Mloore keeps the ball and follows his backfield mates and a guardl aroundl the end. Mloore usually moves the Georgia offense on the ground, but against Clemson he opened up andl passedl for 122 yardls. lie comp)letedl four of 12 passes. H is prime targets are the slot back andl the split end. Lawrence is a classy per former returning kickoffs andl punts. In 1966 he had an 87 yard kickoff return and a 70 Duke, ague I Stat Welcome, Winners id i,000 stu- over the Blu light to greet police and el on their re- where the spi 1-17 winners ut Gordon Five- GamF back Chris Banks chopped down the Bulldog (le2ensive ends. WALKUP SCORES From the Gordon 36, Walkup, a '66 all-stater from Timmonsville, circled around end to the 17. A penalty brought the ball to the five, and from there Tom Suggs, a stubby but elusive quarterback with a strong passing arm, hit Walkup in the end zone. With five minutes gone, the Bid dies led, 7-0. After a strong defensive series, the Biddies once more drove down field on passes from Suggs to rangy split endt Bill D)uffle, but the drive stalled andl a field goal at temp)t by Billy D)uPre was b)arely w ide. The two teams fought to a standstill as the Biddies, led by Gary Scott and Ben Padgett, re mainedi strong on (tefense. With less than a minute remain ing in the half, the Gordon punter b)oomedl out a towering 62-yard p)unt which the USC team fumbled and recovered on their owvn five yard line. Seconds later a punt was par tially blocked and GMIA recovered in the end zone for a tying score. LONG PASS Co)ach Pride Ratterree then sent in the team's "co-quarterback," Randty Yoakum of Columbus, Ohio, and two plays later he hit end Ed Bolton for a 51-yard, lightning [luick score. DuPre converted, giv ing USC a 141-7 halftime lead. The Biddies scored their third touchdown after a blocked punt by 'nd Kevin Mlooney. Walkup bulled ash Sat yard punt return. He also had one 74-yard jaunt from scrim mage. The bulk of t he Georgia team lines up) at the tackle Sp)ots offen ~sively and de fensively. Of fensively they are D)avid Rholetter, 6-2, STANFILI, 235, a nd Ed gar Chandler, 6-3, 222. On defense they have Bill Stanfill, 6-5, 233, and Jiggy Smaha, 6-3, 240. Stanfill was a 1966 All-America pick. The Bulldog (defensive align ment is a widle tackle six simi '-r to that of North Carolina. The taces pntate.. .ad p.-t ==G w wzlE LuLE --- rage inne 21-17, Crown ttt '. 1 Photo by Chief Photographer Chip Galloway Devils, was stopped by state rected to the Russell House rited crowd was waiting. Military Schedule the two yards to score, and USC had a 21-7 lead. Taking to the air, the Bulldogs drove deep into lIiddie territory and finally scored on a two-yard end run. After an explosive fourth-quar ter drive, fullback Bob Miranda hurst into the end zone for the Iiddies' final score. The ground attack, led by Mi randa, Trevillian and Walkup, piled up 253 yards, while the de fense was led by Scott, Poston, Harrison and Padgett. Walkup rushed 18 times for 74 yards, while Trevillian picked up 63 yards and Miranda 58. Leading receiver for the Biddies was D)uffle, who snared three of the eight p)asses completed by Suggs~ and Yoakum. Roundhouse 'Fan Mail' W~hen a team that wson only one game the year before suddenly wins three straight, its athletic deC partment is flooded with a lot of fan mail. So it is with the 1967 Game cocks. A lot of mail has been received at the Roundhouse. And one which gave the staff its biggest charge was a letter addressed to: Coach Paul "Here to Stay" Dietzel, c/o The Number One Team in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Colum bia, S. C. 29208. ur day p r es s ure on the offense. Against Clemson they allowed .231 yards rushing and 44 yards passing. T he Gear- 1 g i a lineback ers a re good a n dI experi enced. B o th -starters made the All - SEC m or e team. Left line backer Happy D KS D ic k s inter cep)tedl a p)ass last week to set up Georgia's first touchdown against Clemson. Defensive halfbacks T e r r y Sellers and Mark Holmes are both experienced. Sellers teams with Lawrene for punt retrm..