The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 13, 1967, Page Page Seven, Image 7
By DON HULT
Staff Writer
Losing, to anyone, is a hard
experience.
Saturday the Gamecocks lost,
after playing a highly favored
opponent.
When the team's buses left
Columbia for Athens Friday,
a loss to the nation's fifth
ranked team was the last thing
on anyone's mind.
The players were relaxed
and confident as they read,
munched apples and challenged
professor-coach Lou Holtz in
"Twenty Questions."
Arriving in Athens a few
minutes ahead of the tight
Paul Dietzel scheduling, the
team toured Georgia's spacious
Sanford Stadium, which within
24 hours would be filled by the
largest gathering in the his
tory of Athens.
The temperature on the field
was above 90 as the players
donned warm-up jackets and
went over assignments.
Following the Gamecocks to
the field were the Bulldogs of
STRAIGHT TALK
From the
ROUNDHOUSE
By PAUL F. DIETZEL
Director of AtIdelics
There certainly are things v
game but I just can't think of ai
against a real fine team, there
from big errors.
Yes, we did get fine effort,
about a loss. There is no sense
into anything other than a loss!
that was better than we were o
the game was scheduled.
Georgia is a fine team. The
will take a fine team to beat th
and deep. The fact that they v
against us paid them big divic
would have been foolhardy foi
beyond our first units.
They covered our pass reci
away our favorite patterns-ai
athletes to do it. We had our
just wein't able to hit theni . b
was running for his life. Our
able to handle the defensive lin<
We actually handled Georgi
but for one "lightning bolt" b3
for 87 yards and a touchdown.
us both years now and is reall;
young man. He is by far the bes
this year. They have fine over
dous depth. That was the rea
them-their depth.
Sinc we did not win the gari
'bu how well any individual
lose, we all lose. We just can'1
in a loss. When we lose, we all
Iong 'l
And, we suffered a stagger
was injured in the middle of the
return. He is out for a week o:
loss. He has a severe bruise on
scored right over where he woui
Our bus trip back to Colun
usual-naturally. When we ai
went straight to "J Building" t
we were nearly unloaded, the ca
and told us we had to go to the
It was really unbelievable
dents and fans seemed just as 1
as the week before. The playei
out of the bus because they rea
serve it. But a person would rea
to be touched in a real way.
That was great. What else
have to produce for people such
And we are going to get our chi
Streak E
Our fihe winning streak is n<
down to earth again where we ca
travel down to Tallahassee toi
and dangerous Florida State Se
really dangerous passing teams
37 points against Alabama, unb
line coach, Bill Peterson, has d
runs a strictly pro attack. The
well and very often. They hay
excellent speed. Pete knows a g
phy and will be well prepared
in Tallahassee at 2 p.m. and it i
Yes, we were beaten 21-0. T
the game that I didn't like at
vidual performances that I fel
proves that I did a poor job coa
letes. We were beaten by a ter
day. Now we see how we bounc,
really made of.
If we are what I have said
week. My feelings about this sq
that bus ride home after the
proud to be at Carolina-extrer
your support and good luck to
orgia
Georgia, whose size, condition
and punting abilities impressed
Gamecock observers.
Back at their motel later, the
team went through a question
and answer s e s s i o n with
Coaches I)ietzel and Larry
Jones. Each player, called on
at random, was expected to an
swer such questions as "Name
your assignments in the blue
series," "What defenses are we
using on second and short yard
age ?" and "What are the ten
dencies of Georgia's tight end
on the wide side of the field ?"
Answering q u e s t i on s in
rapid-fire succession, the team
appeared well-prepared, espe
cially fullback Warren Muir,
who could name every step he
made on each play.
Next the squad divided into
offensive and defensive units
to watch movies of the Georgia
team in action.
After 45 minutes of movies,
the team adjourned for a steak
supper and a movie. At 9:30
the squad was back at the
motel where Dietzel called
them aside to the exclusion of
rorse than losing a football
iy just now. When you play
is just no way to recover
but I just can't get excited
trying to rationalize a loss
We were beaten by a team
n October 7, 1967-the day
y may lose this year but it
em. They are really strong
ere able to play two teams
Lends late in the game. It
us to have tried to play
ivers very tight and took
id they were good enough
.eceivers open at times but
lost of the time, our passer
offensive linemen were un
of Georgia.
a's offense extremely well
Kirby Moore-and it was
He personally has beaten
r' a fine athlete and a fine
t quarterback we have faced
ill team speed and tremen
Ily impressive thing about
ie, there is no sense talking
performers did." When you
talk about anything good
lose.
'rip
ing loss when Toy McCord
third quarter on a fine punt
so and that will be a real
his leg. The second TD was
d have been.
ibia was a lot longer than
rived on the campus, we
Sdrop the athletes off. As
mpus police came racing up
Russell House.
really. The crowd of stu
ig and just as enthusiastic
.s were embarrassed to get
Ily felt that they didn't de
ly have to be a real clod not
is there to say ? We just
as we have here at Carolina.
mece right away.
nded
w shot and now we're back
mn start another streak. We
;ake on those unpredictable
minoles. This is one of the
in the nation. They scored
elievable--for a tie. My old
one a fine job at FSU and
y throw the ball extremely
a great receivers who have
reat deal about our philoso
for us. We will be playing
vill be hot.
here are many things about
all. There were some indi
t were really poor--which
ching those few of our ath
bm that was better on that
3. We find out what we are
we are, we'll prove it this
und have not changed since
Duke game. And, I'm still
nely proud! Thank you for
a all.
HIalts Uk
all other coaches, managers and
onlookers for a heart-to-heart
talk.
At 9:45 it was lights out.
Saturday the c onf iden t
'Cocks were up at 8 for an
early morning appetizer, strat
egy briefing and another steak.
By 12:15 the motel was
crowded with Gamecock boost
ers, cheerleaders and players'
families. Fifteen minutes later
two buses of ready-to-go Game
cocks arrived at an already
half-filled Sanford Stadium.
At 1:30 the Bulldogs took the
field and shortly afterwards
the white-clad 'Cocks charged
onto the field as 5,000 boister
ous USC fans made themselves
heard.
After losing another coin
toss, their thirteenth in 14
games, the Gamecocks kicked
off and locked the Bulldogs in
a defensive battle. Carolina
struck first on an interception
by Wally Orrel. Rushes by
quarterback Mike Fair and
Muir took the ball to the Geor
gia 13, but defensive end Larry
Kohn killed the USC drive
Once
S .I
Sem1in
By JAY BENDER
Asst. Sports Editor
Carolina's Fighting Gamecock:
hope to regain victory trail tomor
row during a raid on the Floridh
State University Seminoles a
their Tallahassee reservation.
With three wins and one los
under their belts, the Gamecock
Biddies (
Tie Citad
By DON HULT
Staff Writer
Carolina's highly r eg ard e<
'freshman team t rav el1ed t<
Charleston last Thursday where
they had to rally to escape wvit1
a 14-14 tie against the fighting
Citadel frosh.
With a record of 1-0-1, the USC
sqluadl took on Furman's fresh,
men Thursday at Carolimi
USC -Virginia
Game Tickets
Go 'On Sale'
Tickets for the Oct. 21 Home.
coming game with Virginia wvil
be dlistributedl next week behin<
Russell House.
The tickets will be dlistrib)ute<
accordling to the p)rocedlure fol
lowed for previous home games
this year.
Seniors, graduate students an'
law students may pick up tickets
Monday; juniors, Tuesday; sopho
mores, Wednesday; and freshmen
Tlhursday.
Officials have announcedl thai
beginning with the Virginia game
student identification cardls will
he required for admittance to th<
stadium, except in the case of datt
-C Strel
with an interception on the
Bulldog five.
Georgia quarterback Kirby
Moore, with a sprinter's speed
and the moves of a pro half
back, then raced in for the
game's first score . . . on a
busted play.
From the Georgia 13, Moore
called for a smash by fullback
Ronnie Jenkins, but when the
hand-off was muffed, Moore
kept the ball, skirted around
left end and raced 87 yards
down the sidelines.
Although Moore's run proved
Carolina's only serious defen
sive miscue in the first half,
the Bulldog defense likewise
throttled the USC offense.
Carolina's Toy McCord
brought the Gamecocks right
back into the game, however,
as he reeled off a 74-yard re
turn of the second-half kickoff.
Again the Georgia defense
proved equal to the occasion,
and Carolina's Jimmy Poole
was forced to try a field goal,
which was blocked, ending
Carolina's final scoring oppor
tunity.
Beatei
oles S
will probably face FSU lacking
the services of defensive back To3
McCord, who suffered a sever<
thigh bruise (luring Saturday'
game with Georgia.
Returning to the USC fold wil
he rover back Jim Mulvihill, wh<
uniderwent a knee operation fivo
!weeks ago, but is ready for actior
again.
McCord Maneuvers
Aome Froi
el Freshrr
Stadium in a game comp)leted toc
late to meet The Gamecock dead
lines.
The Hiddies won the coin toss
andl returned the kickoff to theii
241, but three plays later The
Cita(de p)icked off a pass on th
USC 26.
A pass and a 12-yard rur
brought the ball to the two, and
a quarterback sneak carried ii
across to give the Cadets the lead
with barely three minutes gone.
In the second quarter, however
The Citadel took possession on its
own 30 and began to move. Frorr
their 45 the Cadets passed to the
Carolina 33 and from there a pass
interference caill set them up or
the USC 10. A nine-yard recep
tion and an illegal procedure pen
alty p)recedled a six-yard touch
dlown pass which gave The Citadel
n 14-0 advantage.
Halfback Tom Trevillian re
turned the ensuing kickoff to the
Carolina 43. Two passes from~
Suggs to end Doug Hamrick4
brought the ltidd(ies to The Citadel
38, andl halfback Ken Walkup
swept left end and sidle-stepped
his way to the 11. On the next
play. Suggs rifled a pass5 to end
Bill D)uffle for a USC touchdlown.
Bill DuPre's extra point made the
score 14-7.
Seconds later, a HidIdie end
charged In to hbloce a Citndel pmm
Later in the game, McCord
came through with a 20-yard
punt return, but had to leave
the game with a severe thigh
bruise.
McCord's absence hurt the
defense as Moore and tailback
Kent Lawrence ran for good
yardage and brought the sec
ond Georgia score.
A fumble by Carolina-deep
in their own territory-set the
Bulldogs up for their third and
final touchdown of the 21-0
game.
Nonetheless, the Gamecock
defensive effort was stiff as
they held the Bulldogs to two
first downs in the first half.
However, Georgia's big playb,
plus the inability of the USC
offense to score, made the re
turn trip to Columbia long and
dreary.
The spirit of Coach Dietzel
and the Gamecocks was greatly
lifted, however, when they
stepped off the bus at the Rus
sell House to be greeted by a
spirited gathering of intensely
loyal Gamecock rooters.
SGain
aturda
FSU's record stands at 1-2
following last Saturday's 19-1
victory ov'er Texas A&M. The Ag
gies were a pre-season pick t
be a power in the Southwesteri
Conference.
The Seminoles have dropped tw
games to teams in the top ter
tThey opened with Houston an
were dumped 33-17. Two week
Staff Photo by Mike Tyle
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still, with the lBiddies coming uI
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Kim Hammond has completed 62
of 112 passes for 705 yards in
four games. His favorite receiver,
Ron Sellers, has been called the
top flanker in college football.
The passing attack originate
from a pro-set offensive forma
tim. Their running attack fea
tures Green Bay type sweeps
along with draws and traps.
1 The defensive squad does not
remain in one primary formation,
but shifts into many formations.
Coach Bill Rowe scouted for the
G,amecocks and he said, ")efen
sively they give you different
looks. They are very aggressive
and have improved tremendously
since the opening game."
The defensive leader is line
hacker Mike Mlatt. Peterson calls
him "The South's best linebacker."
Sophomores Frank Vohun and
Mike Bugar are expected to aid
the Seminole pass rush. Vohun is
a tackle and P,ugar is the mid
dlIe guard.
Hopefu is
Practice
team through their paces.
*"These practices are dlesigne'd
to give everyone who wishes to
come out for baseball a chance
to show us what he can doC," Pow
ers stated. "This saves us the
time of having to (10 this in the
spring."
Practice sessions consist of a
great deal of batting practice,
fungo hitting to outfielders, in
field practice, and running. Intra
sqluad scrimmages start this week.
Although many colleges have
institutedl a fall schedule of prac
tice games, the Gamecocks are un
able to do so because no other
teams are in easy drvig lis
tance.
Staff Phot, by Elliott Boronstein
yia, particularly in the first
n teams played without the
officiaIs who a..rived .a e