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Intramural football action high gear with several coi pendent and fraternity tear STRAIGHT TALI From the ROUNDHOUSE , By PAUL F. DIETZEL Director of Athletice It is in doing that you bei A great man once made f used this phrase. At the timi mark, much as if he had sa day." As I was driving hom of this statement kept coming statement that was and alwa2 You must be a champion must act the part in order to that lots of athletes act the p not champions but it never I've never met a champion wl And that is true in life, too. Many people told me t wrong with USC athletics are so many, many expei noticed? There are hundret who can tell you "what will be done!" Personally, I like the peot way to accomplish it!" You know, corny jazz like' burned down and all was lost gether amid the smoldering r We begin building tomorrow town has ever seen." (And he Oh, everyone was to bla reasons I was told for U (not In order) 1. The Administration dc 2. The Prof's don't like a 3. The athletes get specia 4. There is no school spii 5. The band is lousy. 6. The cheers are old and 7. The cheerleaders are c not in leading cheers. 8. The student body has 9. The fans expect to los4 4. we win. 10. Usc gets the nasty enc 11. The Big Four runs the 12. We never win anyhow! Haven't you heard these some of them. 1. There is no way that support than we have receil dent, Dr. Thomas Jones, a Oh, we don't always agree erally find out that I was 2. In any university, th choose whether they really 4xtra curricular activity. We pport by our actions and o preciate their rights as indivi port them. 3. If our athletes get "s have someone explain this to as exactly one-half of them f 4. No school spirit-HA the Virginia press went on why Carolina won. In esse Carolina won. When Virgir think that Carolina was a students were screaming wouldn't allow the Gamece have school spirit like thati After the Maryland game, haven't really lived until yor Gamecocks' students and fans the field, you know that you It's not surprising to see w great it would be if the Mary 5, 6, 7, 8. The band, the you ever seen better? I have the old cheers become when es are really tops (and not just there!!!). And our band-I', chard and our Carolina ban have a tremendous amount of should have taken them to WN 9. "Expect to lose"-ar win. We've been behind ini the toss-that's expected, knows we're going to pull I (Continued Launching A Pass continues in hot and heavy npeting inde- under rules of 1 ns. Action is ba w4 fa, ,in tw ome! fif speech, and in his speech he Si e, I took little note of this re- th id, "Let's make today a nice le e that night, the significance th back to me. What a very true rs will be. s to become a champion! You I be what you desire. It is true s art of champions and still are " works the other way around. I io did not act like a champion. a til of the things that were a when I arrived here. There I -ts on failure-or had you Is upon thousands of people not work" and "what cannot u th le who say "let's figure out a Si 21 rhomas Edison, when his plant TI -he called all his workers to- I,, uins and said, "Exciting news! the finest new factory this did.) me! Shall I list a few of the SC's problems in athletics: r esn't back athletics. h thletes. 1 I privileges! -it. to to stink. nly interested in socializing- Ci no spirit. and don't give a good hoot if t I of the ACC stick. ACC. beauties? Well, let' s examine we could possibly get better red from our excellent presi nd his administrative staff. but when we don't, I gen wrong (sorry about that !).I a professors have a right to Jo~ want to actively support any hope that we can earn their ~ verall program but I fully ap duals. We shall certainly sup-h Pu pecial privileges," we need toi ast year's frosh football squad lunked out of school. L! After the Virginia game, at great lengths explaining nce, they said, "No wonder ia was ahead 17 to 0, you'd ti head instead. The Carolina like mad people and they th cks to quit. Why can't we the Maryland press said, "You pl have played in front of the gr .No matter where you are on are in the lair of the enemy. ah hy the Gamecocks win! How to land students were as rabid." Ce :heers, the cheerleaders. Have di not. It's surprising how good t' eryone yells. Our cheerleaders in looks! They are extra tops al n so darn proud of Jim Prit d. They are really good and r pride in Carolina. (I knew we ske @!%#)A e you kidding? We expect to almost every game. (Lose ti ) But somehow everyone t out!a on Pae 10) Staff Photo by Warrea Hudson luring the games, played flag football. Intran By BUZZ PLEMING Staff Writer Fast-moving, action-packed foot 11 was characteristic of this ek's games which proved satis -tory to some and disappoint to others. Phi Kappa Sigma remained un feated as A. B. Good scored elve points in the Kappa Sigs' th win of the year, dumping the gma Chis 13 to 0. This was the ird loss for the Sigma Chi team, wying them with two wins and ree losses. The Phi Delts also came up (ith their fifth win of the sea on by scoring 28 points com ared with Phi Epsilon Pi's 6. coring for Phi Delta Theta rere Sonny Parker, Jimmy El is, Marion Reed, and Dave Wil on. This game left the Phi Eps with 1-4 record thus far while the ei Delts remain high in their igue with five wins and one ~s. Other fraternity action featured head-knocking contest between e Sigma Alpha Epsilon. ; and the gia Phi Epsilons which ended to 19 in favor of the SAEs. is game left the Sigma Alpha )silon team with two wins, two ises and the Sigma Phi Epsilons th one win, four losses. Kappa Sigma downed the Al ha Tau Omega team by a score f 20-0. F Ii p Cuthberson, ohnny McGee, and Hal Coth an were the scorers in the appa Sigs' second win. They ave two losses. For the Alpha 'au Omegas it was the third )ss, behind two wins. Greg Blatt's two receptions for uchdowns and Tim Foster's run paydlirt downed the Chi Psis -0. It was the fourth loss for ii Psi team who now stands th one win, four losses. The Vs have so far won one, lost ree. 4ge Of Used By By STEVE CRICK Staff Writer Carolina's football program has inedl the computer age. Scouting reports of upcoming miecock opponents, formerly mpiled and analyzed mostly by ndl, are now fed into the coin ter where they are dligested in cordl time. Information which used to ake days to process is now one in a miatter of hours. "The computerized scouting sys r. doesn't give us any informa mn we dlidn't receive before, but Monday morning at 8:30 all e information andl statistics of a me aro compiled and ready for e squadl andl coaches," said iach Hill Rowe, who has spark uggedl installment of the pro am. "We are now two to three days ead of ourselves in preparation r our upcoming opp)onents," ach Rowe said. "Previously we .1 not receive the needed in rmnation until late Wednesday or rly Thursday. Now we get it in niost one (lay." Several schools have already )und the advantage of the sys em, according to UJSC officials. ,rmy and Georgia have previ. usty employed computers to nalyze their opponents and weir own team. Carolina's pro ram is modeled somewhat fter systems of these school. Instrumental in the sussn of In Bal By JAY BENDER Asst. Sports Editor With five wins, three losses and two games to go, the Fighting Gamecocks, hale and hearty from a week of rest, will take on the Alabama Crimson Tide Saturday in Tuscaloosa. Last year the Tide rolled over the Gamecocks 24-0 on the same field. The 1967 version of the Crim son Tide doesn't measure up to last year's squad, but by any other standard it is a good team. A tie with Florida State and a loss to murals I This week's leaders among the fraternities are: )ivision I, Pi kappa Alpha with four wins, no losses and Phi D)elta Theta with four wins, one loss, and )ivision II, Phi Kappa Sigma with four 4MI ., Aerial View A miniature Gamecock helmet atop an automobile radio aerial is an unusual sight, but this one was spotted by Gamecock Chief Photographer Chip Gallo way. In addition to bwing loyal to Carolina, it also helps the owner find his car in a parking lot. omputers' Coaches the program has been Dr. William J. Eccles of USC's conmputer sci ence center. "We gave him the information we obtained from other schools using the computer and he pre raredl the form for us," Coach IRowe continuedl. "Thanks to him, we can take down each play of the game with six or seven marks of a pencil." The weekly results of this rrogram are an analysis of each game scouted plus a composite (Continued on Page 10) Bohunk quarterback Da struggle. for yardage In last uw Bohunk atte .t C.-ol... S Test ' . usc4 has completed 91 of 158 passes for 1,089 yards and eight touchdowns. ] Over half of his completions have gone to split end Den nis Homan, who has nabbed 47 passes f o r 718 yards and eight touch downs. L a s t season HOMAN as a flanker Homan was second behind All-America end Ray Perkins in receptions. lie is ranked on par with Alabama's re ceiving great Don Hutson who played in the 1930's. The Alabama running game is primarily the property of tailback Ed Morgan, a junior letterman who has picked up 340 yards in 88 carries. The defensive unit has eight lettermen-all in spots where ex perience is invaluable. Alabama's defensive ends, ac cording to scouts, are perhaps the finest in the country. Mike Ford, a junior letterman, gained the starting berth at right end last year and has not relinquished it. Left end Charlie Harris is a senior On Playing Saturday the Gamecocks will f Alabama team on the Crimson field. During the last eight years, A risen to unprecedented national in football, capturing three nati pionships and participating in bowls. Bear Bryant, Tide coach, almost legendary. How dies they invade Jim Mulv to play ther against goo< world of bai KOMO Joe Komi one of the biggest challenges th face this year. There is somel playing the best in college football it special. When you play good play a good game." * * * * Bob Cole, linebacker: "I think~ lenge to play one of the best t< nation. If ye you get som school." Jim Gohh play an Sl: challenge. P1 COBBLE type of ball< Lettermen To Honor The USC Association of Letter men will sponsor its second an nual football banquet Nov. 28 to honor members of the 1967 Fight ing Gamecock squad. Photo by Chief Photographer Chip Bafllway sity reserves) won the game, ne-y- nae 11. tocks tIe At rennessee have been accompanied )y six victories on a tough sched ile. The loss stopped the longest major college undefeated string in the nation at 25. Alabama's attack is again di rected by Kenny (The Snake) Stabler. A two-year letterman, Stabler was dropped from the squad this spring for disciplinary reasons but was later reinstated by Coach Bear Bryant. The left-handed quarterback is having the kind of season that bakes opposing coaches wish Bryant were not so lenient. He tction wins, no losses and Sigma Nu also four wins, no losses. Zone 17 with six wins, one loss and Zone I with five wins, two losses lead Division I in In dependent play while Division II is led by Zones 2, 4 and 18 who sport records of six wins, one loss; five wins, two losses; and six wins, two losses, re spectively. This week, Zone I defeated Zone 12 by a score of 26-0 but fell to lone 17, 26-7. Zone 4 came out n top in a 21-8 victory over Zone 1. Also downed by Zone 4 was Lone 20, 25-12. However, Zone 18 -nded the winning streak and beat Lone 4 by a score of 3:1-6. Zone 9 :ame from their defeat to forfeit! lone 11. Zone 10 played twice this week ind came out ahead in both ames. They beat Zone 3, 9-7 and Lone 6, 19-9. Zone 3 made up for he defeat by winning over Zone 8 in an 18-7 game. Other Independent scores were: .one 14, 14, Zone 2, 6; Zone 7, 13, Lone 8, 0; Zone 15, 20, Zone 5, 6; Zone 13, 13, Zone 19, 26; and tone 8, 12, Zone 21, 6. Zone 16 orfeited to Zone 14. Cross-Country Season Ends For Carolina By STEVE KELLEY Staff Writer Carolina's cross-country team has ended its season, and although it failed to win a meet, a star seemedl to emerge in junior D)ave Peddie. The USC star won individual honors Nov. 7 at the State Cross Country meet in Greenville by setting a course record in the five mile race. Carolina finished second to Fur man at the meet, with Clemson finishing third. The ACC championship was held at D)uke this week, but the results were not av'ailable asTh amecock went to press. In a triangular meet Nov'. :t Carolina lost to Georgia 27-30 and Georgia Tech 2 7-29. In addition to praising Peddie. Coach Weems Itaskin calls Algie Simms one of his top runners. "He improved with every meet andl we are looking for big things from him in the spring," B3askin :aid. With the season over, Ilaskin said the team will work out for two more weeks, concentrating on se'll take some time off after that and in January we will be gin preparations for our three or four indoor meets," he conclud(edl. Stat Harbison Drives n Harbison Bohuanks (vai cek's BIddle- 21-13. See si Bama loosa n his third season as a starter. le is extremely quick. Linebackers Bob Childs and 11ike Hall are both lettermen. Hall, a second team All-SEC last weason, is an All-America candi late as a junior. Defensive left halfback Hobby Iohns has the opportunity to be he first player in 'Bama ranks o make All-SEC three years run iing since 1947. He could also be he first Crimson Tider since line )acker Lee Roy Jordan to make A I I - America :wo consecutive years. Johns is jo i n e d i n h e backfield )y safety )on nie Sutton, a :onverted quar terback, a n d nalfback Eddie BRYANT Propst, a pitcher on the 'Bama )asehall squad. During Bryant's almost nine years in Tuscaloosa, 'I3ama has wvon 8(, lost 13 and tied two. Bryant has fielded three national :hampionship teams, not including ast year's team which went un lefeated. Alabama... ice a fabled Tide home labama has prominence onal cham numerous has become MULVIHILL it feel for the Gamecocks as he Alabama confines? ihill, rover back: "I really like i because the team plays well I teams. I like the wonderful ig-bang." )roski, defensive tackle: "It is e team'will .hing about that makes teams, you it's a chal asin the COLE *u beat somebody like Alabama, real reeo gn it i on for your Ie, center: "It's a lot of fun to school because it is a great aying a good game against this lub gives the whole teami a lift." Planning Gridders The banquet is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Wade Hampton Hotel. "We will again honor the var sity team, their dlates, the fresh man team, coaches and their wives, and other persons that have been a part of the 1967 football program," Pete Lane, Lettermen Association president, said1. "In order to finance the ban quet, we intend to again sell only 300 tickets at $10 apiece." Orders, accomp)aniedl by checks, should be sent to: USC Assoc'ia tion of l,ettermen, Ilox 998, Co lumbia. Changes may be in store for Carolina Stadium - or Carolina may get a new Stadium, Coach Paul F. D)ietzel said at his weekly press luncheon Tuesday. "We are convinced that we must do something to our stadium,"' Dietzel said, noting that tickets are already completely gone for the Nov. 25 Clemson game. The coach said plans were being discussed for adding to Carolina Stadium or building a new stadlium. He said a decision on what steps will be taken should