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Gamec< Open S By GAIL LOWRY Staff Writer As the Gamecock basketball sea son gets under way, another less publicized team is also beginning a season that promises to be a very good one. The freshman basketball team of USC will begin their season at home against Gordon Military College Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in the Carolina Field House. The freshman starting line-up consists of four of the very most sought-after prep school players. Aside from their superb basket ball ability, they all made top grades in prep school. Thomas Owens and John Roche were members of the same high school team at LaSalle Academy in New York City. That team won the New York City Championship and placed second in their county last year. Owens, who is a 6-9 forward, averaged 20 points a game last year, was chosen most valuable player in the city and was on the first string all-city team. Roche, a 6-2 guard, averaged 18 points a game, was on the all city team, and was chosen best defensive player in New York City. Another starter, John Ribock is from St. Thomas Aquinas in Augusta, Ga. He was an All American high school player, he played in the Georgia all-star game two years-last year he was 1, Ga mecocA South Carolina halfhack, pass fromi Mike Fair behind Branton (84) to gain yardaj USC Garte Members of the USC sororities will take sides Thursdlay, Dec. 7, at 4 p.m. when a Garnet and a Black team battle for the chain pionship in the annual USC Garter B o w I, sponsored by Panhellenic Council. Coaches for the Garnet t e a m will be D on S om ma and Ben Garnto. Cooter Williams and Dan Hlarbison will coach the H 1 a c k team. Cheerleaders for the game will be chosen from among the faculty members. One representative from e a e h fraternity and one representative from Maxcy Brotherhood will vie for the title of Miss Garter Bowl. Pictures of the candidlates dressed as girls and appropriately namedl will appear in the ground floor of the R u s e I I House Mondlay through Thu rsday, a 1 o n g with boxes for dlepositing penny votes for the candidate of your choice. The candidate who receives the most penny votes will be crowned Miss G;arter Bowl (luring half-time fes tivities of the Garter Bowl. Tickets will be sold for 50d and may be purchased from any soror ity memb)er up until the time of Pool Opens The USC pool will open to stu dlents beginning Sunday unde(r the direction of intramural officials. "The pool will open Sunday from 2-5 p.m. and will continue through out the semester being open Mon dlay, Wednesday and Friday from 8-10 p.m. andl Saturday and Sun (lay from 2-5," Tom Webb of the intramural office said this week. )Ck Fre eason S high scorer in that game wit 29 points. He will play center thi year. Billy Walsh, a 6-0 guard fror Fredrick Military Academy, Ports mouth, Va., was chosen for th first string all-city team when h was a junior and was chosen a best backcourt player in tha game. Assistant varsity coach Do Walsh said that there has bee no injury in practice and all look very bright for the season ahea< 33 Recei From Bk The Carolina coaching staff ha awarded varsity lUock C lettet for the 1967 footbal season to 3 members of the Fighting Gam( cock squad. Coach Paul Dietzel announce the list of lettermen 'Tuesda night at the annual football har quet sponsored by the USC A: sociation of L,ettermen. lilock recipients for the 1967 season it cluded nine seniors who earne letters for the third time, two set iors and eight juniors lettering fo the second time, and three junior and 11 sophomores lettering fo the first time. Three-year lettermen included linebacker Iotb Cole, quarterbacl Mike Fair, halfback lien Garnt( center Jimmy Gobble, tackle Jo Staff Photo by Mike Ty* Yardage RudI(y Hlolknnan receives a Clemson dlefensive endl Joey ge for the Gamecocks. r Bowl Set the game. P~roceedls will be used by Par hellenic to help finance G r ee Week. Shop C FOR THE FALL Fi New Shipmnen Plaid Su White A V-Necks Sweater Wing Til Wool To Plaid ani All Wea GRAX 1307 Main Street Styl Ila,.,,.. shmen aturday h The schedule for the 1967-68 s season is: DECEMBER 2-Gordon Military College (H1) 11 7-North Greenville Junior College (A) 15-Davidson Freshmen (A) 20---Furman Freshmen (H1) e JANUARY 6---Clemson Freshmen (A) e 10--Citadel Plebes (H1) 13-Spartanburg Junior College (H1) 30-North Greenville Junior College (H) t FEBRUARY 1--Spartanburg Junior College (A) 7--Clemson (H) 14--Davidson Freshmen (H) 7:30 P.M. 20---Furman Freshmen (A) n 21--Citadel Plebes (A) MARCH S 2--King's College (11) 4:00 P.M. Game time is 6:30 P.M. unless otherwise 'stated. ve Letters ck C Club s Komoroski, rover Jim Mulvihill, s placekicker Jimmy Poole, tackle 3 Don Somma, and fullback-half back Curtis Williams. Two-year lettermen included: d linebacker Tim lice, middle guard y Dave Grant, tight end Johnny - Gregory, defensive back Toy Mc Cord, safety Wally Orrel, tackle ' Iyrum Pierce, defensive back i Roy Don Reeves, defensive end d Gene Schwarting, punter Scott Townsend, and guard Tom Wing r ard. s Those lettering for the first r time included: rover Candler Boyd, linebacker Don Buckner, middle guard-linebacker Ron Bunch, split k end Andy Chavous, tackle Tony Fusaro, halfback Rudy Holloman, guard Jack James, defensive end - I)ave Lucas, tackle Bob Mauro, defensive back Wally Medlin, guard Bob Morris, fullback War ren Muir, defensive back Pat Wat son, and split end Fred Zeigler. Garnto,Gobble Selected To East Squad Two members of the 1967 South C a r o l i n a football squad, plus Coach Paul Dietzel, will participate in the Shrine East-West all-star football game in San Francisco, Dec. 30. D i e t z e I and Alex Agase of Northwestern will assist East Head Coach Ara Parseghian of Notre Dame. This will be the s e c o n d straight Shrine East-West coach ing assignment for Dietzel who will be accompanied to San Fran cisco by halfback Ben Garnto and center Jimmy Gobble of the Game-I cock squad. r Three other Atlantic Coast Con ference players including offensive tackle Wayne Mass andi offensive guardi Harry Olszewski of Clemson andi defensive tackle Dennis Byrd of N. C. State will also play in the -East-West game. Gobble, who was the Gamecocks' starting offensive center for three years andi always graded high on his blocking assignments, is a na tive of Spartanburg, S. C. -Garnto endied his varsity career k with 1,151 yards rushing, seventh bcest in Gamecock history. rrayson 's LATEST IN \SHIONS ts Just Arrived its Ipaca and Cardigan Shirts p Tassels p Coats d Check thier Coats rSON'S Phone 252-6714 arre Fnr Men Carolina football, 1967 sty thrills, disappointments and glir came to its sad but not dismal Clemson Tigers gunned down UE The Gamecocks, outmanned lent Clemson team, went down a ing. And though a good try. is r tory, the gutty Gameccoks gave and the defeat was respectable. In fact, the entire season m few times this season did the selves. Nearly every second of there battling. And in sever UNC, and Virginia, for instai fort, the trying a little harder, Several individuals produced more sensation Warren Muir em ence's leading rushers, and was America team announced by the Zeigler, another sophomore, led Mike Fair, Don Somma, and r came up with fine years, and wi ing next season, prospects appe But as the gridiron season swimming seasons are just gett Coach Frank McGuire and against Erskine Saturday to e another successful season. All-conference candidates Ga and Skip Harlicka, plus the stea and the expected help of Skip lineup to face any team in the A( And the swimmers, for twc the league, are looking forwar year. Indications are for a succe ;uccessful swimming season, and sports. There's little room for p resent is very good. And the romise. 1. What's a math major (loing' with "The Complete Guide to the Pruning of the Breadfruit Tree"? It was a terrific buy. .3. And the condor eggs? 41 CouIld you refuse 2 dlozen for the price of one? 5. 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