The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 19, 1968, Page Page Six, Image 6
By BILL MADDEN
Staff Writer
"DUST FOOTBALL"
"Four yards and a cloud of dust"-give or take a fev
yards-is the jargon that is attributed to ball control foot
ball by many astute observers of the game.
A few years ago-1960 to be exact-Carolina relieve4
a very fine head football coach, Warren Giese, from hi
position for employing the ball control tactics with th
Gamecocks.
The opinion somewhere up in the USC hierarchy wa
that Giese's brand of football-even though it won games
was dull and uninteresting.
"Dust football" returned to Carolina Stadium, Satur
day night, despite a deluge from the heavens overlook
ing Columbia, in the person of Jerry Claiborne and his
Virginia Tech Gobblers. And Claiborne, like Giese be
fore him, proved that "dust football" wins games.
Ball control is a very simple operation, but it doesn'
work unless you have the horses.
For VPI, the horses were a big, strong, agile offensiv
line and a couple of bulls to follow their blocks.
There was never really much doubt as to the eventua
outcome of the contest once everything began to get under
way. VPI was a well polished, finely tuned football machini
that played good plain hard-nosed football.
They controlled the game from the start, meticulousl
grinding out yard after yard, picking up the first downi
and eventually scoring.
For USC, it can be said in all honesty, no one played
a bad game. Suggs passed well, Muir ran well, and Al
Usher and Tyler Hellams were extremely effective on
defense. Virginia Tech was simply a better team and
they proved it.
The loss, however, could prove to be costly. First, thi
loss of Fred Zeigler, with a broken collarbone, who playe(
perhaps his most brilliant game yet, cannot help but put
crimp in the offense against Clemson.
Second, the momentum that had begun to gather wit]
the Virginia and Wake Forest victories has now beei
brought to a screeching halt.
For Paul Dietzel the task that lies ahead this week i.
not an enviable one.
He must regroup his forces and bring them together tc
face another brand of "dust football"-the Buddy Gor<
style.
And up at Death Valley all the marbles will be on th(
table. For USC it will be the salvaging point for a disap
pointing season. For Clemson it will be for the ACC cham
pionship.
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By SUSAN TANNER
And ROLAND DUBAY
Staff Writers
Qualifying heats in all swim
ming competitions among Intra
mural teams began yesterday at
7 p.m.
The USC varsity swimming
team assisted as judges by acting
as starters, as assistants in tim
ing, and as stroke judges.
Tonight at 9 p.m. the div
ing finals will be held. There
will be a requirement of five
total dives, one forward and
gainer, plus three optional
dives.
On Wednesday the swimming
finals will be held in which the
top six times will compete for the
trophy. Defending champions
PiKA and Zone 19 will again be
trying to win the title.
Fourteen teams in the Fra
ternity League and twenty-one
teams in the Independent
League will again be competing
in an attempt to break the
marks set last year.
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yd. Medley Relay and the 50 yd.
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the 50 yd. Breaststroke.
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