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Spri By DON HULT Speeal Waiter While the rest of Carolina's stu dent population had only to cope with returning to the daily routine of classes and homework assign. ments after the annual E a a t e r jaunt to the beach, Carolina's 1969 football squad was faced with an arduous opening football practice. The opening day of practice was set for April 9 and three more ses. sions followed in the next three days. 'Ie basic purpose of spring foot. ball is to review the fundamental football skills such as blocking, tack ling and assignments against basic offensive and defensive assignments. The coaches also have the op. portunity to experiment with new formations and personnel changes. Hence Wednesday and Thursday practice sessions were d e v o t e d strictly to technique drills and in. stalling formations which the team had not used in the past. It wasn't until Friday when the first scrimmage was held that the fans were able to get any inkling of what to expect from this fall's ' Track After N Poston Pieanorst Company becomes part of INT EGON We Listened. We added new services to our company to serve you better now and in the future. We united these services under a new name to better identify what we do. We're Integon Corporation. We listen. Talk to theListener from BILL BROOKS 254-7765 g Foo team. In 1968 Carolina was able to move the ball up and down the field on the passing of quarter backs Tommy Suggs and Randy Yoakum and the receptions of re ceivers Fred Zeigler, Johnny Greg ory, Benny Galloway and D o u g Hamrick. Team J arrow I Callander4 Putting youfirst, keeps us f A lot of people he that a vacation h youI get where yo Obviously, the tioned in (Camar4 You start relaxir you conme in cont Ctamnro's enn1ion iamecock S tball I There were times, however, when the offensive team bogged down at "third and short" situations around the goal line. In an attempt to put more power into the offense the coaches have installed a "three back" formation. Last fall the team usually lined up with two backs set behind the line and receivers split wide to both sides. 'Tis spring the offense has lined up with three backs set behind the line and only one reeelver split to the sidelines. The two power forma. dons are the "Power I" a n d the "Wishbone T." The "Power I" has the fullback and the halfback lined up in tan. dem behind the center and the quarterback just as in the I forma tion, but a third back is lined up near them, usually three or four yards behind either of the offen sive tackles. 'The "Wishbone T" looks similar to the straight T where the fullback and the halfbacks are lined up equi distant from the line except that the fullback is lined up only a yard be. hind the quarterback. The three backs thus form the ourneys -oss To Staff Photo by Joh. DavMd Spade Clears Bar .1e. Instant i Camaro-i ive the idea seats. You feel r agins only when feeling stuffed i u're going. Now you're g y haven't vaca- frame of mind t< >, the Hugger. other attraction g the moment Ventilation in e act with road sense that redi bucket fooling this in or Ir ports Repor las A shape of a "Wishbone T" or a "Y." The formation dates back to the early fifties, but was practically forgotten until last fall when it was used effectively by the Uni versity of Texas. It was evident in Friday's goal line scrimmage and Saturday's scrimmage in which the offensive series were To Cl< Georgi By JOHN DAVID SPADE Staff Writer Carolina's tracksters will travel to Clemson tomorrow after a heart breaking defeat at the hands of Georgia Tech on Saturday. With their n u m b e r one pole vaulter, Jim Scott, sidelined with a pulled hamstring, and high jump er, triple jumper and hurdler Dave Smith still shaking off the effects of an automobile accident, Caro lina managed to tie the Tech meet in the next to last event. Dave Peddie and Algie Simms had finished one-two in the two mile run to pull t h e Gamecocks even. Then Dickie Harris, Keith Eidson and Bobby Howe opened up a 15-yard lead in the mile relay, the deciding event. Carolina's a n c h o r man, Bob Kaczka was passed at the iinish line by Tech's Ben Vaughan to give the win to the Yellow Jackets. Peddie also won the mile event, CamaoSSprCo e with racation. the Hugger nug without its way around .Start your vw ntting in the right year. The minu consider some a Camaro. You s. Like Astro will make all tra very model. And, New initiated from the defense's 35-yard line, that the ham would again be moving the ha with great authority both on the ground and In the air. Rudy Holloman was as elusive as in his run against Virginia last year. The passing of Tommy Suggs was pinpoint sharp even in the first scrimmage. The first touch. down of the scrimmage was a pass from Suggs to Warrrn Muir off the Power I. On the very next play Suggs handed off to Muir off the Wish. bone. The explosive fullback then cut back off his guard's block and raced 20 yards for another touch. down. The offensive fireworks con tinued on a sweep by halfback Ken Walkup, who was injured last fall and never had the chance to show his fine a p e e d, and touchdown passes from Suggs to Hamrick (three times) and Zeigler (once). The coaches were also elated by the large chunks of yardage picked up by two "young colts" from the undefeated '68 Biddies - fullback Tommy Simmons and tailback Billy Ray Rice. These players plus such capable mson i Tech becoming the second double winner of the day. Tyler Hellams won the long and triple jumps earlier in the day. It was Kaczka who had given the Gamecocks a win in the 880, but Vaughan had been trouble for Carolina all day. His anchor leg on the 440 yard relay gave the event to Tech, and he won the 100 yard dash in a time of 9.5. Dave Smith grabbed a win in the 120 highs and a second in the triple jump and high jump. Team. mate Tony Callander won the high jump event. COLUMBIA DINNER THEATRE NOW HIRING WAITERS AND HOSTESSES. 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While the of. fense seemed to have the advantago in the first scrimmages, impreassi, performances on the line w e re turned in by tackles Rusty Gana and Kevin Malone and end Joe Wingard. Ganas and Wingard were key sophomores on last year's varsity while Malone is a red-shirt sopho. more who has gained impressive strength and size since his frosh year. Linebacker Al Usher looks as if he's ready to repeat several times in 1969 his performance in the victry over Clemson. Ike defensive CseO. dary will sore*y mIn playesn as Waly Owrell and Butch Reeves. However, such talented returnees as halfback Pat W a t a o n, who pulled in two interceptions during the scrimmages, and safety Tyler Hellams will receive great support from roverback Candler Boyd, who missed the '68 season because of a knee injury, and such newcomers as roverback Bob O'Harra a n d halfback Bo Davies. flunking subject? over coffee. ink. e and address to: 4 Y. 10046. 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