Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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D By BRUCE HONICK Asst. Sports Editor The stands are silent now. The playing field is empty. The last somber notes of "We Hail Thee, Carolina" filtered out of Carolina Stadium days ago. But for many students at Gamerooster U, the 60-yard touch down jaunt of Rudy Holloman and Inj t By DON HULT Football Analyst The most memorable sight in Saturday night's exciting win over Duke was the Carolina scoreboard which glowed especially bright while Carolina's players and fans toasted their alma mater at the conclusion of the game. There were many other features of the game which gladdened the hearts of Gamecock fans. Un fortunately there were a few problems which are furrowing the brows of the Gamecock coaching staff. The biggest problem is juggling defensive personnel to replace two key regulars--safety Tyler Hellams and middle guard Don Buckner. Few on the Carolina bench realized the extent of Hellams' injury (a hair-line fracture of the fibula) as Hellams walked off the field under his own power. The coaches were especially disheartened by the loss of Hellams because he was injured while performing for the kickoff team. Buckner "loosened" some knee ligaments, a consequence of an injury he suffered in his freshman season. Soph Jim Nash, former star quarterback at Garinger High in Charlotte, stepped in ably for Hellams and probably will be backed up by 1967 starter Candler Boyd during Hellams absence four to six weeks. Soph Pat Kohout will take Buckner's spot, but linebacker coach Bill Rowe will have to juggle his personnel to find a second middle guard. Possibilities are linebackers Mack Tharpe and Gregg Crabb or squad men Jim 'Tiger' Johnson or Jeff Tope. Besides the injuries the Cocks were also plagued by more than a few mistakes and deficiences. Most expected such an able quarterback as Leo Hart, with his strong arm and quick release, to r ye.ea exlu '.lv Fat! jmq WMAIM 25.1-m Hollonu ietzel 'greal the 48-yard scoring scamper by Tommy Suggs are still vivid in their minds. The Carolina-Duke affair was billed as the "Game of the Year." Excitement-wise it might very well be, but whether or not the ACC Championship was decided on that chilly Saturday evening still remains to be seen. iuries b o coach puncture Carolina's defensive with his passing. The Devils, however, also picked up key yardage running against the middle of the defense, using wham plays run by fullback Asack and a scissors-type play run by wingback Chesson from his wing position back to the center of the line. The defensive unit was also guilty of costly 15-yard personal foul penalties which gave con tinuity to Duke offensive drives. There are few things to fault the offense which totaled 446 yards; however, a fumble gave Duke the opportunity to score their first field goal, and a clipping penalty destroyed the continuity of a budding drive just after the second half kickoff. These deficiences were more than offset by many positive at tributes seen in the Cocks per formance, the primary one being the score. Also no other team in the ACC could start three soph secondary men against Duke's young Joe Namnath and still come out a winner. There was also an able job turned in by Carolina's coaching staff. In past years Paul Dietzel has been characterized as a conservative football strategist who put great faith in the kicking game, defense and field position as opposed to a wide-open, gambling Assistant sports editor...Bru S La yout a s si stant s- ...- Sc o A AllN Spor ts wr iters..............Dn Hym Ed F HELP r; Burge Male; full & work around you 1211 Col in sees dayligh calls: ;est g Paul Dietzel, who undoubtedly aged a good 10 years in those hectic 60 minutes of nip-and-tuck, dog eat-dog football, called it "the greatest opening game victory of my career." "It was the greatest game I ever saw" said a weary but elated Dietzel in the dressing room after othersoi rng staj Coach Uietzel has not yet become a riverboat gambler who throws caution to the wind, but in two game-deciding situations Carolina's head field general bucked the odds and won. If the Gamecocks had punted just before Suggs' long TD dash off the triple option, the momentum of the game easily could have gone to Duke because of Hart's passing. Also in the Cocks' last TD drive if Coach Dietzel had decided on a field goal USC would have been protecting a 23-20 lead against Hart. However, that 27-20 lead with 1:26 remaining put most of the pressure on Duke. A few realize the myriad of factors a coach must weigh in making such a decision: score, field position, time left, psychological and physical state of his players, momentum of the game, the lateral position of the ball (near sidelines or in the middle), the opponents formation, and also the attitude of 44,000 screaming fans has to effect him a little bit. Gamecock fans should also take heart in the team's balanced at tack. Last year Carolina often relied too much on the passing game and could not run especially well inside the opponent's 20. Against Duke however Muir Holloman, Rice, Simmons and Suggs ground out a Houston ce Honick it Derks, Rodney Spro.tt, in McIntosh Parler, Joe Orzechowski, ie Epstein, Teddy Heffner, 'inion, Bubbo Parler 7ANTED King mfd part-time r class schedule lege St. t, eludes defe Blue Lme I the game. "It was a shame any team had to lose." The Devils-in-blue put together a strong offensive with Leo Hart, Marcel Courtillet, Dave Pugh, Don Baglien and Wes Chesson con tributing more than their share. Hart came into the game with all the advance publicity of a Ringling Brothers Circus and the fans who ne Cougar. type statistic, 339 yards rushing. Yet Ziegler still drew double coverage because of the passing threat. The coaches sent in 45 different players and perhaps those fresh bodies were able to wear down a Duke squad which could not substitute so freely. Finally, as was pointed out in Friday's pre game article, the defense was the key in a victory over Duke. There was no game-breakers (interceptions or fumble recovery near Duke's goal line), but "coach" Watson and his speedy sophs covered well in the secon dary, and Hart was thrown for 44 yards in losses by crushing ends Dave Lucas, Jim Pope and Joe Wingard. is dynamite lmpassioned and impressive Signdls perhaps d new boldness in Americdn cinemd! Extraordinary!" -Time "Powerful! Born out of the time of troubles through which this nation hos been passing!" -Life "Dozzling.. .Devastating... Brilliant! Must be seen by anyone who cares about... modern movies!" - Newsweek NOW D Submarine San< Beer 4 POSSESSION & CONSU SE T 1632 SUMT ER ST REE T AL nder and brea Devil ever expected to see a super quar terback in action were not disappointed. "He's an unbelievably fine quarterback" said Dietzel after the game. "He reminds me of Rober Staubach, who I had the misfortune to play against while I was coaching Army." Staubach was a Navy Heisman Trophy winner and is now quarterbacking the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. Up in the press box during the game, one sportswriter was overheard commenting that Fred Ziegler was reminiscient of Raymond Berry, former star receiver for the Baltimore Colts. Tommy Suggs, said Dietzel, did a "really wonderful job." The junior quarterback from Lamar did not go at all unnoticed despite the remarkable performance by Hart. The small but efficient signal caller proved he could run Saturday night as well as throw the ball with pin-point accuracy. Dietzel could not help but marvel that the Gamecocks' defensive secondary played with three sophomores fresh off last year's freshman squad for most of the ball game. Jimmy Nash replaced Tyler Hellams at safety when the Greenwood starter sustained an ankle injury in the early stages of the game. The defense must also get recognition for their uncanny mim col -I FEATURES: 5:15 - 7:15 iwiches and Pizza an Tap MPTION PERMIT NO. 234 UPS 254 PHONE RESTAURANT 254-9674 LOUNGE 254.9552 its loose. thrille saw' ability to read Duke's much heralded offense. Jimmy Poston, Al Usher, Rusty Ganas, Dave Lucas and Jimmy Pope were in strumental in throwing Leo Hart for losses time and time again. Dietzel revealed rather candidly after the game that he went against his own principles when he told Suggs to go for it on a fourth and-one situation. "Most of the other coaches were against it" mused Dietzel, "but of course my vote counts more than the others." This was the play in which Suggs ran 48 yards for a touchdown with 10:09 left in the game to make the DO NEE Send in this coupon if you wa deal of money for yourself whi franchise on campus distribu SENSATIONAL NEW SOUND-SENSITIVE LIGHT UNITS g~p 'P.Arr The Red Bri 709 Santee St ATTICA : discount re4 Hard ro< sou, folk, a MOURNIN LE AT H I anything in THE HEA pipes, candles, posters, paints, 4 and other outr coming seem: a fas score 20-17 in favor of the Gamecocks. David Pugh kicked a 43-yard field goal soon after, the longest of his career, to knot the score 20-20. Billy DuPre, the Gamecocks' k.-king specialist, surprised everyone by scoring field goals from 30 and 37 yards out not to mention three PATS. He seems to have come into his own this year. Carolina is preparing this week for their encounter with the Tar Heels of North Carolina Saturday night in the Cockpit. Coach Bill Dooley's squad lost to N.C. State last Saturday afternoon. 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