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010*7 Running room may be Freshn By RODNEY SPROATT Sports Writer When you think of dealing in unknown quantities you think of a mathemation and algebric equations. But in the case of fresh man Coach Pride Ratterree the unknown quantity is the freshman football team with the equation to equal a winner. The opening game will be tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in Carolina Stadium. "We really don't know what we've got yet. We're still in the process of switching boys around to fill holes. We've also had some big losses in personnel, through injuries and other reasons, and we don't know how this will effect our play." "We know the potential of our players," Coach Ratteree said, "but you never know what a boy will do under fire. "We don't have a deep bench, but we are in good physical con dition and if our boys can get mentally tough we can be one of the roughest teams around," Coach Ratterree said. Coach Ratterree said The Citadel had an explosive "Houston Sports spots The "circus catch" that Fred Zeigler made for the Gamecock's second touchdown in the 14-6 victory over North Carolina was the split end's 102nd career reception, tying the Atlantic Coast Conference record set, 1961-63. by North Carolina's Bob Lacy. Zeigler needs 25 more yards to equal the career record for reception yar dage. Bob Lacey also set the mark, 1961-63, with 102 catches for 1.362 yards. Zeigler has caught 102 for 1,337 yards. South Carolina had three true sophomore starters in its defensive secondary against North Carolina and each of them came up with a pass interception. Safety-man .Jimmy Nash, who replaced veteran Tyler Hellams when Hlellams fractured his leg early in the season opener against Duke, picked off the first interception; rover Bo Davies got the second; and the biggest of all was left halfback Dick Harris' interception with 22 seconds to play that stopped a North Carolina drive at the Gamecock seven yard line to preserve a 14-6 victory. South Carolina's defense has not given up a touchdown on the ground so far this football season. The Gamecock's have yielded two touchdowns -- both on passes by Duke's Leo Hart -- and four field goals in winning 27-20 over Duke and 14-6 over North Carolina. The Gamecocks have not given up a touchdown in the first half so far, but have had three first half field goals kicked against them. Join the Vette $et 8ob Enson scarce for Muir Saturday. ien teat type" offense that operates from a pro set (two wide receivers). One of the main reasons for this type of offense is quarterback John Rosa, who is an excellent passer. The Bulldogs lost to Duke last week which should give them added incentive to win, and Coach Ratterree says The Citadel always plays its toughest game against USC. Starters announced by Coach Ratterree include Howard Barfield of Hartsville and Billy Carpenter of Greenville at ends, Allen New of Abbeville and Bob Morris of Greenwood at tackles, Bob Perry of Kershaw and Jerome Ryals of Win two Re e Playing their first game of the season away at Davidson in enemy territory, the Gamecock Ruggers completely dominated both the A game (8-0) and the B game (5-0). In the opening game, the A ruggers kept most of the playing in the Davidson half of the field even though an inexperienced referee caused the Gamecocks to lose out on a number of penalty kicks, which could have made the margin of victory even greater. Most of the penalties that were called were brought to the at tention of the referee by the Gamecock's captain, Dr. James Wynn, who played rugby in Virginia for three years before coming to the U.S.C. School of P harmacy as a medical chemistry professor. In the first game, all of the scoring came in the first half. ThE G;amecocks first score came on a penalty kick by Andy G;allin, goot for three points. Ten minutes later the scrum half, Steve Mollet fought his way across the goal line for a try. good for three more points. The conversion attempt b) Andy Gallin was good and the Gamecocks had an eight to nothing lead. The Gamecocks were on the verge of another score late in th4 game when the referee stopped th4 play to signal the end of the game Needless to say, this brought mued protest from the Gamecocks. sinci once action starts, it is nevei stopped except for penalties scores or out-of-bounds. The B game was played witl Jimmy's Camj Hot meals serve hot and cold dru, MEAL $10.40 val BOOK Can be used ai Located on Mlain atcross rankii By BRUCE HONICK Sports Editor One of the fastest ways to become nationally ranked in football is to knock off one of the big boys. Next week's contest with Georgia could be that chance, although the fourth-ranked team in the nation will be far from eager about relinquishing her position. Coach Don "Scooter" Pu'rvis presented a far from rosey picture in his report to the press yester day. He reeled off a long list of Bulldog accomplishments of recent years, which sounded like a "Who's Who" in college football. Thirty-eight lettermen are returning for Georgia this year, featuring quarterback Mike Cavan and fullback Bruce Kemp. n opens Macon, Ga. at guards and Privette from Hartsville at center. In the backfield, the Biddies will feature either Jackie Young of Chesapeake, Va. or Lyn Rushing of Lancaster at quarterback, - with Russ Kuritz of Charleston at tailback and Chuck Mimms of Bishopville, at fullback. Neville Files of Greenwood will be the starting flanker back. On defense, Tony Holmes of Conway and Ted McGill of Kingstree, will handle the end posts. Interior lineman starters are Sam Pecoraro of Buffalo, N.Y. and Dave Cash of Troutman, N.C. at the tackles and John Le Heup at middle guard. Linebackers will be ree penal thirteen men instead of the usual fifteen, since Davidson was short two players. Also the halves were shor-tened from 40 to 20' minutes. Again all the scoring was done in the first half. The Gamecocks' try came early in the half when Sandy Silvers ca me up with the ball in the Davidson end zone. Ru Tat at us Deli and Grill d daily, sandwiches - iks - fountain or bottle TICKETS ue for $9.50 OF 5 - 52.00 iytime for anything. Irmm Phn,cal cn ce Bld.t. battle, i rig agai Cavan, Bulldog quarterback, made his varsity iebut against the Gamecocks in Columbia last year after the first string signal caller was injured prior to the game. The poised Georgia passer went on to receive the SEC sophomore of the year award. Joining Cavan in the backfield are Dennis Hughes of Seneca, Kemp and Craig Elrod. All three running backs are two-year let termen and combine to form one of the deadliest running attacks in the country. Coach Larry Jones, Gamecock defensive coach said, "Georgia has such a balanced attack that we can not key on any of their players. All three running backs can hurt you. "The Bulldogs have a well balanced attack but I think defensing their ground game will season Billy Sedivy from Summerville, on the right side and Lee Stribling from Aiken backing up the left side. In the secondary. Mike Haggard of Shilby, N.C. and Fred Robinson of St. Matthews, will man the halfback spots, with Sammy Galloway of Easley playing rover back and Benny Williams of Mullins completing the lineup at safety. Admission price at the stadium will be $2 for adults and $1 for students. University students will be admitted on ID cards or treasurers receipt, but are required to enter the stadium through east gates 10 and 11. tzes rugg The conversion attempt by John Rentiers was good and the Gamecocks had five points on the board. This ended the scoring, but in the second half, the Gamecocks came close 'to scoring two more times, only the good kicking of the Davidson fullback prevented the G;amecocks from scoring. The B game was much better ;gers take two wins from David BEST PICTURE WINNER 6 AC1 WINSER! ACADE~ 11NE BRTS 2 SHOWS DAIL3 STARTS FRmDA' for i Lnst G( be our main concern. We will not try anything fancy, we just can not make any mistakes." The Bulldogs, defending Southeastern Conference cham pions, have a strong, super-fast defensive line. They are smaller than the Gamecocks in the line, but more than make up for it with their agility. Georgia's defense last year was the stingiest in the nation and with 18 defensive men returning, are in contention once again for the national scoring defense title. Neither Tulane or Clemson crossed the goal line in Georgia's first two games. Men to look out for on defense are right guard Steve Greer or Greer, right end Dave McKnight, left guard Tim Callaway, right tackle Lee Daniel and right linebacker Ronnie Huggins. Spike Jones, Bulldog kicking specialist, is one of the best in the nation at this slot averaging well over 40 yards a game. The Gamecocks have a big chore in Sanford Stadium this weekend. It's not a conference game, but it could change the outlook of Carolina football this year. Speedy I Carolina's sophomore defensive back Dick Harris is a track sprinter who used his speed to good advantage in the Gamecock's 14-6 win over North Carolina Saturday Harris, one of three true sophs in the USC deep secondary, came up with big plays both offensively and defensively against the Tar Heels, including a big interception with 22 seconds to play that stopped a 'ers refereed than the A game. Since both teams were composed of rookies, the referee made some allowances with the not so severe penalties so play would not be stopped so often. This Sunday, the Gamecock ruggers travel to Raleigh to play N. C. State ruggers. S . , OF THE YEAR! UI(EMY AWARDS! A DULTS-$1.25 ST ~U DENTS $1.00 CHIILDRFN-50 lation .0 xOrgia Pat Kahout's (52) d larri*s no North Carolina drive at the Gamecock seven yard line. In addition, he contributed a 35 yard punt return in the third quarter that set up the Gamecocks second touchdown drive. These big plays, along with a 94 per cent mark given by the coaches grading the game films and five unassisted tackles, made Harris one of the bright lights for the Gamecocks Saturday night. Harris, who was originally slated to back up letterman Don Bailey this season, got his chance in preseason drills when Bailey was sidelined with an injury and has been a starter ever since. However, he had marked himself as a bright prospect by running kickoffs and punts back for a total of 227 yards in the Gamecock's spring game. "I didn't think I'd get a chance to start this year. I played mainly offense in both high school and on the freshman team and I'm just glad I'm able to help the team by playing somewhere." Probably the fastest Gamecock footballer, Harris ran on relay Park FREE 2-Hrs. in IPa || Shop . .. 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