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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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"I think running track has
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as opposed to quickness and
agility."
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