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bill curme MOUTH sf the SOUTH Now that the fledgling football season is off the pad all those brave pre-season predictions made by the gentlemen of the fourth and fifth estate are showing their gross lack of perception. Duke, which was seen last year as a miserable mish-mash of never wuzzes and a few has beens, ripped open a good season in 1968. This year the bold writers were saying the opening game between South Carolina and the Blue Devils would likely determine the conference championship. Duke, to the chagrin of their avid sup porters, not only lost to South Carolina, but compounded it by dropping the next one to Virginia. So the predictions have been dead wrong on the Blue Devils two years in a ~w. Clemson was supposed to be coming up with perhaps its best team in six or seven years, but if that thirty-to-ought game with Georgia is an indication, the Tigers are less toothsome than it was hoped. South Carolina, picked by many experts, including me, to win the ACC, didn't look like championship timber at Columbia last week, though it must be said that the Gamecocks kept their poise after a smelly first half and took advantage of North Carolina's Jittery sophomore errors to come back and win the game. Wake Forest, not considered strong enough to go out at night alone, upset State, dropped over in death against Auburn, and then rose again to smite a V.P.I. team which Gobbler' Coach Jerry Caliborne hoped would take him to a bowl. The Deacons are just terrible. They have no talent, no depth, no finesse, no nothing--except the fierce will and desire to win. Cal Stoll may be working a water-walking stunt, but there is still a fur piece to travel. Frankly, the best-looking team I have seen is North Carolina State. Notwithstanding the initial loss to the Deacons, the Wolfpack has power and determination, and I doubt that Earl Edwards will allow his team to let down again as it did against Wake Forest. So, if I may have another time at picking the conference winner, I think now it will be State. Paul Dietzel's Gamecocks, undefeated, nevertheless, will need another year or two to develop a five year program of big-muscled bohunks to be a really great unit. The same is true of Bill Dooley at UNC. Both are on the right track, though. In a couple of weeks after more games and the race begins to jell more solidly, I will again make a prediction as to its outcome. Meanwhile, let it stand on N.C. State...again! 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Tea.. 7 Vale- 26 lrir.w I:i NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE OCTOBER 5 \llanta :44 lIalla. 211 lialtimnore- II Ph.i.InIc-Iphia 17 ('hicago 24 \hInneaunia 17 4 'ac acland :II New1 ltrlecan. 2) f.rcen ha.. :t Ital 17 Is.. \ngele-s :II San Frinarlsena 2:1 sew York I7 Pitt.surgh 10 St i...i. 27 WS%hington1 II AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE OCTOBER 4&S liuffaln :I: lin..ton 1:1 Kanssas ('i.. 27 linus.ton 17 4tIami 24 San Ile-go 20 New York 40 'IncInnati I I flakland :11 lIenter 24 Predictions by Monti's Sports Service DRINKR~ McGuiF 1 ready 1 South Carolina's basketball Gamecocks, expected to be highly ranked nationally in preseason polls, start both varsity and fresh man squad practices in Carolina Coliseum Wenesday for the 1969-70 season. Both Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year Frank McGuire and Player of the Year John Roche return for the Gamecocks, who are slated to open this year's campaign at Auburn on Dec. 1. USC also has four of the five starting "super sophs plus one" back from last year's 21-7 team, plus the products of a 15-1 freshamn outfit. McGuire, winner of over 500 games in his coaching career and 52-21 at South Carolina the last three years, expects this team to be the strongest he has had since arriving in Columbia five seasons aa. lie cites the experience the Gamecock returnees gained last year, plus the addition of several good sophomore prospects to provide much needed depth. "I look forward to starting Captains for State Fred Zeigler and Lynn Hodge will serve as game captains Saturday night in the Cockpit when the Fighting Gamecocks take on the Wolfpack of N.C. State in a crucial ACC contest. Zeigler is perhaps the greatest receiver in USC history and possibly the finest the ACC has eve seen. He led the conference as a sophomore with 35 pass receptions and added 59 last year to set a USC record. HELP \ Two single. junior or senior apartments. Free meals, Colc private lodge near USC. Flexibl and have references. Call Franl between 10-12 am and 2-4 pm I Al?] GAAl #i The burgers a COL FROM re says chall practice and the season every year," commented McGuire, and "being highly ranked doesn't put extra pressure on us. We really McGuire welcome the recognition and it gives us added incentive." The varsity will practice at 3:30 and the freshmen practice will follow at 6:30. The first session will be held at Carolina Coliseum, but future workouts will have to be moved to other locations at times, due to events being held there. named game The IteevesVillV split end is presently third in the ACC in vards received with 153 and second in average yards per reception with 13.9 Hodge is a two-year letterman and has started for Carolina since his sophomore year. He has one touchdown to his credit, a pass interception returned all the way against Georgia last year. The 6'4 202 pound defensive end from Union follows in the footsteps of his older brother Wilbur, a starting guard for USC. VANTED graduate students. Furnished r T.V. Tips. Run and manage P evening schedule. Must be neat Headley or Sandy' Luke 256-0986 or interview. WEER E . re bigger at Burger King. of the Whopper.* OPEN 'TIL 12:30 LEGE ST. - M/ BI ICAMPUS HORS cagers enge The freshman team is expected to field another strong five, with three high school All-Americans among the four scholarship signees. Biddle squads have had a combined 29-3 record during the past two seasons. Freshman Coach Don Walsh stated that the first workouts would be tryout sessions for the remainder of the squad. "We hope to practice as much as possible on the Coliseum court, since we play games there," said Coach McGuire, "but we will also work out in the Naval Armory here on campus and in some local high school gyms." "We might not have as good a record as last year, but we feel this team will improve as the season progresses and our younger players get game experience. Everyone in the Conference is saying we should be the favorites, but we've never won the title and in my mind we should still be con sidered challengers. "But," he added, "we're ready to challenge now." USC gridders shine Warren Muir is third in the ACC in rushing yards gained with 275 and is second only to Gary H1eI-nal of Virginia with a .9.2 average per carry. Coming off a fine performance against Georgia Billy Parker has a 40.5 yard punting average that is good for second in the league. Billy Dupre is six for six in PAT and hit three of four field goals for 15 points and the number two spot in that department. Dick Harris ranks sixth in punt returns with a 21.3 average and is tied for first place in pass en terceptions with two. Fred Zeigler has caught 11 passes for 153 yards for fourth place in number of catches and second in yards per reception with a 13.9 average. 20C ESHOE 4 Freddy has ba Split end Fred Zeigler runs after he snares a Tommy receiver should break the I tonight against State in the Phi Kaps Phi Kappa Sigma, winner of last year's All Sports Trophy and undefeated this season, handed Sigma Chi a 36-6 loss this week. Other fraternity action saw Sigma Nu blank Phi Epsilon Pi. 33-0 with two touchdowns by Howell and one by Watson. White and Presley. The Phi Delts shut out Lambda Chi Alpha, 32-0 behind the scoring power of Parker with Three TDs and Reed, who got one for the winners. Chi Psi poured it on in the fourth quarter with two touchdowns to overcome Sigma Phi Epsilon. 19-7. Thurmond scored twice for the victors along with one TD by Moss. Plemming got one got one TD ina losing cause. The Phi Sp, cored thirteen point, in the first half which %as inoiulhl" to outla"t l,ambda Chi \lpha. 1:t71\olletl scored two TDs and one v\tra point for the win no1rsi In independent intramural ac tion, Burney shut out the Town Men, 18-0 behind two TDs by Martin and one by McMillian. Bates House No. two and The Blossom Shop FLORISTS Devin and Saluda FIVE FOWNTS -Chief photographer Chuck Keefer 1: will travel nto two determined Bulldogs ;uggs pass. The Gamecock kCC career passing record :ockpit. win again Douglas fought to a scoreless tie as did Preston and the Married Students. The men from the Horseshoe scored once in the first period. twice in the second and once more in the fourth quarter to down Woodrow. 27-6 Johnson scored two touchdowns for the winners along with an extra point. Soccer team plays CBC The USC soccer team will face Columbia Bible College tomorrow at athletic field "A" with revenge on their mind. The soccer team has compiled a 20-2 record over the last two years. losing both games to CBC Back for last year's squad are Duncan and Allen Rutherford and Captain Chuck Hodges. The team averaged 6.7 goals per contest last year under the direction of Dr. Brian O'Farrell. Send The Gamecock Home Send $8 to Box 5131, USC S.! -Go! S* Formal The Stagilis Package ...ameet for the manwb a uesen..eof style. AbrSix emngae . ek whe. y.. hv... .l..k year beat. Hiere in .e peil packa,ls the smat Statlie Te et pleated evenIag shirt, veat er eam morbund and tie eat and eleat stade and Nak. New all yes need Is the en yer- to eemplese - man se meses