The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 10, 1969, Page Page 7, Image 7
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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!
Coke Football Forecast
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\nlhurn 2.4 ('lemiiion 17
\rkaenias i :1 a i o.' r 1:
Bnw ling (Green 26 Toledo 19
lIrIgham~ Young 21 *%ei AliICn 7
REi%e .t 19 ('ninrado St. I 4
hn%tonf 1'. 21 \Iaisachset 17
Bucknell 27 Te.mple i4
('alifrn,ia a1 W~ashington1 24
('iladel I3 William & Star% 6
('incinnati 19 \tem%phi% SI. 17
('nigate 26 lInix ('ro... 20
('olumiha 33 liarvard s
flartmnouth 27 P3ennsiania 2
fIclawa,re 19 liflra II
Flnrida 33 Tulane 19
limeston 21 \ri,nna 7
inwa 34 Wisconin 13
Indiana 21 \1Inneiota I0
iwa St. 23 ('niorado 2
Kania.. 211 Kan..a.. I.
Kenlucki 20 \' P. I i0
11iw..iw.ippi 21 (;corgia 20
1ia mi. Fla. 21 1. 5.1 .7
Stirhigan 24 P'urduse II
\Iiinouri 211 Nebraka 20
Ns1ew icio St. 27 WichIta St. 17
Northw.e..tern 26 lilIinoi. 17
N. ('arnlIna 20 \ir Force i
N.C(arnina St. 211 S.C(arolina 1:1
Notre- I):ame 35 \rm.. 13
O regon 26 Nai nie SI.- 20
thin State :Is Sichigan SI. III
(thin. '. 1-3 Narirr.(ft. 6
P'iIt.burgh 27 .an %:
Princeton aI ('ornell 26
Itichnonud 211 ita..idion 20
P'enn St. 21 W. Virginia 10
Itulge-ri 1 l.chigh 6
S ('allfornisa 2 I Stanford 20
S..racutse 17 Sar' land iC
S. Sintw.iiIppi II h lin%i% ijpPi St. 6
S.('arolina t. 21 hll" 7
Tca. 17 fIklahsnma i4
T('I 26 S.Il.'2
Tennewcc.e :11 (.e-orgia Tech IS
1'4.1.. \. :15 Whi~ngin St. 7
I'tah si. 19 ('nI,rado St. i
Vanderhilt 20 hlahama Ia
Virginia :11 V* \1.1 1:1
Wake F-oreit 24 iluke- 2:1
WITi.TexaSt. 26 S;anille.gn SI. 19
W%inmsing II IFI Pa.n. 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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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