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it is a pretty certain sign of my advancing years when I
find myself looking backward a lot of the time, and
thinking that things which were are Infinitely better than
things that are or might be. Take the rivalry between
South Carolina and Clemson, for example. There is
nothing now in existence which matches the pageantry of a
Big Thursday, and all the arguments in support of its
demise notwithstanding , I wish the Tigers and the
Gamecocks still played at the State Fair in Columbia in the
middle of the week.
It was a mess! No question about that. It messed up itwo
weeks of scheduling for the two teams, and worked a
considerable hardship on the players. What's more, if the
Fair itself were not traffic headache enough, the
thousands of cars loaded with spectators were enough to
wring tears from the most calloused of Columbia's finest.
But there were compensations. Those of us who worked in
and about the game would get a nice trip to the Palmetto
Capital and at five cents a mile, that was a nice boost to
our expense accounts.
Then, too, the early arrivals could take in the cultural
aspects of the Fair, and frequently flavor the ball game by
attending the best of the hoochie shows on the miaway just
before kickoff. Of course 1, personally, went only to the
stock show and the agricultural exhibits, but even among
sportswriters there are those degenerate enough to seek
the baser thrills of the Fair.
Maybe South Carolina and Clemson just sort of outgrew
the Big Thursday concept. They could not work their
schedules around major institutions about the country and
keep the game alive. So it had to die. But, like the Dixie
Classic, and other grand events of the past, Big Thursday
has been much mourned and is still remembered.
Which brings us around to this year's game. It has never
been a biger must for the two squads of gladiators. Of
course, the supporters and alumni of Clemson and South
Carolina hate each other with an intense despisery which
makes Rome's attitude toward Carthage seem almost
benign. In years past, the coaches really didn't enter into
the sure enough hatred and bitterness, but they now do.
Paul Dietzel is too urbane to express public dislike for
anybody, let alone an adversary who might seize on his
first word and run amuck throught the state. But Frank
Howard has spoken often,, loudly, and with considerable
sarcasm about "Pepsodent Paul." If Dietzel were ,
bantering man, he could return the obvious reference to
his sparkling teeth with some impolite allusion to
Howard's dentures, but he will not.
Nevertheless, you may be certain that Dietzel takes in
all the barbed remarks directed his way from Death
Valley, and after pondering them in his heart, doubtless
calls upon his feathered warriors to go out and wreak
revenge in the most telling fashion.
This year Clemson has been hurt playing in the SEC,
and South Carolina has suffered a similar disappointment.
But the two teams are both tough for the ACC, and the
winner will have a decided prestige advantage over the
other when it comes to recruiting and other off field ac
tivities. (Like fund raising).
The game is a sellout as might be expected, and there is
all the vituperation any hate monger could desire. But
build it up any way you want to, and tear it in chunks or cut
it in slices: It may be South Carolina and Clemson, but it
ain't Big Thursday.
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South Carolina's nationally
ranked varsity basketball team
and the Gamecock's highly touted
freshman team will meet Monday
night in Carolina Coliseum in a
contest sponsored by the
University Block-C Club.
All receipts from the game will
go to Block C Club charities, in
cluding the annual Christmas
party for Columbia area orphans.
Admission will be $2 for adults and
$1 for students.
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A rugby match will kic
weekend Friday. Hopefully i
party will turn out better this
talks with USC and Columbia
week's party with complain
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By JAIME JOHNSTON
Sports Writer
The USC varsity volleyball team
got off to a good start in the East
Tennessee State Volleyball
Tournament last weekend with two
wins Friday night.
The team won its first two
matches against Milligan College
and Mars Hill College, but ran into
trouble when it came up against
third seeded Mississippi Southern
College for Women Saturday
morning.
The USC team lost its second
match of the day to Winthrop
College and was knocked out of the
tournament.
This is the third year the girls'
volleyball team has been invited to
the tournament in which 16 other
0 hide'
ithe ball is set down wrong, or
the line doesn't hold, the kicker is
blamed because the part time
heroes are treated that way.
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rebounds per game as a forward
last year.
At the forwards, the Gamecocks
will have 6-10 Tom Owens, the
ACC's leading rebounder last year,
and husky 6-8 John Ribock, last
year's starting center.
In the middle will be 6-10 Tom
Riker, who got 26.6 points and 18.3
rebounds last season for the frosh.
The Biddies will feature four
youngsters who were highly
sought-after as high school
players. The "big" man of the
team, literally, is 7-0 Danny
Traylor from Winston-Salem,
N.C., who is expected to shoulder
most of the rebounding load
against the tall varsity front line.
High School All-American Kevin
Joyce from New York will also
make his debute. A 6-3 forward
guard with great scoring and
leaping ability, he led his high
school team to a 68-5 record in
three years.
The freshman guards will be two
high scores, 6-0 Jimmy Powell, a 29
points per game All-City choice
from New York City and 6-2 Casey
Manning, Player-of-the-Year in
South Carolina high school
basketball last year when his 33
points per game average led Dillon
to the state AAA title.
"Our boys came back in great
shape. ready to play," says
McGuire, "and I think th.e fact
that we have been ranked as high
as number one in the nation has
given them great incentive to
prove they deserve the honor.
"Our practices have been going
very well, and we haven't had any
injuries to speak of," continued
McGuire, knocking on wood. "Our
main concern is to prevent these
boys from leaving their lest
Coke Foothf
Arizona St
Austin Nay 19
Boston College 28
Bowling Green 20
Brigham Young 26
Colgate 2
Columbia 31
Cincinnati 2
Citadel 33
Duke 2
Delaware 28
Dartmouth 31
Florida St 27
Furman 28
Houston 31
fiinois 3
Indiana 2
lowa St 2
Idaho St 28
Kansas St 2
L.S.U). 3s
Minnesota 20
Michigan St 27
Missouri 27
Maryland 26
Maimni, Fla 28
Norte Dame 34
N. Carolina A&T 12
Ohio U 20
ohiloSt 24
Oklahoma 2
Oregon St 21
Pennsylvania 26
Penn St 28
S. Carolina St 14
S.M.U. 2
S. Mississippi 28
5. Carolina 24
Stanford 2
T.C.U- 23
Temple 21
Tennessee 31
U.C.L.A. 13
Utah St 28
vanderbilt 31
villanova 20
Washington 23
william & Mary 23
w. virginia 20
Yale 26
NATIONAL FOOTBALL I.
Chicago 2
Cleveland 2
Green Bay 31
Los Angeles 23
Minnesota 3
New Orleans 23
Philadelphia 24
washington 27
AMERICAN FOOTBALL LE
Boston 31
Cincinnati 27
Denver 33
Houstn I7
Kansas City 2
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Tipoff time is scheduled for 8
p.m.
Atlantic Coast Conference
Player-of-the-Year John Roche is
expected to lead the way for the
varsity of ACC Coach-of-the-Year
Frank McGuire. A 6-2 guard, he
averaged 23.6 last season while
earning numerous honors, in
cluding All-American.
His cohort in the backcourt is
expected to be team captain Bobby
Cremins, who grabbed off 8.1
-Fred Frick
rty raided
k-off the Carolina-Clemson
he team's traditional Victory
week than last. Steven Mollot
police after they came to last
ts.
mnt moral
r girls
schools competed. Funds for the
trip came from the intramural
fund.
Miss Violet Meade, coach for the
team, feels that the girls -came a
long v.a~y in preparing for 'the
tournament. "They didn't really
know what competitive volleyball
was when they started playing, but
when you're playing against top
teams, you learn."
The girls had two months to
learn to play team volleyball as
opposed to "just playing for fun,"
according to Miss Meade. Girls
who made the trip were Beverly
Jenkins, Kathy Stanley, Sarah
Lackey, Progie Davis and Debbie
CamDbell. Also competing were
Kitty Campbell, Jan Moore, Ginny
Joyce. Patty Strickland and
graduate assistant Diane Spitler.
Miss Meade said there would be
no other events for the volleyball
team this year since girls'
basketball season is coming up.
"We're going to try something new
this year by going to five player
ball. This means we'll be playing
like the boys."
The organizational meeting for
the girls' basketball team will he
Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 5 p.m. at
Peabody Gymnasium. Miss Meade
invites all girls interested in
basketball and willing to practice
to the meeting and subsequent
tryouts.
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basketball in the practices they
came in so sharp."
"As for our high ranking,"
commented the Gamecock mentor
whose squad ;has been ranked
number one in the nation by
several national publications, "we
welcome it. We're just going to
enjoy it until we lose, especially
before the season starts."
"This is what we have been
working six years for. It's a great
tribute and honor, to the boys, to
the coaching staff, and to the
University."
"This is the most coachable
group of boys I've ever had," said
McGuire, whose 1957 North
Carolina team won the NCAA
Championship, "And just as
talented as any I've ever worked
with."
"As far as lineups go, we'ye been
working with what we cill our 'big
lineup'," stated McGuire. "Right
now, we have 6-10 Tom Owens
and 6-8 John Ribock in the corners
and 6-10 sophomore-Tom Ricker in
the middle. This is a professional
type front line, with three big
men."
"In the backcourt, we have been
working our All-America, 6-2 John
Roche, a superb player, and our
captain, Bobby Cremins. Cremins
played forward at only 6-2 last
year, but he has really looked good
when we gave him a chance to play
guard."
"Our experienced reserves and
the good sophomores we have
coming up will give us much better
depth than we had last year. We
expect to change our lineup ac
cording to the game situation,
going for quickness at times in
place of size, and should be much
more versatile this year."
L11 Forecast
Colorado St 7
E. Tennesse 1
Massachusttz 13
N. nillinos 17
Utah & I
Rutgers 12
Brown
Miami 19
Chattanooga 27
N. Carolina 13
Bucknell 1
Princeton 2
N.C. State 14
Mississippi College 1g
Wyoming 13
Iowa 2
Purdue 2
Oklahoma St 19
Drake 19
Colorado 17
Tulane 7
Wisconsin 17
Northwestern 1s
Kansas 13
virginia 1s
Wake Forest 7
Air Force 13
N.C. College 7
Marshall 7
MIchigan 13
Nebraska 14
Oregon U 10.
Cornell 19
Pittsburgh 7
Savannah St 6
Baylor 17
E. Carolina 13
Clemson 2
California 14
Rice 14
Boston u3
Kentucky , 13
S. CalifornIa 14
Idaho I3
Davidson 7
Buffalo 14
Washington st 17
Richmond 20
Syracuse1
Harvard 1
.EAGUE - NOVEMBER 23
Baltimore 17
New York I3
Detroit 2
Dallas 14
Pittsburgh 17
San Francisco 17
St .Louls 2
Atianta 24
AGUE - NOVEMBER 23
Buffalo 24
New York 24
San Diego 37
Miami 14
Oakland 17
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