Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Beat the hell out ofClemson! PAT WATSON DON BUCKNER TONY FUSARO RUDY HOLLOMAN ANDY CHAVOUS LYNN HODGE DAyELUCS CEORGE McCARTHY WARRENMUIR Myrtle Beach~, S. C. Cleveland, Tenn. Huntington, N. Y. Hartsville, S. C. Hepzibah, Ga. Union, S. C. Bishpil,SC.Wsngo DC.FtbugMa. Give 'em hell Those fabulous seniors Life is just Giv 'em hl Eleven seniors will be playing their nouncement came Monday night after you marvelous last-game of their college careers in considerable speculation in regard to a b the Peach Bowl instead of Carolina Carolina's chances of gong to a bowl. Brown Team! Stadium against Clemson. The an- peaches KEN ROSS Williamston, S. C. FRED ZEIGLER ..A....... By BRUCE HONICK Sports Editor After practice last Monday Coach Paul Dietzel announced to his team that Pat Watson and Don Buckner were elected co-captains for the 1969 season. The television cameras were churning. Then the coach started talking about bowl bids as the Gamecocks listened patiently. He closed his remarks by announcing that Carolina will be the host team in the Dec. 30 Peach Bowl in Atlanta. Ga. Bedlam broke loose, players hugging players, coaches hugging coaches. coaches hugging players. The reporters present beamed. The television cameras whirled. Dietzel told them that three q Wash, wet, soak, hui Squint, wash, soak, wet, cry all Contact lenses were < signed to be a convenience. A they are up to a point. They convenient enough to wet once you get used to them, bL until recently, you had to us two or mo!e different lens solu tions to properly prepare and maintain contacts. You needed two or three differ ent bottles, lens cases, and you went through more than enough daily rituals to make even the most steadfast Indi viduels consider dropping out But now caring for your c acts can be as convenient wearing them. Now there's L sine, from the makers of Mur Lensine is the one lens solu designed for compjte con lens care ... preparing. cle Ing, and soaking. La bowl teams were being considered as Carolina's opponents in the Peach Bowl--Louisianna State, Nebraska and West Virginia. The Gamecocks, without a moment's hesitation. whouted, "We want LSU!" Coach Dietzel had coached the LSU Bengals to the national championship in 1958 and they wanted Dietzel to have a crack at his old team. The following Tuesday the word was out: West Virginia would be the opponent Dec. 30. The Moun taineers were rated eighteenth in the nation and boasted an 8-1 record. Amid all the excitement Dietzel and his players were able to keep their cool, stating flatly that the Clemson game was all they would be thinking about the rest of the week. Just lie. a drop or le- two of Len nd sine before 're you insert ir, your lens pre it, pares it for a your eye. Lensine makes your contacts, which are made of modern plastics, compatiblo with your eye. How? Len sine is an "isotonic" so lution. That means it's made to blend with the eye's natural fluids. So a simple drop or two r coats the lens, forming a i on- sort of comfort zone around as It. en- Cleaning your con Ine. tacts with Lensine fights tion bacteria and foreign de tect positM that build up dur ins- ing the course of the day. And for overnight soak ing, Lensine provides a handy contact canister on Areyo :ut out' conta( sports to boot But when Dec. 30 rolls around, the Fighting Gamecocks will be televised coast-to-coast by over 100 stations. Ralph Floyd, business manager for the USC athletic department, left Tuesday for Atlanta to make arrangements with the Peach Bowl. He returned with 15,000 tickets, which went on sale early Wednesday morning. Carolina has played in one other bowl game, the Gator Bowl in 1946. This was the first Gator Bowl ever and Carolina's opponent was Wake Forest. Carolina lost. Folks in Gamecock country are hoping history doesn't repeat itself when the Peach Bowl comes around. West Virginia has built a strong football program in the last few years. the bottom of every bottle. Soak ing your contacts in Lensine be tween wearing periods assures you of proper lens hygiene. improper storage between wearings permits the growth of bacteria on your lenses. This Is a sure cayse of eye Irritation and, in some cases, it can endanger your vision. Bacteria cannot grow in Lensine. Lensine is sterile, self sanitizing, and antiseptic. Let your contacts be the con venience they were designed to be. The name of the game is Lensine. Lensine, made by the Murine Company. Inc. (or Gamecoo as the bi By SCOTT DERKS Sports Editor The Peach Bowl announcement was the biggest news of the week but not the biggest game. Clemson still has to be contended with tomorrow. Coach Paul Dietzel said, "Half the season is over; the other half will be played Saturday against Clemson." Newly elected captain for the year Don Buckner calls the Clemson match, "another Bowl game." Benny Padgett looks forward to the game saying, "They are going to be tough. We are going to have to get our minds right. They would CONC cSI0 High-J Pat "the rat" Watson, ni Gamecocks along with Doi Interception against Georgi Bulldogs, but went on to wii trip to the Peach Bowl De, BURGEl RESTA MALE NIGHT APPLY IIn 1211 COI 1400 CHARI WEST C ks rap a g day di like nothing better than to knock us off, especially with us going to a bowl." Dave Lucas, senior defensive end, said, "We can't let Clemson spoil the winter for us. We can't let it happen." After watching Clemson game films Tony Fusaro said, "They are the most hard nosed team we've played. They're big. They are a real tough football team." Mack Lee Tharpe said, "We are going to forget the bowl. They will really be up that much more with the bowl bid. We are going to have to concentrate on the Clemson game. " For Pat Watson "the Clemson game is the Clemson game. We - Chief photographer Chuck Keefer lying Rat imed co-captain fo the 1969 i Buckner, leaps high for an a. The Gamecocks lost to the 1 the ACC championship and a c. 30. ? KING URANT HELP WANTED PERSON AT EGE STREET or ESTON HWY., DLUMBIA bout Tigt aws near need to win it. We would all feel kind of like we weren't as suc cessful as we wanted to be if we didn't beat Clemson. "We haven't really jelled this entire year. We haven't played up to our potential on defense and offense. I hope in the next game we can get them all together. "We won't worry about the second game. It is a long way off. I really don't think the bowl will effect our play against Qlemson." Kicker Billy DuPre said, "I've lived in Columbia and right now all I want to do i beat Clemson. They have had a lot of games this year that could have gone either way. "They have gone into closed practices and we fully expect that As The 'Cock Flie By Bruce Honic Spora Editor Clemson practiced behind a in preparation for their g tomorrow afternoon. The press was barred froi except those directly conne allowed to see what fat Frai arch rivals. Whatever they are plannin( for the Gamecocks. It will ui Tigers have not done this yeai new plays. They want to win I stop Carolina. Coach Paul Dietzel said," battle down the wire. Clems< cinch both teams will be up from both teams know each "Anyone who doesn't think play hasn't been In South Car coach of the ACC champion The Gamecocks aren't gol have been assured of a boy stickers were plastered on t week and their spirits were The whole team looked st Suggs was hitting his receiv as was Randy Yoakum. % middle of the line like he power. The team was sky hi at every opportunity. They most definitely are r The Gamecocks are preparir for their very lives. Clemsor will also be up for the gami Paul Dietzel's Gamecock don't let up when the juicy r another game to wIn as fi they're going to go after it lik out. Carolina now owns the AC( they're goin~g to look mighti they fall to the Tigers, they their Peach Bowl opponent. Gamecocks--these ACC cha, Ynu havaeto If you want to he Prs they will have something new. Also we expect Frank Howard to an nounce his retirement. They have a lot going for them." The Gamecocks in the midst of its finest season in years, still have the momentum coming off the Wake Forest game. Clemson, on the other hand, has dropped its last taiocontests and have shown signs of an unpredictable defensive secondary. Carolina took the game last year, 7-3. Tomorrow the polished will meet the hillbilly; the young face will face the old. Dietzel and Howard will square off for another year, but this year, so far, has been the year of the rooster. curtain of secrecy this week ame with the Gamecocks n the workouts and no one cted with the Tigers were ik was cooking up for their 1, it's bound to be a headache idoubtedly be something the --a new formation or several >adly and will try anything to I think it's going to be a real >n is very, very strong. I,t's a for the game since the boys other. these teams will be ready to olina very long," the brilliant s said. ig' to bog down now that they vi game. "Skin the Tigers" heir jerseys at practices this high. arp in the workouts. Tommy ers with amazing consistency 'arren Muir exploded up the always does--with speed and ;h, complimenting each other ot taking the Tigers lightly. ig for this game as if it were ,as they will soon discover, i are true champions. They rmarbles are won. There's still r as they're concerned and e they're capable of doing. All title. If they lose to Clemson foolish. They know this. If nay not be able to get up for They know this, too. Thee nplons--know a lot of thIngs. m wInner. And they are.