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F,Irosh against The USC freshman football team will kick off its 1970 season against The Citadel frosh at Charleston Thursday night and new Biddle Coach Jack Powers expects his squad will have their work cut out for them in their first outing. "The Citadel has always fielded a tough, hard-nosed freshman squad and they will be particularly tough playing at home," Powers said, "Having the corps of cadets there rooting for them is a big morale factor in their favor." 'Our boys have worked hard and have shown some noticeable development, but we will have to wait to see how well they can perform under fire against some opposition of their own ex perience." The Biddies have had two game type scrimmages against the varsity "bohunk" or red-shirt squad, splitting 7-6 decisions. The Citadel was defeated in its season's opener by Gordon Military, 27-0. "We performed pretty well in the scrimmages defensively," ob served Powers, "and our offense improved the second time we played. The strong point of this team so far has appeared to be its interior linemen, while our weak points may be depth, always a problem in freshman ball, and our overall team speed." The starting offensive backfield for the Biddies Thursday night is expected to have Marty Woolbright of Chapin, under center. Thad Rowe of West Special Prices for Fraternity & Sorority Parties FRIED CHICKEN WDe&2o4l at 4020 ROSEWOOD DR. (Ph4 ne 787.8829) and 1237 "D" AV ENUE WEST COLUMBI4 (Phone 794.8891) New Dining Room Now Open! AT THE Mayfair Grill Good Home Cooking Students Welcome JUST TWO BLOCKS SOUT H OF C AMPUS 343 SOUTH MAIN STREET Dpen s TheC Columbia at running back along with Phil Wallace of Virginia Beach, Va. at fullback and Eddie Muldrow of Bishopville at flanker. Blocking on the offensive line will be Monty Matthews of Port smouth, Va. at tight end, Bill Connor from Fayetteville, N. C. at split end, Jim Burke of Savannah, Ga. and Andy Leventis from Greenville, S. C. at tackle, Rick Anthony of Pickens, S. C. and John Usher of Pageland, S. C. at guard, and Richard Simmons of Columbus, Ga. at center. On defense, the starting ends will be Roger Toy of Atlanta, Ga. and Bits an USC's 7-7 tie at North football deadlock for the Ga tie, also 7-7, was with Gec third game of the 1964 seaso South Carolina tied was in 1 Gamecocks fought to an 8 Senior tight end Doug Hi caught six passes including Carolina's only touchdown up among all-time Gamec South Carolina receivers af for 141 yards. On his cari which ranks him ninth an * * USC and Virginia Tech, f in Carolina Stadium at Col in the past and the series is games played prior to 1937 1968 with Virginia Tech win in Columbia. Carolina tied i last year with a last secor Va. VPI up so far t1 "We play well on offense and w< play bad defense. We play well oi defense and then we can't get an: offense." That according to VPI heal coach Jerry Claiborne is th reason that the Gobblers are 0 coming into the USC gamn Saturday. "We aren't as ex perienced as we have been in thi paet add that has shown in the fir! three games." said Claiborne. "WV, lost 17 senior letterman last yea and this team has only about 1: We don't have the same leadershi as we have had in the past." ROOF JEWELERS WATCH I. JEWELRY REPAIR FREE MONOGRAMING WITH EACH PURCHAS s 1221 Taylor and Rosewood Shopping Cl WELCOME STUDENT CREDIT. Will Be Thursday (Octo Di REL HOL ason itadel Jim Beard of Starr, S. C., tht tackles Darrell Austin of.Union, S C. and Steve Gribble of Salisbury N. C. and the middle guard Johr Dubac of Atlanta, Ga. Dana Carpenter of Elmira, N. Y. and Tommy Leslie of Arden, N. C. are slated to start at the linebacker spots and they will be backed up by Vince Perone of Greenville, S. C. and Alex Dobson of Greer, S. C. at defensive halfback, John Goforth from Blacksburg, S. C. at safety and Richard Waggoner of Florence. S. C. at rover back. 1,pieces arolina State was the first necocks in 61 games. The last rgla in Carolina Stadium the . The last time N. C. State and ?60 when the Wolfpack and the I draw. r * * * mrick of Cliffside, N. C., who a sensational diving catch for igainst N. C. State, is moving >ck receivers. Hamrick leads er three games with 11 catLhes er, he has caught 41 passes, :ng career receivers. Ar ** * otball opponents this weekend imbia, have met only 10 times all even. The rivals split eight and the series was resumed in iing a rain soaked 17-6 decision p the series at five wins apiece i 17-16 victory at Blacksburg, and down s year "We try to approach each game individually,'' Claiborne con, tinued. dispelling any thoughts of a grudge match after losing 17-it last year on a last gasp Bills D)uPre field goal. "We played poorly againsl Virginia and Alabama," Clalborne said. "but we showed a measure 01 improvement last week in th4 Memphis State game." "We just haven't been able to pu it all together this year," Claiborns said. "That's all there Is to It. Wi just haven't played very goot football." Claiborne, who saw what hi called "the one of the best team: I've ever had" suffer fron disasterous luck last year and drol five straight games by a combinei margin of 19 points, said at the firs or the year that he hoped for bette luck this season. H e did not get it in the first gai as Tech was upset 7-0 by Virginia "We played terrible agains Virginia." Claiborne said. "W didn't play any kind of offense. The complaint was against th defense the next outing as Bea Bryant rolled to a 51-18 wIn. Lucl game back to haunt the nex contest as Tech lost to Memphi State. 21-20. ttans CLOSED and Friday er 1, 2) Le To [GIOUS ID AYS. Suggs J USC quarterback Tommy hit during Carolina's 7-7 tie v The ace signal caller later su Dietzel n backfield USC head coach Paul Dietzel, who said he was "not at all pleased with the play of his running backs" against N. C. State, has made many changes in the offensive backfield for the upcoming game with Virginia Tech. Senior quarterback Tommy Suggs, who suffered an ankle in jury against N. C. State, has been sitting on the sidelines this week while sophomore Jackie Young has been working with the first team. Coach Paul Dietzel was not sure if Suggs would be able to play next weekend but expressed the hope that the Gamecock ace, who -holds the USC passing and total offense marks, would be ready. Junior Bob Miranda, -.who has been impressive in the few times he has carried the ball this year, moved up to share the number one fullback spot with Tommy Sim mons. In other moves sophomore Jake Stone from West Columbia moved t ' 'Come h USC flanker Mike Haggi has bounced off State safi made three receptions in th ,ra - Art Car~er Tres away Suggs fires pass while being vith N. C. State last Saturday. ffered an injured ankle. iakes changes up from the B team to replace Russ Kuritz as the second team roverback behind Candler Boyd. Kuritz moved back to offense where he played as a freshman as the third fullback. Sophomore Chuck Mimms was switched from second team fullback to second team tailback replacing senior Ken Walkup who moved down to the third unit. Junior Jimmy Mitchell returned to the practice field after missing last week's game due to a badly bruished shoulder. Tyler Hellams is still expected to be out from two to three weeks. He only started Jogging last week. The Gamecocks face a winless -team in VPI. Last year the Gobblers also had not won a game but it took Billy DuPre's last second field goal to give the Gamecocks a 17-16 win. USC was tied 7-7 last week by N. C. State, who was at that time 0-2 -- %rt ('arter ack here' rd attempts to grab pass that ~tyman Van Walker. Haggard e ACC clash for 60 yards. CAMPUS WEDNI 5 P.M. TIL MONSTER BI COMBI NATION "Monstrously Good" Monsti Crisp, golden French Fries. Frank N 409 Blo AT THE demarka lienned by linive.rsal Pictures C 196 Soph B makes I look tw Hy DOUG WILLIAMS C Sporti Writer . Some Carolina fans may have had to take a second look at the early football statistics and the performance of sophomore wide receiver Jackie Brown. Brown, who is tied with Mike Haggard as the number two receiver on the team with six catches, five behind tight end Doug Hamrick, originally attended USC on a baseball scholarship. The Jonesville, N. C. native found victory against Wake sweet. "I had originally planned to attend college, and play football at Wake Forest." he said, "but the coaching staff changed on the week I was to sign." "They didn't contact me for about a month," he continued. "Coach Stoll must have wanted to do his own recruiting, and I can't blame him." Then, after a short pause, Jackie admitted, '"But it sure felt great to beat them." Jackie had no plans to play football at USC. He played on the frosh basketball team, and gained a starting berth at guard, averaging 7.9 point per game. When baseball season rolled around, he pulled a hamstring muscle early in the season, and was hampered for the remainder of the year. The nation's college's were not the only organizations interested in Jackie's athletic prowess. The Cincinnati Reds of the National League chose him in the annual free agent draft. He was rather pensive when speaking of his first college baseball season. "If I had had a good season last year in baseball, I would have signed after I got out of school. "But when I pulled the ham string muscle, I got down. I lost confidence in myself. I was here on scholarship, and was letting them 'Self-mOtiA Soccer su By Phil Baity Guest Columnist When the word "soceer" is mentioned in South Carolina, two ideas of the sport immediately arise in the mind of the average Carolinian: Foreign soccer, that curious game played across the sea that drives all those hombres into fits of joy and or anguish; and American soccer, otherwise known as "murder ball," played chiefly in P. E. classes when the teacher is tired of football or has to grade a few tests. Although USC soccer isn't quite the polished, intricate game mentioned formerly, it isn't the bone-crushing chaos of the latter, either. Perhaps it falls somewhere in between. Gamecock soccer combines the best of both varieties in its weekly game, mixing the physical oriented American style with the skill and expertise that charac terizes foreign matches. Slick passes. nifty ball-handling and heading are not unknown arts to the usually well-educated (soccer wise) Gamecocks. but oc casionally the old instinct to slash. trip, push or tackle (learned, no doubt, in those P.E. classes ) shows up. accompanied by a chorus of referees whistles. Three types of young men comprise the USC squad: Latin American amigoes ball control experts playing the sport in troduced to them long before they ever heard of first-and-tens, free throws or home runs "dadburned yankees" - experienced veterans or the Northern high school soccer eurcuit. where game quality is NIGHT ESDAY CLOSING JRGERaa PL ATE~I With Student ID r Burger, tossed Salod ' ..A $1.19 value, isomSt. BRIDGE rown ans ice own." Jackie's voice became erious. "I was dedicated to ex elling in at least one sport. I just iad to." Although he had no plans to play ootball for the Gamecocks, Jackie vas pursuaded by the coaches to go out. "I was unsure of myself, md really wasn't sure what I wanted. It took a lot of per uasion." he said. "You might say I was surprised vhen they told me I could play ootball this year on scholarship," te smiled. "It's really great )laying for the Gamecocks." However, this switch to football was not a new thing for Jackie. He had played halfback in high school, but was moved to wide receiver luring spring practice. But before the Georgia Tech game, he was put back at running back, in an at tempt to replenish the running ittack. that was hurt by the loss of' "huck Mimms and Ken Walkup Jue to the flu. Two weeks later he was moved back to wide receiver. "I feel more it home at halfback." he said. "But with my size and all, if the :'oaches think I'm best at flanker, then that's my position." Head football caoch Paul Dietzel s high in his praise for Jackie. 'He's very quick, and very tough," :he grid mentor commented. "He's in excellent athlete." Jackie readily admits that it was Ea thrill to be drafted by the Reds. "My dream has always been to be a professional baseball player," he said. "But now, I expect I'll go into coaching. I'd like to coach, or rather work with people. To help them, through social work, or whatever." "Yes." he concluded, "I guess you could say that's my true goal." rated' Lrvives often very high: and "good ole Southern boys." who somehow developed a taste for such a "wierd" sport while the rest of their society gorged inself on football. Each add a certain demension to the game that is in terestingly identifiable to the soccer gormet and often appears comically incongruous to others. Nevertheless, the three systems lit--and work. Two years ago the team ran up an incredible 10-0-1 season against supposedly formidable opposition. ["our years ago. in one of the early games played at Carolina. defending ACC champion Clemson fell 4-2 to the 'Cocks in overtime. Such a reputation was acquired by the team. that Tennessee invited the fledging Gamecocks to their Southern Soccer Classic last year. though the team wasn't even an official varsity team at Carolina. much less an NCAA member. A dedicated captain, Alan Rutherfurd, is hard at work this year petitioning for funds from the intramural office and Athletic D)epartment. Twenty or more show tip for practice regularly (although 5i2 have signed the roster) and cars, equipment and red-tape cutting have been volunteered. Perhaps by mid-October the team can play with the conveniences and necessities afforded other university teams. In the meantime, a game has been shceduled with Columbia Bible College. a perennial power in this area, for Sat.. Oct. 10. at 3 p.m.. when the Gamecocks hope to open their season impressively. If the determination and self. motivation already exhibited by the team show up at gametime, (CH( is likely to get a lesson in fire and brimstone they hadn't counted on. Ruggers play pair The USC Rugby team will play a ,air of games this weekend with a aturday contest against the VJorfork Rugby Club and a Sunday mcounter with arch rival Clem ion. Both games are slated to egin at 2 p.m. on Intramural field The Ruggers will be seeking their first win of the young season after dropping a pair of close decisions on the road against Atlanta, 24-20. and N. C. State, 6-3.