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$ te.The'vWtftr over Jo,hn West The Gamecock squad is com-. posed of seven members. Jim Artificial By LEWIS H. ALLEN Sports Writer USC has announced plans to install artificial turf at Carolina Stadium. A drive aimed at raising $36,000 to "carpet the cockpit" was an nounced by Gamecock mentor Paul Dietzel on his Sunday Quarterback Show via WIS-TV. Aiming to keep Carolina in step with 28 Oher college stadiums throughout the nation sporting some sort of ;irtificigl, grass, the campaign will be administered Basketball games will b onteeisio Fiften UC Bsketall ame willbe tlevied his inte ac corin toJaes agr, enra maae' f I-V Chpl il nDk a tsha. Also, allk -S patcpaini the by *i an th tersxb the Special riceskfo Stb 2orist P3a aresa Stt. TheGaeoc squad s9com y dedic Schaper of Atlanta, Larry ScReeMa of Gloucester, N. Y., Ed NOa of Cinnamonson, N. J., and DWm bfowd of Charlotte are all ftesman. Rod Dalton of An derson, Jack Miller of New York and Bob Kacka of Lincoln Park, N. J. are the remaining members of the squad. "It is one of the most demanding sports, not only is the terrain difficult but they are running each mile in about five minutes," Coach West went on to say, concerning meets. "They run from four and a half, to five miles at seven in the morning and between ten and' twelve miles around three thirty every day. On a average they will run between 95-100 miles a week," West said. The meets are scored by giving each player the number of points as is his place. Thus the fourth place person will receive four points, tlie fifth place runner five and so forth. The points for the five top runners for each team is added with lowest score winning. Schemelia set a track record at Georgia by running the four mile course in 20 minutes and eight seconds. Schaper and Dalton will lead the squad into the NCAA regional meet this weekend in Atlanta. In dividuals who qualify there will advance to the NCAA Cham turf has a statewide through a chairman for each of South Carolina's 46 counties. Some of the advantages of ar tificial turf as explained at yesterdays press conference by USC Athletic Administrative Assistant Ralph Floyd include reduction of injuries to the knee and ankle by 80 per cent, cutting down on leg burns and other minor and secondary injuries, and a superior playing surface with all weather traction. Artificial turf also provides for a consistent and even terrain, it dries quickly and eliminates the problem of a muddy field late in the season after the grass has worn thin and the rains descend. Little maintenance is required for the surface, relieving Sarge Frye's crew of their heavy burden in maintenance of the present, sur face. On the commercial side, photos will be more consistent in their color and color TV will benefit from the non-variability of the green coloring. Additionally, halftime activities such as the band presentations by Ralph Wahl and awards ceremon,iies will contend with a smooth surface, undaunted by the mud, and will not contribute to deterioration of the field. Another plus for the proposed sod is it's continuing availability as a practice field. In some circles artificial turf has been downgraded with dictums ranging from 'it gets too hot' and 'the game was meant to be played on grass.' The former may not tresent much of a problem as UNCLAIMED FR EIGH T 2 New 3 piece bed room, sets, $89.95 ea. 3 New Stereo Consoles with AM-FM radios, $89.95 ea. Singer Touch sewing machines, (7), $39.95 ea. 5 piece Stereo Component Systems (3) complete with AM-FM am pliphier, BSR changer, speakers, and desk cover. Additional jacks for tape deck, microphone, guitar, and speakers. These Solid State component sets will be sold for only $87.00 each. We also have living room furniture, small household items, etc. (Monthly Terms Available) OPEN TO TH E PUBLIC 9 A.M. TO9 P.M. MON. THRU SAT. Unclaimed, Freight 1211BrodRiver Rd. (Hwy. 176) Columbia,S. C e team ation pionship finals scheduled for November 23 at Williamsburg, Va. On November 3, the Gamecock, squad will enter the South Carolina Intercollegiate meet in Greenville.' Clemson won last year. "We feel we have a good chance to win the championship," West said. The ACC meet is November 9 in Chapel Hill. Maryland is the favorite in the meet. They have beaten UNC, N.C. State as well as Duke, the three teams USC has lost to in the ACC. "It looks like we are in fifth spot but nevertheless I think we can run better than that in the meet," West said. Schemelia. who has been injuried with a twisted knee, should be ready for the upcoming meets. All of the cross country par ticipants will run during the regular season, mostly in the distance events. "Although this is a sport in itself' it is also a development sport," said West. The Carolina Track squad will have their first indoor meet at the end of January with the season getting under full swing by the first of February. The participants have been running since the last week in September and will con tinue until the end of the school year. dvantages USC's games are played in cool weather, albeit the 80 degree temperatures of early September, and as to the latter, the final resolution may well be that the game was ideally destined to be played on an even surface, free of bumps, loose turf, and liquid dirt. FSU's Art Munroe (27) chu, dage behind effective block Saturday's State win over the Frosh ta4 look for Carolina's freshman foot ballers, after an up and down home stand, hit the road to try and even their season mark against the Georgia Tech freshmen in Atlanta Friday night. The Baby Yellow Jackets bring a .500 mark into the contest with the -1-2 Biddies, having defeRted, Florida State's freshmen, 29-22, and Gordon Military College, 19-14, and losing to Miami (Fla.), 19-14, and the Clemson frosh, 7-0. The Biddies will start quar terback Robbie Davis, the spark of their 270 yard, 19 point explosion in the second half against the Wolflets. Coach Jack Powers also expects to hav'e halfback Thad NIONALGCENER AL A ROBERT WIS AkBARA HERSHEY SAM GROOM TscINN100AR NOW N Wingar FSU's Tommy Warren unloi arms of defensive end Joe V take off for the wild blue yon( of 13 passes for 102 yards to I Sendoff r for Game USC students and fans are in vited to a sendoff Friday to send the Gamecocks off to Athens for their Saturday afternoon game with the University of Georgia. The sendoff for the defending ACC champions is scheduled for 12:15 at the Roost, the residence dining facility for scholar-athletes at the north end of the Rex Enright Athletic center. Large crowds have turned out to cheer the Gamecocks the last two away games, 35-21 win over North Carolina and a dejecting 21-15 loss to Maryland. The Gamecock cheerleaders ~eminole sweej ns out yar- Mike Sammor ing during the corner. Gamecocks. ~kle Tech consister~ Rowe, team's leading rusher in the first game, ready to go after missing the other two games with a bruised leg. Otherwise, the USC first-year men will go with much the same lineup used against the Wolflets. L eading rusher Richard Waggoner is healthy again at fullback, while former starting quarterback Marty Woolbright may see some more action at flanker. The Hiddies will be out to solidify a defense tough to run against early in the season, but relatively porous against N. C. State. The punting is in capable hands with Robbie Reynolds averaging 38.3 ababy of their own. making it. PICTURES PRESENTh E PRODUJCTION DOLLN Wilr0X-HORNE 1-3-5 .1 I in flight ids pass over the outstretched fingard, who seems ready to Jer. Warren completed seven ead the Seminoles pass USC. >lanned cocks under the direction of Dean of Men Eugene Cooper and the pep band under the direction of assistant band director Pat Wylie will be on hand to participate in the sendoff. The Gamecocks take a 3-3-1 record into the non-conference clash with tough Georgia. The teams meet on regional TV at 2:15 p.m. in Sanford Stadium. The USC team will leave Columbia Metropolitan Airport at one p.m. aboard two Southern Airways Martin 404 aircraft, arriving at Athens at 1:45 p.m. The team will be headquartered at the Holiday Inn of Commerce. p m se B es have made7 olead unxroapoundfv tries. On facing the Georgia Tech frosh, Powers said, "They have a* strong team with an effective (defensive setup. Their offense features a strong running attack. This is an aggressive, deep squad that keeps coming you," continued Powers, "They showed this when they came from 22 points behind to defeat Florida State and kept the pressure on Clemson throughout the game, although losing. It should be a good game with Georgia Tech providing all the opposition we could ask for." The game is scheduled for 8 P.M. Frida at Grant Filt in Atlana. Teddy He ner.. Despite the Board of Trustees announcement that USC will begin to recruit athletes under the 1.6 NCAA table next fall, theUniversity is not yet in violation of ACC rules. Not until Sept. 1971 when athletes are actually recruited will Carolina be In violation. Obviously the Athletic department and the Board have decided to put the burden on the conference to make a decision. Carolina is not drawing out of the ACC. They are going to force the ACC to either kick them out or come around to their way of thinking. The best way to test the con stitutionality of a law is to break the law and put the burden of punishment on the enforcers. Several things may happen. USC could go independent if they are given the boot, but Carolina President Thomas Jones has already said. that the school 'sees its athletic future in a "conference regulated system." If this be the case then the problems in the ACC must be solved or a new conference formed. Jones said, "We expect to solve problems within the conference." But don't bet on it. The Big Four North Carolina schools have always had things their way in the conference and they aren't going to give up without a fight. Duke, North Carolina and Wake Forest will probably want to keep them on the schedule. There's gold in Carolina Stadium. N. C. State is not happy in the ACC but couldn't get out if they wanted to. They are part of the University system that connects them with UNC, thus preventing them from doing anything UNC doesn't want to do. Maryland is sure to come with USC if withdrawal ever becomes a reality. Virginia's position is unknown. Clemson has been fighting for lower standards for years. It is unlikely they would stay if USC left. A new conference may be USC's best bet. Teamed with the despondent ACC members,and some of the southern independents the Gamecocks.could pursue Paul Dietzel's dream of a national championship. Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Florida State, Clemson, Maryland and USC would be a conference to be reckoned with. All depends on the solution to the problems between the ACC and the schools wanting to change. The main disagreement between the ACC and the schools wanting change is the entrance requirements. The ACC has the highest standards in the nation. Noathletes making less than 800 on the.SAT can play ball. In some cases even higher scores must be made. For example, if an athlete has a high class rank he can get in school with the minimum 800. However, if one is in the bottom fourth of his class a score of up to 1000 may be required. According to the tables used by the NCAA, an athlete can get into school with a 476 on the college boards. But, he has to be in the top one per cent of his class. Likewise, a student may have a 1.143 and not be able to get into school if he is ranked in the bottom one per cent of his class. A projected 1.6 is required but it takes a computer to figure out who has that projection, the system is so com plicated. Issac Jackson, one of the top high school halfbacks in the nation last year, was signed by USC. He couldn't get in. His GPR projection was 1.18 but his class rank, not the the SAT, kept him out. The tables have their faults. In no way can a test measure the initative of an athlete. Students with the high board scores and the high class rank may take it easy and get C's while those with lower SATs and lower rank may get B's through hard work. Also, If a boy is in a good school with high academic standards his rank will be less than if he was in a school with low standards. The principal of a school can also aid coaches in securing top prospect. If the athlete misses by only the margin of a few people being ahead of him in class rank, the coach may ask and receive a 'favor to the boy' by getting his class rank moved up. Of the 642 active members in the NCA A 569 are eligible for post-season activities. 424 of these use the national tables, 77 conference tables and 68 institional tables. The ACC is the only conference that uses tables more demanding than the national tables. The Southeastern, the Mid-American and the Western Athletic use tables less demanding. Other schools in the Pacific Eight and the Southern have their choice. All in the Southern use the national tables. Two in the Pacific Eight use less demanding tables. Why is USC accused of lowering standards when all but eight schools in the nation use either the national or the less demanding tables? No standards are being lowered. The school has made the choice between a top rate athletic program or a met ocre one. Now the ACC has to make their choice. ---i4 You've Read the New Playboy You Know All About Soon the Whole Country Will Be Talking About It! Thu LN-0-WOU