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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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