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Self-sat Gamec< By TEDDY HEFFNER Sports Editor The USC football Gamecocks seek what little self-6atisfaction they can salvage from a tremendously disappointing season tomorrow against Clemson in Death Valley. The Gamecocks, rated as high as 14th in the nation early in the GCSS failure USC c "How does it happen?" the Gamecock Soothsayer asked one of his close compatriots. "How can I fail to pick my home team, that I'm supposed to know better than any other, almost every week?" The GCSS was puzzled over his failure to forecast the Gamecocks on the football field this year. "Thank goodness," ole GCSS mused, "this is the last week they play." Last week, 30-10-1 .750. Overall, 220-78-3, .738. The GCSS trys again this week and hopes to have better luck with his pick in the an nual Carolina-Clemson clash. Tommy Suggs and the rest of the USC seniors should be hopping mad about their disappointing campaign. USC 38, Clemson 7. The most important ACC game pits ground-minded North Carolina against air minded Duke in what will decide the conference championship. Duke's Leo Hart passes the Tar Heels dizzy but Don McCauley runs over, around and through the Blue Devils. UNC 35, Duke 30. Wake Forest plays a pretty good team in Houston and the Deacons have their minds on the UNC-Duke clash. Cal Stoll has a tough job getting the boys up and while the Deacs are watching the scoreboard 3-part wool we very heavy on $20 Every girl with turn can see in a second she can wear this dash ii many ways she can a< with the rest of her in popular tone herring sizes 5to 13. And Davisc let you buy it at this Junior Sportswear, Bor p Open 9:30 a.m-- Shop Moni 152 AMaIn Street,' ro... Isfactio >cks caI season, have lost five straight including three in a row that could have gone either way. Clemson, on the other hand, is suffering through a change of coaches and have also managed only three wins, two in a row at the start of the season. The Gamecocks will have to stop tailback Ray Yauger and quar moans to pick orrectly Houston rolls up a 35-28 win. Virginia hasn't won an ACC game yet but the Cavaliers are 5-0 outside the conference. Maryland knocked off USC but that doesn't help as Bill Trou engineers a 23-16 U.Va triumph. Tulane has dusted off Georgia and North Carolina so N. C. State doesn't offer much of a challenge. Tulane 43, N. C. State 9. Michigan and Ohio State meet in a real humdinger that could go far in deciding the eventual national champion. Rex Kern and Co. are tough as nails but according to Wolverine head coach Bo Schembechler his boys live on nails. Michigan 32, Ohio State 24. THE OTHERS: EAST: Syracuse 26. Miami 6; Dart mouth 45. Penn 6; Delaware 26 Bucknell 18; Villanova 24. Westchester State 3. MIDWEST: Northwestern 1. Michigan State 16; Minnesota 23, Wisconsin it; Nebraska 27. Oklahoma 20; Purdue 27. Indiana it: Missouri 21. Kansas 20; Illinois 2. Iowa 1: North Texas State 38. Witicha State 14. SOUTH: Florida State 19. Kansas State 14: Louisville i1. Drake 0; Memphis State 23. Utah State 18: Rich mond 12. William & Mary I0; Notre Dame 36. LSU 30; Tennessee 46. Ken tucky 14. SOUTHWEST: TCU 20. Rice It; SMU 12. Baylor 6; Arkansas 24. Texas Tech 29; Tulsa IS. Idaho S. FARWEST: Arizona 16. Wyoming 7; Washington 35. Washington State 14; Air Force. 30. Colorado 23; Stanford 2. Calilfornis 21: USC 31. UCLA 20.. ekender that's possibilities .00 ed-on fashion sense the limitless places 19 outf it. And the :cessorize it, mix it Nardrobe. It comes bones and tweeds; ni's is first to sensational price. I Barn first Floor. Say and Friday til 9 nibla S. C. - pgo.. 254-7647 i only i salva terback Tommy Kendrick to earn a win. Kendrick has been in consistent this season but the junior rifleman can be damaging when he is right. Against Florida State Kendrick set a school record ot 25 com pletions. He has thrown for 1270 yards this year. Yauger has been slowed by an injury al season but still has picked up 633 yards on the ground. He is expected to be at full speed for Carolina. Another big Clemson asset is defensive back and punt return man Don Kelley. Kelley and USC's Dickie Harris should give the fans their money's worth. Kelley has returned punts 65 and 85 yards for touchdowns and has intercepted one pass and legged it 102 yards for a six-pointer. Kelley has returned 23 punts this season for 388 yards and the ACC lead of 16.9 yards per return. Another promising matchup is 270 pounders Dave Thompson of Clemson and Jimmy Poston of USC. Thompson is a sure high draft choice and Poston was mentioned on several preseason All-America teams. Joining Kendrick and Yauger in the Tiger backfield are fullback Ricky Gilstrap and flanker Bobby Johnson. Gilstrap may also see action at quarterback where he -'rim goal ce. no "aWed In O sIve. K.. Was the AAAA Linenmn of the Year in South Carwina whik at Eau Claire High school. Tight end John McMakin heads the receivers. M.Makin has hauled in 36passes for 4v yards and three touchdowns this season. Brad O'Neal has 25 catches from his split end spot to give Kendrick a secondary receiver. Kicker Eddie Siegler gives the Tigers a definite threat anytime Clemson crosses the USC 40 yard line. Siegler is 7-17 In field goals this year and has to his credit a 52 yarder as a Tiger freshman. Clemson's defense has had problems limiting opponents to low scores. Besides Kelley, linebackers Jim Sursavage, a converted tight end, and Larry Hefner head what is there. Tackle B. B. Elvington manages to come up with the big play from his tackle spot and Jeff Siepe has been known to do a good job at defensive back. The Gamecocks will be playing with what Coach Paul Dietzel calls "a patched-up lineup." Ends Deane Hall and Joe Wingard have been lost to knee injuries an linebackers Gregg Crabb and Al Usher have also been hurt, although Usher has insisted that he will play. too late USC's flashy kickoff rett defensive back Dickle Harri Clemson 60th US( There will be around 50,000 fans in Memorial Saturday afternoon when Clemson and South Carolina meet for the 68th time. No one is still around who saw that first one in 1896, but one person present will be witnessing his 60th consecutive Tiger-Gamecock battle. He is Walter I. May of Columbia, who saw his first confrontation while a freshman at Clemson in 1911. "I remember that first one very well," he recalled. "This boy from Charleston (Paul Bissell) was captain that year, and we beat them pretty bad (27-0). We played out in the old wooden stands at the Seniors c end with Eighteen Carolina seniors will officially end their varsity football careers Saturday when the Gamecocks wind up a frustrating and disappointing season against arch-rival Clemson at Clemson. However, only 17 seniors will be in uniform. Defensive end Joe Wingard ended his career two weeks ago when he underwent surgery to repair knee ligaments damaged in the Tennessee game. The Gamecocks, coming off an Atlantic Coast Conference championship year in 1969, had expected another good season but a series of misfortunes and losses by close scores sends USC into the Clemson game with 3-6-1 record. The Tigers, under new coach Hootie Ingram, have a somewhat similar mark at 3-7-0, and the only thing left for the two state universities is the opportunity to brighten the winter by beating the other. F"or anyone familiar with the Carolina-Clemson series, that's incentive enough. Seven of the seniors will be in the offensive starting lineup Saturday. led by quarterback Tommy Suggs who in three seasons has captured every passing and total offense record in the Gamecock book. Other offensive starters playing Sixth ') USC flanker JIm Mitchell gra he season against Duke defer has 710 yards on pass receptic Speed afoot irn man and around Duke d4 s cuts corner and Jack Childr grad will 4 ,-Tiger gar Fairgrounds and camped down there for about a week. "We used to go down to Columbia on the train Monday," May said, "and would camp out there right at the stadium for the rest of the week. I believe we came back home Saturday. It was quite an experience." May will be an honored guest in the president's box Saturday, but he says, "I've been buying season tickets for a number of years now and go to a game every once and awhile on the road." He has been to Clemson's five previous home games this year. "I remember all of the coaches areers Tigers for the last time Saturday will include split end Tom Trevillian, left tackle and co-captain Dave DeCamilla. center Danny Dyches, right guardi Chris Bank, right tackle Rick Hipkins and tight end Doug Hamrick. Reserve tailback Ken Walkup will also be dressing out for the last time. Five starters on the defensive unit will be representing the I Garnet and Black for the last time. They include left end Don Brant. left tackle Jimmy Poston. strong linebacker Mack Lee Tharpe, weak linebacker Benny Padgett. and right end Rusty Ganas. Don Bailey. who has started a number of games at right halfback, and Candler Boyd. pressed into service as a linebacker due to injuries to ~ teammates after spending most of ti his career as a rover back, will also be playing their final game. I Kicking specialists Billy DuPre, uJ who holds all the Gamecock field goal and point-after-touchdown i records, and Billy Parker, who has F done all of the punting for three r years. are also seniors.h For the seniors, this will be the last chance for stardom and the overflow crowd of about 50.00 that il jams Clemson Memorial Stadium t' should be able to expect an all-out , effort by both teams.y t - tic be bs sitIocdwnps f S m Pfenders Tom Ussery (6) ess (38). zitend ne very well," he continued, "but I never did get to know any of them very well. " Asked about any one game which stood out in his mind, May said he remembered the 1927 game because "it was one of the hardest hitting games I ever saw. Bud Eskew was the star of the Clemson team that year. We had lost three in a row to Carolina going into that game, but we really went after them that day." Clemson won, 20 0. May said that uniforms had changed more since his Clemson days than the style of play. "About the only thing they wore 60 years ago was a nose guard and shin guards." May said. "The helmet was just a thin piece of leather. "I guess the game has become a little more scientific, but it still takes that hard blocking and tackhlg," May offered. "The forward pass was just coming in when I was at Olemson, but I still like to see those hard nosed run fling backs go up through there. "I remember those many good fullbacks we've had down through the years," May said, "but that Banks McFadden tops all of them." Walter May might not be the Jidest person at the Clemson-South Jarolina game Saturday, but he has the record for consecutive games. PiKa comes from behind to Frat title Pika defeated Lamba Chi for the 'raternity championship in In -amural Vollyball 2 games to 0. Kevin Mooney, Red Dog. and A. i. Tift were the leaders for the nderdog PiKa squad. PiKa had to defeat (Chi Psi in the miers bracket in a Sout of 3 match. 'iKa then went on to upset reviously' undefeated winners racket champ lamba (Chi for the verall l'rat Championship. l.alborde na bs title LlBorde defeated Preston for te Independent (Championship i'o games to one. Lakorde was the inners bracket champs while t'eston had to defeat Moore two ut of three for the losers bracket tIe and the chance to vie for the verall championship. Hap Unger. G;ary Gillespie, ano om Kehoe were inspirational in ae championship drive of the aBorae team. Uinger. team lach, stated. "The team won the sampionship. We all helped to in. and the team has to get the redit." ~'ootballers o become asketballers 4tarty Woolbright and Jim Irke. both members of the fresh in football team and both an Rtball scholarships, will par Ipate in the USC freshman sketbafl pregram. Woolbright led Chapin High hool to the Class A state title in sketball and was a esssr of i aD-state tesm his Jthner and sier years. Behe ledhish b udmgd vaimak,a Gsergim. Subi idn amB