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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
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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..
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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has 710 yards on pass receptic
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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
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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.
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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."
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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.
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