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Footb schedu SIITEDDY IIEFFNER Sporls Editor Spring Football practice gets underway tomorrow at the Rex Enright Athletic Center with head coach Paul Dietzel welcoming 31 lettermen from last season's dissappointing 4--1 team. The Gamecocks, whose resignation from the ACC becomes e tive August 15, will be com peting as an independent although six ACC teams are on the 1971 schedule. Seven of the games are at home. Dietzel, beginning his sixth year at Carolina, will have most of the team's statistical leaders back but will be missing all time total of fense leader Tommy-Suggs. Junior Jackie Young will most probably step into Suggs' shoes. The 5-11 Chesapeake, Va. native hit 29 of 58 passing attempts last season for :172 yards. Young came on to throw a game winning pass against Peach Bowl participant North Carolina and rallied USC to a 7-7 tie with N.C. State. Four of the top rushers from last season are back including the one two -duo of fullback Tommy Simmons and tailback Billy Ray tice. Simmons gouged out 572 ards to head the list while Rice, who missed some time with a broken hand, carried for 401 enroute to a 4.8 average. All-ACC flanker Jimmy Mitchell heads the receiver corps. The fleet flanker hauled in 41 passes for 842 yards and a school record seven touchdowns. Number two receiver Doug Hamrick is gone but number three Mike Haggard, who grabbed 357 yards worth of passes, is back as is tight end Billy Freeman and split end Jackie Brown. Ca roLn owets DL By C( AlR IiIE SENN prts Writer With half the season completed, the Carolina baseball team sports a t0-5 record, and now faces the meat of its schedule. Tlhe Gamecocks are currently 1-1 in conference play, and have 12 games remaining with ACC members. This afternoon there is a douhleheader with Duke, and on April 17 Carolina will play Wake iForest. "With three conference games, this is a big week-end for us," said Assistant coach June Raines. We need to win at least two of three to Swithin shouting distance of S 1204 Main St 111 prac led to John LeHeup Tackles Dave DeCamilla, All ACC. and Rick Hipkins were victims of graduation and Jeff Tope passed up a year's eligibility to graduate in June, leaving that spot shallow. Bill Boyte is the top prospect there apd Dennis Ford and Richie Moye make guard potentially strong. Defense may be the key for the next edition of the Gamecock footballers. Injuries hurt them there last season but added depth should negate that problem. Halfback Dickie Harris may be the most exciting Carolina star in years. The fleet 5-10, 164-pound native of point Pleasant Bach, N.J.. was the only back in the nation last season to score three touchdowns from over 90 yards away. He did it with a kickoff return of IN; yards against Georgia, a punt return of 97 yards against North Carolina and a 96 yard in terception run against Georgia. face I d the, Wake Tlhe Wolf pack is leading the conference with a 5-1 record. "N.C. State is probably the team o beat. No one else has played many conference games, of course, but they look strong right now. Maryland has very good pitching and is 2-0, so they should also be tough. "At this point, both Coach hobby Richardson and I are very pleased. We think we'll be right in the conference race, and at the very least, cause someone some trouble. "We have good pitching and good def ense--our fielding average is .MO. Over 15 games we have 25 errors to our oppnents :17, and that Fri. Nites Only Egg Plant Parmigian Salad - side Spahetti $1.25 (T ABLE SERVICE ONLY) 256.7179 ,tice begin Harris set NCAA records for the most yards on kickoff returns and the combined yardage on kickoff and punts. He had 8 yards in kickoffs and a combined mark of i19. Joining Harris in the secondary are rover back Bo Davies, who led the ACC last season with eight interceptions, safetyman Tyler Hellams and halfback Jimmy Nash. all seniors. Neville Files and Caroll Jones saw enough action to letter last year in the backfield. Carolina may have problems at tackle and end. Leading tackler John LeHeup is back for his junior campaign at tackle, one that may net the Temple Terrace, Fla., native all-star recognition. Jake Wright who lettered two years ago, and Joe Regalis, a two-year reserve, lend assistence. Ken Wheat, who has seen action at offensive guard and defensive tackle. is listed as an end on preseason depth charts. Other candidates are lettermen Deane Hall. Rick Brown and Jimmy Pope. who sat out last year with a knee injury. Pat Kohout is back at middle guard and Al Usher and Gregg Crabb return at linebacker. Tommy Bell is set to handle the place kicking duties with soph Robbie Reynolds the top punter. Other top sophs are Marty Woolbright. who can play any of several positions, Monty Mathews at tight or defensive end, Dana Carpenter at linebacker, Roger Toy at defensive end, Darrell Austin at offensive guard and Robbie Davis at quarterback. Redshirt prospects include tackle Dave Cash, Center Jimmy Privette, tackle Bob Morris and linebackers Bob Perry and Carlton Haywood. SForest igreat for a college team." The Gamecocks just returned irom a Florida trip in which they played a two game stand with Miami-D)ade College and two games with members or the Yankee's tarm system. Against Miami - Dade, Allen Hil liard won his first game of the year and Larry Erbaugh lost his first, although giving up only one earned run. Tihe trip was intended to mix run and business and the Gamecocks took advantage of t he fact to loosen up a little before meeting the b)igger part or the schedule. Buddy ("aldwell surpassed his own record or five homeruns by hitting his sixth. Tommy Moody got live hits in tive at bats on the trip to bring his average to .375, and Pat Lassonde startled a few pro batters by going in the Fort I .amderdale exhibition game for one inning and striking out the side. Krhaugh and George Beam will pitch the D)uke doubleheader as Carolina seeks to pad its record in At C competition under its two most proficient hurlers. 444 AW Running i USC's Ronnie Fulmer runs USC game. C arolina on honor GItEENSH0tO, N. V. -- Duke guard Dick DeVenzio. selected for the third year in a row, is the honorary captain of the 1971 Academic All-'Atlantic Coast Conference basketball team. The live-man team was chosen by a committee of the Atlantic Coast Sports Writer Association. A player must have a minimum grade point average of 3.00 (straight B) or better based on a 4.IHI scale for the full school year in order to qualify. The five players are now being considered for the All-America Academic team. selected annually by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Joining DeVenzio on this Vema's team are two other repeaters from last year's selection. John Roche and Tom Owens, both of USC. Itoche was named to the 1970 All Eye in th (Continued Fro derclassmen is that they are is not the case. Erving is graduate next year. Follow tending school on an indeper got here,'' Erving said, ''ed second. Now It's the other wa up my education. ''If I thought these things signed. It was an individi background, my past. Then future desires, I had to consic sign now, chances are the r better contract next year wor ready to make a living. An family may not be in an uppe by' There are two sides to ev there are two sides to the p14 Barry Parkhill, saying i1 derclassmen, but not faultini contract,and Julius Erving,. the greatest player to set basketball court, rectifyingi If this foolish battle is t structure is going to be force< ramifications may be necess do 'something, lp t OUt 3ut high infield fly in earlier lands 3 squad America 10-man first team while Owens was picked on the second team. Two other ACC players were chosen on last year's All-America te:ms. Charlie Scott of North Bob Carver: Nabs Honor Carolina joined Roche on the first team and Vann Williford of N.C. State was picked on the second team. A third Carolina player, guard Hoh Carver. and North Carolina lorward l)ave Chadwick round out this year's All-ACC selection. Carver is a junior while the other tour are all seniors. e kceyhole m Page 6) losing their educations. Such still in school and plans to ing that, he will still be at dent study process. 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