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Effecti sets fr( By STEVE PARKER Sports Writer The success of Coach Jackie Power's undefeated freshman eam is largely attributable to the remendous performance t urned in by his running backs, led by record-breaking Tom Zipperly. Zipperly's rushing talents have enabled him, after only three games, to shatter some freshman records and seriously threaten o hers. During the Biddies 41-14 conquest of Clemson, Zipperly surpassed the Biddie's previous scoring record of 36 points held join.ly by Roy Don Reeves, Billy Ray Rice and Jim Mitchell. Zip perly already has scored 44 points wi!h : wo games remaining to play. The same trio of former fresh man had also held the touchdown record with six each. That record is no longer intact as Zipperly has already totaled seven touchdowns. "I guess records mean a lot to anyone, they mean something to me," said Zipperly, "It's an ac complishment. I'm really happy I was able to do it." Tommy Simmons' Biddie rushing record of 576 yards is also within the grasp of Zipperly. He already has accumulated 341 yards, meaning he needs an average of 118 yards in the remaining games to break the record. But the leading freshman runner reveals his fondness for records definitely lies second to his desire :o win. "I don't really care if I cat ch the record. I just want to win and the best way I can do that is to run as hard as I can. I always try to do better." Zipperly's desire to do better would certainly appear hard to AND REEF' Wednesday Student Special Our Regular $1.85 Barbecue Plat, $1 Old fashioned hickory i Choppec Barbecue, Hat steaming rice, Cole Siaw, Beans and Roll 5 P.M. til Closi 'U"a AND 40 ve Zipj )sh rec( Tom Zipperly: record Breaker - I A w - P h fi i p s achieve upon review of his past performances. In the opening 35-0 vic!ory over the Citadel frosh, the 6-0, 170 back gained 81 yards and scored three of the team's five ouchdowns. He followed that fine game with an even more outstanding showing. Against N.C. State he slashed into the end zone twoice in :he fourt h quarter. He followed the Wrestlers schedule meeting (('ontinued from page 6) wrestling team at Carolina," a club spokesman said. "We have four matches beside the tour naments and hope to get two more duals." Currently the club is practicing Mondays through Fridays at 4:30 p.m. A meeting will be held tonight a: 7 p.m. in room 322 of the Russell House. All interested people are encouraged to attend. lavored h over Bar- B-Q ng Blossom St. At the Bridge )erly )rds la::er :ouchdown with a dive into he corner of the end zone for a wo-poin. play which gave the Biddies a 15-14 comback victory. His 110 yards and two touch downs against Clemson Monday helped the Biddies to maintain :heir running attack. Zipperly. a former sprinter for Planta:ion High school in Florida (9.9 in the 100). has demonstrated a blending of fine moves and great speed in a number of long yardage plays. His long gainers include an 81-yard punt return, a 74-yard run from scrimmage and a 49-yard scoring pass and run play. "We've got a good team." commented Zipperly of the un defeated Biddie squad, "We are real close and we have a lot of :eam spirit. "If one person makes a mistake :he rest of us are there to cover for him. I guess that's what keeps us going." Running along side of Zipperly are Billy Cregar, Tom Amrein and Jay Hodge--all enjoying success in the strong season. "The line is the main reason our running game has been successful. IL's a good, aggressive line and that's what you need to run," said Zipperly. "We ran the T-backfield some in the Clemson game. I like it," commented Zipperly, "adding another back gives us a rest, and three backs are better than two. Besides it gives the defense that much more to look out for." Previewing the remainder of the Biddie schedule he said, "We try Io play the games one at a time but looking ahead we can tell Georgia is going to be as tough as Georgia Tech will be this week." COLDST COUNTR 18 Hole Champ 1-26 North1 15 min from Student Rate Snack Bar Electric Carts E ye inth (Continued I saw the University of FIt was at his peak. I saw Pat St behind victory over Tenness Stanford to an upset of Ohio S They are all very good quz night, Gary Huff was the best Granted, Huff has receivei paper who run like midnight after they have caught the b full of effective runners tha defense honest. It seems lil yards of a pass catches it. In Tallahassee Saturday ni first quarter. I thought he wA short of their marks, or wour Perhaps he had finally mel fensive skills. Then, in the second quart Huff set to throw on a third i line. He hit Rhett Dawson f( Jimmy Nash almost picked was nothing but pasture. horseshoes. From that point on, Huff I many of us in the press box a for three scores in the next spree that left USC's defen: were. Huff throws the ball as wel football. It is always a near p The ball is always where it i most part, the receivers car The part that surprised me air circus did not come at defensive team. USC's senior inadequate as Huff happenec are a solid unit that have pl past, and undoubtedly will < Another key to Huff's suc protection offered him by Even with Florida State's bii time, the Gamecocks were fI Huff in his own backfield. Huff has now thrown season...in seven games. He for over 1600 yards. That's a game. He is in the top five in I 'REAM Y CLUB lonship Course rmo Exit campus S Keyhole from Page 6) >rida's John Reaves when he ullivan engineer a come from ,ee. I saw Jim Plunkett lead tate in last year's Rose Bowl. irterbacks. But on Saturday quarterback I had ever seen. -s with hands made out of fly roaches in a well lit kitchen all. He has a tough backfield t have the ability to keep a .e anyone who is within two ght, Huff did not have a good as overrated. His passes fell id up twenty yards downfield. a defense to match his of er with Carolina ahead 10-0, ind six from his own six yard >r 18 yards and a first down. it off. In front of Nash, there But almost only counts in )ut on an exhibition that left bsolutely amazed. He passed two minutes of the game, a ;e probably as dazed as we I as anyone who plays college erfect spiral; no dying ducks. s supposed to be. And for the ry out their assignment, too. most was the fact that Huff's the expense of a mediocre secondary is by no means as I to make them appear-. They ayed exceedingly well in the :ontinue to do so. cess Saturday night was the the Seminole offensive line. ; Roger Minor out for a brief Jtile in their attempts to trap 15 touchdown passes this has completed 126-209 passes n average of 235.7 yards per he nation in both passing and total offense. Each week a major wire service names the out standing back of the week in college football. If Gary Huff does not get it for his performance Saturday night, there is something very wrong with the board of selectors. A writer for an Augusta paper told me that in Florida State's most recen.t freshman football game, the quarterback threw only three passes; and they were all incomplete. Gary Huff is only a junior. It appears to be quite obvious that they are expecting more of the same from him next year. So let Pat Sullivan, Sonny Sixkiller, Don Bunce and Jerry Tagge get all the praise. But start looking at Gary Huff. When the Heismarn Award rolls around next year, he ought to be in contention. Or there is something very wrong with the board of selectors. Something very wrong.