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Undef( tackle The undefeated Carolina Biddies face their toughest opposition of the season to date in their home finale when. thev tackle the Bill Cregar Hellam 's spur Gar By STEVE PARKER Sports Writer Tyler Hellams is making somewhat of a comeback this year. and his efforts are helping the entire Carolina defense to rebound from an unspectacular season last year. Last year's defense surrendered lofty point totals, and in eight of the eleven games last season they gave up over 20 points. Hellams has helped to steady that situation with his fine Dlay Defense led ruggers stop Clemson, 8-0 Carolina's undefeated Rugby Club. using a spectacular defense, squeezed by Clemson 8-0, in the rain at Clemson Sunday afternoon. The defense, led by Nick Canizerra, Paul Salvatore and Dr. Franfk Walton secured its third shoutout in four games. After a scoreless first half, Carolina pushed across a score as Dr. Jim Wynn and Dr. John Horne jarred the ball loose from a Clemson player. The ball popped into the air, Andy Gallin picked it off and rambled into the end zone. The other score came late in the game by Burke Hayes. Carolina's next game will be at Atlanta, Sunday afternoon. Eight teams in Intramura championshi1 Tonight begins the intramural football to determine who will become the campus champion. In the 7:00 games, Alpha Tau Omega will face Pi Kappa Alpha team. The Married Students will oppose Maxcy. In the 8:30 games, Town Men will defend their title against Bates No. 1. Sigma Nu will start against Clhi Psi. ated B Georgi defensive minded Georgia Tech frosh at 7:30 Friday night in Carolina Stadium. The USC first-year-men assured themselves of a winning season by rolling over arch-rival Clemson in their last outing, 41-14. Georgia Tech's freshmen will be 2-1 coming into the affair, posting wins over Florida State and Clemson while losing to strong Tennessee. The Biddies finally put it all together on offense against the Cubs last week, exploding for 21 second quarter points sparked by the passing of their two quar terbacks, then using a ball hawking secondary and running and record-breaking scores of tailback Tom Zipperly to dominate the rest of the way. The Biddies are now 3-0 with two games remaining. Starting quarterback Dobby Grossman pitched 14 yards to tight end Steve Blackmon for the first Biddie score, then set up another with his throwing. Tailback Tom comebaci necock se thus far in 1971. He leads the members of the secondary with 30 tackles and is second on the squad in interceptions with three. But the Carolina career of the talented defensive back has not always been successful. After fine freshman and sophomore showings, Hellams was plagued -with injuries. "During my sophomore season I was really uptight and looking forward to my junior year. Un fortunately, I broke my leg at the very beginning of my junior year and last year I came up with mono," said Hellams. WM&And W liddies a Tech Amren, who averaged over nine yards per carry, scored it on a power sweep from 25 yards out when he got some good blocks and - did some strong running on his. own. On his first play in the game, alternate QB Andy LeHeup hit C. A. Wilson over the middle for 63 yards to make the score 21-7 in favor of the South Carolina first year-men at the half. Zipperly, who ended the game with 110 yards rushing, brought his season TD total to seven with two six yard second half runs to set new school freshman season records for both points and touch downs. Amrein scored the last Biddie points with another sweep of 11 yards to finish with 47 yards, while quick starting fullback Bill Cregar kept the Cubs honest up the middle with 77 yards on 22 tries. The Biddies amassed 23 first downs and 281 yards rushing, while Grossman and LeHeup combined to add 134 more yards through the air. k efforts condary "My biggest moment was running back that punt against Clemson during my sophomore season (Hellams' 73-yard touch down jaunt on a punt return sup plied Carolina's only points in a 7-3 conquest of Clemson.) I felt I was reaching a peak and then came my junior injuries. "I came into this year hoping just to have a good year. "I'm not quite satisfied with my personal performance this year. Being out those two years hurt me, you seem to lose something. See IELLAMS p. 7 col. I ShMr ordeks whft you waRM. . And dLn Physical football game One was thin, fair and cleancut. One was tall dark and freaiiy. Both were sensational. Doak Walker ripped apart college gridirons in the late 1940's. Lew Alcindor W he same kind of menace on the courts in the late 1960's, "The Doaker"and"Bg .. Lew." 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