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0 Spring Coach Paul Dietzel and his Carolina football staff used the spring vacation break to evaluate the results of the initial week of practice. The 96 man squad put in one week -- with each man going both ways -- before the break, while the final four weeks of spring practice began Monday. At that time, each player was.assigned to either the offensive or the defensive platoon although Dietzel said "we learned E 0 S 6 0 6c 11 204 2 :30 44 3 footbal during the two-way 'period that some of our better boys could play both ways." He cited rising seniors John LeHeup and Rick Brown as examples, calling both of them "super football players." Both performed with the defense last season, LeHeup -- the Gamecocks' All-America candidate -- at tackle and Brown at linebacker. After one week, junior Bill Troup, a 6-5, 210 pound transfer from Virginia, appeared out front in the competition for the quar terback job. Troup, who sat out the 1971 season as a transfer was Virginia's starting quarterback in 1970 and Dietzel summerized Troup's performance to date by saying "he's going to be all right." Lettermen Robbie Davis and Jackie Young are at present lined up behind Troup. New faces are likely at the running back positions where the Gamecocks last fall were decimated by injuries. Neither Chuck Mimms or Russ Kuritz have participated in any rough work so far this spring. Redshirt sophomore Randy Spinks, a graduate of North Augusta High School who now lives in Dallas, Texas, is presently the leading contender at tailback, challenged by rising sophomores Tom Amrein and Dyke Dolly. At fullback, rising sophomores Jay Hodgin and Bill Cregar are listed one-two. Other rising sophomores Furman Univer GORDON I APRIL 21st 8:1 MCALISTER 4 $5.00 per Send stamped self-addressed to Furman Univ. Social Boar Greenville, S.C., 29613. After SPECIAL GROUP WI4 SHAGS TAPERED STYLES Values to $40.00 .lers evE challenging for starting positions include Buck Thompson, 6-2, 242 of Anderson in the offensive line at either tackle or guard; Tom Zipperly of Altamonte Springs, Fla., and C. A. Wilson of Sumter at the two defensive halfbacks. Both Zipperly and Wilson were offensive players on last fall's freshman team, Zipperly leading the team in rushing as a tailback and Wilson playing split end. Both are small -- Zipperly 168 pounds and Wilson 150 -- but Dietzel said "both have fine speed and we're looking for all the speed we can get." Perhaps one of the biggest surprises has been the "tremen dous improvement at rover back" by redshirt sophomore Alex Dobson, 5-11, 171, of Greer, Dietzel said Dobson "has fine speed and has scored exceptionally high in practice." Another rising sophomore who has caught the head coach's eye is 5-11, 226 pound lineman Jerry Witherspoon of Lancaster, who Dietzel said "is more mature football wise than some of the other young players." The unanswered question at the moment is whether Witherspoon plays in the offensive line at guard or on defense at tackle. Rick Anthony, 6-2, 208, of Pickens, who lettered as a backup offensive guard as a sophomore, has also stood out in spring practice and is likely to start at an -sity Presents LIGHTFOOT )0 P.M. AT WD. person nvelope with check enclosed J, Box 27887, Furman Univ., Easter Sale E ndsA 'INSTANT W Even If you have never comn believable wash and wear wig and the body have been per Change the style with the flc satiRe wig that can be smooti face,, wave back. etc. . . R manently in the wig. Come see Reg. $30 VISIT Ti In The DOWNTOV Flops Lluated offensive tackle spot. "We have good pass receivers," Dietzel said, citing rising seniors Jackie Brown at split end and Mike Haggard at flanker, with redshirt Eddie Muldrow and sophomore Bill Connor competing with Brown; and transfer Mike Farrell and sophomore Tommy Mid dlebrooks in the picture at flanker. Junior Marty Woolbright is the tight end, with rising sophomore Brian Nemeth backing him up. The squad will practice Mon days, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays until April 29, when the annual Garnet and Black intra squad game is scheduled in Carolina Stadium. Four finis in Florida By JIM HERSH r Sports Writer P Two relay teams and two in dividuals took second place ( finishes for Carolina in the [ University division of the Florida Relays, March 24-25 in Gainesville, t Fla. In addition to the four second places, USC placed sixth in t another University event, and took t a first and fourth in two freshman i class events. Two USC school BLOOD DONORS NEEDED! 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With Schaper running the half aile leg in 1:48.6, the USC sprint ,iedley relay picked up the second lace medal with a time of 3:20.1. Jorth Carolina Central won the elay in 3:16.9. In individual events Forrest 3room threw the discus 173-10 to >lace second, and Hyder's vault of 5-0 gave him second. Also, in the reshman 440 intermediate hur Iles, Wayne Phillips was fourth in i6.0, only two-tenths of a second >ehind the winner. Closing out the Carolina place Ninners was the mile relay team of Dan Loshack, Paul McLeod, )empsey and Schaper. The iuartet ran 3:15.1 to finish sixth. Carolina athletes honored Nine student-athletes have been onored to represent the iniversity in the 1972 annual olume of the Outstanding College thletes of America, published by he Fellowship of Christian thletes. Nominated by coaches and thletic directors, the athletes are elected on the basis of displayed bilities and leadership not only on me playing field but also in ommunity service and campus etivities. Named were gridders Dave ash, Bo Davies and Pat Kohout, hasketball co-captain Bob Carver, wimmers Casey Claflin and Chip 4ewman, batsmen John Gambrell, rian Desanik, a Gamecock tennis. layer and Wade Mayo, a member f the UTSC golf tnn