The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 17, 1972, Page Page 11, Image 11

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USC 1C By BILL GRANT Sports Writer "I think we're better right now than we were last year," said USC head football coach Paul Dietzel after Saturday's intrasquad scrimmage, which pitted the of fensive units against the defensive squads. "The defense had been beating the fire out of the offense but today the number one offense moved the ball with some consistency against our top defense. And we have a fine defense," noted Dietzel. The scrimmage was held in conjunction with the seventh an nual spring clinic, in which area high school coaches were invited to USC to exchange coaching ideas B4 r THE BETT America's burg one big burger Whopper* bacd beef pattie, cor tomatoes, pickl Burger King* a Visit your Cami opposite the campu oking with the Carolina staff. The Gamecocks have been practicing for three weeks now, and will continue for another two weeks, ending in the intrasquad game in Carolina Stadium, Saturday, April 29. Dietzel said as Carolina opened spring practice that he expected problems in his backfields, both offensive and defensive. Directing that first offensive unit was 6-5, 210 pound Bill Troup, who transfered from Virginia and had to sit out the last campaign. "Troup has a real good arm, directs the team well, and has done a fine job," said Dietzel. Starting at last years injury ridden position, running back, iN Tills IRCOR ei WoRLD. 100 ER BURGER! er barrage will always come that will live on! Our famou: (s up its bigness with qualit' nplemented by generous p< es, onions, lettuce, ketchur Iways builds them better! us Store at: College and Sui s "Horseshoe" Dr. and Drayi better, were a couple of rising sophomores, Jay Hodgin at fullback and Bill Cregar at tailback. Providing support were Randy Spinks, Tom Amrein, Dyke Dolly and Bosie White. All are rising sophomores except White, who is a second semester fresh man. "One of our real pluses this spring has been our young people at running back," continued Dietzel. The defensive perimeter, hampered by the loss of all four of last season's starters, will also be manned by young and inex perenced players. "We've got young people back there, but they're good young people. Both our halfbacks are up from the IT BIRG Pew and go but there's SBurger King .There's a large pure >rtions of and mayonnaise. nter Streets ton Hall, Columbia. ................m says Di freshman team. Both C.A. Wilson a and Tom Zipperly were offensive th players on that team, but have Ni adjusted well to defense. They ba could be good ones." Alex Dobson, w, Tracksters three hurd (Continued froi the school mark of 21.6. With Milton Reid running t Carolina mile relay team ran Sc R atl bi th sa a D W In bx e% ct th Gi ar ev ar Di IA Wi 48 Na hu W ou tro W41 Sc ev CE ra Sc in ta Ei i 9: thi 7: etzel red-shirt sophomore, was listed e number one rover back, while !ville Files, the only defensive ck to have seen varsity action, is at safety. sweep te events rn Page 9) he fastest leg, 47.5, the 3:13.0 to establish a new hool mark. In addition to eid, Jim Schaper, Paul McLeod id Bob Dempsey handled the iton in the record-setting race. "They need 3:11 to qualify for e nationals," Coach Bill McClure id of the mile relay foursome, md they are capable of doing it. aybe they won't make it on ednesday (the South Carolina tercollegiate Championships) cause of the competition in other ents, but they should have a ance to do it against East irolina on Saturday." While running their best time of e year, the USC 440 relay team of uiy Hornsby, Small, Keith Eidson id Reid won their race in 41.8. Carolina swept three hurdle ents-- the 440, 120 high hurdles d the 440 intermediate hurdles. mpsey, McLeod and Dan ishack finished 1-2-3 in the 440, th Dempsey leading the way in .4. Novo, Joe McCulloch and Brian !meth blitzed UNC in the high irdles, Novo winning in 14.4. iter, Novo, McCulloch and ayne Phillips shut the Tar Heels t in the intermediates as Novo t the win with a 53.4 clocking. The other Gamecock first on the ick came in the 100 where Reid is the winner in 9.7. Even though he did not win, Jim haper turned in his fastest time er in the half-mile, 1:49.3. North irolina's Tony Waldrop won the ce in 1:48.8. By breaking 1:50 haper qualifies for the NCAA's June. Mike Sheley ran 1.55 to ke third in the 880. Other place winners for USC in ick events were Rod Dalton, cond in the steeplechase, Wayne lomas, third in the mile, Keith dson, third in the 220 and Jack ier, who had his career best of 12 in finishing third in the two ile. Broom and javelin thrower Tom apman accounted for USC's ree wins in field events. Broom >n the discus at 159-94~ and the ot at 52-4 , and Chapman took e javelin with a career best of >-0. Rich Sorin, in the shot and scus, and Ron Rader, in the long d triple jumps, each accounted two second place fihishes. ider jumped 47-11 in the triple for personal record. W4ike Cawley, javelin, Bruce mart, high jump, and Bill Bryan, he vault, all took seconds, while >rnsby, long jump, Dave McKee, le vault, and Stuart, triple jump, ished third in their events. USC's next meet will be Wed sday when they host the State >Ilegiate Meet at 7:00. 'They will en entertain East Carolina at [K)0Saturdayvnight in adunalmaet