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De ei Defe By DOUG WILLIAMS Sports Editor Defense has been the keynott this spring as Carolina's gri( hopefuls move into the final weet of preparation for the annua spring intrasquad clash Saturda: afternoon at Carolina Stadium. "At Louisiana State, when w< had the really good teams," recall defensive line coach and firs assistant Bill Shalosky, "th( defense dominated the offense That's pretty much the way it been this year. We hope that it's good sign of things to come. "This doesn't mean that th offense hasn't been all that good.' he continued. "But the first tean defense hasn't been scored on al during practice, and that could b a good sign that we'll have a stroni team." It stands to reason that th4 When you kno it's for keeps You can choose Kee with complete confic because the famous Keepsake Guarantec written proof of a pc engagement diamon of precise cut and superb color. There is no finer diamond ring. REGISTERED DIAMOND P Rings from $100) to $10,000 Trade Mark Reg. A. H. Pond C< HOW TO PLAN YOUR' ful colo folder end 44 pg'. Sride% I c.,, Rising use key defense should still be strong. The front defensive unit is missing tackle Joe Regalis from last I season, but stalwart tackle John LeHeup and linebacker Rick Brown, the team's two top tacklers in 1971, return to anchor the Carolina Pirates ii By JIM HERSH Sports Writer Carolina won thirteen of the seventeen first places to defea East Carolina, 100-45, in a dua track meet, yesterday afternooi on the Weems Baskin Track. The meet, originally scheduled for Saturday night at seven 0 psake lence, : gives :rfect ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING Book gift offer aol or onl 25' 52 sys'or **1 ' W____ *_*____ sophomores st 'notes U defensive unit. "The attitude on the field has been just excellent," Shalosky stated. "The old heads like LeHeup and Brown are in their final spring practice, but have the spirit of a sophomore. These two, along with cindermer 1 dual trac o'clock, was rescheduled to Sun day afternoon because of the rain on Saturday. t USC took all ten of the first in I running events, and the Buc i caneers got their only wins in the three jumps and the pole vault. Milton Reid, winning the 100, 9.7, and the 220, 21.6, and Forrest Brrom, the winner of the shot put, 51-9, and the discus, 158-10, were double winners for the Gamecocks. East Carolina got wins from Walter Davenport in both the long jump, 22-10, and the triple jump, 49-0:1. The Gamecocks won both of the relays in the meet, the 440 and mile relays. Guy Hornsby, Jim Small, Keith Eidson and Reid teamed to capture the 440 relay in 42.9. Later, Dan Loshack, Small, Paul McLeod and Bob Dempsey handled the exchanges when they won the mile relay with a time of 3:18.4. In the individual running events, USC placed first and second in three events and swept two others. Dempsey, 48.9, led the USC sweep in 'the quarter-mile, and McLeod, 49.2, and Loshack, 49.8, grabbed the second and third spots. In the intermediate hurdles, Joe McCulloch, 54.6, won the race, edging out teammate Billy Novo, who was also timed in 54.6. Wayne HNDER STUDENT Tuesd RIB-E STEAK DIP Tender, juicy Rib-e Baked Potato 'Tossed Salad Garlic Toast 5 P.M. 'til Closiri Just show I.D. cai NO TIPPIN ........548 KNOX Al indout SC pri leville Files in the secondary and like Haggard at flanker really aven't had a bad day all during ractice." The injury hex that virtually epleted the USC backfield last ear has not been a major factor . dump k meet 'hillips completed the Gamecock weep by taking third in 55.7. Wayne Thomas and Rod Dalton an 1-2 for the Gamecocks in the rile. Thomas ran the four laps in See BROOM, Page 11, Column 3) McClure inks local star Jerry Morrison, a shot put and :iscus specialist from Lexington Ifigh School, has been signed to a grant-in-aid to do his schooling at USC by Carolina track coach Bill %IcClure. The first year USC coach hopes :o announce the signing of two or :hree more area high school track ;tars this week. McClure expects o sign two high jumpers, one from he state and one from North 'arolina. Morrison, a 6-4, 225 pounder, is he state's premier performer in he shot, where he has thrown 57 .. His best throw in the discus is .61-10. Last year he was second in the "lass AAA shot put, and this year ie has set meet records in the shot >ut at the Furman News-Piedmont telays, the Carolina State-Record lelays and the Buccaneer Classic. ISA NIGHT ER I to cashier jOTT DRIVEJ Ictice during the workouts, though a rash of injuries has hit the offensive line. Three starters on the of fensive have suffered leg injuries, though none have required an operation. Rising junior guard Rick An thony broke a small bone in his leg, while Andy Leventis and Jimmy Privette suffered strained ligaments. Leventis is now wearing a cast. "The injuries to the offensive line may have something to do with the fact that our first unit defense has not been scored upon yet," said Shalosky. With the loss of all three starters in the secondary, a pair of rising sophomores and Files have been pressed into duty. "The young backs in the defensive backfield have really looked good," Shalosky commented. "C. A. Wilson has not been a total surprise because we always knew he was good. But he's sort of small. Yet he could end up being one of the best outside cornermen we've had. He's little, but he's tough. He and Tom Zip perly will probably join Files in the starting secondary." Zipperly led last year's fresh men in rushing and scoring, gaining 387 yards on the ground while tallying seven touchdowns and a two point conversion. A number of rising sophomores from last season's 3-2 frosh team have stood out in spring workouts. "Jay Hodgin has been very im pressive," Shalosky said. "He may not be fancy, but he's a rugged, hard-nosed player. And Bill Cregar is like Tommy Simmons with a step more speed. "Jerry Witherspoon and Buck Thompson are also real good young prospects, Witherspoon at guard and Thompson at defensive tackle. We switched Tony Pepper, who was a quarterback in high school, to defensive end. So now, he can play either roverback or end. We have eight or 10 sophomores who will probably see enough playing time to letter, and that's a pretty good number." A n Art Carved Wedding Band Says Love All Year Long.. Compare Our Prices & Quality before you Buy o petr cent Student Discount