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USC From Page 6 Smith, who came into the contest the nation's number two receiver. The stage was set for Bobby Marino, freshman place-kicker from Atlanta. Marino, who replaced senior Tommy Bell after the latter had missed two consecutive field goals, was seeing his first varsity action and calmly booted the winn ing 37-yarder. Florida State coach Larry Jones, a former top aid to Paul Dietzel at USC, commented, "We just ran out of people, our defensive line was hampered by the loss of Howard Jacobi and we just didn't have any tackles left. Our secondary has also been hurt and didn't do a good job back there tonight." "They're a lot better team than the one we saw last year," noted Jones. "Grossman is a fine quarter back and he did a outstanding job. We had them down and he led them back." Dietzel, who was presented the game ball, was understandably pleased with USC's performance. "We did what I said we could do all along. I said we had a good football team and very few people believed that but I did. "Neville Files was simply great tonight. He should be national back of the week. But he's played well all season for us. This win has to be one of the greatest wins in Carolina football history. It has to be." Files, who intercepted three Huff ariels along with a key fumble recovery, was one of twelve seniors playing their last game in Williams Brice Stadium. "We got our pride hurt last week against Virginia Tech. We've been working hard with Coach Stovall all week for this game. We wanted to get some of that pride back in front of our own people." "We were really psyched up up for this one, we wanted it badly," said Files ttrawbQrr. Ir patch -* ARCADE MALL- 1330 MAIN " COL.UMBIA.S C.254.2445 . And Pope Ave. 785-4003 Hilton Head Island * .S LongDresse and ong kir s. -. FrTa4pca . Hoia c cain4o Arrivng. ome * Se s .. P. . End of the line Thomas A.Price Senior rover back Neville Files, who played his best game Jn a Carolina uniform, breaks up pass intended for FSU's Joe Goldsmith; late in 24-21 USC win. Three teams remain in football playoffs By PAT PIZZELLA Sports Writer The intramural flag football league playoffs are at the half-way point as three teams are left in the battle for the championship. Last week in the first round of play, Phi Kappa Sigma defeated Alpha Tau Omega, Chi Psi beat Sigma Phi Epsilon, the Townmen beat Douglas behind the passing combinatior of QB Brian Mahelsky and end Anthony Evans, tne Hor seshoe defeated Bates House, the Vol's beat XYZ, and the Veteran's beat Kappa Psi. In the second round, Chi Psi rolled over Phi Kappa Sigma 26-6, behind the passing of Mike Norton. Also the Townmen trounced the Horseshot 39-0, as Joe Soltish scored five TD's, and the Vol's crushed the Veteran's 33-0. This evening the playoffs resume, aE Chi Psi challenges defending champs Townmen at 6:00. Tuesday the Townmen play the Vol's also at 6:00. In the residence hall tennis doubles competition, the tean of Hokanson and Merritt of Douglas finished in first place followed by Kanu and Considine of the Townmen. NOV. 25th Carolina Coliseum A.M.A.SANCTIONED WORLD SERIES PROF ESSIONAL INDOOR RACES! Sj~ ' ~ bD '~'Practice 3:00 PM Trials 6:00 PM ~k~" .jRacing 8:00 PM Prices:$S5-$4-$3 on...w Available. Coliseum Box Office. Broadwood Phar macy, Taylor St. Pharmacy, Mitchell Piano Co. Fort Jako Specal Seryices. - - -. .. .. .. . Eye In the Keyhole By Doug Williams Sports Editor Norman Ayer, a sportswriter for the Atlanta Constitution, wrote a semi-advance on this year's Peach Bowl game in Atlanta. He stated the teams participating would be North Carolina State and Florida State. The story came out in one of the paper's earlier editions. The next-to-the-last paragraph read as follows: "Florida State's victory over South Carolina gave the Seminoles their second straight 8-3 season, which is the best back-to-back seasons the school has ever enjoyed." Florida State is now 7-4. Mr. Ayer can be forgiven. He was under an assumption that a great many others were under. But everyone was wrong. Everyone. Carolina's 24-21 victory over Gary Huff and the FSU Seminoles has to rank with the 24-7 upset win over Georgia Tech last year as one of the most satisfying victories-this school has ever had. And the memory of last year (49-18), in addition to the fact that USC defeated the Seminoles for the first time, makes victory that much sweeter. Fans have been hungry for such a game for some time. Carolina has never been involved in a close contest this season, either rolling over incompetent opponents or being dismally shelled by better ones. People didn't leave until AFTER this game. A few wandered out after Bobby Marino's game-winning field goal, but most remained. This indeed was a welcome sight to both the diehard supporters and the USC players. Then before the game, Paul Dietzel was presented with a petition in support of his efforts at Carolina. Granted, there are going to be some who will still question Dietzel's role as head coach, ruling the game an upset in the category of Virginia's 24-16 conquest of the Gamecocks earlier. Yet FSU has perhaps the best passing combination in the coun try. And a bowl bid was contingent on its winning the game. They had to be up. And they still got defeated in virtually every phase of the game. A game like this could certainly make people disregard some of the gridiron disasters that USC has been involved in during this season. The fair-weathered fans who cheer in victory and jeer in defeat put on a great performance. What bearing their voices had in the win can never be measured. But the mere sight of fans swarming onto the artificial turf after the game serves as some indication of how much fan support there can be here. To say nothing of what it can do for morale. The game left a great deal of hope for the future of Carolina football fortunes. There was just one blackhat on the offensive team and three on defense. Eddie Muldrow filled in superbly in place of Jackie Brown. Russ Jackson brought some excitement into a game that many felt simply didn't exist. Jay Lynn Hodgin and Tom Amrein played exceedinly well. And how many superlatives can be used to describe the play of sophomore quarterback Dobby Gros sman, who, as the Charlotte Observer said, looked more like the All-America than did Gary Huff. If, as Dietzel sad, the Gamecocks started a second season following their win over Memphis State, a new season began Saturday night. That new season will encompass just one more game -this year: Clemson. But in all probability, it will extend (ptr into 1973. 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