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t Leachma Defensivi Line Coach Lamar Leachman has been named defensive coordinator on the Carolina football coaching staff, succeeding Bill Rowe who resigned Tuesday to become assistant director of athletics at Florida State University. Head Coach Paul Dietzel said Leachman, who joined the Carolina staff last December from Memphis State University, had been placed in charge of the Gamecock defense. He will continue to coach the ends and tackles on the field. Dietzel said there would be qo move made immediately to replace Rowe, whose on the field responsi bility was the middle guards and linebackers. Carolina is presently in its fourth week of a f ive week spring practice schedule with "Cockfight '73", the annual spring intra-squad *" 11"' NOW! Shows 12:3S-2:40 4:45-7:00-9 PM His Best Since "Butch"! -WITH Jacqueline Bisset .. LATE .MAN %.19s,1 SHOWS FRI & SAT. a film about him THERE HAS NEl A AMOVIEI FEATURES 3:30 6:45 10:00 TEUL.TIMATE IN SOPI x L TERCETRAlf n Named 9 Head game, scheduled a week from Friday night. Rowe, a member of the Dietzel staf f for seven,years at Carol ina and two years prior to that at the U.S. Military Academy, will join former Dietzel assistant John Bridgers, who was named Florida State's athletic director last week. A third former Dietzel assistant at USC, Larry Jone's, is the head coach at FSU. Leachman, a native of Carter sville, Ga., and a graduate of the University of Tennessee, was on the coaching staff at Georgia Tech for four seasons before going to Memphis State for one year. He also coached at the University of Richmond and-in high school at Savannah, Ga. After graduation from Tennes see, where he was a star lineman, Leachman played professional Football with Calgary of the Cana dian League. LATE ! FRI. & G TF ALL Seats $1.950 NOW Cl SHOWING of~ ER BEEN "er .IKE of c llTCAT , IMENTI Carolina's Buck Thompson v throw the discus in Tuesday ni with Clemson. Thompson's wi HOW SAT. CI c apple presents 01 ORGE HARRSON and friends in st MGLADESH 80 UV I.idlmb AVshOW0 f IWN&I Gm C tf 8C a SHOWS tc AT g 11:30 l V Features OS 1:30 -3:30 c H 9:30 p C 0 8:40 inning Throt 'inds up to went 152-3 t ght's meet Gamecocks' aning toss Soccer Club BY FRED KIERNER Sports Writer Last weekend the USC soccer ub played three exhibition games, inning one and losing two. On Thursday, the club, consisting any interested student or faculty ember, was defeated by the venth ranked team in the nation at year, Clemson, 9-1. Using only two starters from the gular team, which consists of ily NCAA eligible players, they aveled to Atlanta to battle with .orgia Tech and Marist College. krrying only 12 men with them,the am was hurt very much when phomore Ken Jefferson received blow to the kidney. This forced an already tired team play all 60 minutes of the two kmes. With five minutes to go ;ainst Tech the soccer club was ading 2-1. However, with a 51 ar old assistant coach in the goal ;ipperly ally encouraged by the veer id the players running it. "The quarterback is the key >sition in the veer," Zipperly >mmented, "because all the >tions start there. Jeff Grantz, in Rushing and Dobby Gros nan all run the offense real ell. Grantz has a lot of talent. don't know who will end up ith the job but Coach Dietzel ill have a hard decision to ake there." Easy To Open Gamecock Charge Account, *100 (LUmit) IRITTON S PW II Thomas A. Price o account for five of the 30 points. Fops Marist replacing Jefferson, Tech scored three quick toals to defeat Carolina. On Sunday, however, brighter things occured as the president of the club, Ken McCord scored a hat trick against Marist College and the Gamecocks defeated them 4-2. The whole team had to play all 60 minutes for the third straight game and Head Coach Lt. Col. Dick Fer nald said, "I was very happy to see our strength after 270 minutes of play." On the possibility of becoming a varsity sport Fernald said, "We have talked to the Athletic depart ment and they hope to get us in when they can spend the proper amount of time and money. All in all, we -have a very good relationship with the Athletic department." In the near future the club hopes to play a soccer team from the Brit ish embassy. Also in, the planning stages is a Soccer tlinic at Irmo High School. From Page 12 Hopefully, Carolina's offensve line will be able to open the holes for Zipperly and his backfield mates Jay Lynn Hodgin and Tommy Amrein. "Most of the lin men are seniors," the running back said, "they all have experience and know the ropes. And with guys like Darrell Austin and Rich Anthony the line is big and strong." Carolina hopes to revive an offense which was far from potent last year with a new offensive set, ner coaches, a sophomore quarte back and a more experience line. And don't forget that reconverted running back. BLOOD DONORS NEEDED! IMMEDIATE CASH PAYMENT Alt repeat donations, $10.00 per individual Age limitations 18-60 Hrs. of operatin 9am - 5pm Mon. thru Fri. CAROLINA BLOOD BANK 1317 Taylor 255232