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USC Intr Expandin: "Each year I've been here the participation of students in our program has increased over the previous year," Robert Dalrymple, director of USC in tramurals, said last week. "In every sport, participation has been up this year and overall we are up around 20 per cent over last year," Dalrymple, who is in his third year as intramural director, said. The intramural department sponsors 28 men's and women's sports, ranging from the more publicized football and basketball programs to horseshoes and shuffleboard. The only sport with mixed competition is mixed doubles in tennis. Already this year 11 sports' competition has been completed and four others--tennis, women's volleyball, 3-man basketball and handball--are to be completed soon. The two biggest intramural participator sports are football and basketball. This year 42 teams competed in four divisions in flag football. Dalrymple said he ex pects close to 70 teams to sign up to play basketball next semester. The deadline for teams to sign up is Dec. 12, and play is to start Jan. 21. "Number-wise, football and basketball are the biggest sports," Dalrymple said, "but you have to roup For the past two years, students from Carolina have b)een t raveling to Blowing Rock, N.C. around the first of January to participate in an instructional skiing clinic to teach beginners, as well as experienced skiers, how to ski. D)r. C.J. Johnson of the UJSC physical (educat ion depart ment heads the club and says it has bee(n a h)ig SUCerox for the mast two amurals: Program remember for the 26 or so people who are playing handball, handball is the biggest sport we have. We try to make sports available that people are interested in--even if there may not be a lot of people interested as compared to a sport like flag football." This year, Dalrymple said, the department is offering four sports they had never had before--3-man basketball, racquetball, mixed doubles tennis and flag football for women. Dalrymple said he thinks the increase in participation is caused mainly because more people are finding out about the program and also because the new Physical Education Center make sports available that hadn't been before. "I think more people are getting to know about the program," Dalrymple said. "I also think the intramural program is more organized now than it had been in the past, and I think this gives more people confidence in the program." "The new PE Center has helped to make the program more rounded," Dalrymple said. "Before we couldn't have sports like handball and squash, and now with the new facilities they have become important sports in the program." BY JIM HERSH 4 tte A y tende, "TfrtyearS.'W a( weenti up the 5lowin 2ocktudents,he said. "Las years after the students came bck pressold oherswthat the hnadim Intramural Football This fall USC's in tramural flag football program had 42 teams competing in four divisions. Play started late in September and the campus cham pionship was played Nov. 20. Russ Jeffco Soccer Expe Trying For Up and down. These are two words that can be used to describe the past season of the Carolina Soccer club. Coach Dick Fernald, a Lt. Col. in the Air Force attached to the AFROTC, said before the season, "Our goal is to win ten games, we should be able to attain this goal." Th team's record, after playing all its regular season scheduled games is 7-7-3. The possibility of one more home contest is still alive. The team has three goals. 1) Varsity status- the team was a varsity sport at one time but was regressed to a club sport about eight years ago because of a lack of interest. 2) Spreading soccer and its continuous action to the students of USC. This has been enhanced by the new field at Sumter and Whaley streets. Ilowever the location is out of the way. The average attendence at home games this year was 50 students. 3) 'reaching soccer-along with the Air Force ROTC, the team has held clinics at their field and at the state fairgrounds to instruct youngsters in some of the fun damentals of soccer. Tlhe club was lying in the dloidrunms in 1970 when Fernald arrived on the scene and the 1970 season resulted in a more they had, the group increased to about 65 students aInd this year we are e'xp(ct ing in th(e neighborhood of 1 00 students to turn out. ,Johnson saIid there are five skiing slopes at Blowing Ilock. Four arae out side and( one is iniside in case' t hey have to use art ifical snow. ,Jlson also added t here is no skiing experience ne(ce'ssary. 'at a3 p''. riences Ups a USC Varsit; organized season and less of a Te "pick-up" type of schedule. tol In 1972 the team made its first attempt to gain recognition as a se varsity sport. They continued it gr this year and were used as a pivotal point in the battle between on the Student Allocations Committee at and the Athletic Department for pe funding. hi: "By gaining varsity status, we would have something to play for," Fc Fernald said. "We wouldn't have Pk to drive personal cars to reach our de destination and then worry about th lodging ourselves,'"said a member of the squad. ca As for the future, Fernald said, w( "Carolina has a lot of pride and I they don't want to start with a th second rate team at the varsity Ca level. They want a sure thing." This season the team began with st a poor start, losing one and tying fu another in r-egular season play. st Trhey also lost to Clemson, who am plays on the var'sity level and is am ranked fourth nationally. a The team r'eached two high ot points, which were followed by low points, this season. The first high SO point was when they played Er- al skine, a nationally-ranked power. t it to a scor'eless tie. But, the tie was na followe'd by a loss to Georgia Tech. The ne(xt high point was when sh C'arolina won the Southeastern wi Soccer Classic at the UJniversity of Blowing Rock and e'ach stude(nt is th graded andi put into the gr'oup and g11 the slope that he deser ves,",Johnson siad. "'There are( ('ii never' mfore( than 12 students in a t gr'oup andl each st udent receives all T the individual at tent ion he needs.''t ,Johnson added, ''Many of the top to skier's in the' country attend1( the' to sessions at one timne duin g te course nnt (iessan pnenr form for MA SA nd Downs, y Status nnessee in an eight-team irnament. 7arolina was led throughout the Ason by a tough defense and eat goalkeeping. 3oalie Ken Jefferson allowed ly two goals in the three games the Southeastern Classic. This rformance was representative of play all season. When asked about the defense, 'rnald said, "Pete Heath and lul Gayson provided great fensive performances and aided a team greatly." Without a good offense a team n't win, and the Gamecocks re able to score at a rapid pace. )m Belt and John Rosier tied for e lead in goals scored for trolina with 15 each. About the possibilty of varsity atus for the team in the near ture, Fernald said, "Varsity altus will probably come as soon he athletic depart ment feels we e no longer a second rate team d (can field a good team against her equal powers." Even though the season had me disappointing moments, it 40oI had some good ones, like the with Erskine and the tour mlent championship. Buit perhaps more important ly, it ow'ed that I SC can field a nining soccer' team. HY FHItED KIEIINEli e studlents, as well as answer any iest ions the students may have.'' 'tudents wishing to attendl the nic should contact .Johnson at 'Physical Education ('enter. ere is a $60.00 fee, b)ut according .Johnson that monev' includes eryt hing but youri t ranspor'tation ad( fronm Blowving Rock. ii'v lIn) On)m1