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By BILLY COX
Gamecock Sports Writer
The USC Soccer Club opens its
1975 campaign at 2 p.m. Saturday
against Georgia Southern at the
field on the corner of Sumter and
Whaley streets. Team president
and halfback Tim Hankinson
expects to improve upon last
year's 11-4-1 mark.
During the '74 season, the
booters swept their last seven
games and went undefeated in the
Southeastern Soccer Classic.
"The way it looks now,"
Hankinson said, "our defense is
almost unscorable. We've got a lot
of depth, just a tremendous
amount of talent, and we're just
not going to lose many."
Don Mathis
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Mathis named
new golf coach
Don Mathis, a teaching associate
in the University of South Carolina's
College of Health and Physical
Education, has been named head
coach of the Gamecock varsity golf
team.
The appointment of Mathis, a 32
year-old native of Gaffney, was
announced by South Caroling
director of athletics Harold "Bo"
Hagan.
Mathis earned the Bachelor of
Arts degree in Education from the
University of South Carolina in 1966
and the Master of Arts in Teaching
in 1973. While attending graduate
school he served as a graduate
assistant in the physiology
laboratory.
A 1960 graduate of Laurens High
School, Mathis earned three high
school letters each in football,
basketball and baseball, and let.
tered once in golf.
He taught three years at
Bishopville High School, during
which time he coached football,
basketball, track and golf, before
entering military service, after
which he taught two years and
coached tennis at Columbia's
Spring Valley High School.
Mathis reached the rank of
sertgeant during a three year tour
of duty witrh the U.S. Army, which
included one year of duty in Korea.
lie also coached Army football and
golf teams.
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aprove
In addition to returning a host of
veterans, Carolina will be putting
its faith in rookie Paul Bristol, a
freshman goalie from local Dreher
High School. Bristol shunned a
scholarship at the College of
Charleston and chose USC.
"It's very commendable to see
someone turn down a lot of money
just to come here and play for us,"
Hankinson reflected. "Paul is
simply outstanding."
Hankinson has some outstanding
old-timers joining him as well.
Defensive mainstays Carl Sebris,
Pete Heath, and Mike Hankinson
are three reasons that the
Gamecocks probably won't allow
many points.
Halfbacks Tom Heath, Phil
Savege, and Clark Dean are ex
pected to pring one of the South's
most potent offenses. Leading the
attack will be junior John Rosier.
Rosier, fresh from a trip to France,
has banged in 46 goals in his two
year stay, 27 of them last season.
Were USC to have a varsity title
instead of being a club sport,
Rosier would be a shoo-in for All
America honors.
Though Carolina is in relatively
good physical condition,
Hankinson himself having
recovered from knee surgery, it
will be without the talents of
wingman Tal Albertson. Albertson
suffered a knee injury and will
probably miss the entire season,
though he will serve as treasurer.
While Carolina plunges into its
season with most of its lineup in
tact, Hankinson is still expecting
more faces.
"We've had a real good turnout,
and we've got about 25 people
working with us. I still expect
more to show up because (to date)
classes haven't even started and
we've had no real campus
publicity. It's never to late to try
out," he said.
Though USC's 18-game schedule
includes stern tests against Er
skine and Flagler (Fla.),
Hankinson says several of last
year's opponents are absence
because "varsity teams have
everything to lose by playing us."
"The best competition will come
in the SEC," Hankinson con
tinued,' "which will be held this
year in Nashville at Vanderbilt."
The Gamecocks retain last
year's coach, Yank Albers, but will
have a new faculty advisor, Col.
Edward S. Puffenbargar.
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By DINO WISE
Gamecock Sports Writer
"The toughest sport in town" is
how Vince Sucameli describes USC
Rugby, which opens its season at
home against the Citadel on
September 20th.
The Tuggz are hoping to im
prove on their 20-4 record of a year
ago. They should have an excellent
chance of doing it, as everyone
returns from the 40 man squad.
Last year was Carolina's first in
the South Eastern Rugby Union.
The union is composed of all teams
in the South. Last year USC was
ranked seventh or eighth but this
year the ranking should be higher.
Rugby is a highly spirited game
and one has to love the sport to play
it. It is very similar to football with
a few exceptions. There are 15
men on the field and there is no
substitution. A game consists of
two 40 minute halfs, there is no
downfield blocking, no forward
passing and you can kick the ball
as in soccer.
The fall schedule is really a
warm-up for the spring. Each
spring the club travels to a major
tournament. Last spring they
traveled to St. Louis, where, ac
cording to Vince Sucameli, "we got
the hell beat out of us. But it was a
worthwhile experience because
our team really learned a lot. They
then came back and beat the hell
out of the rest of the teams they
played," he said.
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