Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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sports Rivalry rem US By VINCE MOORE Asst. Sports Editor Jim Carlen is the head footl Pepper Rodgers is the head f< Tech. Carlen graduated from Rodgers did, too. Carolina play night at Williams-Brice Stadiui There is no particular reason 1 than it may provide some food there is no rivalry between th right. All coaches like to beat e thpv !irp J But it might add spice to an i: USC running back Casp< avoid Appalachian cornerba in last Saturday's game, gained 39 yards as the Ga v^uroiinc 'By SALLY WI LSON Sports Editor . A New Jersey All-State mid-f coming to Carolina to play soc< He saw a group of guys who pn five days a week, a young, enthi record from Ihe previous seaso good--but not quite good enough THE IDEA of playing for a clu high school soccer player these drawback to attracting good disadvantages of a club-level sj Soccer should be a varsitv er. -V "r terest in soccer is not only gr< Columbia. The largest youth Carolina is in Columbia. But what do high school players at college? If they attend Cai soccer for the love of the game-ai Carolina's soccer club, funded Commission, receives enough necessities of running a progn Hankinson said. However, t gwed C to pla^ rivalry. G< Gamecocks seasons, inc ball coach at Carolina. Mtball coach at Georgia BUT GEC Georgia Tech in 1955. year, and Ca s Georgia Tech Saturday "They ha> n. "Their offer for this information other throw more, for thought. Carlen says material, tern and that's Drobablv ach other, no matter who Defensive ncreasingly good football linebacking er Carter tries to Appalachian Stat ick Charles Fowler five rushers aga Carter, a senior, either freshmen < mecocks defeated i soccer pr< r^s ielder had thought about -W . f-f' ?cticed three hours a day, c ? 2 usiastic coach and a 19-2 n. The situation looked b is not very enticing to a decreased frc days. Carolina's mriin soccer recruits is the "I FEEL as >ort. but it needs ; ort at Carolina. The in- team would n ;at at USC, but also in provide guida snrppr looaua 1?' " .vugub ill OUUII1 IUUK IU. use Athlel s have to look forward to department c "olina, they would play time. Accor id not much more. comparable by Student Allocations budget is mo money to meet the "We have < jm, soccer coach Tim Carlen said, he club's budget has athletic budg* i Torh j m v ^11 ;orgia Tech leads the series 9-3-0. But have defeated the Yellow Jackets the past luding a 27-17 victory last year in Atlanta. >RGIA TECH should be stronger than irlen will be the first to say so. re a big, strong football team," Carlen s; tsive line is big and I think they're goin Their running back Ivery is All-Amer Because of strong quarterback play f r'll be a better offensive team." ly, the Yellow Jackets will have a sti crew, an important factor in a good defei mmiMmmm r P^BH ^ Ass Lgff^fe^ pro< ' - ,^^ ?WMilMJf^M Will ' V be i pre< ? Tl TxMfe^r vca rv And A was coai c the i whi finii bac! hav* 1CXOI seco HLh^hHH| Carl Mark Alexander THE GAMECOCK ^ar^ b 32-17. Four of Carolina's top 11181 inst the Mountaineers were t.y or sophomores. muc the ji Bt linet >gram nee Sally Wilson Sports Editor >m $13,000 to $5,000 in the past three yea though soccer is ready to bloom in the sta a key team," Hankinson said. "A vars ot only develop soccer in this area, it woi ince and somewhere for the youth leagues tic Director Jim Carlen said the athle annot afford to support another team at t ding to Carlen, a soccer budget would to Carolina's baseball program, wh< re than $100,000. extended ourselves on women's athletic: referring to Carolina's $250,000 womei et. "We can't put on any more sports. '"We're going to be ' differently with Gi Smii the The linebackers are led b ; two leadinc tarklpr lwct voui* m American when the seasoi last The secondary will be which may mean USC's Rc aid. in the air. g to ican BUT ONE thing is for sui rom Gamecocks on the streng films. Carlen closed pr preparation for Saturday's rong "We're going to be doing *se. Georgia Tech," Carlen sai >ffense Sf '.arolina vi VINCE MOORF. t. Sports Editor ootball returned to Carolina last Sal claiming allegiance to the Gamecocks liams-Brice Stadium. An equal mixtu smelled in the air. And a brightlj iictable messages as "Fight Gamec< he USC football season officially began 00 fans came for the season-opening g they weren't disappointed as USC bea [though no one is likely to mistake Ap an impressive win. "It was a good o| :h Jim Carlen said. \IJLEN WAS COlintine nn SPninr mini jffensive leadership. Bass passed for :h must have been what Carlen ha< ihed the game with 487 yards, thanks ts. Sophomore Spencer Clark led the Bass was throwing and running better, good running backs. That's not worrj 5 a better offense." it the victory was accompanied by a year's leading tackier, suffered a knc nd quarter. And no one is sure how On QQlH t ho nn??4ll?r*rt - * 1 A ' ? UUIU v>iv. <.oi niagc was til least pari st for about a month. t will be at least seven to eight weeks en said. "And it's going to hurt us. I lefense, and he was able to get them cr IE IS a dedicated young football playei has him to see him out of there. But I' ;ame to provide leadership and help ge it even with Prezioso out, Carlen sai acker positions than when he arrive s ds varsity rather not be responsible ft Yet even Clemson's nation twhich includes the NCAA liir, a part-time coach's salary, 1 $100,000 a year, Clemson so< said. "We're not even close to "We're not anywhere in that Director Bill McClennon dec rs. soccer budget is. Carlen dofts not wnn? ,?MHi VV OU ite, unless the team could com iity Clemson's soccer team, wh old nation last November, i to Carolina's club lost to Cle respectable score when coi :tic program. Carlen consider his supposed 21-0 loss to Clemst be would Carolina fans be if wi >se said. Several regional soccer pro 5," started on a small scale and n's the past five years: I'd f doing some things sorgia Tech." -Jim Carlen y Lucius Sanford, the team's %> id a Dlaver whn mnv Ko on All i is over. inexperienced and untested, >n Bass will be putting the ball re. Tech won't be gauging the ?h of the Appalachian game actice sessions this week in t game. \ some things differently with d. larks icforv t turday night. Huge banners hung from the upper decks of re of autumn and liquor could '-lit scoreboard flashed such jcks Fight." ** i last Saturday, and more than ame with Appalachian State. t the Mountaineers, 32-17. palachian for Notre Dame, it pening ball game," IJSC head terback Ron Bass to provide 183 yards and one touchdown, i in mind. The Gamecocks to some fine running by the ground attack with 87 yards. " Carlcn said. "And we have ring me at all. We're going to * few thorns. David Prezioso, se injury midway through the badlV his kne<? is HamortaH , -"?"Ovuially torn. Prezioso will be in before he can return at all," )ave provided leadership for anked up. r, and it's going to hurt me as 11 have him beside me during t the team cranked up." d the team is deeper at the < d at Carolina. rstatus >r the soccer team." lally ranked soccer program, litation of 11 scholarships and las not spent anywhere near ccer coach Ibrahim Ibrahim 4? < 11 A mai ngure," Ibrahim said. category." Clemson Athletic lined to say what Clemson's irt a varsity soccer program ipete on the same level as ich was ranked first in the mson two weeks ago, 4-0, a mparing the level of each ed that loss identical to a >n in football. "How happy e lost to Clemson 21-0?" he grams, including Clemson's, a ^ have grown significantly in See SOCCER, Page 11