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f A Runninghacks lead . B OB ^ Carolina to vicTory | < By SALLY WILSON t.. 1 n|IUI IS A^UUVI I } Someone could have easily mistaken Wake Forest's play-by-play 1 announcer Saturday afternoon for a very obedient sailor. All he kept i repeating was right, roger, right, roger. I However, Carolina's Johnnie Wright and George Rogers were responsible for those announcer's responses as the two runningbacks rushed tor bz ana yv yaras, respectively, m v^uruima s tt-it wm uvci Wake Forest. USC's running game Saturday was not just the dominating pari of the offense. It was the offense. Carolina's Ron Bass attempted three passes, one of which was intercepted, another nullified by a penalty, nrw? Mimnlplci fnr 11 varHs rninnarpd with 343 total rushing Yards. "This was my best game since I've been here," Wright, a freshman, said. "All of us had a good game. The offensive line was blocking real well." Not only were Wright and Rogers' names heard frequently (42 times, total) but also that of Spencer Clark and Steve Dorsey, USC's | two sophomore runningbacks. Clark, who ran 58 yards for one touchdown, gained 88 yards in 10 attempts while Dorsey rushed for 49 yards. Wake Forest coach Chuck Mills, whose offense had more success passing than throwing, relied on runningback James McDougald for I 90 of 108 rushing yards. Mills, however, thought the Deacons would | have prevented USi; s runningDacKS irom gaining anywnerc near jto yards. "I'm disappointed we didn't do better against them," Mills said. "But they're good, young backs. They were catching us on stunts and picking at our noseguard." USC's rushing attack moved well through the middle, politely bypassing Wake Forest noseguard Reuben Turner who had no } tackles Saturday. "Running straight at them is where we had the most success," Wright said. "We alternated runningbacks enough so being tired didn't affect us." Wright may not have been tired during the game, but most of Wake Forest's defense were probably tired of seeing him carry the ball. In USC's first touchdown drive, Bass handed off to Wright on seven consecutive plays for 33 yards. Dorsey, who carried the ball 13 times, said the choice between the four runningbacks is decided by whoever happens to be playing best at the time. "With just two runningbacks, you don't get as much rest as vou get when four are alternating in," Dorsey said. Q USC coach .JimCarlen said he thought the offense moved the ball well Saturday, something USC has had difficulty with the past three games. "All four of our runningbacks had a good day," Carlen said. "I was disappointed in our three turnovers, but we still moved the football and then we got that last touchdown when we had to have it." V / 11111 (PifiSk % rennessee I i/vins tennis I tournament I #y MATT WARI) ianiecock Staff Writer Before the Carolina Fall Invitational Tennis Tournament, (JSC tennis coach Ron Smarr said it would be a close tournament between all teams involved. But even Smarr didn't know it would be as close as it turned out with Tennessee winning the tournament by defeating Carolina in final doubles play. Carolina and Tennessee played each other in doubles late Sunday afternoon at Maxcy-Gregg courts A?i?: ????, ...^..1/1 IU utxiut* yyuhju icdiu wuuiu win uic tournament. Both teams came into the doubles matches with a 3-0 record. The Gamecocks had split three singles matches with the Volunteers and going into the doubles USC needed to win at least two of three matches to win the overall team title. The team of Chuck Hodgin and Jen rtuii iosi meir opening sei iu the Tennessee team of Don Brewer and Dave Cooper 6-4, while the team of Chris Mayotte and Arthur Anastopoulo lost first set to the Tennessee team of Don Brewer and Dave Cooper 6-4, while the team of Chris Mayotte and Arthur Anastopoulo lost their first set in a tie breaker 7-6 to the Volunteer team of Andy Kohlberg and Dennis McKeown. Barry Gilbert and Peter MacDonald won their first set 6-4, and the Hodgin-Hull team came back to win their second set 6-1, to bring the Gamecocks within range of winning the tournament. However, the Hodgin and Hull 4 t ?a a i J * U:?I n o iearn iosi me uecisive nuru s>c-i o-o, and the Mayotte and Anastopoulo team lost their second set in another tie breaker 7-6, to give Tennessee the overall team title. McDonald-Gilbert lost 4 6, 6-4, 7-6. The Kohlberg-McKeown team, which defeated Mayotte and Anastopoulo, had recently finished cnnAnri in thn f^ i r 11C UnU/l Iniir* ^UVVilU III HIV v^ivi MU ? %wv?. nament. Seven of the nine matches the Gamecocks had with Tennessee went to three sets. Tennessee coach John Newman . nnlcn i\/i n c\ I II Kjt II I^OV^ I v I I 1 Day at The Top USC's Chris Mayotte hits a sei iauilflllaml <n?rnoinnn< Ton 11 Ill T UHUUllUI wua UMiiavai** followed by USC who finished se< in the first singles position in t! said afterwards the tennis played in the USC Kail Invitational was of high caliber and either team had an excellent opportunity to win the overall title. * *\17-~. I'nmii tn#/x t lio vv f rvmjw VU11U115 iuiu mi; tournament it would be a close tournament, and we felt our game plan was to make sure all our guys were going to play tough for as long as we were on the court," Newman said. "The doubles final with South Carolina was pure vintage j collegiate tennis. I thought we were just going 10 nave 10 piay me kind of tennis we can play, and I can happily say that my guys played as well as they can against a team 01 cquai aunuy. USC tennis coach Ron Stnarr also believed the Gamecocks had Culture pres I LGON 'pit T I K I ^ i utibuuy, i n 8:0( Russell Hou i ? a i hree Admissioi u ? &. I* Bill Roinertu THE GAMECOCK rve this weekend in Carolina's essee won the tournament. cond. Mayotte had a :i-l record he tournament. played to their full potential, and overall, he was pleased with the team's second place finish in a field of teams which included Duke, Clemson and North Carolina. "Our guys played extremely vsell when they had to," Smarr said. "I'm not disappointed in the least. I'm very happy to see our team lias progressed as fast as they have. ,,,1aL "f /./^m t\ntili/\n (hot; Willi me miiu ui (.umpviiiiuii faced, they easily met the challenge that faced them." The Gamecocks had reached I lie finals by defeating Clemson 7-2, Duke 5-4 and North Carolina f>-3. Tennessee ended up with a 4-0 record, the Gamecocks finished 31, Clemson 2-2, North Carolina 1-3 and Duke was 0-4. 3/ Series >ents n ATr^r Dfl jnist ivember 15 D p.m. se Ballroom m l L - \*2 russel house 3TV