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Similarities abound Pnnmt like W By MlkeChibbaro Gamecock Staff Writer Watching Carolina's talented running back tandem of George Rogers and Johnny Wright per form on the football field bridge back memories of a former duo oi outstanding Gamecock grounc gainers. Two South Carolina natives Kevin Long and Clarencc Williams, provided the 1975 anc 1<VT/? tnnmn ..JiL ijmu uaiucvuuk icoius wiui t virtually unstoppable running attack. NO TWO runningbacks ii Gamecock history have combine< for more total rushing yardagi than Long and Williams. In theii uiree years 01 varsuy compeuuon they collected nearly 4,700 yards The style of Rogers and Wright is strikingly similar to the method used by Long and Williams. Rogers, like Long, is a power runner who utilizes his strength tc bowl over would-be tacklers, Wright clearly resembles Williams. He relies on his speed and agility to slip through opposing defenders. Both Long and Williams are currently trying to establish themselv in the National Football I .gue. Long is with the New York Jets and Williams is a member of the San Diego Chargers. Women's tennis (JSC bea By Miche Ominoc In their second match of the seat Georgia Bulldogs, 8-1. n -j - i- * ? ureorgia s oniy viciory came in ranked Mary Lynn Smisson defeat "Smisson is a very good playei nation for girls eighteen and undei transferred to Georgia from Rolli good tennis school." IN OTHER singles competition, 6-0; Carol Renz defeated Janet downed Dana Grubbs 6-2, 6-1; Del n A -1 ? - * 1 o-t, una missy xviaiooie overcame "We had a pretty good day," I stop in singles play. The Lady Gamecocks dominate and Fullerton teamed up to beat S and Maloole trounced Grabbs ai Cooper defeated Lumpkin and G Today the Lady Gamecocks tri ika AiU l m 1 ? * m mc tun aimuHt tennis Loie wunic nament, held at George Mason several states. Trophies will go to the winner < competition. There will also be a t Ball Machine awarded to the scho ON THE individual level, winn ship money in their name for their (best number one and number tw be given for both doubles and B-f number four players). Representing Carolina will be ? flight, Carol Fullerton and Carol F Kincaid and Missy Maloole in d< gm y sr USC right, ! A NATIVE of Clinton, Lc enjoyed his best performance a: 1 professional in the Jets 45-14 roi over the Buffalo Bills on Sund The former Gamecock stand i rushed for 91 years on 13 tries ? I sewed three touchdowns. I "Cun/lnif Itinn ? ?* L i uunuajr nao uui uiujr itijf u day as a professional, but fron , scoring standpoint it was my b ? day ever," said Long over 1 phone from his Hempstead, L< i Island home. "I can rememl I scoring two touchdowns in colle but never three in one game. It v really a great thrill." i Prior to Sunday's contest, th l.had been much speculation c ?;cerning the ability of the J< p: running backs. Long hopes that , Jet's 231 yards rushing against , i Bills will hush some of the criti ' "EVERYBODY KNOWS tl 1 we've got a good quarterback i good receivers, but there's noth wrong wiin our running gam ' Long said. "I think our f formance Sunday showed a lot 1 people that we're capable of t ' ting the job done. We haven't rei > played that bad, but because are a pass-oriented team running game has b< overlooked." Long said the recent inj sustained by the Jet's start quarterback, Richard Todd, i force them to rely more on tt ground game. tc r^DArnij lie Burchette k Staff Writer ton, the women's tennis team beat singles competition when nation ed USC's Susan Smith 6-7,6-4,7-6. *. She's ranked number thirty in r," said USC coach Jeff Kefalos.4< ns College in Florida which is a > Colette Bennett beat Sherry Byrd McCelland 6-2, 6-2; Carol Fullei >orah Cooper beat Julie Lumpkin Nancy Gates 6-4,6-3. [efalos said. That "good day" di Af A* . Ml aouoies competition, auu. ntu misson and Byrd 6-3,6-4; while Sr nd McCellan 6 3, 6-0, and Renz ates 6-2, 6-1. ivel to Fairfax, Va., to participat ;n's Intercollegiate Classic. The t University, involves 24 teams f and runner up in singles and dou earn championship trophy and Pr ol with the most points. ers of the finals will receive sch< 1 M 11 A flUkt nome scnooi. r or uie /i-uigm wiu o players), the award is $500. $250 light winners (best number three Susan Smith and Colette Bennett i tenz in B-flight, and the team of C xibles competition. ^ backs i~i r\ogers >ng The 6-1, 205 pound Long, in his s a second year as a pro, has had to mp make certain adjustments in order ay. to gain his starting position with out the Jets. "In the pros, a running ind back's duties are three-fold. You have to be able to run, catch the est ball, and block. In college I was i a lucky to catch five passes in a est season, now I catch that many in a th game," said Long. >ng ber WHILE AT Carolina, Long ge, gained 2,372 yards rushing. This ?as figure places him third among the Gamecock's all-time leading ere rushers. Nearly half of this yaron dage came during the 1975 season, ;t's when he and Williams both gained the over 1,000 yards. the ics. This was only the sixth time in NCAA history that two backs from hat the same team have reached the ind 1,000 yard milestone in the same ing season. e," After a successful rookie season >er- with the Chargers, Williams t of sustained a knee injury that jet- sidelined him for the first five illy games of the 1978 season, we Williams, a native of Oakley, was our credited with the Charger's longest Jen run from scrimmage last year (46 yards). He also posted an imury pressive 4.8 rushing average, ing It seems that Williams also has win taken on new responsibilities as a teir professional runningback. It was his key block that sprang team/? , Bowling By Rick Mohn Oamscock Staff Writer October is the sports fanatic's fa the reason that he can follow any athletic endeavors. College an Qlltf ? .... ***' baseball, soccer and pro basketb? make October television an org Carolina, bowling can now be added ^he This afternoon at Star Lanes, the rei7 opens its season with a dual matcl Carolina. According to club preside 6utlook is bright for the match and I ^2? Reason. rtnn i <<n_ n ?; i_ -j.?i! i/uaButi V/urunna is sutrung i &"2? competition, so we expect little tr< For the year, we think we have tfc (in t really good season. We have several from last year's team, along with freshmen bowlers." 1 AMONG THE returnees are Nell, Dan Covington and Jeff Bellingei in national singles champion. Joining ' , in the top five is Wes Pye, the 1977Uiok CA)IAA1 nkamniAn |6Qm IJU^U MVIIWI vamiupiv(i? "The top five averages are all bjes 202." said Nell. "Jeff is our top b< ince November he will go to Colombia for the World Cup, representing the the best college bowler in Americf While Bellinger's trip will no dot mrs individual highlights of the seasor wm whole also has much to look forwai an(J their schedule are 12 dual match naments. The latter will be held i n A_ Tampa, Montgomery and Knox indy matches will be played through tournaments through as late as Ap khow far the team goes. ija M^|)g 1 I |tt gMttJaR ^MSBkS 3 Williams (33) mate Ricky Young for the winning wc touchdown in the Charger's 12-7 Oi vir.tnrv nvpr fhp nnu/prful OnlrlnnH fhi Raiders last season. Pc seLONG HAD high praise for his po former college runningmate. ri\ "Clarence isn't as big as I am, but 2 he has real good speed and great ar moves. He is what you call a shifty ru running back," said Long. hi* With an offensive backfield Wi consisting of Long, Williams and to quarterback Jeff Grants, the 1975 fir Gamecocks had one of the nations , ha most explosive offenses. They | Wi team beg; "Wiui tne people for the nationals is i vorite month, for that.we can go to Mil r of a myriad of Milwaukee is the d pro football, nament. The regioi ill all overlap to mus* w*n to get ther jy of sport. At or ^ac^sonville. In to that list. bringing home the USC bowling club Carolina sports hisf i against Coastal LOOKING TOW A nt Butch Nell, the tabbed Armstrong S for the rest of the opponent Carolina w the country last year ts first year of one of our dual ma Hible from them, tournaments, thougl ie potential for a some really good te I people returning The first of the tou a couple of good Mountaineer Classic there that the girls rirnhom W?a/|? tim?.this *<*8011. , "This is the best g defending ^topborers}mV{ thefour veterans ut fre 78 South Carolina Crenshaw, Laurie F h*tw?>n ten ?nH returnin8 bowlers < between 190 and Taunda Subcr al f8Ci' "J Shaughnessy. (South America) ? 7?, / i United States as . ACTUALLY, WI lt? girls team, ten of tt ibt be one of the 831(1 Nel1 "They will i, the team as a "^aments, as wel rd to. Included in should win thei 8 and six tour- shot a* n such places as This season, with ville. The dual United States, a soli i February, the outstanding rU, depending on women's bowling U attention USC bowl] ^Ip; * ^affWK ^ jg. *&& : a^mffl^^^BBL^r. SwK aBHByH^BH^N^HR^SraraR 111111 - ralillln i ^^Pi:: : . * t '::Bp BUI B?: smb '-' >:< - HBHj afl a r /,*!/. UIIU ?re rarely at a loss for points, ily twice were they held to less an twenty points in a game, trhaps the highlight of this a son was their overwhelming 56 int performance against archral Clemson. Statistically, Williams and Long e by far the best combination of u ? i- ~ ^ ? lining utttKs in vxamecocK jtory. But at the rate Rogers and right are going, it seems logical conclude that when they have tished their careers they will ve found a place beside Long and illiams in the record books. N ins play we have this season, qualifying our goal. It is definitely possible waukee," Nell said. site of this year's national tournal tournament the Gamecocks e will be held in either Savannah 1976 they made it all the way, only national championshiD in *>ry. kRD his club's schedule, Nell tate of Savannah as the toughest ill face. 'They finished second in and they are just about the only tches which will be tough. The h, are another story. There are ams in those." irnaments is next weekend is the in Morgantown, W. Va. It will be team will compete for the first iris team in Carolina history. All ; averages above 160," Nell said, shmen on the team are Ginny "uller and Kelli Losey. They join Jathy Be Medicis, Gloria Mack, id sisters Patti and Mary 5 have such good bowlers on the tem are capable of competing," bowl with the guys in most of the U as in six of the dual matches, r division easily, and they have a ing for the regionals." the best college bowler in the d core of returning veterans and I freshmen, both men's and I sams could attract some of the I . Jig has deserved for so long. J