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USC vs Georgii
I Sho
By Tracy Helms
Staff Writer
Coaches commonly advise
their squads to "think only of
this week's game and don't
look ahead." South
! Carolina's Jim Carlen and
Georgia's Vinee Dooley have
probably been doing a lot of
I that over the past few weeks,
but this week is a different
story.
For the Gamecocks and
the Bulldogs and any avid
football fan ? at least in this
part of the country ? it is
hard to look beyond
Georgia quarterback Bl
1 potent Bulldog offense it
South Carolina. Belue ,
touchdown passes so far tf
I __
Wrestlir
draws at
i By John
Staff \N
While the sport of wrestlin
over the years, it has not
Carolina. At least that was th<
Under the leadership of t
and a dedicated professor, tl
been re-established following
Sophomores Rick Counts a
I teammates in high school,
| bringing the club back. They
Youngblood, a professor it
ministration Srhr?nl whn haci
TllOU(iH THE CLUB is ji
! response has been quite favor
! the club has about 30 mem
practices is usually lower bet
school activities,
j Youngblood, a two year v,
University, has divided pra<
The first part involves calist
; loose. These exercises are foil
members practice the three
laKedown, escape and ride.
The final section of practice
workouts.
ALTHOUGH TIIK CLUB
financial backing this semstc
some activities. Besides in
hopes to schedule scrimmage
teams.
One of the main club ever
wrestling tournament in Fet
j ivuvviiiio wuii iddl yt'cll .
The club will hold an orga
| Blatt P.E. Center on Monday
old members and interestei
information on the IJSC Wre
Counts, 777-8242, or Stuart Yoi
Zi
ZD Mr m u, _
3
WCtOW
Saturday's USC-Georgia
clash, scheduled for 12:35
p.m. in Atnens, "between the
hedges."
The long-awaited duel
gives Carolina an opportunity
to rpjiph no vi/
athletic heights, as well as
allowing George Rogers to
strut his stuff on national
television. Rut the contest is
no less crucial for the
"Junkyard Dogs."
"This game is certainly a
big one," says Georgia's
Dooley. "South Carolina is
by far the best team we'll
: $ ^?^^8 -I-- ^
?Hlh:;.
tck Belue will direct the
7 Saturday's game with
has thrown for seven
lis year.
ig Club
ttention
Swift
ritar
g has gained in popularity
drawn much attention at
* case until this year. I
wo hard-working students
le USC Wrestling Club has
a three year layoff.
nd Pat Rawlins, wrestling
were the driving force in
have been aided by Stuart
1 the USC Business Adassumed
the role of coach.
ist over a month old, the
able so far.Youngblood said
bers, although turnout at
rause members have other
arsity wrestler at Purdue
?tices into three sections.
ernes 10 gei me wresuers f
lowed by drills in which the
basic wrestling moves of
3 sessions consist of actual
is working without any
t, Yongblood has planned
tra-team competition, he
s against local high school
its will be the intramural
>ruarv. which Counts and
nizational meeting at Sol
, Nov. 3 at 6 p.m., for both
[1 newcomers. For more
istling Club, contact Hick
ingblood, 777-6641.
, ,r '-g!"
n betv
play this season."
AND ON THE other side of
the coin, Georgia ? by
rankings ? i? iicr?v.
.</ " 'O VI V/ kJV O
all-time toughest opponents.
A win over the fourthranked
Bulldogs, now 7-0,
would be the first time in
USC football history that the
Gamecocks have defeatd a
team ranked in the top ten. It
almost certainly would
enable Carolina tu obtain top
ten status for the first time.
ADD ALL THIS importance
to an 86-year-old
rivalry, throw in two of the
nation's premier running
backs, and you've got a
match-up made in heaven ?
or at least one strikingly
similar.
In casfi von HiHn't Inmn ;
J - v? V.IVOI V II I IV/ W II
those running backs are
Carolina's George Rogers
and Georgia's Herschel
Walker.
Rogers' showing against
the Bulldogs and in front of
the large viewing audience
will be a tremendous factor
in his bid for the Heisman
Trophy. The Duluth, Ga.
native, who Dooley calls
"the nation's top back", will
be .gunning for his 18th
consecutive 100-yard-plus
game. He ran for 152 yards
against the Bulldogs in 79.
"We know we're not going
to completely shut down
George Rogers," admits
Dooley, now in his 17th
season ai ueorgia. "What
we'd like to do is to not let
Former
finds ur
By Richard
Assistant Spo
There are 650 baseball pla
today, each with his own story
But it's doubtful that anyone c
former Gamecock Randy Marti
Mariz, presently a member o
team, was a scholarship footb;
years, seeing very little action a
wanted to try out for baseball, b
his junior year.
"When I came here Paul Die
said. "When I was signed, I wa
when I was a sophomore, I coul
Dietzel left (Jim) Carlen came
out for baseball, because he war
football.
"So I went out for spring foo
play much. So the next year, (
was going to play baseball. Car
made the starting lineup."
Martz had played high school
^ 1
* -s*-y x*f
<
Former Gamecock pitchei
o deliver a pitch in the 197
^ v ;,r 1 "? v
^I%..:l;y>L.^i,...^.^
veen t
W
Jeff Hipp
him run wild against us,
make him work for what he
gets and hope that's enough.
It won't be easy."
BUT CAROLINA'S defense
won't have a field day either,
as they face freshman
sensation Walker.
Walker leads the
Southeastern Conference
with 877 yards in six games,
including a 289-yard effort
against Vanderbilt. The 6-2,
215-pound rookie also leads
the conference in touch
downs ":th nine. He has
already \: ;n compared to
Rogers.
"The essential difference
in the two right now is that
Rogers is a senior and
Walker is a freshman," cites
Dooley. "Rogers has carried
the ball around a thousand
times more than Walker,
and that makes a lot of
difference.
"Rogers was good as a
freshman hut he's much
better now. I'd rather be
facing Rogers the freshman
than Rogers the senior. But
. F ICP 1
uo^ o?
iique ro
Meyers
rts Editor
iyers in the major leagues
of how he reached the top.
an come close to repeating
r/s road to success.
f the Chicago Cubs baseball
all player at USC for three
is a backup quarterback. He
ut he wasn't allowed to until
tzel was the coach," Martz
S nnHpr thp imnroccinn fh->t
VUO.V.I
!d go out for baseball. When
in and he wouldn't let me go
ited to see what I could do in
tball that year and I didn't
his junior year) I decided I
len said alright, as long as I
baseball plus some summer
<< nri'/A I
i/V ' ?^
?
.vie.jfhit'nv-v:; n^iii wiffriV--i^iWrfr''nnn iiv 1
'
r Randy Mart2 prepares
' 7 College World Series.
hehec
the real problem is that it's
not just George Rogers, it's
Rogers and company.
They're a total team."
Dooley sees Carolina's
experienced offensive line,
tough defense and a week's
rest as factors in tho on mo
Ow,,,v"
"They were smart to have
scheduled an open date
before the game," he observes.
"While we were
getting bruised up against
Kentucky, Carolina was
getting people well, resting
them,"
HKRSCIILL WALK Kit is
joined in the backfield by
junior quarterback Buck
Belue. The 6-1.185-poHid
signal caller has completed
over 50 percent of his passes
for 784 yards and seven
touchdowns. He can throw
the long one as he proved
last week against Kentucky
with ;i Ol -vi tvI a
.. ?/i jr i? i v* UVI 111 I IW /\ I I I J J
Arnold.
Another offensive addition
is the strong, consistent
kicking ol Hex Robinson
The senior All-American has
booted 50 career field goals,
only six shy ol Tons
Franklin's NCAA record
Robinson is also second in
consecutive PATs with K9
He is Georgia's all-time
leading scorer with XV.i
points.
Defensively. Georgia is
anchored by a strong
uwmul c-.
.^VXIIVIUI ? . .-H'llllll Sit! CI \
.Jell Hipp, a product <>l
Columbia's Rrookland Ca\
ee High School, has snaked
aseball s
ad to su<
ball between football seasons,
would perform.
"I didn't know what to exp*
played baseball for three yean
was nothing I know l w:iv i
thought I was a first basem
baseball, they needed pitchers,
made the starting rotation. 1 w*
and everything turned out all rij
TO SAY KVKKYTHIMi turn
tremendous understatement. Al
a perfect 14-0 record, with a 1
Gomez Plate Award as the out
player in the U.S. He was also n
first-team and was selected I
American team.
He led Carolina to a second
World Series, winning one regie
world series games.
"It was a dream year ? a ye;
once in their life everything g
was just a great year for me I'd
nr/\??l/-J f /\M i
wrn iu iwi it.
"Everything fell together pr
four or five one-run games.
Mookie Wilson, Ed Lynch, and *
league ball players. Right now
team that are playing in the big
Naturally the pro scouts wer
his superb season, and he wa:
substantial bonus
AFTER SPENDING severa
leagues, Mart/, was invited to sp
the Cubs.
"I was trying to impress thei
would he able to come up someti
Mart/, was sent down to the m
a good season "I started out re
three weeks, and then I hurt rrp
one-halt months. 1 came back ar
managed to win my last four gar
The righthander was called u|
1 Although he posted a 1-2 rec<
KKA of 2.10 and gave up only 28 I
major league victory was over I
champion Pittsburgh Pirates.
Mart/, is planning to ulav wint
spring training begins in Februii
the ('ubs permanently.
"Next year 1 got a real goo
starting rotation. I pitched bettc
at the end of the season."
Iges
6 interceptions so far this
acdsuu uiiu iias iz in nis lasi
14 games. He is joined by>
veteran cornerback Scott y
Woerner who has 5 in i
terceptions in the present^
campaign. Two came in the}
Kentucky game. J
Woerner, a pre season All-?
American, is one of the*?
nation's top return men. The**
6-0, 195-pound senior^
averages 16.8 yards on punt ?
returns and 23.5 yards per ^
kickoff returns.
As tar as size, the numbers
tend to favor South Carolina
The Gamecocks outweigh
Georgia hy an average of 10
pounds in the offensive line,
backfield and linebacker
categories. The Bulldogs
surpass I SC slightly <a
pound average > on defense.
The most unfavorable
number* to Carolna.
however, are found in the
s p,i>i sf.)rt-> <ic*f>r
dominates the ^erie> Mi t. :
The (iameeocks have <?nk
won consecutive nametwice
in the rivalry, which
dates hack to lHiM. Carolina
has never won three straight
contests anain>l the
Bulldogs
Inlike main past soars.
I SC and (ieorgu are ver\
similar this .season And the
(iamecocks hope lh.it when
Saturda> evoninu rolls
around. (Iu*\ will bo ,d ko in
one more was identic.d 7-1
rocords
tar
:cess
but lie wasn't sure how he
ict." Mart/ said "I hadn't
> really, the summer league
good baseball player, but I
lan. When 1 went out for
, so 1 went out for pitcher. I
is haiwv. C'arlen w as hannv
?ht."
ed out all right would l>e a
II Martz did in 1977 was post
.98 ERA. He won the Lefty
standing amateur baseball
amed to the Sporting News'
to the 1977 Academic All
place finish in the College
)nal contest and two college
ar that everybody has when
oes right." Martz said. "It
I never trade anything in the
etty well I must have won
We had go<nl players like
lim Lew is We had some big
we got three guys on that
leagues."
e interested in Mart/, after
% signed hy the Cubs tor a
1 seasons in the minor
ring training this year with
111 in spring training that I
me that year."
inor leagues, where he had
al hot I won five games in
/self. 1 was out for two and
id had some problems, but 1
nes of the year "
p to the Cubs on September
;>rd, he had an outstanding
hits in M) innings. His initial
?: -
.in- ut'iuiuiiiig major league
er ball in Venezuela before
iry. He intends to stick with
d shot. I should be in the
>r than any starter up there