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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C.. Nov. 20, 1969—7-A
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Isn't Big Thursday
It is a pretty certain sign of my advancing years when I find
myself looking backward a lot of the time, and thinking that things
which were are infinitely better than things that are or might be.
Tai:e the rivalry between South Carolina andClemson, for example.
There is nothing now in existence which matches the pageantry
of a Big Thursday, and all the arguments in support of its demise
notwithstanding, I wish the Tigers and the Gamecocks still played
at the State Fair in Columbia in the middle of the week.
It was a mess! No question about that. It mossed up two weeks
of scheduling for the two teams, and worked a considerable hardship
on the players. Wiiat’s un^e, if the Fair itself were not traffic
headache enoujh, the thousands of cars loadsd with spectators
were enough to wring tears from the most calloused of Columbia’s
finest. But there were compensations. Those of us who worked in
and about the game would jet a n ; ce trip to the Palmetto Capital
and it five cents a mile, that was a rvee boost to our expense
accounts.
Then, too, the early arrivals cou’d take in the cultural aspects
of the Fair, and frequently flavor the ball game by attending the
best of the hoochie shows on *he midway just before kickoff. Of
course I, personally, went only to the stock show and the agri
cultural exhibits, but even among sportswriters there are those
degenerate enough to seek the baser thrills of the Fair.
Maybe South Carolina and Clems on just sort of outgrew the Big
Thursday concept. They could not work their schedules arouul
major institutions about the country and keep the gamr alive. So
it had to die. But, like the Dixie Classic, and other grand events
remembered.
Which brings us around to this year’s game. It has never been a
bigger mast for the two squads of gladiators. Of course, the sup
porters and alumni of Clemson and South Carolina hate each other
with an intense despisery which makes Rome’s attitude toward
Carthaj- seem almost benign. In years past, the coaches really
didn’t enter into the sure enough hatred.lud bitterness, but they now
do. Paul Dietzel is too urbane toexpresSjoublic dislike for anybody,
let alone an adversary who might seize on his first word and rui
amu k throughout the state. Bu f Frank Howard has spoken often,
loudly, and with considerable sarcasm about "Pepsodent Paul."
If Dietzel were a bantering man, he could return the obvious
reference to his sparkling teeth with some impolite allusion to
Howard's dentures, but he will not.
Nevejjthe^^, you may be certain that Dietzel takes in all the
barbed irenj£^,(dimpled his way from Death Valley, and after
ponderihg them : n his heart, doubtless calls upon his feathered
warriors to jo out and wreak revenge in the^nost telling fashion.
This year Clemson has been hurt playing in the SEC, and South
Carolina has su'fered a similar disappointment. But the two teams
are both tough to} the ACC, and the winner will have a decided
prestige advantage over the other when it comes to recruiting
and other off field activities. (Lik-* fund raising.)
The game is a sellout as might be expected, and there is all the
vituperation any hate monger could desire. Bui. build it up any
way you want to, and tear it in chunks or cut it in slices: It may be
South Carolina and Ciemsou, but it ain’t Big Thursday.
Presbyterian College’s Blue
Hose go against a team coached
by a former PC star and as
sistant coach but they don’t eq>ect
any favors.
The Blue Hose tangle with nat
ionally ranked Western Carolina
Saturday afternoon at Cullowhee,
N. C. The kickoff is scheduled
for 2 p.m.
Western Carolina’s Cata
mounts are coached by Bob Wa
ters, former PC quarterback star
who also was a member of the
PC coaching staff two years ago.
Waters’ Catamounts are ranked
in the top three in the nation
among small colleges and a win
over PC would clinch NAIA bowl
trip for Western.
PC Coach Cally Gault com
mented, "We’re going up there
with the idea of knocking them
off. Bob has done an excellent
job up there but if we can knock
them out of their bowl trip, we’ll
do it.”
PC’s record dropped to 3-6
last Saturday as the Hose lost to
tough Carson-Newman 14-12 in a
sea of mud at Jefferson City,
Tenn.
Gault said, “We had a real
fine effort. We played as hard
as we can play but when we let
them block our first extra point,
it changed the complexion of the
game. The field was frozen at the
start of the game and it was a
sea of mud by the end of the game.
I guess it was the worst field
condition we’ve had to play in
since I’ve been here. Our kick
ers couldn’t lift their feet be
cause of the mud.”
PC scored first when fullback
Phil Bradner, who had a fine day,
romped 15 yards to cap an 50-
yard drive. The extra ooint try
was blocked and PC led 6-0
early in the second quarter.
Carson Newman rallied to
score on a 57-yard pass from
Burch Genoble of Union to All-
American end Tommy Jones and
kicked the extra point to lead 7-6
at halftime.
Carson Newman went ahead
14-6 on a 17-yard pass from
Genoble to Jones.
The Hose marched 80 yards In
the fourth period and Bradner
scored from the nine but the at
tempt at a two-point conversion
failed.
With two minutes remaining in
the game, the Hose raced the
clock in an effort to get into
field goal position but a pass
interception thwarted the threat.
Concerning the upcoming game
with Western, which bombed
Newberry 70-0 last week, Coach
Gault said, “Western has excel
lent speed. They throw the ball
well and they deserve their nat
ional ranking. Newberry had sev
eral key players out of action last
week but I imagine they’ll be
ready for us on Thanksgiving
Day.’
Kid Devils Win
Jr. High Title
Clinton Junior High’s Kid
Devils wrapped up an undefeat
ed season and the Eastern Con
ference Junior High champ
ionship last week with a 24-16
romp at Woodruff.
The Kid Devils closed their
season with a record of seven
wins, no losses and one tie.
The tie was a 14-14 decision in
the first game of the season at
Union but the Kid Devils later
avenged that outcome with a 20-18
win over Union.
Clinton struck for three long
touchdowns in the first half at
Woodruff and coasted home to
the conference victory.
Terry Heaton scored three
touchdowns for the Kid Devils,
on runs of 70, 35 and 15 yards.
He scored the first Clinton
touchdown on a 70-yard run on an
offtackle play in the first quar
ter.
In the second quarter, Quar
terback Claude Crocker passed
20 yards to end Mike Wooten and
Wooten ran 55 yards for a 75-
yard touchdown play. Later in the
second quarter, Heaton broke
loose to score on a 35-yard off
tackle play and Clinton led 18-0
at halftime.
In the third quarter, Heaton
swept end for 15 yards and a
touchdown. The score was set up
on a fumble recovery by Mike
Lydia at the Woodruff 35.
Wocxlruff scored in the third
quarter on a pass and chalked
up a fourth quarter score running
against the Clinton reserves.
All members of the 40-man
squad saw action in the game.
Coach Bill Rhodes commend
ed tackle Johnny Knox on his
defensive play and added that
Derik Wessinger ran well on of
fense.
In running up its 7-0-1 record,
the Kid Devils scored 180 points
while allowing 70 and the first
team defense gave up only four
touchdowns during the season.
Heaton led the team in scorp
ing as he put 13 touchdowns on
the board and Wooten was right
behind with 12 touchdowns.
George Holtzclaw and Jimmy
Gregory scored one touchdown
each.
Crocker passed for seven
touchdowns and Larry Ow
ens passed for one. The team
chalked up one safety during
the season but it was a big one,
providing the margin in the big
20-18 win over Union.
There were 12 seventh graders
who will return for next season.
PC-Newberry
Tickets On Sole
Tickets to the Presbyterian
College-Newberry football game
Thanksgiving Day in Newberry
are on sale at PC.
Tickets may be purchased at
the PC Athletic Department of
fice each day until noon.
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WHITE RAMBLES — Clinton Quar-
terback Donnie (Red) White (12)
turns end for a 10-yard gain as the
Red Devils drove for their second
touchdown against Woodruff. Clin
ton’s John Farmer (64) cleared one
Woodruff defender fnun the path
and Steve Heaton (75) comes up to
assist in blocking.— (Photo by Eddie
McGee)
Richardson Says Devils
Showed Effort. Promise
“We had sonv pleasing mo
ments and some disappointments
over the season but, everything
considered, we are proud of the
effort our team gave most o f the
season. We’re looking forward to
the future. In fact, I wish we could
start right now," Clinton High
Coach K^ith Richardson said
after his Red Devils o.included
their season last Friday.
The Red Devils wound up with
a 4-6-1 record in Richardson’s
first year at the helm. Clinton
was edged '5-14 by Woodruff last
Friday night in the finale.
Richardson said, "Thelasthalf
of the season, we played some
good ball against so ms good
tearn^ At the start of the sea
son, we had a lot of injuries.
Also, I think it took a couple
of months for the b g's to get
used to me and for me to get
EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS — ainton Junior Hitch
School’s Kid Devils won the 3-A Eastern Conference Junior High
football championship with an undefeated 7-0-1 record. Members
of the team are, first row, left to right: John Saunders, Dennis
McElhannon, Johnny Waites, Warren Finney, Tommy Jackson,
Dick Vaughn, J. J. Motes, Johnny Wehunt, Ronnie Casey and
Joey Meadors; second row: Charles Saunders, Reggie Burnett.
Danny Berry, Wayne Green, Bill Hatton, Ricky Bedenbaugh,
Jack Holland, Jimmy Cox, Bently Prater, Jack Harrill, Mike Koon,
Larry Owens and Pat Kay; third row: Mike Lydia, Binky Gurley,
Jo© Avery, Tony Chapman, Derek Wessinger, Claude Crocker,
George Holtzclaw, Tim Mann, Dale Watts, Erskine Jacks, Chuck
Bodie, Robin Entrekin, and Mike Ballew; fourth row. Coach Hack
Prater, Coach Bill Rhodes, Mike Wooten, Terry Heaton, Gene Pin
son, Gary Corley, Johnny Knox and Coach A1 Webb.— (Yarbor
ough Photo)
Palmetto Lanes News
November 22, at 7:30 p.m. handicap. A prize list of turkeys,
there will be a mixed doubles trophies and cash will be at stake,
tournament at Palmetto Lanes. There will be a qualifying round
This tournament will be open to with the first three teams roll-
any sanctioned bowler and will be ing off for the championship. The
second and third place teams will
roll one game with the winner
rolling the first place team for
the championship. The winners
will receive trophies. The three
finalist will receive cash prises.
The finalist will not be eligible
for the turkeys. The lady and man
rolling the high series in the qua
lifying round and not making the
finals will be awarded a turkey.
Tuesday, Nov. 11, Bennie Sin
clair, bowling with the Lydia
Boys, rolled a 268 game. He also
had games of 189 and 190 for a
647 series. This is the highest
game and series this season in
the Textile League. Wayne Ale-
wine rolled three games of 166
for which be will receive a tri
plicate award •
used "o them. I think we were a
representative ball club in th^
second naif of the season."
Eleven seniors played their fi
nal football garm for CHS Fri
day. They are quarterback Bmzv
Tedards; ends Alex Rogers, Bill
Alexander and Matthew King;
fullbacks Bo!) Keller and Lau
rence Lee; guards MkeCraw
ford, Ronnie Cheek, John Farm
er; tackle Haskel Patterson;
wingbaek Mac McCrary.
Other sen'ors on ‘he team in
clude quarterback Bob Grube,
who suffered a leg injury in the
third game and was oat for the
rest of the season and tailback
Everette Robbins who underwent
an appendectomy on M' iday prior
to the final game.
Coach Richardson said, “I was
proud of the way our seniors
came through for us during the
season.”
A bright spot for the Red De
vils also was the way under
classman moved the ball against
Woodruff last Friday in driving
80 yards for the final CHS touch
down. With junior Donnie White
at the helm, the Red Devils drove
to Woodruff’s three where Wtilte
skirted end for the touchdown. He
passed to King for the two-point
conversion but it left the Red
Devils two points shy of victory
with less than a minute remain
ing and the the Wolverines ran
out the clock.
The entire backfield in that
drive was composed of under
classmen.
Clinton scored first when
sophomore Jack Hames blasted
over from the one to cap 63-
yard drive with one minute gone
in the second quarter. The extra
point try was blocked and Clin
ton led 6-0.
Later in the second quarter,
Woodruff scored on a one-yard
run by fullback George Gilliam
and the Wolverines made the two-
potnt conversion on a pass.
A key play in Woodruff’s scor
ing drive came on a fourth down
punt. The Wolverine punter got
off a bad punt and Clinton’s Mike
Crawford gathered in the ball
and raced to Woodruff’s 35. How
ever, Clinton was penalized for
roughing the punter and it kept
the Wo.xiruff drive alive with a
first down at Clinton’s 20. Some
Clinton fans thought the punt had
been partially blocked, nullifying
the roughing penalty but Richard
son said film.s showed the Clin
ton defender failed iq touch the
ball.
Trailing 8-6, Clinton drove 60
yards with the second half kick
off only to fuml.Ie at the Wood
ruff one. W.Aidruff recovered the
ball in the end zone to halt the
scoring threat.
Woodruff added to its margin
when Don Young passed 16 yards
to Marion Brewton for a touch
down. Bobby Blanton kicked the
all-important extra point for a
15-6 lead.
J Vs Use To
Woodruff
Clinton High School’s Junior
Varisty football team finished
with a 4-6 record in losing 24-0
at Woodruff last Thursday in the
final game of the season.
The local JVs were hamper
ed by the fact that five regular
starters were unavailable for
action. Back David Mangum
moved up to the varisty to pro
vide depth at the tailback posi
tion after varsity regular Ever
ette Robbins underwent an ap
pendectomy last week. Guard
Mark McClain suffered a broken
ankle in practice last week and
three others were unable to play
because of injuries.
Coach Preston Cox said, “We
hung in there pretty well dur&g
the first half. They had only a M)
lead but in the second half, it ail
broke loose."
Clinton threw back several
Woodruff threats in the first half
but was unable to contain the littte
Wolverines in the second half.
Clinton threatened in both the
first and fourth quarters but rim
out of downs on the Woodruff 10
both times.
Second Deer
Season Underway
The second deer season in Hunt
Unit I is now under way and will
continue through Saturday, Nov.
22.
Buck deer only may be taken,
except on Nov. 22 when only deer
with antlers less than three
inches in length may be taken.
The first season, which closed
Nov. 8, was rated highly suc
cessful with at least 20,000 hunt
ers participating in the Hunt Unit
I hunt. They harvested a total of
734 deer in the unit which in
cludes portions of Laurens Coun
ty.
A spokesman for the S. C. Wild
life Resources Dept, report
ed about 160 deer were killed in
the area between Clinton and
Whitmire on opening day of the
first season.
THE YARDSTICK
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Clinton 1 ''Woodruff
First Downs
15
6
Yards Rushing
187
97
Yards Passing
79
39
T )tal Yardage
266
136
Passes
4-11
2-7
Pisses Intcp.
1
1
Punts
4
5
Punting Ava.
18
28
Penalties
30
30
Fumbles Lost
1
' 0
Score by quarters
Woodruff---0 8 7 0—15
Clinton 0
6 0 8—14
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