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6B Tilt CIIAiU-vuE UBbc-nvK Set Stpt 12 lull) Gamecocks Challenge Wreck Defense By WIIITEY KELLEY Observer Sports Writer ATLANTA South drive for recognition in the upper strata of college football arrives at a familiar destination here this afternoon The Atlantic Coast preseason choice to attain their second championship the Gamecocks bump into Georgia Tech on Grant Field a burial ground of considerable frustration for ACC representatives over the years It was the scene of bitter disappointment for Gamecock followers no later than the final game of the 1969 season when Coach Paul squad took a 14-3 mud bath against West Virginia in the Peach Bow 1 That misfortune ended a highly satisfying 74 season finest since arriving in Columbia Season number five for Dietzel appears to be just as promising No less than 30 Jettermen from last squad will be available for duty against Tech starting at 2 this afternoon Offensively the Gamecock show will be headed by Tommy Suggs a three-year starter at quarterback Suggs however will be handing off to a pair of first-time starters at the running back slots Tommy Simmons and Billy Ray Rice Suggs will be throwing to split end Tom Tevillian tight end Billy Freeman and flanker Jim Mitchell Defensively 260 pound tackle Jimmy Poston tops a cast of veterans The Gamecocks however will be forced to get along without safetyman Tyler Ilellams and defensive end Jimmy Pope because of various ills and ailments Place-kicker Billy DuPre may see some action He worked out Friday In an effort to regroup the tattered Georgia Tech fortunes of the past three years coach Bud Carson has turned to a sophomore quarterback Eddie McAshan Although he has not competed in a varsity game yet raves notices stretch from here to Charlotte Knowledgeable football people predict a tremendous future for the first black to start for Tech He will direct backfield of running backs Steve Harkey and Rob Healey and flanker Brent Cunningham a quick 167 pounder who led runners last season with 459 yards Defensively the Yellow Jackets are expected to be difficult assignment for anyone Tackle Rock Perdoni a standout as a junior last year returns to provide the muscle for the front five Tommy Suggs Ready For Tech Tigers Face Citadel Offensive Explosion Expected For Debut Aerial Battle i Set As State Spiders Clash good guess Especially if 25-point per game record on defense last year and The loss of All-American linebacker John Small (a first-round pro draft choice) are considered The scorekeeper is ready another for 1457 yards total offense So the Clemson-Ciladci a by-product of the NCAA's new llth-game rule-will not be a 59-zip affair But 59 points split 31-28 or 35-24 or something like that is a gained 968 yards last year and is fully recovered from a spring practice knee injury which forced him onto an operating table Number 2 is Tommy Kendrick a junior who set all sorts of school records for 10 touchdown passes and Deacons Test Cornlmskers In Rugged Season Opener By HARRY MORROW Observer Sports Writer RICHMOND Va A team that can pass collides with one that wants to tonight Quarterback Charlie Richards fifth nationally in total offense last fall leads a dangerous Richmond team in quest of a rare football victory over NC State at 8 at City Stadium in the opener for both squads This is their first meeting since 1954 Courtesy the 11th game approved by the NCAA and the Spiders have won only a single time in 16 previous tries They shared the Southern Conference title with Davidson last fall but coach Frank Jones is rebuilding now Triumphant only once in its last seven games a year ago the Wolfpack has to be one of the more eager teams around this fall Moving into the quarterback spot is Pat Korsnick a sophomore transfer coach Earle Edwards hopes can ignite offense Whatever he does will go a long way toward wiping out the bitter memories of last 3-6-1 mark and the finale a 33-8 loss to Penn State The Wolfpack managed only 31 yards rushing and 18 passing that day Korsaick passing ability has benched Darrell Moody last years starter By FRANK BARROWS Observer Sports Writer CLEMSC'N SC -It was not much of a game The Citadel vs Clemson in 1954 The final score forgotten even by the 1500 diehards who bothered to show up in the rain and sleet was 59-0 The Citadel was the victim But nothing similar is expected today when Clemson and The Citadel play for the first time since that dreary November afternoon 16 years ago For The Citadel under the direction of Red Parker has moved up a few notches And it should be ready for ail that Clemson coach Hootie in the first game of his first has to offer at 1:30 pm in Memorial Stadium Last Citadel record was 7-3 the first winning team since 1962 and most of the offensive line that helped to produce 26 points a game were juniors Running behind it was tailback Bob Duncan who led the Southern Conference in rushing with 936 yards (61 a carry) w'hile taking sophomore courses And quarterback John Rosa will take over the operation of the triple-option offense picking up where Tony Pas-sander (good run good pass) left off when he graduated It will not be 59-0 But Clemson can score too Building with the remnants of 4-6 coach Frank 30th and Ingram has taken 15 returning starters and seven sophomores from the undefeated freshmen squad The No 1 man is tailback Ray Yauger 5-10 and 191 pounds of elusiveness who UNC Kentucky Tangle In Up-And-Comers Fight Clemson Passer est schedule in the country and an impressive record is not beyond belief but Kentucky is one of the and the Southeastern Conference Wildcats crawl into Kenan Stadium today for a 1:50 pm contest Thus coach Bill team needs an opening win tc catch the eyes of the pollsters II ii ii it I i ii ii Ii II Ii ii II II tl II ll (I tl II 0 ft 1 I ft a I i i i i a i i By RICHARD SINK Observer Sports Writer CHAPEL HILL The collegiate football season is just beginning but already the University of North Carolina faces a major obstacle in its quest for national attention The optimistic Tar Heels certainly play the rough NO WEAK HEARTS Alabama Awaits Trojan Challenge Rodgers a chance to display is potential Linebacker Jerry Murtaugh leads the Nebraska defense It shouldn't have any trouble with the Wake offense unless the quarterback presents a puzzle If coach Cal Stoll alternates his quarterbacks the Cornhusters will see a lot of option calls from junior southpaw Larry Russell and plenty of dropback passes from sophomore Jim McMullen The running could be adequate if junior college transfer Ken Garrett plays and if the inexperienced offensive line gives a superhuman effort Tackle Win Headley linebacker Carlyle Pate and safety Terry Kuharchek arc creditable defensive players but they won't be enough to stop the Cornlmskers the beginning of a long long season lor Wake Forest WHEEL HORSE POWER (he one with all the See the new today Ten tractors with power features like pushbutton electric implement clutch Automatic drive 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guard Don Jordan All-ACC tackle Ron Carpenter was the biggest loss defensively but the still boasts captain and safety Jack Whitley middle guard George Smith and end Clyde Chesney Bryan Wall a former South Mecklenburg star breaks in at a linebacker spot defenders havi contend with receiver Walker Gillette who left Richmond for the San Diego Chargers as a No draft choice Instead Richards who piled up 2665 yards last fall will be looking for split end Jim Livesay Richards total was 50 yards more than State gained as a team Livesay caught 49 passes last year for 699 yards Richards a 6-3 200-pound senior from Miami completed 175 of 350 attempts last fall Whether he can get some running balance remains to be seen Win Headley Tough Task should be able to solve the Deacon defense Jeff Kinney should run wild and give sophomore Johnny Tiddy-Jones Team Leads Lefiy-Righty HICKORY John Tiddy and Terry Jones of Charlotte shot a 66 Friday to take a one-shot lead after two rounds of the National Lefty-Righty Golf Tournament played at three area courses Tiddy and Jones are at 136 Close behind are two other teams including Richard Rins-ley and Bob Tryant who shot a 68 for 137 With identical figures are Robert Wilder and Billy Davidson of Montgomery Ala First round leaders Howard Benfield of Granite Falls and James Clark of Canton slipped from a 68 to a 75 for 143 Norman James of Hickory and Pickens of Charlotte hold a two-shot lead in the seniors division at 70-142 Olsee and Norman Burger of Michigan are second The eighth annual tournament is being played at Cedar Rock CC in Lenoir Catawba CC in Hickory and Rock Barn Club in Conover el die Upset Associated Press KANSAS CITY Unscedod Peter Van Linger of Tulsa Okla ups eighth-seeded Ray Kcldie of Australia 6-3 3-6 16-14 Thursday in the second round of the Heart of American Tennis Tournament LINCOLN Neb Wake Forest starts down today at 2:30 (EDT) by meeting the Cornhusters Nebraska is the first in a line of potent football powers awaiting the outsized outmanned outclassed Deacons The doormats of the Atlantic Coast Conference have Houston Florida State Tennessee Virginia Tech and the other league teams left if they somehow manage to survive the Nebraska tilt The Cornhu-kers 45-6 conquerors of Georgia in last Sun Bowl went 9-2 in 1969 and lost only to Southern Cal and Missouri They don't tigure to lose to Wake Forest this season Coach Bob Devaney in eight seasons at Nebraska has a 68-18 record and 28 returning lettermen are at his disposal for this campaign The quarterback job is up for grabs between Van Brownson and Jerry Tagge but either one Scott Hunter Tide Leader John McKay of Southern Cal won three national titles in the past decade and the Trojans under McKay won two Cal has not lost a season game since 1967 and has a 21-game non-losing streak going Trojans have been to four consecutive Rose Bowls while Bryant is aiming for a season that will merit a 12th straight postseason trip for the Tide coaches are ranked in the top 10 nationally in victories among active coaches Bryant led the country in the 1960s JOHN GASKET Tommy Kendrick Aims Bombs At The Citadel A loss might make them lock the other way Kentucky experienced an abundance of success the last few years only one winning season in the last nine but the Wildcats have been competing in the football-conscious SEC Coach Johnny Ray enters his second year going 2-8 in his first one Dooley on the other hand apparently has North Carolina on the rise From 2-8 in his first season to 3-7 to 5-5 in 1969 Dooley has brought the Tar Heels steadily upward and now it appears good recruiting years should start to pay dividends Don McCauley an All-America candidate at tailback and last Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year returns after bettering Charlie school rushing record last season Wingback Lewis Jolley who averaged 71 yards per carry as a sophomore is with McCauley in the backfield Dooley will pick between three quarterbacks for his starter Johnny Swofford was the starter last year but may be replaced by Paul Miller or sophomore Mike Mansfield Big tough Tony Blanchard (6-3 235 pounds) is at tight end swift Ricky Lanier at split end On defense the front line is solid with guards Bill Richardson and Tom Cantrell tackle Flip Ray and end Judge Mattocks Linebackers are Jim Webster and John Bunting and Rusty Culbreath tops the defensive backs The seniors on the Tar Heel defensive team should remember the top Lee Clymer who played against them as a sophomore at Wake Forest He transferred to Kentucky and looked great in spring drills as did 6-3 230-pound sophomore fullback Cecil Bowens Ray- used three Stan Forston Bernie Scruggs and Steve Tinglein starting roles last year and all back But sophomore Dave Asher may beat them all out Rams Acquire Tackle Ilowell United Press International LONG BEACH Calif The Los Angeles Rams acquired an experienced offensive tackle Lane Howell via the waiver route Thursday from the Philadelphia Eagles Howell is 29 stands 6-5 and weighs 257 pounds He is in his eighth year in the National Football League and was a starter for the Eagles in 1969 The Rams placed tw'o players on waivers Aaron Martin a six-year cornerback and Mike Foote a rookie linebacher from Oregon State Associated Press BIRMINGHAM Ala Fans with weak hearts were officially advised Friday to stay away from the Southern California-Alabama football game tonight and that about sums up the high stakes involved The Jefferson County Medical Society suggested that people with heart conditions stay away from the prestige-laden contest But weak hearts or not upwards of 70000 people will be in Legion Field for the kickoff and another 15000 are expected to be outside the gates begging for tickets Rarely if ever has a first game for Alabama attracted such interest here Some of the reasons are: Cal is rated third in the nation in the Associated Press preseason poll the same spot it finished last year while Alabama is hoping to use the game to vault from its 16th ranking into the top v'bere it spent most of the 1060s is the first trip to Alabama for the Trojans and the first meeting between the schools in 25 years The Crimson Tide holds a 2-0 mark against Southern Cal Paul (Bear) Bryant of Alabama will be trying to preserve one of his proudest records: He has never lost three games in a row at his alma mater But Alabama ended 1969 by losing to Auburn and then to Colorado in the Liberty Bowl is the first game between Bryant and his friend coach ah Southern Conference tackles John Barelli and Bruce Kasarda anchor the defense with backs Ray Easterling and Ray Tosh Dick Biddle Duke Linebacker Returns After Knee Injury FLORIDA FAVORITES Blue Devils Must Contain Reaves-To-Alvarez Combo FOOTBALL OVER ROCK HILL RADIO Whereas Florida will have onl ythree sophomores in its first 22 Duke has five sophs in its offensive line alone The Blue Devils can probably match talent in the offensive and defensive backfields but the opposing lines are something else The Gators have an all-veteran offensive line and a muscular defensive line led by 246-pound end Jack Youngblood 'In addition to Reeves and Alvarez the offensive threats include tailback Tommy Durrance and sophomore flanker Willie Jackson first black player Duke offensive hopes lie with quarterback Leo Hart running backs Steve Jones and Bob Zwirko and receivers Wes Chesson and Dennis Satyshur linebacker Dick Biddle and backs Rich Searl and Ernie Jackson lead the defense A crowd of over 50000 is expected for the game In their only previous meeting in 1962 Duke scored all its points in the second half to win 28 21 JACKSONVILLE Fla In the first play of their varsity football careers one year ago John Reaves heaved a long touchdown pass to Carlos Alvarez Their early success was no flash-in-the-pan for the sophomore combination clicked 87 more times for a total of 12 touchdowns Duke has one advantage when it opens its season against Florida in the Gator Bowl at 8 tonight The Blue Devils at least know what to expect but that make stopping it any easier Florida which won nine games la4 year including the Gator Bowl game over Tennessee will be playing its first game under new head coach Doug Dickey Dickey formerly at Tennessee has made the normal number of changes but the Gators are still an explosive offensive team with a big edge over Duke in size depth and experience Today 1:30 PM South Carolina VS Georgia Tech PMWofftfrd vs Eton Throughout season all Uni versify of South Carolina games all Rock Hill High games and selected games of South Carolina college teams RACING EVERY SATURDAY NITE 8 PM BEAUTY CONTEST TO BE HELD THIS SAT 1340on your radio dial 3 PROMOTER.