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Alert Defense, Strong Ground Game Lift Mounties Over USC In Peach Bowl, 14-3 Rushing yardage 356 64 Passing yardage 3 126- Return yardage 53 0 Passes 1-2-0 11-23-265 Staff Wirephotos By Dave Underwood Punts 4-26 6-39 Fumbles lost 3 Yards penalized 30 65 West Virginia 7007-14 South Carolina 0300-3 Pass Efforts West WVA-Gresham 10 run (Braxton kick): Right Photo, Attempts Despite Of SC--FG DuPre 37 WVA-Braxton 1 run (Braxton kick) By HERMAN HELMS had just the right weapon for through the rain and mud to The Mountaineers, who en- that they had possession of yards in ten plays for its first- having passed in the game. ond TD. Fullback Jim Braxton Executive Sports Editor the weather a quick, strong a 14-3 Peach Bowl victory tered the game as slight fav- the football. touchdown, tailback tallied this one from the onerunning game and the over South Carolina here Mon- orites, scored their touchdowns Gresham going for the score The Mounties moved 61 yard line with 23 seconds reATLANTA West Virginia Mounties used it to prance day night. on the first and last times West Virginia marched 66 for 11 yards out with just 5:36 yards in 11 plays for their sec- maining in the second annual classic.

Braxton kicked the point after each score. In between their touchdown marches, the Mountaineers covered a lot of real estate sUGOs as Eddie a sophomore Williams, running turned in back a 12 ly ripped The carries. rushing, mudders, themselves outstanding chosen near-incredible off and as Mounties, 208 to gained the of offensive be Williams, game's 356 them performance. proving excellent in player, fitting- yards most 35 Middle guard Carl Crennel of the Mounties was voted the game's defensive player. The Gamecocks, who didn't the punch to convert several scoring chances, averted a shutout on a 37-yard field goal by Bilry Dul're late in the first half.

(See MUIR, 4-B, Col. 1) West Virginia South Car. First Downs 21 5 Little General Directs The Attack South Carolina Quarterback Tommy Suggs (12) The State SPORTS 2-B Columbia, S. December 31, Staff- Wirephoto By Dave Underwood Rambling Away West Virginia's Ed Williams Ploughs. Through Wet Ground Ahead Of Gamecocks' Jim Poston.

Paladins Top Off To Fullback Warren Muir (Left Photo) During First Half Of Peach Bowl And, In Virginia Defender. Hands 1969 Mountaineers Give Gamecocks Lesson By HAROLD MARTIN State Sports Writer Dietzel Lauds Winners was a miserable setting for a football game Tuesday night for spectators and players, but the Peach Bowl went on despite the downpour and slippery footing. When was over, West Virginia handed South "had as Carolina a 14-3 setback and it was a bitter, mud-spattered group that trudged into the Gamecock dressing room when it was finally over. South Carolina coach Paul Dietzel, bathed in mud from his thighs down, said sadly, "that vas a pretty good lesson in hard-nosed football. "Jim (Carlen) has done a heck of a coaching job at West Virginia and his team came up with the big play.

"But I'm proud of my kids. They are not losers in my book. They never quit. They Sparkling Brunson Triggers Furman By ERNIE TRUBIANO State Sports Writer GREENVILLE Inspired Joe Brunson, immense in every phase of the game, personally gift-wrapped an 80-71 holiday consolation, victory for Furman Citadel here Tuesday night as the Paladins took third place in the 11th Poinsettia Classic. Brunson, a burly 6-6 pivotman, bucketed 26 points to set a new tournament record with 28 rebounds and presented a giant-sized package of dynamite on defense by deflecting shots and stealing passes to upset the Bulldog game.

The victory left Coach Frank Selvy's club 4-3 mark and dropped Citadel to 3-7. 'Texas and Northwestern met for the championship in the nightcap. Little Steve McCammon tossed in 20 points to back up Brunson while Curly Selvy added 16 and Jerry Martin 10 to the well rounded Furman attack. Senior co-captains Jerry Hirsch and Willie Taylor led the Bulldogs with 20 and 19 respectively. Brunson and ice-cold Citadel marksmanship over the first half allowed the Paladins to gradually pull away from end Fred Zeigler who holds the Atlantic Coast Conference career record, was shut out without a catch by West Virginia.

And in the fourth quarter, Dietzel pulled starting quarterback Tommy Suggs in favor of Randy Yoakum. "The situation called for a drop-back passer and we put Yoakum in because he is more of that type," said Dietzel. "Of course, I have no fear of playing Randy in any game because I know he's a good quarterback. "We didn't throw to Ziegler very much tonight because of the way they were covering him with two men," Dietzel said, "and when we tried to go to him, the passes weren't on target. But the double coverage on Ziegler opened up some of our other receivers." When asked if the field con- PAUL DIETZEL 'Proud Of Boys' are winners.

We'll be back. I'm just sorry our 11 seniors had to end their careers this way." West Virginia, which used two running backs primarily during the regular season on the way to a 9-1 record, employed three in the Texas Wishbone Tuesday night and Eddie Williams, who had been used mostly in relief during the regular season, did the Gamecocks with a sensational 208 yards" in 35 cracks. "They didn't really surprise us," said Dietzel, "with three running backs instead of two. It doesn't really make that much difference. The option is the option whether you use two or thre backs.

It doesn't make differrunning, ence who they run. We knew Williams was just about as good as (Bob) Gresham and (Jim) Braxton." As the game progressed, there were a couple of surprises. South Carolina split (See W. Virginia's, 4-B, Col. 1) Staff Wirephoto By Dave Underwood Leading The Way Gamecocks' Tony Fusaro Leads Warren Muir On Sweep In Peach Bowl.

Roche Leads Gamecocks Past Irish In Overtime By BOB COLE Assistant Sports Editor NEW ORLEANS South Carolina weathered a fantastic shooting performance by marvelous Austin Carr and a Notre Dame team that pushed the Gamecocks and their national ranking to the hilt Clemson Signs Ist Negro Ace To Grid Grant TAMPA -Junior Nelson, a 210-pound tackle of Hillsboro High in Tampa, became the first Negro gridiron star to cast his lot with Clemson today. Tiger assistant Larry Beckish signed the Hillsboro co-captain and termed him the top lineman in the Tampa area. Nelson becomes the fourth Negro athlete in Clemson history and is the second prospect signed since the appointment of Hootie Ingram as the head gridiron coach. Nelson received second-team All-AA honors in Florida and earned a position on the All-Region and Western Conference honor squads. (See MYERS, 5-B, Col.

1) before taking a climatic, 84-83 overtime victory to claim the Sugar Bowl championship Tuesday night. The win was USC's eighth in nine attempts and seventh straight this season. The Gamecocks, who led by as much as seven points in SOUTH the second half, had to come from behind when the Irish, led by the Amazing Mr. Carr, overcame them with a spurt of eight straight points in the middle of the period. good complemented perfectly Brun- (Jim) son's inside work with 12 points mostly on the down- As town variety.

there The 37-22 halftime advan- tage for Furman although largely attributed to the play of Brunson was helped along by a miserable 25 per cent Bulldog shooting average from the floor. Coach Dick Campbell pulled a mild surprise by starting Tommy Phillips at center in place of Mike Ruddle in order to take advantage of Phillips' outside shooting ability to draw Brunson away from the middle. But Brunson simply slacked off his man and clogged the lane. Brunson's steal and layup at the 12:30 point boosted the Paladins into an early 10-7 lead and then the big center added a free throw seconds later and Jerry Martin a jumper from the corner to make the count 12-7 for Furman with 11:59 left. THE CITADEL FURMAN Tavior 7-9 19 Selvy 8-11 16 Ruddle 3-4 9 Martin 0-0 10 Hirsch 2-3 20 Thomas 1-1 Hill 1 0-0 Brunsn 10 6-14 26 Mckstrth 3-4 MCmmn 4-4 20 May 0 0-2 Paul 0-0 GAU 0 0-0 Cockrum 0-0 Smith 0-0 Cmobell 01 1-2 Ledbiter 1-2 Daly 0 0-0 Phillips 1-3 Russell 0-0 Totals 27 17-27 71 Totals 30 20-32 80 Citadel 49--71 Furman 43 -80 Total fouls- -Citadel 24.

Furman 19. Fouled out--none. A- 2,500. The Irish led by four, 71-67, with 2:05 left in regulation play before the third ranked Game- AP Wirephoto Riker Scores Gamecocks' Tom Riker Scores Over Reach Of New Mexico's Steve Stephens In USC's 85-62 Win. cocks came roaring back.

John Roche sent the game into overtime when he hit both ends of a one-and-one with 12 seconds remaining to deadlock the issue at 75-75. The Gamecocks got the first basket of the five-minute overtime period when Tom Riker hit a layup. Carr, who finished with 43 points, tied it at 77-77 before Roche swept across the lane for a layup and Bobby Cremins hit a free throw for a lead the Irish never recovered from. Carr, voted the outstanding player of the tournament, setaa new Sugar Bowl twogame scoring, record with 70 points. Irish' fantasticshooting guard made good on 18 of 19 straight shots at one point spark the Notre Dame attack.

Roche, who responded under pressure to give the Gamecocks a second chance with the two foul shots, was named to the all-tournament team along wih Tom Riker who riddled the Irish for 25 points in the first half. FRANK SELVY Whips Citadel their Southern Conference opponents and the Bulldogs. down by 15 at the half, were never able to recover. Brunson's first half performance overshadowed everybody on the court. The muscular 6-6 pivotman scored 12 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, blocked five Citadel shots, stole several passes underneath and simply discouraged the Bulldogs from driving to the hoop.

Me Cam mon, the littlest man on the court at 5-10, Notre Dame, ranked 13th nationally, suffered its second heartbreaking loss to one of the top teams in the country. 'The Irish lost to top-ranked Kentucky last Saturday by two points, 102-100. Riker paced the USC attack with 36 points, his highest to(See ROCHE, 3-B, Col. 2).