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Griffin Ties Record Buckeyes Romp 55-7 (See Story Bn go 5-1) Page One Finest i Section I) Columbia SC Sunday October 27 1971 Bass Sparks Gamecocks Past Tar Heels 31-23 bunt up the middle by Randy Chastain on a third-aad-one situation I'SCs longest ran from scrimmage of the season put it at the 27 and Bass kept for the final three yards to climax the 71-yard eight-play drive The Tar Heels' whose deepest penetration to this point of the second half had been their own 21 yard line came to life offensively and marched 80 yards in 10 plays with fullback Dick Oliver diving in for the TD Kupec then fired a two-point conversion pass to Jerome and USC's lead was sliced to 24-15 with 12:41 remaining in the game But with the heat on the Gamecocks came right back and marched in for their final score of the night A 35-yard By BOB COLE Assistant Sports Editor South Carolina exploded for three third quarter touchdowns behind the brilliant running of quarterback Ron Bass and the defense put clamps on North Carolina's vaunted offense as the Gamecocks claimed a 31-23 decision over the Tar Heels Saturday night A Williams-Brice Stadium crowd of 41512 looked on as Bass who has played in the shadow of Jeff Grants for the past two seasons carried the ball a school record 39 times for 211 yards behind superb blocking (JSC amassed 468 yards rushing for their night's work The victory was USC'i second straight after the Gamecocks lost the first five games of the season It was also Marino converted the PAT kick and USC led 31-15 with 9:34 showing North Carolina kept USC off the scoreboard for only the second time of the second half on the next possession and the Tar Heels then surged 96 yards in 12 plays for their final score after freshman Max Runager's punt wai downed at the UNC four The Tar Heels' converted a fourth-down play at their 45 to deep the march alive and Jerome took a pitchout around left end from the five for the TD The two-point conversion pass attempt was batted down but USC was guilty of interference and Kupec then lobbed a perfect strike to tight end Charles Waddell to slice the Gamecocks' lead to 31-23 with 2:50 on the clock An onsides kick failed bow-(See RON BASS 13-D Col 1) 4P Hwrftoto Legging Along Gemson's Tim Stough Leaps Fallen Jimmy Williamson After Intercepting Tennessee Pass In First Period NCar SCar 2 94-Mt HI 15 a 14-104 1-44 3-34 2-44 4-4 2-44 4-40 FlrH downs RuthM-yardt Ratling yards fum yards Pastas Punts FumWavlost PwialMrs-yards Surge Nips Tigers 29-28 By HERMAN HELMS Executive Sports Editor KNOXVILLE Term Tennessee drove 83 yards to a late touchdown and added a two-point conversion on a tremendous play by quarterback Conredge Holloway to squeeze out a 29-28 victory over underdog Clemson here Saturday Only one minute and 31 seconds remained in the thriller when the Vols sprung Easley SC native Stanley Morgan on a 13-yard dash to the touchdown which cut lead to 28-27 Then with the game on the line Staff PfcwU By Mnie Roberta Elusive Gamecock Tennessee called upon the remarkable Holloway to try and put a two-pointer on the board Condredge rolled out to the right looking to pass but he could find no receivers and was forced to reverse his field and retreat all the way back to the 22-yard line under a heavy rush from the Gemson defense Just before he got popped by a hard tackle Holloway spotted split end Larry Seivers in the left corner of the end zone and barely looped a pass past Jimmy Ness into Seivers arms for the two-pointer which spared Tennessee an embarrassing defeat and broke the hearts of the gutty Tigers The Holloway-to-Seivers strike was the finishing blow in a great football game that became almost too exciting for a crowd of 66334 to endure in the final quarter Gemson a two-touchdown South Ron Bass Avoids Diving North Carolina Tackier And Heads Upf ield After Failing To Find Receiver NorSS Carolina South Carolina SC-FC Marino 30 Kupec 4 run (Altiander luck I SC-Bass 21 run (Marina kickl Hodoin 1 run (Marino kickl Hodgin I run (Marino kick Oliver I run (Jerome pass from Kupec) Bass 3 run (Marino kick) Jerome I run (Waddell pass from kupec) 41312 a coach Paul Dietzel's fifth straight -win against North Carolina and the Tar Heels' third setback in seven attempts this year Trailing 7-3 at inteimission Bass ignited the Gamecocks to their three third-period scores aad the Tar Heels were doomed USC took the second-half kickoff and stormed 70 yards in only seven plays for the go-ahead touchdown with Bass personally running for 61 yards in the march The 64) 177-pound quarterback from Camp Springs Md optioned down the line and cut back against the grain for the final 22 yards to send USC out front for good with only 3:07 gone in the third period The Tar Heels plagued by six fumbles four of which they lost turned the ball over at their 32 two plays later whea wingback Jimmy Jerome caught a pass from quarterback Chris Kupec lost the handle and Henry Laws covered it That drive ended at the one when Bass on second down fumbled and UNC's Ron-ny Johnson fell on it at the four But North Carolina nuve and punted out to its 41 Bass and Company needed just eight plays to put it in with Jay Lynn Hodgin slanting over tackle for the final two yards with 4:27 left in the period The Tar Heels' James Bet-terson fumbled on the third play of their ensuing possession and Russ Manzari fell on it at the UNC 19 Bass accounted for 15 yards of the total and Hodgin again slanted over tackle from the me on the sixth play 4 Bobby third PAT kick of the night staked the Gamecocks to a commanding 24-7 lead with 37 seconds remaining in the third quarter Fir I downi Rullwi-yardi Patting-yard Return yard Panes Puntt Fumb'at-loti Penaitiat-Vard Ciemton Tenues taa ClamsM Ttnnaiwa 17 27 4777 62-JW 174 117 33 59 710-1 12-19 1 7-43 4-40 04 4-41 910 7 7 0 1471 70 179 Morgan poll from Ho)ioay (Town sand kick) Cunningham os pass from Fellers (Buraast kick I Gwyias 35 run (hk failed) Cunningham 10 pass from Fellers 'Burgess kick) Bustle 14 pass from Caihcoi (Burgess kick) Morgan 33 run (Holloway njni Tester man 41 run Burgess kick) Morgan I runn ISevers pass from Holloway) A -334 underdog coming into the game went into the fourth period nursing a narrow 14-13 lead But the two clubs played some ping-pong for the final 15 minutes that nearly made nervous wrecks of the spectators A 14-yard halfback pass from Ken CalUcut to split end Ricky Bustle climaxed a 73-yard drive and accounted for third touchdown with 9:47 left Id the game Bob Burgess kicked the third of four successful conversions (See WILD 10-D Col 1) By E4 TMty ing On For The Ride Ron Bass Turns Upfield To Pick Up Yardage During Win Against North Carolina As The Tar Ronnie Robinson Hangs On BaK Aata South Two-Pointer Breaks Tigers Parker Laments Defeat Dietzel: Was A Beautiful Win 5 Holloway rolling out right to pass for the two-point conversion after Stanley Morgan had raced 13 yards for the touchdown which cut lead to 28-27 with 1:31 to play was hemmed in by the Tiger defense 'and had to reverse his field Scrambling back at the 22-yard line Holloway finally saw split end Larry Seivers open in the left corner of (he end zone and fired a pass to him The 6-4 Seivers (See HEARTSICK 13-D Col 1) By HERMAN HELMS Executive Sports Editor KNOXVILLE Tenn Tigers tried mighty hard to gift-wrap a dandy present for coach Red Parker on his 42nd birthday here Saturday But favored Tennessee struck for a late touchdown and used a tremendous play by quarterback Condredge Holloway to add a two-point conversion that sent the Tigers down to a heartbreaking 29-28 defeat Dietzel said we did things good football teams do tonight When it looked a little shaky for us we took the ball and drove it for a score When they scored on us we came right back and scored on them got some good breaks and some bad Dietzel opined thought (See DIETZEL Col 5) By HAROLD MARTIN State Sports Writer South Carolina coach Paul Dietzel sat clutching the game ball awarded to him by the Gamecocks after USC had drubbed North Carolina 31-23 and sighed happily a game It was a beautiful win was a wild game in a lot of Paul DimtMtl.