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ACC 5-3, Big Five1-4

SC, Duke Win, Tech Is 0-5

By John Markon

The Atlantic Coast Conference,
much maligned in recent weeks, did
a little to strengthen its fading
intersection reputation on Saturday
when four of the six teams that
played non-conference games
emerged victorious. In the lone
intra-league struggle South Carolina
bested North Carolina in a battle
between contenders.

The Gamecocks used a 97-yard
put return by Dickie Harris and a
50-yard touchdown pass by
second-string quarterback Jackie
Young to turn the tables on the
18th-ranked Tar Heels. South
Carolina jumped to a quick 21-7
lead but saw that advantage
evaporate in the fourth quarter
when North Carolina fought back
to tie the score. Young was equal to
the occasion, however, and led the
Gamecocks to two additional
scores, the clincher coming on a
65-yard gallop by halfback Billy
Rice.

Even in defeat it was a fine
afternoon for UNC's Don
McCauley. He carried the ball 37
times for 183 yards, and scored two
touchdowns on canters of one and
48 yards. McCauley is nearing the
ACC career rushing mark of 2,664
yards set by ex-Wahoo star Frank
Quayle. He needs only 545 yards
and has six games remaining.

Outside the conference the big
upset-maker was Duke. The Devils
spoiled 11th-ranked West Virginia's
homecoming by dominating the
Mountaineers both offensively and
defensively and winning 21-13.
With Leo Hart throwing but ten
passes it was Duke's stable of fine
runners, led by sophomores Steve
Jones and Bill Thompson that
controlled the ball and scored the
three Devil touchdowns. The West
Virginia running game, touted by
some as being the best in the East,
amassed 212 yards.

Virginia Tech is having a rough
season. Against Wake Forest the
Gobblers finally got their passing
game in gear but failed to cross the
goal line sufficiently and lost 28-9.
Wake quarterback Larry Russell
kept the ball on the ground and
engineered the Deacons' second
consecutive win over Virginia
opposition.

North Carolina State won its
first game of the season by taking
East Carolina 23-6 on a fourth
quarter rally. The Wolfpack lost the
statistical battle but was able to
cement their more important
scoreboard advantage with a key
69-yard punt return by Jack
Whitley. No one at State is getting
too excited about this one,
however. The losing Pirates being
winless in five starts.

In less happy news Maryland
went north to play racially-troubled
Syracuse and lost 23-7. The Terps
managed only eight first downs in
losing their fifth game without a
victory. A sophomore quarterback
with the unpronounceable last name
of Januskiewicz led the rout,
scoring all three Orange
touchdowns.

Clemson, following its
predilection for the masochistic
scheduling of SEC opponents, lost
another one to a Dixie squad
Saturday. The winner this time was
Auburn and the Plainsmen rolled to
an easy 44-0 triumph. The score at
the end of the first quarter was
20-0 and the reserves weren't long
in taking over.

In other games of area interest
William and Mary bowed to The
Citadel 16-7 and Richmond was
upended by Furman 23-9 in a game
at Furman Combined with the
losses of Tech and VMI the effect
of all this is to leave the Cavaliers
as the almost unquestioned symbol
of football excellence in the state
today. Two years ago Richmond
and Tech both went to bowls. The
mighty have unquestionably fallen.