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Clemson Stands In Way

Wahoos Seek Revenge In Richmond

By TOM BELL

The injury-ridden Cavaliers, Still
smarting from last week's 34-14
loss to South Carolina, got another
chance tomorrow when they travel
to Richmond to face Clemson in
the Tobacco Bowl.

The Cavaliers carry an 11-game
losing streak in ACC ply and a
12-game losing streak to the Tigers
into City Stadium in the state
capital for the 1:30 p.m. kickoff.

The Cavaliers have never beaten
the Tigers. The closest they have
ever come is five points. Last have
Clemson won 27-17 in the South
Carolina heat.

But injuries will be a bigger
problem for the Cavaliers tomorrow
than the jinx which has plagued
them for so many years. Co-captain

and fullback Gary Helman has an
ankle injury which will keep him
out indefinitely, and is not
expected to play, and Larry
Albert, the quarterback who
sparked the Cavaliers to their only
win of the season against
Vanderbilt, has an injury to his left
shoulder which kept him out of
much of last week's game and may
hinder him somewhat this week. He
is the probable starter.

Other injuries on the depth-shy
squad are to Jim Lacey (pulled
hamstring) and Greg Dickerhoof
(hand injury). Lacey, normally a
running back, will start the game at
fullback, despite his small size at
5-10 and 176 pounds.

One of the real bright spots for
the Cavaliers this year has been the
defensive secondary which this
week is rated first in the conference
and tenth in the country. The
secondary, made up of cornerbacks
Bob McGrail and Gerard Mullins
and safeties Bill Kettenun and Steve
Sroba, have given up an average of
just six passes and 75.6 yards per
game so.

Clemson is riding high after
knocking off Duke, then rated
fourteenth in the nation, in last
Saturday's Oyster Bowl in Norfolk.
They are expected to rely on a
strong defense, led by linebacker
Larry Hefner, and a ball-control
offense, led by runners Heide Davis,
Ricky Gilstrap, and Wade Hughes.

Last weekend's win was the first
of the season for the Tigers, who
are coached by Hottie Ingram.
Previously they had dropped
decisions to Georgia, Georgia Tech,
and Kentucky.

The Cavaliers will be appearing
in their eighth Tobacco Bowl game,
having won four and lost three in
their previous contests. In recent
years they have had much success
in the game, beating VMI there tow
years ago, 28-10, and upsetting
West Virginia, nationally ranked at
the time, 41-0 in 1965.

Those wins are, however, only
memories, and the Cavaliers will
almost certainly go into the game in
the familiar underdog role.

The starting offensive backfield
for the Wahoos will be extremely
small, as Albert will be the heaviest
of the crew at 181 pounds. Lacey,
at 176 and Kent Merritt at 175,
give the team two outside threats,
but very little power running.

A change in the Cavalier
defensive unit will have Ken
Golden, a 6-0, 221-pounder at
defensive tackle replacing Bob
Bressan who is again ineligible.

A win for Clemson would keep
them at the top of the ACC
standings, and the Wahoos need a
win to get out of the conference
cellar where they have become
something of a permanent fixture.

The Clemson jinx has plagued
the Cavaliers since their first
meeting in 1955. All through the
glory years of Frank Howard, the
Cavaliers could not even get close.
But the Cavalier soccer team had
never beaten Maryland before this
season and pulled it off Wednesday.
Perhaps this is the week for
breaking jinxes.