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Thursday, August 16, 1962 Page 6 TPIE UNC NEWb Speed, By PAUL HOUSTON In all that Jim Hickey has said about this fall's UNC football team, nothing has been more significant than: "We'll have more boys who'll really want to play football this year than at any other time since I've been here." Basically, what that means is, this is Hickey's fourth year as head coach at Carolina. Thus every sophomore, junior and senior (except for three boys who were red-shirted one year) on the team got started as freshmen at the same time Hickey took over just after the late Jim Tatum's death in July, 1959. These, all 75 or 80 of them, are "Hickey's Boys" then. They've been with him all along and didn't have to endure the period of ad justment that was tough for so many when Tatum died. And the fact is every man loves to play for Jim Hickey and his amiable but stern staff. And it is therefore not without justifications that Hickey has a feeling that this year's bunch not only has the necessary skills but has the spirit, and will give the effort, that he and others know Players Hold Own Summer Practise By BOB QUINCY Summer school is hard work and fun and a bit of the unusual for the average student, but foot ball players can think of only one thing the gridiron. Such is the case with two of North Carolina's better prospects. backs Junior Edge and Joe Mc Lamb. Each afternoon when the non-athletes are holding hands with pretty co-eds, Edge, Mc Lamb and a number of other stalwarts are working diligently on their own. "I spend an hour or more on the track every day," said half back McLamb, a Clinton young ster who could be one of the Atlantic Coast Conference's fin est runners. "I find if I keep my legs in shape, it's easy to stay in shape all over." McLamb currently weighs about 196. He sprints the 100 in track equipment in 10-seconds flat, a feat that is quite pleasing to Coach Jim Hickey. "McLamb is something of a favorite of mine, commented George Barclay, the freshman coach, when Joe's name was mentioned. "I watched him in spring drills, and frankly, I think he could be one of the best run ners we've had in years. It's up to him." Edge, a handsome, well-built 200-pounder, can handle a passel of assignments. He's the best de fensive back on the squad and last year intercepted seven pass WHO'S III CHARGE HERE? Thai captivating book of politi cal photographs with the wittiest captions is back in stock. THE I'lTI.'lATE DOQ'CSHQP 119 East Franklin Street Chapel IliU Open Tifl t P.M. 3 Platoons Bolster has been sporadic for a decade. To insure such a lift in morale, Hickey will install the famed LSU three-platoon system of sub stitution. Each team will bear a name and be specialists of a sort. The Blues are to be the first stringers, Carolina's 11 best all around players. The Rams will be the "go" club, and the Tar Heel team hopes to live up to its soubriquet by being sticky on the defensive. By employing three units, that means at least 33 men will see lots of action every ball game. In recent years 25 to 28 at the most would get on the field and at that they would feel like they were spot subs. As many as 40 boys and Hickey has at least 40 good footballers this year will probably enter several games this fall. Practice starts Sept. 1. Twenty one days later N. C. State comes to town for the traditional open er (season tickets now. on sale) and then it's oh, murder Ohio State at Columbus and Michigan State at East Lansing on the fol lowing Saturdays. Hickey feels that if he returns from E. Lansing Sunday the sev- es. He can punt and kick off. If he's needed, he can do a good job at offensive quarterback. "I guess I've been punting 100 . or more balls every day during the summer," said Edge. "I'm getting good distance." McLamb at this point paid Edge a combat compliment. "I wish our entire squad had the coolness of Junior," said Joe. "In all our games last year I never once saw him ruffled. He's the kind the green players look to for confidence." McLamb, who is a pre-med stu dent, is taking an organic chem istry course this summer so he can clear himself of laboratory work during the fall. He wants to devote every afternoon to be coming a better player. "I think we're going to have a fine football team," predicted McLamb. "I've never seen the spirit at such heights. We also have some good young players coming up who will help us a lot." What about Carolina's rugged schedule which opens with North Carolina State on Sept. 21 at Kenan Stadium, .then is followed with road trips to Ohio State and Michigan State: "I think it will be rough," said Edge, "but I'm glad we have such a representative schedule. We played LSU last season and Joe agrees with me that we won't meet many teams anytime or anywhere that can be tougher." SccfcGtcrD Hav&n 9 . , . fir for TUESDAY cssi THUHSDAT wvimi ammnt m enth of October with a 3-0 record he'll have a pretty fair season. And if he should improve on last year's 5-5 ledger (runnerup 4-3 in the Atlantic Coast Confer ence), much of the credit will probably go to co-captains Joe Craver and Ward Marslender. Craver, a center, and Mar slender, a halfback, are not only outstanding football players and students, but should meke two of the best field leaders since Wade Smith and Jack Cummings. They do inspire. A 6-1, 219 lb. native of Shelby, Craver is Carolina's best bet for All-America since Al Goldstein in 1958. He reminds you a lot of Irvin (Huck) Holdash, the 1949-50 All-American. Parlaying tremen dous desire with dedication and intelligence, Craver is agile and he's rough, a coach's dream, says Hickey. . Marslender is a converted quar terback who loves to run fancy the shifty, stop and go stuff. He's not only a fine runner but is a good passer and a favorite pass ing target. He's due for all-star honors, too. These co-captains are only two of nine seniors on the entire squad, and not one of those other seven are dead wood, either. In fact, end John Runco and guards Jack Tillery and Duff Greene are probable starters for the Blue, or first team. Meanwhile defensive back John Flournoy, center Bob Zaback, tackle Tony Hennessey and end Steve Yates are popular choices to play with the Tar Heel unit. Where last year a flock of tal ented and eager sophomores play ed surprisingly instrumental roles, the sophomores of 1962 are themselves expected to make great contributions. Especially in the backfield. On the basis of spring prac tice evaluations, sophomore Gary Black ranks as the number one quarterback on the team, suc ceeding the departed Ray Farris. And at fullback, Richmond, Va. sophomore Ken Willard is cur rently top dog and will likely remain so. He's probably the top sophomore recruit on the team and must fill the vacancies left by Bob Elliott and Joe Davies. Sophomores Dave Braine, Ron nie Jackson and Tommy Ward are all assured of plenty of duty at halfback this fall. Braine is running second at running back and Jackson and Ward are each third at running back and wing back, respectively. Jackson, by the way, is a little scatback who promises big open field excitement in the years to come. In one freshman contest he scored on plays of 74, 85 and 90 yards. Outstanding sophs in the line include guard Clint Eudy, tackles John Hill and Jake Jacoby and end Frank Gallagher. In the spring it looked like tackle might be a problem be cause of graduation losses and academic casualties. But juniors Jim Alderman and Vic Esposito mm. Tt nt Tar Heel solved the problem so well Hick ey now considers the position a strong point. Letterman Tony Hennessey and newcomers Gene Sigmon, Cole, Kortner, and Hill and Jacoby give depth. Starting opposite Runco at end will probably be John Hammett, a junior letterman. Steve Yates and Bruce Greene twin brother of Duff are rated second (Tar Heel) and Bob Lacey and Frank Gallagher are third (Rams). Lacey and Runco are quality pass catchers. Seniors Tillery and D. Greene are backed up at guard by Jerry Cabe and John Hill and by Curtis Ish and Jake Jacoby. . At center, seniors Craver and Zaback have Glenn Ogburn and Jay Malobicky in reserve. As for the backfield, where the formation this year will be a winged-T, quarterback could be considered as a doubtful position by the casual oserver, in that no one there has any offensive varsity experience. But Hickey is unconcerned. He feels Black has the poise and that holdout sophomore Sandy Kinney has the savvy to handle the of fensive chores effectively. George Boutselis, a junior who does have a trace of varsity experience, will also be ready to lend a hand. John Flournoy and Junior Edge are outstanding defensive quar terbacks, or safetymen. In seven games last fall Edge intercepted seven enemy passes, tying an ACC record. Joe McLamb right now is the top man at running back, with Braine, Jackson and Tom Brooks behind him. He is very fast and is big enough to run straight ahead. : While Marslender is number one at wingback, Roger Smith is close behind and is considered by Hickey to be the best all-around player on the team. After them is sophomore Ward and Chapel Hillian Dave Henry. Henry is quick, like Jackson, and will play mostly on offense. Fullback is loaded with non lettermen. Joining Willard is Bar ry Westfall, Eddie Kesler and Pete Kirvan. Kesler is an excel lent punter along with halfback Wally Dunham. Dunham is the hard-luck boy on the team. After sitting out his sophomore year to gain season ing, the Winston-Salem lad suf fered a bad injury last season and is just now able to go. He's an exciting and daring runner and an exceptional punter. Hickey is happy to report that the team as a whole will be much swifter afoot and also i THE PATIO PRESENTS SIGHAS G0L1D0 8:00-11:00 P.M. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays O f.linialure Golf Course (Be watching for the Patio's big miniature Golf Tournament) O Driving Range (One Large Bucket of Golf Balls $.50) O Free Pro Instruction 10:30-11:30 A.M. Also Remember .... THE PATIO for your Night-Time Leisure DANCING Hopes quicker. There is a difference be tween swiftness and quickness. Quickness in athletics refers to reaction time. Improvement in both categories can be attributed to the assistance given by track coaches Dale Ranson and Joe Hilton. Using Ranson's Fleetness Running principles (short sprints), the team has improved its over-all speed noticeably, the staff feels. Anything going to be real dif ferent about the '62 Tar Heels? "We hope," says Hickey, "to pass more and use a little more wide open style of offense. We'll flop ends (change their sides of the field), split halfbacks and ends and try to throw more to them. "Kinney loves to throw and Black and Boutselis are good passers themselves. Willard, Mar slender and McLamb should give us a solid running attack." So much, though, emphasizes Hickey, depends on how soon the sophomores come around. Be cause of the schedule, that shouldn't take long. Ohio State and Michigan State (second and third opponents) were at one time or another listed as the top teams in the nation last year. The crowds at those games should rank among the biggest any Caro lina team has ever played before. In fact the entire schedule may well be the most demanding in the school's history. It's doubt ful many other teams around the country this season will have one so packed with formidable foes. Besides Ohio State, Michigan State and the seven ACC schools, the Tar Heels go to South Bend, Ind. to renew an 11-game rivalry with Notre Dame, reportedly on a big rebound. In the two teams' last meet ing, in 1960 in Chapel Hill, Caro-' lina defeated the Fighting Irish, 12-7, for the first time in the series. Season tickets to all home games and to away games are now on sale to the public at the Woollen Gymnasiuf box office. Let Pete Do It ete the TAILOR 133! E. Franklin St.
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