The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 05, 1926, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6
KING 'BASI
BALL CHASERS
READY TO WORK
ON DA VIS FIELD
START PRACTICE SOON
Many Begin Limbering Up
Others Train in Gym
Catchin Z Staff Strong
Time has again rolled around for
baseball practice, but Davis field is
not in good shape for workouts and
the prospective players are having to
content themselves with limbering up
exercises mostly. The coaches can
say nothing further than that practice
will speed up as the field improves.
Practically all the men have kept in
condition, some taking daily exercise in
the gym while others 'have been on the
basketball team.
Godshall and Riggins, two left
handers who are expected to bear a
large part of the twirling duty are
keeping in shape and limbering up
every afternoon. Reeves, Thomas,
May, and Scott, who are also trying
out for the pitching position, will get
started at once. Reeves was on the
varsity string last year, and Leo
'rhonas and Francie May are twirlers
of high school fame.
Burke, Swink, Jackson, Causey, and
probably Webster, if he is eligible, will
do the bulk of the receiving. This
seems to be the strongest part of the
team this year.
Bill Rogers and Red Adams will b.
on the initial sack with Rogers prob
ably having the edge in hitting and
experience. Poston, Lamar, and Miller
will fight it out for the keystone bag.
Miller was the varsity second-sacker
last year and Lamar was the fresh
man player.
At short will be Marion Swink and
others who may be shifted. Last year
captain Jeffords played 3rd for the var
sity and Wimberly for the fresh. Jeff
ords is a versatile player, and, in a
pinch, could be shifted to short or sec
ond. Jim Farr, of basketball fame, has
also played second base and short stop.
Salley, Milling,' Dickert, Youngblood,
and Hall seem to be the best bets for
the outergardens, though several men
may make the grade, including Hilde
brand, Poston, if he is not used on the
infield, and Shelton.
All in all, the material seems to be
far superior to that of last year, and
as soon as the r nished, the
battle will stariW
High Sdhool Play
For Championship
Charleston From Lower State
and Clover From Upper
State Meet in Finals Q
Clover and ,Charlestoni high schools
meet tonight in the gymnasium to dle
cide the championship *of the state in
boys basketball. Clover defeated Par
ker high, which has been the runner
up for the last-two years. and Charles
ton, champion for three years. defeat
ed Sumter last week- and won the right
to contend.
Seats will b)e reserved for the mem..
hers of each school and the high school
officials. F,very year it has been cus
tomary for the University boys from|
the up-state to sit on the right side oil
the gym and cheer for their team while
the low-state students congregate on
the left s,de to root for their section.
Dave Gaston has charge of the ar
rangemients' for tonight's encounter.
Next Friday night, two girl's basket
ball teams wvill battle foi the supre
macy in the gymnasium at the same
time as the -game tonight.
-USC
Sopho;more-What is your- greatest
ambition. Frosh?
Freshmon-To die a y'ear sooner
than you.
Soph--What is your reason for that ?
Fresh--So I will be a Sophomore mn
hell when you: get there I
-USC
"Rat" Vincent (to librarion): "Have
you anty magazines in which J could
indl sncme rioicals?"
'BALL RUL
Carolina Freshmen
Have Good Season
Lose Only Two College Games
Have Best Record in
the State
Finishing the season last Saturday
night the Carolina freshmen hung up
a good record for the year of 1926.
They lost to only one team in the
state, that team being Citadel freshmen
who (lid not have a regular schedule,
playing only one or two teams in this
state. The Biddies won from every
team in the state, playing a complete
schLdule and defeated each of their
<-pponents twice. No other team in the
state that played out a regular sche
dule can boast of such a record.
Coach Stoney has made a record
with his men that is to be proud of
He has taught them the Carolina styl
of play, clean and hard. It is a pity
that the Citadel did not meet the rest
of the freshmen teams in the state
this year as the Biddies do not feel it
incumbent upon them to claim the
title over their heads. But the writer
cannot perceive any reason for the Cit
adel to base a claim to the title, and
certainly no other team in the state
has the record that the Biddies have.
-USC
NET MEN STILL
FIGHTING HARD
FOR POSITIONS
NO CHANGE IN THE ROSTER
Bill Cain's Rapid Rise Cut Short
By "Heinie" Fair's
Playing
Battle for places on the tennis team
went through a second week of hard
work with no serious upsets. Very
little change was made in the stand
ing of the first ten players. In nearly
all cases challengers were successfully
repulsed, often only after hot contests.
The sensational rise of "Little Bill"
Cain was brought to a sudden halt by
the smashing of "Heinie" Fair, rank
ing number four. All contestants are
showing great improvement in form
and looking tine. With continued im
provement Carolina should soon have
a good teanm.
The manager,. Calhoun Thomas, has
revised the rating of the players, dis
placing those who have not he'n tak
ing active part with those who hive.
It is thought that in fiis" ' Aher will
be more action and contest. The new
rating. did not change the first ten
players. These are Wilson, Coleman.
Bleattie. Fair, Cain, Gaston. Trhomias.
Varn, Holcombe, andl Ready.
The schedule for the season has not
bee'n compIletedl, but plans are still go
ing forwari1 and the manager soon,
exp)ects to announce the schedule com.l
pile te.
-USC
Batesburg-Leesville
Hears 'Say Arabella'
Carolina Girls Will Probably
Tour Up-State This
Spring
On last Friday night thle Co-ed Glee
Club presented its now~ popular comn
edly "Say', Arabella." at Batesb)urg
L.ees~ville.
Transportation was furnished l)y the
town- girls, in the club, having cars.
There was a splendid hall for the per
formiance andl the girls reported one
of tihe best attendlances yet at their
show.
They are planning other trips this
sp)ring probab)ly to the upper part of
the statc but no dlefinite dates have
been set.
As niew~ popular songs are intro
.Lue almost every week the old ones~
are discarded and the girls qjuickly
learun the new ones andl new dance
steps) in) order to keep the "peppy'
little show up to the last minute and
give the audliences the last word in
msng anld ance.
ES SPORTS
BIDDIES FIGHT
BUT LOSE OUT
IN FINAL GAME
CITADEL IS VICTORIOUS
Was Scoring Orgy With Nolan,
White and Weeks Leading
the Attack
The Biddies opened up the game
with the Citadel "frosh" last Saturday
night in a brilliant manner that boded
no good for the Pups but they seemed
unable to maintain the pace that they
sad set for the Pups overcame a thir
teen point lead to get within striking
distance of victory and they made the
most of it. Perhaps it was the ab
sence of White, long and rangy center
for the Biddies, in the second half that
caused the Biddies to slump in scoring,
but then the Citadel yearlings demon
strated a much superior brand of bask
etball in the second half to the brand
displayed by them in the opening half
of the game.
The .game itself was a scoring orgy
by both teams, a grand total of 96
points being caged during the night.
Out of this storm of baskets stool
Nolan. the fast little forward for the
Biddies. Nolan was high scorer of the
night with some 25 points. He made
baskets from almost impossible posi
tions and once near the basket he
rarely failed to sink a shot for the two
points. Windus played a good game
for the Biddies also, doing much to
aid Nolan by feeding the ball to him
as he came down the floor. Windus
caged several nice shots himself. White
played a good game the first half but
was forced to leave the game after
that period was up. His successor,
Stoddard (lid well.
For the Pups, Weeks, brother of the
famotus Teddy, was the best bet. Weeks
got ten points and led his team wefl.
He played a nice floor game besides.
Sires garnered sixteen points for the
Blue and White but kept the Pups out
of several possible baskets by his in
dividuality. Johnson at' center started
off a good many plays especially in the
second half that resulted in a basket
and shot a few himself.
Weeks opened the game by sinking
one from a good distance. Nolan
evened it up by a snowbird and then
proceeded to run the score up to the
tune of 15 to 2 by his lonesome before
anyone else had a good look at the
basket. The Pups seemed . to take a
new lease on life after a hurried con
sultation in the middle of the floor and
cane back strong to get within two
points of the lead. It was a beautiful
rally. Nolan put in some more of his
deadly wvork to get the Biddies out in
the lead 1)y a good margin, though, and
it looked as though the Biddies were
h1eadled for victory again. The young|
canines camne back strong to take the
lead at 24-23, but Windus got a beauty
just as the pistol sounded to give his
team a one point lead at the end of
the first half.
W ks got his team out in front to
opeirlQie second stanza but the Caro
lina yearlings came back to tie the
score by3 a foul. From then on it was
never more than one or two points
sep)arating the teams uptil in the last
two or three minutes of play the Pups
took a spurt that put them out in front.
The final score was 50 to 44.
-USC
Wofford Claims the
IState Championship
Press dispatches from Spartanburg
have been published laying claim to
the high honors in basketball in this
state for Wofford. Wofford bases
claini on the fact that it won every
game on its schedule with the except
*on of Newberry, who defeated the;
Terriers in Newberry. Wofford did
not sminet Carolina or Furman (luring
the season, but bases its claim mainly
on the fact that it beat the Citadel in
Charleston, the only game to be played
between the two teams. However,
the Citadel was beaten by Furman and
Carolina on their respective home
cors
.
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