The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 02, 1928, Page PAGE SIX, Image 7
TWENTY-SIA
FOR BASE
Only Three Regulars Are Miss
ing From Last
Year's Team
PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT
Entire Pitching Staff is Back
With Several Additional
Players
Twenty-six men reported for the
first baseball practice Wednesday, and
Coaches Laval and Stoney expressed
themselves as being favorably impress
ed with the material. Only three regu
lars, Sam Burke, Bill Rogers and No
lan, finished last year. So with the
entire pitching staff back and a few
additional twirlers and a number of
aspiring players from last year's team,
also Red Adams who led the batters
year before last, Carolina should put
out one of the best teams in the South
ern conference.
Captain Red Swink played ball all
last summer, so he should be even bet
ter this year than last. Billy Lamar
will be back to hold down the key
stone position, and Mike Windus who
slugged the pill for a high average last
year will be back on first.
The short-stop and third base posi
tions should be easily filled by sonic
of the players coming up from the
freshman team. Red Adams played
out-field year before last, but he may
be switched to the infield.
Bill Cooper, Bob Wimberly, Salley
and Chandler, all old timers, will be
fighting it out for the out-field. Salley
proved to be one of the most consis
tent hitters on the Gamecock nine last
year, Chandler had a bit of hard luck
at the first of the season, fracturing his
arm, but he should be in the thick of
the fight this year.
With Bod Stoddard, Scott, Godshall
and Riggins out for the pitching staff,
there should be little difficulty in shap
ing a battery that can hold any of the
best teams to few hits.
The pitchers, first basemen, and
catchers have been out for a week and
are in nice shape to help with efficient
batting practice.
The following men are out for prac
tice now and a few more are expected
to be out within the next few days:
Covington, Ritch, Salley, Faux, Por
ter, White, Lamar, Chandler, Stod
(lard, Smith, McElrath, Watson, Win
dus, Adams, Rogers, Wimberly, Web
ster, Fair, Sanders, Riggins, Carmich
al, Young an Clark,
Gym. Team to Give
Exhibitions in Spring
May Go On Trips Within Next
Six Weeks or Two
Months
1 iteen or more c'andlidates were out
this week for the gym team which is
to give a seies.~ of exhibitions this
spring. Thew first of these willI take
place in four or five wveeks. Stren
uous training. begun this week, is fast
getting the zmn into good shape.
Parallel har work, tutmbling, bag
punching, stunts on the horse and hor-.
izontal bar wvork are lbeig done by the
team.
"We are very anxious," J. C. Craw
ford, coach o,f thle teanm saidI. "to go on
one or two trips and prohably will go
'on some sort of ercusion within the
next six weeks or two months."
Mr. C:-awford hopes to take as miany
tmeni on the t rip as ptossibile. It will l)e
the first trip of its kind to be made by
the gym team and it is believed that a
very creditab)le exhjibit ion can be giv
en wvith a little more practice.
Those out for rthe teami are :Lynn.
captain of this year's team: Black.
manager :lDavis, Hawkins. Gause, D.
Sox, C. Sox, TPucker, Johnson, Carpent
ter. Poliakoff, Berkowitz, J. Bradley,
n,wck n...,le a ots.
S
' MLN OUT
BALL TEAM
TRACK PRACTICE
STARTED WITH
ELIGIBLES OUT
Track Manager Reports More
Than Fifty Men Taking
Daily Workouts
TRAINING TABLE PROVIDED
Meets With P. C., Wofford, Fur
man, Clemson and Davidson
are Scheduled
Track practice is under way now and
nearly all of last year's eligible men
have reported, and a number from last
year's freshman team. The track
manager reports that there are fifty or
more taking daily workouts for the
freshman and varsity squads. This is
probably the larbest number that has
ever before been out for the sport. A
training table has been provided for
all those who wish to take advantage
of it.
Coach McFadden is hopeful of a
much brighter season than last, and
five regular meets have been schedul
ed, also the state track meet at the
close of the season at Clinton. P. C.,
Wofford and Clemson are to be met
within the state. This is the first time
in several years that the track men
have met the Tigers.
N. C. State and Davidson will be met
in the Tar Heel State. N. C. State
had one of the best teams in the south
last year and sonic beautiful demon
strations were given in the varioui
events.
Slim Carson did not return to school
this year so someone will have to be
found to throw the discus. Boyce is
in school but is not out for track.
Boyce broke the state record in the
mile race last year.
The schedule is as follows:
March 31-Presbyterian College in Co
lumbia.
April 7-Wofford in Columbia.
April 14-Furman in Greenville.
April 21-Clemson in Columbia.
April 28-Davidson in Davidson.
May 1-State track meet at Clinton.
Ky. Defeats Birds
in S. I. C. Meet
Holcombe, As Usual, Plays Re
markable Game-Score
56 to 40
Carolina's hopes were blasted in the
first game of the S. I. C. tournament,
when they fell before the attack of
the mighty Kentuckians, in a game
featured by the frequent scoring of
both teams, the finial score being 56 to
40.
T1he game wvas a fast affair and the
b)ark of the gun found the Gamecocks
fighting as in the first of the contest,
but they were unable to stem the tide
of the powerful Kentucky offense.
Buster Holcombe played a remark
able game, covering thle floor in fine
style, and sinking 17 points for the
Birds. He proved more than a match
for the fast Blue Grass center, and
receivedl duie ap)plause from the large
crowdl of nearly five thousand pleopile.
McBlrayer, Jenkins. Combs and Jef..
fries, all imade up the fast combina
tion for the wsinners.
line upi and summary:
Carolina Kentucky
F"air (6) ..........F... . (13) Jeffries
Clark (11) ........F. . .. (20) Combs
Hlolcomibe (17) .. . (12) McBrayer
Chandler (2)........G.....(5) Jenkins
Pritchard ........0.. .. (4) McGinnis
Substitutions : Carolina-Windus (4).
Kentucky-Owens (2). Referee Thor
pe (N. V TT.\
PORI
ERSKINE LEGETTE, Editor
IINKPOT
THREE MEN on Carolina's regular
basketball team played their last
game against Kentucky last Fri
day night. These men are Captain
Heinie Fair, Buster Holcombe,
and Monk Clark. Each one did
his part this year, and it is with
regret that these faces, familiar
for the past four seasons, will not
represent the Garnet and Black
basketball team again.
- rNKPOT -
BUSTER HOLCOMBE ended his
basketball career at Carolina in a
blaze of glory, his play in the Fur
man, Clemson, and Kentucky
games deserving unlimited praise.
Horace Renegar, the Associated
Press sports writer, rates him as
one of the best centers seen in
the S. I. C. tourney in years.
-INKPO
OME REAL baseball is promised
this season by the coaches when
the Gamecock nine opens the sea
son with the University of Mary
land. Interest is rapidly encreas
ing, and the crowds that watch the
practices are steadily growing.
Come out and look 'em over!
- INKPOT -
TWO THOUSAND dollars are lost
on baseball every year at Caro
lina. The cause, of course, is due
to the small attendance at the
games. If the students would
show a little more interest, and
support the teai by attending
the games, it would naturally
arouse more interest from out
side, causing an increase in gate
receipts.
- INKPOT
ROOSTER McFADDEN has bright
hopes for a sniart track team this
year. as more than fifty men have
reported for practice. The track
schedule is announced this week,
and it is certainly the best in sev
eral years. The Clemson Tigers
have been added and makePtheir
appearance in Columbia.
- INKPOT
THE DUKE. boxers again proved too
strong for the Gamecock battlers,
but Pritchard nearly made the
count the same as in the first en
encounter, when he all but had
the edge at the end of the third
round of the heavy weight fight.
-INKPOT
EXTRA EFFORT is being made to
produce some creditable cheers
for next footb)all season. It seems
assuredl that we will have a real
football team. So let's get to
gether and prodluce something that
will help to support the team.
Compose your yells or songs and
sendl them in for considleration.
- INKPOT -
''THE BIRDS gridsters were given
their first real training test this
afternoon wvhen the first and sec
ondl teams met in a regular foot
ball game. The (drive that was
shown this afternoon certainly
gave evidlence of a powerful
eleven for next year.
- INKO -
TH-ERE ARE no slackers on the
football field. Tf the players are
not out regularly, then they dlon't
come out at all. That is Coach
L,aval's method.
- INKOT
TNTRA-MURAL, basketball has begun
andl the first series of gamnes have
already b)eenl played. The intra
mural football games provedl to be
(mqite a success, and undler Mr
C'rawfordls instructions. baske'tbaill
should prove equallyv as successful.
- INKPOT -
IBASKEITBALL4 is a thing of the past.
The crack of the bat can now b)e
heard on Davis field, and the
treadl of the track meni on the
cinder path. Only a short time
andl we will be engrossed in ani
S
NICCO TINES WIN
BOXING MA TCH
FROM CAROLINA
Duke Sluggers Take Five Out of
Seven-Carolina Takes
Two Matches
KINDER KNOCKED OUT
Gorman and Pane Win-Pritch
ard Lose by Technical
Knockout
The Duke boxing team defeated
the Carolina boxers when they won
five out of seven matches in a return
engagement at Ducham Wednesday
night. Two bouts were knockouts,
one being technical.
St. Armand took revenge on Craven
who defeated him in the first en
counter, and won the decision in a fast
fight.
Max of Duke again nosed out
Phillips to win the judges decision in
the 12l5 pound class.
Doug Kinder and "Smitty" Smith
who put up a scrappy affair before,
started off in very much the same way
again, but near the close of the first
round Smith landed a lucky punch
that brought Kinder down for the
count of ten.
Dick Pane again proved the better
boxer for Carolina when he complete
ly outclassed Warren of the Nicco
tines, to win the decision.
Charlie Gorman slugged Carper to
keepshis clean record, and was award
ed the decision. Gorman is the only
man on the Carolina team who has
won all three bouts, Pane not having
participated in the first scrap, with
Clemson.
Drufus Griffin again proved not
quite enough for Rankin and the
Duke boxer won the decision.
Fddie Pritchard stayed the three
rounds yith Culp, the big two hundred
pounder of the Niccotnes. Both bat
:led on even terms for the first two
rounds, and the last was so close that
an extra round was required before
any decision could be made. Pritch
ard was exhausted, however, at the
close of the third round and Culp won
easily, the referee giving him a tech
nical knockout.
Johnson and Davis acted as judges,
and Drenhan of N. C. State refereed.
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the contest thus far, however, it is not
too late for teams to enter, and it is
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Gaies have already been played be
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