The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 23, 1928, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6

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\ _ 1| S SPORTS WRITER GIVES PRAISE TO GAMECOCKS Associated Press Writer Spec ializes In Southern Conference Sees Carolina's Progress STANDS HIGH IN SOUTH South Carolina Team Second to Georgia Tech in Conference Race George C. Renegar, the most out standing sports writer of the Associated Press, is specializing in the southern conference teams this year and by close ly following the various teams has per haps a more accurate knowledge and un derstanding of them, than any other writer. He has followed Carolina's rise in the football world with an unprejud iced eye and is qualified to compare them accurately with other conference elevens. Renegar reported the Carolina-Virginia game, therefore he has also seen them in action and since then has been un stinted in his praise. In a recent article sent out to all sec tions of the country by the Associated Press he states that Carolina has one of the best teams in the Southern Confer ence, particularly praising the flashy backfield. He classes the first group in the order named : Georgia Tech, Ala bama, South Carolina, Florida and Geor gia as having the most high-powered backfields in the con ference. He also says: "For sheer running power and all arot-nd versatility the Gamecocks, the Tornado, the Crimson Tide and Georgia Bull-Dogs seem to have the decided edge. They each have several real triple-threat men and a number of dangerous open field runners and line plungers-combinations that al ways carry a team to the front. "To briefly survey, a turn to the Gamecocks is not amiss. Billy Laval has in Eddie Zobei, 150 pout:d half-back, one of the greatest all-around stars in the history of the Dixie gridiron. He can punt well, pass, dropkick, kick from placement, rt n with great speed and sidestep and reverse a field as well as back up a line. In addition to this phenoninal back, I,aval has Carlisle lieall, former prepar atory school star, who is one of the out stia ding passers of the conference and also runs and punts. "Then there is also Wimberly, a run ning anl ph ngi.g back, and a player that picks holes quickly, Hei is e'usive on a broken field andl can also punitt well anc Of the outstanding teams mentioned by Renegar, Alabama is the only one de feated as yet. The tide wyas stopped by an upset game against Tlennesee Satt r (lay. Tech cont inue:l her march by a win over Notre Dame. Georgia nosed out Furman: by a lone touchdowvn and the Gators whi-pped Mercer 73 to 0. Georgia Tech seems to have a slight edlge on all con ference teams so far with South Carolina running a close second Tech should cap)ture the Georgia game this year, and that leaves Florida the other udefeated team, if she in turn can overcome the Btulldogs and Tennesee. If Carolina does not w.n the southern con ference title, if it is settled, she will wind up her season a very close runner uip. "The Little Shop ^ RECtURDS-V :ctor, TURNER'S IA Phone 5013' LORICK & LO BUILDING AND PI Pipe-Valves--Fittings, - SPORTIN POR. Sidelights JIMMY GREEN, - the P.C. "splash" failed to get off on any of his mar athots last Friday. - * * * * I'HE:RE must have been a hole in the Blue Sox. Carolina went through. . * ** * * * WIMBE RLY, Zobel, Beall, and Cooper, Carolina's "Four Horsemen," made the Presbyterians look like a high school outfit when they were"warm ing up" in the first quarter. MARYI,AND I;ewspapers claim that we beat their team by "getting the breaks." On their last visit it w; the "weather." * * * * * * * THE CLEMSON TIGER will be down Thursday to get a few stripes rip. ped off and a tin can tied to his tail. * * * * * * * COACI- I,AVAIL is getting the Game cocks all set to reverse the "Jun galeers"-and Brocki is naking plans for the shirt-tail parade '1'ht-rsday night. * * * * * * * THE CLEMSON supporters are com ing to the fair to lose a lot of mon ey, and that doesn't mean on horse races either-they'll be wanting to raffle off a few steers after the game is over. * * * * * * * BOB WIMBIERLY, though not men tioned so often in the score column, is always there with the ol' inter ference. Good work, Bob I * * * * CLEMSON: "Invading Columbia with the expectation of winning" and, it zero hour, "hoping to hold us to a close score." . * * * THE TIGERS have decided to let the goal posts at the fair grounds re main this year and "carry off the little end of the score." * * * * SOM EON E has said that the "Junga leers" will attend the fair "en mass." Guess this will help a few of the boys get about the city with out the aid of a map. * * * * AFTER TRiE GAME, obsegries for the dleceasedl Tiger wvill be officially performed with an elaborate cere mony on the steps of the Capitol builing. * * * * FINT RHEM, pitchler for the St. Louis Cardinals, was up at Ciem son last week looking the team overI before the fair classic. He made nio comment on howv he would bet his money, as Rhem knows a fast one wi.ll go by a heavy hitter nearly every time. TrHE KOSLOFF Russian Ballet (lanc ers arrived in town todlay to operI on engagement at one of the thea tres. Makletzova, second only to Pavlova, was out at Melton Field "incog" for a short time watching Zobel and Wimberly do their steps. round T he Corner" Columbia, Brunswick 4USIC SHOP 1109 Gervats Street WRANCE, INC.. ,UMBING SUPPLIE~S Beltings-Glass and Paint Q GOODS Freshmen Will Clash With Clemson Cub, Contest To Be Held On Melton Field Tomorrow Af ternoon Coach Norman's Biddies, after a week of hard scrimmage work and sigral drills, are all set to reverse the Tiger Cubs of Clemson College oni Melton Field tomorrow afternoon. The Clemson first year mcn are ex pected to present a strong aggregation, having defeated Erskine and the Uni versity of Georgia pups in consecutive wins. The Young Gamecocks have tested their strength but once, trounc ingg the "Blue Hose" of Presbyterian Collnee by the "track meet" score of ?6 to 0. S"veral sh'fts are likely to occur in the fiddie line-up this week. De. Vauchn has been moved over to tackle from his left end post and Hughey has been transferred to one of the wing nositions. The backfield remains in tact and, asi'le from the changes mentiored, the line-up for the gan will be practically the same as the one that started against the Presbyterians. Biddies. give us a good "preliminary" to the annual "Gamecock-Tiger" clash e-i Thursday. -U.S.C. Being Souad Trains For Strenuous Year Many "Leather Pushers" Work Daily at Gymnasium For Future Bouts The boxing team, under the direc tion of Jack Allison, is progressing in fine style and shows promise of hav ing a successful season. Many can didates are out for the various weights and it has been found neces sary to divide the squad into two ections. one meeting on Monday. Wednesday and Friday, and the other on Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday of each week. The squad will prob ably 'be cut at a later date. Keels. Pritchard and Hatchett are howing up splendidly in the light heavyweight class. The latter now weighs 169 pounds, but will fight as a middle weight if he can reduce to 164 pounds. If he can do this, Charl'e Gorman's place on last year's team will be satisfactorily filled. Lumian ski will probably represent Carolin for the second t'me in the light-weight class. Craven, who is t)eing depende-l on to fill the bantam .we:ght place has not yet reported, bu is expected1 to (d0 so in the necar fu,t' re. Grif fin, Wingard, and WVolf, veteran heavy-we'ght, as wvell as others, are exp)ected to report at the conclud or, of football. NiOTOR)l COACHl Sim\' IClI' COI,UM B!A TO G'REENV'ILI.E~ Lv'. Co'itmbia: 7 :00 am, 9:3' am, 11l :30 am, 2 pm11. -4:30 pin L v. Greenville: Same TI me, HAYES BUS LINES I NCORPORATED 1800) Main St. Ph'one' 87M8 Columbia Laundry 1323 Tayloe St. Phone 4954 Paramount's Great Epic of the Air! "WINGS" With Sensational "Sound" Effects You'll see Planes! Planes! Planes! Battl. ing at the cross roads of Heaven! 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