Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I I I 111 BIRD: SOUTH CAROLINA TEAMS WIN AND LOSE IN STATE CAROLINA, CLEMSON WIN Only Two Teams Travel Out Of State For Games With Tarheel Foes A fourth week of football operations, composed mainly of one sided intra-state clashes, passed into oblivion on the South Carolina battle front Saturday night, leaving in its wake a sum total of four wins and four losses for eight Palmetto state elevens. Of this number, six colleges were busily engaged in meeting the challenges of state enemies while only two institutions journeyed beyond the boundaries of the state to battle opponents. Perhaps the most clean cut and decisive victory of the week was South Carolina's smashing 41 to 0 victory over Presbyterian college, an eleven which was rated as one of the strongest ever put out by the Calvinist institution. HEAVY ATTACK Although everyone expected Billy Laval's Gamecocks to win from the Blue Stockings, no one expected such a top heavy score as the result indicated, Boineau, Rhame and Stoddard featured the Bird offensive that chalked up nineteen first downs and six touchdowns for the South Carolina institution. Clemson's mighty Tigers, scheduled to lock horns with Carolina's Gamecocks in one of the South's foremost classics next Thursday, did what was expected of her and no more by defeating YVofford, 30 to 0, in the feature attraction of Wofford's Diamond Jubilee celebration. In^ all probability, the Bengals were holding back much of their vaunted power in the game with Wofford because they failed to impress spectators and sport writers as they have in previous games this season. FURMAN WINS Furman's Purple Hurricane blew a lighter Newberry eleven to all corners of Manly field at Greenville to win handily, 4r> to 0 from the Lutheran aggregation. Rated a formidable football team by pre season prognosticators, Dad Amis' Hurricane has failed to blow witli any degree of regularity since the opening of the season and there overwhelming victory over the Redskins was the first time they have really hit their stride this season. Citadel's growling Bulldogs, recently dubbed the Blue Squall, were dished up their second defeat in as many weeks, losing to Davidson's fighting Wildcats, 7 to 6, at the Tarheel institution. V. M. I. took a bit of the wind out of Citadel's sails a week ago by administering a 13 to 7 defeat and Davidson caught the Bulldogs while they were still groggy. (Continued on Page 0) U.K. C). INTEREST HIGH IN FAIR CLASH TICKET SCALPERS BUSY Odd* Favor Clemson To Win But Plenty Carolina Money In Sight Due to the rapid work of the speculating ticket scalpers and an unduly interested public, Fair officials are wrapped in smiles these days as a result of the unprecedented sellout Of all availabe seats for the annual scrap of the Gamecock and the Tiger. Visitors will be greeted, not only by venders of peanuts and popcorn, but also by ticket peddlers who are attempting to ca9h in on their efforts with a little extra coin. Hundreds of tickets have been bought up by the enterprising financiers which the public may have at a great increase over the original price. Critics have already run the black pencil through Carolina'o / chances, (Continued on Page 9) fVv V>" - ' ' S~SE ROOSTERS SHOV CRUSHING ?i Sport Chants BY JULIAN KRAWCHEK THE BIG DAY, the day when Gamecock meets Tiger in a supreme battle of gridiron wits, is now but a matter of a few short hours away. The raging Bengal, whose mighty war cry has struck a note of abject terror into opposing football camps with paralyzing effect since the balmy days of late September, come to Carolina with high hopes of running rampant over a South Carolina football team. IT GOES WITHOUT argument that they won't find Billy Laval's husky gridiron charges unprepared for the challenge. It seems but comparatively short time now since the astute Gamecock mentor took over his pigskin warriors in early September, marched them over to Melton field, and behind long strips of burlap told the world in so many unspoken words to leave him and his gridders be. ANYONE THAT knows Mr. Laval at all, knows that he didn't go to all the expense of purchasing that burlap for nothing. Within the confines of his practice field, Laval has incessantly drilled the fundamentals of football into a slow but steadily developing football team that has progressed wonderfully since unimpressive early season starts with Erskine and Maryland University. NOW WITH THE annual classic with Clemson just around the corner, the Birds are ready and willing to meet with any thrust or piece of strategy that Josh Cody's Jungaleers may bring forth. The majority of the critics may see Clemson as an odds on favorite, a few others may call it a toss up, but this writer casts his lot with Carolina, honestly believing they can turn the trick. THE BETTING WILL probably run around 8 to 5 with Clemson the favorites but plenty of Carolina rropey in sight. The Clemsonites are Wen willing to spot fourteen and eighteen points, a very rash thing we think. Let any of them flash that sort of a proposition around this scribe and watch them get taken up. First come, first served and we don't mean perhaps. EXCEEDED IN INTEREST and color only by the clash between their older brothers on the following day, is the annual clash between the first year men of Carolina and Clemson on Wednesday preceding the big game. In the past, it has usually been the rule that the winner of the freshmen tilt was a pretty good indication of who would win the varsity clash. We're not superstitious a bit, but yearlings, for goodness sake, lick the tar out of those Clemson rats. SHOTS Carolina's yearling eleven this year should be the best in the state. Good, heavy backs and plenty of them, combined with some real good line material, make up the Biddie squad this fall. Prospects for a championship basketball team at Carolina this winter, are exceedingly bright. With a few breaks in their favor, they may go places and do things for the Alma Mater. Carolina's hopes for a conference championship boxing team this year were handed a bad break when George Keels, light heavy weight and captainelcct of the team, failed to return to school. By JULIAN KRAWCHEK tTO V POWER IN PREBYTERIAN! BOINEAU, RHAME, STODDARD, STAR! PINAL SCORE, 41 TO 0 Line Charges Well As Carolina Backs Chalk Up Nineteen First Downs A slowly but surely developir South Carolina gridiron machir reached a zenith of irresistable offei siire power Friday afternoon and i trampling a lighter but potential! powerful Presbyterian college elev? under the lop sided score of 41 to hung out definite storm warning f< a rampant Clemson Tiger that scheduled to invade sacred Gameco< territory Thursday of Fair week f< an important pigskin engagement. Bru Boincau, Crip Rhatne, ai Hugh Stoddard, ably assisted by hard charging line and an alert se ondary defense, were the big guns a Carolina offensive that chalked i a sum total of nineteen first down six touchdowns, five extra points, ai various other little unpleasintri especially calculated to bring sorro to a hard trying Calvinist eleven. In fact, the Roosters' great exhit tion against the flashy collegians fro Clinton greatly changed the aspect the approaching Carolina-Clems< affray, lowering the odds from two one on Clemson, to seven to five wi plenty of Carolina money in sight. LONG JAUNT The first Bird touchdown came a result of the most scintilating ri of the day, a dashing 80 yard spri by Crip Rhame for a touchdown fro the opening kickoff. Boineau add' the extra point by placement and t Roosters were long gone for a foe ball victory. A drive shortly after placed the hi on the Blue Stockings 25 yard li but a Carolina fumble gave the bi to P. C. Temporarily halted, t Layaliers began another drive culn nating in a 16 yard pass from Rhar to Stoddard that was good for second marker. Zobel's try for t extra point was good and Carolina 1 at the half, 14 to 0. Soon after the beginning of t third quarter, a third touchdown we the way of two previous ones, to t bright side of Carolina's ledger. B< neau, Rhame and M. Blount alternat in taking the ball to Presbyterian c< lege's 13 yard line. Stoddard we around right end for the mark shortly after Boineau again added t extra point. INTERCEPTS PASS Miles Blount intercepted a P. pass and ran across the goal line f the fourth touchdown and Boineai third successful try for extra poi made the count favor Carolina 28 0 at the close of the third quarter. The Birds added two more markc in the final session. The first cai about when Rhame passed to I?a^ in the vicinity of the goal line. Zol) (Continued on Page 9) PICKING THEM OUT The following teams are picked to win their games this weekend. We missed a few tough selections last week but the old batting average is well over .750 to date. Carolina over Clemson Citadel over P. C. Furman over Wofford Villa Nova over Duke Davidson over Wake Forest North Carolina over V. P. I. Mich. State over N. C. State Erskine over Guilford Virginia over St. Johns V. M. I. over Maryland Tenn. over W. & L. Alabama over Sewanee Ga. Tech over Tulane Kentucky over Centre Chattanooga over Mercer Florida over Georgia k R Til HI. tki 1 Introducing Mr. Billy Laval, Caro'8 lina's silent and astute head gridiron ie mentor. He is hoping to celebrate his [i- second year at Carolina with a victory in over the Clemson Jungaleers. ly ??- . :n ?? SPORTS EDITORIAL >r is It takes no reminder by this :k writer to inform students and or supporters of Carolina that the annual Clemson-Carolina footid hall classic is now but a matter a of a day or so away. Talk about c- the approaching clash in the in air everywhere and speculation Jp is rife as to the probable outISi come. The comparative nearid nc s of the event brings to mind es. certain happenings on the cainw pus at this same pre-game period last year. >i- At that time, cheerleaders had m called a pep meeting for Wcdof nesday night at the University Jn chapel in an attempt to stir up to some semblance of school spirit th for the game the next day. Columbia was fairly overrun with alumni, interest was keen over the battle and all signs as pointed to a giant pep meeting Jn that night. nt As is well remembered in the m minds of those few people preset cnt, there were less than 250 he people in attendance at the ,t- meeting that night to hear stirring talks by C.oach Billy Laval, all Capt. Bill Cooper and other ,ie University celebrities. The folall lowing day, Carolina lost the he game to the Bengals, 32 to 0. ii- Which result may, or may not, ne have been the cause of the slim a attendance at the pep meeting he the preceding night. Certainly, ed those disinterested persons who witnessed the affray couldn't he Help but note the vast difference nt of quality between the respeche tive cheering sections of the two 5i_ institutions. ed Now, you men and women of 51_ Carolina, we can't afford to alnt low this thing to repeat itself :er all over again this year. Be he your age and get out there and do some yelling this- time. If you have been accustomed to C. shutting up tighter than a clam or at other football games, bear in j's mind that even clams open up nt every once in a while. to Go to that pep meeting Wednesday night and by all means, >rs be yourself! Go prepared to lie learn new yells, yell new ways, /al and whoop things up generally. ,cl. And after.doing all that, please ? don't permit anything to interfere with your yelling at the ? , . game Thursday like nobody's business. Back up the cheer leaders and ' . i the band and show 'em just what you can do. Let's send that pesky lot of cocky Tigers limping back tv the sawed off hills of Anderson county, wishing they had never aroused the ire of a Carolina Gamecock 1 SHOTS ^ Cheerleader Nigel League's band c Carolina Cheerios arc making a dc cidcd hit ip. their first year of organ ized operation. In Boincau, Zobcl and Rhamc, Care lina possesses three of the fastest lil tic backs in the southern conferenc* Carolina put out teams in eight dil fercnt sports last year, namely: bast ball, basketball, football, track, boxing fencing, swimming, and gymnastics. ==gggw^-?^ II GERS ROOSTERS READY FOR JUNGALEERS THURSDAY NOON MANY STARS IN BATTLE Olemson Brings Most Powerful Team in Years Down For Fair Week Scrap Their crushing victory over Presby.terian college last Friday now but a thing of the past, Billy Laval's Carolina Gamecocks will devote the first three days of this week to a period of intensive drills in preparation for their most crucial test of the season Thursday with the vaunted Clemson i Jungaleers. i While their two lop sided victories over Maryland and P. C. on successive week ends would, indicate that the Birds have everything to be desired in the way of an offensive, their eagle eyed mentors haven't failed to notice many rough spots from time to time that will require a thorough polishing off before they will be ready to lock horns with an eleven of Clemson's known ability. The Tigers are bringing down to Columbia one of the best elevens that has represented Clemson since the days when Heisman was coach and the Bengals were considered the class of the South in gridiron activities. MANY STARS They have a galaxy of backfield stars, including Justus, McCarley, Harvin, Hallman, McMillan, Padgett, Hane and others that are hound to give the Roosters plenty of trouble before the game is over. Added to their strong backfield, Clemson has perhaps the most potentially powerful forward wall in the southern conference with the possible exception of Georgia. Big 200 pounders arc plentiful in the Tiger camp and their starting seven linesmen for the Carolina game will weigh in the close neighborhood of 195 pounds. To combat these impressive things, Carolina has, herself, a number of backfield men that will be hard to beat anywhere. Boineau, Rhame and Zobel are three of the fastest and . most deceptive backs in the conference today, barring none. Stoddard, Correl, and Miles Blount form a trio of three great defensive and interference backs and there's a host of others including Vaughn, Edens, Wylie, Brunson, Wingard, Guerard Blount, Culp and one or two others. GOOD KICKER You won't find a better punter and place kicker anywhere in this neck of the woods superior to Bru Boineau and if there is a better off tackle plunger than Crip Rhame, let him be brought forward to receive the purple necklace. Carolina s line, contrary to press reports, isn't so terribly light and can muster a total strength of 185 pounds from end to end easily. The forward wall to date, has appeared to be a better offensive line than a defensive (Continued on Page 9) U.H.O. BIDDIES READY FOR TIGER CUBS APPETIZER FOR CLASSIC Unable To Score On P. C. Rats, Yearlings Determined To Wallop Clemson Surpassed in color, and exceeded in class only by the clash of their older brothers on the following day, the freshmen of the University of South Carolina and the first year men of Clemson will fight it out on Melton tf Wednesday afternoon. The annual game between the Bid(1>CS a?d the young Tigers will serve as a tempting appetizer for the major battle between two bloodthirsty rivals on the next afternoon. ?- Last year Clemson freshmen eked :- out a 2 to 0 victory over the ruffled :. Biddies, but only at the price of four quarters of hard fighting, and the Bid. dies intend to turn the tables in the [" course of freshman gridiron history " Wednesday afternoon. !t ? _ (Continued on Page 9)