Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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1niversity B c Accon Wilburn Clary Injured ogCallister Leads First Colle Team Into City Where He First Coached Football After a week's layoff following theii 8-0 victory over Washington and Lee the South Carolina Gamecocks wil clash with the University of Florida In Tampa, Saturday. Twenty-two members of the squa< left on the train for Tampa, Thurs day night. This game will ring dowr the curtain on the schedules of botl teams. Before their defeat of Wash ington and Lee the Gamecocks wer< the underdogs, but now they are con ceded an even chance to win. The small and light Carolina squad has played through a tough schedule and has put three games in the wir column. The 'Gators have had a mediocr< season, winning two games and los. ing seven. They have been going through a light practice this week ir preparation for the game. The Gamecocks have also been tak ing light workouts. They have noi scrimmaged since before the W. & L game. All the squad is in good shape ex cept Colonel Wilburn Clary. Clary punter, passer and runner has a wrenched ankle, but he is expected to be able to play Saturday. Several of the Gamecocks will don their red jerseys for the last time ir this game. Captain Bud Alexander and Colonel Wilburn Clary, the ac< I backfield men, and Fred Craft, Toni Watson, and Ernie Stokes, stellar line men will be among these. The probablc starting lineup for the Birds will be Fred Craft and Bol Johnson, ends; Paul Robelot and Hase Murray, tackles; Paul Gaffney an< Tom Watson, guards; Ernie Stukes center; Capt. Bud Alexander, quar terback; Wilburn Clary and Jac1 Lyon, halfbacks; Jack Derrenbacher fullback. Plans are being made to bring th< game here on the grid graph in the University Field House. A victory in this last game of th< season which would give Carolina good record for the season judginF by the material available. Color will be added to the tilt by th accompaniment of the band with tho players. A special bus has been char tered and the band, adorned in thei new uniforms, made a striking pic ture as they left, amid the tooting o cornets and beatings of drums. It is reported that the Florida ban is composed of approximately 6 pieces and with ~ the Carolina ban should furnish plenty of music an pep to the game. Auburn defeated Florida the pas week at Miami by the score of 27-f using very effectively their strong re serve strength. The 2-0 upset of Washington an, Lee by the Gamecocks gives them better chance of an upset, but the bet Ice Cem and Ipn chyq Maeffu MU~ vatena, "The Place Whore Friends Meet" BUCK'S BARBER SHOP With Charlie & Monroe Barbers 1205 Lady Street In5st Back of National Liquor' Store STAN 0L ,AUREL. AND HE S"Bonnie Scoti Meet and 7panies Team "Had You Heard" That Furman, the 1935 state foot I ball champions, will have 30 member of its squad back next year and onl: 5 will be missing.... that Ossic Brain lett made the sports staff All-Stat second team because of his playinj in the early part of the season befor being suspended... .that Carolina woi its first Southern Conference gam when they beat Washington and Le ....that these same Gamecocks fin ished third in the state race... .tha Howard Cooper, editor of The Game cock had a difficult time getting ii the Furman-Clemson game on Thanks giving day. The officials said he wa too small to be an editor of a colleg paper.... that it is very probable tha that no team besides Carolina, Clem son, and Furman will place a mai on the All-State.... that Daddy Dori and Trask McCarson, two of the bes tackles Furman ever had will gradu ate this year... .that Bob King is be ing rated the best end with the excep tion of Dan Wood in the history c Furman... .that the University ban< will accompany the football squad of their jaunt to Florida. Had You Heard....that Louisian States' only loss this season was t< Rice, who made a place kick to wir 9-6....that Gov. Herring, of Iow2 says he will write out a pardon fo himself if he is prosecuted for bet ting a pig to the Governor of Minne sta....at Wv ae-coached Da teams have never lost by more tha one touchdown... .that "Ace" Parke has not scored since October 5, ye ! he is still leading the Conference back ....that the largest man in pro fool ball is "Tiny" Hearn, of the Phila delphia Eagles.... that the greate: theft in football annals was the tim when Princeton's Arthur Poe wrenche a ball from the arms of a Yale rur ner, Nov. 12, 1898, and ran 100 yard for the day's only score.... that T. Haxall of Princeton booted til longest field goal on record in 188: a kick of 65 yards. It beat Yale. Staff Picks All-Staters Four Birds Electe Bob Johnson, Paul Gaffney, Ernei Soe,Wilburn Clary, Chosen On Star Eleven Placing four men on the Gamecoc Sport Staff's All-State eleven, Card lina tied for honors with Furma state champions, who also was awar, ed four positions on the team. Bob Johnson, brilliant end, Pa Gaffney, shifty guard, Ernest Stoke reliable center, and Wilburn Clar ' hard-charging back wvere chosen 1: the staff. The first and second elevens are follows: First Team Pos. Second Tea Johnson (Car.)....LE....Stevens (Fur Dorn (Fur.)...LT..Bramlctt (Car Gaffney (Car.)....LG..HI. Smith (Fur Stokes (Car.)...C...Shore (Clenm Inabinet (Clem.) RG....Watson (Car Brown (Clem.)....RT McCarson (Fur King (Fur.)...RE...Craig (Cat Berry (Clem.)....Q B Alexander (Car Clary (Car.)....H B..La wton (Clenm Scott (Fur.)...HB....Beck (Newb Rohr (Fur.)....FB....McRedie (Cit --U. 3. C. ting odlds are still 2 to 1 against ther The selection of next year's cai tain and alternate-captain will prol ably be made on the trip 'back froi Florida. Silvers 5 & 10c Store SOUTH CAROLINA'S LARGEST VAkIETY STORE WE [VER ~ I I Strange and" R0aER Ga tors I Successful t t , t CO CN McAL,iS/Z, Head Coach completes initial sea son as Carolina football mentor, with Florida game tomorrow. Biddies Cop State Title Defeat Citadel Frosh 1 Frosh Team Closes Season Unde r feated And Untied, To Win t Gridiron Cha mpionship s In a game replete with thrills. the Carolina Biddies took the Citadel Bull t pups into camp 18-7, to annex the e state title on Melton Field. J Early in the first period Chet Smith started things off for the Citadel by s completing a long pass which led to , a touchdown. Smith kicked the extra e point to make the score 7-0. The Biddies ended the season un defeated. In the first game of the year the Yearlings turned back New berry 28-0. Despite noticeable lack of coordination, the team showed great potentialities. Ed Clary and Ralph Dearth vied for the backfield honors. Carolina frosh couldn't get started against the Blue Socks of .P. C. The Presbyterians showed s u r p r i s i n g strength, and this combined with a few bad breaks for Carolina, forced the Biddies to be content with a 7-6 vic tory. kOn the eve of the State Fair Classic, kwith fans all over the state watching them, the Carolina Yearlings turned 'back the powerfui Clemson Cubs 7-2. Passes by Ed Clary, the main back field luminary, accounted for the il touchdown. The Cubs scored a safety s, and then started throwing aerials in a Y, desperate effort to score. The Bid y dies held and took the game. The teamwork and coordination were no is ticeably improved in this game. Against Furman, Carolina scored in m eachi of the first three periods to win .21-0. Frank Kiss and Big Durham .)were the stand-outs in this game. .) In their last game the Biddies .turned back the Citadel first year men. .) The Biddie squad, composed of an .),assortment of high school stars, de .) veloped into a powerful eleven with .) great offensive andl defensive strength. .)'Ed Clary, Van Edwards, Big and Lit .) Durham, Jim Manly, and Ralph )Dearth were the backfield luminaries; in the line Kiss, McCovic, Dorflinger, Vorderb urg, and Tatumn showed much promise. --U. U. O. Cage Squad Bolstered Up Night Practice Begins Coach A. W. Norman, basketball coach, announced last week that bas -ketball practice has been changed D. COLUMBIA SNOW Wives" I PRYOR AN In Fencing Team Meets Rollins The first fencing meet of the year has been scheduled at the University of South Carolina, on December 18th Rollins College has agreed to meet Carolina for the first dual here in twc years. Rollins usually has a gooc team and this year, from all reports seems to be no exception. Georgia Tech has also been sched uled for a meet. The squad has been cut to sever men who are practicing every Tues day, Thursday, and Friday afternoon in the gymnasium. This looks like one of the besl teams Carolina has ever had and they are in hopes of bringing the cham pionship of the Southern Conferencc to Carolina for the first time. Fencing is one of the oldest spor4: in this school and in the past muc interest has been shown in it thal has been lacking in the last few years -v. e. O. Grid Stars Are Feted The Carolina varsity and freshmar football teams will be the guests o the Columbia Chamber of Commerc< in the annual football banquet nexi Wednesday night. The Chamber of Commerce is giv. ing this in honor of the 1935 Game cocks and their new coach, Don Mc Callister. The freshman team has been espe cially successful this year. They won ail of their five games and took th< state title. The varsity, while not as successfu in games won, has shown remarkabl fighting spirit. All the games wer< hard fought. Several awards will be made to the players at the banquet. The Caro lina Theater Cup which is given every year to the most valuable player or the team will be awarded. The in dividual medal will also be awardec at this time. Gym 'Classes Held Tonight Teams Elect Captainm Even with the handicap of puttink up decorations for the Darmas, th Freshman Good Will Gym. Class wil hold its regular meeting in the Fielc House, Friday night. Wrestling fencing, and boxing will be held it the balconies. There will be no hand b)all, but the boys will have plent; to do. This wcek there wvill be an electio: of team captains in basketball, box ing, fencing an(l wrestling. There wil be a captain in each sport for th Blue and the Red sides. The cap tain of the winning side team wil captain the Freshman in any spor they may enter. All the instructors wvill be on han< and the classes will get under wa: promptly at 7:30 p. m. After the lay off from the holiday, a large crow: is expectedl to be out. The Blues are leading in the coni test. They have 306 points, while th Reds are close behind wvithu 265. Th Blues have won all the basketbal games so far. All the games hay been close and good sportsmnanshi has been shown by both sides. -U. 3. 0. from the afternoon to 8 p. in. ever night. Several new men have reportedi the last few days, among them Cc Captain Bernard James of last year team, and Willis Cantey, last year intra-mural Star of the S. A. E. tean Eight or ten of the football squad ar expected to repQrt Monday as the fooi ball season will end then. The squad is made up of small me so far, but with the aid of the larg footballers- its average size will be ir creased considerably. With the aid of the new recruit and the old men improving, Coac Norman expects a fairly good seasor B GREATEST VALUE! I I "This SEAT! 5c TIME! Gurtain *SRO DINKY We Have A Amidst all the praise of the nei warriors of Furman, it is very easil; pened ten years ago. record, we see wher - made four touchdow act that had never b gave Furman the si one .of its finest seas( The star that did the solitary ) none other than one of our camp ager of the canteen. His scoring on that Thanksgiving day, giving Is All-State The mythical All-State elevens t sports writers, spectators, and press any one other thing during the f< that the persons choosing the elevei their choice, they do not always sel It is much better to not have an to pick one and leave off two or ti serve the berths. The one good point to these se: once a year. Love Anc Gentlemen, here's a toast to a tea against them, to a team that neve every game, to the team that won clean fighting, lard tackling, and Biddy eleven. We are reconciled an inspired kick the Dopesters high, wide, an right mental attitude. Then th very elements and beat them. Tb dear Mother Nature! The great comeback by the Ct team to cop the state title after serves much credit and showe( championship calliber under fire. We Want C This year's high school race has 1 a good many years with many star high schools in South Carolina have but for some reason these stars alw side of the state where they win foo Why can't these players be indu This year Dick Little has been ( and is A-i material for any freshmi Paul Rampey of Easley High h~ team played this year and lie ran b idowns against all but two. Isn't ti t ties to look into? The diminutive star of Gaffne: lumbia High with his twisting a - star that will go off to school ni I send him an invitation to attend a This movement has been,startei e Callister and we only want to c e other players. "Dutch" Konneman, a Columt p at Georgia Tech. Why wasn't h4 Do we get more local stars nea y s - C L - 63J .Mi Sd STATE HOUSI e M AKE RS OF SH E A ~ Hot Dogs ............................ Sc Hamburgers.................10c s darbecue...........................10c h Chicken Salad .. THUR. Woman Is I B line" BIG CAin TOPICS .By WILLIAMS . Notable v state champions, the gridiron r to forget events that have hap But in looking back at Furman's e one of Furman's backfield aces ns and two extra points in, a solo afore been equalled. This victory ate championship and completed >ns in history. >erformance on Manly Field is as leaders, Whitey Rawl, man constituted all the points made Furman the victory, 26-0. All-State? iat are chosen each year by the i associations do more harm than otball season. Despite the fact is are trying to be fairminded in -ct the best man for the position. all-Star eleven than to attempt iree star players who really de lections is that they only come Kisses m that fought when odds seemed r gave up and put heir best in the frosh state championship by letermined team work, the 1935 team can and sometimes does I handsome. It must have the )y can defy the Ley can even lick irolina freshman being behind de they had the arolinians been one of the closest fights in s showing promise. The A class always had good college material tys have gone to some school out bball fame. 3ed to come to Carolina? iolumbia High's outstanding star in team. is scored a touchdown on every ack punts and kickoffs for touch iat a record for Carolina authori r high school who wrecked Go nd speedy runs is also another sxt year. Why don't Carolina' chool here? I this season by Coach Don Mc ifer this as a hint in securing ia High star, has been starring iinduced to come to Carolina? t year? (*olumbia S 8 SP HA RM A CY JY SANDWICHES Roast Beef ......................1c Roast Pork ..........-............10 Baby Club....................5 FRI.-BAT. anger Trail" -with-I BOY WILJIAMS '