Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Bird T: SID] BY To Coaches Smith and Bri should go the commendation of cess of athletics at the University. helm of the baseball teai has turi speed as the campaign progressed on the State title. Bristow, takin track fortunes as well as those of t] seen both teams capture major lion Working slowly but surely wit Smith has built from the ground fundamentals and the fine )oint, managers have benefitted by his a4 ting and hurling averages of team field house at regular intervals. averages have been tabulated offici sibly to eliminate the danger of si the list, or for just as obvious reas tomi of the line. Dismal reports were heard early the track squad and as to hopes for Coach Bristow has worked quietly his team went undefeated in trat Howard of Clemson his first defeal faced State opponents. Plenty of Praise Should G( to members of the golf team, wh its individual members, defeated al and to a member of the baseball most improved player on the nine. Stricken with typhoid fever fol University, Lewis "The Gunner" ' legs, learned to walk again, and ti Smith's most dependable hurler. throughout, the campaign, rarely a five hits in any game. Already Hampered by Inte the tennis team went to P. C. Moi State title race. Five o'clock foun not a match having been run off. here earlier in the season with a fivt agreed to play six-man teams in th, Presbyterian persisted in the des on the court-s, while the Gamecocks they considered the original agreel minded President, William P. Jacol had agreed, with the provision that by a predetermiined hour, set by the as no match. The hour named was sevei o'lec match had not been completed, al in the lead. Title hopes were mad a thing. Certainly there was no s our estimation there conld not be size of the team when ehanees are won witi a five as well as a six-im Instituted this year in the Stal Wedlnesday wals a p)oint system third1 round1 was giveni one point, th wvere reached, thle fi nal ist s gettingi Not all thme Caroliuna netters wer at this writ ing. Accoring to p)oini verbial ghost of a chanice. With This Issue of THE ( the covers go on the typewriters re.st, whIuichi this column space probW relish after the hot-boxes it has rnnm for the next semester will be Coit I] and ap)titude, is sure to add1( interes1 his direction. Assisting him will bj ity hired hand, Ed McGrath, and we, one of the prospective army< thme wvorld. Graduation Is School Is ( When Thinkir See Toal's 1435 Mi rac.k NTHE ELINES PAUL BARRETT stow . . all who are interested in the suc- I Smith in his first season at the ied out a team that has gathered and this week put the clinchers C g active charge of the Gamecock c ie Columbia High track team, has ors in their respective circles. S 1i the baseball candidates, Coach I up, instructing his players in the r of the game. Even the team Ivice. In previous years the bat- a members have been posted in the r Not so this year, however. No P ally during the entire season, pos- t -ell-headedness to those who head 0 ons to protect players at the bot in the season as to the strength of a successful campaign. However, g and steadily with the result that r k circles, handing Coach Frank in the five years his teams have ich, although untutored except by s I the State college teams it faced, squad, who gets our vote for the f lowing his freshman year at the s rabor, after losing the use of his is year has proved himself Coach I-His pitching has been airtight 4 Ilowing the opposition more than C f rnal Dissensions r 1 iday for the deciding match in the I :1 the players still standing about, When the Blue Hose showed up man team, the two groups tacitly return match. ire to place only the smaller team just as stubbornly clung to what aent. At 5 o'clock P. C.'s tennis is told his students to play as they I unless the match were determined I Birds, the contest would be called f ek, but when that time came the I thoghli the Ganicecoeks were well 2 dual hopes, if there can be such t ich thing as a moral victory. In siiice the Birds bickered over the about equal that they could have <l In outfit. e tourney, beginning at Clinton 4 vhereb)y the player reaching the e e p)oints increasing until the finals ive points each, the winner seven., t to the 1 'urnament, at least not S ~s thlen, they fail to stand the pro- s s ~AMECOCK . . . and furniture for a three months ~bIy will be ab)le to use with great 2 of late. Guiding the sports pages endley, wvho because of experience' and( vividnIess to the pages undercm e the athletic association's public-s Paul "Scoop'' League. To them,, if 10,000,000, wish all the luck in Nearing losing g Of A Gift Toal's Studio -Pictures Studio ITN RET earm Craig Breaks Shot Record; Leads Scorers Scoring 45 points to its nearest op onent's 37, the University of South aroliiA carried off team honors in the nnual South Carolina track and field nieet held at Johnson field, Clinton, last veek-end. Clemson finished second in points cored, while Presbyterian was third with 2. Trailing these were the Citadel, 18; 'urman, 15; Newberry, 11; and Wof ord, 7. Carolina's Larry Craig, taking first lace in the shot put and discus and sec Id in javelin, tied with Furman's Grov r Huppell for high score, each having 3 points. Huppell was first in- the 120 ard high hurdles and broad jump, and econd in the 220 yard low hurdles, night, Carolina, was third with 11 oints. Existing state records in three events rere shattered, although the first hour ud a half of competition was held in a ouring rain. Craig surpassed the shot it distance Bob King set in 1936, and forton of the Citadel broke the two-mile me, as Calhoun of Clemson did in the ne-mile event. The summary: Mile Run-Won by Calhoun of Clem cm; second, Rawls, Presbyterian; third, ;illiam, South Carolina; fourth, La oard, Citadel. Time, 4:28.2 (new state ecord. Old record, 4:36.5.) 440-Yard Dash-Won by Kitchens, :lemson; second, Parrott, Clemson; biird, Jones, Citadel; fourth, Crews, outh Carolina. Time, 51.4 seconds. 100-Yard Dash-Won by Knight, outh Carolina; second, Cole, Presby .rian; third, Bryant, Clemson; fourth, .ipscomb, South Carolina. Time, 10 C ecoids. 120-Yard High Hurdles-Won by f luppell, Furman; second, Wilson, South a :arolina; third, Reynolds, Presbyterian; ourth, McFadden, Clemson. Time, 15.5 econds. Shot Put-Won by Craig of South :arolina, distance 47 feet 1 3-8 inches; econd, Lambeth, Newberry, distance, 5 feet 3 3-8 inches; third, Pennington, :lemson, distance, 41 feet 11 1-2 inches; ourth, Lipscombe, South Carolina, dis ice, 40 feet 7 3-4 inches. (New state s ecord. Old record 46 feet 3 1-2 inches). t Ifigh Jump-Won by Lambeth, New erry, distance, 5 feet 9 inches; second, c lill, Wofford, distance 5 feet, 8 inches. C )uncan, Citadel, Herbert, South Caro na, and Caldwell, Presbyterian, tied for r ird with 5 feet, 7 inches. 880-Yard Run-\Von by Rawls, Pres yterian; second, Jones, Citadel; third, t lewman, Clemson; fourth, Cormack, outh Carolina. Time, 2 minutes 1.2 1 conds. Discus-Won by Craig of South Caro- 0 na, distance, 137 feet 5 inches; second, ,ambeti, Newberry, distance, 130 feet 3-4 inches; third, Lipscombe, South I :arolita, distance, 129 feet 4 1-2 inches ; ourth, Pennington, Clemson, distance, 27 feet 9 inches. 220-Yaid Dash--Won by Knight,South .arolina ; second, Bryant, Clemson; I)ird. 1hurrows. Citadel; fourth, Cole, resbyteriain. Time 22.8 seconds.(a Javeliti-Won by Iipp, Presbyterian, istance 172 feet 9 inches; second, L. :raig, South Carolina, distance 171 feet inches; third. lollis, Presbyterian, dis Ice 164 feet 4 1-2 inches; fourth, Dun ani, Citadel, 161 feet 3 1-2 inches.t Tfwo-mnile Run--Won by Mforton, Cit dlel ; second, Calhoun, Clenmsoni; third, t Lustint, Furmant; fourth, Grant, Clemt :. Time, 10 nminutes 4 seconds (new v tate record. 0Old record 10 minutes 13 CeondIs). Broad Jump-Wont by I Tuppell, Fur ian, dlistance 22 feet 3 inches ; second, trmstrontg, South Carolina, distancee 22 eet ;third, Lipscombe, South Carolina, 1 feet ; fourth, Knight, South Carolina, 0 feet 10 3-4 inches. 220-Yard Low Hurdles--Won lby Rey toldls, P'resbyteriant ; seconid, H-uppell, -urmian; third, \Vilson, South Carolina; ourthi, McFadden, Clemson. Time, 25.8 Pole Vault-Won by 11Temphill, Pres lyterian, dlistance 11 feet 9 inches; sec mid, Danner, WVofford, distance 11 feet iiches ; third, 'Whitney. Clemson, and trice, Clemson (tied). Distance, 11 feet I incihes. Relay-Won by Clemson (Dobbins, f4ewman, Parrott andh Kitchens) ; see mnd, Citadel ; third, South Carolina; ~ourth, Wofford. Trime, 3 minutes, 28.3 econds. STEWAREC THANKS YOL. PATRO During the year that close. We invite y< next year. REAL HONEY makes It SMOKE BETTER YEI Lnnexe. Outstb ....... .. ..' . Larry Craig, Carolina track star shov raig took first in the shot and the dit ive Craig joint high scoring honors v rat in the 100-yard dash and the 220-: nd making him third high scorer. rENNIS TILT IN PROGRESS Two players have advanced to the eni-final round in the men's singles >urnanent being played by students f the University of South Carolina, n Wednesday of this week. Kanuck advanced to the semi-fiial t ound when he defeated Baskin, and s Velborn won over Willis to reach a lie semi-finals. In the third round are Robinson and C lutto, who will each play the winner f second-round matches. -U... 0. - SHOE STILL WINS Fans at the state track meet, held ist week at Clinton, witnessed the I lost spectacular mile run ever seen t t the meet. Fred Calhoun, of Clemson, who won he race, broke the existing record y more than eight seconds, running ii a rain-soaked track, and lie ran hie last 220 yardls of the race wvithout ne of his shoes. On the last lap, with Rawvls of P. C. railing b)y a scant two stridles, Cal noun began his finishing drive. And ien it happened! On the backstretch, Calhoun's shoe ewv off. Rawls pressed closer, but alhioun, his stride hardly broken, egan a sprint. Rawls hung on, but .alhoun broke the tape two yards hecad. SILV ER'S 5 and 10 Everything You Need Visit Our Grocery Department And Save 'S H ALL J FOR YOUR N4AGE is fast coming to a, u to eat with us Made to convince smoker, of 25-504 pipes that Ithey will get more pleasure out of this honey-cured briar for $1. World's biggest seller. LLO- BOLE . Stct inding In State .....c... .. .... . . rn at right above, now holds the i cus, and second in the javelin. Th Fith Grover Huppell of Futman. eard dash, and a fourth in the broa Birds Swee Taking Thn University of South Carolina ath tic teams laid claim to thrce stat4 pring sports titles this week whet lie Gamecock nine defeated Clem on on Melton Field to gain at leas tie for the Palmetto league pennant :oach Gilbert Bristow's undefeate< inder squad took the state track am eld championship Saturday night it he annual meet at Clinton, and th4 Tiiversity golfers finished an unde eated season last week. Completing the most successpu ecord of Gamecock teams in som casons, the tennis squad laid join laims to the title with Presbyterian' Ilue Hose by virtue of the fact tha 'oth lost two state matcnes. Unde he point s3stem of tournament play owever, wlhich is being introduced a 'liiton this week-end, a new cham 6oii may be decided. The baseball team, playing its firs cason undler the tutelage of Coaci /ernon Smith, at the present has ampaign slate of ten victories, whil, FOE "SERVICE WITII A REPUTATION" Call HERRING RADIO SERVICE Phone 8527 1205 Elmwood Fine PIPES AND POUCHES At REASONABLE PRICES GAYDEN BROS. CIGAR STORES 1228 and 1405 Main Street SMOKER'S HEADQUARTERS A SPECI Underweam SHORTS and PULLOVERS (Regular 29c and 85c) GARMENTS 4 FOR 95c Marshall Coner of Main. STitlej Meet. Z.\.*.W ecord for the shot put. In the meet is aggregation of points was enough to Elwyn Knight, Carolina sprinter, took d jump, giving him a total of 11 points p State ie Titles - dropping three contests within the state, two to P. C. and the other to Furman.. The victorious track outfit holds t dual meet victories over Presbyterian, . Davidson, Citadel, and Clemson, and I also copped the state crown. Larry Craig, Carolina weight man tied for high scorer in the meet and broke the existing shot put record. Bird golfers defeated Citadel's four some in two matches, Clemson in the same number, and took one match from Furman. The team also finished tenth in the Southern intercollegiate tourney held at Athens, Ga. t The baseball standings: Won Lost Pet. , Carolina .........10 :a .769 t Furman .......... 9 4 .692 - Presbyterian ..... 8 6 .571 Citadel ........... 6 6 .500 t Frskine .......... 6 . 7 .462 iClemson ..............7 .416 i Newberry ........ 4 8 .333 e wofford .......... 8 .273 Call- Mi Shop 9 308 For Quick Deliveries ATTENTION UNIVERSITY SE~NIORS A N D GRADUATES SEEKING EM PLOYMENT-The American Stu dent Alla.nce offers you contacts with'the leading Industrial organi zations throughout the entire country. For additional informna tion address American Student Al liance, 754 Holly Ave., St. Paul, Minnesota enclosing 10c corre spondence charge. AL SALE of e and Socks *SUMMER SOCKS (Rlegular 29c and 35c) Long and Short Styles 4PAIRS FOR 95c AT Tatuin Co. md Ha.mton Steeat.