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SP" 0-- RSOP SPoRscooPs BY PAUL "SCOOP" LEAGUE High School Athletes Are They Strong Or Weak? Approximately 150 High School athletes from all sections of South Carolina are here this week competing in track events or playing tennis, in the twenty-ninth renewal of their an inal meets. It was back in 1916. after four years of state High School track meets, that the State Oratorical and Athletic Associa tion took charge of high school athletics. Since then annual tournaments in basketball, track and tennis have been staged at the University. Theme of the sports pages this week is "History in Sports," and while we were perusing old records this week the old question of whether present day youth is physically as good as athletes of decades ago, came to our mind. We say, "yes, the athletes of this day are better than those of yesteryear''-but older hands shake their heads and say that we will eventually come to the pygmy stage. Each year, however, new records are broken by these athletes and this one -will probably be no exception. With this as,evi dence how can the old die-hards nod negatively and argue that American youth is inferior to that of the last generation? A hupdre(l yard dash done in 9.9 seconds is nothing to scoff at in collegiate circles, and that is the present high school record for that event. And what's likely that record may fall this iveek even. Prep schoolers, we're all for you-just keep that chin up, shoulders back and eat plenty of spinach. Progress In USC Athletics Is Our Next Point Because Each succeeding year these Prep schoolers have seen a change at the University. Each year our athletic plant expands to meet the needs of a growing student body and this year the visitors found a sIn swimming pool. "Oh gee, I. wita jump in right now,'" said one enthusiastic girl visitor as she made an inspection of the pool. Our athletic plant has grown from a one man-also a non salaried man-coaching staff in 1898 to a five man affair in 1939. We have a football stadium with a 20,000 capacity, a lighted Melton field, a gigantic field house, a gymnasium, in which incidentally the high school boys and girls are sleeping this week, and various other athletic equipment too numerous to mention. Name a sport played in the South and Coaches Rex Enright, Ted Twomey, C-atfish' Rmith tring Th pree,TdPtpe ~~~ KJ-V.. ~np~e Ted Petoskev and Gym Instructors J. A. Crawford and Frank DeMars will tell you that they teach it at the University. It's progress since 1894, the days of unpaid athletes and va cant lot football fields. We're again a ranking college in America. It's progress and we're proud of it. Tournament Disease-It's Hit The Campus Again The Intermural Tournament Disease is once again threaten ing to qnarantine the entire University of South Carolina cam pus Physical Education, Director J. A. Crawford admitted yes terday. First evidences of this springtime ''itch'' were evidenced in the boxing tourament held recently in the University field house. These symptoms were followed closely by others in the form of a basketball tournamient and a track andl field meet. The rash broke out over the campus in earnest last week, however, with the announeemnent of an intermural aquatic meet to be held in the new University swimmingw pool on Ma 2, at 4:30 p. m. TI'e meet will be held in two parts--men's and women's and a handsome triophy will lbe awarded to the high point win ner of each sex. Eleven dash events, including a 25, 50, and 100 y~arld& bih in the frece style, breaststroke, andl backstroke even1ts; a 100 yard medley swim, combining breaststroke, side stroke, bactre(ttoke. and free style ; andl a 220 yatrd freeh style swim : these will feature the tank events. In the diving all contestants w ill be requtired to execute a swan, jacknife, and( optional (live from the ten foot board. No diving will be al lowed fr-om the high boar-d. Further evidences of this dread spr-ing epidemic are an nouncements of a p)ing-pong contest, a pool-shooting tourna ment, a wrestling contest, a handball tournament--has no one thought of knitting? Short Scoops This week we (delved into the past-into the time when the editor-in-chief madle the sports comment for The Gamecock in his lead editorial . . . to the time when Gamecock baseball teams carried 12 pitchers and five catchers-probably most of them used to findl thc ball (singular) when it was lost in the weeds. . Back to present (lay b)aseball andl the Carolina freshmen have but one pitcher and get beat by Columbia High. . . . Pres ton Westmoreland is star shortstop, George Crawford, pitcher; Zipp Hanna, catcher, and ,Jim Weir an outfielder on the team. . . . Still talking present (lay baseball we note that Herb Bostain, former Gamecock, is back where he started from ' Chapin. . . . HIe didn't like the Chattanooga Lookout training camp. . . . D)ixon Foster, present day top-ranking grid official, coached basketball and baseball in the 1916-18 period. . . . The S. C. Tennis Association was for-med in 1908 with Prof. Harry Davis as president.. .. In days gone by a boxing match didn't end if judges called the decision a draw-they fought 'til some one got beat. . . . Grayson Wolfe once settled a boxing match with Clemson in favor of the Gamecoks, in four rounds.... Today Heyward Belser and Buck Dupre look like the doubles team in tennis to take the state meet. . .. Incidentally the whole team will enter the meet which is two weeks away at Clinton. . T. H. Davis with a crippled leg and Bobby Collier with an injured back are Track Coach Sterling Dupree 's special wor 4s this week. . ~. . And now to bed. Clemson Gamecocks State Basel Caffish Smith's, Nine Has Big Batting Average Definitely an underdog in the state baseball race, the Carolina Gamecock baseball nine now faces the problem of playing the leaders in a series of games starting with the Presbyterian Blue.,Stockings at Clinton, tomorrow afternoon. Monday afternoon the Birds will entertain the leading Clemson Tigers on Melton field. Clemson has come up with a hard hitting* aggregation this season and now furnish a serious threa't to replace the Gamecocks as state titleholders. Wedne%day, the Birds meet Jakie Todd's Seeders on Melton field, and on Thursday they go to Newberry for a game with the Indians. Coach Smith is faced with a pitch ing staff weakened by a sore arm. Joe Grugan owns the arm. However it is expected that Ollie Wolfe, wfio won the Georgia game Monday night, will take the burden off Grugan's shoulders. The other members of the pitching staff, Baxter, Lucius Henson and *'Bob Greenfield, have not come up to expectations, but may come forth with some much needed help in the next few contests. Outside of the erradic fielding in a few contests the Gamecocks have displayed some excellent baseball. In all the games they have hit terrifical ly to win a majority of their games by top -heavy scores. The team as a whole is batting .296, with Gene Robinson leading the pack with a .383 average. He is followed closely by Ed Clary with a .381 average. Oli ver Wolfe is leading the fielding with a .986 average. Joe Grugan, sophomore hurler, continues to carry the pitching bur den, with an occasional boost by the other pitchers of the staff. He has won five straight games to date while suffering a lone setback. Ollie Wolfe has won his only regular sea son start, while Baxter, Greenfield and Lucius Henson have,won a game apiece. Following is the team's batting averages compiled by Bernie Bass: Player . AB R H PCT Robinson ....................60 14 23 .383 Clary ..........................63 1i 24 . -0 J. B. Henson ...48 5 17 .354 Durham ...........17 5 6 .353 Greenfield ..............6 0 2 .333 Burns ..........................43 7 14 .325 Stroud ........................59 13 18 .305 Grugan ......................20 4 6 .300 Willianis..............69 1 0.9 Baxter .................12 03.5 Patrone................22 45.2 H- ym son ..............2225.2' Lowry .................47 1 0.1 Wol fe .................48610.8 R hoden................13 02.5 L. H enson .......... 1.0 Petty .................0 10 .0 Grugn...........5 17 .354 Grenfeld........5 1 .350 L. -I nsn........0 2 .333 Baxer...........0 3 .250 I'EA...........4 7 .563 From5G.228d ByAM ............5 Ed3 165r.29 PTHE RStina Legu wa kingT. 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From H.thalorio, aUirsiy sun set,inip fuladclk,ing the NestCao Da,Crlina hlcashad Mr. coaches carse plaewoo themtoaserfor inh TgGamecock hstll of starte,hi doger justonahdfotlna bsoes and tarriet ovemso a ero oe toFrom thir loriou agair way poker plers-opther movicldin tohethew Tige C rias uhea coahe fOnl bette orfoeorenm have e bet sleeTigercc ridle, onl three have bearrie o do yeato more-a poayes-ter moved, C. Ro Willamr Onglteix eleen havped bee five yea Tr.,Ck nd St Trail In )all Race Shortstop Meet Ben Joe Williams who is playing his third year on a Game cock baseball team. Ben Joe was the spearhead in last year's strong finish which won. for Carolina the state baseball title. Intra Sports Season Closes 101 Wrestlig And Tennis Left Witg the end of the semester in sighit, intramural sports also draw to a close. Intramural swimming will take place on tuesday, May 2, at 4.30; on Thursday, \ay 4 Intra mural wrestling will be -held at the gymnasium. Durgte sling wekAnMy handbal touey wind ofte seeste n sigt,o inthemra soates aloudrnaw mewill take place . Tedy,My2 nat .30 oreweksda, Mahiy sucr cesu nrmural ngwlseo wel atlose. Dmnthe and18con weei Mota,l chamndll touny wilopheld,igaNd fateroniyn theon tenns tourna-t cesfu eihtrcamrliaon will cone. frriywn the g tournanment, I and 3 took the trophy and medals in the basketball tournament in which 22 teams competed. Age To Tb re Years Of E Tiger streak wvith a 12-6 victory. His tory tells us that this eleven earned the nickname of Gamecocks. From this date on there was not another Gam,iecock victory until 1912, when Bill Hlarth scooped up Tiger fumble and sprinted 30 yards to spark a 27-7 Gamecock victory. Dr. N. B. Edgerton was coach that year. In 1920, following a seven-year dIrought lightened only by a 0-0 tie in 1915, Sol Metzger's eleven trippedl the Tigers with a 3 to 0 score-and wonder of wondlers-Metzger repeated in 1921 by a score of 21 to 0. Quick ! Turn to 1922. Oh, oh-Clemson won, 3 to'0. WVeII, wvait till next year. What ? You say they won again in 1923, 7 to 6. Now will you quit, Mis.. ter Metzger? Oh, you, can't b~e sat isfied with a 50 to 50 record, eh, well, how badly (lid they beat you in 1924? T1hey dlidn't? You won, 3 to 0? Will wonders never cease!i While Rex Enright was pounding lines for Knute Rockne at Notre Dame, Branch Bocock's Carolina teams were walloping Clemson--33-O in 1925, andl 24-0 in 1926. Then Mr. Bocock ret iredll Laval Solves Problem Billy Lava! was the third of the Carolina coaches to repeat over Clemson. After watching the Tigers rip his '28, '29, and '30 teams apart, the "old fox" slipped over to Gaff ney and came back with Earl Clary undler an arm. The Gaffney Ghost and his mates whipped Clemson three times straight, andl Lava! learned how to smile again. The 1932 Game cock aggregation also tied mighty Auburn, to make their bid for na tionae fame.- . ate Meei A Gridiron Riview; 1896 To Enright Reporter Tells Grid History From Start By Richard Frick From 1896, when Carolina opened the annual Clemson battles with a twelve to six win, until the pesent Carolina has had its ups and down in football glory. Starting in 1896 with, one mar coaching staff, Carolina began the sport, playing mediocre teams and winning a \majority of the games This was continued for four or fiv< years until in 1901 a more ambitious schedule were attempted. The firsi great student interest was begun al this time and with this student in terest Carolina teams flourished foi a greater part of the gay nineties. In 1903 with Captain Guy Gunter leading' the way Carolina had its first 'really great team. Playing at the south's majdr teams that year Carolina won seven out of ten games one being a win over Georgia Tech A year later the Gamecocks played another "hard" schedule winning fiv< of eight Tames played. Georgia and Washington and Lee fell before the spurs of the up and coming Rooster this time. And in 1905, with Doug McKay, Captain, Carolina defeated West Point for another major vic tory. Football Banded After these few years of partial success a calamity hit football al our institution. It was in 1906 that the Board of Trustees saw Ping pong and Horse shoes were body building sports and so abolished foot ball. But in 1907 football returned to the Campus and Carolina had its first undefeated team. During th< 1908-09 seasons Prep schonk were cut from the schedules and this put Carolina in the run of major foot ball. For the next fifteen years Game cock football teams gained further prestige in the south with so-called immortals passing through the gen eral trend of pigskin heroes. Passing Stars Growing up with football in this age were Fritz vonKolnitz, Bill Hartlh and Bub Langston. Roaming a few years later were Luke Hill, one of the greatest backs ever to hail fron1 here and "Rock" Snipes, who led Carolina to its' most decisive vic tory over Clemsod. Behind his bril liant play the Gamecock ran rough shod over the tigers winning forty eight to nothing. Frankie Meyers was also noted for his play i 1 the Citrolina line during the late teens'. Others making namer for themselves on the gridiron wvere: Bill Boyd, J. C. Long, Tommie Mc Millian and Bull Leitzsey. More recently we remember the inspiring play of Tatum Gressette. New Deal Nineteen tw6nty-six and twventy seven saw little change in the athlet ic situation at the University. Butl a year later the first "Newv Deal' hit the Campus in the appointing ol Billy Laval as head coach. Laval in his first season put Caro lina high in Southerp football. Ii the vety first game his Gamecoc1< band achieved the greatest victory it (Continued On Page 9) e New Deal; . C. Football We "ain't" beat Clemson since. A running story of Carolina coach ing would have to include Werten backer in 1898, Hunt in 1899 and 1900, Dickon in 1901, anid Williams in 1902 arnd 1903. Under Coacl Williams the Gamecocks rnot only de feated Clemson, but in 1903 they whipped 'Welsh Neck by the score ol 89 to 0. Christie Bernet, of lawv fame, tool< uip the coaching duties in 1904-Caro linia 40, Welsh Neck 0-arid re mainedl in 1905 (Carolinia 14, WelsI Neck 0-hmmmn). Carolina abolished football in 1906. The favorite cheet at that time wvas: - One zip, Two zip,. Three zip, Zarn i The next Carolina coachin~g stafl sounds like a Broadway song ai (lance team-Smith and McKay-but they started the Citadel campaign b) walloping the cadets, 12-0. Chiristi< Benet wvas, back in 1908, and in 1905 they installed a Brain Trust-White Beniet, and( Oliver. D)arn it, Clem son won againi-6 to 0. But the Cita (de lost, bless 'em, 11 to 5. J. UI Noff was coach until 1912 whieni Dr Edgerton took the reins. Rice Warren, Dixon Foster, Frank Dobson,, these pigskin mentors gnided thle UJniversity's dlestiniy through th< war days, until Metzger began whip ping Clemson in 1920. Following Met zger wvere Bocock, Lighitsey, La val and McAllister. The six coaches who have suir vived the Clemson jinx-at least once--are W. hi. Whialey, Dr. N. B Edgerton, C. R. Williams, Sol Metz ger, Branch Bocock, and Bill Laval. Well M - Enrgt? Track Tutor Track coach Sterling Dupree, above is pointing his charges toward another state championship track season if performances in the past three meets are any indication. Netters Blank Maroons From Seaport City Coach Dutch Wagener's University of South Carolina ten;nis team swept over the College of Charleston net ters early this week to win 7 to 0 over the down state collegians. The scores: Belser (SC) defeated Drayton, 6-2, 6-3. Prince (SC) defeated Robb, 7-5, 6-1. Bradham (SC) defeated Davis, 6-1, 6-3. DuPre (SC) defeated Bates, 6-2, 6-2. Doster (SC) defeated Finger, 6-1, 6-0. Belser and1 DuPre (SC) defeated Drayton and Robb, 6-1, 7-5. Bradham and Prince (SC) defeated Davis and Bates, 6-0, 6-3. --c. S. O. As Shakespeare once said: "Bow legs may not be few, but they're far between." STU] For exc -~ / leave I1 give yo * *. SPEOL COLUMBIA " A GOOD!1 1323 TAYLOR ST. FOR A FE~AST OR A SN 00OTO Of Oolumt 1421 MALE WHY DO COLLE4 PALM BEACH SUI For the ten best answers to la offering awards totaling $2 For details of this contest dr< HOPE-D2 MAI AT Little, Craig Lead Birds In Fourth Win Citadel Loses As Gamecocks . Pile Up Points Only two more obstacles remain in the path of South Carolina's vic torious track team as the Gamecocks sprint down the home stretch to wards a suc2p sful defense of their state. title. These. two hurdles re maining in the Birds' path are Clem son at Clemson this Friday afternoon$ and the State meet at Clinton on May 5 and 6. While it may be difficult to com pare a college track team *ith a 16 pound bowling ball, nevertheless Coach Sterling Dupree's charges have been bowling over state and con ference competition with all the ef fectiveness of the big rubber sphere. Davidson, Furman, P. C., and The Citadel have already fallen victims to the high-scoring Gamecocks, and a victory over the Clemson Tigers this Friday would wind up a two-year dual meet winning streak for the Birds. Still handicapped by the loss of Walter Carns, speedy sophomore quarter-miler, and the lack of a good hurdler, Coach Dupree will rely again upon the services of his two man track and field squad-Captain Larry Craig -and Dick Little-to turn in a winning margin of points in Friday's meet. These two point getters have turned in between 45 and 50 of their teams points each meet this season. Craig at present holds the state shot put record and last year was Southern Conference champion in the discus throw. He piled up fifteen points in the state meet with first places in the shot put, discus, and the javelin. He is expected to repeat his performances a week from Sat urday. 'Dick Little, who was absent from the Carolina track team last season due to an appendix operation, was high point man in the 1937 season and has never been defeated in the state in the 100 or 220 yard dash. Little is an excellent broad jumper and has recently added high jump ing, the 224 yard low hurdles, and the 440 yard dash to his accomplish ments. Jimmy Shecut, sensational Caro lina half-miler, will attempt to repeat his early season win over Red Rawls of P. C., outstanding half-miler in the state lpst year. )ENTS ellent work on your laundry at the Canteen. We can ui one day service .,.. and LL RATES TO STUDENTS LAUNDRY. .AUNIDRY" PHONE 2-2147 ION'S THE PLACE TO EAT E MEN PREFER TS AND SLACKS? tis question the Goodall Co. yp in at WIVS CO. LADY ST.