Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Blocking Dutchman Bird~' bakied bocig In M. Tsar olv iDtse"fEinto, ne urolunfr the maastopho or i ren.buts mtohrefe ho l deoyema sec tings thae Birend baield-blockyin g.elclsot ol sic hs'a atwn to press. IX First... Carolina was battered from goal post to goal post by Catholic University-who turned up with a smart, fast eleven, and turned on plenty of power. Secondly... Carolina was completely wrecked by the football in swing time of Clipper Smith's Villanova Wildcats who gained some sweet revenge for a 6 to 6 job done on them last year. Thirdly.. .Ted Petoskey's freshmen were the nearly helpless victims of a 68-0 beating handed them by Georgia first year men... .all of which adds up to 120 points and not a single one for Carolina. On the face of that evidence it would appear that Gamecock elevens this year have a slight odor eminating from their pigskin play.. .and this col umn has heard that very comyilaint from University students themselves... A sad comentary indeed on the .loyalty of -students to their coach.. .a coach who turned in such a marvelous record in his first ycar at Caro lina. ..and to a team riddled with cripples who are trying hard to stay in the ball game despite injuries that would connine most of the campus squawkers to a hospital bed. Since September first-when football practice began-injuries have been slowly but surely reducing the Gamecock football machine to a feeble defensive structure with no sting and no retort. The Notre Dame system-as we have stated before on numerous occasions-and which has been printed in most of the nation's sports columns-needs a triple threat back at the left half post in order to get any results... Carolina's only triple theater is Co-captain Rock Stroud who has been unable to play one complete season in the three years he has been at Carolina... Enright has no other real left half back. Also any good football team needs a climax runner to be really dangerous-and Carolina's climax runner flunked out of school last February. But there is no reason to recount all of the Gamecock's bad luck story-we've been singing the blues for so long that we feel guilty when we're cheerful... Just remember last season with six victories over such teams as Duquesne, Furman, Xavier, and Catholic University-just remember that tie with Villanova whom Auburn was unable to hold-and be as sparing with your criticism as you are with your cheering. And Goodbye That's the last advice-or admonition I can offer you as a columnist for with these.few words I take leave of The Gamecock and the sports connections I have enjoyed with the University for the past three years. Another job (and even a college student has to eat) keeps me too busy to do a real job for you. 'It's been swell working with everyone on The Gamecock staff-and with the authorities when I was an humble sports publicity man. I Carolina's teams are on the rise-Burke Davis, (sports editor for the Charlotte News) one of the keenest football analysts of this section, is the authority for that statement-if I needed any authority. Watch the Gamecocks take their rightful place in the next few years. Give Frick more than a casual glance when his Gamecock sport pages complete this semester-he is a hard worker and a good sports man and should do the job well. I'll still be around-with my interest still deeply rooted in Gamecock Mitt rr Pr Birds Fall As Philly Gridmen Get Revenge Gamecocks Perform Before Record Crowd Of Over 25,000 Fans By George Zuckerman Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Oct. 6. -Displaying the best forward pass ng attack since water passed over the dam, Clipper Smith's Villanova Wildcats ran up a 40 to 0 score against Rex Enright's bruised and )attered Gamecocks. Before the opening minutes of the contest had been singing over the wires it was evident that Clip per Smith's boys had never heard af the edict of Verdun-They shall aot pass. During the entire first quarter of the affray, played before more than 15,000 spectators-the largest crowd ever to see a Gamecock athletic team perform-the villainous Villa aova aggregation, although ham mering close to home for a score, failed to penetrate the defenses of the Birds. But, as the game sped into the second period, and while most of the Gamecock regulars, visited with injury, were reduced to bench bal last, the colorful cohorts of Notre Damer Smith initiated their aerial attack, throwing enough pigskin around to seemingly darken the brightest lighted field in the world. As the game wore slowly on, the assist!nts w,,rk;ng on the score board were kept scurrying about and delving into too high mathe matics. The ,Philadelphia ct-owd, for the most part partisan, cheered several goal line stands turned in -by South Carolina. The boys from Dixie fought against too great odds and com mitted gridiron suicide in its punt ing department. One press box amateur statistician ventured the opinion that the Gamecocks aver aged more yardage on the ground than they did punting. Bright star of the Villanova vic tors was Nick Basca, heralded now as one of the best pigskin pitchers in the nation. While the Gamecocks were re ceiving this-drubbing it was evident to the press corps that Enright's first stringers were on the bench most of the encounter, and that the Carolina subs were no matcn for the heavier and more talented tally totalers of Villanova. With three defeats already inflict ed on them, the Gamecocks still race a long and difficult schedule. But Rex Enright, despite the fact that his boys were badly beaten on paper, may have had the right strat egy in resting his battered regulars and conditioning them for the gruelling games to come with Dav idson, Clemson, West Virginia, Florida, Furman, Georgia, and Miami. Tackle Football Out In Intramural Games Crawford Announces Several New Sports A gigantic intramural athletic pro gram will be attempted this year and it will include quite a few new games, J. A. Crawford, director of the Intra mural program at Carolina declared this week. Badminton, never before played at Carolina, will be added this year and will be played by the tenements and fraternities in the University gym nasium. Besides the intramural phase, a representative Carolina team will play the Columbia Y. M. C. A. Intramural football will change this year from the usual block and tackle game to the safer touch va riety. Handball, track, basketball, soft ball, tennis, swimming and wrestling are some other sports that will be played this year in intramural com petition. In 1938 South Carolina scored 188 poInts to 88 for the eleven team opposition. And Rex Enright's first edition of the Gamiecocks were ranked 81 In national football standing, coming up from a 180 rating in 1937. ien RE ospeci Frosh Menr X. TED PETOSKEY Biddies Begin Work For Bengal Battle Next Wednesday Night Freshmen To Try For Third Consecutive Win In Traditional Fray Smarting from an overwhelming defeat handed them by "the best Georgia freshman team in the history of the school" the University of South Carolina first year men began preparation Monday for their tra ditional battle with the Clemson f rosh next Wednesday night on Mel ton field. For the past two years the Bid dies have come up with surprise vic tories over Coach Bob Jones' Baby Bengals but this year word has drift ed from Tigertown that Jones has the "beef" to make a powerful club, and that for another Carolina victory the Biddies will have to give all they got. Coach Petoskey has been putting his boys through brisk workouts dur ing the week stressing blocking and tackling, with the entire team tak ing part in the drills. Last week in Georgia the team was literally beaten to death by the Geor gia power but no serious injuries re sulted. With the exception of Karu ba, wvho has been on the sidelines since the opening week of practice the team is in great physical condition. Middlebrooks, starting tackle was in jured in Monday's workout, but will be ready to go after the "Cub" nex week. Al Bretz, varsity tackle of last year's squad, is assisting Coach Pe toskey with the Biddie eleven. Two Thousand Seats Built For Fair Game To accommodate the crowd ex pected to attend the State Fair classic October 19 between Clem son and Carolina, two thousand end zone seats have been erected, Whitey Rawvl, director of ticket sales at the University, announced this week. The ducats will be sold for $2.40 each, and can be purchased at the University canteen, McGregor's or Eckerds in Columbia, or by writing to Whitey RawI at the University. RawI requested that persons hold ing end zone tickets enter the sta dium through Gate 7 on Bluff road in order to avoid congestion. ~ M< .port I ts Da One-Armed Stu Player, Hopes Good baseball players are nothing :o get excited about in this section where talented ball players abound, >ut when a one armed player out ;hines his more fortunate mates, it s time to page Mr. Ripley. Such is the case of Laverne Floyd, player manager of the Sandy Bay Club of the Williamsburg County League, who is a freshman at the University this year. Floyd, who lost his right arm in a hunting accident six years ago, achieved state-wide notice through the sports pages of the state's leading newspapers last summer. Not only Swim Team Begins Drills Next Week Genial Jack Crawford To Coach First Bird Tank Team In Decade Varsity candidates for the Univer sity of South Carolina swimming team will practice three nights a week from 7:30 p. m. to 9 p. m. be ginning next week in the new Caro lina swimming pool it was announced this week by J. A. Crawford who will coach the tank men. An unsuccessful attempt was made to launch a swim squad at Carolina late in the season last year with the state tank teams scheduled to meet in the local pool but all plans fell through at the last. minute. The team this year, then, will be the first in the history of the University. Freshmen will be allowed to prac tice along with the varsity according to Mr. Crawford. A flock of candi dates have already signed up for the squad. As far as qualification for the job goes Mr. Crawford should be way out front in the coaching ranks. As a swimmer he is hard to equal. Rec. ords for short dashes which he set back in 1915 in the Columbia city pool and the Y. M. C. A. tank have never been equaled or surpassed to this day. His coaching experience dates back to days of 1922-23-24. Two swimming classes, both ex clusively for novices ini the art, will start next week on Monday, WVed nesday and Friday at 10 and 12 a. m. to be taught by J. A. Crawford, di rector of Physical Education at Carolina. Starting October 30, on each Tues day, Thursday and Saturday, candi dates for the varsity swimming team will start work under the tutelage of Crawford. Freshmen aspirants for the tank team will be allowed to work with the varsity. Fred Snell Has No Need For Pencil Sharpener~ About the best excuse for not hand ing in an accounting problem was submitted by Fred Snell, varsity foot ball player, to Prof. Frank Meeks. After being asked why his prob lem wasn't in, Fred replied that he couldn't find a pencil sharpener. "Well, what kind of a razor do you use ?" asked the professor. "An electric one," answered Snell. "That's different," answered Prof. Meeks. wre Wildcats--D Mond rk -.De dent, Semi-Pro To Aid Birds did he pace the leagues hitters with a batting average of 390, but was the outstanding centerfielder and base runner of the loop. Baseball fans can testify as to the brand0of ball played in the Williams burg League. Danny Jones, presi dent of the South Carolina Amateur Baseball Congress, pronounced it "the fastest ball in the state." "I only hope the coaches here will give me a chance," said Floyd. With a record like his lie's sure to get it. Anyone having aspirations toward the centerfield position on the Gamecock nine about two years hence had better look to his laurels. Varsity Gym Team Starts Tri-Weekly Drills On Monday Team Will Be Chosen From Advanced Gym Class Later In Year Starting Monday night at 7:30 o'clock in the University of South Carolina gymnasium, an advanced gymnastics class will be taught every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at this time by J. A. Crawford, Di rector of Physical Education at the university. From this group a var sity gym team will be chosen later. Apparatus work and tumbling will be the features of this advanced course and the course is designed especially for novices in the art. "All men are welcome to attend," said Mr. Crawford. A man need know nothing about the work, although he must possess a sound body and have a willingness to work in order to qualify for the course." Those having signed up and who are expecting to report Monday are: C. B. Powell, W. S. Chapman, R. B. Walters, W. H. Eggerton, J. D. Clark, H. H1. Young, J. Levine, D. B. Ray, Ralph Cuthbertson, J. T. May and \V. M. DeLorme. German Club The German Club in a meeting Tuesday passed a rule prohibiting non-members from attending any of the German dances. Out-of-town visitors will be admitted only as the guest of a member. N~ew members elected by the club will be initiated next Monday and Tuesday. These new men will not be allowed to bring dates to the first two Germans, the one following the Clemson-Carolina game and the Christmas dance. At this meeting the officers for this semester were announced. Billy Brian will be president, assisted by Bruce Hunt, vice-president. The other officers are: Bill Mayes, secre tary; Jack Cosby, treasurer; Craw ford Clarkson, assistant treasurer; Coke Lawrence, senior leader ; Jack Brown, dance committee chairman; and the chairman of the initiation committee will be Allen Vassey. J. B. Henson, Gene Robinson, and Stan Nowak are the only mem bers of the 1939 edition of the South Carolina Gamecocks who scored last year. Henson and Robinson, both backs, made three touchdowns apiece, while Nowak, an end, ac counted for one. avidson's Versic PMars Conference Champs Won't Try For Team Intramural Stars To Furnish Needed Help For Squad Undefeated last season, the University of South Carolina boxing team will begin formal workouts Monday, October 16, as announced by Mentor Frank DeMars. According to Coach De Mars, the outlook for the com ing season is anything but bright. Dick Baxter, unde feated heavyweight of last year's undefeated squad, is the only regular that is definitely counted on to be back in har ness. McCrady and Legare Won't Fight Carolina's two Southern Confer ence champs, Bob McCrady, 127 pounds, and Allen "Snag" Legare, 145 pounds, are both in school and eligible for varsity competition, but it is unlikely that either will be avail able to the team this year. This will be a great loss in itself, as Mc Crady proved his ringmanship in con vincing style, and Legare, with his devastating counter punching, won the Conference Championship without the loss of a round. Reserves Strong The squad will, however, be bol stered by the presence of several cap able reserves who saw some service last year. Among these are: Ar thur Fisher, 127 pounds; Sol Blatt, Jr., 145, and Willis Beall, 145. It will be remembered that Beall was the young man that gave Clemson's great Cason such an unpleasant even ing up in Tigertown last winter. Blatt also gave a good account of himself last season, winning one and losing one. A question still remains as to the eligibility of Herb Bostain, promis ing sophomore light-heavy of last season. Herb placed his "John Han cock" on a Chattanooga baseball con tract last spring, but never received any monetary recompense for his ser vices. Bostain intends to work out with the team until the Conference meeting, at which time his status will be made clear. Intramural Stars Help In addition to these, there were several unusually fnue candidates un covered in the Intramural Tourna ment last spring. Olin McDonald, 120 pounds, Christmus, and Fisher, 127, Fetner, 135, and Reeder, 145, are of varsity calibre and should strength en the team immeasurably. Coach DeMars urged that all boys interested in boxing report promptly for the first practice as they must learn all of their boxing before the first meet. Where the Southern Conference Boxing Tournament is to be held is still indefinite. The University of South Caro lina's youngest varsity football player is sophomore halfback Tom my Attaway, who has just reached the tender age of 18.