Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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These Gamecock Grid Gene Robinson Haold Hartl THRE END ZONE BY RICHARD FRICK Minor Sports Get Fling At U. S. C. With the last weeks of an unsuccessful football season draw ing rapidly to a close the so-called "minor" sports at Carolina will take the place of "King" Football on the local sport pages, and in the conversations of loyal Garnet and Black followers. For the past few years, with the exception of boxing, minor sports at Carolina have been on a gradual decline. Basketball has had little success since the era of the Tompkin boys, how ever, in 1936 Ted Petoskey put together a fighting bunch of little men to annex the state crown. Since then the Gamecoelm have won about eight or ten games out of forty some. Track teams offered little change until two years ago, when under Coach Sterling DuPree, won the state title, and last year were runner-ups in the state meet. Baseball, the pride of the school during the reign of Billy Laval, also hit a new low until year before last when "Catfish" Smith, in his first season a baseball mentor, won the state diamond title. Tennis also has had its lips and downs, but not as consistent as the fore mentioned. As for swimming and fencing these are new to the sports menu. Boxing Offers Another Angle - Winner Boxing, under the capable guidance of Coach Frank DeMars, has given the school some consolation. Ever since DeMars took over the Bird mitmen, South Carolina has been at the top of the fistic world in the Palmetto state, as well as the Southern Conference. Last year the Ringmen hit a new high when the Southern Con ference boxing tournament was staged in the field house. Acting as host, the Birds placed second in the tournament emerging with two conference winners. Basketball Material Needed Says Coach Petoskey For the coming basketball campaign to be one of success the best mnaterial of the campus is needed. In past years coach Petoskey has not been having this type material, but more or less a few talentsd players, and the rest were-to be frank-unable to keep going in fast Company. It is true that nothing is gotten out of playing except a few slaps on the backs and a few rah-rahs, but every' student, if he has time and basketball ability, should have enough school spirit and get-up-and-go about him to report and "give". Just twelve men reported for practice Monday night out of a student body of approximately 1400 boys, and it is a known fact that there are at least fifty or sixty fair "country" basketball players on the campus. Where are they? Sitting in a corner wanting to be begged. Coach Petoskey has made every efTort to get these men to report but to no avail, so how about sonme help from you Studes? Biddies Hit New High In Winning State Title. They did it again-the South Carolina Biddies went out last Friday night and took a lot of hot air from an over inflated Furman frosh team winning the third consecutive state freshman state title for the University. Never in the history of the state (to my knowledge) has a freshman team won three straight championships. This year's team, boasting one of the finest lines in the school's history, places a close second to the 1937 edition of Grygo, Arrowsmith and Co. At least five linemen and five or six backs will advance to the varsity next year furnishing the necessary material for a team to stack up against the better teams of the south. Credit for the team's success goes not only to the boys making up the team, but to coach Ted Petoskey, who in his five years of service here has come up with four crown in five years work. Unmentioned 'Till Now Irving Granoff-the most consi'stent lineman of the year putting up another whale of a game last week-.Leonard Kanian-doing equally as well in his second starting assignment-finding out that the story ini local newspapers last week about E~d Clary almost losing sight of an eye was not of Our Ed, but of another guy with the same handle. Hlerb Biostain-lightheavy boxer last year-threatening to put ropps around his bed to cure his insomnia-Larry and Wally Craig having the misfortune of losing their sister by death last week-she was a ders Close The Z R. Henson ntra Purple Hurricane Downs Fighting GamecockEleven Fumbles Set Up Two Touchdowns In Old Grads Day Battle By Joe Kirby The Furman Putple Hurricane howled through University stadium three times last Saturday, and light ning struck hard and often in the person of IThoten "the Ripper" Shetley to spoil Carolina's home coming as the Gamecock's plumage was singed for 20 points. Furman's margin of victory rest ed on the broad and capable shoul ders of Shetley, who tallied twice himself and passed for the third marker. Running, passing, and place kicking, Shetley handled the ball on nearly every play'of the ball game. Pony Backfield Flashes Again Carolina's pony backfield showed occasional flashes of the form they exhibited in the Florida and West Virginia games but could never launch a real offensive drive. Ill fortune dogged the Gamecocks all afternoon with two of her three fumbles paving the way to Baptist touchdowns. Early in the opening quarter after the pony backs had worked the ball nearly to midfield the first fumble occurred. Several plays later, Low ry took a Furman punt on his own 11 and fumbled in attempting to slip the ball to Grugan on a reverse mnd Furman recovered. On the next play Shetley crashed off 'the left side of the line and went over stand inig up. Shetley's attempted con version was blocked. Second Fumble Paved Way Again In the second period after recov ery of another Carolina miscue, Shetley hurled a perfect 16 yard pass to Lipsconmb in the end zone. Shet ey's kick split the uprights to bring the score to 13-0 at the half. The Gamecock defense stiffened considerably in the third quarter and wvas sufficient to hold the ram pant Baptists at bay. Shortly after the final period got uinder way, Shetley arched a 31 yard aerial to Fitzer who was pulled dowvn on the Carolina 4. Shetley wvent through the line for the touchdown. His con version was again good, bringing the score to 20-0. Although outrushed and out passed, the Ganmecocks were never outfought. In the first half Caro lina rolled uip four first downs to Furman's 1. The second half was all Furnian as they held the Game cocks to a lone first dlown while they pounded out six. The lineups: Furman S. Carolina LE--Coley ................Snell L4T-Moore ..............Granoff LG-Wofford .............. Weir C-Turner .............Kanian RG-Barker ........... Hatkevich RT-Hlinson ........... Krivonak RE-Crouse ..............Crewvs QB-Jenkins ............. Norton LH-Braziel .............Lowry RH-D. Martin ........... Blouin FB--Shetley ............. Grugan Score by periodls: Furman ..........8 7 7 0-20 Carolina ........00 0 0- 0 Furman scoring: Touchdowns, Shetley 2, Lipscomb (sub for D. Martin). Points after touchdowns, Shetley 2. Officials: Referee, Arnold (Au burn); umpire, Collier (Wake For est); linesman, Black'(Davidson); field judge, Johnson (Georgia Teh). ? ro 5 W Ia U aC s ir Careers With Irvin Granoff Ball "Jeep" Breaks I With Interview 4 Alex. "Jeep" Urban, center on the 1938 edition of the Univeristy of South Carolina football squad and an ineligible bohunk this year, is still receiving the publicity even if he isn't playing varsity ball. His new medium however is not the daily sports sections of the local papers, but the editorial page of the Barnwell high school "Sun-Dial". A full column in the "Sun-Dial" is devoted to an interview with "Jeep" made by journalistically minded high school miss who got the thrill of her life to meet "the" Alex Urban. ("I could hardly believe that I was talk ing to the Alex Urban" were her opening words.) In the interview she found out how Alex liked the south, his favorite des sert, and above all, his favorite cine ma actress. Hedy Lamarr was the actress chosen, which makes us be lieve more and more that football Intramural Track Starts Monday With Runoffs Of First Events 100 Yard Dash, High Jump And Shot Put Events To Be Held The intramural track season at the University of South Carolina will get underway Monday, November 20, at 5 p. m. when the 100 yard dash, the high jump and the. shot put events will be run-off. Later, after the holidays, three other events, yet to be named, will be run-off, J. A. Crawvford, director of the tourney and head of 'the Caro lina physical education dlepart ment, announced. Each Monday and Thursday from then on individual events will be held until the tournament is completed. The tournament will be run as a team affair just as intra-mural foot ball, but an individual may enter, and if he should garner more points than an entire team then the championship trophy wvill be his, Crawford ex plained. Such a thing is entirely pos sible and has happened b)efore, Craw ford added. Besides the charnpionship trophy. some individual medals will be a warded winners of various events. Ted Petoskey, freshman football coach and varsity basketball men tor at the University of South Car olina, spent the summer playing in the outfield for the Toledo baseball club of the American Association. SHe's Ready I Harvey Blouin, who was In-. jured in the Furman game, will be ready for the Bulldogs to morow Miami Univeri %...... Rock" Stroud Start Into Big Time With Cub players are human after all. He liked the south and ice cream. "I hal no idea I was being inter viewed," Alex said later, "and I was quite surprised to see the write-up in the Barnwell paper. Which just goes to show you what will happen if you don't keep your wits around a news paper woman. Now wouldn't it have been a drastic mistake if I had said Deanna Durbin instead of Hedy La mar." Urban who is working out steadily with the bohunk squad this year, is becoming a scholar besides and reg ularly states his intentions of being among the eleven who start next year's football games for the Game cocks. There's no doubt that he can do it either, but strangely enough it may be at end instead of center, since Coach Enright has had him at that position all year. Undennaned Cage Squad Faces Toughest Schedule In History Petoskey Dissapointed At Turnout; Pivot Post Provides Big Problem A tiny squad of 11 men, in cluding several freshmen and ineligibles, has answered Coach Petoskey's varsity basketball call. "This squad is too small to p)rop)erly represent the Uni versityv in basketball. There is plenty of talent in the student bodly, but they appear too in terestedl in their social life to give any time to athletics". commented Petoskey. The undermanned Gamecocks are facing one of their toughest sched uiles in history. -Petoskey asserted that he would never have arranged such a schedule could he have fore seen the loss of Dick Kidder, whom he termed thc "first real offensive center I have had". Finding a cen ter with enough height and experi ence is the big problem. Petoskey expects several adldi tions to the squad at the end of football leason. Hempley, Snell, and Kanian who played Junior Col lege hall, are expected to materially strengthen the squad. Ball Handling Stressed So far the wvorkouts have con sisted mainly of calisthenics, pass ing andl ball handling, andl short shots. B3a11 handling is coming in for the prineipal share of attention. Eligible candidates now out for practice are: Co-Captain Holmes Eleazer, Junie Hymson, Buck Du pre, Preston Westnmoreland, Henry Thomas, Fred Haines, and Dick Anderson. Eleazer and Hymson are the only lettermen. The squad was cheered by reports that Co Captain Gene Alexander, who in jured his knee in the Davidson game, wvould probably be able to join them in two weeks. Students Urged to Report Practice sessions are being held every evening at 7:15 p. m. in the field house. All boys really inter ested in playing basketball are re quested to report. The postofince department this winter will issue a special one-cent stamp honoring Harvard's famous president Charle il t. ;ity Here Next J. T. Biggs s Noi Gamecocks To Close '39 Football Season With Miami Gridders Birds Have To Stop Flashy Sophs To Halt Powerful Hurricanes Coning out victorious in their first skirmish with a Flor ida. team, the University of South Carolina Gamecock grid ders look to their second en gagement. with a citrus team when they meet the strong Mi ami University Hurricanes at Colunbia next week. The game, originally scheduled for Saturday, November 25, may be moved up to Friday night in order to give the following day to the Clemson-Furman annual get-to gether in Greenville. No definite date has been announced, however. The Hurricane, boasting both a strong ground attack and aerial of fense, has trimmed all opponents decisively. Wins over Texas Tech, 19-to-7, Drake, and Tampa have been the high spots of the Florida team's schedule. Miami has played one team in the Southern confer ence, that being Vake Forest who took the Hurricanes 33-to-O. Sophomores Lead Hurricanes Two flashy sopihoinores, Joe Krutulis, and Bill Steiner, are tak ing up where the mighty "dyna mite" Dunn left off, by leading the Miami attack in every contest. Neither started in the Wake Forest opener but Steiner got in the game long enough to throw several passes return punts beautifully and pick up more than twenty' yards from tihe line of scrimmage. Krutulis got his chance after two senior ends failed to impress coach Jack Hard ing and was elevated to a first string berth after catching a 27 yard p)ass inl tile opening ganme. In the Tampa win both men conl tinued their work b)y accountinig for thlree touchdowvns in a 32-to-7 win. Hurricanes Meet Carolina Foe of Two Wecks Ago This week the Miiami boy3s meet the U'nivecrsity of F'loridla team with thle outcome of tile battle bearing hleavily on the forecast of the game next week in thlat tihe Blirds have already defeated the Gators in an upset h)attle stagedl here two weeks ago. The last time the Birds andc Hur (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5) 20%o SAVINGI Annoi That Through the COLUMBIA They are giving a 2 prevailing prii Novemi - NO DISCOUNT ON EU PI0K-UP AND DELI' THE 04 COLUM BIA Page Five Week John Crews r27 Five Game Week Schedule 'til Tourney Ends Frats And Tenements Clash For Trophy; Footballs Given Out First game of the intramu ral football tournament at the University of South Carolina will be played Monday, No vember 27, after Carolina's va1 rsity pla Miami University, Saturday. This will be the day that University stu'dents return to the campus after a four-day Thanksgiving holi day reeess. Five games a week until the con clusion of the tournament will be played, according to J. A. Crawford, tournament head. Footballs will be given out to the various teams in ample time for prac tice and pre-tournament scrimmages. Fraternities and tenements will again this year be the method of di vision into teams. Crawford will make arrangements this week in the office of J. M. Cantey, marshal, for the distribution of non-fraternity men among the tenements. "I want it understood that I will do my utmost to arrange things just as fairly and honestly as possible," Crawford said. ".*im going to try and avoid having it said that I played favorites to one tenement more tjhan another." Off-Campus Student May Play Town men who are not connected with either a iraternity or a tene nment will be allowed to play with a team, hut must have Crawford's per nission before signing up with any one. Memnbers of the varsity football squadI and of Crawford's advanced gym classes will serve as offcials for the tournament, as was the case last year. Trophy To Be Awarded A handsome trophy will be award ed the winning eleven and individual medlals will be given the competing players in the final game of the tour ney. Last y'ear Tenements 16-8 beat Sigma Nu, fratern,it y in thei finals for the championship. BothI teams will lbe a big threat in thle app~roaching tourney. It was only last week that it was dlecidecd tackle football wvould be (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) THE !ANTEEN mnces Cooperation of the LAUNDRY 0% saving over the ~es beginning >er 6th NIDLE.S 25o OR TLEUS - 7ERY SERVICE ON LMPUS LAUNDRY