The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 13, 1940, Page Page Six, Image 6
Krowing
With Kirby
BY JOE KIRBY
WATCH HIS SMOKE
The extension of Coach Rex Enright's contract to 1941 by the board
of trustees is a farsighted step that is certain to have far reaching effects
in the strengthening of the University's athletic program. By not
waiting for the expiration of his present contract which is good until
December, 1941, the authorities officially expressed in the strongest terms
possible the confidence, and respect which is felt towards him by the
players, students, and alumni.
The last obstacle is now removed from the path of athletic success.
Enright has the ability, sonic great talent returning next year, and now
he has the time. His system is firmly installed and alumni are solidly
behind him. Watch his smoke.
FOOTBALL'S FINAL SWING
With the following resume of the football season, I take my last fling
at the gridiron game and henceforth will devote this space to basket
ball, boxing, and other campus sports that have been sadly neglected
here.
GEORGIA
The flaming frosh turned sensational sophs invaded the Stadium to
tackle Enright's "if team." The little "if" was capitalized by the scribes
after the Birds played raggedly while bowing 33-2 before Sinkwich
& Co. Al Grygo served notice on the public that he was back how
ever and the Stars of sophomores, "Bobo" Carter and Louis Sossamon
burst on the football horizon.
DUQUESNE
The Gamecocks were wafted off to Pittsburg on a wave of despond
ency and returned home with the Sunday morning plaudits of their
classmates ringing in their ears. Unbelievable, but true. They had led
the mighty Dukes for three periods only to fall before superior numbers
27-21. This nocturnal shading by the Night Riders saw the trygo.to
Urban "luftwaffe" emerge as a potent weapon, a 94 yard touchdown
kick-off return by the "Erie Elf," and the lack of reserves still more
clearly demonstrated.
CLEMSON
Hopes were high, tickets were high, and the spectators were higher.
The Birds muffed several scoring chances in the first half, gave up two
touchdowns to the Tigers, ajd seemed headed for a repetition of
former fait performances. The second half saw the gallant Gamecocks
gaLllup for two ta!!ies and turn the tussle into the most thrilling struggle
since Tom Swift kicked the stuffings out of Noddy Nixon, the bully.
Frank Howard is still carrying Kleenex as a result of the cold he caught
when Grygo breezed past him on his 75 yard non-stop flight.
PENN STATE
A wildly cheering throng including the whole newly formed Naval
R. 0. T. C. saw the Gamecocks off to their second invasion of the
Quaker State in as many weeks. The Nittany Lions left the field still
undefeated and untied but the Gamecocks had pierced their supposedly
impregnable line for the first downs to be registered through it.
This was the first, last and only game in which the Birds were held
scoreless.
KANSAS STATE
Grygo pitched to batter mates Blouin and Urban for three touch
downs to chalk up the first one on the right side of the ledger. The
Enrightmen's passes and reverses wvere clicking uncannily and State's
steam roller ground attack kept grinding away. Several great stands
by the outweighed Garnet forwvards who like the Marines kept the
situation "well in hand."
FURMAN
"Men in White" or- "Not Lost, Not Strayed, but Stolen awvay" could
very well be the title of this one. The game is over but the smell
lingers on. The eleven Furman guys dressed in purple played fair foot
ball, but the four who wore white should have been given serious con
sideration before Harmon was given the Heisman award.
MIAMI
This time the rooters didn't remain on the platform c'heering but armedl
with eight buck round trippers took off with the team, and triumphantly
aided in bringing home that well known viande that goes so well with
eggs and coffee. An inspired hurricane team that rose from the sham
bles of a disastrous campaign wasn't quite enough to take the weary
and injury ridden fowvls, but came dangerously close in bowing 7-2.
The Bird line again saved the day with a couple of rousing stands.
WAKE FOREST
By the margin of a missed extra point the Birds went down before
the doughty Deacons in their second Turkey day battle. The under
dog Birds played the favored Deacons off their feet while going down
in heartbreaking defeat. Center, Louis Sossamon earned the praise of
everyone present with one of the greatest individual performances ever
seen by this writer.
CITADEL
The toy Bulldogs were in a lather of victory blather. The Game
c9eks grid machine hit on all cylinders and it was bloody moider.
Every Gamecock that could walk saw service in the scoring parade.
Not only was the superiority of the Birds over their ancient rivals
demonstrated, but promise of the greater things to come could be read
in every touchdown, block and tackle.
JOTS AND DASH ES...
"Bobo" Carter, who last night was voted the most valuable player on
the football team, is not only a great tackle but a great guy and richly
deserved the honor.. .The proposed elimination tourney to determine the
personnel of the tennis team is a fine idea, and should go a long way
toward stirring up interest and uncovering talent.--Don't you know
that Howard, McLeod, Rowland et al. are tearing their hair this week,
what..with the cream of the high school football talent quartered in the
field house.-If I wasn't afraid of putting the boy on the spot, I'd tell
you to watch Joe Johnston, a home town product, in the backfield of
the State All-Stars tonight.--Gus Iiemphley who has already played
e~W and end for the Birds Is slated to be in the backfield next fall.
G us can pass and kick with either hand or foot, and is enthusiastic
hiot s new position. Here's loolding at you Gus.
teers Op
Three Bird All-Staters
... ... .*..
of South Carolina's three All-Staters. From left to right are end Ale,
and Urban are Juniors and Sossamon is a sophomore. Grygo gained
the third eleven. Wilton Garrison of the Charlotte Observer gives S
Is Named C
ter Is Most
IN,
Gridders Kirt Norton and Bobo Carter (above) were this week honored
y their teammates...Nrorton, Senior unaack fromn- Enalcy, S. C., we
lected honorary captain for the past season at the banquet Wednesday
uight. Carter, Sophomore tackle from Asheville, N. C., was named as
he most-valuable player.
Six Teams Emerge. Birds Placed On
Victorious In First Penn State-Deacon
Half Of Intra Ball All Star Elevens
Rivalry Developing AsSosMksEmAl
Nine Remaining Teams Sa aeokSo
Vie For Championship PoesT poef
It is tenements vs. fraternities, ThSotCaonaGmoc
enements vs. tenements, fraterni- hdmr ooshae pnte
ies vs. fraternities, as each game inthsptwekTeWaeFrt
lhe University of South CarolinaDemn eaosndtePn
ntramural football program sees SaeNtayLosslce eea
ed andl black clad gridiron war-Gacokonehoftirl
iors striving to b)eat the other team
o emerge as the undisputed intra- opnns
nural champions,.h is tigalopnn fec
Completion of the first half of theofteesud. osanwsa
limination contests leaves nine uni-soelcdonteAal-aead
lefeated teams in the field. Six teCesnTgr l-poet
eams have already won one each, A rg etit he-a
vhile the other three have yet to teo h emnDaosal
nake their initial appearance. opoetwhJaDviofuk
Boys hungry for gridiron glory adJmLlneo ot aoia
nd unable to attain stardom in theGroeaiypldinascd
arsity ranks, have, for the past am rt
veek, been giving their all for alopnn.H a loo h
heir respective tenements andal-teanthCemoTirs
raternities.AlxUbndd'maeteD
Sigma Chi was the first to crashcossudIthewsndumr
he win column, when they de-onfrthPenSarsUbn
sated Phi Kappa Sigma, 13-0 in the wsaohrGmcc htwsa
ntramural opener. Sigma Nu was alsae ndnteCesnal
he second to join the ranks of theopnet
inbeaten, scoring an impressive
2-0 victory over Pi Kappa Alpha.Thonyrgetathelsg
renement 25 in the third game oftem ha,ishtteywlno
he season were puhdt eke ottgtaohrcac oee h
7-6 victory Kappa Sigma. Closely soe
ollowing with victories marked lip Cahdb ebrftevr
in the debit sidle of the score cardsiyqudthtem haebn
vere Phi Sigma Kappa winning wrigotrglrycniinn
ver tenements 10, 11, 12 and 14,thmevsfrheouhgeso
renement 21 scoring a 12-0 victory flo.S a osrosijre
ver the Preston eleven and Kappahaebnrpotd
Upha who won over tenements 1, h ceuewilb opee
:, and 3, 12-0. bfr h hita oias h
Keen interest is being shown bytw temthtmrgwioua
L11 the fifteen teams that entered ls ilpa h lsn aet
hentamualpigkicopeitin.dStosin Maes chamions.
Baske
Pictured above are the University
and center Louis Sossamon. Grygo
and Sossamon and Urban placed on
crash All-American ranks.
Norton
Bo Car
Teammates Honor
Bird Quarterback
Saw Four Year's Service
On Carolina Grid Team
Kint Norton, Senior quarterback
from Easley, S. C., was elected
honorary captain of the University
of South Carolina football team at
the student body football banquet
Wednesday night. Approximately
235 students and supporters were
on hand to pay tribute to the
coaches and players of the Game
cocks football squad.
Featured speakers for the occa
'sion were Ed Danforth, Sports Edi
tor of the Atlanta Journal, and
Claude Sant. United States District
Attorney and an alumnus of the 1
University. President of the Uni
versity J. Rion McKissick, Coach
Enright, and Sol Blatt, Jr., made
short add(resses.
Coach Enright was presented
with a handsome leather bag by
the members of the Block "C" Club
and the football team as a token of
their esteem and appreciation.
Danforth stated that in all the
years of his travelling about the
Southeastern and neighboring con
ferences, he had never seen or
heard of a student b)ody giving a
football team a banquet before. He
and Mr. Sapp kept the assemblaget
in tears with their stories and anec
dotes.
Captain Norton played four years.
of football at Easley High before
enrolling in the University. A
guardl, his freshman and sop)homore r
years, be was shifted to puarterback
during his second season of varsity
ball because of a dearth of back
field material. Norton was a mem-e
ber of the well known "Pony"d
backfield that figured so promi-t
nently in the success of the team.
Girl Fencers Showing
Prom ise; Atkins Returns
The men and women's fencing
teams are rounding into shape for
the coming season.
The girl's team show a great
promise and may have a matchi
by March. Exhibitions will be
given by both teams during the
school year. The student body is
welcome to any of these matches.
Carl Atkins, veteran foiler, has
bolstered the men's squad, andt
promises to be of great aid in a
helpi.ng the new-comners.
The complete roster of the men's
team is as follows:
Carl Atkins, Dave Baker, Pitkinc
Bell, Harold Glenn, Abram Gross
man, Jack Hendly, Paul Holscher,c
Ernest Lent, Bob Morgan, Jack
Reese, Jack Sadler, Arthur Spitz,2
William Trowbridge, Venable Ver
mont, Arthur Wilder, and Elliotta
McCants-Rusiness Manaer.
nM c
"Jeep" Urban, halfback Al Grygo,
a second team All-Southern post
ossamon until 1942 at the latest to
aptain
Jaluable
Opposing Teams
Rate Bobo High
Lays Moleskins Aside;
Turns To Basketball
A waive of speculation as to the
most valuable player on the Game
cock football team was climaxed
last night by the nomination of
Elmore "Bobo" Carter, Sophomore
tackle from Asheville, N. C. by his
teammates. Cprtor waq nresented
with a trophy emblematic of that
honor by Sam Suggs, Manager of
the Palmetto Theatre. The entire
football team and coaching staff
were guests of Mr. Suggs for the
evening.
"Bobo" teamed with Louis Sossa
mnn, brilliant Soth center to spark
the Gamecock forward wall dur
inig the whole arduous campaign
and was practically a 60 minute ball
player in all nine contests. Though
he failed to gain the All-Star selec
tions made by some -of his more
publicized teammates, he gained
positions on several All-Opponent
elevens and attracted favorable
comment from all of the rival
coaches.
Carter was an All-North Carolina
tackle in high school and repre
sented his school in the Shrine All
Star game in Charlotte. In addi
tion to his ability in moleskins, he
is a whiz on the hardwood. His
senior year in high school he re
ceived the trophy for being the out
standing b)asketball player in the
"North State."
Carter rose to his greatest heights
in the Furman game' with a mag
nificent defensive performance that
kept his name echoing over the
P. A. time and again. If there is
anything that "Bo" loves better
than football it is the beloved hills
of Beaverdam, N. C.
With his football uniform scarce
ly tucked away in moth balls, he
is now practicing for the coming
cage season with Frank Johnson's
first edition of basketeers.
Nine Men Fight For
1940-41 Pug Posts
Coach Frank De Mars is lament
ing the fact that only nine candi
dates are out for an eight man box
ing team. The first match of the
season is less than a month away
with Maryland University.
Co-captains for the team are
Willis Beall and Olin McDonald.
Both men are veterans from last
years squad. McDonald is the
Southern Conference bantamweight
champion and Beall reached the
semi-finals last year..
De Mars urges those who have
any fistic talents whatsoever, to
come out for the squad. The team
definitely needs more men. Those
who are eligible are as follows:
Ed Myers, Sam Patterso., Ma..:..
rnday
Johnson Opens
Career As Coach
Of Ball Hawks
Seceeders Will Offer
First Opposition To
Soph-Studdied Birds
Once Thore the University Field
House is primping its floors and
echoing to the pounding of foot of
the basket hunters as the '40-41
basketball season prepares to swing
into action Monday night with the
basketeers from Erskine College at
Due West. This game will mark
Coach Frank Johnson's debut as
the head of the Bird quintets helm.
Returning the visit the Erskine
Seceeders will journey to the Game
cock camp and give the Bird sup
porters a glimpse of their team in
action next Wednesday night as the
University quintet tries to open
their home season with a bang.
Birds Play Tech
Two games have also been ar
ranged with Georgia Tech during
the holidays. On December 30
they meet in Augusta, Ga., and on
the next night play in Columbia on
New Years Eve night.
Brightening the glum outlook
Coach Johnson had on his-team at
the first workouts is the appearance
of four sophomore gridders. Not
only are these star turf men good
on the football field, but are also
pretty good on the courts. These
players are Fred Lytle, at the pivot,
"Biscuits" Coman, "Bobo" Carter,
and Ken Roskie at the guard slots.
4 Letterman Return '
Returning now as experienced
candidates for the first string posi
tions are four of last years' sopho
more regulars. Pres Westmore
land heads this list, Lanny Loftdahl,
ace ball handler is ready for a re
peat performance of his last years
playing Junie Hymson, and Dick
Anderson scrappy guards, are ready
to put,the Gamecocks on the basket
ball map.
The scrimmage first string lineup
features three sophomores. These
five men, who appear to be the
probable starters for the opening
game are Fred Lytle at center,
Lanny Loftdahl and Pres West
moreland at the forwards, with Ken
Roskie and "Bobo" Carter coin
pleting the quintet at the guards.
The Schedule
Mon. Dec. 16 Erskine, Due West.
Wed. 18 Erskine, Columbia.
Mon. 30 Georgia Tech at
'Augusta
Tues. 31 Georgia Tech at
Columbia
Mon. Jan. 6 Georgia, A thens.
Tue. 7 Ga. Tech, Atlanta.
Fri. 10 Furman, Columbia.
Mon. 13 Geo. W., Columbia.
Tue. 14 Davidson, Columbia.
Thu. 16 P. C., Clinton.
Fri. 17 Citadel, Columbia.
Thu. 30 Furman, Greenville.
Mon. Feb. 3 Citadel, Charleston.
Tue. 4 Georgia, Columbia.
Wed. 5 U. of Pitt., Columbia.
Fri. 7 Clemson, Columbia.
Mon. 10 Presby., Columbia.
Sat. 15 Clemson, Clemson.
Mon. 17 W. For., Columbia.
Thu. 20 Davidson, Davidson.
Fri. 21 W. F., Wake Forest.
Sat. 22 N. C. State, Raleigh.
These schedules are tentative.
Wilds, Olin McDonald, Bill Hor
ger, Harry Lofton, Willis Beall.
Lucius Henson, Kay Kirven.
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