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om Where I Sit
JOE GUESS
The jumbled Carolina grid picture seemed to be somewha
rystalized until the transfel' of Gene Wagnon and H. L. Gill
neath was announced last week. Their detachment places Doc
Newton on the spot for a punter and passer to say nothing of a
plun.ging back. A possible answer may be C. E. Kudall. Kudall
saw serviee at the University of Virginia last fall in the tail
back slot and may fill the present bill to a "T
A month ago it was the problem of finding the big, hard
charging line that the Tennessee single-wingback system re.
qw. that was paramount in the minds of coaches and fan
alike. TIL}"eturn of George McDonald, 200-pound tackle, tc
the grid roster after a two year stretch in the army alleviated
this situation somewhat. Coupled with Ralph Hodges, a starter
last fall, he is expected to solve the starting tackle problem.
Similarly, the presence of Pat Thrash and Harrison at the
terminals take care of that position. This leaves the two guard
slots and the center position wide open. The men to fill them
will have to be salvaged out of the squad of fifty or sixty.
Newton expects to report for suimmer practice. Just what will
t,:rn up in summer practice cannot, of course. be ascertained.
But unless something does. -t can be safely said that a rough
@.time will be had by all come \epteniber.
* * *
Nothing short of a stroke f pure genius could have moti
vated the powers that be to hedule Duke and Wake Forest
only five days apart. With th Blue Devils sure to be loaded
for bear (or Gamecocks) and the probability that Wake Forest
will field a squad equal to the taimecock. such an arrangement
is tantamount to committing suicide. The leather luggers are
almost certain to go home from the Duke struggle (after hav
ing spent two hours attempting to hold the score down to a
reasonable figure) licking their various wounds. No sooner will
they arrive than they'll have to pack up to engage a team on
foreign soil that would give them a good fight under ideal
conditions. Obviously, the odds are high that the men of Caro
lina will lose two games instead of one between November 18th
and 23rd.
* * *
The first word to come out of the Clenson foot hal camp was
n A. P. wire release appearing in Sunday's State. According
the A. P. story Frank Howard, Tiger coach. will build his
grid machine around RnIph Jenkins, veteran center. and
Tinsley, a Spartnnhurg product who itns. ki1cks. and plisses.
>th boys have medical discharges from the Arm1ny. The Bengal
chedule should tax the best. efforts of Iloward and his crew
as the nine game roster includes only two gaines which inight
be termed '"brethers", N. C. State and Preshvterian College.
The balance of the schedcltle c(onsisIts of (ia. 'Tevlhi. ('arolina.
Tennessee. Wake Forest, V. M. 1.. ''ulane. ami (eorgia.
* * *
To us, one of the oddities of football in V-12 schools is the
genius for obtaining top notch preformers the larger schools
of the country have. When football season rolls around it is
always the schools who in peace time fielded the top teams that
&turn up with the best material. Who thinks for a minute that
the unbelievable Not re Dame squad of 1943 w,, a freak of fate
or that the powerhouses produced by North (a;r(lina and Dtuke
just happened ? Was it coincidene that A ii-bam _.ierican
tackle, Don Whit mirme, was admitted to thie Naval Ae-adenmv
when he couhIdn't pass mathI at North C ariolina wheni stat ioned
there in V-12? H-ow did B3rumce Smiith oIf :\liiami lIIigh, who with
Charlie Justice of Asheville and Buster Stephens of Knoxville
was the hottest back in 1942 sout hern high schuool football.
mnanage his Annapolis appointment ? Hov did .hheville's
Justice get his protracted hoot training at Bainbridge ?For tihe
entire '43 season he alternated with an All-American in the
drivers seat of the great Bainbridge team. We cani understand
why concessions should.he made to football play'e, and coaches
but what we can't understand is why these conteesions- should
be allowed in the big schools wvhen at the samie time they are
ideniedl the smaller ones.
Game Schedule For 1944
The signing of Mliami U niversit.v and Charleston C'oat Guard
tempidte South Carolina's nine game schedule for 1944. The full rehedule
appears below.
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Sept. 3--'a r-lgt................hr
Oct. 7Mai.................
Oct. 1-lmo.................ur
Oct.26Ca.Catur............Oa,hg
Nov. 4NrhCrlma...........hp1j;
Nov 31---rNeswberiy............................................. .
No26I-Ch as..CostGua.....................................re
Nov. 23-W ake Forest............................................Ch a l,
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V-12 All-Stars Down
Civilian Squad 5-1
Terminating the local softhall sea
son, Carolina's Y'-12s hammered
out a 5-1 decision over the civilian
squad in a seven inning all-star
contest.
The V'-1?s, consisting of a cor.,
bination of all-stars and varsity
baseball men, tallied all five of th-ir
runs in the third frame while the
civilians, cream of the intra-mursl
r-quadc, managed their single mar k
e i n t e l t e h a f o th f o rhwh en S in d ler's sin g le to cen te r fie!d
brought in Shuler. C'alvo, civilian
pitcher, limited the Navy to six hits
but failed to receive the support of
his mates who committed four er
rors, bringing in three of the
Navy's five tallies. Robertson, \--12
moundsman, was racked for five.
Booth pitchers walked six men.
Navy Leads off
D)aly, first man up for navy,
struck out. \\allace and Bellar each
received free trips:; however, Killian
hit a fly and Wallace was caught
at third retiring the side.
Baldwin. civilian first baseman,
walked. Y'ohs struck out and Newell
was safe at first via an error by
le llon at third. Willard howed out
an4hlrhtafyt etfedt
Vut, DuAlle-ofStr aDsine
ernayitg the fild.lsfbalsa
so,Caolitruck out. hamerped
out at sherson. Toerth cialked,
wsuald n an inigat-tre
Ctet.
Te V-12s oniTilly aco~
ruin the third ramtre whilecu-e
tiveerros creo thee intrmurfiv
ru~ mangd ther m Sineark-rs
eran the lttedl ofthe orth
whle dlDav wie to firstr fiean
errorgh in Motre. Wala,ciiwalked
paitcer lthed ae Nwev' trori put
bn. failiad t recdiouble toppcenter
dhubl mteo wiht fmiel foura er
rory Troheitg brtgt tine Rlof tnd
ialian fiedn the. \obersorn for
thenda .wans racked fy, afidid
Tot walkhc an ake it men.h
ilians, firsted ma dwin fo aded
true basst. Wllaad Betrch u
atehd eiing the de.
~Ellnat tHir.WlArCK'Sdou
and hDE hi aCloleftBielA t
**o~ tRESHnning.
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51tH NES 519
Of Returning Lette
PAT THRASH
Line Coach Harry
Mid-West Flavor Tc
BY JOE
In direct contrast to the Southern
football background of \\illiam New
ton. Harry Klocker. Carolina line
coach, is \lid-W\ect born and bred.
A native of Chicago. Klocker has
had little actual coaching expericnce.
He was a three letter man at
Chicago's St. Phillip's 1 i ih Slhrol
and later played tackle at the Unix er
sity of Illinois. His actual coaching
experience, however, is limited to one
year at Urbana High School. Urbana.
Ill. and a vear at Rens=elaer Polv.
technic Institute where he served as
varsity line coach in addition to tu
toring the freshman basketball squad.
For four years at St. Phillips
Klocker alternated between tackle
anl end, making the Windy City's
All-section team his iunior and se
nior year. In addition, he was start
ing guard on the St. Phillip's cage
squad and handled the co yard craw\ l
and backstroke as'ignments f,,r the
swinnmig team.
Went to Illinois
in '.6 he enrolled at the 'ni% ersity
of IlIlinois. There he was initiated to
the single-w-inghack system a" cx
pounded by Illinni,' R1 7.nppeck. lie
played freshman ball and w\ as im I I
nav through his sophomore year
n hen an ini ured cartilage in hi, knee
ended his \arsity career.
Wilhoit, Stewart, and Robertson
went down in order in the first half
of the fourth.
Shuler Scores
Shuler and Calvo walked. Moore
was called cut, followed by Tolbert.
Sindler's base hit to centerfield
scored Shuler. Hamilton popped out
to first.
Calvo set Daly. Wallace and Rel
Ion down ret iring the V-16' in the
fifth. Gessner relieved Rohertson on
the nmotund for Navy" and retired
Baldwin, Yohs and Newell.
Shuler's error gave Killian, first
muan upi in the sixth, a hit-. Suttle
and Wilson struck out and 1Hall
walked. Nobel, pinch hitter for Wil
hoit, popped out to third, retiring
the side.
W\illard and Shuiler were called
nut. Calvo singled to center but
Mloore hit a fly to third bringing
Lip the seventh.
The first man tip in the seventh,
Stwart, hit a fly to shortstop.
Gessner walked and Bernstein
rpopped out to Mocore at third.
F"riedmnan's fly tc, left field brought
he civilians to bat. They went down
ni order cud inmg the gamen.
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GUESS
H is first coaching assignment came
when he was still at Illinois. His se
ior year at the U. of I. he accepted
the Urban high school pott. This he
held down th'Iroghioi:t the 't) :ea-on.
In '42 he was sent to R. P. 1. hv the
Na%vy as p: ical training instructor
fn" NR TI and \\.T cadets. Here
ho rece:', e his r rst col:ege coachi:.
a:'-inm. en't.
Reports to Carolina
In July. 1943 Klocker. w ith an En
sign's cmC:ission in his pocket. re
ported at Carolina to take over the
duties of phycical training officer for
the new ly formed V-12 unit here.
This spring. 'n addition to his re.:!ar
diti . he e-:ided t 'e \'-i: hacebal
scp:al throu '1 a inmiiy'l' ,cressft::
seact,n againct swi' c(ompetitio,n.
Rillling fnntbal: teamsl if'ino the
ro'Ind up is nothing Ite w to head
conah New ton I1 wh. has often pro
dbleed am1aing revts: r. l,mi,,"
ii atcrial. 111t l\ n! e'i r p ro h i o f
miouldl,im: a hard -i arging. sic
1 ! " c ( i nI l i n e f r " 1m 1 t 1 e i i ' \er i e r ie dl . 1
gj'ad i n'e that \'1i:!d ta\ t'ic he-t
line Coaches in the co':tr . Tlhe
tion he pI ts on the fiel' ti:s fa:l n
lea% e no do! t a- to his a i'it .
V-12, (5) AB H R E
D aly. iss) .................... 1 1 0
\allace. i) ........3 0 1 0
Bellon, (.,h) . ............. 3 1 1 1
IKillian, (cf) .............3 2 1 1
Suttle, (lf) ........... 1 0 0
Tones. (rf) .................... 2 0 o o
DTl ray. (cf) ... .............. 2 1 A (
h\Vilhoi. ...........2 0 A O
iteswa r t, i2eh )...........~ A A A
R oher t son. ( pt......... 2 A 1 0
\\'ton. id) ......... 1 A A (I
H all. (fI................. 1 0 A A
Nobhel. i c ................ 1 0 A o
(;e-.ner, IIp" ........... 1 A A A
I-ernstein. 1 1b)......... 1 o 0
Frie dman. ( r i .......... 1 0 () 0
Tlo ta .... . ......... 2 6 .% 2
CIVILIANS, (1) AB H R E
H amilton. i th)>......... 2 1 A 0
Hlydrick ib)........... A A A
flaid win. cf i............. 0 A
Y obs. (Ilf) ............... 3 A A A
New e l. ( c I..............3 1 0 1
\\illar<d. <Stf) ............ 2 A A 0
Sh uler, 2b h) ............ 3 A 1 1
C alvo. ( pi ........... 3 1 A 0
M oore. t al.)............ 3 A A I
T l be r t. tntfi ............. 2 A A I
S i ndle r, (c ) 4............ 3 1 A A
Trot ais. ................. 1 4
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Returning Tackle
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George McDonald (above) is
returning to the South Carolina line
up after a two years absence. His
weight and experience will probably
:e a welcome addition to Doc New
on's inexperienced squad.
Bird Ranks Will Be
Minus Wagnon And
Gilbreath This Fall
D NewAt'n '44 ed:tVn of the
am:ec'C s :1: he n:i!::s the evices
'f ',".e W\ag:,,7n. cteliar fllback,
tand H. L. Gibe t.tra::sfer t:,ii-,ack.
c to~ aadem:c de4ciencie5 it "as
ea-aned :a=t wseek.
Wag:' :a sernr. altPrnated with
Bric: Rradf-,rd at the f-:iback s:ot
n '43 and har.!ed the ma'ority of
he punting fr' the Bi-R His weight
end experience were e\p.cted to
r.ake ;N an r"rnc 'e a'd deferncve
s hee .r drl; :i. 1 the c mi;ng caea n l
transfer w~1 :''et o:; lea- e a
iiesti,"-n mark in the 1!Ati:r hack
'ild but w il fr'ce Coach Newton to
iid annti-er pli!mer.
Potential tailback
:'r- ": nod. 1' ,,(Ir. ( ; Ceath*
j). 1}-'d the .\li::i?:n i ::t"r-e ey n
e a-t e-a'' : a ;r ! w ! al< prob
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Men Report
r Grid Drill
Squad Green Except For
Returning Lettermen
A squad of over fifty prospective
footballers greeted coaches New
ton, Klocker, and Wingfield Mon
day on the opening day of summer
practice.
Of this number, six were return
ing lettermen, three have freshman
experience at U. S. C., and nine
were transfers. Conspicious by their
absence were Gene Wagnon, 195
lb. fullback, and H. L. Gilbreath,
19 lb. transfer tailback.
Returning lettermen were: Skimp
Harrison and Pat Thrash, ends,
Ralph Hodges, George McDonald,
and Phil Warren. tackles. and Brick
Bradford, back. Tony Patrone, J. I.
Tominack. and Jim Hunnicutt will
be playing their first year of varsity
ball. Hunnicutt, a hack, was a soph
omore in '43 but an early season in.
jury kept him off the squad.
The complete roster includes:
Ends: Rudolph. Voight, Davis,
McWilliams. Sineath, Collenda,
Jones, Harrison, Thrash, Roussos,
and Newell.
Tackles: Mortimer, Hampton,
Strobel, Hodges. McDonald, Mari
nucci, Wallace. and Morley.
Guards: Bell, Braswell, Ellis. Ball,
P rr, Dean. Everhart, Tominac.
Centers: Herman. Schmidt. Nobel,
and Patrone.
Backs: Kuldell. Kinder, Erwin,
Ness. Fahwer, Finnegan, Allen,
Meteir. Greenan. Bradford, Beatty,
Hunnicutt. Suttle, Lewis. Fisher,
Grady, Herdegan. Howard. Powers,
Horton. and Hamilton.
Hurricane Added
To USC Schedule
After a years absence, Miami
University's Hurricane has been
sciledled to meet South Carolina
next fall. Although the contract has
net bee'n signed. all arrangements
ba e been made for the meeting
which w itl take place in Miami's
Orange bowl (l tcber -.
\liami. stockerl with V-12 trainees
and sparked by Arnold Tucker. all
,:;i ern back at Miami high in '42,
nr ce. eial impressive \ ins, in
one me r1 Flnrida. !act season.
I n e: . w-t ucke: in the Mil
hary Academ at \\ est Point and
their grid ranks otherw% ise depleted,
the q-:ait of their ;oothall machine
is yet to be demonstrated.
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