The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 01, 1944, Page Page Five, Image 5
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SPORTSCOPE
By BUCK CURETON
The scene of many hard fought struggles now lies quiet. Gone
are the surging crowds, the waving banners, the screaming fans,
the hustle and bustle that goes with game day. Yes, football
season has come and gone. Down in the locker room only J. C.
Hinn remains, putting away all the frightful concoctions for
healing the wounded. Jerseys, pants. pads, shoes-they look as
though they remember too. Yes, football season has come and
gone.
And it liasn't been such a bad one. Although most students,
and faculty members, consider any Carolina football season un
successful when we don't beat Clemson, this column is- prone to
disagree. Don't misunderstand-I, too, think we should have
beaten Clemson and by at least three touchdowns. However.
there are several things to be considered in connection with that
particular game. Furthermore. I am not going to mention them
because they have been rehashed too many times, and you prob
ably Wouldn't believe me anyway.
But, as a whole the season hasn't been such a bad one as some
people think. Look at the schedtule-Georgia Pre-flight, New
berry, PC, Clemson. North Carolina, Charleston Coast Guard.
Wake Forest, Miami University-only two fairly easy games.
And if you don't believe Carolina had a football team take a look
at the pictures of the Charleston Coast Guard Game and the
.Wake Forest game-I think you'll change your mind.
THE EMIPTY SPOT
It is wit hi regret that I make the announcement that freshman
fullback Mac Erwin has left. Carolina--Mac has withdrawn
from the uni versity and mttade application for admission to Uncle
Saum's navy. )u ring the season just passed. Mac showed more
improvemnent than any man on the team. It will be remembered
by many that at Greenville High School last year. he was not
only All-State but All-Southern as Wei, which is no small feat
in alny high school. And when next season opens I'm afraid
there'll be a very empty spot in the Carolina backfield, where
one Mac Erwin shoui he. Good uick. Mac.
ROSE BOWL ENCO'N'TEIR
When New Year's dlav rolls around Tennessee and Southern
' California will be at each other's throats for the national foot
hall championship. 'This column had hoped that restrictions
would he lifted from the Big Ten league in order that Ohio
would be able to meet all comers in the "big bowl." Such is not
the case, however. and we therefore take this opportunity to say
that Califorina will take the Volunteers by three touchdowns.
A LL-STA'E-A LL-SOU'I I ERN
A few days ago the Gamecock sports staff decided to pick their
own all-state and all-southern football teams. Without delay
a very secretive meeting was held behind locked doors. Every
possible candidate was thoroughly discussed pro and con-much
wrangling occurred. hair turned grey overnight--and the fol
lowing are the results. We think its pretty good
All-State All-Southern
LE Thrash (IJ.S.C.) LE Walker (Virginia)
LT'l McDonald (U.S.C.) LT Irwin (Duke)
LG Mortimner (U.S.C.) LG akr(.-.
C .Jenkins (Clemson) C .ekn Cesn
RG Salisbury (Clemson) RG Knts(ue
RT hodges (U.S.C.) RT Krs(...
R E H arrison (U.S.C.) RE Earsn(...
QB Cmbie (Clemson) QB Bror(V oet
LIHB Tinsley (Clemson) LIUB arn U ..
RHB Huninicutt (U.S.C.) RHB Cak(ue
FR Erwin ~ ~ Wake (U..C.) Bile(WFost
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Civilian Sports
Council To Meet
Civilian Intra-Tenement
Basketball Planned
Civilian intramural sports council
has started plans for an intra-tene
ment basketball round-robin tourna
ment for the purpose of making it
possible for any civilian.on the campus
to participate in the sport, whether
they have had any past experience
or not.
This council is composed of Ken
neth Dukes, Sehern Sellars, Loren
Williams, Fitz Allison and Beezie
H-ydrick. They arc to act as coaches
and referees for the games and will
not he eligible to play.
No commercial league or varsity
sports player is eligible to play for
any of the tenements. The names of
town boys desiring to participate will
be drawn and they will be placed on
the tenement teams.
A meeting of the intra-mural sports
council and one representative from
each tenement will be held next Tues
day at 5 o'clock, in the gymnasium.
Latimer Selects
Harrison All-State
lames "Skimp" IHarrison, stellar
University of South Carolini end for
the past four football seasons, has
been chosen by "Scoop" Latimer of
the Greenville "News" for one of the
flankposts on his All-Southern ag
gregation.
IlIarri:on, one of the few civilians
on the Gamecock squI ad, was irnjured
in the North Carolina game and did
not participate in cither the Duke or
Wake ForeNt contests.
Skimp is a brilliant defensive ball
player. and has been mentioned on
previous All-Southern squads.
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ford were chosen co-captains of the
'-t ramecocks in a post season eec
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1)uring the seasoin, Coach \Vil
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captains for each game froni the 1
starting lineup.
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First
Thirty Men Out For
Coach McMillan We
Most Of Team Navy Men,
Practice; No Lost Year's
For four long months the cutting
voice of coach Johnny slcMhillan.
along with his ever-present whistle.
stopped about 22 very dirty young
men in the midst of a scrimmage, with
the words, "down, geect up ! ! !" Now
any visitor to the Carolina field house
can hear that same voice cutting
through the atmolphere, only this
time the words are slightly differeent,
"set up",being the order of the day.
Ilow to accomplish the seemingly
miraculous change in a few short
days was explained by Coach Mac
today. "The boys have got to have a
password, so that is it."
Within these few short words are
contained the man who will guide
Carolina's hardwood destines for the
next years. A man who means what
lie snys. When asked about this year's
editiin of the Gamecocks, -he replied.
"\\e will have a fast, spirited team;
probably not as good as last year's,
but one that should give a good ac
count of themselves. We intend to
use a man to man defense with the
emphasis placed on condition."
As for the squad itself, coach would
venture no opinions except to say
that if they kept working as they are
going now, they should click. There
is a large number of boys out for the
team, with no returning veterans, and
only three with previous college ex
perience. The squad is large, about
thirty men at present. hut it is being
cut daily, and will continue to be cut
until there is a working squad of
twenty men. Coach Mac and his as
sistant, Chief Specialist Jones, arc
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working hard and have four or five
boys that look good. but as yet they
arc not ready to divulge any names.
The schedule is not completed at
present. but it should he ready fot
issuance within the next few days.
Games are "on the fire" with all the
state teams, Clemson, Citadel, PC,
Newberry, Furman and Vofford;
some local service teams, other
Southern Conference teams of Duke,
North Carolina, N. C. State, Wake
Forest and Davidson; and two games
with the Southeastern Conference.
The teams being considered there are
Georgia Tech. Georgia, and Mercer
U'niversity. All in all the Bird rooters
will have a pretty good assortment
of games to choose froni.
At present the squad is working on
fundamentals of hall handling and
condition. It is composed largely of
naval trainees. but about five civilians
are intermingled and are looking good
in practice.
There are no old boys back this
year, everybody is new, coach and
players alike, but with good backing
and large vocal support this year's
Gamecocks will live up to their pr d
ecessors and will be a ball club that
Carolina can be proud of.
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