The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 13, 1945, Page Page Five, Image 5
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SPORT SCOPE
By DENNIS POWERS
Spring is in the air, and with spring comes well you
name it. A very learned man once said: "in the spring a young
man's fancy lightly turns . . . to what he's been thinking about
all winter!!" Gad, poetry on the sports page !! But even I can
get just a wee touch of spring fever, can't I?? Anyway in my de
partment spring means only baseball and track, and to some
of you elite people a dab of horse racing (post-war). But, dear
people, the time has arrived, the (lays and days of anxious
r waiting are at an end, some chewed fingernails, formerly selling
at five dollars a ton, are discarded, some lucky 20 are breathing
sighs of relief, and some unlucky 30 are smiling bravely??
N'icht whar? ?till the chosen few are there, and will represent
Carolina on the baseball diamond this year. The teai as a
whole should be fair, but a couple of power hitters would still
be welcomed by coach Mac with open arms. Yes, baseball is a
wonderful game, the.sport of the American people, and various
outlooks have been expressed regarding it. Some obscure young
gentleman, whose name unfortunately has been lost in the dust
of time, once remarked very sagely, "Baseball? Well, I'll tell
you, I feel the same way about that as I do about love, I'd
rathei pitch, than play the field!!!!
CINDERS IN YOUR EYE . ..
Yep, thats just what you will get, if you or any of your
cohorts happen to venture out upon ithe athletic field during
one of these hot afternoons. The sharp crack of the starters
pistol, is mixed with the calls for "Irtack, track!" and you will
sep nimbly aside j1ust, in timle to keep body and soul together.
as a seemlingly solid wall of lImanity drives toward you. But
you really shouldn't be allarmed, its only the boys trying to get
into shape for their meet Saturday with (le fliers of Ilutnter
Field. Not having heard very 1nuch of tle A rmv lads and their
athletic abilities, I would hate to h:lzard . an1y oliinions as to the
ouitcomlle of (lie fiasco until SatldaV aftermoon, atrolli 1900.
Iiuit thking into consideration the ma1:1rvelouis climate, ald i<leal
locale of the garden slot of A merica. where they trainedl for this
meet, I think the soldiers coilI m nake things j11st a Irifle rough
for )r. Pennty's boys come afores:id1 Saturd"llay afternoon. Of
cour1"se it goes without saying that the fliers proudly hail as
their home base I11inter Field, on the outskirts of SAVA NN AII,
GEO(GIA ! ! ! ! hey ! leumro mmy hair vou iorns.
TRAIL OF THE LINKS . .
There was once a time in C'arolina's proul ii.tory when she
boasted one of the finest, golf to:ins in the South, ini fact
tle coulntry. And at present. writ ing plans are lintderfoot to
get back on thlt footing in this Iresent year. Efforts to secure
boys to participate in this sport have resulted in a number of
lal llei' g turned ill Dr. Iabrck, whilo wil! act as conch
and1tl atlvisor. Ilowever, as yet the imales have all heen fellows
Sat t aedt to the N avia IUnmit. anld ti vii an nmes are as scacec as
gas coupons11. Appr )ox imiately' fou rteen men hav 1: e sign ified theii r
inrtent ion of trmy ing forc a p)ositioni on the fouir man1 tteami, but
miany' Imore are neededl. A membilershtip will lie provitded for the
fort unaite fewi, andti matchies withI the suirrouinliig 'ounlt ry clubls,
alitd schools are on thie fire. So iany of you future big monecy
winners who wouhll like to staurt layinhg tIle ground work for
your professional careers can turin your niiales ini tol yours truly
ais stoon as possible. A standiing rule of the Universityv is that
you have to beat the coachl to play on the team, aund Drc. Babcock
rep)orts lie is pol1ishting up his gmame preparatory to meeting
all comners.
NO NOT AGAIN PLEASE . ..
T1he latest scuttlebutt toI seep thiroughi thlese walls-did I
* aysep ? You should see these walls, seems to be that the
co-etls are planning aniot her footbalIl game . . . heaven. amid
all the merci ful gods (of any d iety, please forbid!! At the
annual high school weekend, the never-sav-die females aire plan
ning to show their younmger sisters wvhtat lift' at this institution
would be like. Anmothler- Powder 1 owvl is ini thie mnakinug, com11
plete withI all thle ptomp and1 splenditor t hat actomipanietd thle
prmeview ai few weeks ago. If praiyers are answered, and there is
ai rumor out to that effect, (lien we fall down upon)l our knees.
and hoping to be joinedl by 500) ot her long suf fering miales. pleiad
with you, oh miost liea uteoums latdites, "please for (lie sake of
dlown'tr'oddetulinihuanity, andh ini thle iniiterest of ha rmonyv, p)leaise,
pleaise, NOT AGAIN !!!
Th'Iinkinag veryv sadly (If tIme strcengthI test to) comeic t1t will
nowv proceed to take a slight rest . . . at a very secluded 5pt.
(CENSOR ED)) so you (cani pulit your guns andt kniv'es away,
' you can'lt find mei..
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Team Eight Leads
Softball Tourneys
As Season Closes
George Celusta Turns
In Excellent Work To
Lead Moundsmen
Highlighting another week of
softball play, performances turned
in by George Celusta, Steve Trew
hella, and Joe Hammock were at
the top of the list. Celusta, judged
by many to be the best pitcher in
the league, added another one hit
game to his list last Monday night.
In five games he has allowed only
fourteen hits, and struck out 35 men.
Steve Trewhella, the Ruth of the
softball diamond, has clouted four
homers in the last two games to
put himself at the top of the slug
ging department. Joe Hammock in
winning five straight ball games is
leading the league with that record.
All games scheduled on the fol
lowing dates, April 14, 21, 28, and
May 5, are to be changed to May
15, 17, 22, and 24 respectively.
Chief Sp. (A) Obrien, and Sp.
(A) 1/c Baker are ably conducting
the tournament, and are turing in a
hang up job. All four teams from
the second battalion are up at .the
top of the heap. Holding down the
first four places, they have domi
nated loop play so far.
Standings
Pllatoon \\'on Lost Tied Points
8 5 () 11 10
5 4 1 0 g
7 *4 I fl a
i 1 i :
1 2 1 1 5
11 E1 I
t)0 2
() I l
t 1) 4 1 1
In ( 4 n 0
Pitchings
I'itcher \\'on Lost 'l'ied Team
Il:anmouck .... ." O n 8
Stahl ............2 U ( 7
Celnsta ......... " E l 5
The swinlining nicet last week
%as a great success, anld another
oec is probably being planned very
shortly. Team lFive walked off with
the honors. Capturing five points
for a first in the last three events,
t almost developed into a walkaway.
Itoh Bolin turned in an exhibition
(if (living that was something to see,
and Jim Spuirr practically single
han(edly carried his team to a sec
ond place. The meet was ably
handled by Fritz Turner, and a
fairly large crowd was on hland to
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After many weeks of practice the
basketball Gamecocks will encoun
ter Shaw Field at Sumter in sea
sons' opener this Saturday.
Coach John McMillan will field
an inexperienced and predominately
V-12 ball club with only four re
turning men from last year. The
Fliers have many former pro
fessional players on their team, and
it is a great test for the Birds to
tackle such a formidable an op
ponent in their first game.
The schedule is as yet incomplete,
but McMillan hopes to fill up the
open dates with service teams. The
schedule is as follows: April 14,
Shaw Field thete; April 20, Open;
April 27 and 28, Clemson there;
May 4 and 5, Clemson here; May
11, Open; May 12, Wofford here;
May 18, Florence AAB here; May
19, Wofford there; May 25 and 26,
Newberry there; June 1, Open;
June 8 and 9, Newberry here.
Having to supply a whole new
infield, bolster the pitching staff,
and outfield, McMillan points with
pride to Bob Noble who is slated
for a lot of duty behind the bat.
So far there hasn't been any Babe
Ruth's or Ted William's show up
with a bat, but the Gamecocks are
going to be fast on the base paths
o:'re they get on.
The team has been at a disad
vantage due to the fact that the
diamond hasn't been in shape all
season, but they have made up for
lost time in their recent workouts.
The team roster is as follows:
Catchers:
Bob Noble, Lumberton, N. C.
Jim Lyles, Florence.
Pitchers:
Tiger Adam,;, Gaiw ville, Fla.
Dick )usenbury, Florence.
Ed Goodlake, Mianii, Fla.
Red Kite, Lumberton, N. C.
Dutch Brembs, Pompton Plains,
N. J.
Chuck Rudolph, Clifton, N. .1.
Infielders:
111 Speedy Thrasher, Oakland,
Calif.
2 John Skalagna, Cateret, N. J.
2 Foots James, Sumter.
SS Dick Fountain, Flat Rock,
N. C.
SS Bill Blume, Bamberg.
SS Red Fellner, New York City.
311 Mac Maginn, St. Louis, M1o.
3 Buck Isom, Norlphent, Ark.
Outfielders:
Bob Tindall, Trenton, N. J.
(;uy White, Yorklyn, Del.
Tommie Cox, Greenwood.
Kieth Phillips, Lynchburg.
Flinn Gilland, Fomerly'
Assistant Registrar, Has
Been Promoted To Major
Flinni Gilland, '36, former assis
tant regirtrar for the U'niversity ot
Souith Carolinia, has been promoted
to the rank of major and assigned
as executive officer of a 7'th A A F
B-24 squadron operating against the
Japanese in the \\'esterni Pacific.
Major Gilland's wife. the former
Irene Macbeth Scott, resides at 2407
Monroe St., Columbia. lie has betn
an adlministrative officer with the
7th AAF in the Pacific area since
October, 1943.
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co:a-t an<l il r(cht re" pectil
VniVertsity" ttta<e a ptrtly wvi-t
.t ltat 1 N-1ho is w |II Iik l 1v al
14) et tIhe I4e-t (lttt of evr'Iy((n(
tIi(t I:tV ftturntl a ttnanit wvhe -
tstSet to Ile fri-Ittnan 1 44l ('
behlln 4)f a tolg sepuol(Ita(.
NI c-\ill.tn i, ;t pl 1 et ty famihi ar
sight here it Ctr4lina. lie graduated
frtmt hecre. ;mnd \a. aln ontstanding
atlete ulc trin, hi, cttllege years. Ile
left a .ith a. heatl cach at Stuntcr
IIig1 t c4444ntt it Carolina as as
S-i4t.tit b I)t r N Xtc' i tt, ( itotl-all,
andutl : l e;a lt thec hta-ketlhall andl
Itaseall teatm. I rev i, a protege
of the great \\'aIlace \\ atlc, and
1tte lil 1 g. 1I It;,rt it ILe tl amled
Alabanna I rint,s n Tidle ior-%ar(I
w%all that -hcllackedt a p'mwerful
\\; hington State te;1n ::1 to 0.
t-oth coachec, f;t\<tr the N\ tret'
)Dame style of phay. and both arc
\cll ver'c,l in it. Ct'ontain I ingti tie
famecd Rlockne "'hit", it i a spec
tacular vide open I rantl of hall
wlicl te(quire. _4 Ite:am in the pink
The41 coachtes w 'il li:have ample4 nn-'
ter' i3l to w'r k with and to44 1.con2stru:tC
a wiiniig hall c!uh ishoubl4 no4t be
too0 ha;rd ac ta-k. Thle season'4 is a
fighlt from Stalrt to finisih, and24 with
n1o 14144ps at all1 it loo ks ro ugh fromii
here4. A glan42ce at the le14ttermen44 re
turn4in4g w.ill 5ho4w an4 alre24ly strong
forward wal.hl. and2( ba.cktiich mn
who124(14 didnt 14lay44 enoghl to' get a
1letter 1hltereIdb i s t ea4n's4t
ord414al w.ill 1be re;ol\ t44 4r411 thi- sea
snanwill probah4:iy cIome oult a1
wil.4414ing Comb4iilai4tit1 \\'ith tis inl
mind14 and4 41he empha4!:4"is on4 phiysical1
son1 upse"t will noct he repea:ted1 thlis
y ear.
A\ssistants' ' t t, NIeNIlillani
an Fre( are ye ~t to 144e nam41ed, but4
4t 4" "14ure4Cl to com on w5it hin th
next few wee'ks, 1.4. 11.4e o''~ f the
Navy. 5, 4capjtainl of li arvard's great
.5 team 44w''ill probab.ly lendit a 1help
Coac 4 rey w ' ill havea walt(o
mai.terial to pick from41 to forIln his
fo)rw.ardI wall4. Re4tu4rnin4g tackle'
Getorge NI i)t4nald . 1)444 (4Cuch and1
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ock Coaches
an, an<d Shorty Frey as head
ely, the Athletic Board of this
inore. in. McMillan they have
I the boys and who will be able
out, for the teat. an(l inl Frev
exp erience wvi!I prove a 'alnable
t n("1h inl his first ten-uatn at the
Ilarri.ont, Guar,l 'hil Ball and jim
Mortinter, are all teturing letter
ncn that will add trerngthli to the
line. Center w ill Ic the problem
that will face hit in J uly, but four
cantdidates have retorted their in
tentions of try ing f(r the slot. Joe
\lare'.chi, L.ott laritucci, and two
transfcrs, Sn ede IIansot from
\Ii--i!ippi State. and Frank Scruby
fron the I.'nivcrsity" of MIiami.
it the backficld there are no
teally cxperienced mncn returning
with the exception of Dutch
Ilretbs. Iut a lot ot Ibys that saw
a little action la-t y ear, along with
several transfers should take care
of the leather lugging department
very well.
All ini all it should he a good ball
club, and mtayhe [rev can mantu
tacture a tew t;pset, for Carolina
like he didi in '39 wvhenu his Tech
Golden Eagles held thle \'aunted
\'a nderb iIt Cottmmodores to a 14-14
tie. AIlc NIillan and I rev w orkitng
together wottld put I.arolina on tlte
Footbhall mau;p this comuting season.
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Birds Work Hard;
Meet Hunter Field
On Saturday
The Carolina Cindermen take to
the track Saturday against their
first opponent, Hunter Hield. Jimmy
Ratliff, senior hurdier, %%as elected
captain this week to lead the tcan
this season.
For the past several weeks, Doc
tor Penny has been getting hi{
squad rounded into form for their.
first test. Having no team last year,
Coach Penny had little to look
forward to with no returning letter
men.
Carolina has also scheduled meets
with North Carolina Pre-Flight, and
N. C. State besides a return meet
with Hunter Field. More meets will
be booked if it is possible.
All week on the track the pistol
has been cracking to get the boys
out of their holes in the least pos
I sible time. Doc has had his watch
on the runners as they came flashing
around the track, but as yet he has
released no results on the record
of anyone in particular.
Hunter Field is an unknown
quantity as well as our own squad,
so this first meet will not prove too
much, except that Doctor Penny
will know just how we stack up
for our future meets.
Being absent in competition last
year this year's team should add a
little life to the spring sports scene
on the campus. What happens the
Saturday will determine a lot to
whether we will still have a track
team for the duration; so we are
looking forward to a victory.
Mrs. Nannie T. Moon, post
mistress at the University of
South Carolina requests that all
town students call for their box
numbers and mail at the Uni
versity post-office. Boxes were
assigned to all town students at
the beginning of the semester,
and all campus mail and an
nouncements are put up in these
boxes. The town students are
held responsible for all impor
tant mail in their boxes, and are
asked to check on this.
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