The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 27, 1945, Page Page Five, Image 5
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FROM WHERE I SIT
By DENNIS POWERS
Maybe some of you bright people noticed the new addition
at the head of this column; congratulations, you have very
good vision, and you will be awarded a gold button, as
soon as the war is over. Anyway, some of you might remark
that it was pilfered from some former sports writer of this
illustrious paper, and you would be right, but poling among
the ruins of the recently evacuated State Printing depart
ment, I discovered this quaint bit of type, and it struck by
*fancy in a way so I decided to add my by-line to it. Result,
the murmurings of this brain will henceforth be read and
regarded as the opinions of an innocent bystander, hence
the name "From Where I Sit."
BIRDS STOMPED BY GEORGIA SKYCRACKERS!!
I imagine this would have been the headline in Sunday's
paper in the town of Athens, Georgia, the home of the
.Pre-Flight cadets, because that is exactly what happened
on last Saturday's sunny afternoon. In all events, the
Gamecocks did manage to stagger home with three firsts,
and those were very, very close. It was almost as much of
a walkaway as Navy, striving for her second straight inter
collegiate crown, had against Duke on the same day. The
scorep were pretty similar, but if the Birds ever met the
Middies, the results would be even more embarrassing. The
times turned in by the Birds against the Midshipmen from
Annapolis-on-the-Severn were like the times of a High
School against a College. A lot of work will have to be
done by Doc Penny if he expects his boys to take another
victory from the Hunter Field Fliers next Saturday in
Savannah, Georgia. In fact, from here it looks like the
Garnet and Black will droop just a trifle on the way back
to Columbia, because they will be running on a 220 track,
and a hand constructed, mud one at that. Pacing them
selves will be diflicult after this 440 track at school, although,
after running on this one, the condition of any track in
he country shouldn't worry them at all.
SIDE GLANCES AT BASEBALL
Coach Johnny MacMillian unveiled the 1945 Gamecocks
baseball squad to the public last Friday afternoon, and a
fair crowd saw them bow to the soldiers from Columbia
Army Air Base 6-2. This was not surprising, because thc
odds were just a trifle on the soldiers' side, and Coach Mac
says, "They looked a lot better than I expected." The Bird
attack left something to be desired, gathering only four
hits off of the CAAB pitcher; in fact, they looked something
like the original Hitless WVonders!!! As for the coming series
with Clemson in the Tigers' own lair this coming weekend,
the coach would venture no prophecy. But the ('owdets
seem to have even less on the ball than the Gamecocks,
and the Birds should be able to take a pair of games, if
Adams and Rudolph can find the plate, and the illustrious
Xnobby Walsh, the Birds' superlative manager. doesn't, bring
along all the bats with holes in them.
DIGGING DIVOTS
Thi doesn't seem to be as ola0Zfr a p)astimte ar.ound]
this p)art of the country~ as (me would think. Even feeble
0old men can swing a golf club. but the response to calls for
a University team this year has so far brought no response,
outside of the, dozen-odd( Naval Tlrai nees. Maybe I am mis
taken, but it seems that a few civilians on this campus
could be potential stick wieldlers, but as yet none have comc
forth. Let's get on the ball!
SOFTBALL
The Civilians have orga nizedl a soft ball league, and from
the names they have chosen all of them seem to be lovers
ot felines, at least they all end in ('AT. All the way from
the formidable Bearcat, dlown to the lowly Alley Cat.
On the Navy side of the campus the softball league is
rapidlyv drawing to a close, antd the top four teams are p)re
paring themselves for the big playoff to come. F"rom this
corner, it looks like the Secondl Battalion will garner thre<
out of the four covetedI places. Tleams 5, 7 and 8 are in 11
three--way tie for first, and shoulod go on to lace. The fourth:
slot seems dlestined to be taken by the F"irst Battalion. They
may slip team 1 or 2 into the p)hlyofTs, but team 2 fronm
the Third Battalion is going strlonig.
BADMINTON!!!I!!I
I think that technically it is claissed as a sport, t hat'
why it's in here. Personially I have my dIoubt)s, but who a
I to dlisagree with the nmanagi ng ('(it or? Anyway, there i.
a tou rnamient beinig plann jed. Withi the mni xed odoubles stuf1!
that is floating aronndio it sounods more like a happyv hour
Or a socmi get -toget her. Hut t here it is. Make of it what
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Teams Scramble For
Playoff Spots; Three
Way Tie at Present
Pitchers Faltering as
Teams Launch Stretch
Drive; Hitting Goes Up
Competition is taking on -a slight
ly keener edge in the Navy bar
racks, as the teams representing the
various companies swing down the
home stretch in the softball tourna
ment. Specialists Baker and
O'Brien will venture no guess as
to the outcome, and are even a lit
tle hesitant in picking their favor
ites.
A three way tie for first place
with another team only 1 game
away is the situation at present
writing. From the Second Battal
lion teams 5, 7 and 8, are fighting
for the top spot, and team 12 from
the third battalion is in the fourth
slot.
Rising to fame during the current
week, Willie P. Horton, laid aside
the cares of his office of student
body president, an(. took the initial
steps toward the softball hall df
fame. Winning four straight ball
games, he is leading the mounds
men (luring the current campaign.
Ile is also leading the batters with
a robust .533, but following close
behind is Buddy Johnson, Chicago's
gift to entertainment and feminine
worlds, with .526.
The next few weeks will see an
end to the softball tourney, and
then all eyes will be turned toward
the field house for the boxing
matches, to be conducted among
battalions, and then the swimming
pool to watch the second meet of
the current semester. Track should
be coming along somewhere some
time soon, and all the boys who
were not talented enough to make
the University squad are working
out, to get in sonie semblance of
condition before the meet.
Standings of teams, leading bat
ters. and pitchers are as follows.
t.eague Standings
Tean Won Lost Pts.
. .. .. .. .. ......6 2 12
7 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 2 12
..... ............6 12
12 .. .. ............5 2 10
l .... .. .. .. .. 4 1 9
6 .. .. .. .. .. ..4 4 8
2 .. .. .. .. .. . 4 7
4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .1 5 3
10 .. .. .. .. ...1 6 2
9 - .. .. .. .. .. 1 5 3
Batting
I!orton .. . .. . .. . .. .5 3
Joh nson -- -- . .. . .. . .526
BIumn. ........ ........518
Black.--...............450
Kniss...........,..,,.. ...445
Piedmont .... ......,......444
Pfannebecker .. .. ..........450
ifolliday.---. ....... ......470
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Birds Tackle Tigers
And Seek First Win
On Clemson Diamond
Fourteen Men to Make
Trip to Hunter Field;
Gunning for Second Win
Carolina's representatives in the
field of track and baseball will ven
ture fr om home this coming week
end. The Hitless Wonders of the
diamond will tackle Clemson at
Clemson, and the Harriers will at
tempt to win another victory over
the fliers of Hunter Field in Sa
vannah, Georgia.
In the diamond department,
Coach Mac's boys will he gunning
for their first victory of the new
season. Clemson should not present
too hard a foe for the Birds, but
they could easily repeat the CAAB
performance of last week. In the
only game, so far this season, the
Gamecocks have shown nothing to
speak about. The hitting has been
deplorable. and the succession of
pitchers that paraded from the
bench to the mound seem to have
a lot of difficulty in finding the
plate. "Tiger" Adams will probably
get the starting call against the
Tigers, and Tiger against Tiger
should be interesting to watch, to
say the least. Adams was the only
pitcher on the Garnet and Black
squad who did not show his wares
to the few spectators last Friday
afternoon. His ability is still pretty
much of a secret, but he will be
ready to go against Clemson, and
rooters can judge for themselves.
Clemson has not shown anything
to speak of this season, and so far
it has been pretty much of a bust
as far as the supporters of the Ca
dets have been concerned. Chuck
Rudolph or Dick Dusenberry will
probably get the starting call on
Saturday. And if they settle down
and pitch the hall they are cap
able of and the Birds garner just
a few base knocks, they should take
two from Clemson.
Bill Thrasher seems to he get
ting his eye at last, and the out
field should he well represented by
Bob Tindall and Tommy Cox.
Ray Maginn an(. "Foots" .ten
kins are contributing some spark
ling infield play, and Lyles and No
ble take care of the catching de
partment.
l>oe Pennv has announced that
he will take the following men with
him on the trip this w\4eek-end:
Spr int men Brernhs. Mahin, Rat
cliff. Spurr and Williams: Middle
distan,"e men. Fet Iter. King Par
tain, and \\''athrers: Distantce men,
Met ier and lield ren. McDonald,
Rigs, Sthwrartz and Trewhella.
TIhre G;amr,cock's will he gunning
for their se'condl win in three starts,
aind their sec'ond w in in a row over
the Fliers. It may tutrn out to be
a repeltition of the last meet, hut
the Ftie'rs will be on home grounds,
arnd thi' odds must shift as a conse
riu'nce of thIis, The diStance events
will go to thle soldiers, bec'ause
Metiaer da u-m'! ,"n held a candle
to the man running for the Army.
Tlh e sprinat anrd t he hu ird les should
r: o tihe (;anec'ocks. and the field
ment'ris will run about the same as
last Ii n-. t ut in the mniddle dis
tanc-es the results are rather in
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