The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, June 08, 1945, Page Page Five, Image 5
Gamecocks
FROM WHERE I SIT
By DENNIS POWERS
Once more I sit at my trusty machine, typing out words
of wisdom???? Well anyway I'm typing!! But this time there
is a slightly different air in this musty old office, for, my
friends, if by the grace of a Navigation grade and a lot of
Irish luck I manage to struggle through a multitude of final
exams this week, this will be my last column. To those of
you who didn't agree with all the opinions expressed in this
column, I can only say I tried. You can't please all of the peo
ple all of the time; and I know that more than once, I have
stepped upon someone's toes. I tried to give the readers of
this paper, as fair a judgment of the sports picture here at
this University as I knew how, and, having tried, I can only
say they were my opinions, and that was how they were
*presented. Now you can dry your tears, and anyone who has
really soiled a handkerchief can come to me for a clean one
I got my laundry back on time for a change.
THE MAN OF THE WEEK
Any of you students who supported your track team
enough to go out to the various meets this year, or even to
the extent of dropping around for an afternoon practice,
couldn't have helped but notice a short, blond, curly-headed
fellow plodding around the track daily. In all the races he
ran I don't think he won any all season, but he finished
every one, and placed in them, too. He was the chatter and
the pep of the track squad this season, everybody's friend,
and one of the hardest working men on the team. He had
1everything a great miler needed except the build. The heart,
and the guts, and the stamina that made him go on where
others would have dropped out without finishing the race.
He missed the requirement for a letter in track by 2 points,
but if there is any justice prevailing here he will be the
first to receive one. Hailing from the corn country of Spen
cer, Iowa, we take our hats off to one of the gamest guys
ever to don an athletic uniform of any sort . . . TED
METEIR.
BASEBALL
Taking two ganes from Newberry last week, the Game
cocks cinched the state baseball crown. The pressure was
,pn in those last two games, but the Birds came through in
magnificent style. Tiger Adams an(d Dick Dusenbery
,topped the Indians cold, the hitters were on the ball, and
the infield played bang up ball. The team as a whole looked
like real champions, even if Jesse Cox did get slightly green
around the gills during the last couple of frames in last Fri
day's game. The boys are going to be the proud recipients
of gold baseballs suitably engraved to show for their efforts
this past season. McMillan has produced another winner,
and with just a glance at the line-up of material slated for
football here next year he shouldn't have too much trouble
with the third crown.
TRACK
The Gamecock track men traveled to North Carolina for
the Southern Conference AAU last week end and came away
with enough points for fourth place. Geechee Fetter lost his
first race of the season, and Dutch Brembs got off to a poor
start in the hundred heat, and finished fourth in a 10.3 dash.
D)oc Penny carried twelve men on the trip, and the indlispen
sable ".Jeelp" Is manager. The track team this year turned
'in excellent performances when they stayedl within their
owni class, against HIunter Field, and North Carolina State
they didl all right. Moving up against Georgia Pre-Flight
they dlidln't (d0 so well, but they were way out of their stampl
ing grounds. All in all D)oc Penny didl a credlitable job on the
squad, andl they represented the Garnet and Black very well
this year.
SOFTBALL
The softball season has conic to a close, and for the ma
jority of the boys the bats and balls are packed away until
next year. There are a fewv however who are continuing to
p)lay undler the banner of the U. S. Navy. They are schedul
ing andI playing games with the local service teams, and have
a very goodl recordI so far. Anyone wvishing a game with this
,emshould gtin touch with Joe Piedmont atthe V-12
Unit, andl arrange for same.
FINISH OF THE OPEN LETTER
To Saul Lavisky, the unfortunate editor to follow in my
footsteps, I bequeath this battered typewriter, the equally
b)attered des5k, and all the chewing gum under the chair. I
know he will give the readers of this column a goodl brand
of sp)orting newvs, such that will make my feeble efforts
seem p)itiful by comparison. To everyone here at Carolina, I
take this opportunity to bid you goodbye. Its been swell
here for these p)ast 16 months, meeting you all, andl having
the p)rivilege of knowing you. Before I start crying in my
beer I guess I had better stop this andl breath a sigh of re
lief, and a prayer to its completion for the last time.
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Bearcats Triumph
In Softball
The civilian intramural softball
tournament ended last week with
the awarding of medals to the Bear
cats, the winning team.
About a month ago, a group of
boys interested in playing softball
got together with Coach De Mars
and selected four captains, who
chose four teams. They were Beezy
lydriek. .no MnrriK. Bill Routh
and Loren Williams.
When the teams came out to play,
there were only enough people for
three full teams, so Joe Morris
gave up his captaincy, distributed
his team, and the organization was
complete. With a roster consisting
of Beareals, Alleyeats. Poleents, and
Dr. Davis as official umpire, the
series began.
From file beginning, all teams
played with less than its full quota.
In only one game did any team have
all 10 players, and then they lost
lowever, a nucleus came and the
games were played I%wo days a week
from 6 p.m. until they ended.
A great deal of trouble arose
because of player shortages being
made up from the team not playing.
Still other trouble arose for lack
of an umpire. Rules had not. been
madei at file beginning of tle series,
but were formulated as the games
were played. The records had a
habit of disappearing, because they
were' non-existent. WVins an(i losses
were kept in people0's headls, andI
as a result, the only' statistics ob
tainable come out in an 0(dd num
her, meaning that one team played
a game by itself, which dlidn't hap
pen.
Finally, when the tournament
ended, the Blearcats had six wins
an(l one loss to become the utndis
p)ut ed champions. The Alleycnt s and
Potpeats are still trying to (deter
mine who is in secondl place.
But when all is said and (lone,
the winning team, the losing teams
and tihe various spectators all had
a swell time.
Men\bers of the Bearcats were
Williams, Lavisky, Abstance, Lott,
Smith, Munn, Catoe and Patrnell.
The lists of othier teams were un
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If; Tigers Adams, p; Bob Noble, c;
Illips, rf; Dick Fountain, ss; Charlf
Walsh, manager; Bill Thrasher, 11
I predominantly of Navy trainees.
CAAB Swimmers
Win From Navy
V-12 swimmers who met the Co
lumbia Army Air Base quintet last
week, lost a very close contest. By
entering only one man in each of
the five events of the evening, the
result of the clash was dependent
upon the number of firsts each
team racked up. The CAAB swim
mens copped four firsts to the V-12's
three, to win the meet.
The teams were running neck and
neck with three wins apiece until
the very last event, the 200 yard
free style relay, when a fighting
Gamc,cock team took the short end
to lose by 5 seconds. The CAAB
team was sparked by Pat Hayes,
former University of Michigan
swimming ace, who won the 50
yard breast stroke and was anchor
man in the decisive 200 yard relay.
The V-12 team showed some ex
cellent swimmers and held up their
end of the contest to the finish.
.immy Spurr and David Welsh
put onl especially good performances
in tihe .50 yard back siroke respec
tively.
The final resulls were:
50-yard free style: Spurr, U.S.C.
25.3; Benson. CAAD, 25A.
50-yard backst roke: Welch. U.S.C.
32; Ehrenhalt, CAAB, 33.5.
50-yard breast-stroke: I layes,
CA AB, 29.9; St rohbel, U.S.C . 2.
10f)-yard free st yl e:cGrory,
CAAB1, 1 minute, I second; Tin
dlal, U.S.C.. 1 mi nut (', 3:5 seconds.
150-yard miedley : Ehrenhalt,
Hayes, Benson, CAAB, 1:27.5:
Walsh, St robel, Spurr, U .S.C., 1:28.7.
Diving' Bolin, U.S.C.; Meriticr,
U.S.C.
200 yar d relay: McGrory, Benson,
Ehrenhalt, Ilayes, CAAB, 1:43.4;
Walsh, Mortimer, Black, Spurr
U.S.C., 1:48.1.
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Prexy of Euiphrosynean,
Allen Bonnoitt was elected lres
idlent of Euphrosynearn Literary So
ciety at a meeting held May IS in
Sims Lounge.
Other oifficers elected to serve
next term are as follows: Mildred
Belser, vice-president ; Betty Boy
kin, secret ary; B3etty Chiilds, t reas
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Navy Athletics
As th Ue c(.uret SIllemestUr CIloseS.
there is a great deal of activity on
tile 'Navy side of the U. S. C. cam
pus. TIh Softhall League has had
its play over and donle with. but
the swimmers and trackmen and
boxels haven't had their show its
yet.
Fritz Turner will engin(leer an
ot her of his Inter-Battalion swim
ining meets starting at 1900, and
at 2000 the fruits of Doc Crawford's
work will he shown to all and
sunidy, when t he Field Mouse
doors swing open for the gala box
ing smoker. Botit ; til h.wU elts
pronlise a lot of iltecrestin g cnt(c'r
tainment. In the swimming meet
tlie teamn r epr esent ing Company
Five is favored slightly, but in the
boxing smoker alnything can hap
pc.a. The highlight of the evening
will he a mumch-talked ahoul grudge
fight, So vevelone is ur ged to come
carly.
A composit softhtall tcam of all
the het playcls inl i te rece rt ly
finished league is Wedli(ntitiig gamnes
with th i v ariolls teaills inl and
around Columbia. This Navy s'uIad
has several notches in the win col
imn saainsi some of tle best coI
petition in these iparts. The 31xa.
trintes fromi Congartee we nt dowtinin
(defexat to the tune of 4-3 in one oIf
lie best games played by this
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Fort Netmen Take
V-12's Into Camp
'The Navy V-12 tennis team ran
up against some very stiff compe
lition when Ihey played against
the experienced Fort Jackson net
ters.
TIaC Baxter lost to Bill Lufler,
former national ranking profes
sional and Presbyterian college,
coach. 6-2, and 6-1. G. F. McWil
liams lost to Dee Gibson, ex-West
ern Kentucky reachers' college
flash, 6-3 and 6-4: while in the
doubles J. 1. Gresham and K. E.
Turner lost to Dee Gibson and Gor
(ion Norcioss,. one time University
of Pennsylvania racket-men, 6-2
and 6-4.
This afternoon. on the University
coutrts. the Fort Jackson netters
will again returii to play the V-12
group. It will be an excellent oppor
tunity for you Carolina sports fanls
to see what you team is up against.
Why don't you come out to cheer
for them?
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softhall team desir-ing a gane with
tlese boys is urged to get in
touich with Joe Piedmont at the
-12 t'il 11 1iangi the contest.
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Birdmen Win 2
From Indians;
Fine Hurling
Final State Standing
Show Birds Leading By
32 Percentage Points
Newherry's Indians and Ilhi South
Carolina Gamecocks met latl wevk
in the crucial sei-es of the state
baseball race. Needing 1?o1h games
to come out on top. Coach Johnny
McMillan sent his ave right-hander
against Billy Laval's boys on Thuis
day, and Tiger Adams ran true to
form. Striking out 13 men, and
allowing seven hits, the Bird's hurl
er handled the Indians nicely, and
walked off the mound with a 7-3
win to his credit. In the second
game of the series played on Fri
day, Dick Dusenbery went the route
for the Birdmen, striking out eight
men as he registered the decisive
win that put the Gamecocks in the
top slot in South Carolina collegiate
baseball circles, 10-1.
The Gamecocks were in a tie for
first place with the Blue Stockings
of Presbyterian college up until
those games, both with a 6-1 record.
A loss in either of the games would
have eliminated the Bird's chances
of coming out on top. The pres
sure was terrific in the second
game, but the Garnet and Black
waved triumphant in the breeze
Friday afternoon. and the school
had another state championship in
its lap.
It was the seconidi championship
in the second sport for the yearitng
coach of the University team. Win
ning the basketball champior,slip
in a walk. Coach McMillan piloted
:the Birds to a win in baseball.
The only consolation Presbyterian
has is in leading the five-team col
lege loop in all games played with
six won. one lost. The final 1945
South Carolina college baseball
standings at the end of the nine
weeks season:
Interstate Collegiate
Won Lost Pet,
Souilt Cailina. 1 .8go
Pre'sbiytti an ..... 3 .857
C lmson .............7 6 .5::g
Newher ry ............ . S .27
Wofford .. .......... n n)
All Gaies Play d
Won 1.(I%t Pet.
Preysyte.ian ........ 1 .857
Sou 1h Caroilna ..... .; .667
Clfnison ............. f .53S
Nowherry v .......... 4 11 .276
Wofford .. ...... . -.2 9 .182
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