The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 28, 1945, Page Page Seven, Image 8
Birds Bede
Chick'en In The Rough
By
Chick Shiels
There's been .a fair gap in our consistency so we gotta
get on the ball and cover all the events of the past few weeks.
Many things have crossed the boards since our last meet
ing, hence we'll head for the right side of the ledger. ...
Carolina 13, Miami 13
Looking back to the palm trees, bright sun (?) and ocean
, bathing, not to forget the fine exhibition of ball as displayed
by the Macmen, your scribe will never let Miami slip the
fertile mind. Featuring the Silver Meteor both ways, good
chow and great times, the week-end was 4.0 in all respects.
The pay-off on the whole event came when the Garnet
and Black overcame a 13 point deficiency to knot the favored
Purricanes. It was terrific to watch the third quarter roll
around and the Birds gain momentum, passing and knifing
the home towners to shreds. Diminutive Danny Haralson
sparking the visitors offense most of the evening, stung the
'Canes hard in the third period as he lobbed a 20-yard heave
to Buddy Riggs to count the first score for the Columbians.
It's worthy of note here the catch that Riggs made to enable
,this score to go through. Haralson shot the pass intended
for Riggs but a Miami back came from out of nowhere and
partially batted the rock away, Ri*ggs took a step and re
trieved'it just before it fell to the ground. Quite a snag!
"Dutch" Brembs booted the point. In the last frame the
Capitol City men electrified the cash customers when Ed
die McMillan, who relieved Harralson in the passing slot,
set up a screen pass to "Dutch" Brembs and the race was
on! "Dutch" began down the turf with the Sunshine boys
giving close chase, at the 25 he ran into some difficulty and
as he was about to be set down on the green, lateraled to
"Dean" Iuvdson who went the di,,taneo for the marker. Hud
son had been running interference for Brembs. With the
score now laced up tight at 13-13 all, "itch" stepped up to
Aattvnpt the point, the try was wide and the count stood at
a deadlock as the clock ran itself out. The lads ma.de good
every attempt at pay dirt and held the favored Miamians!
Ien the going got too rough. The Birds batted an even!
.500 per cent in the passing line, as they completed eight
for 16 tries, just too much for the Miami gang whose pass
defense couldn't hold the Gamecocks when they began to roll.
Bobby Giles out punted the famous Harry Ghaul in the face
of a heavy wind. And speaking of weather, that Miami stuff
was the nuts. . . . The night of the game liquid moonlight,
would come down in sheets and then stop just as suddenly
as it came. Between the wind and the rain (in my hair) the
ball carriers and punters had a rough time of it all.
The Birdnien really gave the fans all of the football
they could use in a long time. Miami had been 13-19 points
favorite at game time but the club that handed Clemson a
royal smacking an( was to later allow Wake Forest to tie;
them at 13 all, couldn't quite see a loss at the hands of thel
Sun Boys and this was evident as the second half came intol
being.
The Floridians jumped into the lead after two minutes
and fifteen seconls had elapsed in the ball game when
Tackle Settember blocked Robby G'iles' l)unt on the Game-1
cock ten and End D)iBuorno recoveredl on the two. Kr'ull
went over on the second play but Ghaul's famous toe went
had and his kick was wide. Six points looked v'ery goodl to the
Miami rooters at this point. On another p)artially blocked
punt Ghaul set up Miami's last score as he took the ball to
the Bird 23. Two p)lays later' Ghaul, on a full spin ner', went
19 yards f'or the marker. Hlis kick was true and the Ocean
sidle folk sat back to see the bout all sewedl up. From here
on the story is well known and the result stood at 13-13.
Many cheers for the great game our' lads turned in !! !
(A play by play account of the Wake Forest match may
be seeni in its entirety elsewhere on this p)age.)
Right OFF the Nest
...these ''moral" victories are getting to be the r'eal thing
for the Garnet and Black. ...W We've rung up three in a r'ow
now. ... You could hav'e never hoped to see a more sur
pr'isedl battler' in your lifec as watch char'm guatrd "D)ean"
Hudson wvhen he took the shovecl pass from Brembs and
scor'ed. lie handled that ball like a hot potato. . . . The word
going ar'oundl the campjus that .Junior' Meeks was NOT se
lectedl on the United Press' All-Southern squadl is well found
ed. . . .iDon't let this phase you fans though for the Asso
ciatedl Press is TilE team to make and we're all v'ery cer'
taini that the "Meat Ball" will come through with flying
colors. .. ..peaking of' All-Southern nominations, look for
Phil Ball, ex-Ca rolina gr'idmana, to latch ont o a sure p)osi
t ion here. . . . On the roatd to and from ('harlotte. N. C.:
11ere again the cre'w of sharp spurredl Gamecocks didn't
come to lifIe un t il the thlir d period wvhen Carr an HlI arralson
*b)egani bombing oper'ations mu ich to the Wake's sorrowv....
"H-ook" He lmly turned in a f'ine game at tackle for' the Birds.J
. l..ie was really knocking in ther'e. but, hard. h
Sacri nty Btrothers c'an vouch for' this fact. .. . Rog-ah
D)odg-ah. .. ..Swede" Hanson was rugged on the defense.
for our boys right along with Junior Meeks and Buddy~
Riggs. .. . A p)ass from Billy Cartr to "Swede" chalked up the
first "T. D)." on the Carolina side of the book. . . . This was
~,peach of a play and worked to the proverbial "T." . . . Ole
man Flut looked like he was going to be the margin for a win
or otherwise. ... The team really suffered greatly in prac
tice (due to this malady. . . . The score card didn't showv it
andl that's whatt couints~.B. obby Giles drtopped a p)erfect
boot out on the W~ake's five from near mid-field to put them
in the hole. . . . lie claims that he blew it. . . . Sounds funny
to wve'uns that saw the, TOE in action. ... Saturday will see
f.he 1945 season drtawvn to a close when we welcome the U
of Maryland gridders here for H omecoming. . . .I'm athinkin'
that just about covers the situation for this time, yea! We'll
be looking to see you all at the slugfest on Saturday, till
then the usual happy note-unquote .. . adieu. .. .
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DAN HARAISON
Peanut Passer
Completes 15
For a Record
One of the greatest collegiate
passing records in the nation is in
the making at the University of
South Car?lina by a peanut half
back named Daniel Bullard liaral
son, a young man whom Maryland
will have to stop if they are to
spoil the Carolina Homecoming
here Sat urday.
No passer in the country has heat
the iecord which litle IDan has es
tablished in the Gamecocks' last
two games. 13 t9 13 tip with the
University of Miami and Wake For
est College respectively.
In these two tough contests, with
the piessure on all the time, Haral
son has passed 18 times and has
completed 15. with no interceptions
chalked up against him. Those 15
completed passes have gained a to
tal of 288 yards.
In the MiamI game, Ilaralson
passed eight times and completed
seven heaves for 83 yards gained.
That thlese wer e very import ant
passes is evidenced by the fact that
lhe put six of them together in a
touchdlown dIrive of 73 yards.
Against Wake Forest, I laralson
was even more sensational, lie
passed 10 times for eight com
pletion and a total gain of 205
yardts.
Litit le, Dan's rushing record isn't
so impressive, not because he
dloesn't run well withI the thall but
hietause, followving orders, lie holds
oni to the ball on pass p)lays and
takes a toss oiccasionally, rat her
than to thbrow it wildly and risk ani
interceptiton. That this policy has
paid off is evident in the fact that
nonie of his heaves has falletn in
enemyv hanius.
liaralson, wvho hails from Dade
ville, Alit., wvon a lett ter at Caro
li ina last yea t as a Naval trtatnre.,
lIIigh pclnt of his 1944 eanreer was
his runtintg and passing In a long
touchdowtn drive against Noth
Carolina which won for the G;ame
Cocks I to 0.
itetuiiiiing to Carolina following
h1is Navy dlischartge', IIartalson wits
way overweight, tipping the scales
at belter' tn 160. IIlowevert, he
soon wats down to his fightitng
l)ttundaige' of somewhere bet ween
150 to 175. lie dlidn't see mutch ac
ion in eartlier gamnes, but tealIly
came into his own against MIami.
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The battling Birds scored anoth
er upset last Thursday when they
fought the Demon Deacons of Wake
Forest to a 13-13 tie. Heavily fav
ored Wake Forest, claiming to be
second only to Duke In the South
ern Conference, had to come from
behind In the last two minutes of
play to tie, up the contest.
The game, which was held in the
Legion Memorial stadium in Char
lotte, N. C.. began with Wake For
est favored two touchdowns by
even the cautious bettors, and the
first quarter served only to bolster
that opinion.
First Quarter
Brembs kicked off to Wake For
est to open the game, and by al
ternating the ball between Brink
ley and Sacrinty, the Demons drove
straight down to the Bird's 20 yard
line before their attack bogged
down. U. S. C. took over.
Not getting anywhere on the
next two plays, Bobby Giles booted
the ball up to his own 42. Brinkley,
who proved to be a miniature Doc
Blanchard drove through the line
for three consecutive first downs,
placing the ball on the Gamecock's
18.
Nick Sacrinty, who has been pick
ed for the UP All-Southern team,
ran to his right, leaped. Into the
air, and shot a pass to Smathers
in the end zone for the Deacon's
first score. Bo Sacrinty, his broth
er, missed the try for the extra
point.
Wake Forest kicked off again,
but Carolina was unable to gain
any ground, so again Giles kicked.
The Deacons drove down to the
Bird's 33 where Sacrinty kicked
over the goal, giving Carolina the
ball on their own 20.
Dan llaralson threw a perfect
strike to Eades for 8 yards and a
penalty against. W. F. on the next
play gave U. S. C. the ball on their
own 32 with a first down. Hlaralson
then passed to Brembs; the ball
being batted up into the air by
Brinkley, but Brembs taking it on
the bounce, and carrying it to the
Deacon's 49.
Ilaralson kept right on passing,
this time to Eades just over the
line of scrimmage. Eades lateral
led to Ilanson who took the ball
down to the 38 for a first down.
Giles then carried tae ball to the
2t0 for another one, as the first
quarter ended.
Second Qttarter
The Wake For'est pass defense
tightenoed after the first quarter.
and liaraison, following instruc
tions was thrown for losses rather
than throwing passes to a man not
in the clear, so Giles aimed a per
fect kick out on the W. F. 5, and
the Deacons took over.
Brinkley and Sac'rinty plowed up
to the 50 yd. marker', when Bill
Catrr Intercepted one of Sacr'inty's
passes on his own 26 and raced it
b)ack to the 46.
On the next play. Carolina fum
b)led, hut Wake Forest tried a pass.
andl Hoh Sideman in terceptedt it on
he 17, and retutrned it to t he 32.
Tlhe Birds couldn't gain, and
kicked. Wake Forest drove back
down the field hut Maginn inter
(epted another pass by Sacrinty.
who was having a had (lay, and
got to the W. F. 35. There the first
half (iede.
Wake Forest was havitng the
game p)retty much their way de
spite the fact that Sacrinty threw
his passes over the head of his
rece'iversi. By the end of the half.
they had piled up 10 first dlowns,
and were out-*playing the Game
Third Quarter
Brembs kicked (off again to start
the second half. Smathers took the
hall on his 5 and returned it to his.
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25 before he wvas pulled down. Af
ter 3 unsuccessful line plays, Sa
crinty booted a short punt that
Brernbs scooped up and carried to
the V. F. 41. Bill Carr weaseled
his way through the line to the 27
for a first down. Bobby Giles,
pounded the line three times to
pick up another first down on the
17.
There, Carr's pass was intercept
ed on the 8 yard line by Sacrinty
but W. F.. failing to gain, was
forced to kick. The ball bounded
down to Ihe Deacon's 42. where
several linemen were waiting for
it to stop rolling. Giles surprised
them all by picking it up and tear
ing down the sidelines to the 11.
Carr passed to Eades on the 6
and the ball was carried to the 1
foot line, where Giles was stopped
by Brinkley on a fourth down at
tempt to score.
W. F. took over again, and again
was forced to kick. laralson re
turned Sacrinty's punt to the W.
F. 29, from where Carr passed to
Farris on the 8. On a play similar
to the Deacon's scoring pass. Carr
ran to the right, and shot a bullet
pass io QB Hanson on the goal linc
line for the tally. Brembs missed
the conversion, but the score was
tied 6-6.
Brembs kicked off again. Sacrin
ty taking the ball and racing tc
the 41. Brinkley carrying tihe ball
drove to the SC 41 as the minrter
ended.
The beginning of the fourth 1;uar
Ier found the two tennms deadlock
ed at 6-6. Coach Me.\illan was sub
slit uting freely to keep his smal
Ier line as fresh as piossible against
the WF bruisers. On the ot her
hand, the Demon D)eacon's conch,
Fourth Quarte'r
Brinkley bulled his way through
the line for a first down on the
Bird's 27. and Smathers took Sa
crinty's pass on the G;amecock 10.
Sacrinty faded for anothter pass.
but was t ralpped by the oncoming
line. lIn desperation he pa5ssed to
an ineligible man, andl was penal
ized 15 yards.
Carolina took over on its own 25,
but whlen the hall wvas exc'hangedl
a gain, WNF puIled the old1 Statue
of .i bert y play wit h Smat heis cat
rying the ball to thle Bird 10. Tight
ening. l'SC took over on the 11.
A poor kick by Giles plus a hack
ward bouince gave WF the ball on
the SC 27. Trying to use a basket
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ball pass over the lne, Brinkley
pitched the ball into Giles' arm for
another interception. Ilaralson
tossed to Brembs who struggled
down to the 40 for a first down.
Ilaralson then pitched a pass to
Eades who lateralfed to lanson for
a first down on the WF 45.
Bretnbs, playing almost behind
the end on a single wing line-up
took a short pass from Ilaralson,
and then turned in the prettiest
run of the day. Brembs. who can
do the 100 yd. dash in 10 seconds
with football togs. tore through
the line, reversed his field and then
with only one man between him
and the goal, turned on the speed,
changed pace. and left Nick Sacrin
ty, UP All-Southern LIT flat on his
face. Brembs went over unthreat
ened.
Kicking the point, after, Brembs
ran the score up to 13-6.
The Gamecocks lead was short
lived, as Sacrinty connected with
two passes down the middle for
32 yards. Ile then passed to Brink
ley who shook off several tacklers
and was finally downed by three
Birds on the 7. Sarrinty went for
2 and Brinkley plowed over for the
score. Bo Sacrinty tied up the ball
game with a perfect kick.
The Gamecocks didn't give up
hope .although there was only a
short length of time left in the
garne. MeMillan returned the kick
off 22 .ards to the Birds 35. Brembs
went through the line for 14 more.
and with he game dying. liaral
son pitched a beautiful pass to
Brembs on the 17, as the game
ended.
13-13
The game was highlighted by the
passing of Bill Carr and Dan lar
alson, diminuitive backs who com
pleted 12 out of 15 attempts. And
that's par on any team's course.
Carr's pass to Hlanson was respon
sible for the first tally, and it was
laralson's short pass that started
Bremibs on his touchdown jaunt.
Lades and Brembhs were on the
receiving end of most of the passes,
but Scruby and Schmidt both
played splendid games at defen
sive end as did Riggs and Farris.
Helmly, Lane and Strohel were par
titarly good in the 1ine.
Junior Meeks. as usual, turned
(till an excellent pei formanc Call
ing t he signals on both offense and
defense, this is the third consecu
ire game ini whtich Mocks has
played 60 minutes of splen did foot
hall.
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JUNIOR MEEKS
Juiiior Meeks
Proves to be
60-Minute Man
I 101"'s 1 of i tie UniversI v of South
Cutolinla's gi, (ntly improved Game
cwks for a victory over a powerful
and un pred ictable laryland eleven,
rest squarnly on the shoulders of
their center, Bryant "Junior"
Meek s.
Meeks. who has played 60 min
utes of superb football in the past
three games, is described by Coach
John MeNlillan as "the best line
man I have seen all year, and that
without excoption."
Slendrr for a center. Neeks
woighs only 182 pounds, but is rug
ged as thoy come. Although he
played in the Clemson, Miami and
wako Fruzt ganes wit hout sub
stitution, he finished stronger than
he started, and those are three
Alien Shi. (Caolina line coach,
foi n'ei sta- Geigia lineman and
coach at T-ch Ilich. Atlanta. agrees
with M(NNlillan in his estimate of
"th Mcat Ball", as his team mates
ca!l him.
"I c-ant rocl ever having seen a
bet liri c'nter," Shi said. "You don't
ially need substitutes for his posi
tion. for he can take it-and dish
it out --with the best of them, just
as lon1w as the game lasts"
.Nue-k olaved Vai'itv ball for the
Univor,ity of Georgia in 1943. He
en ' :i .'Navy and was assigned
v-twill 1o the University of
South Carolina as an NROTC
*l%ek,. whose hr-ire is in Macon,
(a. ls 1 Years ohi, stands 6 feet 2
mencs. and \%eighs Just over 180.
i. * !!'~ : als or' both the 4-%ffPnsP
ar-i dfense. w\ hich is unusual for a
cenWor. and his team mates have
gt iat confidencee in him.
All in all, "One Meat Bali" may
ment t he diffet en-ie between a dis
ast cous and a happyv homvecom'ing
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