The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 05, 1946, Page Page Five, Image 5
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ON THE BULL
With
Ish Moore
Tomoricow afternoon up in Tar 11celia land, the fourth of
Carolina's spring athletic programs gets under way as thirty
Gamecock cinder stars square off with the Duke Blue Devils
* in an attempt to knock those Southern Conference champs of
last spring off the golden throne and turn the place into a
chicken roost . . . and there's a pretty good chance that Coach
Sterling Dupre's protegees will have done just that by the time
Old Sol has finally settled below the Durham horizon.
The tracksters have come a long way (running, too!) since
seventy six aspirants first reported for practice almost four
weeks ago. Hearing the sound of a starters gun last Saturday
afternoon, we wandered over to Davis Field in search of a
little dope and sunshine-and just in time to see "Bird Dog"
Thornton lead a group of tired but game milers across the finish
line. Another start-and eleven minutes and thirty seconds
later, Coach Dupree was all smiles as lie watched Ted Meiter
and Freddy Rueber swing into the last lap of that terrible two
q miler. Ted won first place as lie crossed the line without so
much as a hitch in his still-strong stride. He even watned us
to take an extra lap with him for conditionings sake-another
lap-440 yardsl Naturally, we thanked him with a nice "I've
had mine for this week" line and rambled over to watch (that's
al we ever do-watch!) Buddy Riggs, Bill Braley, and Ed Hotz
bear down on the 440 to make it a photo finish. There's no
doubt about it-Muchas poor Blue Devils will be looking at
Gamecock heels tomorrow afternoon (and we of On The Ball
shall just be looking!)
Those Yankees are At it again! The Palmetto netmen suffered
quite a debacle (page 113 of D-. Babcock's "I Want A Word"
we made a A on that quiz!) Tuesday afternoon as those Kala
mazoo lads kalchiined then 9-0! This afternoon there'll be a
different story when the Wildcat and the Gamecock neet on
the Forest Lake courts. The Davidson lads will be tough to stop,
as usual, but they'll be faced by six very-determined South
^arolina racket-teers who wouln't very well appreciate losing
two matches in one week. So we'll just say, "Lookout, Wild
cat !"
According to members of'the baseball nine, those Spartans
ibuldn't d6'It again-Coah Catfish has now moulded those
di'amond ladsnio a smooth working machine-as that errorless
..win over Fort Jackson last Friday and the victory over Clem
son Wednesday prove'd. Pepper Howell came through with his
second triple-Jessie Cox earned three safeties for five times at
bat (and it could've easily been called four for five !)-First
baseman Lefty Clark and pitcher Pinky Pinkerton have come
through with four base bingles-and Everette Driver went the
whole way to become Carolina's first winning pitcher.
JUST 80UTTLEBUTT AND BULL
That long-awaited no-holds-barred basketball game between
champion SAE and Signa Nu finally came off Tuesday night.
Steve Trewhella, Meatball Meeks, and Moe Brown joined the
* Sigma Nit's to form a mighty potent quintet; while "Bird-dog"
Thornton, Jay Hanson, and Bill Carr were added to the line-up
for the already potent SAE squad. The champs came out with
a 32-27 victory to keep their undefeated record intact.
Congratulations to Joe Piedmont and Don Kiser on their
election to honorary co-captaincies of the boxing team-Lolli
pops to Dumas Turner for the fine job ie's doing over in the
athletic office . . . The swimming pool is open Tuesday and
Thursday evenings from seven 'til nine for recreational swim
muing (and, boys, go over-even if it's just for a look at those
'46 bathing suits!) . . nGet yout change realy for that spring
football inter-squad game just one week from tomorrow. This'1l
be your chance for a pr-eview of next fall's fighting Gamecocks
. . E. B. Jones is runninig for sheriff in Pensacola, Fla. ! Nuff
saidl
-Adios and Hasta Luego, mi amigos.
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Lose to Georgia
Bulldogs 13-5
Carolina's hapless foursome of
golfers experienced their second
loss in as many starts Monday Aft
ernoon as the University of Geor
gia's linksmen tromped the Game
cock shotmakers 13-5. The Colum
bia Country Club was the scene of
the festivities.
Dave Smith, captain and number
one man for the Gamecocks paced
his team In defeat as he turned In
the afternoon's low score, a neat
76. Close on his heels was Georgia's
Jack Waller with a 77 and Sonny
Miner, a Carolina shotmaker play
ing in the number 2 slot, who
turned In a 79.
In his individual match with Mc
Intyre, Smith managed to get two
points while Bulldog Pope McIntyre
was held to only one virtue of his
lead at the half way mark.
For his front nine efforts Miner
gained 1-2 point while Waller was
raking up 2 1-2 for the Georgia four.
In their team match, Smith and
Miner gave par a sound thrashing
by knocking in six birdies between
them and matching par on the
other 12 holes for a scorching 66
best ball. Waller and McIntyre wern
able to gain only a first nine halve
and 1-2 point for the Georgia crew
In this team match while Smith and
Miner were capturing 2 1-2 for the
Gamecocks with their par blistering
round. It was in this foursome that
all fi!e of Carolina's points
gained as Tom Patterson and Lynn
Crawley were no match for the
more experienced Georgians Ed
Benson and Jack Capers.
The Gamecocks next match is
April 8 with the Clemson mashle
wielders in the Tigers' lair. The line
up will be somewhat chang6d as
Bubba Arthur, a newcomer to tha
team, will be playing the number 3
position and either Tom Patterson.
Lynn Crawley, or Johnny Cochran
the number 4 slot.
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Navy Sports
Under Way
Under the overall direction of
"Seaman" Jim Saul, navy regi
mental commander, the navy spring
sports program is gradually and
steadily taking shape. Softball,
managed by George Celusta, is at
tracting the most competition. In
this bracket there will be 11 teams.
including the ship's company, the
band, and 1he regimental officers.
Already, several company teams
have begun practices Lor the league
play which is scheduled to start
Monday, the fifteenth.
Nick Philbin, who is handling
swimming, announced that there
would be races in the university
pool next week.
Intranurals,Elect
Officers Today
Plans for the 1946 intramiural
softball tournament were complet
ed Wednesday afternoon, April 6,
when the representatives of the
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irs of Coach Vernon "Catfish"
itographer Stan Lewis before go
)mson Tigers 2-1 in a nine innin
fraternities and tenements partici
pating met with Coach Allen Shi.
The election of officers to head the
intramural 'association was post
poned until Friday, April 6, at 3 p.
M.
Of the thirteen socal fraternities
with active chapters on the cam
pus and the numerous professional
fraternities and tenements only 12
organizations are participating in
the program.
SAE Players
To Receive
Basketballs
The athletic office has announced
that miniature basketballs are to
be given to members of the SAE
basketball team, winners of the re
cent intramural championship. Play
ers to receive the awards are Bud
Eades, Swede Hanson, Ray Maginn,
7er, Jck as, "u.dy
Riggs, Sims Steen, Nevitt Grove,
Reese Smith, and Ed McMillan.
The Phi Alphas. undefeated In
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Smith's 1946 baseball aggrega
Ing out on Davis Field Wednes
: thriller.
regular loop play, won out in the
tourney by beating Tenement 7,
Sigma Nu, and Kappa Alpha on
successive night. Members of oppos
ing teams and spectators alike
agreed that the SAE quintet, led by
Bud Eades, well deserve its title of
USC Intramural Basketball Champs.
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Carolina Meets
Furman Today
In Home Game
The Gamecock Baseball aggre
;ation will attempt to make it three
wins in a row this afternoon when
hey meet the Furman team this
kfternoon at three o'clock. The
3amecocks have chalked up suc
:essive wins in the past weelc
igainst both the Red Raiders from
Fort Jackson and the Clemson TI.
;ers.
Chuck Rudolph will be making
is second appearance of the sea
;on when lie takes the mound this
ifternoon. Rudy is a right handed
rlinger and a letter man from last
vear's State champions. He started
n the first game of the season
against Michigan State and pitched
g;ood ball even though the Michi
ganders won the game. The Birds
will again take on the Furman team
tomorrow afternoon In the seond
game of a two game series. Claffy
will be the starting hurler in the
second game. le has not yet had
a pitching assignment, but has
shown plenty of stuff in practice
games and has earned a starting
berth. Claffy is a veteran and
throws from the starboard side.
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