The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 19, 1946, Page Page Four, Image 4
Rex Points
Chick'en In The Rough
By CHICK SHIELS
The score stood at 39-0. There was joy in one locker roon
and gloom in the other, and rightly so. The University oJ
South Carolina lost their second game of the 1946 footbal
season to a powerful Duke University team last Saturda
at the Fair Grounds Stadium. Many reasons can be offere4
for this 39-0 set-back. Some would only class the explana
tion as alibis and let it go at that. A closer look migh
clarify the matter. A football team is only as strong as tho
eleven men who are on the field at one time. If this com
bination wins regularly together, that is most pleasing, bu
take away some of the cogs in the machine and try to obtah
peak performance. It cannot be done. Saturday afternooi
saw the same hold true. Carolina paid a heavy price to wh
the Maryland game ten days ago. A price so high tha
they were unable to match game with the Blue Devils from
Durham. Many were on the sick list. Many didn't dres,
out In uniform and some 9f those dressed were not able ti
see much action. This lack of strength naturally affects 4
ball club's ability to show what they possess in both of
fensive and defensive power.
Contrary to what some hold true, the University has
pretty fair ball club. They can "go" and they can win, bu
not without the whole outfit being in tiptop shape.
We were sorry to see the team bow in such humble defeal
For the whole season, a bald head has watched the Garne
and Black move, and Saturday's bout lessened the joy ii
Gamecockville greatly. We were also sorry to see the mort
support disappear when the going really got rough. i
team, as well as the backers, must learn to lose, but the
must do it gracefully.
Despite the many obstacles that cropped up, our vote goe
to the team for the fine way they accepted defeat with tw
and a half strikes against them from the start. With ol
fense and defense shackled, the Gamecocks made the beE
showing possible.
It has been rumored around that Felix "Doc" Blanchar<
of the Blanchard-Davis combo, has been offered thirty fiv
thousand dollars to sign with a professional team. This he
no verification what-so-ever, but does sound as if the littl
fellah stands some chance of making a wee bit of cash. ]
will be interesting to watch and see just how much some
the other terrific players in the country will pull down
they decide to turn pro.
Credit where credit is due, dept.: To those few in tt
Boosters Club who worked so hard to see that all was i
order for Homecoming, we offer our thanks. It requir(
many hours of planning to assure the public of a good shoN
ing at the half time.
At the game Saturday and among the spectators wei
quite a fist full of high school footballers from this end i
the country. Mullins, Jacksonville and Rock Hill, to me:
tion just a few, witnessed the game from choice seats on tl
Carolina side. Perhaps some of these rising players mig]
don the Garnet and Black in days to come. There is a I
of good material to choose from.
Right OFF The Nest
Ira Schmidt and Hook Helmly, of the 1945 teai
watched their boys take it on the chin . . . both saw a I
of duty last year . . . Whitey Jones' father travelled all tl
way from Chicago to see his boy in action . . . too bi
Mr. Jones couldn't have seen his offspring teamed with ]
Hagan last week in Maryland to steal THAT show . . . tl
Blue Devil, before the game, who performed so well on t)
goal-posts, drew a scattering of applause for his efforts..
they tell us that when Duke met North Carolina and t]
same seudo-devil tried the same tricks, he was rude
jerked down by the tail.
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nsults, the competition should be
dvery heated right up to the wire.
V. The business details of the
tourney were ironed out during
rthe Thursday get-to-gether and
eballoting gave Herb Burwick, a
A Phi Epsilon Pi product, the gavel
rn- and presidency of the organization
ie while Eslinger stands as Sect.
Treas. for the coming year.
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follows: Sigma Chi, Joe Shaw;
Sigma Nu, Wilson Springs; SAE,
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By DON -BARTON V
Having endured the bitter sting 4
t defeat, Carolina's grid squad o
as lost no time or spirit in get
ng down to hard work for the it
?ason's final encounter with c
lake Forest. The Gamecock's c
lumage appeared brighter than r
rer after its never-say-die at- p
tude in the 0-39 slip-up against i
luke. b
Coach Enright will be able to t
eld a lineup against the Dea- d
Dns that is more representative I
f the -Birds' power than the one i
at confronted the Blue Devils. L
uch stalwarts as Bo Hagan, Max
Valker, Doyle Norman, Droopy j
twell, and Bryant Meeks, who v
aw limited or no action at all in I
aturday's game, should be ready i
o bolster U. S. C.'s chances of
psetting the Deacs. 1
A win here would give Carolina t
he chance for ending the season
ied for first place in Southern
,onference standings. If North
,arolina loses to Duke, there will
>e no team in the conference with
iut at least one loss on its record.
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Ticket sales for the Thanksgiv
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rowd. This will give the Bird
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i eight games. Only for the
lcwberry fracas did the specta
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uture of the sport at Carolina
n that it is evidence of her team's
'ox-office magnetism.
The Garnet and Black will en
oy an open date this Saturday, as
vill Wake Forest. This will give
oth teams extra days in which
o prime for their attacks and de
'enses for the always mettlesome
>attle on Turkey Day. Last year,
he Birds. held a highly favored
Make Forest team to a 13-13
leadlock. In a return match on
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inaly wilted under the pressure
)f heavier and more numerous
Deacon reserves and dropped a
L4-26 decision.
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