The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 11, 1947, Page Page Four, Image 4
SPORTORAMA
By DON BARTON
. Yours truly was involved in an abbreviated conversation
with one of our campus darlings the other day. We were
discussing the fact that everyone should participate in
some form of athletics, so I recommended golf to her.
"I've often considered," said Miss Co-ed, "going in for golf
but have never gotten around to it. Besides I don't know
the first thing about it. Why, if I wanted to hit the ball I
wouldn't know which end of the caddy to take hold of!"
That's exactly how I felt when Chick handed me the reins
to your sports page-which end is which? So here we go on
the maiden voyage with the sincere hope that the horse
knows the way home!!
Bill Beckham-Credit Where Credit's Due
We wish to take this opportunity to extend a vote of
thanks to Bill Beckham, one of Carolina's most promising
boxers. Bill, now of Columbia, spent quite some time in the
Marines as an enlisted man. One day while flying he received
an injury to his right eye; an injury that followed him right
to U. S. C. Bill had done some boxing as a Marine and went
in for it at Carolina very enthusiastically. However, that eye
was continually bothering him, so his physician advised him
to give up fighting.
Coach Lofton described Bill as one of the gamest and most
conscientious boys he has worked with and a very bright
prospect, but, luckily for Gamecock opponents, he won't be
able to appear in the Carolina ring. So for your spirit, your
efforts, and a fighting heart we say, "Thanks, Bill !"
"Come Rain Or Come Shine"
The heat and smoke in the fieldhouse must have been too
much for Jake (The State) Penland during last Monday's
Carolina-Davidson basketball game. In his criticism of the
Gamecocks in the following morning's paper, which inci
dentally included the score of the game, he sounded rather
bitter. His accusations that our boys grandstanded and were
deficient in sportsmanship were not well founded and cer
tainly not necessary in a news story. True, Carolina players
did not cover their numerals after making baskets, nor did
they applaud after Davidson scores, but their general con
duct looked O. K. from this corner.
In a heated contest such as that numerous, but usually
unintentional, fouls may be expected. The Gamecocks didn't
play their best game, but they were trying to win-for Caro
lina, not for any sports writer. We're behind the Gamecocks
regardless of the score or whom the results displease. They
are our teams, and we darn well like 'em!!
Fall Comes Around Every Year
Representative Brown, Fairfield, 'started things poppin'
when he introduced a resolution to investigate the half dollar
the State Fair Association charges football fans and poli
ticians for the Carolina-Clemson game. As far as Carolina
students are concerned the cost was not staggering, but
there are a couple of stops for them to make and small
charges to pay to the fair officials, whether they want to
go to the fair or not.
There's no reason why this game can't be reached the
same way as other games; it can draw a crowd without de
pending upon the State Fair. Here's hoping the obstacle
course will be cleared away by next October 22.
While on the subject of the stadium, it seems that another
sardine bowl is in store next fall. Plans to increase the ca
pacity of Carolina Stadium to 35,000 apparently have gotten
little beyond the dream stage. Maybe this project will ma
terialize some day, but there are so many noble suggestions
that have bitten the dust around here that we are inclined
to be a bit anxious. Just another one of those mysteries of
life.
Short Subjects
The Pi Kappa Phi intra-mural football champs went down
to Beaufort on January 25 and won a 14-6 victory over the
town team there. They enjoyed a party at the Beaufort Boat
Club after the game . . . The Gamecock fighters have can
celled their match with Georgetown UJ. and will enter the
Southern Conference tourney around March 1 .. . Coach
Johnson will take his cagers via air to Miami's Orange Bowl
for their February 19 engagement with LaSalle . .. Signs of
spring: Men shaping up the baseball diamond and planting
grass on the infield. Coach Smith informs us that bleachers
will be provided for spectators this spring, which is good
news to those who stood through so many games in 1946...
Only four more home basketball games remain on the sched
ule. Remember, Erskine in the field house at 8:00 tonight.
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Birds-Tigers
Meet On Thurs
The game, but undermanne
boxing team of USC will tang
with Clemson this Thursday nig
at Clemson. Both the Tigers ai
Gamecocks have draws with Ti
Citadel indicating that a clo
battle is on hand.
In a bloody slugfest last Satu
day night the Gamecocks toc
four of seven fights from Cit
del, but were forced to settle f,
4-4 draw because of forfeiture
the heavyweight class.
The fighters were in fine sha]
for The Citadel go. Ray Ava:
looked exceptionally good ai
bears watching. Chris Hitopo
los, Ray White, Chuck Spann ar
Bob Wilson also showed up well
To date the Gamecock battle
have yet to win a match but the
have lost to Maryland and Nor
Carolina, two of the stronge
teams in the conference, and ti<
Citadel.
Coach Lofton has been doing
good job with a crew of gree
boxers at his command. Howeve
two bouts were lost directly b
cause of forfeiture in the heav
division, putting one strike again
the Birds before the opening be
It has been reported that Gei
Morrison, who was TKO'd in la
Saturday night's go, is planning~
hang up his gloves. This will fu
t ~' T .
T boxing team. Reading, left to ri
inding: Chuck Spann, Bob Wilson, M
as taken was Watson Dawes. (U.S.(
Gamecock Diamond
e Schedule Released
Batteries Begin Early
d, Workouts February 15;
le Others Start March 1
at Baseball practice at Carolina
id will enter the opening stages Feb
ie ruary 16, at which time pitchers
3e and catchers will begin working
out, it was announced by Coach
r- Vernon "Catfish" Smith. Tryouts
k for other positions will start
- around March 1.
r A 27 game schedule has been
in drawn up, beginning March 26
with a two game series with Duke
>e in Columbia, and ending with
it Clemson, there, on May 24.
id The schedule: March 26 and 27,
1- Duke, here; 28 and 29, Michigan
id State, here; April 4, Erskin@,
- here; 5, Virginia, here; 11 and 12,
es Clemson, here; 14, Newberry,
Y there; 15, Presbyterian, there;
h 22, Georgia, Thomson Ga.; 25
r and 26, Furman, there; 29, Pres
d byterian, here; 30, Georgia, Thom
son, Ga.; May 1 and 2, Duke,
a there; 5, Newberry, here; 7, Wof
n ford, there; 9 and 10, Furman,
r, here; 12, Erskine there; 14, Wof
e- ford, here; 16, Citadel, here; 20,
y Citadel, there; 23 and 24, Clem
son, there.
Li.
ie ther weaken Lofton's squad since
st he will lack not only a heavy
bo weight but also a man in the 165
r- pound division.
ht. kneeling: Ray White, Chri
arion Watson and Gene Morrisom
SStaff Ptoto by Manning Harris)
Track Team
Faces 8 Meets
Coach Sterling DuPre announce(
the 1947 Gamecock track schedul
consisting of eight meets, begin
ning March 1 with the Souther!
Conference invitation indoor mee
at Chapel Hill. Another highligh
of the season will be participatiot
in the Florida Relays at Gaines
ville.
At present daily workouts fo
those to be entered at Chapel Hil
are being held in the field house
Men interested in trying out fo
the track team should contac
Coach DuPre. There is a specia
need for distance runners.
The schedule: March 1, South
ern Conference Invitation Meet a
Chapel Hill; 22 (or 24), Duke
here; 29, Florida Relays, Gaines
ville; April 5, Open; 12, Davidson
there; 19, N. C. State, there; 2(
Clemson, there; May 3, Presby
terian, here; 9 and 10, State Mee
at Clinton.
Compliments
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IN COLUNDIA rPa I
Erskine-Birds
As USC Eyes
By CHICK SHIELS
Johnson, Inc., distributors of
classy basketball in the state, will
match wares with the Erskine
Seceders tonight at eight bells
in the Fieldhouse. Having an
nexed the first fray with the Due
West club, the high flying birds
are expected to repeat.
Since the between-semesters
break the Gamecocks have been
overly busy with a packed sched
ule. To bring things up to the
right side of the ledger here is a
hurried run-down of the Garnet
and Black activities since the end
of last term: The Clemson Tiger
found the Columbia quint hard to
get along with as he noted the
78-39 couint, definitely against
him, as the final buzzer sounded.
Highly touted North Carolina
eked out a 50-49 decision in Chapel
Hill in the week following exams.
The record books will never be
able to give full credit where due
here. On the 17th of February,
the Tarheels will present them
selves for battle here on the home
ground and the story should be
different this time. Davidson, the
prodigal son of the Southern Con
ference, humiliated the G & B with
a 74-45 lacing on the night after
the North Carolina defeat. The
a diminutive Wildcats came and
went at will against the home
- towners and the book keepers tal
lied the fact that the 'Cats hit 86
per cent of their shots while we
connected with -only 16 per cent
of the attempts. A 57-55 score
saw the unpredictable Furman
Purple Hurricane fall way out of
the State Basketball race as Car
e olina added their second straight
- win over the Greenville giants.
i The match was nip and tuck right
t GOLF TEAM SHAPES-UP
t The University of South Caro
lina Golf team will begin to take
. shape in the near future. Any
one interested in this activity may
contact Coach Al Grygo in the
r Athletic offices back of the swim
1 ming pool any day or journey out
to the Columbia Country Club to
r begin practice. The sooner men
t see Coach Grygo, the stronger the
l team's chances of becoming a re
ality will be.
t
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Scrap Tonight
State Crown
up to the wires as the Birds dis
played some faulty ball in the sec
end half but finally regained old
time form to take the winner's
money.
With a mere 15 seconds left to
play, the Davidson Wildcat again
feasted on some Gamecock under
glass for a royal and succulent
repast. A little guard by the
name of White continually broke
up the game with terrific shots
from all over the court. In the
waning minutes a 'Cat stalwart
sunk a close shot from outside the
foul circle to total a 52-50 mar
gin. Davidson seems to be the
Bird stumbling block. A frenzied
crowd of nearly 3,000 alternately
held their breaths and screamed
wildly during the course of the
evening. Finally to wind up the
schedule thus far the Johnson
Jolter's eliminated Presbyterian
College, Newberry and Clemson
in short order during last week.
At this stage of the game,
Mentor Frank Johnson has vir
tually clinched the State laurel
and now has his 20-20's set on the
Southern ,Conference palm. His
aggregation has proven their met
tle and will be rough on the oppo
sition from this day forward. "Lit
tle Al" Adams, Henry Martin and
Phil Cantore handle majority of
the scoring punch. Adams, a
Buckeye State product, leads the
Gamecocks with the grand total
of 185 markers while Martin and
Cantore follow closely.
Notice!!!
Detailed plans have been laid
for the coming Intramural
Track meet which will be run
off March 14 and 15. Jo Gru
gan, of the University's Physi
cal Training department, stated
that all Fraternities, Tenements
and other organizations on
campus will be eligible for en
trance into the tourney. It is
imperative, however, to get in
touch with Grugan on or be
fore the 14th of this month so
that the needed arrangements
can be completed. Various
prizes will be awarded to the
winners and the coup de grace
will be a cup to the outstanding
performer of the meet and also
a trophy to the outstanding or
ganization entered. It is es
sential that the outfits inter
ested see Grugan immediately.
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