The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 08, 1947, Page Page Four, Image 4
SPORTORAMA
By DON BARTON
A GLANCE AT FOOTBALL
A short conversation with Coach Enright the other day
gave us the impression that the Gamecock boss is not quite
so uneasy about football prospects as he was this time last
year. He explained that this year he knows much more about
what he has on hand and isn't largely dependent on new
players proving themselves, as was the case in 1946. He
mentioned such players as the Alexander brothers, Red
Wilson, Jack Couch, Max Walker, Red Harrison, James At
well, and others from the '46 squad, who have already shown
their ability, and will give the 1947 team a great framework.
Bo Hagan should be back in commission and sound as
ever when next fall rolls around. That, in itself, is hearten
ing news to coaches and fans alike.
Enright isn't expressing himself too freely concerning new
men trying out with the squad. It's really too early to judge
accurately what these hopefuls have to offer, but future
scrimmage sessions will tell a great deal about what can
be expected from them.
When it was mentioned that Bishop Strickland seemed to
be quite apt at carrying the ball, the coach quickly agreed
and said that he was a good, hard runner with kreat full
back possibilities. A comparison to Lukie Brunson, the
Florence star who enrolled at Georgia, was attempted, but
Enright commented that they were different types of run
ners altogether.
All-in-all the Gamecocks should be greatly improved and,
with the right number of good reserves, should be able to
cope successfully with all teams on the schedule. But, then,
Maryland, Duke, Mississippi, Miami U., and Wake Forest
are also booked to come up with better teams than they had
the previous season, so it looks as if a battle of "improve
ment" is in store. We can hardly wait!!
A GREAT DAY FOR THE GAMECOCKS
Our Gamecocks really made 'em sit up and take notice in
their first Southern Conference tourney game. Few people
gave them a slight chance of taking Duke's measure, but
they did it, and it was no accident. This was the 1947 team's
greatest victory to date, and the whole school swells with
pride at the thought of it. Our one regret is that the stu
dents could not be there to witness it; a radio interpretation
was as close as we could get.
We don't know who they were, but there were a lot of
people in the Duke fieldhouse pulling for South Carolina to
win. A great cheer arose after each Gamecock score, es
pecially in the second half. In the first half the response
was not too loud after our baskets, but, evidently, the Birds
acquired supporters as the game progressed. This could be
attributed to their fighting spirit and hard play. At least
that's what the radio commentators seemed to like about
the Gamecocks.
We hope as this paper reaches you that Carolina will be
all set to play in the tournament finals, which of course
depends upon last night's game. Regardless, USC has al
ready shown the public that she does have a great basket
ball team representing her, and will have for years to come.
BROWSING AROUND
Bleachers are now being erected on Davis Field to provide
a resting place for baseball fans this year . . . Bob Wilson
has been forced to leave the boxing team permanently due
to a nose injury received in the Clemson bout . .. Bob gradu
ates this spring . . . This didn't come from a squirrel, but
we heard somewhere that the way to have teeth with which
you can crack nuts is not to crack nuts with your teeth. But
don't forget to help the WSSF crack that $3,100 goal...
There must be a connection somewhere.
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Coach Sterling DuPre, shown above,
the Carolina track team. With Dut
on March 24, DuPre is still workir
dates. If you can run, jump, or t
afternoon, on the track, if it's fa
weather is bad. The schedule has
Davidson, N. C., Raleigh, N. C., Cle
Tennis Team F
No Courts Avai
"Where can we find a court to
play on?" was the theme of the
first two meetings of candidates
for the South Carolina tennis
team, coached by Hank Bartos.
Coach and players met Monday
at 2:30 and Wednesday at 1:00,
both times in the fieldhouse.
The player turnout was not
large, but far more encouraging
than the court situation. At
present the three courts on the
campus resemble plowed fields,
and cannot be used for even pre
liminary workouts.
Coach Bartos has requested that
the courts be put into condition,
so that his men may begin pre
paring for the opening match with
Davidson, less than three weeks
off. The players are standing by
pending response from those re
sponsible for upkeep of the courts.
Several players have been prac
ticing on local "toll" courts and
are shaping up well. The quintet
of McLaurin, McKinney, Turner,
Smith, and Todd are being counted
on to carry court laur~els for
Carolina this year.
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trips slated for Gainesville, Fla.,
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'45-'46 Block Sweaters Arrive
Block "C" sweaters for 91 let
ter-earners for the 1945-'46 school
year arrived at The Gamecock
business office this week.
Dumas Turner, business man
ager, has been kept busy distribut
ing the awards to the receivers,
many of whom were here under
the navy program and have since
been scattered to all parts of the
United States.
The sweaters are garnet-colored,
made of a hard-finished wool, and
of the coat type, buttoning down
the front. The letters are black,
trimmed with red.
The blocks are'given for the five
major sports: football, basketball,
baseball, boxing, and track.
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Torrid Games Unfoli
In Intramural
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By SONNY BALDWIN
The intramural basketball lean
playoffs began Monday and 1oi
fast, hot and close games resull
with the climax in campus int
est and traditional rivalry comi
on Wednesday when Kappa Alp
defeated Sigma Alpha Epsilon
a 27-15 thriller.
It was the first meeting of I
two this year and was marked
much excitement and over-eag
ness on the part of the playe
KA led most of the way, but v
pushed by SAE on several oc<
sions. Leading the KA scori
were Billy Shull with seven poir
Tom Macfie with six, a
Bill Dawson with six. Riley v
high scorer for SAE with sev
points and George Seymore turr
in a good floor game. "Hacli
Walker played an outstandi
game at guard for KA.
In other games, KA defeated
Kappa Phi 43-21 on Monday w
Shull again leading 'the scori
with 14 points.
Also on Monday, SAE took I
measure of Kappa Sigma 32
to hand-Kappa Sig their first <
feat of the season. George Si
more led SAE point-makers w
11 points, closely followed
Riley and Pinckney with eil
points each.
Lambda Chi Alpha dowr
Preston 2nd West 28-25 on Tu
day in a game that saw the 14
change hands frequently and I
score tied often. Chet Wing
paced the winners by racking
15 points, while Posten of the l
ers had eight.
A favored Preston 1st te
went down in defeat to Tenemi
3 by a score of 27-24. Led
Cecil Woolbright with nine poi
and Jim Pinkerton with eig
Tenement 3 got sweet revenge :
the previous licking at the hat
of Preston 1st. Joe Harrell v
high scorer for Preston with
points.
Pi Kappa Phi was elimina1
Wednesday, as they bowed in <
feat to Kappa Sigma, 38
Cooper was top man for the w
ners, scoring 12 points, while P
of the losers also shot 12.
More games will be played ni
week with the tourney expected
end with the championship ga
on Thursday.
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ed A 'meeting of all prospective
gr- members of the USC golf tean
ng will be held In the fieldhouse Mon
ha day, March 10, at 2:30. Al Grygo
in who will handle the local linkmer
this year, has lined up an attrac
he tive schedule of home matchef
by and road trips.
Dr
Boxing Team, Hit
a- With Flu and Injury
s Siege, Meets Miami
nd Team Next Week
as
en With the flu taking over th
ed Gamecock boxing team since it
:y" return from College Park, Mary
ng land, the mittmen have been do
Pi ing very little work this past weel
Ith On the casualty list are: Coacl
ng Harry Lofton, Manager Bobb;
Wickham and several of the box
he ers.
i?, It is expected that, when Loftoi
e- and his fellow victims return fo
action, plenty of activity will b
by going on in the gymnasium nex
ht week to make up for this los
time.
ed The season's finale is about i
week away. The boxers mee
Miami University there, on Marc1
he 14 and will have to press hard t<
ate be ready.
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am Intramural Track
y Nearing Completion
by
rits Joe Grugan, of the physica
ht, training department, has an
For nounced that plans are being com
da pleted for the intramural tracl
ras meet and the deadline for entrie
11 has been extended one day, t
Tuesday, March 11.
Led Any team desiring a coach o
le- coaches, may contact Grugan an(
25. he will assign as many as thre
in- men from the physical educatiot
ike track class to any team.
Among. the teams already en
axt tered are: Alpha Tau Omegs
to Kappa Alpha, Sigma Alpha Ep
me silon, Sigma Chi, Preston, and th
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South Carolina's "play when you
have to" Gamecocks dropped
Duke's heavily-favored Blue Devils,
56-54, Thursday, placing the Birds
in the semi-finals of the Southern
Conference basketball tournament
and, at the same time, clearing up
their intentions for many out
spoken skeptics who considered
the Carolina boys just along for
the trip. This was the opening
game of the Durham tournament.
It was big Al Adams who gave
the Garnet and Black that extra
momentum needed to overcome the
third-seeded boys from Duke. The
easy-going center dropped in 21
points before fouling out, and was
a thorn in the side of the Blue
Devil offense the whole after
noon. Sports writers were com
- paring Adams' play to that of
North Carolina's immortal George
r Glamack in interviews after. the
r game.
Phil Cantore was second high
scorer for both sides, making 17
points, most of them in the sec- 4
ond half. Henry Martin, with 10,
was third. Nick Esterhay played
an outstanding defensive game be
fore going out on fouls in the early
minutes of the second half.
South Carolina led at the half,
32-29, after a last minute rally,
and the Blue Devils were never
able to take the lead, except for
a few moments at the opening of
the last stanza. The score was
tied several times, but the Birds
were always able to work the ball
in to Cantore or Adams, neither
- of whom seemed able to miss the
- basket.
{ In the game's dying moments,
with Carolina leading by 58-46,
Duke made its noblest efforts to
r ward victory. The Blues whittled
I the score to 54-52, but that's as
a close as they could get.
Len Ekimoff was injured mid
- way of the last half and had to
be taken from the game. Adams
- was bothered by a foot infectior g
B but not seriously.
Girls' Athletic
Clubs Organize
Athletic clubs for riding, swim
ming, tennis and softball will be
formed by the Women's Athletic
Association, announced Trudie
Leonard, vice president.
These clubs will meet individ
ually and set up a system by
which they will keep regular at
tendance records and count
absences from the meetings as
cuts. Participation in the clubs
will give points towards an ath
letic letter.
Temporary chairmen for the
clubs are: riding, Belinda Collum;
swimming, Doris Boris; tennis,
Elinor Hull; and softball, Marga
ret Eleazer.
The purpose of the clubs is to
offer the students interested in
one of these sports an opportunity
for group participation in them.
The membership in the clubs is
open to all women students and
anyone interested should get in
touch with ?he chairman of that
respective sport.
Plans for the orgardzation of
other clubs in the major sports
will be completed and announced
by the WAA.
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