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-Diamon Baseball Seasoi Finds Coach T4 Returning To I By JOE A With spring just around t turns to America's favorite s; ing broken in, balls procured All baseball-lovers seem restli to actual play. The center of a interested of the lot can be s Ted Petoskey; new baseball c4 Coach Petoskey is no stranger in baseball circles. Older brothers remember him as an outstanding baseball, football and basketball player at Michigan. We remember "'him through record books as a reliable professional ball player in 'the sport he loves most-baseball. With over a decade of profes sional experience behind him, Pe toskey can speak with authority on the sport. Not a Stranger He is no stranger at Carolina, either. Alumni recall that he took command of the baseball team in 1939 when Coach Catfish Smith went to Mississippi. Oddly enough, this, his second sojourn at Caro lina,. finds him stepping into the same coach's shoes. His stay at Carolina was the most pleasant of his long years of association with the game, Pe toskey will tell you, and after a tenure of three years as head baseball coach and end football coach, he left for Wofford where he became head coach and athletic director during the war. What does Petoskey require of his ball-players? "The college player should learn from scratch the fundamentals of the game. That means plenty of bunting, sound baserunning, heads up fielding aud all-around alert ness," he said. We mentioned the woefully weak pitching staff under Coach Smith last year only to be re minded that 28 likely looking prospects reported for mound duty this year! Petoskey doesr'i. deinand per-i fection-he'll tell you so. But he does ask for hustle and an incen CENTRAL DRUG CO. OPEN 24 HRS. 5197-PHONES-5l98I~ 1204 MAIN STREET AUTOMOBILES FOR RENT . $5 per 24-hr, day Special Rates for Trips Renting hour-8 a. in., 'til 7 p. m. DIAMOND DRIVE-IT-YOURSELF Phone 2-6836-1000 Main One Block from Campus WHY WALK across1 and Dry Cleai There's a Station on ti for students' U SPECIAL RATES * 48-HOUR SERVI4 e HOURS --9-1, 3 UN IVE LAUNDRY & Dl SERi Next Door to' .deers ( i Beginning 3d Petoskey Familiar Role IOLONY ie corner thoughts and talk *>rt-baseball. Gloves are be and arms cautiously tested. ss. Fireside chats give way ttraction and one of the most aen beaming broadly. This is )ach at Carolina. tive to learn-and he usually gets it, too! The former Columbia Red look ed up quickly when asked the im portance of batting averages. "No need to stress the batting averages of the ball players, just keep your eye on the RBI column --that's what pays off. Most of the men will have their batting averages on their shirt cuffs, any how," was his quick retort. But enough for Petoskey the coach-he's more famous as a ball player. All-American His achievements at Michigan are now history! As an end for the Wolverine grid team, he was voted the best in the land-All American-two years straight. Not satisfied with mere football distinction, Petoskey proved his versatility by landing a berth on the All-American basketball team two years straight also! All the while, his favorite sport was still baseball. His play with the Michigan nine four yeirs was so outstanding that he was liter ally swamped under with con tracts from major league teams. Played Pro Baseball After his graduation in 1934, he signed with ihe Cincinnati Reds and reported to the Red training camp in Florida. Petoskey's stay with the Reds was brief. As he says, "I stayed up there only long enough to get a cup of coffee and He had several trIes with Cin cinnati and traversed between Wilmington (Pa.) of the intAr State League and the majors'dur ing 1934-1935. In 1936 he finally settled down with, the now-in-active, Durham of the Piedmont League. The fol kcwing two years he patrolled Lhe gardens for the Toronto Maple Leafg of the International League --a double--A loop and one step from the big time. He was traded to Toledo of the American Association in 1939, where he remained a year. This marked the end of his professional ball-playing for several years fol' the same year he accepted a coach ing job at the University of South Carolina. Throughout his career, this well liked ballplayer never often failed to (lent the charmed .300 circle. Hlis best year was during the tail end of his playing career and d4r ing the war when .he played and managed the Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association. He hit .345! A figure near the top of the league. Former Columbia Red Local fans will remember Pe toskey as an outfielder with the Columbia Reds of the Sally League in its last year of operation be fore the war (1942). He was a bang-up team man for Earl Blue own to g6t Laundry iing Service? ie Campus especially convemience. FOR STUDENTS RSITY [RY CLEANING qICE ['he Canteen )utside; Sun Shining As Lettermen, Others Tryout Carolina's baseball team began out-of-door workouts Monday with over 65 candidates reporting to Coach Ted Petoskey and his outfield assistant, Earl Dunham. Because of the severe weather the team had been forced to work out in the field house until this week. Some familiar faces will be missing from the squad this year, Earl Dunham and Jack Couch be ing the most notale. Dunham was graduated this past year and Couch is sticking to his studies this spring. * Dean Padgett, Red Wilson, C. E. Driver, Quincy Crawford and Marshall Kirkland failed to turn out this year, also. Petoskey will have several vet erans from last year to build around. His returniug pitchers aro Cy Szakaesi, Bo Hagan, Charlie Long, Henry Berlin and John Sherer. Several frpshman hurlers have looked very good in doors-Shea and Ready In par ticular. If the 26 candidates can pro duce four top notch hurlers with several relief men to back them up, Petoskey will be more than satisfied, The catching department is well fortified with returning let termen Mitchell Scott and Sonny Way paving the way for some nice looking prospects. One newcomer, Freddie Bar giacchi, who plays a sterling shortstop, may cause a shift in Petoskey's infield plans. At this writing, he has Joe Johnson and Will Harvin experienced at first base; Red Andrews and Runt Wi lis, last year's second basemen; John Sykes at short and -Jim Pinkerton fighting Keith Cribb for the hot sorner. At this stage, it appears that Petoskey's biggest headache will be in the outfield. . Harry Parone ad LO1 Chii are the only two '47 performers back in the fold. Petoskey would make no com ment on his prospects for the coming season. He didn't hesitate to point out that all positions are wide open as he has not had the opportunity to see the men in action. and once again, and as usual, he managed, to hit above .300. After a short layoff, Ted came back to the game last year. He played semi-pro ball around Spar tanburg for Ware Shoals regular ly and for a mill team once a wveek. He still gets around with the best of them, too. Petoskey liked Columbia. He married a Columbia girl and has two lively sons. The boys are the picture of their father and the old man expects them, some day, to follow in his footsteps. How does he like CarolI#.a? Well, just listen in:, "It's like coming back home," he mused. "I feel fortunate to be back at Carolina. It's a fine school and Columbia's a fine town. My better half is more than pleased -she's tickled to death." How about the ball club? Do the boys look okay? "No comment," was the only answer to these early season ques tions. Carolina cannot expect miracles from> her new coach In his first post-war year at the helm. He will have to build from the bot tom, become acquainted with his material and beat the bushes for new material before any real progress can be realised. However, it won't be long, may be one or two years, before such big baseball schools as Michigan State and Duke will be hearing from little Carolina and her new coach-Ted Petoskey. for Shoes that look like new visit ROBERTS SHOE REPAIRING SERVICE e e e NEXT TO CITY FIRE DEPT. 1319 SumaterS. a na. s@amecoch Basket4 Towering Al Adams. regular c Conference last year, will be fac Deran' Walters tonight. Al helped pace the Gamecocks tl day when he dropped in 11 points. TENNIS PROSPE( PRACTICE FOR 1 Twenty prospects for the C Coach Hank Bartos Monday a begin immediately. Students, other than those are notified that the two cour will be reserved for the team afternoon. Among the 20 initial candidates were Ben Turner, No. 1 last year, Freddie Atkinson, No. 1 in 1946, and Don Barton, Ben Kilgo, A. J. Smith and Bill Tyson, all of whom played last year. The schedule is incomplete but includes most of the state teams, several conference teams and an inter-sectional team. The season is tentatively slated to be gin with a road trip during spring holidays. Last season Carolina won seven and lost seven. r1114 hers Fac g F ei d4 at to p< ti fe P( til enter who was all-State and all- 7 Ing Wake Forest's terrific center Ci a 60-45 win over Newberry Mon (Photo by Manning Harris). Gi TS BEGIN "OUGH SLATE arolina tennis team met with nd practices are scheduled to seeking berths on the team, ts adjoining McBryde College between 2 and 4 p. m., each Tuxedos & Full Dress FOR RENT Wright-Johnston, INC. MEN'S CLOTHING SHOES AND FURNISHINGS Phonee 2-4223 1330 Main St. beh Air inte, ical Y the Clas mon ical cessi Scour tena acti' Fort get servi that atini in ar DEWS WILL BE HELD: e Tougi Wake Forest H 4aryland, Geor iext; Birds Bef Coach Frank Johnson and hi ames within the final week orest here to start things o The Gamecocks broke even irlier, and must do better t] ieir position in the conferent sired seeding in the confer Seeking their tenth win in 18 arts, the Gamecocks will be out beat the Deacons, whom they at 65-60 Jan. 5. Sharpshoot g Jack Gentry, who sank 23 oints that night, and center De n1 Walters have led the Bap ;ts to-date. Maryland, led by freshman Bill anish, came.from behind to de at the Birds 68-54 at College irk. 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There are many othe make this one of the o >rtunities offered to this yes ; class. ______ hy not drop <orasw, d discuss it? . .A 1We ere Tonih gia, Citadel it Indians s basketeers face four - of the schedule with W ff at 8 o'clock toni).ht I with their foUt opponents" ian break even to maintain ,e race, as well as gain the* nce tourney. ourney hopes. Apparently catch ng the Johnsonmen still in a lump, the Hurricane blew as an 11 wind and stayed out front all he way. Cy Szakacsi led the firds with ten points. Melvin Bell and Middie Hughes >aced the winners and shared coring honors with 14 each. Scalped Indiana Bouncing back from their two osses, the Gamecocks trimmed he Newberry Indians 60-45. Steve Trewhella, Henry Mar in and Al Adams combined to ink 36 points and lead the Game >cks. - MEN Who Know DRT COATS Men's Wear KER 51 PENS F SHIRTS nd Styles I CAN S SHOP STREET I olina Theatre 0"V ace to * that m after -i will soon ed in U. 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