Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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At Halftime By VAN NEWMAN Harry "Hattie" DeLoache, usually the forgotten man on the Carolina squad when sports writers begin pecking on their typewriters, bobbed up again in Greenville last Friday night against Furman to make "Red" Smith wish he could forget the name of Hattie DeLoache. This 20-year-old sophomore halfback'from Beaufort, S. C., was in there plugging away at his specialty, the art of driving for several yards with tacklers hanging all over him. Harry DeLoache DeLoache alternated with right half Bishop Strickland in collecting most of the yardage in Carolina's 80-yard touch down drive. Last year, little was heard about DeLoache at the be ginning of the season as he ran behind Jack Couch, Fred Bargiacchi, and Billy Kincaid at left half. But as the sea son moved on, Hattie fought his way upward. DeLoache got his first big chance against favored Miami and proved his worth by scoring the Game's only touchdown and piling up considerable yardage. The following week against Citadel, Harry DeLoache was easily the offensive star of the game. He scored one of the two touchdowns and was the leading ground-gainer. His performance in this game won him the offensive left half spot for the remainder of the season. This fall, however, a low-built freshman halfback from Chicago, Steve Wadiak, received most of the newspaper headlines along with Strickland in the early writeups. In the Newberry game, DeLoache intercepted two passes and scored two touchdowns to keep his name in the left half picture. Last Friday night, he hogged the scene with his outstanding running. Hattie, one of the best-liked players on the squad, re ceived his nickname when he first came to Carolina for his way of pronouncing his name, Harry. His success on the football field has apparently had no effect upon his earnest, unassuming, straight-forward way. DeLoache, in addition to his running ability, is an out standing defensive back and pass receiver. He is also an excellent basketball player. At present, Harry DeLoache ranks third in total yardage on the Carolina team with 111 yards in 16 attempts, 6.9 per try. He and Strickland are tied with 12 points for the scoring lead. LINEMAN OF THE WEEK Bill Estes, sophomore tackle from Rock Hill, S. C., wins our first designation as lineman of the week. Last year against Furman, Estes played ball in such a manner as to earn himself the AP title for freshman of the week in the Southern Conference. Last Friday night Estes again showed his power in the game with Furman when he broke up many of the Baptists' plays. The big 6'2" tackle showed promise of developing into one of the conference's outstanding tackles last fall. He is one of the fastest men for his size in the South. Last year Estes was hampered in his playing by tonsilitis, but after an operation he is back to the brilliant form dis played in his early games last year. Like Bishop Strickland, Estes has a yen for pegged pants and watch chains. His favorite hangout during the summer months is the pavilion at Ocean Drive or Myrtle Bach. Frosh 0 Weems Baskin Mis Berth By Mere Pu By MANNIN Coach Weems Baskin, alsis Carolina, missed international a puff of wind. It all happened back in 191 for the New York Athletic A Olympic team. He had finishe< had been rated All-Americap in, track participating in six events during the three years. He had also played three years of foot ball. Getting back to the story, Baskin had shown up very good in the preliminaries and looked like a sure winner. But along about the sixth hurdle in the final try out, a puff of wind struck hiT from behind, causing him to miss his timing and fall. However, the American Athletic Association took him along to the Olympics anyway. While in Eu rope, Baskin, along with others of the team, barnstormed the con tinent, running every day in what were known as "twilight meets." Each night after the meets they went dancing and partying until the late hours of the night. And the following night they would run again. On his return to the States, Bas kin was in New York, writing for the United Press when Auburn of fered him a job. He accepted and coached track and football for three years a' that institution. From there he wei nt to Georgia to become assistant ft otball coach. It was there that he met Rex En right. When the war came along, he enlisted in the Navy. In '88 he went to Ole Miss to coach track and football. While there he coached Barney Poole and Char ley Conerly as freshmen. Baskin said that he was particu larly impressed while in Germany by the fact that even small towns Women's Athle Elects Eleazo Margaret Eleazer was elect Athletic Association at a meeti Other officers elected werc Ruth Newell, secretary; Be Mood, recording secretary; Ja secretary; and Jo Ann Dellinger, publicity chairman. Twenty cabinet members were also elected. Five are freshmen, five are sophomores, and the others are junirs and seniors. They are Joyce Kimble, Ann Ready, Wibby Noles, Martha Sawyer, Barbara Fowler, Jan Ray, Mary Eldrid, Norma Bergmian, Toni Leppard, Laura Speed, Betty Jean McLean, Sassy Robertson, Helen Childers, Lou Oswald, Luke Sarvis, Carolyn Haltiwanger, Denise Guerin, Frances Tuttle, and Pat Hiott. An early basketball tournament will be held before the men's intra murals start and Walton Jeffords and Booty Wall were named as co chairmen of the tournament com mittee. A bowling tournament will also be staged if enough interest is shown. This will be run off with both sorority and Independent teams competing. The mnajorrity of folks en gaged in the privately-ouned, tax-paying, utility field make a career of providing adequate and dependable services avail able for tl.eir company's cus tomers. About 500 of this company's folks have five or more years of service - their accumulated years of service total. more than 6,500 -- more than six and a half centuries. South Carolina Electric & Gas |Company :en Seas4 sed Olympic If Of Wind [G HARRIS tant football coach at South recognition as a track star by !8 when Baskin was running ssociation in tryouts for the I Auburn the year before and there had better tracks than any he has seen in South Carolina or in Georgia. He said that the Ger mans were not interested in sports as a sport, but only because sports Weems Baskin built bodies. They wanted all the youth of the nation to have good bodies so that their military ma chine would be better manned. He safd that the Germans came to the Olympics ten days early to practice and that they would line up in mass to throw a javelin or run iihe hurdles. Evei'ing, i in the German sports, was mili taristic. tic Association :r President d president of the Women's ng Monday, Oct. 4. : Booty Wall, vice president; tsy Sipple, treasurer; Betty et Wiles, assistant recording Rugged Battles Remain On Tap The Gamecocks, sporting two wins over the weaker opponents on their schedule, wvill have their job cut out for them from here on in. Only West Virginia can in any sense not be classed as a first rate opponent. The remainder of the schedule: Oct. 9-Tulane at New Orleans Oct. 21-Clemson at Columbia Oct. 30-West Va., at Morgan town Nov. 6-Maryland at Columbia Nov. 13-Tulsa at Tulsa Nov. 25-Wake Forest at Columbia n Toda Columbia Man Names 'Gators For five years the University of Florida athletic teams man aged to get along, somehow, with out being named after an animal, bird, legend or freak of nature. When the nickname, 'Gators, first appeared in 1911 it was used jokingly not by a Floridian, but by Brian Bell, then sports editor of the Columbia (S. C.) State, or so the story goes. There seems to be no one in Florida or elsewhere who will testify positively where the nick name 'Gators came from, but bits o? evidence gathered here and there strongly suggest that it was born in the fall of 1911 when the Floridians were in South Carolina to play the University of South Carolina on Friday and Clemson the following Wednesday. It is amazing that Sports Editor Bell could be in a sufficiently joking mood at 6:30 in the morn ing to suggest a nickname whicl has stuck through 36 years of in tercollegiate athletic activity. For it was at that sleepy morn ing hour that the University of Florida football team left its Pull man and started up the ramp tc the station. Brian Bell, loyal t< his pages whatever the hour. waE standing at the gate as the Flor idians came by. To break the con. versational ice of the early Octo. ber morning, he called merrily: "Well, did you bring the alli gators with you?" And right then and there were born the Florida 'Gators. (Reprinted from the Floride 'Gator.) Students Not Weal Other BlockLetters The Block "C" club this weel requested that no block letters other than those monograms earn ed at this school be worn on th( campus. Members of the band who have been prespnt.pd letterf for their work are permitted tc continue wearing them. The club will hold its first meet. ing of the semester October 13 ai 7:30 in the Block "C" room. Any one who has won a letter in sportf at this school is urged to attent this meeting. Those present wil be considered the active memberi for this semester. Officers for this term are Er nie Lawhorne, Presid.nt; Red Os born.e, Vice-President; Bill Grif fin, Secretary; Runt Willis, Treas urer; and Bob Dockery, Historian IDRUG CO. OPEN 24 HOURS ~5197-PHON$S-5198 1204 MAIN STREET Lisbeth Wolfe 1643 MAIN STREET 4'-. KWith U Biddie Tear With Speed By JOE The South Carolina Biddi today against the Universit at Chapel Hill, N. C. This, the first freshm pre-war days, is being hand line coach with the varsity. before the war. Comparatively no informatioi has been disclosed concerning th strength of the North Carolin frosh, but one source reports the; have a formidable squad and ar not to be taken lightly. Carolina has played one practic game with an outside team. Tw weeks ago the frosh scrimmagei Fort Jackson's Red Raiders a Melton field and had little'troubl swamping the soldiers. The fres1 men were also very impressive I scrimmages with the varsity a Melton field. A couple of fleet backs, Tor Woodlee of Chickamauga, Ga., an Jimmy Cooper of Augusta, Ga broke away during the Fort Jaci son game for several long gaim Woodlee's kicking also looke good. Big John Boyle, who stands si feet four inches tall and weigh 215 pounds, handles the "T" fo Johnson's Biddies and his passin has been great during practice Boyle's passes seldom miss thei mark and he usually has plent of Lilie Lo ge, liill away throug good blocking from the Biddiej big forward wall. The Brookly quarterback ru:n very little b., he is a definite threat on th grouid for he has a lot of beef t throw against the opposition. These three players, and Charle Prezioso from Rockford, Ill., wi round out the probable startin C06BUR The Business Me Choice a - Quality i Origin; Tr'~y One of Our And You'll 11 1317 SI Next D)oor to ARROW GORDC ARE FAVORITES orthe first time since bei wieselection of white, s< oevral collar models espe saped-to-fit body and Sc i hn1% shrinkage. Arnow1 A R IS HIRT S ?nDERwman . HAN 'NC Cubs n Is Loaded And Power MOLONY es will open their 1948 season y of North Carolina freshmen m squad at Carolina since .led by Frank Johnson, former He also coached the frosh here a, Biddie backfield against UNC to e night. The Spence Brothers, Allan and Floyd, Jimmy Kincaid, Rupert Drews, who was an outstanding track man here last spring, Olin e McGill and Tilman Craft will be around to offer protection. e The Biddie line averages about D 194 pounds. Probable starters are I Bob Kahle, 6-foot 2-inch 200 t pounder from Hammond, Ind., and e H. C. Green of Macon, Ga., also six feet two inches, who weighs 195 i pounds, at the ends; Harry Stew t art, 205 pound six-footer from Benton, Ill., and Ed Palkovic, five feet eleven inches and 195 n pounds from Erie, Pa., at the d tackles; Howard Norris of Cam den, five feet ten inches and 180 pounds, and O'\ eill Gause, five feet ten inches, 185 pounds from - Florence, at the guards; and Harry d Jabbusch, a rough five feet eleven inch, 190-pounder at center. x The line is Carolina's strongest 8 department and with the aid of r Woodlee and Cooper on the ground and Boyle in the air, the Biddies 9 should make it an interesting even - ing for the Tar Heel frosh today. r [aL I ,I 1P VAN HEUSEN n SHIRTS Wright-Johnston, o INC. EiN 'w CLOTHING s lOtMA11 DRESS FOR RENT I'hone 2-4223 1330 Main St. N'S GRILL n and College Boys' t All Times mid Variety ate Here -I)elicious Lunches Back for More. 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