The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, January 14, 1949, Page Page Nine, Image 9
It's No Bolony
Joe Molony
Parone Is Steadying Influence On Court
Every basketball tealn needs a cool-headed veteran to set
tle down the young, inexperienced ball players in the heat of
a close game. At the University of South Carolina, this vet
eran happens to be Harry Parone.
The five-foot-ten-inch, 200-pounder from Hartford, Conn.,
had never played basketball here before this year. In fact,
he hesitated to report in '49, but when he learned that Phil
Cantore and Steve Trewhella, first string guards, Wvere lost,
his sporting blood was up and he came out.
Harry at 26, soon learned that basketball was a young
man's game and he started early trying to round into shape.
He used all the cunning he'd amassed in over 10 years of
organized basketball playing, bu- it was of no avail.
He Broke In The Hard Way
Before the season began, Parone was an obscure third
stringer, just another old-timer trying to break in against
the youngsters. But he worked hard and long, getting his
wind and legs into shape, until his coach noticed him and
gave him a chance.
When he got his break, Harry made the most of it. He
was determined to keep his first string-guard spot and he
proceeded to play the best basketball of his career. And
after seven games, Parone is a fixture at guard.
His Experience Is Invaluable
His average isn't impressive, nor has his team set the
courts ablaze against the big boys, but Parone's experience
has been invaluable to his team. According to his coach,
Parorie has been instrumental in helping to weld together
''a better all-around club than we had last year."
Parone is a fine ball-handler, a heady defensive player
and he has an uncanny eye for the basket. He scores most
of his points from outside the foul circle. He isn't fest, but
he conserves energy and manages to stay with his man and
hold his scoring down.
Gets Start At Bulkely High
Harry got his basketball experience at Bulkely high in
Hartford, Conn., where he starred in baseball and football,
as well, from 1937-1940.
He attended Northeastern University of Boston, Mass.,
from September 1940 until June 1941, where-he also won
three letters. He was in the service from 1941 until 1946,
when he came to South Carolina.
However, Parone is better known here for his baseball
playing. Last year, after being elected captain, he hit over
.350, a mark which he's never failed to reach in college ball.
Last year Harry played with the city league basketball
champions, Mviller Tire Company and was a big reasoni why
Miller advanced to the semi-finals of the Southeastern
Tournament in Atlanta, Ga.
A Fitting Tribute From His Coach
A fitting tribute to Harry Parone's basketball ability is
a few words from his coach, Frank Johnson:
"Parone is one of the most valuable players on the squad,"
Johnson says. "It's amazing the way he settles the boys
down when they begin to tighten under the pressure. He's
strictly a team player-and a valuable one, too."
NO BOLONY
Jess Alderman has so many good boxers in the 155 weight
he doesn't know what to do with 'em. Right now, Jim
Briggman, Red Douglas, Harry Temple and an impiroved
James Skinner are running neck-and-neck for the job...
Gus Hempley, former Gamecock end in the late 30's has re
portedly been offered a scouting job with the New York
Giants . . . Another of Rex Enright's pupils, Dom Fusci, has
dlecided to give up pro football and return to Carolina. He's
got another year . .. Baseball coach Ted Petoskey's outfield
worries should be lessened greatly by the return of Jack
Couch, who said he was coming back out after a year's
layoff. A newcomer, who played under Petoskey at Wof
ford, Bill Swann, may shove Barney Dusenbury from center
field up to second base . . . And they say Petoskey finally
has some pitchers this year . . . Bill Harth of the City Rec
reation department asks all Carolina students interested in
signing up for the city tournament to notify R. G. Bell at
Flinn Hall or him . .. The Powder Bowl, originated here in
1940 and picked up by colleges all over the nation, has lost
some of its lustre. Instead of 11-girl teams, they're using
eight girls . . . Big Jim Slaughter said officials called the
foul zone three-second ruling on him five times in a row
against Davidson. They must've been concentrating on Jim
instead of the game. Anyway, he was worth watching; he
scored 27 points against Buddy Cheek . . . Slaughter and
freshman Don Cox are running a close race to see who stays
on the floor most during a game. Cox is ahead by two spills
...The school ping-pong tournament will be held Imme
diately after next semiester begins. Fifteen new entries
have been filed in the recreation room of Flinn Hall...
Coach Franik Johnson figures the Wake Forest game tonight
will either make or break his team's chances for a confer
ence berth. Mebbe, coach, but walt'll we get Davidson
Slaughter Mah
In Palmeu
Jimmy Slaughter, the Gamecocl
his position at the top of the stat
the Birds' loss to Davidson at Ch
as the Gamecocks downed the C
Wednesday night to give him a t<
His nearest competitor for th4
Henry Martin whose average, alt)
week, is still within easy reach of
The accumulative totals for 7 g
record is as follows:
Name and Position
Jim Slaughter, c. ...............
Henry Martin, f. ...............
John Szakacsi, g. ...............
Harry Parone, g. ...............
Red Coleman, g. ................
Estes Kitchens, f. .............
Jack Reed, f. ...................
Bill Sm ith, c. ..................
Keith Cribb, g. .................
Graham Price, g. ...............
The Gamecocks have shot 151 1
throws for a total of 387 points,
55 points in the seven games pla
tered a total of 418 points or an a
Gamecock Baseball
Team Begins Drill
Early In February
Ted Petoskey, Gamecock base
ball coach, announced that practice
would begin on Davis field Just
after the new semester opens. All
candidates interested in trying for
the squad are urged to report,
Petoskey said.
The infield has been dug up,
smoothed over, and new grass
planted in the inner rim. The
diamond should be in good shape
by the time of the first practice,
Petoskey announced.
The only serious loss to the club
is Freddie Bargiacchi, second base
man, who failed to return to school.
With the' addition of several prom.
ising new pitchers, Petoskey hopes
to better his mediocre 1948 record.
Petoskey plans to put the "Big
Four" idea into operation this year
and he hopes to schedule four
games with the Citadel, Clemson,
and Furman as well as the reg
ular two with Newberry and North
Carolina cclleges.
Autopsies Show Lungs
Instead Of Legs Cause
Old Athletes to Falter
What causes an athlete to slip
from his prime? Most people say
the player's legs fold up, but a
member of the Coroner's staff in
New York City disputes this.
He explains that men's lungs'do
not function as they did in youth.
Therefore, after muscular effort,
which calls for high turn of speed,
or some special effort that strains
the muscles, their lungs felter, con
sequently, they cannot get the full
amount of oxygen they need. It is
the which m"ses them to slow
down in their pace--not a falter
ing of the leg muscles.
He observed that when athletes
have amazing lungs, they can
carry on as champions not nyerely
until they are 30, but far into the
thirties, and in some rare In
stances, until they are beyond the
40 year mark.
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FIVE POINTS
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HENRY "Hank" REYNOLDS
itains Lead
o Scoring Race
's big gangling center, maintained
e scorers as he added 27 points in
arlotte last Saturday and 15 more
Itadel Bulldogs in the field house
>tal of 116 points.
state scoring title, is teammate
iough faltering slightly during the
Slaughter.
imes played in the Gamecocks' 2-5
No. Games FG FTM TP AVG.
... 7 46 24 116 16.5
7 39 19 97 13.6
7 20 6 46 7.5
... 7 15 9 41 6.7
6 8 6 22 3.7
6 9 3 21 3.5
7 4 12 20 2.8
4 5 0 10 2.5
.5 2 2 6, 1.5
5 0 3 3 .60
ield goals and have made 85 free
an average of slightly better than
yed. Their opponents have regis
verage of over 59 points per game.
Biddies Trounce
Citadel Bullpups
By 52-34 Score
After tirafing 7-0 in the first
five minutes of play, Carolina's
freshman basketball team bounced
back to defeat the Citadel Bullpups
52-34 in a preliminary to the var
sity game in the Field house
Tuesday night at 6:30 p. m.
The Biddies in the early minutes
of play seemed to have difficulty
in finding a working combination.
Frequent shifting by Coach Earl
Dunham soon remedied this, how
ever, and once the Biddies started
to click they had little trouble in
overcoming the spirited but re
serveless Bulipuppies.
Diminutive Don Cox, the mighty
mite from Greenville's Parker high
school, again stole the show with
his flashing speed and his all
round agility. Cheered on by the
crowd, Cox, after a slow first half
start, turned on the steam and his
driving floor game and his spec
tacular lay-up shots had the small
crowd gasping.
Lip LaTorre, a Charleston boy
from whom much was also expect
ed, turned in his finest game of the
season and was high scorer with
a total of 12 points. Cox was sec
ond with 10, closely followed by
Irob Kahle with nine.
The Biddie quintet will meet a
team composed of independent
players in the Columbia area in a
prelim to the Varsity game with
Wake Forest tonight. The game
will start at 6:30 p. m.
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Jim Slaughter, elongated Gamec
Iead-first in the first half of th4
the field house Tuesday night. Ca
The big 6'9" center is currently
with 116 points in seven games. .
might when Carolina meets Wake
House. (Official USC photo by 'I
Powder Bov
Renewed
By JOE
The "Powder Bowl," origina
will be renewed this year whei
Pi Phi's on Melton Field in t
. It will be the first meetinj
and they'll be playing with
planned as an 11-player gam(
this year when they agreed
formation.
Joe Patrone, star Gamecock
guard of the late 30's and proprie
tor of the Collegiate Inn, will coach
the Pi Phi's and Steve Wadiak will
assist him.
Ed McMillan, former Duke and
Carolina back, will handle the Tri
Delts.
The Pi Phi's have won the four
games played since the series be
gan. The first game was featured
in Life magazine and other na
tional publications. Other colleges
followed Carolina's lead and began
"PnwdPr Rowlq" of their own. It
soon became a college fad.
Pictures were made of the 1947
game by a "Life" photographer,
but important national news over
shadowed the game and the pic
tures were never used.
The girls were no slouches on
the gridiron, either. They proved
to male critics that they could run,
pass and kick nearly as well as
their bigger brothers. They fur
nished the fans a hard, clean, well
played game as well as a lot of
color.
Dewitt Arrowsmith, former Bird
lineman who played with Patrone
and who was killed in action dur
ing the war, coached the Pi Phi's
in 1940 and started them off on
the right foot as they beat the Tri
Delta 7-0. The Pi Phi's won the
next three wvith little trouble and
in 1947 they blasted out a 20-0
victory behind Jo Seideman's bril
Liant kicking and running.
Little body protection is afford
ad the girls, but somehow they
manage to avoid serious accidents.
[nstead of throwing a body block
:hey stand in front of opponents,
hioping to stop them only momen
:arily. Most of their plays are
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ted at South Carolina in 1940,
i the Tri Delts tangle with the
ie middle of February.
r of the sororities since 1947
new formations. Originally
, the teams broke precedence
on an eight-man (or girl)
quick-opening and depend on the
good form of the backs.
The girls don't pull their
punches. They're just as dirty and
tired as the average male when it's
all over. Their plays are varied.
They pull the sleeper and the
statue of liberty and, just as their
male counterparts, they feel out
their opponents for any defensive
flaws.
Both clubs have been working
out for the past two weeks, brush
ing upion fundamentals, running
through plays and getting in play
ing shape.
The coaches haven't announced
the type of formations they're
planning to use, but each has an
abundance of plays.
The game is sponsored by the
Tri-Delts and Pi Phis sororities a-;
an entertainment project. Officials
1haven't been named yet, but intra
Imural referees, Bully Fan, Joe
Grugan, and several other local
sportsmen are being considered for
the job.
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Johnsonmen Try
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By LLOYD HUNTINGTON
Carolina's 1%nt and cold basket
ball team will be seeking its second
conference win when they meet the
Demon Deacons from Wake Forest
in the field house toNght at 8 p. m.
The Birds broke into the win col
umn Tuesday night as they de
feated the Citadel 60-34. Earlier
the Johnsonmen had lost to David
son for their only conference de
feat.
From the opening whistle com
pletely through the first half the
Birds were sluggish and seemed
unable to find the basket. Their
floor game was ragged and at times
they had trouble cracking the Cita
del defense. Only Jimmy Slaughter
the Birds' big ceni-r was able to
score consistently.
In the second half, however, the
Gamecocks caught fire and paced
by Guard Cy Szakacsi they pulled
rapidly away from the fighting but
outclassed Bulldogs.
For the first few minutes of the
game neither team was able to
score with any frequency. Citadel
got off to an early 6-0 lead but
two field goals by Henry Martin
and a couple of quick baskets by
Szakacsi sent the Johnsonmen
zooming into a lead that they never
relinquished, and which they stead
ily increased as the game progress
ed. The half ended with the Birds
out front by a 25-16 score.
As the second half began the
Birds began to look like the team
which was expected to have little
trouble with the Citadel outfit. Cy
Szakacsi finally came into his own
and completely dominated the field
house court as he, time after time,
stole the ball from the Citadel men
or broke quickly down the side to
lay up two points.
With able assistance from Mar
tin and Harry Parone, Szakacsi
practically turned the game into a
rout. His dazzling speed seemed
to baffle the Citadel team and at
least a dozen times he shot out un
expectedly to grab the ball from
unalert Citadel players.
The Gamecocks as a whole, how
ever, were unimpressive. Especially
during the first half they exhibited
innumerable weaknesses which
against better teams has in the
past and will again cost them ball
game..
Slaughter played his usually fine
game and was high point man for
the night with 15 points to his
credit. Szakacsi was magnificent
and Martin played steady heads-up
ball but the team play lacked
finesse and direction.
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