Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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It's No Bolony By Joe Molony Believe It Or Not-USC's Winning It's unbelievable, but true. South Carolina's at the top of Southern Conference standings for the first time since the pre-war days. What gives? It's the same baseball team that won six and lost 14 last year except for a couple of un tried newcomers and two 1947 veterans. The change can be summed up in one word-hustle. The team's first two conference wins over Duke came because of this new spark which was set off by such newcomers as Rusty Stephens, second baseman; Adron King and Harold Rogers, first basemen; and the other less heralded players. Veterans, Jim Pinkerton, Jack Couch, Red Wilson and the rest have shown more spirit than ever-and it seems to catch on with the subs. But hustle and spirit alone won't win ball games; the team has to have pitching. Pre-season dope gave Carolina a 50-50 chance to better its 6 and 14 record of last year. The rea son? Lack of pitching. Coach Ted Petoskey gave an early call for pitchers and got little response. Only the veterans and candidates who were cut last year answered the call. It was enough to give any coach a pessimistic outlook-and Petoskey was no ex ception. But when the season opened last week with Michigan State invading University Field, it was a different picture. Carolina got a five-hit job from Frank Sherer, a promising pitcher last year but not a great one, and took a 7-3 verdict. This started a series of fine pitching performances by Bill Camp, Cy, Szakacsi, Walker Anderson and climaxed by Sherer's second win of the week-4-3 over Duke. Sure, the bubble can burst. The team started off the same way last year, but North Carolina came to town, licked the locals 15-6 and started the Birds on a long losing streak. This year, the setting is the same. Carolina's been winning a few, is leading the conference, and another North Carolina team comes to Columbia-this time it's Davidson. The Wildcats are reportedly loaded in every department. They've been rated one of the top conference teams along with Duke, North Carolina and Wake Forest. If the Gamecocks can get by Davidson today, then they should be ready to roll. They may have already played their toughest gaines-on paper, that is-but they may find Clem son and Furman just as rough as Duke and Michigan State. And this one big hump today, Davidson, could mean the dif ference between a .500 and a .750 season. The big test is put right into the lap of Frank Sherer, who'll be out to prove that his first two victories weren't accidental. Interest In Big Four Lagging This column sent out three letters, one to Clemson, to Fur man and The Citadel, asking them to join with Carolina in forming a Big Four conference. We gave our ideas, Coach CoomLs' views and Coach Petoskey's suggestions, for their consideration. All considered it, but apparently they weren't interested. It just goes to show you-"don't ever present a new idea to South Carolina colleges." It's against their principais to back anything constructive. Sure, there's a lot of arguments against the Big Four and most of it from the smaller col leges. But didn't the Tarheel colleges have the same problem when they formed their Big Four? It's nowv a fine-working idea in North Carolina. People there follow the Big Four closer than the Southern Conference. Coach Coombs, one of the smartest cdaches in collegiate baseball, becomes all ex cited when he speaks of the Big Four. But still, with all this in mind, we've got no response from Clemson, Furman or The Citadel. We're nowv going to find out why these colleges aren't interested. Their reasons should make for some interesting reading. NO IHOLONY These Willis brothers seem to stick to us like leeches. Again last week, Don WVillis turned in three of four answers to our Sportsquiz contest. But this time, Billy Kincaid had already won. Another former winner, Tiny Meeh, got the right answers, but lost in the drawing. . . . Jim Pinkerton's batting average may not be tops, but he couldn't have hit more timely than in the first Duke game when he drove in the tieing and winning runs in the last inning. A typical Pinkerton trick. . .. Harry Parone's eligibility case is unique. The conference sent a vague answer and ruling so Coach Ted Petoskey telegrammed back for a clearer decision.,.. You don't have to play regularly to help the team along Kirby Rader, reserve right fielder, proved this against Duke when he pinch-hit and singled home an all-important Caro lina run. . .. Buzz Boyle, Cincinnatti Redl scout, has been tak ing in the games on University field searching for future Red talent. . .. Bo Hagan won't be out for baseball-he hurt his arm in football spring training and Coach Rex Enright, alparently advised against his playing. Ask your buddy if Frank Chibbaro at Five Points just next to Soc's wvill fix you up or not. It won't be half-way, either. . .. Hats off to a fine athlete and a likeable guy-Red Wilson! Redhead gave his fraternity, Sigma Chi, a big boost by gaining first-string Sigma Chi All-American. He's doing a fine job in left field, too. . . . Intramural softball opened this week and it sure brought out a crowd of baseball lovers. .. ..Tack Coach Weems Baskin is having a rough time getting track talent to report. The team needs you, so why not give it a try ?? ...Two ?nembers of the sports staff, Van Newman and Leonard Duckett, just took~ jobs with the Columbia Record. They'll still be around to help No Bolony, tho' . . . Bill Mimis put on a good barbeque last week at his plantation. Couldn't combat those heavy-eating veterans, though. Red Ballentine, Frank Hardin, Wayne Poucher and Tom Daisly can really eat that stuff. . . . They say Keith Cribb had trouble starting at Hemingway last summer just as he's having here. But they also say when he started they couldn't stop him down there --hope it's true in Columbia, too. . . . Now, let's go out to 4k? Shown above are a few of the A couple of noticeable absentees f ated. The tracksters lost their first on Davidson there Saturday aftern Sportsquiz Billy Kincaid, junior from An sted, W. Va., won last week's Sportsquiz. He got three of the four answers right and was given two free passes to the Carolina theatre with the compliments of Manager Dave Garvin. Tiny Meeh and Don Willis also got three right, but Kincaid won the drawing. LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS 1-Bill Terry. 2-Roger Bresnahan 3-Albert G. Spalding 4--Connie Mack Get three of the following four right (four if you know 'em), send your answers to Sports Edi tor, The Gamecock, campus mail. 1-A famous catcher and man ager of a world's champion in the '30's was known as "Black Mike." Who was he? 2-What is the highest batting average in major league history? Who has it? 3-What famous old-time pitch er was known as "'Ole Horse?" .1-Who was known as the "Ar kansas Hummingbird?" Fishing Classes End With Casting Tests The first fishing class ever given at the University held graduating exerciss at Heise's Pond Satur day, April 2. Fly and bait casting contests were the only events held in the exercise which was cut short by rain. [n the fly casting division for men, Joe D)ixon topped the field with Preston Blanton, Jr., second. The winner of the wvomen's division was Miss Lucy Black. In the bait casting division L. D. Baskin, Preston Blanton, Jr.,' Richter Moore, C. L. Pilcher, and Wilson B. Springs were tied when rain forced the event to be called. The fishing class was held by the Extension Division of the Uni versity. Instructors for the class were Dr. Havilah Babcock, head of the University English depart ment and a well known author and sp)ortsmlan, and Eddie Finlay, au thor of a weekly newspaper col unmn on fishing and hunting. The Extension Division was so successful that another class is p)lanned for later in the Spring. T HE C1 IS YOU so u SCHOOL JEWELR3 SPORTSM f SODA FO u s tremocoaft They Run For Birdi 1949 Gamecock cinderella men. Th rom the picture are Ed Coleman and dual meet with Georgia's Bulldogs I oon.. (Official USC photo by Teal a Red Wilson Named Twenty-fourth All End Roger "Red" Wilson from Macon, Ga., was voted on the All- I Sigma Chi football team for 1948 along with such stars as Dike Ed dleman, Illinois halfback and Michigan's great quarterback, Pete Elliott. The All-Sig team is picked an- I nually by Fred H. "Brick" Young, Alpha Iota (Illinois Wesleyan) 1915. Young's been doing an unex celled job of picking the All-Sigma i Chi mythical eleven for 24 years. For more than a quarter of a cen tury he was one of the most cap able and popular officials in col lege and professional football circles. The following is a concerp of Young's praise of Wilson's play during 1948: "Roger Wilson, South Carolina's greatest grid performer, is first teain chnie in an excep tional crop of ends. Bill Klein, Hanover's Little All-American, and rugged Ed McNeil of Michigan were a step behind him." Wilson completed his third year as right end for Carolina last sea son. For the third straight time he was voted on the All-State team. He made All-Southern in his fresh man year. The Macon, Ga., redhead is one of the steadiest players ever to perform here. He's a brilliant of-' fensive tackler as well as pass re ceiver. Because of his great tack ling, Coach Rex Enright converted him to offensive tackle in spring practice drills and he's planning to use Wilson here next season. Young contacted coaches, offi cials, and sports writers all over the country to get the dope on the All-Sig candidates. The veteran sports expert now serves as sports editor of the Bloomington (Ill.) Pantagraph where he follows the progress of the Sigma Chi foot ballers. First Team All-Sigma Chi:" Left End-Bob Stillwell, South ern California. Left Tackle--Don Winslow, Iowa Left Guard-Bill Murray, Pur due. Center-DeWayne Johnson, Ore gon. Right Guard-Dick Holway, Kentucky. ANTEEN RS ... se it SUPPLIES UNTAIN Naaam Cnnxrcr ay're traveling under a new coach. Scooter Rucks, who were gradu 7-49 last week. They're taking md Harris.) To Sigma Chi tmerican Team Right Tackle-Al Wahl, Michi an. Right End-Roger Wilson, South 7arolina. Quarterback-Pete Elliott (Cap ain), Michigan Left Halfback-Dick Eddleman, Ilinois. Right Halfback-Bill Maceyko, 4ort'h Carolina. Fullback-Ray Dooney, Pennsyl ,ania. Second Team: L.E.-Bill Klein, Hanover. L.T.-Jim Reichert, Arkansas. L.G.-Joe Karas, Columbia. C-George Davis, Southern Cali ornia. R.G.-Don Clemens, Illinois Wesleyan. R.T.-Jonathan Jenkins, Dart nouth. 1%.r.-Ed McNeil, Michigan. Q.B.-Don Burson, Northwest rn (Captain). L.H.-Bob Sanders, Oregon. R.H.-Jay Van Noy, Utah State. F.B.-Russ Steger, Illinois. Third Team: L. E.-Jack Shuck, Bowling ireen. L.T.-Robert Roberts, Oregon. Clyde Hampton, Columbia. L.G.-Ray Porter, Kentucky. C.-Verle Kidman, Utah State. R.G.--Arvel Buckles, Whitman. R.T.-Hal Otterback, Wisconsin. R.E.-Norval Hanson, Utah 3tate. Q.B.-Gene Rossides, Columbia (Captain). L.H.-Don Larson, Illinois Wes eyan. R.H.--Bill Flamisch, North Jarolina. F.B.--Bill Martin, Southern Jalifornia. Some former Sigma Chi All imericans include: Bronko Nagur ki, Minnesota '30, incomparable UIl-American fullback and tackle; aus Shaver, Southern California 32, Trojan's All-American full >ack in 1931; and Vic Markov, Vashington '38, twice All-Ameri an tackle selection. In 1935, it was the all-time grid ~reat, Don Hutson, Alabama '36, vho paced his Alma Mater to a errific 29 to 13 victory over the trong Stanford eleven. Sigma Chi was in on the unfor ~ettable last-ditch pass play that neant victory for USC over Duke n 1939. Trojan substitute Al Crueger broke loose in as final urst of speed to catch a despera ion pass from Quarterback Doyle gave in the final seconds. Krue ~er's catch not only brought a 7 to victory for his team but wrote inis to an unbeaten, untied, un cored upon year for the South rners. Enjoy Wilson Owens' Delicious Ic Cream at Yo Canteen. Enjoy Wil wens' Delici h At Yo CALL 70.-3 1005 MAIN ST. Track Team At Davidson By LEONARI Beaten in their opener lasi Georgia, the Carolina track t< urday to take on the Wildcats j season. The undermanned Gamecoc events as Georgia easily chalk( on university field. Carolina vault, 'javelin throw and broa< Spring Sports Attract Crowds To All Contests By LLOYD HUNTINGTON Interest in the so-called minor sports seems to be picking up at the university as large crowds have thus far flocked to all Spring sports events that have been played here. Baseball is of course the leader but the track and tennis teams have been drawing their share of fans. At Saturday's track meet which the Birds lost to the Univer sity of Georgia a large crowd was on hand to cheer the inexperienced and undermanned cindermen on to a hoped-for victory. The cheering section didn't do too much good for the Birds were swamped by the Bulldogs, but the' fans were treated to a thrill when fleet Tommy Woodlee, a freshman running unofficially streaked off the 100-yard dash in 9.9. Wood lee's time didn't help in the final score for he was disqualified be cause of his ineligibility The tennis team also drew a fair representation at its match against Richmond last week. The bleachers' were packed and the crowd over flowed onto the grass. With Ben Turner blistering opposition with his powerful serve and Fred At kinson stroking a continuous smooth game the racqueteers will pack them in. The team has been on the road all of this week but returns home to play the state champion Pres byterian Blue Hose Tuesday, April 12. All of the court: have recently been renovated and are in fine condition. Fast, interesting games are in store for all of those who have not yet seen the tennis team in action. The golf team alone fails to arouse a lot of student interest. This, of course, is not due to any lack of ability on the team's part. With such performers as Dave Smith who has played his last three matches in par or better and Bob Thoren, last year's state cham pion, the golfers are not lacking in individual stars. The fact that the team is forced to play at For est Lake Country Club which is not easily accessible to students, accounts for the lack of a large gallery. The defending state champion golfers play their next match in Columbia Tuesday, April 12, against Wofford at For est Lake. old favorite .. De Luxe4 No man was ever grad ed in few precious oxford sh ta in hi this rich, long-wearin lustroui man's taste! Action- ilored, pearl buttons and t new, lo1 Contour collar styli gi Two of Button Down and an Britt oth van Heusen A neu. free {f your Paa the world's a PEILLRPS.IONEs CORl Page Nine Meets Cats Tomorrow 3 DUCKETT week by the University of ?am travels to Davidson Sat n the second meet of the 1949 is could win only four of 13 d up a 77-49 victory Saturday took the 100-yard dash, pole I iump. The loss of such key men as Norman "Scooter" Rucks, Ed Coleman, and Wayne Brackett is now keenly felt as Coach Weems Baskin is trying to get a winning combination from his small squad. Many positions on the squad are still open for competition and the call for men is still out. The team was further handicap ped by Baskin's absence while he was assisting in spring football practice. He has had only a few weeks to supervise practice and look the squad over. Rupert Drews won the 100-yard dash with the time of 10.2 seconds for Carolina's first win. Tommy Woodlee ran it in 9.9, but the Carolina freshman was ineligible so the time did not count. Ben Badger won the pole vault event with 12 feet, Billy Buck won the javelin throw and Charlie McGill was first in the broad jump. Summary: 100-yard dash-First, Rupert Drews, USC, (10.2) ; second, Brad berry, Ga.; third, Deprano, Ga. 220-yard dash-First, Sutton, Ga., (22.2); second, Ray McKen zie, USC; third, McCall, Ga. 440-yard dash-First, Sutton, Ga. (52.0); second, Ray McKen zie, USC; third, Fleming, Ga. 880-yard run-First, Hardaway, Ga. (2:06.6); second, Cecil Ward, USC; third, Fleming, Ga. One-mile run-First, Hutchin son, Ga., (4:50.3); second, Elmer )avis, USC; third, Gallienne, Ga. Two-mile run-First Hutchin sol, Ga., (11:12.G) ; second, Gal lienne, Ga.; third; W. E. Haley, USC. 120-yard high hurdles-First, Bradherry, Ga., (16.3) ; second, Charlie McGill, USC; third, Olin McGill, USC. 220-yard low hurdles-First, Bradberry, Ga. (25.4) ; second, Charlie ITcGill, USC; third, De prano), Ga. Discus-First, Ehrlich, Ga., (125 feet) ; second, Daniels, USC; third, Marshall, Ga. Shot put-First, Ehrlich, Ga., (45 feet, 34- inches) ; second, Sut ton, Ga.; third, Len Ekimoff, USC. Pole vault-First, Ben Badger. USC, 412 feet): second, Bob Me Cook, USC; third, McCall, Ga. Javelin-First Billy Buck, USC, (174 feet. ti inches) ; second, Mar shall, Ga.: third. Ernie Lawhorn, USC. Broad jump--First, Charlie Mc Gill, l'SC, (20 feet, 11% inches); second, Bradberry, Ga.; third, Billy Buck, USC. 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