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Game(
Gamecock
Leaders B
With unblemished state rec
and four losses in tennis, tra
Carolina.
After two disastrou's losses
team from first to eighth spo
of their doldrums when they
They rode to a double victory
over Furman on the strong right
arm of Bill Camp and hard hitting
by the entire team. Camp got credit
for both wins.
They kept up their winning ways
against Davidson and climbed back
into fifth place with a 5-4 win.
Golfers Win Three
The golfers, led by sharpshoot
ing Dave Smith and Bob Thoren,
have downed three state foes with
out a setback. They have beaten
Clemson, Wofford, and The Cita
del. Dave Smith, Gamecock cap
tain, lost his first two matches of
the year against The Citadel and
Wofford, but Thoren, Dial, Clem
mons, and Williams were always
there to take up the slack.
Teniis Team Breaks Even
In tennis, the Birds are even up
in state matches. They were up
set by a fighting Citadel team and
lost twice to the strong PC team.
They beat Clemson, Wofford, and
Furman.
Ben Turner and Fred Atkinson
continue to pace the team. Atkin
son upset Kay Kaiser, PC's No. 2
man, and Turner extended state
champion Bobby Spurrier, as the
Blue Hosemen edged them out, 5-4,
In their second encounter.
Track Team Short-Handed
Then comes the sore spot. The
short-handed, undermanned track
team has been giving Coach Weems
Baskin headaches in his first year
as Bird mentor. Losing Norman
"Scooter" Rucks, Ed Coleman, and
Wayne Brackett, plus others, in
one year was a hnrd Onolgh b11ow,
but when so few candidates even
tried for the team, things were at
rock bottom.
Ray McKenzie, Ben Badger,
Charlie McGill, Billy Buck, and
Gene Brown have been the only
consistent point makers. McKen
zie's performances in the 100 and
220-yard dashes have been out
standing.
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Teams A
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By LEONARD DUCKETT
ords in baseball and golf an
ck remains the only glaring
to Duke and one to North C
t in Southern conference stc
returned to friendly Davis f
Stephens Lead
Hitters; Camp
Second Baseman Rusty Stepl
games took the hitting lead fron
average in 12 games. Stephens' .
he leads the team in doubles v
.462 to .366.
Bill Camp, pitcher who has w(
with wins in Carolina's last thre
batting .600, hut he hasn't been
Stephens has 17 hits for 46 til
triple. He's driven in seven rui
short stop, tops the club inl RBI's
Barney Dusenbury's two tripli
Wilson Sykes and Harry Paron<
Sykes have stolen four bases.
In the pitching end, Camp's bri
Frank Sherer who won three an<
is the only other pitching decisic
and Sherer, worked nine and 10
Batting leaders
Name and Pos. G AB 11
Camp, p 9 10 6
Chinnes, p 2 2 1
Stephens. 2b 12 46 17
Wilson, If 12 41 15
Sykes, ss 12 48 16
Szakaesi, P 5 3 1
l'inkerton. 3b 12 43 14
Parone, rf 6 25 7
Disenbury, ef 12 .17 12
Couch, C 12 39 9
hogels, 1t) 11 25 5
Rader. cr 8 16 3
Rhame, e, 1t .1 11 2
Sherer, p 7 13 2
KI l 4 7 6
Anderson, p 1 2 0
Released 5 11 1
Totals 12 390 111
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d an overall record of five wins
weak spot in spring sports at
trolina that dropped the baseball
indings, the Birds snapped out
'eld.
,s Gamecock
Best Pitcher
tens, hitting safely in his last five
i Red Wilson with a neat .380 batting
524 slugging average is also tops and
ith three. Wilson slumped off from
)m five and lost two, getting credited
e games, is the actual hitting leader,
to bat enough.
ties up, including three doubles and a
ks and scored 9. But Johnny Sykes,
with 10 and runs scored with 13.
as lead in this department and Red
each have one home run. Wilson and
Iliant record is tops. lie's followed by
lost one. Cy Szakacsi's loss to Duke
n as the one-two combination, Camp
games respectively.
I- RI 21111 3BH HR S11 AVE
2 2 1 - .600
0 2 - - .500
9 7 3 1 - 1 .370
9 9 1 - 1 4 .366
13 10 - - 1 4 .333
1 - - - .333
10 7 - - 1 '.326
4 8 - - 1 - .280
12 7 - 2 - 2 .255
4 7 1 - - 3 .232
5 3 - - - - .200
4 1 -- - .188
.182
3 4 - - 1 .154
S- .000
1- - - -.000
1- - .091
78 67 6 4 3 15 .285
Baseball Results
(Winninig pitcher in parentheses)
USC 7, Michigan State 3 (Sherer)
USC 3, Michigan State 5
USC 7, Duke 6 (Camp)
USC 4, Duke 3 (Sherer )
USC 4, Georgia 3 (Camp)
USC 10, Davidson 8 (Sherer)
USC 2, Duke 6
USC 5, Duke 9
USC 8, UNC 10
USC 12, Furman 11 (Camp)
USC 11, Furman 1 (Camp)
USC 5, Davidson 4 (Camp)
Total: Won 8, Lost 4
Big Four Lineup
(April 24 inclusive)
Tfeami W L T Pet.
South Carolina 2 0 - 1.000
Clemson 31 1 0 .750
The Citadel .. 1 2 1 .333
'urman 1 3 1 .250
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Track Story
By LLOYD I
Coach Weems Baskin this
article in "Southern Coach aj
to Track Success." At the i
extremely untimely subject i
or lack of success-of the 1i
kin is one of the most highil
sion and is the logical choice
Baskin lists the four main
ability, determination, conditi
most track and field stars are
"but determination-an ever
tally necessary before any n
a successful cinder lane".
Coach Baskin in several mo
importance of determilnatioll
some disagreement as to the
be put on determination as a
A lot of people wouild say th
to win, else he would not be o
however, (efines determinat
points to the lowly scrubs w
keep coming out day after d:
who really want to win.
From the above sentences
angular coach thinks that de
tant factor in winning track
case as he will qjuickly tell y<
his own team this year. "
into the track man who can
on to l)oinlt ouit the import
schedules anid the wisdlom of
man for the right ev'ent.
In the matter of selectingj.
event Coach Baskin goes all
the event in w"hich he may be
"It's not fair to the b)oy I
over a number of events, rat
or field event for which he
nlichie and keep him there . . .
of coaches will p)robably dlisa
small schools where there is
more than one outstandling ti
meni in ordler to take full adh
him ini as many' events as poi
gardl for the good of the boy
say about this: ..
". . oaches should realiz
the athlete, besides taking I
losing for him the razor-keel
gives fewer men chances at p
ting (down competition and pc
Coach Haskin in emphasiz
for track men says that the
tutoring usually places men i
eel once they get to college s,
at ion isn't too hopeless. Bask:
men shold start early in the
stay ther ". . egardlless c
comp)et ition".
In ot her sect ions of the ma
eral ideas for the future deove]
in general in the South. Soi
meets, t rack scholarships, an
ner of conducting track meet
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1619 GEI
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agazine Has
By Baskin
IUNTING TON
moth turns author With an
A( Athlete" on "'Ihe Essentials
>ment this might seem like an
a1 view of the recent success
rd track team. But Coach Bas
respected men in his profes
to write an article on track.
essentials of track success as
>n, and training. "It's true that
born as such,' the coach says,
lasting xviii to succeed-is vi
ive abilitY (:Ic be turned down
re palragraplis tells of the vital
inl track mle. T,here may be
auount of stress which should
atri t winin...g tIack meets.
at. every athlete is determined
ut for the team. Coach Baskin,
iln as "*ompetitive spirit" and
o never Pvt in a Imeet but who
Y as fint vVxamplIes of atihletes
it might seem that the t.ll,
termlinat ion is t he only impor
nedts. This of coiurise is fiot the
iu by poinitingi to the recordl of
.(.;oodl phyicaWjlimkeuip goes
vin"', Hatskill s;ays, andh he goes
liee of condtitioniing, training
he coach in selecting thie right
lie right main for thle right
mit for a boys specialization in
best in.
0 have him SPread( hiis ability
1er than use him for the traclk
is best suited. Find each.bhovs
,Coach IBskini says. hlere a lot
gree with' Baskin iisp1ecially in
little likelihood of' there beiing
ack man. The coaches of t hese
anlitage of the boys ability use
sible, somuet ines withI little re
Baskiin also has something to
e that 1 t overdo the thing for
lim f rom his byst event s -and
Iedge t ha t is so b)adly needed,
haces (un t he teanmi, t herebvj~ cut
tent ial st rength of t .Ihe s luad".
iig t he ileed for s ec i alIiza ti on
keener compet it ion aind wiser
a the events ini which they ex
>Perhaps the high school situ..
n feels strongly, however, that
'eent in which t hey excel and
f his ability in other items of
grazineW article Bask in gives sev
opment of track men and track
ne of these are winiter indoor
I a (luicker, more or'derly' man
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Camp And &
Pitching Ass
By JOE P
The baseball team's one-two
Camp, will attempt to lengthe
ning streak today and tomorr
dogs in Charleston. The teami
here Monday and Tuesday to
Camp, who is solely respon
three wins, will get the nod ir
will probably pitch tomorrow.
Linksmen Put
Perfect Slate
On Line Today
Carolina's golf team puts its
clean slate onl the line twice this
week when they meet Furman to
day in Greenville and Clemson
Saturday at Clemson.
This is the first meeting of the
year with the Furman linksmen.
The Birds hold a 17-10 victory over
the Tigers. Besides Clemson, Caro
lina has beaten Wofford and The
Citadel in the state with no losses.
Against Clemson strong winds
caused the scores to be slightly
higher than usual, but Bob Thoren
shot a respectable 73 to take medal
ist lionors. Dave Smith and Thoren
each scored three points and then
teamed with Dial and Clenimons,
rea.pectively, to add more points to
the team total.
Capt. Dave Smith lost his first
match of the year when he ran in
to hot Citadel captain, Walker In
gram, who shot a 71. Despite his
defeat lie posted the low medal
score for the South Carolina team,
a 72. Dial, Thoren, and Clemmons
caie through to run up a 13-5
score.
Wofford's P. .j. Boatwright, a
veteran despite his youth, handed
Smith his second straight setback
when he shot a 72 for the Terriers.
Again Smith was low man for the
Gamecocks with i a 7-1. Carolina
SCO(ed an 11-7 win.
South Carolina Big
Four May Receive
Boost By S( Split
Coach Ted Petoskey's proposal
for a Big Four South Carolina
basebaill conference, made up of the
four state members of the Southern
conference, may get ia shot, in the
arnm by tIhe dlivisionI of the South
erla conafere'nce into two sections.
R. A. Smnith,b chirnman of the
conjferencee banseballI commit tee, an
11ounIcedl the comnittee voted to
dlivide the conaferencee into two see
tions duirig biaseball season and
soon woould poll circuit coaches to
(determoine the advisability of the
Iplan.
If aLpprloved, this would p)ut all
North Cargl ia amnd( South Caro
linaO teams in thle same division.
Nort h (Caraolinaa teamis aire wvork ing
ailready und6r1 aL Big Four agree
menclt simniInar to the one P'etoskey
has advocatedl.
.Smuith, athIletic dIirIector I at Wash
nigt on 11Ian Lee univers it-y, said
lbv is iona of the coinferenace wats pro0
P)o sedl in order to dlet erm ine t he uan
Winnhers in each div is iont would(
omeet at t he clo se of' thle regular(
scasona to d (eter ianie the overall
(onftenceta chllaimnship.
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Toda
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40LONY
punch, Frank Sherer and B
n Carolina's three game w6n,
ow against The Citadel Bll.
will play at University jIdg
:lose out the series.
4ible for the Gamecocks' 1W.
the first game while She
rhe two have gained 11 of 12
decisions thus far.
Coach Petoskey will have hI
eyes glued on the Big Four tit
His team has won two straght in
the Big Four and is ahead og
Clemson for the lead.
Following the 6-4 Davidson T,
tory Monday, the Birds 8portedil
8-4 won and loss record &aW
climbed to fifth spot among 0.
ference teams. Camp, who hd
won a doubleheader from Furm"
in a relief role and as a Btarter,
pulled another one out of the fi
at Davidson for his fifth win of
the year.
Petoskey used five pitehm
against the hard-hitting Wildaks
A three-run ninth inning Z14
gave Carolina the win. Ban.
Davidson errors helped the locals'
cause no little.
Again Dusty Stephens, sopbi.
more second baseman, was the lad.
ing hitter. He got two singles for
four trips and boosted his average
to .380, tops among the Birds'
hitters.
The Gamecocks will be slightly
favored over the low-stater sinm
Furman, who lost a doublehead
here last week, beat The Citadd
11-5 and tied the second game .
The Citad cl is id fo :1&cel
*t &. uSU jiu LaoI11U
among state team11s and wilft be.
out for an upset over the scond.
place Gamecocks.
Ajn u pset may be pending, tA%
because Petoskey's pitchers havft
backed up Sherer and Camp to
date and if the two front-rum
Ablould falter then the'victry
starved Bulldogs will make the
most of it.
1rolMble starters: Barney D*
senbury, cf; Johnny Sykes, 0;JiA
Pinkerton, 36; Rusty Stephens,2b;
Harry Parone, rf; Red Wilson,Vi
Harold Rogers, 1b; Jack CoCek
and Sherer and Camp, p.
Box score, April 25:
S. CAROLINA AB R N 0 A.
)w.tnbtjry, ef I 1 I 0
Sykes, as . 13 2 1 1 1
P'inkerton, SbI, 1 1 2 3
Stepheuns, 2bi 4 0 2 2 1
P arone, rf, If 5 0 0 2 1
1tadIer, rf . I I 1 1 0
w~Ilson, If 3 0 0 0 1
Itoge'urs., : 0 0 0 - 1
('ouch, e :3 0 0 10 1
Mzaknesl, p ..0 0 0 0 0
Fishier, pD 1 0 0 0 0
AndeIurson, p ..0 0 0 0 *
Xherer. , . . 1 0 0 - 0 0
(.amp,II 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals .. 33 5 0 2? II
DAVIDSON AR R H 0 A'
P'earson, as 4 0 0 2 0
Andehrton, ct 4 0 1 1 0
JtIrd,..b.....4 0 0 0 3.
L.:ambeth, If 4 0 0 2 1
Erinu, rf 3 1 0 1 0
Itichaurds , . 2 2 1 10 1
Wade, 2b :3 1 0 4 3
hade,e 4 0 2 01
lti~eneeh, 1' 2 0 0 e 1
Toas. 30 4 4 3f 1)
5o u t h (Ca roiuna . 001 000 01)""
Djailaon . . .. 010 300 0*4
idh, Richards, Pearson, Wad V
PIn kertuon, Hougers, P'earson, Chanfdle. I
iD-h,ards. Sit --Stephens. Saoc-EU5l
IIP--Parono to Slephenus; Latabeth, ?UI
'(SI'un u an dihards; Pe1arson, Wade sa
sr *. No --Hengveld C. Shserer 4, 1isherS
S?zaknst 2. IHo --off Fisher 1 In 3; shEi.
2 In 3; (amp 0 In I; AndersoD 1 IsO
Xu/aknal- 0 In 2. Lecft--South Caf0l*Bj
I 'ua vidlson 8. W, P Henge s eld, Fisher. Fal
hall, C'handler. Winner--Camp; it
1Iengeved. U( -Hawnkins and Ora. 43
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