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It's No Bolony By Joe Molony Out With the Old-In With the New According to age-old custom, The Gamecock turns over the job of getting out the last issue to the new staff which will take over next semester. So without further ado, we inroduce the new sports editor, our erstwhile assistant, Lloyd Huntington. We won't go into a long 'string of adjectives describing Huntington's qualifications and abilities. It isn't necessary. We only say: "look at his record." He's done a bang-up job under us and he should do even better on his own hook. Huntington and his new staff will take over next week. They will assume their duties, officially, in Sep tember. Carolina Fiddles While Tennis and Track Burns Aside from a repeat performance as state golf champions, spring sports took it on the chin this season for the ump teenth time. Unless a Scooter Rucks pops up in track, and it doesn't happen every year, you can generally count this sport out of the winnings. A new track coach was acquired in 1949 A.R. (Afterl Rucks), Weems Baskin, one of the best in the business. But even he found his job lacking with the dearth of talent on hand. Even though the team ended this season with an impressive 91-40 win over Furman, it, folded completely In the state meet. It's overall record was 2-4-'nuff said. Again this year, it was just a case of too much Presby terian College in tennis. And between P-C and The Citadel, the racqueteers dropped three while winning four state matches. The No. 1 and No. 2 men, Ben Turner and Fred Atkinson, didn't even compete in the state tournament for some mysterious reason. Subsequently, we didn't place at Clinton. So, it's all up to the baseballers to save spring sports from complete humiliation. A double win over Clemson would give them the Big Four championship, much prestige, and would furnish salve for the wounded tennis and track Bird men. On one hand we're crying to play conference schools in baseball, on the other were de-emphasizing golf, tennis and track. If.you're going to help one it seems logical you should assist the others. The system (if any) being employed is confusin' and not so amusin' as the records plainly show. If we wish to keel) pace with the rest of the state in spring sports then someone with a little authority had better wake up and give the tennis, track and golf teams a break. No Bolony Thirteen is unlucky for some peqple-but not for Big Dave Smith, Bird golfing whiz. Big Dave teed off on the I 13th hole at the Spartanburg Country Club in the qualify-; ing rounds of the state tournament Tuesday afternoon, got: off a 240-yard drive (normal for Dave) to the middle of the fairway. He picked up a No. 8 iron, gauged the 140-yard distance to the cup and nonchalantly slammed the pill right smack into the hole for an eagle. It was the most amazing shot this writer's even seen. . . . Undermtand Elerson Fowler is back for the summer term. He passed 22 hours his last semester here and needs only a subject or two to stay within' his eligibility bounds. He'll probably box at 135 pounds next season. . . . P. J. Boatwright and Dave (or "Big Dave" as all the players call him) are good buddies on and off the golf course. Both of them could and should turn professional. They've been tearing par apart with the best golf seen ini South Carolina in many years. . . No Bolony's choice for athlete of the week goes to Jim Pinkerton, hard-hitting third baseman, who got two of his team's three hits off Joe O'Shields of Furman last Friday and by getting four for seven in the two-game Hurricane series raised his batting mark to .405, tops for the team. They're calling track captain, Ray McKenzie, "Lucky Ray" these (lays. He went out for football a couple of years ago, injured his leg and was forced to quit the sport. He then took up) track and found he was best in the dashes, but so was a guy named Norman Rucks. So he ran second fiddle to the Scooter for two years. In 1949, after being elected captain by his teammates, McKenzie had another streak of luck. He again injured his leg and will miss the Southern Conference meet after having a great season. . . .Boxing Coach Jess Alderman's really got something to crow about these days. In addition to the return of Fowler and Re%l D)ouglas, he's got a dandy of a middleweight lined up to come here next semester. He's a navy boy stationed at Great Lakes and has some handsome press clippings and rec.om mendations to back him up. . . . Who said Joe Grugan's intramural program isn't paying off ? If you want proof just take in a city league softball game some cool night at Valley Park or Earlewood. The leagues are jam-packed with University students who're helping to make Columbia S one of the fastest softball centers in the state. Bill Wool bright broke up a nine-inning thriller the other day to give Vic Hendrickson, who pitched a five-hitter, a 2-1 victory. . .. Dave Smith's wisecracking (luring the state tournament kept the large gallery in stitches. But the joking came be tween holes, not when he was bearing down. In fact, Dave concentrates so heavily some believe it effects his game. He got mad once when he missed a putt, took an off-handed baseball cut and walloped the golf ball far into the woods. But in letting off venom he got an eagle a couple of holes later. A typical Smith feat. . . . We'd like to take time out from this bull to thank a few people who cooperated so handsomely in helping us get'out No Bolony . .. Red Ballen tine, Athletic Publicity D)irector, was invaluable as a news source. The coaches: Rex Enright, Frank Johnson, Weems Baskin, Ted Petoskey, Earl D)unham~ and Hank Bartos gave us a lot of inside (lope on their players while the athletic office kept us posted on future happenings. Ick Anderson, former BAM club secretary, diligently kept us informed on ticket sales. . . . But it wouldn't be right to leave out the guys at Vogue Press, who put this heap of junk to type: E. P. MartIn, who puts the page together; his assistant, Henry Wylie, who sets the heads, and the Linotype opera tors, Henry Walker, Duncan St. Clair and Maxwell Kohn . .. And last, but not least, thanks to YOU for reading No Bolonv. We enjoyed bringing it to you. Golf Team Wi Repeaters Pictured above (left to right) are members of the state champi Jeter, Jim (lemmons, Bob Thoren, George Dial, III, and Dave Sm! ford's P-. J. Boatwright for medalist honors in the state tournament. 140. Dial finished third and Smith fourth. Ingram and Jeter didn't r only four men could compete. (Official USC photo by Manning Harr Baseball Statistics Jim Pinkerton, slugging third baseman. continued to pace Gamecock hitters with a healthy .405 average. He added 17 points by getting four for seven against Fui man last weekend. Red Wilson was runner up with .368, replacing Rusty Stephens who dropped from .338 to .316 Pinkerton also led in hits. with 30. Stephens had 79 times at hat, 18 RI1's and five doubles to top these departments. Johnny Sykes 21 runs and 10 stolen bases were best, Barney Dusenbury hit two triples and Jack.Couch hit three home runs to lead their mates. Frank Sherer's 5-2 won-and-lost. record was just a shade better than Ril rnmp'a 7-A mark. The overall team batting fell off from .285 to .282. Name G All H t Hill 21111 311H HR S Pct. Pinkerton, :3b 19 74 30 20 16 2 1 0 6 .40E Camp, p 13 20 8 5 4 1 0 0. 0 .40C Wilson, If 19 68 25 16 14 2 0 2 7 .368 Stephens, 21 19 79 25 15 18 5 1 0 2 .316 Chinnes, lb 5 10 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .30C Couch, c 19 63 18 12 16 2 0 3 5 .28C Sykes, ss 19 76 21 21 11 0 0 1 10 .276 Dusenbury. cf 16 64 17 17 7 0 2 0 3 .26C Parone, rf 13 53 14 6 15 2 0 1 1 .264 Sherer, ) 8 16 3 4 5 0 0 0 1 .188 Rader. rf 13 28 5 6 1 0 0 0 1 .178 Rodgers, lb 16 40 7 8 4 0 0 d 1 .17E Hagan, p 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Szakacsi, p 6 8 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .12E Released 5 11 1 1 0 0. 0 0 0 .091 King, lb 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Anderson, p 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .00 Fisher, p 2 1 (0 0 0 0 0 0) 0 .00C R. Rogers, ef 1 1 0 0. 1 0) 0 0 0 .00( Totals 19 642 181 134 114 141 5 7 38 .282~ L. G. YERBY Trading As The Key Candy & Tobacco Company WHOLESALE ONLY Candies - Tobaccos - Sundries 1231-1237 Lincoln Street Columbia, S. C. STEAKS ALL KINDS 40 Salad and Shoe-string Potatoes - "GOT A BIG DINNER DATE?" TRY THR~ ORiENTAL PLAZA D)elicious CHINESE and AMERICAN Dighes as State )n golf team: Walker Ingram, Ed th. Thoren was runner-up to Wof lie shot a 141 against Boatwright's iake the trip to Spartanburg since is). Two. Teams End Season In State Tilts At Clinton By LLOYD HUNTINGTON The Gamecock teams took the sudden-death --A to glory by seeking honors in state tourna ments at Clinton last week. Both came home sans glory. sans honor, and sans any more matches this, year. The Gamecock failed to impress last Saturday as it finished a poor fourth in the state track meet. The Birds who had straggled along all season finished almost as ev pected but faint hopes had arisen in the last week that the eindermen would make a respectable showing on the strength of victories over Presbyterian and Furman. With Ray McKenzie and Olin McGill leading the way the Birds had begun to perk up and looked as if they might be capable of giving somebody a rough after noon. But in the state meet they lapsed into the doldrums again and trail ed winner Clemson and runnerup Presbyterian far behind. Part of the Gamecock's failure to make a better showving in the annual Clin ton meet undoubtedly was causedl by the injury of McKenzie which did not permit him to participate. The tracksters have another chance to redeem themselves to day in the Southern Conference meet at Chapel Hill, McKenzie will miss this meet, however, and the Birds' chances to show have just about vanished. The meet will close out the track season. The tennis team endled its sea son at Clinton, participating in the state meet which PC's superlative team walked away with for the ninth straight year. Ben Turner and Freddie Atkin son, the two top Bird aces, dlid not enter the meet. The reasons for their failure to enter were not disclosed. Turner was expected to T ke ws.jority of folk. *en gaged in, the priv,ately-ogoned, ta.-paying, utility field wake.a eareer of providing adequate and dependable servi... .eail able for their .o.spany's ee AIout 500 of tise couspmny's folk. have, fIt. or usere yeare of eervio. -- their aoeusulaed yeare of servie totale mose the* 6,500 - South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Cham Bob Thoren On Line Thi By TOM The golf team successfully collegiate golf crown by wini in the state tournament at Spv day afternoon. P. J. Boatwright, brilliant at College, won medalist honorm for the 36 hole distance. Car Football Ticket Sales Priority Is Announced The priority set up for the sale of football tickets for the 1949 season, as directed by the Com mittee on Athletics of the Board of Trustees. has been announced by the ticket office. Three priorities exist each for the sale of season tickets and also for the sale of individual tickets. First priority for season tickets will be BAM Club members who may get two season tickets any time between June 1 and June 15. Second priority will go to USC alumni who may get two to a person anytime between June 16 and June 30. Third priority will be the gen ,ral public who may order tickets between July I and July 15. The first priority for the sale of individual tickets will also go, to BAM Club members who may request tickets anytime from July 16 to August 15. The third priority will be the general public after August 16. Students besides being issued a' seat at registration may purchase the seat next to them at registra-' tion. If extra seats are wanted it is assumed that students mustl purchase them in the sale to the general public. be given a high seeding and was also expected to furnish the main opposition for individual honors to, PC's duo, Bobby Spurrier, state champion. and runnerup, Kay Kaiser. The tennis team. cokehA hl Hank Bartos, will lose both Turner and Atkinson this year. Two thin >college maT *e es This is a senior.J (or a few days. Spei wool-gathaering shee'pskin. Gra4 ~e This is a "Manha Open -uEaafabric jus Long and short sic and solid colors. Size. residual shrinkage coolesi thing ome . CAMPUS I TNE MANHATTAN C'an. 1949O Th. Amon rage 14 Inc ionship Puts Crown s Afternoon PRICE defended its state iter uing the team championship rtanburg Country Club Tues id steady golfer from Woford with a two-under-par 140 ulina captured second, third, fourth. and sixth spots to win the team trophy with a score of 583. Wofford was second with 607. Bob Thoren, Carolina sophomore fom Elgin. Ill., had the lowest score for 18 holes with a three under-par 68 in the morning, but slipped to a two over 73 in the afternoon round for a 36-hole total if 141 while Boatwright was card ing a consistent 71-69-140 to cap Lure the medal. George Dial III, of Ca)olina had a 72-70 for an even par 142 and third place while Big Dave Smith, Lhe pre-tourney favorite had a 74 72-146 to capture fourth spot. Bill Clemmons, the fourth member f the Gamecock squad, carded a 76-78-154 for sixth place. The most brilliant shot of the tournament was made by Dave Smith of Carolina on the 390-yard )ar four 13th hole in the after noon rund. Big Dave got off a )ooming 250-yard drive straight up the middle, and then chiped into the cup on the fly with an eight iron for an eagle two. The shot carried 140 yards In the air and landed squarely in the cup. Prior to this, Dave was four over par, but he picked up two strokes there and shaved another stroke with a birdie on the par-five, 475 yard 15th to finish the afternoon round with a respectable one-over par 72. Boatwright displayed the same .alm. steady game that won him nedalist honors in the recent Southeastern Intercollegiate tour iament at Athens, Ga. 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