Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Lloyd Huntington, Sports Editor Jimmy Howle Dick Dunlap Al Gibert - Bill Kaufman Tom Price Fowl Or Fair by Lloyd Huntington One of the most amusing things of the entire football year is the seasonal habits that practically every coach has of moaning about his teams chances in the season's big games. People who are forced to listen to these wailings year after year have been almost ingenious in thinking up the proper tags to attach to particular coaches who are noted for specific phases of the crying jags. For instance there's a gloomy Gus, a gloomy Gil, a Crying Carl, a Woeful Wally, and others equally appropriate such as Sobbing Sam, Sighing Bill, Sour Jim, and a long list of others that may not yet have been attached to any specific coach but which would fit nicely into the scheme. We might add Doleful Duke, Dour Don, Groaning George, and Moaning Martin. Yet all of these tear-stricken men seem to be making much ad'o about nothing. And in a lot of cases they are down right liars when they cry about their teams chances when, if they even suspected that their charges might lose, they would go mad tearing up a pile of scholarships. For instance let's take the case of the Doleful Duke, a purely fictitious character mind you, but one who is very much in vogue these days. The Duke only had 89 candidates out for Spring football practice so when sportswriters asked him what he thought about his team's chances for the com ing season, he broke down in the iniddle of the field and went into such a crying spell that he had to be hospitalized in a padded cell for three days. "We ain't gotta "ance" was all the sportswriters ever got out of him. A closer survey of the Duke's football team, however, shows that his team has played seven games to date and swanned every team by at least 20 points. This is by no means an isolated case. It happens in greater or lesser degrees hundreds of times every year the country over. It would seem that these moaning spells are unjustified then and that coaches should come out with a frank ap praisal of their teams chances. The sportswriters would know what to expect, fans would know what to expect, even the opponent's might know what to expect. But there's a reason why college coaches never resort to this practice. To illustrate this let's take the case of Sunny (these names work both ways) Sideup. Sunny came to Hogshead High hak in the late thirties and his team ran up a marvelous record, going nearly four years before they were upset on Thanksgiving by Rocky Creek. Since then Sunny has never believed in the Pilgrims but that's. not part of our story. Anyway abou~t this time Uneeda College was looking for a football coach. They looked around and finally spotted Sunny's record. In an interview they asked Sunny if he could put out a winning football team, and Sunny, always a candid feliow, said, "You betcha." , So they hired Sunny and he went to coach at Uneeda. Sportswriters asked him about his prospects and Sunny, smilingly replied, "We'll have the best team in the Con ference." The writers quoted Sunny and the fans flocked out to see his team. For four years Sunny turned out a Conference champion but in his fifth year, still his smiling self, his team won only four games. The spectators were fewer after this. Alumni wrote in wanting to know what had happened. The board of trustees had a special meeting. The state legislature passed a law. -A sportswriter talked to Sunny and he laughingly replied that, "We'll do better next year." Next year came and his team for some reason never got going and Uneeda lost every game but two. Now the alumni were frantic. The board of trustees held two meetings. The state* legislature passed another law. Sunny lost some of his optimism but he still was able to say, "Well, next year anyway." Next year the story was the same. Supny's team didn't win a single game. The alumni disowned Uneeda, the board of trustees went to a lunatic asylum, the state legislature, seeing that the situation was hopeless, adjourned. Sunny was fired and is now setting up pis in a bowling alley. And that's why football coaches don't talk with optimism about their chances. What say, Rex? BOYS AND GIRLS . .. 3.90 Why Walk Across To For Laundry . ndl Dry ning? OU 1415 VAIS PLANT'S ONLY TPF BL S FROM CAMPUS Open 7 a. mn. p. m. Weekdays! . m. to 7 p. in., Saturday.! 1-DAY QUA SERVICE, By Request .7 LAUNDRY and CimLEgEg 1415 Gervais --Phone. 6667 Tatum Gresette W For Gamecocks Al By JIMMIE HOWLE When the veterans started re turning to school after World War 1, they played an important part in the state's football. Carolina's veterans held out longer than those from the other schools and the Gamecocks came up with one if their worst seasons in 1919. The Birds were unuble to beat anyone except Erskine that year. They tied Tennessee and lost to Pres byterian, Georgia, Davidson, Clem son, Washington & Leef and Florida. In 1920, with the help of Tatum Gressette, a quadruple-threat full back, the Gamecocks made a much better record. In the opening game against Wofford, Gressette scored a touchdown, the extra point and kicked a field goal as Carolina won 10-0. Gressette won another one as he kicked a field goal in the Bird's 3-0 win over the Tigers. At the close of the season Gressette had five touchdowns to credit and had passed for two more. He kicked three field goals and ten extra points. He later became coach at the Citadel and now operates a bowling alley in Charleston. The state championship was un decided that year as Carolina and Furman could not agree upon a date for the championship game, The Gamecock record in '20 was five wine and four losses. The Birds received their worst defeat of all times that year at the hands of Navy, 63-0. The Carolina eleven won the state championship in 1921 despite a 7-0 loss to Furman. Bird victims that year were Erskine, Newberry, Presbyterian, Clemson, and the Citadel. The University of North Carolina and Florida escaped with ties. In 1922 the Birds established a jj6O FRIDAY, S3 We Will Give .d Favorite Negat or 8 Negativel ONE DA' LET US CHRI "If We Has COLUll FLi CORSAGES CUT FLOWERS OR NEL I WE TI &=a Wn MOGLUGA as Star Back ter World War record of five wins and four losses and in '28 they won four and lost six. Things were better in '24 and Carolina beat everything in the state except Furman. Clemson was beaten again that year by a field goal. In 1925 when Bird and Tiger met two Birdmen kicked four field goals. With a few touchdowns thrown in we won that one 33-0, the largest verdict ever over the plowboys. Other victims of the Gamecock in 1925 were Erskine, North Caro lina State, Wofford, Presbyterian, Citadel and Centre. Furman gave us much trouble that year. The Birdies advanced on the Hurricane and the state title only to lose 2-0. The Freshman squad also lost to the little wind 13-6. In 1926 we won six and lost four. Erskine, Maryland, Wofford, Clem son, VPI, and North Carolina State were beaten, while the Uni versity of North Carolina, Citadel, Virginia, and Furman proved to be a little too tough. Field Day Slated For November 10 A football field day will be held on Nov. 10, at 2 p. m. it was an nounced by the intramural office today. There will Pe competition in such events as punting for dis tance, punting for accuracy, pass ing for listance and accuracy, kicking off and other phases of football. Anyone wishing more informa tion in regard to this event should contact Joe Grugan in the intra mural office. Students are urged not to forget the swimming meet wlich is to be held on Nov. 17th at the Univer AN The CORNELL A Co A Completi FRI LTURDAY d SUND. L 4 x 5 Gloss rint of lve With Each 11 of 3, That We Pri or i SERVICE ON HELP YOU DO YOUR STMAS SHOPPING ven't Got It We'll Get vIBIA'S EST [)WE SHOP WEDDING W ESIGNS -POTTF IRS' FOR THE LADIES U ARMS FLORI PHONE 38801 ~LEGRAPH FLOWRR Sportsquiz For the third straight week, the sportsquiz winner is from Tene ment 25. This time it's Robert Thompson of Tenement 25, Room 33, Box 3928. He answered all four. questions correctly and as his entry was the first correct one received, he is declared the winner and will receive this week's prize of two passes to the Carolina theater, courtesy of Dave Garvin, Jr., man ager. The correct answers to last week's quiz: 1. Al Adams, John "Cy" Szakacsi, and Nick Esterhay. They p:ayed together at Fairport Harbor, Ohio before coming to Carolina. 2. Gunder 11agg of Sweden; 4:01:02; set July 1., 1945. 3. John Cannady. 4. 1902; won by Michigan. This week's quiz: 1. What presently unbeaten col- i lege football team has the head coach's son on the squad as quar terback, and what is the son's name? 2. Who is known as "Passin' Paul?" 3. What All-American tackle at Minnesota in 1935 and 1936 was co-captain with Julie Alphonse his senior year? 4. What professional baseball player and former college gridiron star recently married Zoe Ann Olsen? sity pool. Fraternities will swim as teams and the independent title seekers may compete individually. Those wishing to reiister can do so at the intramural office in the Gymnasium. ,VOUNC Formal Opening RMS SHOPPII CampAe// RNELL PHARMA Drug Store For Your ( Luncheonette WAI Your F Film, You. E IN'l To who fi NAME LOCAL g FRATElF ORK |D PLANTScl G S T Officials Cla Nov. 9 In G A class in sports off iciatir students Wednesday; Noven Education instructor and dir department, announced this % each Wednesday during the r as students show interest, ii Physical Ed. Club To Meet November 8 A meeting for the purpose of re organizing the Physical Educatior Major and Minor Club will be held in the woman's physical education department on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 8:00 p. m. All old memberb ana any new physical education majors or minors who are interested in join. ing the Physical Education Clul are urged to attend this njeeting. The Physical Education Club is a social as well as professional or ganization and acts as the officia campus organization for P. E. majors. The club had a successful seasor last year, and it is hoped that as much enthusiastic response will be forthcoming this year to make the Physical Education Major and Minor Club equally as successful this year. 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Students attending the class will have a chance to gain some experi ence by officiating at intramural events on the campus if they are interested in doing so. TODAY'S MEMO ONE-DAY DRY CLEANING f IL WORI GUAR TE A W C NERS 2 Gervai8 Ph/fe 6471 E0R!! ly of S. C. Men sons tY Line for Men nise PAWN ITEMS FREE OLINA MEN I present it to us E N RBER SHOP ierly of the i SHOP Our Business"