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Tom Price, Sports Editor L. C. Tankersley Mordecat Persky Jimmy Howle Rudy Thigpen SG S Rce - GRADY GOOD GAMECOCK Probably one of the best things that ever happened to Baseball Coach Ted Petoskey was when a young pitcher named Grady Thomas Faircloth transferred to Carolina from South Georgia Junior College last September. Last Saturday in Greenville, Grady shut out the Furman -University Purple Hurricane 15-0 to notch his fourth vin of the young baseball season against no defeats. He had previously claimed victories over Mercer University, Duke University, and The Citadel. Grady, a junior majoring in physical education, is only 19 years old. His home town high school in Donalsonville, Ga., didn't have a baseball team so he joined a semi-pro out fit made up of men much older than himself. He was an in fielder then and did all right in fast company despite his 15 years. In 1947 an American Legion junior team was formed in Donalsonville and Grady reported for the first day's prac tice. Pitchers were scarce, so the coach stuck Grady on the mound. He had a brilliant season and enrblled at South Geor gia Junior College that fall. He compiled a record of six wins and three losses in junior college baseball in 1948, and last year hung up a perfect 4-0 record. He didn't pitch as much last year as in 1948 because South Georgia scheduled only 15 games. Last summer he hurled for a semi-pro team in a fast South Georgia circuit and won five while losing two. Grady's first few weeks under Petoskey weren't easy. The Gamecock mentor had such- proven hurlers as Bill Camp, Frank Sherer, and Harold "Bo" Hagan, and during the home series with Michigan State and Duke, the only activity for Grady Faircloth was in the Gamecock bull pen. He became dis'couraged and even talked of quitting; but his chance was to come. In the second game of the BirdA' Easter holidays tour, Fair cloth was the starting pitcher. The game was played at Mercer University in Macon, Ga., and Grady, a South Geor gia boy, was well known by many of the fans who were pres ent. lie had played semiLpro ball with several members of the Mercer team.' Although the weather was frigid, with the thermometer hovering around 35 degrees, and a stiff wind blew the cold right through him, Grady Faircloth set the Bears down with four hits over the first seven innings. He was rather wild, walking eight, and four Gamecock errors kept him in trouble throughout, but each time, he pitched out of danger and stifled the Mercer bats. He was removed in favor of Frank Sherer in the eighth inning, but received credit for a 12-7 victory. Three days later, Grady p)itchedl three innings in relief against the Jacksonville Naval Air Station. The weather was hot and po was Grady; he threw a third strike past five Navy batters. The Gamecocks returned from Florida and immediately traveled to t)urham, N. C., to meet Duke again. Grady got the nod to hurl the first of the two-game series and spun a seven hitter to win 8-6. Five of Duke's six runs were unearned. His next time out, Grady pitched a five-hit, 3-1 victory over The Citadel in the seven-inning half of a doubleheader. He would have had a shutout but for a Gamecock error. He got his shutout four days later, however, as the Game cocks took revenge on Furman for a seven-run ninth inning that beat the Birds 12-11 the day before by pounding three Hurricane hurlers for 21 hits and a 15-0 victory. Grady showed that he has what it takes when Furman loaded the bases with only one out in the sixth inning. The Gamecock righthander bore down and fanned the next batter and then forced the next to pop to first for the final out. In the hitting department, Grady shows the influence of his infielding days. Thus far he has collected six hits in 16 times at bat for an average of .375. He has two doubles and seven runs batted in. In one game at Jacksonville, Petoskey put him in the outfield and Grady responded by rapping d'ut two hits in three plate appearances. Grady will be only 20 years old when he graduates from Carolina and he hopes to play professional baseball for a few years before settling down to teaching physical educa tion. He revealed that he was approached by a scout for one of the major league farm systems last year, but on the advice of his father, he decided to finish college before signing a professional contract. If Grady Faircloth continues his current winning ways, Ted Petoskey will probably be eternally grateful that the kid from South Georgia decided to finish his schooling. Sykes Currently Pacing Gamecock Batting Derby Through last Saturday's gathe with Furman University in Green ville, John Sykes was leading the Carolina baseball team's bWting race with an average of .877. The senior shortstop was also the pace setter in hits, 26; times at bat, 69; runs, 18; three-base hits, 2; total bases, 35; and stolen bases, 9. Sykes and four teammates are tied for the home run leadership with one each. First baseman John "Cy" Sza kacsi has the most doubles, 3; the most runs batted in, 19; and is tied for the home run leadership. He has hit safely in all but one of the 14 games in which he participated. Catcher Gus Allen has struck out the most, 12 times; while be ing tied for the home run leader ship. Third base7man Tom Clark and Second sacker Jack Mitchell each has two sacrifices to lead that department; while Mitchell has been hit the most by pitched balls, 2; and Clark is tied for the home run lead, and has drawn the most bases on balls, 7. After the Furman series, the Gamecocks had five regulars bat ting over the coveted .300 mark. They were: Sykes .377, Leftfielder Ashley Phillips .351, Szakacsi .328, Clark .317, and Centerfielder Bob by Rogers .310. Pitcher Grady Faircloth is also in the charmed circle with six hits in 16 trips fot a .375 average. In the pitching department Fair cloth leads in victories with four; in percentage with a-perfect 1.000; in complete games, 3; is second in earned run averages with 1.03; has the only shutout registered thus far; and has hit the most bat ters, 3. Dempsey Jones has one victory and no losses to share the per: centage leadership with Faircloth, while Bill Camp and Faircloth each has four decisions to lead that department. Camp has appeared in the most games, 10; started the most games, 5; pitched the most Innings, 52; allowed the most hits, 51; the most bases on balls, 17; has the most strikeouts, 32; and has allowed the most earned runs, 10. Frank Sherer has committed the most balks, 2; and Harold "Bo" Hagan has the best earned run average, a perfect 0.00 for 12 in nings, but he has thrown the most wild pitches 4. The Gamecock team has a record of nine wins (through last Satur day) and five losses, for a per centage of .643. One game with Duke was called at the end of 10 innings with the score tied at 5-9. The overall earned run average of the pitching staff is a phenomenal 1.75. Sports quiz George Trotter, Box 3968, was so right wvhen he said that the answver to last week's Sportsquiz was Billy Sunday. For being in the know, George is being sent two free passes to the comfortable Carolina Theatre where "Barri cade" is nowv showing. Russell E. Green also guessed the right an swer, but he was a day late in sending it in. This week's mystery enan was the only rookie pitcher in history to win three games in a world series. He was born in the Hoosier state, but grew up in Missouri. He pitched in professional baseball for 23 years, 16 of which were spent with one major league club. lie was considered washed up in 1917 and shunted off to the minors, but a year and a half later he was recalled and pitched seven more seasons in the big time. He won 194 games during his major league career and probably had better control than any other Phone 2-9250 918 MAIN STREET Joe Patrone's Collegiate Inn Speciealising in STEAKS CHICKEN SPAGHETTI * * * DIner antd Dance in the "GAMECOCK" ROOM Bird B Complete averages through game Player G AB R Hi Sykes, s '15 69 18 24 FaIreloth, p-of 6 16 7 4 Phillips, of 15 57 12 24 Wilson, of (R) 8 35 12 12 Szakacsi, lb 14 61 6 24 Clark, 3b 15 63 13 20 Rogers, of 10 29 9 '9 Mitchell, 2b 14 48 5 12 Rhame, c 4 8 0 2 Jones, p-of 3 9 1 : Scott, e * 6 23 5 a Allen, c (*) 9 32 3 4 Kincaid, of 9 24 7 4 Chinnes, util. 9 25 4 4 Sherer, p 6 10 1 Camp, p 11 25 1 Radar, of 6 19 0 Hagan, p 3 4 0 Shea, lb 2 2 0 Dean,of (R) 1 2 0 Lattimore, p 1 1 0 Totals 15 562 104. 15 (*)-Out with fractured finger. (R)-Released. hurler in the history of the game. He walked only 433 in 3,070 in nings (482 games)-an average of 1.27 per nine innings. He holds the record for pitching the.longest games without issuing a base on balls. 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