The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 13, 1950, Page Page Seven, Image 7
L. C. TANKERSLEY, Sports Editor
Norma Bergman Rudy Thigpen
Mordecai Persky Bob Wallace
Bob Kederick
Tank Up!
WITH L. C. TANKERSLEY
By MORDECAI I'ERSKY
Pinch-Hitting
Our kind but impolite uncle, who points at people in
post offices and other public places, seems to be taking the
above invitation too seriously, and as a result, "Tank" is
visiting his local draft board in Greenville and his column
is temporarily left in inexperienced but willing hands.
This week is intermission week for the Birds, so we are
left with a lapse. in our laps-a lapse of 12 days, or just long
enough to build up enough tension, confusion, and anticipa
tion to set a whole state a-tremble with its implications.
Just long enough to allow the sportswriters to install Clem
son as the pre-game favorite.
There a Coach,
"All year," complains Coach Frank Howard of you-know
where, "Carolina is favored, but just a few weeks before the
game everybody decides that we are the team to beat."
That's what he said just after last year's game, and if we
do say so, it looks like for once a Clemson man is right. But
right or wrong, there is no sympathy in this corner for the
coach. It's his own dratted fault. After watching his boys
run up 55 points on a PC team that had toppled heavily
favored Furman the week before, Mr. Howard allowed them
to upset Missouri in a 34-point win, and then carelessly
looked on while they scored four touchdowns and three
extra points against North Carolina State. Thoroughly neg
lecting their' mentor's tender sensibilities, the bovine line
has stubbornly refused to budge before the opposition's
offensive onslaughts, and as a result they have placed coach
in the embarrassing position of being mastermind"o( an
unscored-upon team. If Mr. Howard really wants to be the
underdog, then it is indeed a truly unenviable record that
he has posted for all the world to gaze upon.
But here in Columbia, where white buck and Horseshoe
stand together in peace, Carolina faithful are not quite
ready to give out with the old cry of "Wait till next year!"
Of course, there is a rumor going around that Clemson
has a powerhouse. But Gamecock-minded minds -are still
rankling with unpleasant memories of a close call at Sirrine
Stadium last Friday night. The owner of a Columbia auto
mobife who posted a "Carolina 21-Referee 6" in a bold (if
rather sloppy) whitewash on each side of his car echoed the
innermost feelings of the more sedate auto-owners (who
didn't have any whitewash along, anyway) of a hundred
other cars that made the 107-mile odyssey back to Columbia
after the fray. It is useless to complain o'f official mis
judlgment .and reiterate the twice-told accusations, but the
fact remains that there were very few spectators on the
Garnet and Black side of the field who didn't believe that
the Gamecocks were much better than the score, or even the
statistics, indicated.
Here a Coach,
A moral lesson was being taught in the history depart
ment:
Professor: "What do people say when we win? Why.
'What a good team we have!' And what do they say when'
we lose ?"
Student (in back of room): "Rex 10nright !"
A moral lesson had been taught, pointing up an aspect
of American colonial history, and a rather dubious tribute
was paid to a man who has been guiding our football for
tunes for eight years. We plead guilty to believing that his
name is echoed far and wide when his team comes off on
the right-hand side of the score, but it is worthy of mention
that this is only a vocational hazard alnd no reflection on
the man's integrity.
Everywhere a Coach, Coach! -
Last Spring it was the privilege of this reporter to inter
view the coach in regard to what he expected in 1950. After
finding out what there is that one can find out from a coach,
the question arose-what did Mr. Enright think of gambling
on football games-of giving and taking points-of the pre
dictions of sportswriters? By his answers it became imme
dliately apparent that we had struck upon the bane of the
coach's existence: the handicap that is put on his team
before a big game-the handicap that makes even winning
a deed of little merit unless he goes over the top with regard
to the handicap. Every moan, groan, and wail that a worldly
and wise gridiron mentor allows to rise from the depths of
his soul is a direct effort to avoid that handicap. What a
l)ity it is that this race of men who teach our national
Autumn game have given each other away! Individually
and collectively they may howl and bay till they rend- their
vocal chords in twain-the handicappers are oblivious. The
handicappers are oblivious; the handIcappers are methodical;
the handicappers are consistently at least 50 per cent right.
And by the method they have devised for backIng their
handicaps, 50 per cent is all they need.
The bane is about to descend on Frank Howard. I have
Shown here in a subdued pos
would have a hard time envisioninl
Carolina halfback who has gained s
a 5.6 average. "Houncin' Rish," ti
against f)uke, 38 against Georgia TE
His highest average was against th
In this, his last year, Strickland i
1919 when he had a net gain of 497
big, speedy star has been hindered ti
in the I)uke game.
Portrait pf a Sixty
Minute Man: Smithi
By HAL ROGERS
A big boy who is doing himself
"right proud" this year at the
university is 6 foot, one inch, 215
lb. Larry Smith of Cadogan, Pa.
Smith, who earned two letters at
Ford City high school, is a big gun
in the Carolina line. He plays 60
minute games in this day of spe
cialists and two platoon football
teams.
The boy from Pennsylvania was
rated by the Associated Press as
a candidate for lineman of the
week honors, following the Geor
gia Tech game in which Smith
played a mighty big part in hold
ing Tech's highly regarded rush
ing game to 41 yards and stop
ping Bobby North at 29 yards in
12 attempts.
Smith, a junior, is 21 years old
and ai letterman on the football
squadl. lie is regarded by Coach
Rex Enright as an extremely val
uiable squad man and he is ex
J)ected to win additional honors for
himself as this young football
seas~on p)rogresses.
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Intramurals
By RUDY THIGPEN
The Independent Intramural
Athletic association held a drop-in
Tuesday afternoon where plans for
the coming season were formu
lated. Tenement 19 was host for
the affair with plenty of refresh
ments on hand and entertainment
provided by l)ick llarper on the
accordian.
'T'wo representatives from all the
independent organizations on the
campus were present along with
Joe Grugan, instructor in charge
of intramural activities. There are
14 teams in the association.
It was agreed that the associa
tion would follow the rules of the
U. S. Volleyball Association when
the season gets under way with
the first volleyball games being
played today. The association also
agreed to allow each team to carry
10 off-campus students on their
roster as well as one player from
some dormitory other than their
own.
Don .Johnston was elected chair
man of the organization and
Frank l'ierce, secretary. The as
sociation will hold another drop-in
some time after the Clemson game.
Steve Gets Scoring
Mention On TD No. 2
Stout Steve Wadiak's two touch
downs for 12 points in three games
gave him a berth in the state scor
ing race this week. In the total
of 51 tries, Steve has trotted 268
yards for an average of 5.2 a
carry. lIe has caught six forward
passes for a 49-yard aerial total,
and his best performance to date
was in last week's Furman tilt,
In that one he lugged the leather
109 yards in 14 for 7.7. Strangely
enough, his average was the same
in the Ga. Tech and Duke frays, 4.3,
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Week's Sportsquiz sweepstakes of
two Carolina Theatre tickets was
Leo HI. Hill of Tenement 25. The
other six also knew that Georgia
Tech was the team that turned
the tables on Navy in 1944, but
they all missed out on the time
element. Ares Artemes, Harry
)eLoach, George Irotter, Bob
Melronis, Forrest K. Abbott, and
Frances I. Brooks all sent arrows
straight for the bullseye, only to
ii nd that the target had been
moved. Iiis week we're setting
out a new target, and the bulls
'ye again means two ducats to the
Carolina.
For the first time in quite a
while, Sportsquiz is sticking to
the home campus for its weekly
mystery man. As usual, you will
have to think back a few 'ears to
pluck this boy's name from your
foot hall memories. Six year S. in
fact, come .lanuarv 1.
In 1915 the (;amecocks had a
Va. College Ta
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taken the lead among Virginia
colleges in the change of the name
of one of its three largest organi
zations on campus from ARA
1Athletic Recration Association)
to LA ( Recreation Association).
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of the greatly expanded program
..f the organization, of which ath
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Carolina
New Year 's day engagement with
Vake forest in T1'amtpa's 'Gator
Bowl. Although they were ulti
mtately beaten. 21;-14, they were
ahle to muster a second-quarter
rs.liv which enabled them to move
into a surprise 7-4 halftime lead.
A pass-filled second-quarter sky
was cleared tlomrentarily as a big
('arolina hack plowed the inches
n( 'ded for the touchdown which
Ireced(I I)tch Hlremths successful
extra-point boot. The man who
serorel thm six is the mtan whose
f fnme will bring Sportsq uiz gory
to th' fir-t (tf yotu who mrails it.
to 4;atmeoek sluort. caulll'.
Now playing at the house of
coi fort allt' indoor Weather is
"The Men," starring Marlon
Brando and( Tbe r(sa Wsright. It is
tile story of a (;. I. who was crit
icailly wounded in the last war, his
f"ht to get well and the terrific
rI ad.iustlent (rroblems as he
tran. r- ba(k to civilian life. A
lu-t for ev'ly soldier, former sol
#~ r and hi- wife and family.
kes Step
tle Athletics
. ti's i. only a part. Now the
Itecreati((n Association will be
able to makte an effort to meet
he rI reitiona I (e5sires of students
n anty field (Ilmusic, creative arts,
or faVorite pastimes, such as hik
ing or bridge.1 RLA will strive to
organize any group interested in
an activity on a recreational basis.
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