Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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L. C. TANKERSLEY, Sports Editor Norma Bergman Rudy Thigpen Mordecai Persky Bob Wallace Bob Kederick Tank Up! WITH L. C. TANKERSLEY "Big Thursday." If you have ever seen this annual scrap between Clemson and the Gamecocks, those two words hold a lot of special meaning to you. They bring back memories that belong to you alone and they are reminders of campus life and of how good it felt to drink a health to Carolina. But on the surface, and proven in battle after battle, Big Thursday means just one thing-the biggest and toughest tangle of them all performed by two teams who aim to please their own particular fans. Forty-eight times the Carolina stadium has been the setting for this gala occasion and forty eight times fans from all over and beyond this state have filed out of the gates with a new spirit of joy and youth. - Everybody goes and then they go again. It's the number one game and it's football in its scrappiest, most spirited form. The big gamblers don't put this one on their crooked parlay cards, because they know the team with the biggest fire is going to win, but nobody can forecast spirit. Upsets are not surprising and a runaway game nas not been played in many moons. Tomorrow will be no different in that respect. Over and over, year after year, people try to define this spirit of the State Fair game. Writers fill enormous columns with hundreds of words about the spirit of Big Thursday. Ambitious student poets work and work at it. But as yet no one has been able to put the emotional experience into words, for the right words just aren't to be found. You can't pen a specific name on it, but you know it's there, thick enough to be cut with a knife. If you are one of the chosen 34,0 who have tickets to the biggest game in the state this year, or any year, you are lucky. You will get a helping of that spirit and believe us, you'll never be sorry as long as you live. here are the vital statistics: The main dish,will,be Tiger stew; the restaurant is Carolina stadium; serving of the "Big Thursday Special" -will begin promptly at 2 p.m. Don't miss it. Tribute to Seniors It's always disheartening to see members of a football squad reach the fourth floor in playing eligibility. Some of these seniors can never be replaced in the lineup-that is not adequately. Graduation is a terrible strain on coaches, too. They seem to get panicky every time they pick up a roster and a "Sr." appears after the name of one of their men. There isn't much that can be done about that situation, though, for if there were you could bet your bottom dollar that these twelve seniors would be playing four more years of ball for Carolina. For them, next Thursday will be the last chance to try to beat Clemson, and every footballer in this state would rather play in the State Fair game than anywhere else at any time. We make no distinction for you know them aill. E'very one of them is going to be missed after this season is over: Gene Hlerterick of East Orange, N. .J.; Bishop St rickland of Mullins ; Ashley Phillips of Manning ; Gus Allen of Asheville, N. C. ; Ed Pasky, Erie, Pa. ; Bobby Rogers, Orangeburg ; D)ave Sparks, Lorain, Ohio ; Roy and Benny Skinner of Sumter; Lamar Collie of Nashville, Tenn.; Wilbur Newman of Atlanta, Ga. ; and Bill Killoy, Lowell, Mass. The Tiger Is Not King 1f you are still worried about this game, what with Clem son1 ratedl over the Gamecocks by a touchdown or so, glance at these verses of staff-member Mordecai Persky and take new heart. The Tiger Tfigers in their awful past To a dismal,fate were cast; Since they started roaming jungles. All their efforts turned to bungles. it didn't take them long to find Neighboring wildlife was not kind; Boa constrictors tried the squeeze, Large gorillas jumped from trees, Elephants gave quite a scare When they trampled bengal hair, Leaving in condition shoddy Remainders of the bengal body. Natives filled 'em full of arrows, Hauled 'em off in big wheelbarrows. (The meat was much preferred to leopard When eaten salted, spiced and peppered.). Whitemen came to shoot big game; Tigers answeredl to that name; When they stood up to be counted, Twelve per cent wvere stuffed and mounted, Five per cent were hearthside rungs, And a healthy fraction never ceases Overlooking mantelpieces. Tigers received agj awful whack From a boy niamed Sambo (Little Black), Who proved that he was quite a cutter WVhen he turned cats to melted butter. Yes, Tigers in their awful past To a dismal fate were cast;. Some cats again are due for sorrow. FRONT AND) CENTER for the Gamecocks tomorrow will come these outstanding acks and centers: top, left to right, Slitherin' Steve Wadiak and Batterin' Bishop Strickland; bottom, Jab)busch and Smith, called Harry and Larry in that order. Halfbacks Wadiak and Strickland need no introduction here, for they are the men who have piled through the middle, off tackle and around ends in sufficiently sensational style to merit quite a few inches of copy on this and other sports pages. Seldom do linemen get the publicity accorded to the four fellows who run behind them, and Larry Smith is no exception. But Coach Enright ranks Larry with the two aforementioned backs as his "Big Three." Last, but not least, comes Harold .abbusch, whose defensive play against single-wing outfits like ('lemson (especially North Ca:rolina las.t year). will probably give hinm a starting berth. If not, that berth will be taken by Big Gene Hlerterick, who has been playing the finest ball of his areer. These men carry their share of Gamecock hopes on extremely capable shoulders. CAROLINA - CLEMSON CORSAGES Mde-To-Order Cornell -Arms Florist Shop Lobby Cornell Armis Apt. RIdIg. Phione. 3-6801 L ET' S GO, 6AM ECOCKS! Yes, let's go to the Big Gamel( Thurs 'day ando let's go pr operly ressed atn out fit filero Hope-Davis Co. This is aur Io Ith time to welcome Students and Alpmicyao to the Fai r Week (lassie. 9.76 Fn eatu rinig nateionaodly ad ert ised andl nationally known clothes. * Arrow 5Qirts e Varsity Towni Suits * Lee H ts e Int ovenl Socks o'Jant en Sweaters - . Alligator Coats c Jockey Underwear H OPE-DAVIS Main at Lady Street Spec Granger End Spec Granger, 190-pound Greenville lad was named a can didate for the Southern Confer ence's "Sophomore of the Week" by the Associated Press for his standout defensive play against Furman's Purple Hurricanes. The 19-year-old sophomore, playing . before a hometown crowd, played his most outstand ing game to date against the Baptist Hurricanes. Granger has been a standout defensive flankman all year. lie drew praises from Coach En right for his defensive chores In both the luke and Georgia Tech games. Granger gets this distinction right on the heels of Big Don Early who received the honor following the Georgia Tech game. DRILL PLATOON Once again the fans of the Caro ina-Clemson game tomorrow will +ee one of the nation's outstanding hrill platoons in action at half ime-Clemson's crack platoon. The fancy organization has ap peared before many thousands of .eople all over the country, and was established in 1931 to stimu late an interest in the younger tudents to increase their profi iency in drill work. 1 SWI THI PHILIP any othei to sui HUNDREDS OF: SMOKERS, wh4 report in sIgn4 PHILIP MORRI! LEESS IRRITATI? 1. .. Light up a Just take a puff-DC s-I-o-w-I-y let the smc your nose. Easy, sn' Other brands me to compare, to je Try this simple PHII.I MOR RIS I NO(4 HR moans M( Big Fred Cone, senior from El more, Ala., is a powerful line charg ing fullback. He made the All-Time Gator Bowl team two years ago for his outstanding play and has since been placed in several posi tions of honor. - AN OPEN - t4 Coeds, Men StudE Administru We feel sure that our prices and try our I take your laundry and E UNIV E LAUNDRY & D SERI Next Door to - R. S. - For your conveniE right here on cam, Eu* EMJ MORRIS cF leading bran gest this test THOUSANDS OF > tried this test, ed statements that IS DEFINITELY IG, DEFINITELY MILDER I PHILIP MORRI$ 1. .. Light ui: 'T INHALE-and IDo exactly the ke come through IINHALE. Notice 1 It? And NOW... Quite a dlfferei rely make claims-but Pmur 1h udge, to decide foryourseglf. test. Webeieve that you, toc s, indeed, America's FINEST Ci :IGAR NGOI )RE SMOKINGI PILlP N ruge even EXTRA POWER Coach Rex Enright, in keeping with his idea of having a fast mov ing team on both offense and de fense, has ten reserves backing up Steve Wadiak and Bishop Strickland at halfback spots, and five are ready and willing to jump in for Fullback Chuck Prezioso when anything happens. Halfbacks are Bayard Pickett, Zack Taylor, Jimmy Kincaid, Billy Kincaid, Tommy Woodlee, Jack Mitchell, A. W. Johnson, Jimmy Cooper, Lockhart McLendon and Hootie Johnson. Others at fullback are Allan Spence, Gus Allen, Ashley Phillips, Tony Garafola and Bill Cessor. BEAT CLEMSON! LETTER - ,ts, Fculty anid rtie Staff if you will inveMtigate romnpt service you will Iry cleaning to RSITY iRY CLEANING fICE The Canteen ?nee all rlaima are settled pus. RE ILL! allenges your present brand * same thing-DOW'T that bite, that sting? ice from PHILP MORRIS I [oaRIs invites you , 'will agree ... garette! ETTE !ER lDA IS