The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 03, 1950, Page Page Seven, Image 7
L. C. TANKERSLEY, Sporta Editor
19orma Bergman Rudy Thigpen
Mordecal Persky Bob Wallace
Bob Kederick
Tank Up!
WITH L. C. TANKERSLEY
Faith
A much improved and unexpectedly powerful Marquette
club, next on the Bird list, comes to town tonight after tuck
ing away a 21-7 upset victory over favored Santa Clara last
Saturday night, maybe figuring to do some more tucking
away. For the first time the Marquetters will be trying
their wings as the squad boards an airliner for Carolina
stadium, hoping to compensate for the 6-3 loss suffered from
the sharp Bird spurs last year in the first meeting between
the two teams. Reckon they'll be walking back.
Last week Carolina beat George Washington, tonight
they are expected to take Marquette, next week, The Citadel,
and then two upset wins-one over North Carolina and the
other over Wake Forest. That isn't undue optimism or hope
less dreaming, but faith, with a basis.
To Be Or Not To Be
This is not a Clemson publicity organ in case you have
gathered any such idea after we heaped a little praise on the
shoulders of Tiger Coach Frank Howard last week, but How
ard again has put himself in a spot which cannot be over
looked, even by us. The question about moving the time of
the Carolina-Clemson classic to a later date, which has been
considered before (by the university athletic council two
years ago), has again been brought up and this time by the
Cletnson mentor. Evidently he has given the problen a great
deal of thought because he has come up with what seems
to be a constructive plan.
In a nutshell, the idea includes alternating the big game
from one year to the next between Clemson and Carolina
stadium, always at the last of the season; a "twin bill" during
State Fair week, with Clemson in one game on Friday and
Carolina and opponent in another on Saturday, switching
days the following year; and that this should be decided by
both institutions in time for the plan to go into effect by
next year. : "
Of course, the fundamental aim of the program'is to have
the game at the end of the season, rather than on the third
Thursday in October. The reason for the proposed change
can be seen on the surface: both teams aim for a Big Thurs
day win, that October date being by far the major football
event for each, with the result that afterwards, both squads
face a let down of spirit and so do the fans, win or lose. A
point which Howard didn't include is that both teams more
than likely would be in condition to put on a better show,
since each would be as "well-seasoned" as possible by the
time they met.
The Clemson coach pointed out that other colleges with
similar football rivalries have changed their meeting dates
to the last of the season for the same reasons.
The question becomes a problem on the basis of a tradi
tion which began 54 years ago, plus the added factor that
some officials, interested in a financial way (and somebody
has to be interested in that important way), believe that the
fair is an extra drawing card an( serves as the second part of
a double feature, bringing many spectators to the game who
ordinarily would stay at home if there were no fair on that
da~y. It is our belief that any stadlium will be p)ackedl no
matter when Carolina and Clemson tackle each other and no
matter where. Regardless, the two State Fair games each
year as suggested by H-oward would more than take .care
of these gents. As for tradlition, it should nev'er stand in
the way of progress and the climax of any successful season
should come a lot closer to the conclusion of the football
story of the year.
Outside SC
Although of lesser importance thani happenings inside
the state and the southern conference from our p)oint of view,
a lot is taking place in the football world which is drawing
conlsidlerable attention. For instance, there is the dlownfall
of a ~tndlied Notre Dame wvhich has hit the sports fandom
4ilte.a t6n of bricks. As Bill Stern put it so well when he
heard that Purdue had (devastated the Fighting Irish a few
weeks ago, "The King is dead !" And since that time two
other teams, Indiana and Michigan State, have run over the
Irishmen without regard to their long reign as collegiate
football dictators.
Plenty of us wanted the Irish to be beaten, b)ut now
that it has happened with such force and so many times in
the still comparatively young season, some of us are sorry
it had to happen.
Every team that has appeared on the Notre Dame sched
ule for the last four years has had a single, burning dlesire
to whip the Fighting Irish. Still, against spirited squads,
Notre IDame caime out 38 times and lost to none, until Number
39, in the form of Purdue university, proved to be the be
ginning of an unlucky streak. What happened?
Anyway, drink a toast to a name which has meant foot
ball at its very best for the last four years--Notre Dame.
And while we're dlishing out tributes to outsiders by the
truck load, the sunny state of Florida is doing 0. K. in the
year's production of fine football. A quick look at the foot
ball scoreboard two weeks ago showed five Florida teanms
with five victories, and although only three were listed in
papers around here, last week three more wins were rackedl
upl besidle the names of those Florida clubs. Good ? It's dern
near perfect.
Take A Letter
Since this paper is supposed to be, and tries to be a micro
l)hone of and for the students, how about taking the time to
write us a letter one of 'these (lays? Make the subject deal
with sports, the only reqluirement. We will be more than
happy to publish any constructive criticism or idea which
tends to be of current interest to the few humble souls who
struggle through this maze of printedl matter. Address the
letter to the sports department, Gamecock, and (rop it in
the am.... mail tye ..te ifpssbe
Birds ]
Hilitoppers
With Stron
Coach Lisle Blackbourr
night at 8 p. m. with a squad
record book to prove it. The
games this season as against
loss to Carolina by a 6-3 scor
Captain Art Felker, wl
of Marquette's all-time outstand
ing wingmen, has already led his
team mates to wins over North
Dakota State (57-0), Kansas State
(46-6), Detroit (27-14) and Santa
Clara (21-7). The losses have
been to powerful Wisconsin (6-28)
and Michigan State (6-34). To
make it worse, the Milwapkee men
have a renowned passing attack
which clicked for 640 yards in the
first' five games with ji0 per cent
of the passes being completed and
the Gamecocks' biggest weakness
lies in pass defense. Quarterbacks
Volm and Leahy together have at
tempted 77 passes and completed
16, not counting the game last
week, while the rushers have
picked up over a thousand yards
on the ground.
Among and in addition to the 24
returning lettermen are eleven
stars who are pointing to Carolina.
The men to watch:
Felk'r, 6 feet, 3 inches tall and
weighing 193 pounds, is the right
end leading the Blue and Gold
through a rugged schedule.
Speed, which he boasts he in
herited from his mother who was
a member of the hoys' track team
in her prep days, is an outstanding
characteristic of Bernie Berigan,
veteran riirht guard of the Mar
quette grid machine. A junior
from Omaha, Nebr., Berigan is 19
years old and scales in at 188
pounds.
Biggest man on the Marquette
aniversity football squad at 235
pounds, Pat Flanagan of Kau
kauna, Wis., plays right tackle for
the Hilltoppers. Fast for his size,
Flanagan is showing great im
provement in this, his junior var
sity campaign. He is 6 feet, 1 inch
tall.
Short and stocky, Frank Kopen
ski edged out veteran competition
to earn the fullback spot on the
team last fall as a sophomore and
he is repeating this season. Ko
penski, who comes from Iron
River, Mich., is 5 feet, 9 inches tall
and weighs 183 pounds.
A product of the 'dilwaukee
Suburban league, Ait Lastofka of
Vest Allis has provided a lot of
fireworks at the left halfback posi
tio,n for the squad this season.
llandicappedl by injuries last fall,
Lastofka nevertheless made goodl
as a sophomore and is dloing a
rep)eat pierformfance. lie is 5 feet,
10%"i inches tall and wveighs 165i
Ilusky Bob Lowe, an all-state star
in his prep (lays at Milwvaukee's
Rufus King high sch~oot, la nailing
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Marquette Qnarterback
down the left tackle position on
Coach Blackbourn's squad. Lowe
weighs in at 212 pounds.
Colorful and aggressive, Joe
Masnaghetti of Bessemer, Mich.,
stars at tackle and last fall, as a
sophanmcre, carned All-America
mention. Big Joe, sometimes
known as "The Angel," also does
Marquette's place kicking and
kicking off. He is G feet, 2 inches
tall, hits the scale at 230.
Fast and nifty is a guy called
Norman (Roller) Rohter who has
drawn the left halfback spot for
the Marquetters and is adding
greatly to the Milwaukee running
attack. Rtohter, who prepped at
Chicago Lake View high school,
weighs 172 and is 5 feet, 10%
inches tall.
Center Bert Turek is one of the
reliables of the team from that
b othed of football, Green Bay,
WVis., as his senior campaign is
proving to be his best. He prepped
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WAA Basketball
Tourney Begins
At Gym Today
The basketball tournament spon
sored by the Woman's Athletic as
sociation will be held next week as
Joyce Kimball and Janet Karr cap
tain the two independent teams.
Practice has been held in the
gym Wednesday and Thursday
nights as well as during the after
noons. Schedule for playing dates
will be posted on the bulletin board
in Sims dormitory.
After the tournament, W A A
will sponsor a carnival to raise
money and later in the semester
there will be a volleyball tourna
ment with the Kappa Delta soror
ity defending their title won last
year.
show with the Hilltoppers at 6
feet, 1 inch, 205 pounds.
Stan (Cookie) Wojcik holds
down the right halfback position
on the Hilltop varsity and was
high scorer and biggest ground
gainer on the squad last fall.
Those are the men the Game
cocks are supposed to beat tonight.
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