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MORDECAI PERSKY, Sports Editor Norma Bergman Rudy Thigpen Ralph Gregory Bob Wgllace Bob. Kederick --m-------- ------- ww G/h-eea... WITH MORDECAI PERSKY Tank Down Usually, the advent of a new GAMECOCK sports editor coincides with the advent of a new semester. On this occa sion, however, the new administration of pages seven and eight is a result of a long streak of bad luck that left L. C. Tankersley a bit of a beaten, if not a broken man. "Tank" has been taking care of this space for seven weeks, and he has been doing a more than admirable job under more than disagreeable circumstances. On top of receiving Greetings from the national executive with the a companying message that has jolted many a man into seeking seclusion in the handiest Alp, he has had a number of head colds. By coming one after another in. rapid succession, they left their victim in perfect position for a strategic abscessed ear, which had been biding its time until it was quite sure its m6ment was at hand. By the time the pain had subsided, L. C. was more than a little behind in his schoolwork, and felt that he could not afford to continue the late hours caused by the multitudinous labors which go with being sports editor. We hope "Tank" will not revel so much in his retire ment that he will withhold his fine sporting prose from us for all time. Perk Up! And so it is that we begin to count our chickens with what we hope will be counted a quiet dignity. No Hola's, no Hurrah's, just an extremely reserved settling down to the business of telling you what happened, what we think about it, and why. Assisting us in this venture are our .colleagues who have been retained from the Tankersley rekne: -Bob Kederick, Rudy Thigpen, Bob Wallace, and Norma Bergman. Joining them will be Ralph Gregory of Aiken, a first-year man at the university who looks like a good prospect in the sportswriting field. A Dream Backfires Last year Carolina played its last game of the season with The Citadel in Charleston. Citadel spirits ran high, and on the eve of the game blue-uniformed cadets lighting roar ing bonfires offered Carolina and seven to all takers. And men who would have jumped at such a wager a week or so before looked at the bonfires, looked at the parading cadets, and didn't take. Until the referee signalled for the kickoff a few thousand Charlestonians held sky-high hopes of dra matically shaking off the Gamecock jinx in the finale of '49. Quite suddenly and without warning, Wadiak rocketed off tackle, Strickland scampered around end, Prezioso bulled through the middle-and as they did so they vaporized a million dreams, that had been built on little more than vapor to begin with. By the time the vapor had condensed and settled to the ground, The Citadel quarterback had. insulted his own injury by tossing more complete passes to Bayard Pickett than to his own ends, and the final result was forty two for the Gamecocks and nothing at all for the completely d,emralized Bulldogs. This 'yeai- there may be a formal parade or a straggly bonfire here and there, but visitors will have an easier time driving three cars abreast on King Street than finding a man who will give The Citadel and seven. The Bulldogs and their fans have been immunized against too much optimism by their shock treatment of twelve months past. Come Satur day, a stolid, determined bunch of helmeted cadets will take the field. These boys have won three and lost five games in a rough schedule featuring Florida, Miami, and unde feated Washington and Lee. They have half a dozen really fine players and are not pushovers in any man's language, including Charlestonian. Bulldog Underdog-Bulldog Top Dog The effect of being pre-game favorite has manifested itself across the state line amid the disappointed howls of Wally Butts' faithful followers. In their first six games the University of Georgia's rough and tumble Bulldogs were three times favored and three times underdogs. As under dogs there were unbeatable, romping Boston College, Missis sippi State, and mighty Maryland. As favorites, they barely managed to struggle home with a tie three times against North Carolina, declining LSU, and feeble St. Mary's. Last week Alabama's Crimson Tide entertained Wally's crew in Birmingham and found them unwilling to fool the experts for a seventh time. At last, with Bulldog underdog, Bulldog became lap dog. Messrs. Williamson and Litkenhaus had finished a good job. On Friday Night The Birds were favored against Marquette last week, but at the end they were glad to settle for a tie with that mighty mid-western machine. Although team performance was not up to par, the halfbacks were still running hard, and the good publicity they have been getting has had no cause to slacken. With Marquette men expecting him on every down, th' Cadillac proved he still had what it takes for short trips as well as long ones by gaining 108 yards from scrimmage. Guard Roy Skinner gave another of his outstanding perform ances anid he continues to be a candidate for All-Southern honors. Counting chickens is counting on the JEnrightman to dis regard the experts and the inexperts, and club The Citadel Steve Wadiak, shown above r so many have seen him do since hi 814 yards rushing which brings hi average through the GW game ac such greats as Red Grange, Fra pace continues. His greatest run down. With a year yet to play th in the history of Carolina Killoy's Kic For Continu By BOB KEDERICK They say statistics can be made to argue either side of a question but the old prejudice against fig ures doesn't get much backing in the case of Bill Killoy, Gamecock extra point and kick-off specialist. In Killoy's case the statistics argue one side and one side only . accuracy. In going over the record, it is interesting to note that the Lowell, Mass., senior, in his last 16 games for Carolina, (Killoy first broke into the scoring column in last year's Furman game) has booted 27 points after touchdowns and a field goal for a total of 30 points. The boy with the platinum toe did pretty well for himself in his younger days also. At Lowell's Keith Catholic high school Killoy kicked 64 extra points out of 68 attempts, lie kicked only one field goal during his prep days but that one was the winning three-pointer against a Thanksgiving Day rival. Killoy could appropriately be called the "Kickin' Kid." Besides his after-touchdown chores Bill also handles the kick-off job. Last year "Bootin' Bill" sent 16 points-after sailing through the uprights out of 21 tries. His 39 yard. field goal against Georgia Tech boosted his total points for & For U. S. C. Offici Visil L 6. BALF 1340 Ser Clnire Tower We now have yot Ring in Stock for]1 The Balfour Heavy 10k Tax La Fred Wilkins COOBUR I The Business Men Choice at A SATISFIEI 1317 Sumter. MS.ee .. unning against Ma rquette's smooth made his debut at Carolina. So fi is total for his college career to 2 I has a 6.4 yards per try in 297 ph' tkie Sinkwich, Tom Harmon, and G this season came In the GW game ' is speed machine could very well es king Creates ted Gamecoc last year to 19. His busiest day found him kicking six straight PAT's against The Citadel in Charleston. This season Killoy has kicked 11 out of 1:. He missed one against George Washington and another against Marquette. They were both blocked. His comment on these two blocked tries was, "I guess I might have taken a little too much time." Killoy teams with two other Camecocka on hib kicking special ties. Stout Steve Wadiak holds the ball when Bill kicks off, Fullback Gus Allen lines it up for extra points. Birds Are 2nd In State Race The Gamecocks held on to sec ond place in the state football race with a won-three, lost-one and tied-two record after holding fast moving Marquette, 13-13 last week. Still in first place with five wins and a tie are the purple and orange Tigers of Clemson, who walloped Duquesne by 53-20 in a Saturday contest. Wofford, Presbyterian, Erskine, The Citadel, Furman, and Newberry rank next to Carolina in that order. The lal Class Ring The OUR TORE a ee s rtments ffi' 1 U.S.C. Class nmmediate Delivery. Ring is the Gold Ring .86 whuled TIroy Newman I'S G RILL and Coliege Boys' All ee ICUs-rOMER - Nenet To Fee Sation operating Hillitoppers, is doing what ir this year th' Cadillac has gained 009 yards rushing. He has a 7.5 ys. Wadiak has a chance to catch lenn Davis in rushing if his gaining when he raced 95 yards for a touch tablish himself as the greatest back Cause k Crowing Although place-kickers as a rule don't attract much attention, Kit boy's really amazing accuracy has made him an exception of late. HWi THI PHILIP any other to sug HUNDREDS OF SMOKERS, who report in signet PHILIP MORRIS LESS IRRITATIN4 l. .. Lghtup a P Just take a puff-ON .4-os-w-I-y let the smok your noe. Easy, Is Other bran4 er Try tVsimple Pit:P Mowas is, HOC( HA means MO CADl I <FR U Biddies, With Two Wins and One Loss, To Play Bullpups The Football Biddies will take to the road next Thursday to meet The Citadel Bullpups at the Orangeburg State Fair in Orange burg. They are heavy pre-game favorites because of their impres sive showings against Furman and Clemson, whom they defeated, as well as against Miami, at whose hands they were subjeci,ed to their first loss. Despite this loss, the Biddies out-statisticked the Baby Hurricane on the ground . . . the same Baby Hurricane that has been ranked tops nationally by press service observers. The game will be played at night. Wallace Leads N. C. Scoring CHAPEL HILL, N. C., Nov. 9 Although he failed to tally in the William and Mary victory, Bob Wallace, Sophomore back from Kinston, still leads the University of North Carolina football team in scoring with 18 points. It's Just . Two Blocks Why run all over town fa Sunshine's 1415 Gervali short blocks from the i Sunshine and be sure! IN A HURRY FI Ask for Sunshine's amo on drycleaning, sh Sunmaid-Paks. In 0 weecday. 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