The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 10, 1950, Page Page Seven, Image 7
MORDECAI PERSKY, Sports Editor
Norma Bergman Rudy Thigpen
Ralph Gregory Bob Wgllace
Bob. Kederick
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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
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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.
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when he raced 95 yards for a touch
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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
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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.
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