The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 23, 1951, Page Page Seven, Image 7
RUDY THIGPEN, Sports Editor
Norma Bergman Fred McAlister
Ralph Gregory * George LaBruce
Dan Donovan James B. Sims
Jim Abert
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Ram4din W / Rudy
By RUDY THIGPEN
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Just how much can one man take? That is the question
that comes to mind when we think of the rough treatment
Dor -ux has been receiving this season.
Don, one of the finest little guards in the conference, has
received more than his share. In the North Carolina game
he was on the floor more times than a pledge at a frat beer
party. In last Friday night's
game with Wake Forest, he
was knocked unconscious
when he hit his head on the
rail at one end of the court,
but like the great guard that
he is, he came to and con
tinued playing. Then in the
final seconds of the game he
hit the floor on his side, but
again managed to rise to his
feet and finish the game.
Many of Don's falls result
from the fast and hard floor
game that he plays-many
more result from fouls on the
part of opposing players. We
join our voice with the hun
dreds of others in pleading with the referees to call them
closer and eliminate this roughing of players.
WUSC
Just a few editions back we saluted the local campus radio
station for carrying such excellent coverage of Carolina sport
ing events. We went into great detail lauding each member
it thN sports staff for the commendable job that they had
done. But some persons can take a compliment and others
cannot.
To some persons a compliment is an incentive to do better;
to others it has the reverse effect. We don't know which way
the sportscasters for the local station interpreted it, but the
very (lay that edition came out, Carolina played a basketball
game in the Field house-and at half-time one of the an
nouncers interviewed a man named Jake Penland. The very
nerve of some people-they don't appreciate a compliment.
Slaughter
Tonight in the Field house one of the finest athletes ever
to play for Carolina will make his final appearance on the
home court. We are speaking, of course, of Jim Slaughter.
Jim, who is one of the tallest
as well as one of the best bas
ketball centers in the country,
has a record-breaking career
behind him. Not only has he
brokenthe state scoring rec
ord, for an individual game,
but h~e also set a new South
ern Conference scoring rec
ord, and is at present fifth in
the nation in the scoring race. I
Slim Jim has come a long
way upl the ladder of success.
TIhere is a world of difference
in his playing today and that
first night when he stepped
out on the floor to relieve Al
Adams. Some persons were
skeptical at first and thought that Jim would never make the
gradeC, but no one can doubt- thifact now-Jim Slaughter is
truly a great basketball'player.
What Makes a Line
Last November, we journeyed1 out to Fort Jackson to
watch the Fort Jackson Red Raiders engage the Parris Is
land Marines in an inter-service football game. Despite the
tact that the Red Raiders were loaded with former collegiate
material in the back field, they wvere unable to crack the
Parris Island line. Time and again wve saw them hit the line
only to be stopped cold. The result wvas that the Marines
were leading by a considerable margin at half-time. Only by
an aerial offensive were the Jackson men able to tie it up
ini the second half and squeeze ahead to win in the last min
ultes of the game.
We were wondering what made that Parris Island line so
strong, and it was not until we had watched the game for
some time that we were able to recognize Bob D)ockery at
left tackle.
Dockery, a graduate of Carolina, was a former lineman
for the Gamecocks and also a member of the boxing squad.
We knew there was some one holding that line.
Boxers
Tomorrow night the local fans will get to see the 1951
tedition of the Gamecock boxers in their first local intercol
legiate match. Coach Alderman has a fine squa(d this year
andl( they have shown it in their first two matches.
Their defeat of the University of Virginia, was off-set
last week by their loss to Louisiana State University. Several
of these matches were close, but even at that the loss was not
as bad as it seems. LSU has already defeated the National
boxing champions this year, added to the fact that it is (diffi
(lilt to win a close match in an opponent's ring.
The fights tomorrow night will be well worth seeing and
the Field house should be packed with students alone. There
wvill be only two other home matches this season.
Finis
And speakin~g of boxing, we had better stop rambling for
this time and go spar a roundl or two with a Spanish course
Eliminatin' Emmett
Hitting Bird Boxer
Makes Local am,srn hU(t ,adalf
ebut Tonight
In Field House hndran eolmafrte
BAy J. B. SIMSwhthosaltolatraoud
Carolina fight fans had heardli 1(Gunyptonaoorl
very little about Emmett Gurney, o a
that is until Coach Jess Alder- u h tin
man took his nose bending crew s lito s e io
up to the Univ%ity of Virginia. wse otm ngigt ok
The Birds alked off with a 5-3scmoe f arou o the
victory, and Gurney made Carolina
fans take notice wvhen he dlefeated fur fsotjb ihlgtig
one of the best boxers the Vir-lk rsio
ginians had to offer. Gurney ses o shorix
Gurney had the task of tacklinguboth has le n opponn
Grover Masterson, former Eastern i and tue ove t the
amp Southern champion. On to1) of gym n a wr out t wk
that Masterson had lost onfy twvice asotlf adsn i jarn
during his collegiate career. Cur- partne t the ang
ney not only out-boxed the highly y a sophomorp andha
rated Virginian, but had him on fo ofl,Vrii.lefuh
the canvas twice. . d twice ast yar, winning
Including that match Gurney has pndclsion.
bumped into two of the best col-ontebigcadomrwngh
legiate boxers in the nation. HewenteirltaeoThCt
lost the last time out against dli h illhue h ot
L.S.U.'s D)anny Orsac.'The fight sata .m
was a bruising battle and close all _______
the way. Refereo Jules Medwvin Tecuiu iymngro
gave the fight to. Orsac by one Es asn,hm fMcia
point. Alderman wvas well pleasedSte,(ilt vntomk ay
with Gurney andl thought he gavefaschre.Aota(on t)
a good1 account of himself. Orsac sgsa( i akn eeswr
had scored an impressive winmiin.Te(t magrsidh
(earlier at the Sugar Bowl Tourna- (il' att cuecleesu
ment when he beat the defendling dns(i('tl,htpiutdotta
nalt ional champ)ion from Idaho. sc in a ae on ndri
Gurney's 145 pounds cover his tiean frtntisAn'w,
5 foot 8 inch frame in such a man- prosrti nin h ott h
ner that he might be called thepoiesaio ulluthers
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KA; Sigmu
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Kappa Phi; Sig
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By RAL.PI GIEGOltY I
Kappa Alpha seems to have ac
luired a winning habit during the
ntramural football season that has
ield over to the basketball session.
(appa Alpha has yet to lose a 1
rame and is currently leading in
raternity League 1.
The KAs opened their season
with a convincing 44-19 win over
'hi Sigma Kappa and have since
rolled over three of the other
eams to hold a 4-0 record. KA
)eat Kappa Sigma 49-36, Phi
Kappa Sigma 23-17, and also
lowned ATO.
Pi Kappa Alpha is in second
place in League I with a 3-1 mark.
PiKA lost to Kappa Sigma in its
pener and has since rolled over
ATO, Phi Kappa Sigma and Pi
Sigma Kappa. In other games
Kappa Sigma beat ATO 47-24, Phi
Kappa Sigma downed Phi Sigma
Kappa 40-13 and Kappa Sigma
edged Pi Kappa Alpha 28-25.
Sigma Nu enjoys the same rec
ord in Fraternity League 2 as
Kappa Alpha holds in 1, an en
vious 4-0 mark. Pi Kappa Phi
and Sigma Chi are tied for second
in this loop.
Sigma Nu opened its season by l
edging Sigma Chi in a thriller 42
.11. The following night Sigma Nu
won again, this time at the expense
of Phi Eps Pi 45-20. The margin
of their victory over Lambda Chi
was 47-19. Their other win cam
over Pi Kappa Phi.
PiKPhi and Sigma Chi hold
identical 3-1 marks and are tied
for second spot in this leugue. Both
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Six games remain on the sched
tile of each team and will be played
tefore March 1 when the regular
eason closes and the plafoffs be
in. Each team plays every other
eam twice during the regular sea
on.
The Independent scores were not
ivailable for publication this week
is their season was late starting
)ut all the scores will be brought
ip to date in next week's issue.
C'he Independents play a six-game
rchedule with the same playoff
rystem as the Fraternities. The
winner in each division will meet
'or the Campus Championship. In
lividual keys are awarded to the
nembers of the team and a trophy
is awarded to the winning team.
It was announced by the Intra
mural office that a bulletin board
is now being kept on the top floor
:>f the gymnasium. All the team
managers are required to check
this board every other day as it
contains all the information con
cerning schedules, rules and other
statistics.
The Akron Buchtelite, Akron
university. Ohio, reports a signifi
rant set of statistics. It seems that
Yale graduates have an average
of 1.3 children while Vassar grads
average 1.7 children. All this, com.
ments the Buchtelite, "merely goes
to show that women have more
children than men."
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Sportsquiz
The first man to give Bucky
Harris us the correct answer to
this week's Sportsquiz was John
Logothetis. His reward is two
tickets to the ;nifortable Carolina
where the finest of fine pictures
are always shown. The only other
correct answer came from Carl
Langley who came in a close sec
ond on the answer. Better luck
next time.
For our sportstuiz this week we
want you to identify a very versa
tile man. This man is the only
1 person who ever played in a world
series, coached a team in the Rose
Bowl and led a team to two suc
cessive championships in the, Na
tional Professional F o o t b a I I
Leagu e.
He was born in Parkersburg,
West Virginia on Nov. 5, 1892. ie
attended West \irginia Wesleyan
College and starred in all sports
there. He shot 1: field goals in
one season while playing basket
ball at that school. One of his
favorite subjects is the topic of
which are better; professional or
college teams.
If you can identify this famous
sports figure" send your answer to
tht Gamrecock Sports Editor and
the fir>t correct answer will give
its sender two free tickets to the
comfortable Carolina Theater.
The Northwestern Daily decided
to ease the harried minds of the
Red hunting Illinois legislators.
"Those pink tit"kets seen on calrs
arournd campus," soothed the Daily,
"are just parking tickets. Really,
fellows."
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