Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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RALPH GREGORY, Sports Editor Norms Bergman Fred McAllister Dan Donovan George LaBruce Frank Wright James B. Sims RALPH GREGORY: ----------------------- "Steve is definitely coming back." Those were the wbrds of Coach Enright when we asked him about the possibility of Wadiak's playing next year. To us it was very encouraging news for there will be some rough afternoons out at Carolina Stadium next fall without him. We don't pretend to know the facts involved in Steve's suspension but we're glad he has decided to return. It is definite that he will enroll for summer school, a necessity if he is to be eligible for football next fall. Steve is a great athlete as well as a hard worker. He is always in the best of condition and does not need a watchdog to keep him that way. High praise waApaid to his football ability by one of the better known Southern football coaches. Wally Butts, head coach at the University of Georgia, said that with Wadiak he could have won at least three more games last year than he did. After watching Tuesday night's intra-squad game it is fairly safe to say that the '51 Gamecocks will surely im prove their last year's record for they have quite a few stand outs up from the freshman team to back up the returning veterans Ho ver, there are still quite a few holes to be filled espetiall with the draft taking its toll of men. To lose Wadiak would be a mortal blow. To repeat, we're glad he will be back. Birds at Furman Today in Greenville the Gamecocks open their 1951 dia mond season against the Purple Hurricane from Furman. It's hard to say what tho Rirds will do for the team is made up of newcomers, who have yet to prove themselves. Last year's team had the advantage of veterans who could hold up under the pressure of a tight game. This year's team will be green and this inexperience may cost the Birds at times. Coach Petoskey has named his starting lineup and in it are only two men from last year's nine which won 16 games while losing only nine. Gus Allen will be behind the plate and Bobby Rogers will be roaming in center field. Rogers was one of the hitting stars of last year, finishing with a batting average of .351. On the mound for the first game of the series with Furman will be Grady Faircloth, undefeated in seven conference games. To Bill Camp will go the job of pitching the second game tomorrow. The rest of the lineup will have to prove itself tomorrow against the Hurricanes. At first glance the prospects are not too good but Coach Petoskey is optimistic over the potentialities of his men and feels sure that they will round into form. Boxers Face Miami Tomorrow night the boxing team will be in Florida to face the University of Miami in another ot the tough matches they have scheduled this year. The Miamians have some of the toughest boxers in the Sout}i and could give the Birds plenty of trouble. Most of you probably remember Carl Bernardo as the heavywQight who gave Bill Ohlandt of the Citadel quite a rough time last year. lie holds an amazing record in college rings. At one time he won 15 consecutive bouts. The unenvi able task of meeting Bernardo will go to either Louis Harrel son or Stan Hamilton. Stan surprised most Gamecock fans last Saturday night against the Quantico Marines. Most fa'ns thought he could very easily have been given a win over highly rated Kiff of the Marines. This will be the last regular season bout for the Game cocks. They return home to prepare for the SIRT which will be held in Baton Rouge on March 29 and 30th. After that the team will enter the NCAA meet at East Lansing, Mich. Coach Alderman feels that several of his boys stand a good chance to bring back an NCAA title. Right now we've got to get on the way to Greenville to check the Birds as they reduce the Purple Hurricane to just a pale breeze. McBryde Wins Campus Championship By Defeating Pi Kappa Phi 40-39 __ By FRANK WRIGHT Tens ea McBryde defeated i Kappa Phi TniTemOpens by one point Monday night to win Season March 30 the Campus Championship. The The Gamecock tennis team will score was 40 to 39. open its season at 1:30 Friday Wednsda of astweekMc-afternoon, March 30, against the Wednsdayof ast.weekMc-College of Charleston on the uni Bryde beat ASCE 40 to 24 and on versity courts. Thursday night 36 to 39 and be- At present Lavant Hlolcombe and came the Independent champions. George Roth, both members of last On the same Wednesday Pi|year's team, are battling for the Kapp PhidefatedSiga Ch 39number onie position, and thc other Kapp Ph defate Siga C i four singles berths will likely he to 32 to win the Fraternity chamn- held down by Ray Long, Hugh pionship- G;iber~t, Tommy Brown and George Intramural director Joe Grugan Clauson. has announced that softball season Brown and Clauson were not will open April 2. Any organiza- members of last year's team but tion wishing to enter a team must have pushed the four lettermen for contact the Intramural office on or the higher positions and should before March 28.. help the Gamco,.. conidraly Baseba] Furman Host To Carolina By FRED McALISTER The 1951 season of the Gamecock baseball team will open this after noon in Greenville when the team meets Furman university. Righthander Grady Faircloth, who won seven games against no defeats last season, has been named by Coach Ted Petoskey as starting pitcher. In the second game of the series tomorrow afternoon, another right hander, Bill Camp, will likely pitch. Camp's record for last year is 5-5. Only four lettermen from last year's team are returning this year. Catcher Gus Allen, Pitchers Camp and Faircloth, and Outfielder Bobby Rogers. are the hold-overs. Thus far in spring practice, pitching has been the bright aspect for the Gamecocks. Several out standing players on last year's team have graduated. The vacant spots will be filled with last year's "bench warmers," sophomores, and transfers. Carolina's first home game will be March 30, against Michigan State university. Today's probable startiiig linup is: First base-Walt Shea Second base-Charles Stephenson Shortstop-Demos Jones Third base-Johnny Stokes Left field-Billy Stephens Center field-Bobby Rogers Right field-John King Catcher-Onti Allen Pitcher-Grady Fairclotli Retired Sgt.: "Daughter, that young soldier friend of yours stays too late when he calls. Hasn't your mother said anything to you about it?" Daughter: "Yes, father-mother says the Army hasn't changed a bit." Boy: A noise with dirt on it. L EADING IN AMERICA'S CO LLEGE S l1 Seas< Boxers Mr Carolina Carries 4 Into Fin Tomorrow night in Coral Gables, Florida, the Carolina Gamecocks take on the University of Miami boxers in the final tegular season match for both teams. According to the records so far this season the Gamecocks should be slightly favored but the Miamians usually come up with a good squad and this season is no exception. The Hurricanes have lost only to LSU, the same team that beat the Gamecocks earlier in the year. In other matches the Florida lads have beaten Virginia 4% to 3% and fought to two draws, with Catholic University and Maryland. The Miami squad is studded with several highly regarded fighters, two of whom are Golden Gloves champions. The top fighter on the Miami squad is Carl Bernardo who fights in the unlimited division. Bernardo, a former Marine, won the Na tional Intercollegiate and Southern Intercollegiate champion-'ips in 1949. He won 15 bouts in a row RYx ..I +SCYi [Will et Miami -4 Record al Bout At Miami before being beat. Last year he won five and had one draw. Either Stan Hamilton or Louis Harrelson will oppose Bernardo. . Captain Mickey Demos will op pose Allen George in the 125 pound class. Demos has won nu merous Golden Glove titles as well as the bantamweight AAU title in '46. Archie Slaten in the 130-pound division also won the Southern Golden Gloves championship one year and took the Southeastern AAU title one year. He lost only one fight last year, that to the na tional champion from LSU. Grady Decell will face Slaten. In other bouts Chuck Davis meets Joe Leet in the 135-pound class, Emmett Gurney takes on Ed ward Segall, and Don Fortner will meet Don LaCroix. 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