The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, May 02, 1952, Page Page Five, Image 5

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Confidenc Changes 11 By Ralp Until Otis Rawl was stop] outing last week he had gon and over that span had post Included in that stretch wei which Rawl won. He took State, 6-4 over Clemson, 7-4 over Wake Forest and -7-2 over Furman. Things weren't always so easy for Rawl, however. Last year he could win only one of six decisions and in that game he was relieved in the sixth inning. His earned run average was a staggering 7.43 for the 46 innings he worked. The main trouble wasn't that he was giving up too many hits either. His worst fault was a distinct inability to get the ball over the plate. He walked 44 men, gave up Poor support and wildness co. were earned. But this year is a differer him a sense of confidence an, the mound which enabled hir He has walked only 29 men sc allowed only eight earned rur He got off to a fine stt State, winning 4-1 and allow: "That first win was just Petoskey explains, "as it im lacking before." "Better support on the par he added. Whatever it was stuck wi1 Clemson with four hits, Wak( with four. He had allowed of he went out. Rawl's work doesn't end either, like many pitchers. plate and in the clutch i's one He has a .333 batting averag in with five. He has six hits home run against Michigan of the park this year by a Ga "If he couldn't pitch a li as an outfielder," Petoskey going, I think I'll leave him r Tar Heels Have As Rookie Fred CHAPEL HILL, N. C.-Fred Dale, sophomore shortstop fron Hickory, has taken over the leac in the University of North Caro lina's team hitting parade. The elever young infielder paces the Tar Heels with a .288 average irl 15 games, according to the records completed through last Saturday's Duke contest. Mark Herring, the Tar Heels leader last year with a .284 aver age, trails Dale with a .278 mark. Herring is a second baseman. Bruce Coats is third high in the lineup with a .250 average. Dale is also the Tar Heels' lead ing extra base slugger with a pair of triples and doubles and a home run to his credit. Herring, Connie Gravitte, Bob Henning, Ben Smith, andi Wayne White have also pounded homers for the Tar Heels. Prolonged batting slumps have affected the averages of several Tar Heel reliables with Dick Wiess (.196)h Smith (.195), Stevens (.208), Bill Reeves (.140) and White (.138), far below their usual standiard. Although the Tar Heels have not hit consistently, 10 Tar Heels have belted triples this season. Coats, Dale and Stevens have hit two apiece. .Junior Joe Pazdan continues as the Tar Heels' number one pitcher. The Trenton, N. J., righthander has a 5-1 record, giving up only nine earned runs in 33 2/3 Innings. Billy Lore is the only other Tar Heel with a winning record, sport ing a 3-1 won and lost standard. Lore had a stretch of 24 runless innings and has given up but seven earned runs In 42 1/3 rounds. Welterweight Emmett Gurney of the university boxing team has won 17 of 20 fights during his first two years on the team. A junior, Gurney has captured the Southern Invitational title two years In a row. e, Control awl To Ace h Gregory ped by a bad finger in his last e 42 1-3 innings without relief ed a 1.70 earned run average. 'e four complete games, all of a 4-1 decision over Michigan II-. 53 hits and struck out only 27. it him 55 runs, only 38 of which it story. A steady defense gave d confidence gave him poise on n to pour the ball in and over. far and has fanned 35. He has is and 20 hits. irt against powerful Michigan ing but two hits. what Rawl needed," Coach Ted itilled the confidence that was t of his teammates helped, too," th him at any rate. He stopped Forest with eight and Furman mly two against Davidson when when he comes off the mound He is a definite threat at the of the best men Petoskey has. e and is second in runs batted in 18 trips to the plate and his ;tate was the first ball hit out imecock. ak, Rawl could make the team points out, "but as things are ight where he is!" New Bat Leader Dale TakesOver Net Men Draw With Wofford Monday, 4-4 Last Monday the Carolina net men tied Wofford 4-4 in a game called off on account of darkness. They won the first game of the final set 9-7 and were ahead when the game was called. The scores were: Singles: 1--Poore (SC) dlefeated Huff 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. 2-Potter (SC) defeated Bynum 6-0, 3-6, 6-2. 3-Kelley (W). defeated Mc Credie 6-2, 6-0. 4-Seaman (SC) defeated Hoff. meyer 6-3, 8-6. 5-Goodall (W) defeated Wilder 6-3, 6-4. 6-Guthrie (W) defeated Watts 6-3, 6-4. D)oubles: 1-Bynum and( Huff (W) de feated Potter and Wilder 6-2, 7-5. 2-Poore and Seaman (SC) de feated Kelly andI Hoffmeyer 7-5, 12-10, 3-Called off on account of (lark ne(ss. Year Ago This Week 'rhe Gamecocks had won only two games while lhsing 12. They had won over Furman, 2-0, and over Davidson, 6-5. Grady 'Fair cloth had the best record of the pitchers. He had wvon one game and lost four, while compiling an earned run average of 3.56, to lead the team in the ERA dlepartment. Walt Shea had driven in a total of 12 runs with Billy Stephens a close second with 10, to head the ItBI column. The gblf team had won five matches while losing only two. P1 Kappa Alpha and Pi Kappa Phi led in Intramural softball. The tennis team had compiled a 6-8 record. Jim Slaughter had just .returned from playing with the College All Stars basketball team against the Harlem Globetrotters. J. G. Osteen won the'tGamecockn Spnrt.quns USC Track Team Meets N. C. State There Tomorrow The Carolina track team travels to Raleigh tomorrow to meet North Carolina State's cindermen. Carolina is still seeking its first win of the year after placing second in a three way meet with Davidson and The Citadel. The Gamecocks had 51% points as compared to 69 for Davidson and 42 % for The Citadel. A soggy track slowed most of the times. Bobby Drawdy picked up two firsts and a third to pace the Gamecocks, who won six first places to tie with Davidson. The Citadel took three. 100-1. Drawdy (SC); 2. Block (C); 3. Landers (D); 4. Mitchner (D); time 10.3. 440-i. Shipley (D); 2. Hulon (SC); E. Howell (D); 4. Irwin (C), Spence (SC) tie. Time: 53.5. Mile-1. McBride (SC); 2. T. Stockton (D); 3. D. Stockton (D); 4. Blair (SC). Time 4:44. ,880-1. Henry (D); 2. McBride (9C); 3. Russell (D); 4. Shipley (D); time 2:06. High hurdles-1. White (D); 2. Fickeisen (D); 3. Gouldman (C); 4. Griffin (SC). Time 16.5. 220-1. Drawdy (SC); 2. Block (C); 3. Mitchner (D); 4. Irwin (C). Time 22.5. Two mile-1. T. Stockton (D); 2. Blair (SC); 3. D. Stockton (D); 4. Feeney (D); time 10:36. Javelin--1. Malacarne (C); W. Rusin (C); 3. Drawdy (SC); 4. Fickeisen (D). Distance 172 feet three, one-fourth inches. Shotput-1. Rustin (C); 2. Mc Neeley (D); E. Thayer (C); 4. Pierce (D); distance 44 feet six, one-fourth inches. High jumps-1. Martin (SC); 2. Mamajek and Anderson (C); 3. Lesesne (C). Five feet nine inches. Pole vault-1. Darcuse (SC); 2. Poston (D); 3. Kidd (C); 4. Fickei sen (D). 11 feet. 120 low hurdles (cut from 220 because of wet track)--1. Mackay (D); 2. Fickeisen (D); 3. Rector (SC); 4. Griffin (SC). Time 14.3. Broad jump-1. Dareuse (SC); 2. Mamajek (C); 3. Hurt (C); 4. White (D). 20 feet five, three fourth inches. Mile relay-won by Davidson (Howell, Henry, Russell, Shipley.) Time 3:35.5. Discus-. Rustin (C); 2. Mc Neeley (D); 3. Cenely (D); 4. Thayer (C). 130 feet five inches. Sports quiz George Trotter came up with the correct answer to the Sportsquiz last week to become a winner for the fourth time in five weeks. He named Rube Melton, Rube Bressler, Rube Marquard, Rube Benton and Rube Walker as the answer to the first question and Louis Sockalexis for the second. He was right on both so he won two passes to the Carolina Theatre. 1) Everybody's heard of the Tinker to Evers to Chance double play combination. Who was the third baseman? 2) What major league infielder was named the "Mechanical Man?" 3) Who is the "Little Pro fessor?" Send these three answers to Gamecock Sports, Box 79, Campus, and you may be the lucky winner of two passes to the Carolina Theatres Brown, Boesskin $11.95 Oafher Freesmsa Prows $8.95 tIp Gamecoc Wadiak Wins 1952 Blue Key Award Steve Wadiak, great halfback of the University, was named as the winner of the Blue Key Athletic Award at yesterday's awards cere monies. The award was presented by-Paul Field and was received for the USC great who was killed in an automobile accident in March. The Blue Key award is presented annually by the Blue Key honor fraternity to the most outstanding athlete in the senior class. The award is based on leadership scholarship, character and servic< to the university. Wadiak was one of the besi known athletes to ever perform ir this state and was a contender foi All-America honors for two years He broke all existing ground-gain. ing records for the Southern Con ference and was named to the All Southern team for two consecutiv< years. He received many awards for his athletic ability, including one by the Touchdown Club ir 1950. Besides his athletic accomplish ments Wadiak was active on the campus and was a leader in the Newman Club, Catholic religious group, which presented him wit a pin at a dance given in his honor He was a coach of one of the girls football teams in the 1950 Powdei Bowl. He was captain of the 1951 foot ball team and was named as mosi valuable player. Grady Decell was the 1951 win ner of the award. F.. '/ / More than just a liquid, more chaur . .. new Wildroot Liquid Cream combiation of the best of both. Even in the hardest water Wild: washes hair gleamiing clean, man inviting without robbing hair of its I eupless Sudsy . .. Lunolin ? P.S Te hsp hair usaibet ween shampen Talk about a here's happy hunting when and what man isn't? . . . patte fashit its shape liki ks Open1 Meet North Carolina In Attempt To Near Carolina's Gamecocks open a ul two-game road series today that C1 will probably determine their fate pl as a challenger for the southern I, division crown of the Southern co Conference. The Gamecocks need th at least one win to stay in the running. They play North Carolina St today and N. C. State tomorrow. The weatherman cut short last be week's activities forcing a heavy schedule on the Gamecocks that in eluded five games in five days. They opened the heavy slate on Tuesday against Davidson in Columbia, followed with two against The Citadel in Orangeburg Wednesday night. They opened the week in second place with a 5-2 mark. Otis Rawl and one of the Tun stall twins, Heyward or Howard, will pitch the two games. Rawl was 4-0 at the start of the week and Howard Tunstall had a 2-1 mark. All three saw action in the three games played so far. Catcher Emmett Dietz was given time to recover from a head injury by a rainout of Saturday's sched WHO WILL BE MPOO just a cream shampoo is a-K oot Shampoo ageable, curl natural oils. THREE sa115, v ely s use Lady WFildrootCramr Hair Dressinag. 1t Moccasin... you're mfoccasinl-mlinded .. . Long-lived, supp)Ile IHootskin rned and hand-sewni Indian. * . . cobbled to fit and hold the truly fine foot wi car it is. t FREEMAN - ipeland Co. ST. CLM BIsA,n S. a Load Ser' Today, N. C. 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