The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, May 02, 1952, Page Page Five, Image 5
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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.
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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
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lost to Duke and Wake Forest so
far.
The Tar Heels are expected to
pitch either Joe Pazdan or Billy
Lore today. The Wolfpack hurler
ha' not been selected. Next week
closes out the season for Carolina
unless they make the playoffs.
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