The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, May 23, 1952, Page Page Six, Image 6
PAUL PHILlIPS, Sports Editor
George Johnson Jerry Rollins
PAUL PHILLIPS:
The Bird-Call
The intramural program for this year has come to a close,
but plans are already being made for next year. Joe Grugar
has announced that more events are in the making than were
held this year. Golf, a hole-in-one tournament and foul shoot
ing will be held if the students are in favor of them. The
idea of having co-ed volleyball and badminton teams is also
being considered. The teams would consist of three men and
three girls for each team with the tournaments being open
for all students.
Next year, the track meet will be held on two days. The
first day will consist of preliminaries and the run for the
points will be on the second day for those who qualify. In
this way any number of men may enter, in no more than
three events, for any group.
Swimming will be conducted in the same way, with
qualifying heats held the day before the actual meet.
A great deal of consideration is being given to the idea
of having "B" leagues in various sports. Entries in these
leagues would not be eligible for the regular or "A" leagues.
They would be set up primarily to see that more were en
tered in the sports, with no points given toward the All
Sports trophy.
Sports debating is also being considered. A group could
have two or three of its members debate sports from any
or all viewpoints. Much of this kind of thing is done in bull
sessions, but it could be turned into constructive channels.
This is another event in which the little guy could participate.
Joe Grugan and his two student assistants, Wilma Hughes
and Legrande Little, have done a very good job in scheduling
events and in the over-all job of handling the intramural
program. They deserve a vote of thanks from all who have
taken advantage of the facilities offered to all of the students.
Still there is room for improvement in the program. The
intramural office would like suggestions on how they could
improve and, too, they would like help in reaching the little
guy that doesn't play on any of the teams or any of the
sports offered. If golf, debating, foul shooting or a hole-in
one tournament is the answer, then the intramural office will
hold those sports. Joe Grugan thinks that these new sports
could be the answer and so you can look forward to them
next year.
Joe believes that this past season has been the best intra
mural season they have had in a long time. The competition
was strong, the interest was high and there was a big turn
out for all sports.
A GRIPE
Near the end of the intramural season this year, many of
the athletes started to gripe. Tennis was added to the pro
gram and the matches were causing conflicts with the soft
ball games. Those who wanted to play tennis were already
playing softball and accused the intramural office of expect
ing too much from them. They wanted to play the sports,
but a softball game and then a tennis match in one day was
too much.
To this gripe, Joe Grugan, head of the intramural office,
said, "I don't want the same boys playing tennis that are al
ready playing softball. I want to reach the little guy and I
thought tennis would do it. There are about 2,000 male stu
dents here and we reach only about 700 of them. I want more
boys to take part in the program."
That statement should settle the gripe about the intra
mural office expecting too much from one man. The idea is
to get your friends into the competition, too.
Joe Grugan has a gripe of his own that should not be
necessary, but under the circumstances, it is. Joe's gripe is
that the equipment, which the students are more-than wel
come to use, is not being returned. The equipment is taker1
with permission and used, but then it is discarded in some
corner of the student's room. It is very possible that the stu
dents who do this plan to use the equipment again the nexi
day. In any event, the equipment is not returned and wher
other students want to use some of it, there is none for them
The intramural office does have a lot of equipment at theiz
disposal, but not enough to allow students to check it oul
and keep it for weeks on end. The equipment is for all stu.
dents and it is -very possible that some grades will be held ur
until it is returned.
There is one thing about the intramural setup with whicl1
almost everybody agrees and that is that there is not enough
space for all of the activities. Softball, track and basebal:
often crowd Davis Field to over capacity. This hurts all three
sports and should be corrected, if possible. The best remnedy
would be the most expensive-to buy more land, but that is
another story. Some intramural basketball games were hek
in the University High gym. Some space might be found or
the high school grounds that could be used for other sports,
but space is becoming more scarce with each passing semes
ter. The problem of space is no doubt just one of the things
that are here to stay with no solution to be found in the near
future.
I would like to. take this opportunity to thank Joe Grugari
and his able assistants for their very kind co-operation. It
has been a pleasure to work with them for these past few
months that I have been writing intramural sports. Big plans
have been made for next year and here's hoping all of them
are very successful.
Dietz Selei
Conferenc
-Emmett Dietz, freshman, from
Asheville, N. C., was selected by
newsmen for the Southern Confer
ence All-Conference team. Dietz,
the only Gamecock to make the
squad, had a .320 batting average
this past season and fielded at a
.985 pace. The big six-foot-two
inch, 208-pounder hit four home
runs, driving in 13 runs and scor
ing 16. In addition to his home
runs, Dietz hit seven doubles and
had three stolen bases, while
catching in 17 games.
Duke's Blue Devils, who won
three games last week to clinch
the Southern Conference baseball
championship for the second suc
cessive year, dominated the all-star
squad.
The champs placed five men on
the 18-man squad chosen by the
Southern Conference Sportswriters
Association. With the conference
playing in Northern and Southern
divisions over the regular season,
it was decided to vote on the same
basis. Nine Northern and nine
Southern stars were named to the
team.
Other than the Blue Devils, no
team won more than two positions.
The nine top vote-getters in each
division were named to the squad,
regardless of position.
Dick Groat, shortstop; Bill Wer
ber, first baseman; .Joe Lewis,
pitcher; Red Smith and Dick John
son, outfielders, were the five
placed by Duke.
Southern lDivision
Emmett Dietz. catcher, South
Carolina.
Dick Groat, shortstop, Duke
Dick Johnson, outfielder, Duke
Lunsford Lewis, pitcher, N. C.
State
Joe Lewis, pitcher, Duke
Chalmers Port, pitcher, North
Carolina
Red Smith, outfielder, Duke
Bill Werher, first baseman, Duke
John Emars, shortstop. N. C.
State
Northern Division
Mel Arnold, catcher, Washington
and Lee
Bino Barriera, out fielder. George
Washington
Tom Bryant, out fielder, Virginia
Tech
Bob Cilento, shortstop. George
Washington
Warren Long, second baseman,
Richmond
Ed Mioduszewski, shortstop, Wil
liam and Mary
Simon Moughamian, first base
man, Richmond
John Strycula, first baseman,
West Virginia
Duke Wellington, catcher, West
Virginia
Six Suspended
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some of the student body at the
co-ed dormitory be publicized so
that the peop)le of the state~ will
know that the university authori
ties will not stand for such he
havior," he said.
Duncan Breckenridge, student
body president, saidl the action
Tuesday night "showved very poor1
judgmt."
"The university was not in a
position to condone such action
by the students,'' he said. The
student body, as a whole, was not
in favor and wvill not control these
practices which involve mob) rule
and no respect for authority."
"I hope that in the. future the
studlents will profit from the result
of the happenings and will not
allow such to take place again."
When interviewed, the students
who were suspended agreed thai
they earnestly felt that the p)enalts
Gan McBride, Idhby D)rawdy
were the big men for the Gamec
scoring trio accounted for 196 pol
team with 85 1/4, McBride was se
thilrd man on te eam. withs 48 1/a
Southern;
Place Five
Improved Pass
Attack For '52
Sophomore Johnny Gramling
from Orangeburg will be in greal
demand next year when Coach En
right looks for a substitute foi
I)ick Balka. Balka is expected t<
be the starting quarterback for the
Gamecocks next year, but Gramling
is a definite threat for the start
ing assignment. Last year Gram
ling threw 54 passes and completet
21 for a total of 253 yards.
During spring practice, a re.
building job was conducted by En
right and his assistant coaches.
Thirteen lettermen from last year's
squad have left, but 29 other let
termen will return for next season.
On the offensive line, three men,
Gargano, Smith and P. Stephens,
are gone. In the backfield, Balka
will be the quarterback, Gene Wil
son will be at left half, Bobby
Drawdy has been shifted to right
halfback, and Hootie Johnson has
been shifted to fullback.
In the defensive line, four holes
must be filled. Only Don Earley
and "Lip" Latorre will be back
The backfield will have Leon Cun
ningham, Norris Mullis and Bob
Korn 1eturuing. Replacements will
have to be found for Harry Jab
bush and Billy Stephens.
A lot of the replacement prob.
lem should be solved by guard
Marion Lee, end Slats Skelton.
tackle Frank Mincevich and full
back Bill Wohrman.
The Gamecock fans can look for
a better passing attack that will
be used more extensively and a
hard running backfield next year.
year's~ basketbatll team is Johnn
hart, Ind. He was second in tean
shooting percentage of the entiri
s years.
One freshman was near tears at
he explaitned that this was hib
firt offense andl he' hadl never it
hi s litfe been in any trouble of thit
sort. "'I only climbed in the building
because some of the girls yelle<
that I was 'chicken.' I didn't thinl
any harmui would come from it.
dlidn't touch anything or cause
bit of damage," he said.
One of the boys with a lighte
suspension summedl his feelings ul
with, "It's too bad the whole thinj
bad to happen. It goes to show
that hintdsight is b,etter- than fore
sig.ht."
Five of the six planned to appea
their sutspensions.
Tr'ak Priospets
Imlpr'oved For' '53
(Garn McBride, Bobby D)rawdy
and( Smtokey D)arouse at-c three bij
re'asonus why better things are t<
be expted'( from the Gamecocl
einudermten next. year-. Drtawdy'was
the high scot-er for the track tean
last- year with 85 1/4 points, fol
Iowedl by McBrtyde with 53, anm
D)arouse was third with 48 1/3.
The track team had a dlisappoint
ing season, but should be much im
proved next year. With high'scor
ing Bobby Drawdy, Garn McBride
Smokey Darouse and Jack Blaii
to lead the par-ade of retiurnees
the prospects look gooid. Gradua
tion will claim only one of the ein.
dermen, and that is an addeld boost
o (enm.h W,.m- nls.
Tossing
Johnny Gramling, from Orangebur
back last year behind Dick Balka. 'I
to see a lot of action this year. Bes
member of the pitching staff on the G
Gurney Tak(
Goes To Oiy
Emmett Gurney decisioned Bill -
Hartman in three rounds last c
Wednesday night to advance to the 4
final Olympic tournament to de
termine the United States Olympic J
boxing entries. The tournament
will be held in Kansas City in June.
From the first reports on a
Wednesday night, it was learned t
that Gurney knocked Hartman
t
'C\ a
8
down in the first round and took li
the round by a large majority. C
No knockdowns were scored in t
the second round, but Emmett took
this one, too. This time on points.
The third round was very close g
and could have gone either wvay. ni
Gurney is a member of the 2
AFROTC and it was through their
efforts that made this trip to San 5
Antonio, Texas, possible for thu 1
Gamecock welterweight. Besides (
financing the trip, the ARO's gave
Gurney a robe to wvear into the (
ring and they will have a new suit I
of clothes for him on his return. (
Gurney wvon his first fight Moun- I
day night b)y a decision over Joe 'l
Lopez, the 1948 Olympic runner-up
to advance to the bout Wednesday f
night with Har tman.C
Cadet Colonel Robert L. Blackmo
and Hattalion (onmmander William
shown above receiving citations on
president of the United States. Boti
cent markl in blodanationsa..
T-D's
g, was the second string quarter.
he 6'1", 170 Pounder is expected
ides football, Gramling is also a
amecock baseball team.
is Decision;
rmpic Finals
4 Games Listed
For Basketball
The Gamecock cagemen will play
24-game schedule next year. The
Jniversity of Pennsylvania is the
nly team from last year's roster
hat has been dropped, while two
ew foes were added.
The newcomers are: Richmond,
rho comes here on December 15,
nd West Virginia, whom the
amecocks play in a two-night
Land at Morgantown, West Vir
inia, on December 22 and 23.
Nineteen of the games will be
rith Southern Conference teams,
rhile Georgia and Georgia Tech
f the Southeastern Conference
'ill be played on a home-and-home
asis, and Newberry is the only
idependent team on the list.
North Carolina State, defending
ague chan mjion, will be played at
harlotte, N. C., for the second
traight year. Last year the Wolf
ack and the Gamecocks played a
5-76 thriller.
Games with Duke, North Caro
na, Georgia Tech, Furman and
lemson will be the highlights on
be home schedule.
Schedule for 1952-53:
Dec. 6, Newberry; 11, at Geor
ia; 12, at Georgia Tech; 15, Rich.
id; 20, at George Washington;
2 and 23, at West Virginia.
Jan. 2, Virginia Tech at Wythe
ille, Va.; 3, at Davidson; '7, Duke;
2, Wake Forest; 16, Clemson; 24,
eorgia Tech; 29, Furman.
Feb. 2, at Clemson; 4, North
arolina State at Charlotte; 4
)avidson; 10, Georgia; 13, North
arolina; 17, at Furman; 21, at
uke; 23, at Wake Forest; 27,
'he Citadel; 28, at The Citadel.
March 5, 6 and 7, Southern Con-.
erence tournament at Raleih, N.
~., If qualified.
Cited
n (left) of the Air Force RO
Brandel of the Navy ROTC 0N
behalf of their units frO6in
unit. went over the forty W
eted On All
e Champs.
Pete Nucleus
For '52 Cagers
To offset the loss of three men
from last year's starting five, the
Gamecock basketballers will add
plenty of height. Morrison, Cap
tain Cox and Best are the ones
leaving from the first string.
John "Pete" Peterson will be
back at his center post. The two
returnees from the other forward
position are Smith and Hoffert.h.
Hofferth was usually the starter,
but Smith saw plenty of action.
Peterson was the second highest
scorer for the Gamecocks last year
finishing behind Dwane Morrison.
Pete has one more year before his
eligibility runs out.
Other netmen returning are:
.Jack Wise, Frank Wright, George
Clauson, Jim Gainey, Randy Cole
man and Al Spotts.
One man who did not play var
sity hall last year, but who might
end up as a surprise starter, is
.Jack liofford. He is less than six
feet in height, but plays a fast
floor game much on the order of
lIon Cox. .Jackie can drive under
for that lay-up shot and he has a
goul eye for those shots from the
outside. Whether or not the little
manl canl drive un-der against big
men will have to be decided when
wractice rolls around next year.
Tlhe leading prospect for next
Peterson, a rising senior front Elk
scoring this year antd had the best
team. lie has b)eenl a regular for tw
infClicted for t heir part In the raid
was comtpletely unjust. All of those
interviewed expressed compllete
surprj)ise a t thett severi tyo the
s uspensions.
Most of them agreedl, htowever,
that some form of punishtment was
necessary but that which was
meted out was too seve*re.
and Smokey D)arouse, left to right,
ock cindermen thIs year. The high
nts for the season. Drawdy led the
cond with 53, and D)arouse was the
I points.
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