The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 12, 1952, Page Page Five, Image 5
Game Time
ohnny Ray
The death of a football field-It's Melton Field that will
soon be only a memory to Carolina students-Melton Field,
where so many Gamecock football teams have performed, is
being carried away, piece by piece, in order to provide for a
more spacious field on which the ROTC units may drill.
One would have never thought that the military mind
would have aLtered a harmless football field, but it has. Not
only has an outdated football field been destroyed; an intra
mural playing ground has also been destroyed. The intra
mural football teams must finish games by 6 o'clock; if not
by intramural rules, then by the seasonal rule which causes
the sun to go down too early for some of the teams to finish
their games. In the past, with lights over Melton Field, intra
mural teams were able to complete late afternoon games and
even play night games under lights. This year, however, all
night games must be played at Carolina Stadium. This alone
is enough to discourage intramural participants and fans.
Probably not too many students have the time nor the trans
)ortation to journey to Carolina Stadium to see an intramural
game. And, if all games are to be played in the afternoon,
there are, no doubt, many students who will be hindered by
labs who would otherwise come out for the games.
The Melton Field site would be ideal for a student union
building. Why not, such talk has been circulating around the
Carolina campus for quite some time. Off hand, I cannot think
of a single person who is actually opposed to the idea. True,
there are a few who don't seem to care whether or not such
a dream ever comes true, but I have yet to see anyone actually
opposed to it. And yet-the plan seems destined to remain
only a plan.
If the field is going to be renovated, however, it should
be to the advantage of intramurals, rather than to the dis
advantage.
BASKETBALL BLUES
We changed all right, the Gamecock cagers, that is, from
good to mediocre and then almost back again. An inex
perienced, unknown group of Johnsonmen did what most of
the fans expected Saturday night and looked maybe a little
worse in doing it than some folks anticipated. They downed
the Newberry Indians, but not before almost downing them
selves in the first half. Coach Johnson tried and tried for a
combination in the first half but his combination was found
only in the second half with Neely, Hufford, Gainey, Peter
son, Smith, and occasional assistance from Hofferth.
High praise can't be sung for the team, but along with
many dark spots in last Saturday's game, there were some
surprising bright spots. Namely-Guards Hufford and Neely.
These two guards should help tremendously in filling the gaps
left by Cox and Best. Neely, who played for University High
School last season, should indeed prove to be an assessment
with his play-making and ball-handling ability. Hufford, who
was ineligible last season, is another promise on the squad.
His driving lay-ups looked good against Newberry.
Center Jim Gainey's inexperience was really showing in
the first half as he fumbled, bobbled, and couldn't seem to
get his proper timing. But, as the second half rolled around,
a great deal of improvement could be seen in Gainey, as was
seen in the entire team. Here's hoping the Gamecocks will
never play again as they did in the first half.
Coach Enright was awarded the Blue Key Cup at a recent
meeting of the South Carolina Student Government Associa
tion at the university. The cup, which is awarded annually
to the winner of the Big Thursday game by the Blue Key
organizations of both schools, was presented to Coach Enright
by Gene Shufford, president of the Clemson chapter of the
Blue Key.
. PETERSEN-AGAIN
A letter from Leo Petersen of the United Press to Charlie
Ferguson of Carolina was placed in my hands by Charlie
himself. Charlie, who also saw the unfairness of the All
Southern situation, decided to write to Mr. Petersen. Peter
sen's reply contradicts what has been written in leading
newspapers throughout the state but everyone has a story
to tell and here's his in a part of the letter.
"When I saw our All-South selections and Earley and
Modzelewski had tied for the tackle spot on the first team,
I got in touch with our Raleigh bureau and advised it that
Modzelewski was receiving many votes for our All-America
team and Earley hardly any. In view of that, I figured, and
the Raleigh bureau agreed, that we should break the tie in
favor of Modzelewski. Under normal circumstances, the
switch never would have been known to aiiyone outside the
United Press bureaus in New York and Raleigh except for
the fact that our Atlanta Bureau had sent the story, before
the change was made, on a regional wire which includes our
South Carolina clients. As a result of our decision to make the
change, we had to correct the story and that is how our
clients found out about the change.
"The change was made In accordance with our established
practice of breaking ties and there was no idea of slighting
South Carolina. Our only aim was to pick the best man and
in doing that we did not ignore the balloting of the 24 sports
writers you mention. Had they selected Earley over Mod
zelewski, Earley would have been on the first team. But when
they accorded the same number of votes to each player it was
up to us to break the tie one way or another.
"I believe our action was justified for in our All-America
balloting Modzelewski received 158 first team votes and 43
second team votes. Earley received only two second team
votes."Sincerely yours, Leo Petersen.
That'sn al theette .....i.g for toda.
Peterson Hi
Johnny Peterson goes up to a
game. Gainey (35) and Hufford
Newberry players are unidentified.
Gamecock
Invade Geo
The Carolina cagers invaded the
state of Georgia today when they
began a two-day road trip to play
the University of Georgia and
Georgia Tech. The Gamecocks
faced the University of Georgia
last night and will go from there
to Atlanta where they will meet
Georgia Tech.
The Gamecocks, fresh ?ruii a
79-57 win over Newberry, will
probably have all they can hold on
the march through Georgia.
Saturday night's game against
Newberry was a trial game for
bigger foes to come and even at
that the team fell far short of
being sensational. For the most
part, there were bobbles, miscues,
and errors which can be attributed
largely to inexperience. Johnny
Peterson, who was switched from
center to forward this year, was
apparently the only steady starter.
A dull, unimpressive first half
marked the opener, and a spirited
Newberry team came very close
to overcoming the Bird lead.
Newberry's Bobby Bailey was
constantly a threat for the Indians
along with Center Ed Blanko and
diminutive Guard Bob Roth.
Blanko fouled out in the third
quarter and Newberry failed to
overcome a halftime lead.
Center Jim Gainey was the first
Gamecock to make a basket this
season as he broke under the
basket to score. -
Both Gainey and Smith took the
balls off the backboard nicely in
the second half but Gainey's first
half performance, as can be said
for the performance of the entire
team the first half, left much to be
desired.
Another indication of nervous
ness due to inexperience, or over
anxiousness, was the number of
fouls committed by Carolina or, for
that matter, by both teams. The
first half, especially, was slowed
down considerably due to fouls
being called.
Probably the most pleasant sur
prise of the night was the per
formance by Guard Jack Neely.
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hoot two points in the Newberry
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(Gamecock photo by Gus Manos)
Cagers
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Neely became the play-maker after
his entrance in the game. His
passing and clever ball-nandling
along with his accurate shooting
was a boost to the entire team.
Another pleasant surprise was the
equal ability of Jack Hufford, the
other guard. Neely and Hufford
each shot 13 points and were sec
ond only to Gainey who had 17.
She stroked my hair; she held
my hand,
The lights were dim and low.
She raised her eyes with sweet
surprise,
And softly whispered, "No."
"He's a fraternity man.'
"How can you tell?"
"He answered to four names in
class."
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The WA A
its Purpose
By BARBARA THOMPSON
Feature Editor
The Woman's Athletic Associa
.ion on the university campus is
lesigned to promote and bring a
better athletic program to the
:o-eds. Contrary to the popular
belief that the membership is com
posed of robust female athletes, 1
any co-ed who is interested in
promotion sports, whether or not
she is athletically inclined, is
eligible for membership.
The two major competitive
sports sponsored by WAA are
basketball and volleyball. In the
fall of each year a basketball
tournament is held between the
seven sororities and the indepen
dents. The winning team is deter
mined by double eliminations and
a trophy which is never retired is
presented. A plaque is presented
to the winner in volleyball.
WAA also sends representatives
to the Winthrop Playday each
year. There, girls from all the
colleges in the state compete for
the championship in such sports as
swimming, tennis, and volleyball.
Another project of WAA is the
awarding of English letters each
semester to co-eds who have re
ceived a certain number of points
for participation in outside sports.
The girls keep a record of every
hour spent playing ping pong,
swimming, playing tennis or any
other sport outside of class. One
point is earned for each hour, and
if a co-ed receives 500 points shu
is awarded a letter. Last year
Jean Williams, Keller Boatwright,
and Mac Halford were awarded
letters.
Under the leadership of presi
dent, Mac Halford, WAA hopes
this year to establish a girls' intra
mural program similar to that of
the male students. Meetings are
held once a month and there are
no dues. WAA encourages more
co-eds to join and aid in promoting
a better athletic program for the
university.
Other officers for this year are
Judy Anderson, vice president,
Jean Williams, secretary, treas
urer, and Jo Utsey, publicity chair
man.
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eam lost a shoulder-to-shoulder 1
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eam held at the Clemson College
ange December 5. The team had
iupper with the cadets before
ourneying back to Columbia.
Captain John R. Cline, coach,
icked for the trip the six-man
,eam of LeRoy Jackson, Donald
Lowe, A. W. Johnson, Frank Ford,
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Hayden. Captain Porter Adams
also made the trip. Hayden's score
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Af 354 ou" of a possible 400 was
.he highest mark fired by the
osers.
Clemson will come here after the
Thristmas holiiays. The state
meet will also be fired here. These
are the only shoulder-to-shoulder
matches scheduled, but a match
may be held with the University of
Tennessee if transportation and
other details can be worked out.
About the Clemson team Captain
Cline said, "We'll get 'em when
they come down here-like Big
Thursday."
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