The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 06, 1953, Page Page Five, Image 5
Gamecock Win
Game Time
lohnny Ray
One more semester has bit the dust, so to speak, but The
Gamecock still has a sports section, meaning that there is
till news as time marches on.
*0 A new semester brings new problems, new faces, new
victories and/or new defeats. The Fall semester had hardly
ended when the Gamecock basketeers, once more underdogs,
lowered the boom on a black clad, red-faced crew named the
Furman Purple Paladins. As if contemplating a Gamecock
victory, the Paladin coach wept to newsmen days before that
half his team, namely, Frank Selvy, had a bad ankle, was
feeling low, and would possibly miss the potential Furman
tournament clincher. However, at gametime, the ace sharp
shooter, Selvy, was rarin' to go and seemingly forgot about
his bad ankle.
A Gamecock field goal in the first minute of play provided
ecisely the margin of victory for the Birds. The fans could
have left the Field house after the first goal and missed
nothing except the most exciting game played there this
season, a very fine exhibition of teamwork on the part-of the
Gamecocks, and a desperation struggle of a star-heavy Fur
man team going down beneath the spurs of a fighting
Gamecock.
The incomparable Selvy, who is rapidly becoming one of
the best, showed off his shooting talent ' and dropped
in 29. It was his taller teammate, humble Neil Gordan, how
ever, who kept Furman in the game with his numerous
tip-ins.
For the Gamecocks, the entire team played with zest,
teamwork, and accuracy as never before. Smith and Peterson
looked especially good under the goal, both goals to be exact,
as they rebounded with precision and hit most of their shots
to lead the Gamecock scorers. Neeley demonstrated his drive
in ability and Smejkal and lofferth hit for timely field
goals from 'way out. A well-balanced team beats an under
balanced team-that's the story.
A RUMOR COMES TO A HALT
A few weeks ago an article appeared in a local paper
which caused considerable discussion among boxing fans
here at the university. It was the general opinion that after
%his year the boxing team would no longer exist, because of
the financial difficulties connected with maintaining it. After
hearing numerous rumors on the matter, I decided to investi
gate. This I was told by a spokesman for the Athletic Dept.:
There is no intention on the part of the Athletic Department
to abolish boxing at the university. The student body seems
to want a boxing team, and as long as the students want this,
there will be no attempt on the part of the department to
abolish it. There is, however, great expense in maintaining
a team, due to the fact that most of the fans attending the
matches are university students and are admitted without
charge. Too, very few schools in the Southern Conference are
producing boxing teams for conference competition. For ex
ample, considerable expense money is required to furnish
transportation to such places as Maryland and LSU. Both
Maryland and LSU produce very fine boxing teams, but the
profit just doesn't meet the expense. Miami, one of Carolina's
regular foes, is a considerable distance from Columbia, also.
The only opponents easily accessible to the university mitt
men are The Citadel, and Virginia, both of which produce
only mediocre teams--Virginia, however, is still further than
a seasonal opponent should be.
THE ONE "PARTY" SYSTEM AT CAROLINA
It's back to the single platoon system for the college teams
this season, and it may well be paraphrased as "back to the
salt mines" for the football players. The day of the specialist
on the gridiron was short-lived and with the abolition of the
two-platoon system, many coaches are facing quite the same
problems. Namely, what to do with the specialist of modern
day football. Time was -when the 00-minute player was the
only kind of player, unless he was irjured. Then came the
4' era of specialist, which we have just gone through. In the
"specialst" era, a 60-minute player was a near-phenomenon.
Once again the players may be "men of the hour."
SWhen asked how the new ruling would affect the Game
ock squad next year, Coach Enright stated, "We assume
that a football player can play both offense and defense.
Naturally, we may have to switch around a little. For exam
ple, we have Centers Cunningham and Bell, both good men
on defense and offense. Why try to use the two of them at
center when one could play tackle just as well ?" Coach En
right pointed out that there may still be such specialists as
extra-point kickers.
Actually, Carolina should have just as good a team with
the new ruling as they would without it. For that matter,
Sesame goes for all the schools. If the system hurts Caro
lina because of offensive specialists, it should hurt Duke just
as much, probably in the same spots. .
As it figures now, Carolina will have a fairly good team
next year and will face Duke, The Citadel, Virginia, Furman,
Clemson, Maryland, North Carolina, West Virginia, Wofford,
and Wake Forest, in that order.
IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING
I was sitting in the lobby of the Athletic Department the
other day when Coach Ted Petoskey came in to attend a
coaches' meeting. Since the meeting hadn't started, the coach
leaned against a desk and began smoking his pipe. I broke
the silence by introducing myself and we became engaged in
conversation about the forthcoming baseball season. The
coach seemed to be very optimistic about his defensive infield,
but somewhat doubtful about the hitting department. The
team should be a little improved over last year's, he thought,
but the loss of All-Southern Catcher Emmett Dietz was
unfortunate. A big chore now may be to procure a hitting
catcher and a few hitting outfielders. "Five more base-hits
last year could have won us the league championship," he
said.
Streak .
Birds Lose t<
After Winnir
Meet Davidsc
By JOHN RAY
Sports Editor
It may seem a little late, now
but Coach Johnson seems to hay
found the right combination for i
game-winning Gamecock squad
Although a three-game winninj
streak was snapped, it could pos
sibly work out for Carolina t4
have one of the best teams in th4
state. That is, assuming that tho
winning ways stay with the boyi
from here on out.
Perhaps the beginning of a nev
semester had something to do witl
it, perhaps a relief from fina
exams invigorated the team, bui
it's a sure thing that somethinf
has put the fight into the Game.
cock and barring any serious com.
plications, the Bird should be harc
to stop after victories over- Geor.
gia, Furman and Clemson.
It all started when the Ramblink
Wrecks from Georgia Tech re
ceived one more dent from aT
underdog Gamecock five. Althougl
the Birds had previously beater
Tech, the game was rated a clos4
one, with the edge going to Tech
Not so. The Georgians le<
through most of the game, bu
were tied as the Birds rallied t<
put it into an overtime period
Victory was not to be denied th<
boys from Carolina, however, an<
the Gamecocks won 70-66. Peter
son was hign scorer with 22 points
The most surprising vi?tory o;
the season came when the Fur
man Purple Paladins went dowi
to a 74-72 defeat; as a result o
Gamecock accurateness and pre
cision, the combined efforts o
Smith, Peterson, Neeley, Hofferth
and Smejkal the Gamecocks le4
through most of the game; Th<
Paladins, sparked by Aces Selv;
and Gordan, made a dramatic ef
fort, but failed to score enough t<
get the victory. All five of Coacl
Johnson's men scored 10 or mor,
points. Smith was best for goalinj
with 23, but Furman's Selvy wai
high for the night with 29.
A marked improvement wa
shown by the Gamecocks as th<
rebounding, shooting, and al
around playing exceeded an:
previous heights. Joe Smith an<
Art Smejkal were the best re
bounders and showed considerabl<
alertness and co-ordination. Peter
son's ball handling was greatly
improved and his hook shot wa:
accurate, although he was guarde<
closely in the second half, and hi1
for 17 points. Timely shooting b)
Neeley and Hufford contributed t<
the cause, and the smart ball
handling of Neeley allowed th<
Gamecocks to freeze the ball in th<
.closing seconds of play.
After at timely victory over the
Paladins, the Birds once agair
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showed teamwork and form b!
putting on a late rally and down
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Neeley and Hufford put th4
Gamecocks back in the lead aftei
having fallen behind in the fina
period of play. Smith's hook shot
Neeley's set shot, and Hufford',
two free throws sent the Game
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of play ticked away. Smith sant
23 tallies for high scoring honors
while Peterson hooked in 20 of his
specialties.
The Gamecocks fought a losing
battle, however, when they lost
to N. C. State Wednesday night
in Charlotte. The loss was ex
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tonight's game with Davidson, as
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However, Snmejkal was the point maker, with sorne assistance from
Peterson. Looking on are Neil Gordan (27) of Furman and Joe Smith
(14) of Carolina. Carolina won 72-71. (Gamecock photo by Gus
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USC Boxers
And Titles
Since 1948 the Gamecock boxing
teams have done not at all bad
for themselves-and that's putting
it mildly. The fighting mittimen
have nine championships to their
credit and have finished second
in the SIBT tournament twice
while finishing third once.
Coach Alderman's fighters have
done better in the lower weight
classes than irn the higher weight
spots. In 1948 Ray Avant won the
Southern Conference welterweight
championship, Pete Campassi the
featherweight champ, and Elerson
Fowler the lightweight champ.
Then, in 1949, Jim Briggman
came out on top in the SIBT
tournament as the junior middle
weight champ. Avant, 1949 took
the S!BT welterweight crown.
In 1950 Pete Campassi captured
the SIBT welterweight title, and
Jim Briggman the SIBT middle
weight championship.
In 1951 and 1952 Emmett
Gurney captured the SIBT welter
weight titles and won the "Most
Outstanding Boxer Award" in the
SIBT tournament.
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