The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 20, 1953, Page Page Six, Image 6
Game Time
_ohnny Ray
Disaster has befallen the Carolina Gamecocks for the
past week and left them with uncertainty as they look to the
future, in an effort to redeem themselves in the field of
sports. The once-omnipotent boxing team probably has the
best chance to make redemptions for a lone, unexpected
defeat, but things look a trifle darker for the battle-scarred
basketball team.
When the shocking news came to Columbia that the
boxing team had suffered its first loss of the season, there
was a note of skepticism in the reaction of the fans as they
grimaced and said little. Surely, we had a better team than
Miami, for didn't Virginia beat Miami? Didn't we batter
out a decisive victory over the Virginians? Miami was a dark
horse in the collegiate boxing world, and when they beat
the Gamecocks, many technicalities came to light as revela
tions of actualities were brought forth.
A loss by Allen George was the most unexpected incident
in the nucleus of events. George, who was decisioned by
Miami's Gene Hall, fell victim in the first official bout of
the evening. In the previous bout Johnny Stokes (119) had
won his bout which was classfiied as an exhibition. Because
this bout didn't count, the Hurricanes went ahead 1-0. Chuck
Davis won his, Andy Sciambra lost a close one to NCAA
Champ Archie Slaten to make it 2-1. Emmett Gurney came
back to tie it at 2-2, by breezing through his opponent. Mal
colm DeWitt was victorious, but Haywood Davis was held
to a draW. This made it 31/2-2%/ in favor of the Gamecocks,
but the Birds had won their last fight of the night. Ed
Wilson, fighting in the light-heavyweight slot, lost by 1
point as did Jimmy Craven, a newcomer fighting in the
heavyweight division. These two bouts could have gone
either way, according to reports from Coach Jess Alderman
but, perhaps because of the localism involved, the referee
awarded them to Miami.
A BIG QUESTION
On and off the campus we have heard many persons voice
the opinion that the bouts were lost because of the fact that
the fight in the 119-pound division, which Carolina's Stokes
won, was not counted. The match was fought as an exhibi
tion by mutual agreement of the two coaches and many think
that sportsmanship on the part of Coach Alderman may have:
been the turning point. According to reliable sources, the
Miami 119 pounder had been feeling badly for the past few
days and it was the suggestion of hi3 coach to let him fight
exhibition.
The fight was not lost because of this, however, because,
under present collegiate rulings, a 119 pound fighter is not
mandatory, as is a heavyweight. During the past season,
Carolina forfeited in the heavyweight division because of the
lack of a fighter. Under collegiate rulings, only eight fighters
are required to fight officially-all these being from the 125
pound weight limit to th, heavyweight. If Miami had not
offered a fighter in this weight, it would have meant nothing
except that there would have been no exhibition. Coach
Alderman was a good sport, but it didn't cost us one single
point!
DISASTER IN OTHER AREAS
The cagers received one of their worst defeats when the
Purple Paladins turned hopes of a Gamecock victory into a
105-68 landslide which landed right smack on top of the
Birds, thereby, virtually eliminating all hopes of a 50-50
season.
The Paladins thoroughly avenged a 74-72 licking by the
Gamecocks several weeks ago, with Selvy, Gordon, and:
Deardorff dropping in 37, 28, and 22 points, respectively.
Joe Smith and Art Smejkal were the only ones to hit in.
double numbers for the Birds, but two alone could not keep
pace with the rapid pace of the Furman trio.
Tomorrow night the victory-starved Gamecocks will faceI
Duke at Durham. Duke, currently burning up the Southern
Conference, is only one of the obstacles to be faced by the
Birds before any rest is in sight. The other is Wake Forest,
which the Birds will meet Monday at Wake Forest.
Hall, Newman Vie In
'Mural Scoring Race
By JACK BASS, Staff Reporter
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at the hands of the Furman Pur
ple Paladins, a discouraged Game
cock basketball team will be
facing one of the hottest teams
in the Southern Conference tomor
row night when it invades North
Carolina to tangle with the Duke
Blue Devils.
With a record of 9 wins and 11
losses, including 5-10 record in the
Southern Conference, the Game
cocks will have little to lose when
they seek an upset tomorrow
night, and main hopes for an upset
probably lies in the shooting of
Forwards Joe Smith and Art
Smejkal, along with the rebound
play of these same boys. Most
likely, Tom Hofferth and Jack
Neeley will start at guards. Peter
son, Collins, and Gainey, none of
whom fared so well in the Furman
game will be eligible for the start
ing center position.
The Blue Devils, who have beat
en nearly everything they could get
their hands on in the past three
weeks, have victories over N. C.
State and Wake Forest, the two
top teams in the Southern Con
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Friday night in a thriller.
Against the Furman Paladins
the Gamecocks utilized a zone de
fense until Paladin Kenny Dear
dorff, a big surprise for the night,
began hitting from the outside.
Deardorff had 19 points at the
half as Furman led by twenty
points. In the second half the
Gamecocks turned to a mar-to
man defense which resulted in a
point-making spree by Furman
combinationists Frank Selvy and
Nield Gordan, who netted 37 and
28 points, respectively, for the
night.
Sophomore Joe Smith and
Freshman Art Smejkal were the
only near-effective guns for the
Gamecocks. Smith scored 20
markers while Smejkal tallied for
14 more.
The Gamecocks were off in
every department, however, and
Coach Johnson will possibly make
a change in the lineup or defensive
tactics for tomorrow night.
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