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Johnny Ray When the fires of spring begin there's one thing certain, besides the fact that birds sing louder and work gets harder this one thing is baseball. The national pastime has estab lished itself almost on a par with the haunts of nature, and when the July sun has scorched the radiance of spring flowers, the sizzling feats on the diamond counteract any noticeable competitors, and the roar of enthusiastic crowds subdues any elemental cry. DITTO FOR CAROLINA The training ground at Carolina is basically the same as the big league training grounds in Florida, though on a much smaller scale, and though there aren't exactly any "holdouts" haunting the reverie of Coach Ted Petoskey, high spirit is nevertheless prevalent among the candidates and is being transplanted on the playing field by individual feats and efforts. Whether it's imagination or what not, this year's roster of candidates seems to be the most aggressive, hus tling group to be seen around in a good while. Why is the desire to play so prevalent this year? It could be that at this early stage of the game the boys are just full of energy, and the desire may be only superficial, but the general feeling among the players seems to be that there is an opportunity for any one of them to break in with the regular team. This feeling of competition is the kind of feeling necessary to win ball games, and it must continue to be prevalent if the Gamecocks are to have a successful season. CIRCLING THE BASES With a strong pitching staff as the Gamecocks and a host of experienced players in the spotlight this season, this year's team should be an improvement over last year's team which, although backed by superb pitching, won nine and lost eight. This year's edition of the Bird bat-slingers will be attempting to revise the unimpressiveness of last year's hit ting corps, which couldn't have hit with the Podunk Punchers in the Santa Claus League. Among the returnees from last year's squad are Pitcher Otis Rawl, a righthander who won five and lost one, and Shortstop Tom Hofferth who led the hitters with a .322 clip. Hofferth, Second Baseman Jimmy Cox and First Sacker Al Spotts worked together to execute 12 double plays last season, a new school record, and will be on hand this year to present their wares when opportunity knocks. Last year's All-Southern Catcher Emmett Dietz dropped out of school, and Third Baseman Billy Stephens stepped up to pro ball, but these are the only ones missing from last year's team. Bill Wohrman is working hard for the third sack spot, and Freshman Carl Brazell and Fred D)uckett, a senior, are battling for the backstop job. The Tunstall twins, Heyward and Howard, will be on the mound along with RawI; Johnny Gramling, who showed up well last year, may be used primarily for relief. Tfhese boys, along with Gene Molnar, Johnny "Bulldog" Brunson, Delance Poston, and lefthander Billy F'rierson, should supply the Gamecocks with a p)olished pitching staff. Haynie Floyd, Lynwood Floyd, and Jim Bradley, all out fielders last season, will be called on again this year. Jimmy Fraser, last year's centerfielder, may be converted to a catcher. Chuck Hughes, a newcomer, has come through with. several hits in practice and may provide ample competition along with Jimmy Shea, Jim Jarrett, and other newcomers. If the hitters come through this season, and there's no reason to think they won't, the Gamecocks should wind up with a successful season, provided the pitching doesn't go stale. The pitching will have to go a-way clown hill to be stale, though. A FINAL TRIBUTE This column would like to pay a final tribute to Steve Wadiak, former Carolina football star, who was killed one year ago this week in an automobile accident near Aiken. Sometimes called "Trhe Cadillac," the Carolina great re wrote practically every Southern Conference rushing rec ord in his four-year career at Carolina. Not only was he a good athlete-he was a real sportsman, a rare gem in the midst of a game or off the playing field, he has become a legend and his qualities have become the criteria for all young athletes. NOTES IN PASSING Members of the boxing team received a pleasant surprise as they were sitting in the dIressing room before the recent Maryland-Carolina boxing match when United States Senator Olin D. Johnston entered to wish them luck. It seems the senator had come down specifically to see the Gamecocks in action. .. . Mickey Best, a guard on last year's basketball team, is a member of the Naval Officer Candidate School's undefeated basketball team from Newport, R. I. Pi Kaps, Leading; By JAC Joe Silas scored 80 points last week in two Block C wins to jump into undisputed first place among the individual scorers in intra murr.' basketball competition. Silas now has 202 points In seven games for an average of 28.9 per game. Silas got 45 in a 79 70 win over Preston 2nd with Dick Ramsey hitting for 26 and Artie Knight 18 for the losers. He added 35 more as Block C remained un defeated with a 93-62 blasting of Ten. 9 and Clyde Bennett added an additional 22 for the lettermen. Johnny Rabb dropped in 21 for Ten. 9. In Independent league two Maxcy 3rd knocked NROTC out of first place Tuesday night by de feating the Navy team 62-51. Mooney Player scored 22 for Maxey and Billy Walter flipped in 17 for NROTC. A recheck of the records at the intramural office showed that Maxey 3rd has only one defeat instead of two as previously reported. Maxcy 3rd picked up another win by downing Maxey 2nd 36-28. Harold McCasky scored 14 for the winners and Jerry Tieinann managed 13 for Maxcy 2nd. NROTC, in the most one-sided game of the season, crushed ASME 63-2 with West Berry and Billy Walter leading the way with 23 and 20 points respectively. Berry got 23 again and Walter 19 in a 64-53 triumph over Maxcy 2nd. Jerry Tiemann, Maxey ace, netted 20. AIChE out scored Maxey 2nd 71-60, but Tie mann was high scorer with 23 points. Edens and Reynolds led the winners with 16 each. ASCE downed AIChE 55-47 with Benny Atkinson leading the way with 15 points and Jim Hannah getting 14 for AIChE. Ten. 1&5 and AIChE both got forfeits over ASME and ASCE received a forfeit from Ten. 1&5. In League One of the Indepen dent division Snowden pulled a minor upset by soundly trouncing Preston 1st 57-33. Claude Taylor poured in 18 and high-scorer Dick Newman got 16 for anowden while Slats Skelton was tops for Preston with only 11. Newman dunked in NOW. For C Block C Silas Hot K BASS 38 points as Snowden trample Ten. 9 82-40. Johnny Rabb hit fo 21 for Ten. 9. Preston 2nd toppe Preston 3rd 76-63. Jim Millard an Dick Ramsey sparked the scorinj for the winners with 30 and 2 respectively and Stroman an( White collected 32 and 25 fo Preston 3rd in that order. Mc Bryde didn't play but picked ul two wins with forfeits over Ten 29 and Preston 3rd. Preston 1i was credited with a forfeit wiT against Ten. 29. PiKA handed Phi Kappa Sigme their first defeat of the seasor 51-36. Leon Daniels paced the winners with 19 points and Johr David Waugh had 13 for the Ph Kaps. PiKA got another win bv blasting Sigma Chi 63-29 wit) Daniels high man again with 19 ATO lost to Phi Sigma Kappa 57 46 as Tom Carr poured in 3' points for the victors and Gen( LaBorde fired 23 in a losing cause The Phi Sigs toyed with KA 66 27 for another win. Bob Blakel had 24 and Carr chipped in wit) 23 to lead the rout. Eddie Floy< sank 15 for KA. ATO whipped Lambda Chi 61-51. Jack Col colough hit for 25 and Gene La Borde 18 for ATO and Bobb Bledsoe finished with 23 for Lamb da Chi. Sigma Chi and Lambda Chi each got a loss in a doublb forfeit. Sigma Phi Epsilon nipped SAE 53-49 in Fraternity league two Frank Hall continued his high scoring with 28 points to sparh the winners and Lynn Tompkine scored 17 for SAE. Pi Kappa Ph remained unbeaten by downing Sigma Phi Epsilon 79-47. Bil Logothetis paced his team to the win with 25 points and Hall con Mitchell's MeOn',a Shop "The Little Shop with Big Value." 1431 MAIN ..1O Mo hesterfi KN0 TE AP Newcomers Strengthen Golf Team Acting Coach Ernle Lawhorne I and student coach Art Stobbe wel r comed ten golf candidates last I week. Five are returning from I last year's squad which won six r matches while losing 7. Dwane Morrison, a letterman, is expected to join the squad soon. Returning are Art Stobbe, Demos Jones, Bobby Boswell, Bob Burbage and Ralph Irick' they will be strength ened by the addition of Bobby Spence, one of Columbia's finest young golfers, and Frank Ford, an outstanding golfer from Charleston. Others which will challenge for positions are: Roy Owings, Great Falls, S. C.; Bobby Ferrell, Columbia; Eddie Picquet, Charleston and Geddings Crawford of Columbia. The addition of the newcomers should strengthen the golf team considerably and the Gamecocks will probably improve over last year's record. All home matches will be played at Forest Lake Country Club and with a home schedule of six matches the golf team should be watched with con siderable interest. If you like golf, go out and support the team in their home matches. tributed 25 in losing. Sigma Nu won without strain - over Phi Ep silon Pi 41-12. George Wilson flipped in 15 in Ahe walk-away. Kappa Sigma forfeited. both to SAE and to Sigma Nu and Phi Kaps picked up a forfeit from Phi Eps Pi. COGBUR The Businessmen's Choice at A SATISFIED 1317 Sum X.:-X . X iths Scie eld Am4 from v * group I of over Afte, that he TTE5 Is Intra-Squad Footh For Tuesday Nite The football team will play an Intra-squad game Tuesday night at 8 o'clock in Carolina Stadium, it has been an WHO WILL BE FOR DETAILS ASK CAMPUS REP BOB HAMILTON McBryde Ord for Shoes that look like new V I S I T ROBERTS SHOE REPAIRING SERVICE Shoe Accessories Leather Goods 0 . 0 Across From CALDWELL'S 1319 Sumter St. d'S GRILL and College Boys' Al1 Times CUSTOMER ter Street ......... .. :-*.. *** M <**.* 'e been a t a for fiftee Y-a e found nlceii eSterfield i et ntif ic Evi )ICAL SPECIALIST is m ynthly examinations of arious walks of life. 4, iave smoked Chesterfie] ten years. -'ten months, the medica: observed ... verse effects on thue n of the group from smo MUCH MA ESTER1 BEST FO Pll Is Planned At Stadium nounced. 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