The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 13, 1953, Page Page Eight, Image 8
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
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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
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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.
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