Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SPORTOMATIC Publicity can probably be classified as one of a school's most planned achievements on their yearly agenda. The prominence of every school throughout the country is usually attributed to their ability to excel in one phase or another, whether it be scholastics, athletics, or what not. This is true in almost every instance and the University of South Carolina is certainly no exception. Here on the campus of our Alma Mater, we have achieved many profitable things and our athletic program is inserted, without a doubt, in this cate gory. It is with.these things in mind that we attack the issue at hand. JACKSON SAYS NO Jesse B. Jackson, dean of men here at the university for the past many years, has delved deep into his storehouse of powerful reasoning and come out with the exclamation that the idea of giving seriously minded student fans excused cuts for the Maryland game is "ridiculous." The university's popular and colorful football Gamecocks have portrayed in their first three games this season that they will have what can be termed as one of the most potent teams in past years. This being true, it is quite apparent to this writer that the Carolina student body should go overboard in backing this team. However, how is this possible when this administrator, having some jurisdiction over the students, doesn't want us to even see the ball game without giving up undesirable cuts? I don't advocate giving football precedence over studies and class attendance, but it does seem that he would make some sort of provision in order that we could see the games. The student council works ardently on just such issues as this and it is with my sympathy that they have to run into such matters after careful planning of trips that would benefit the students and the football team. This is a per sonalized column and not the combined efforts of a number of writers, but through some research, it seems that the consensus is exactly opposite to Jackson's undesirable decision. Could you play your usual brand of ball with only a handful of students or fans cheering? If so, you, too, should be placed in the questionable category. I am an arduous believer in giving your allegiance, time, and devoted attention to your school, but I am not a member of the so ciety that turns thumbs down on athletic events that will inevitably increase the prominence of this university. FRESMENMAKE DEBUT Carolina's freshman footballers made their debut of the season last Saturday night in Carolina Stadium against Furman's first year men. Regardless of prejudices that would tend to sway our opinion, it is the glaring truth that these boys did not look good. When the two teams took the field for pregame exercises, the Carolina Biddies looked so much superior to the 22-man squad brought down by the Furman coaches that it seemed futile to even go beyond these exer cises. However, after sitting through the first two quarters of play, the story proved to be an entirely different one. In actuality, here is our opinion. These boys were playing a little different brand of ball and some of them were com pletely out of position. This gave them the tendency to be a little shaky, and they never quite gained a foothold. In the final analysis, though, there seemed to be some good pros pects on the field for the future Gamecocks, and it is with a sincere desire that they will improve before meeting some of the powers that remain to be played. Mackie Prickett, the publicized back from St. Matthews, just truthfully didn't make any headway. His new position at quarterback seemed to be an utterly unfamiliar territory to him. His passing was good, however, and with some badly needed practice he might round into shape. Ralph Fansano appeared to have the strength and speed to develop into a promising halfback. He is a solidly built back from Brooklyn that gained many postseason honors while attending high school there. In the line Corky Gaines seemed to be also promising. He made his presence known on the field several times. BIG LEAGUE COMPETITORS After viewing movies of last week's game with the Virginia Cavaliers, we are now even more convinced that the Gamecocks could withstand under big league competition. The several factors that influence our decision can be summed up thusly: First, the back field has dlepth and strength beyond slightest expectations, and is well on their way toward becoming probably the most feared in the AC Conference. Sec'ondly, the line is a big, hard-charging bunch of men 'that have adapted themselves to one platoon play quicker than you can imagine. Third, the Gamecocks' down field blocking Is one of their major strong points. It was little short of sensational against the Cavaliers last week at times. Now, for the glaring weakness of the Gamecocks, and this could very easily lead to utter destruction. That is, to say, the Carolina squad has a good placekicker would be slightly stretching the point. W THE GAMECOCK FRESHMAN Stadium last Saturday iight. In so Brooklyi, pictured above, played a I halfback Ralph Fansano, and tackle was takent. lie is the fourth member Landis Perry) Freshmar Four Bido In Same Birds Face Hurricane d Tomorrow i The easiness with which the 1 Ganiecocks defeated the Cavaliers from Virginia last weekend in Charlottesville has certainly not altered their work toward prep aration for the Furman battle I tomiorrow afternoon in Carolina Stadium. The Gamecocks look ahead to- ( morrow to an unusually tough battle that may loom as one of the best games of the year in the ( stadium. In the meantime, the a Carolina men have been warned I of the mistakes that appeared in t last week's game, and have really t gotten down to serious work this a week. 2 Furman football fans claim that F this year's squad is undoubtedly the best seen at that institution r in the last several years. They ' ate a powerful team as wvas evi- I den(eed in their 27-0 decision over C Citadlel last weekendl. The Game- r cocks only whipped the Cadets I 25-f) the weekend before. 6i Cartol ina was most impressive in thiei r 19-0 victory over Virginia. Ifowever, there wvere two fairly n seri'ougs mnistakes that s.howv them- a selves against the Gamecocks. One was t.he dr oppled( toucehdown pass 1 in t he end zone right after the half, and the other was the fumble )t the one-yard line. To even the score of these two mistakes look at the optimisticI side of t.he question. The dlefensive play of the Gamecocks was prob tbly the finest of the season. Vir ginia could only muster a grand t total of 15 yards rushing the whole i afternoon. Also, the blocking of I the one play that Capt. Gene Wil son scamp)ered (19 yardls to score. That was a superb piece of wvork.t If any few ballplayers are to be singled out in the 19..0 effort over the Cavaliers, guardls Frank I Mincevich, andl Bob King, tackles' Harry Lovell and Ned Brown, and endl Spec G;ran~ger would get the nod!. Also the overall play of the b)rilliant ILcon Cunningham. In the bac'kfield, the passing of Jo-hn ny G;ramling and the running of Carl Brazell can be singled out. Mike Caskey, the underatudy for Capt. Wilson, turned in one of the better performances of his career. lie s(ored( one touchdown andI set up another. Wright-i 1330 M A orma/' ?4 KMen's (lot hing, football eleven outscored a detei iloing, they gained their first victo -ading role in this win. They are, San Deluca. Halfback Lowell Ch on the squad from the same hoi Squad lies Resi Home T By JACK BASS . Included among the forty odd iembers of the Carolina football (quad are four boys that finished he same high school seven hun red miles from Columbia. Half acks Ralph Fasano and Lowell hereskin, guard Ted Gaswirth nd tackle Sam DeLuca all grad ated from Lafayette High School n Brooklyn, Walt Shea, co-captair f the 1952 Gamecocks and Vinc( ;argano, first string guard on th( 50 and '51 elevens, both wer< roducts of Lafayette High. The Biddie quartette fron Irooklyn all agree that it waE ;argano that influenced them intc oming to Carolina. Pasano, 5-8 and 185 pounds, and 'hereskin, 5-10 and 170, formed fabulous running combination ist year as they led Lafayette tc he City Championship. Between ,lem they scored 24 touchdowns nd gained an almost unbelievable ,300 yards rushing in seven ames. The muscular Fasano was aimed first team All-Metropolitan rhich is chosen from over 200 igh schools from three states, ac-h with an average student en >llment of approximately 5,000. hereskin and the still-growing -2, 220-pound DeL~uca were bo0th Il-Scholastic, selected from 20 rooklyn High Schools. Gaswirth, ow 21, finished school in 1950 nd sIpent last football season in urea serving as a buck sergeant ithe Air Force. Now an everi ix feet tall andi weighing 230 ounds, 'Ted was a guard on the lew York All-Star team in '5( laying in the City Amateum eague that year. Fasano is 19, majoring in sec ndlary education, anti like Chere kin andi DeLuca, is a member od he A R.OTC unit at Carolina. Hei ntered Carolina last spring am articipated in spring practic4 'ith the varsity. In the Biddi4 pener against Furman Ralph wai le leading ground-gainer with 4% 'ardls in nine carries from his ight half position. He also rai ack two kick-offs antd interceptei pass. Chereskin, 18, is also majoring n secondary education. Runnini 'romn left, half against Furman ec was number two in runninj ,adage with 31 yards in sevel ittempts andi scored the firs liddie touchdown. D)eLuca, known as Sanitary Sari n Brooklyn prop circles, becaus )f his collection of pills, p)owderl und general health tonics, is 1 indl a buian s administratlo ohnston IN ST'I. ~hos &. Fua-nishinga 4Rv1 mined Furman squad in Carolina iry of the season. Three biddies from left to right: Guard Ted Gaswirth, ereskin was absent when the picture ne town. (Gamecock Staff Photo by Has ding Dwn Ratliff Says Swimmers Meet Soon All persons interested in trying out for the university swimming team are requested to meet at the pool Monday, October 12 at 5 P.M., according to Jimmie Ratliff, swimming coach. This meeting is to include both old students and freshman tryouts. Coach Ratliff also announces that the university is planning on hav ing a freshman swimming sched ule. The university pool is open to student recreation on Monday from 4 P.M. to 5:45 P.M., on Thursday night from 7-9 P.M., and on Friday night from 7-9 P.M. major. Sanitary Sam started at tackle against Furman and is con sideredl one of the most promising linemen on the squadi. After suplplying us with the nickname, F'asano, in a tone of awe, added, "He's strong as an ox." Gaswirth, wvho reported over weight at 250 poundis a.fter his two-year layoff, is a defensive specialist. Fast for his size, he is working hard to master offense. Ted's major is in the field of social studies. The Hub Military Center Cornplete Outfiitters for Military & Civilian AIR FORCE UNIFORMS NAVAL UNIFORMS ALL ACCESSORIES SERVING USC ROTC UNITS CAROLINA 7 Shoe Rebuilders SHOES REBUILT LIKE NEW 1225 MAIN ST. Major Pred Purple Hu Lane Says I By AL LANE The Gamecocks, with two vic tories and one defeat, will take on the Purple Hurricane from Furman University tomorrow at Carolina Stadium. Major sports writers in South Carolina have come through with their usual role of predicting a close game on the basis of statistics. Carolina won over Citadel 25-0, while Fur man downed the Bulldogs by a score of 27-0. Using their logic, Furman will win over Carolina. I had the pleasure (?) of wit nessing the Furman-Citadel game last Friday night at Charleston, and while they did win, it was an all-out effort for the Purple Hurricane. At half-time they were leading only 6-0. Furman came back in the second half to find a tired eleven men facing them. Only then was Furman able to down the Bulldogs. While it is true that Carolina was- leading, the Bulldogs by the same half-time score, Furman didn't fumble six times. These six fumbles kept the Carolina Citadel score down by at least five touchdowns. The Gamecocks were off that night, but they were still able to bring in a respectable vic tory. Furman has a fair running attack, and their line should be able to open a few holes for two USC Leads Statistics In AC League Carolina has emerged this week as the statistical team leader of the Atlantic Coast Conference in both offensive and defensive de partments. The Gamecocks lead the new league in passing offense, total defense, and rushing defense The leaders have a 127-yard passing average on 27 completions out of 56. They have- allowed only 96 yards per game on the ground. ARROW C 1209 Ge Press Wh 3-Hour Dr (Accepted 'ti One-Day Lau "Great On Dat Arrow Shi rts in Cam pus Consensusq: Arrol cause Arrows really keep a new Fall and'Winter line the "smoothest line on ca) all Arrow dealers. For free booklet, "The WVh, Clothling," write to: Clu 10 East 40 Street, A RR O!' ictors Pick :rricane; gamecocks )f their most capable backs, Russ 3utton and John Popson. These* )penings will come only in the rirst quarter, if they come at~any Lime. When these openings fail to materialize, Furman will then call upon the optional play. This Is the play that had Citadel spell bound. In the passing department, Caro lina will reign supreme, because Furman lacks a passing attack. Furman quarterbacks, Charlie West and John Boyle, have yet to create any enthusiasm with their passes. Furman has only come upon one passing team and that was Army, and the happiest moment of that came for Furman when the clock stopped. For my money the game Saturday will be a iepeat of the Army-Furman For Coach Enright's best post war team, I predict a 32-7 win for the mighty Gamecocks. After all, it was Furman's coach who said after seeing the Carolina Virginia game, "Lord help us next Saturday." 'H'gh 'FI'delity Mus. ic and kecord Cenler ALL LATEST HITS - CLASSICS - RECORD PLAYERS AND RADIOS Service - Needle Clinic LOCATED AT 728 Saluda Ph. 2-4994 (Opposite Five Pointa P. 0.) 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