The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 20, 1953, Page Page Seven, Image 7
SPORTOMAT IC
West Virginia University's football team and many of
their staunch followers made a record-breaking journey from
New Orleans and the Sugar Bowl back to Morgantown, W.
Va. last week end without ever leaving the stadium or the
playing field. Mountie fans had an almost realistic dream of
a January 1 afternoon in the Louisiana city when they could
witness their pride and joy perform in one of the bigger post
season games in the nation. But, as a dream will have it, they
woke up only to find that a Gamecock team from South Caro
lina had virtually invaded their mountainous terrain, played
miraculous football, and made mincemeat out of their sole
desire.
BEST TEAM EVER
Now, for a look at the opposite side of the dream that
actually came true. South Carolina fans were in an eternal
turmoil as to whether their Gamecocks could get by the
eighth-ranked team in the nation. Everyone suspected that
the Mountaineers were .a slight bit overrated, but even so it
could have been a most disastrous afternoon. Not to be out
done, however, one of the best, if not the best team ever to
represent this state institution, went to West Virginia and
trotted uif the field with a much-deserved 20-14 victory.
Here was the situation. West Virginia had been playing win
ning football all season long. They had the longest winning
streak among major colleges in the nation, and were almost a
shoo-in for a bid to the Sugar Bowl provided they could get
by a team that they had beaten the preceding year, 13-6. The
Mountaineers were surely disappointed, and rightly so, be
cause our beloved Gamecocks had spoiled their bid for big
time prominence. I won't go into a lengthy elaboration con
erning the merits or demerits of the Gamecocks' performance
last Saturday since it is stale news by now, but I would like
to make this comment. Ever since my memories will allow
me to recollect, I have been a rabid Carolina fan. No other
team that the university has produced during this limited
span can come to comparison with the present 1953 Game
cocks. They have a terrific ball team. A combination of fleet
footed backs, a big aggressive line, and the spirit and de
termination to win have resulted in a season that Gamecock
supporters will not likely forget for many years to come.
TEAM SHOILD BE PRAISED
The Gamecock is the University's student newspaper
whereby members of the student body can voice their opinion.
It is also a paper which can and should create constructive
ideas in order to benefit anything connected with Carolina.
As I have mentioned in the preceding paragraphs, our foot
ball team has had a great season. They should, without any
doubts, be praised for their efforts this fall. The editor of this
paper, Ralph Gregory, and I have collaborated upon this
issue from time to time and have finally come to the con
clusion that some organization on the campus should under
Ske necessary steps toward promoting a testimonial dinner
for the football team. Heretofore, all post season get-to
gethers honoring the team have been solely put on by in
terested alumni. We have griped many, many times about
student interest at Carolina and think that this is a good
idea to foster a better relationship between athletics and
school spirit. I have not gone into the matter deeply enough
to advocate any set pattern for putting on this dinner, but
it would possibly be a good idea to sell tickets and purchasers
of these tickets would be entitled to attend. This is just a
su gestion. Anyway, we think the idea is a constructive one
and should be considered by some of the more aggressive
campus organizations.
AT A GLANCE . .. We believe in giving compliments
where compliments are due, and a member o'f our sports staff
should be corngratulated. This column asked a few members
of the Gamecock staff last week to write a few lines about
the upcoming West Virginia game, and Jack Bass, recently
promoted to Assistant Sports Editor, came up with the exact
score. He sat in one of the few rooms here in the office for
hours trying to coinpute a fair representation of the score
and finally emerged with 20-14. Pretty good on short notice,
Jack. . .. Our underrated football team has finally come up
from 100th place in the national scale to 18th in the nation
this week according to the AP poll. Almost took an act of
Congress to get anybody to realize we've got it this year...
Just hope Wofford doesn't upset us tomorrow. . . . Glance
at Al Lanes' All-Sita team on preceding page, will you ?
W.1
AC CONFERENCE'S BEST C
"Mule" Bemett, right, 200-pound
almost sure bets to place on the All.
of each other. Gramling mid Beumic
play in Moitgomery, Ala. this year.
Gamecocl
Final Ap
Against
One of the greatest and me
of the University of South Ci
home appearance when the
Carolina stadium tomorrow a:
This 1953 edition of the Garnet
and Black men are being called
by many the best team to ever rep
resent the state university.
The Gamecocks, who beat form
erly eighth-ranked West Virginia,
20-14, at Morgantown, W. Va.,
last weekend. will be a lopsided
favorite, but a good crowd is ex
pected to turn out to pay tribute
to the fighting Gamecocks. Caro
lina enters the game with a 6-2-0
record.
Twelve Carolina seniors will be
playing before a home rrowd for
the last time. They are Quarter
back Johnny Gramling, Halfbacks
Gene Wilson, Bob Korn and
Blackie Kincaid, Fullback Buster
Brown, Ends Clyde Bennett and
Warren Clarke, Tackle Ned Brown
and Charlie Camp, and Guards Ed
Wilson, Bob King and Buddy
Griffin.
If the Gamecocks can beat Wof
ford tomorrow afternoon and Wake
Forest in Charlotte the next wveek
end1 on Thanksgiving Day, they will
have won more games than any
team in the history of the school.
The Carolina teams of 1903, 1924,
andl 1925 were able to get seven
victories for the present record.
In beating Virginia, North Caro
lina, Clemson, West Virginia, F'ur
man, and The Citadel, the Game
cocks have scored 136 points for an
average of 17 petr game wvhile hold
ing the opposition to the low total
of 78 points.
Team balance has been highly
responsible for the Carolina men's
FAML.IAR (;AMECOCK GUARD
. . . Rob King, 225.-pound senior
guard from Natrona Heights, Pa.,
Is one of the trio named to repre
sent Carolina at the annual Blue
Gray ganme played In Montgomery,
Ala. thIs year. King has always
been a dependable lineman, but
durIng last few games has really
been effective. Paired along with
Mltneevich, they make the best
pair of guaPr in theM asta.
THE GAMECOCK
[)MBINATION Johnny Granlii
end from St. Matthews constitute th e j
-State teams in South Carolina and n or
lt, plus Guard Bo King, shown else wl
All these men are seniors.
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Ls Make
pearance
Wofford
st colorful teams in the history ni
Lrolina will be making its final ti
Gamecocks meet Wofford in t
fternoon.
fine showing to date. They have U
looked good in all phases, including U
running, passing, ground defense, U
pass defense, and blocking. U
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When the touted iass attack
failed to reach its sensational
U
heights against North Carolina and
West Virginia, ace Quarterback
Johnny Gramling turned to the
ground to grind out pleasing wins.
Halfbacks Gene Wilson, Blackie
Kineaid, Mike Caskey and Carl
Brazell have been running with i
equal effectiveness. i
Reserves have come through in A
the line, too. When the "first" p
stringers have been taken out. A
such players as End Spee Granger, T
Guards Joe Defore, Dick Coving- A
ton, and Ed Wilson, Center Hugh p
Bell and Tackles Bob Schwartz, p
Charlie Camp, Ned Brown and p
Gene Kopec hav'e filled in wvell.
Gramling and Bennett will bring F
to a conclusion in their last home y
appearance brilliant careers that
have establishledl them school re
cords in passing and receiving.
They are nowv rated as the number C
one passing combination in the G
AC Conference.
Wofford has been the victim of B
three one point defeats this season H
and was tiedi, 26-26, last weekend
by M!arshall College at Hunting
ton, W. Va. Therefore, it is by
virtue of extra points that Wofford G;
is not undefeated, IL
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St Eight
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mter the game tomorrow after
eir losses came only to two of
ce and Maryland. Following are
rst eight games.
INIIDU)(AL RtECEIVING
No. Yds. Td'm
Clyde Bennett. e 10; 240 2
Carl Brazell, hb 10 140 1
Bill Wohrnan, fb 7 is 0
Blackie Kincaid, hb G 103 1
Gene Wilson, hb 3 11 1
Spee Granger, e 4 10:1 0
Warren Clarke, e 4 98 1
Joe Silas. e 1 U 31 1
Larry Gosnell. 1 2:1 1
Mike Caskey, hh 1 2 0
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G. Wilson 4 0 24
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Page Seven
Wilson to
Try 1,000
Yard Mark
Halfback Gene Wilson, not sen
ational but dependable as the suin
ise, will be closing out a fine
iome career for South Carolina's
;amecocks when they meet Wof
ord Saturday afternoon in Caro
ina stadium.
The popular Gamecock captain
,an make the occasion a fitting
ne by reaching the 1.000-yard
niark for his three-year career, if
e (an pick up at, least 28 against
he Terriers.
Wilson has gained 972 since
tarting varsity play in 1951, in
luding 329 this season.
He understudied the great, Steve
Kadiak his first year but took
>ver as a star,er last season and
vas named to the South Carolina
ill-state team. He is a strong
landidate to repeat this year.
Besides being a good runner
P%ilson has been a leading pass
-eceiver, catching 24 for 164 yards
ver the seasons. He took a pass
rom Quarterback Johnny Gram
ing and went 25 yards to score
arolina's third touchdown in a
!0-14 upset of previously unbeaten
West Virginia last Saturday.
Wilson has been a good team
eader and a big factor i1i the
reat team spirit and winning at
titude of this year's Gamecocks.
Wilson's touchdown against
West Virginia was the 12th of his
career and his fourth this season.
A good crowd is expected to
turn out to see Wilson and 11 other
Gamecock seniors in their final
home appearance.
Carolina enters the game with
1 6-2 record and needs two more
wins for an all-time school record
n that respect.
;ramling : 0 18
,askey : 0 18
3ennett 2 0 12
(incaid 1 3 9
Vohrman 1 ( )
'larke 1 0 6
3osnell I I 6
"ilas 1 0 (
larrett 0 .4 .1
21 10 136
)pponents 11 9 78
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The Carolina Gamecocks (
:on with a 6-2-0 record. Th
ie powers in the nation, Dul
te entire statistics for the fi
SCORES
SC 7, Duke 2(
SC 25, Citadel 0
SC 19, Virginia 0
SC 27, Furman 13
SC 14, Clemson 7
SC 0, Maryland 24
SC 18, N. Carolina 0
SC 20. W. Virginia 14
131 78
TEAM STATISTICS
USC Opps.
irst downs 121 96
ushing yardage 1485 1082
verage per game 185.5 135.:
assing yardage 852 544
verage per game 106.5 68.1
otal yardage 2337 162 6
verage per game 292.1 20:3.2
asses attempteil 133 110
asses completed ;2 45
uinting average :33.:3 40.A
(33 for 1099) (42 for 1719)
Limbles lost 10 15
ardts penIalIized 187 311
INDIVl'l11AL Itt'SHING,
Times Yds. Ai
arIl BrazellI, hhi 531 384 7.2
ene Wilson, hb 57 329 5.7
ike C'askey, hb 49 302 6.
lackie Rineaid, hb 44 250 5.11
ill Wohrman, fb 47 1615 31.5
IND)IVID)UAI, PASSING,
No. (Comp. Yds. Pet. lnt. Td'
ramtling, tb 951 47 6164 49.5 105
Lwis, (tb 33 14 179) 42.4 0
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