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SPORTOMATIC Even though many students have turned their train of sJvarting thoughts to the hardwoods and our present,basket ball season, ole King Football is still on the lips of numerous more seriously minded enthusiasts. To reminisce over the past gridiron season would be an utter waste of my efforts and your reading time that is, if anybody dares to ponder through this stuff, but to cast a strong stare at the accom plishments of three of our graduating senior football stars in post season affairs seems to me a mighty nice effort. KINCAID SCORES First, let's travel to the North-South struggle in Miami where Blackie Kincaid, our choice for the state's most under rated football player in 1953, did a fine job. Kincaid was in strumental in the Gamecock's success throughout this season and was selected to represent us in the annual senior contest urVer the Florida sunshine. Pre-game articles listed Blackie as a starter for the South and we felt at the time that this honor was enough, even if his name was heard no more. But, on the contrary he performed in his usual fashion and scored one of the South's three touchdowns. Score: South 20, North 0. BLUE-GRAY GAME Secondly, we'll ease over to Alabama in the fair city of Mobile and watch another of our fine athletes perform in the annual Blue-Gray game. Clyde "Mule Train" Bennett, second team All-American end from St. Matthews, also lived up to his advance ratings and showed the people from in the hills of Alabama that he, too, could catch passes. "Mule" played most of the contest and scored on a pass play as he did so regularly during the regular Bird season. This writer thinks that Bennett was the best end in the state this year. He will fade from the football scene next season, but I'm sure that his name will be remembered in football circles throughout the South for quite some time. EAST-WEST STRUGGLE Lastly, and if you can stand the long journey from Clumbia to the West Coast around the neighborhood of California, I'd like to sit in on the East-West game played in San Francisco last Saturday. Johnny Gramling, Carolina's answer to a great "T" quarterback, is the center of attraction here. We can remember how jersey number 20 prevailed on the Carolina Stadium turf afternoon upon afternoon. Al though this particular evening he has donned number 17, the effects are just the same. To make the usual long story short, Johnny played among the All-Americans on the field in comparable stride. He was the team starter with such notables as Johnny Lattner, All-American halfback from Notre Dame, Neil Worden, another Irish at fullback, and Gene Filipski, celebrated halfback from Villanova. Gramling passed for the only East touchdown of the afternoon and completed 11 of 22 passes. Just to be a member of the East squad1 would have been honorable enough, but to perform as he did should produce another star in a true athletes crown. To Johnny Gramling, Clyde Bennett, and Blackie Kincaid-we, and I feel sure I speak for the student body, offer our heartiest congratulations. AT A GLANCE .. . Mike Lovejoy, our regular reporter covering the 'ntra mural football games, decided against continuation of his efforts on the Gamecock staff this week. For this reason you will find only limited copy concerning the football games gfthis week. However, next week's issue wil be compete in the intramural coverage up to that point. . . . Forward Joe Smith continues as the leading scorer for the Gamecock 'basketball team. After the first ten games of the season, Smith has hit for 157 points and a 15.7 average. This, inci dentally, is exactly' his average for last season, when he scored 377 points. The remainder of the scoring leaders are Center Lee Collins with 12.0, Forward Tom Hofferth with 10.9, and Guard Jack Hufford, 8.0. . .. In checking over the Duke Blue Devil roster last Monday night we found that only one member of their team was from North Carolina. The Gamecocks boast 12 native South Carolinians.out of the 15 m,n squad. This indicates that the Blue Devils must be en thusiastic about their basketball- fortunes and have gone out and recruited some talent. On the other hand our Gamecocks are sorely needing some fresh talent. Whether this proves anything toward the calibre of the two ball teams is one man's opinion, but we actually didn't do too well Monday night. A member of our sports staff is quoted as saying that some of our more interested freshmen have consented to sit on the top of Maxcy Monument until the Gamecock basket ball team has been deemed state champions. He also says that if the University offers excused cuts he will join them. And to make matters a little worse, I think I'll be forced to accompany the selected few, alio . . . Intramural football is entering the final stages. We have been pleasantly surprised at the interest and participation thus far. . .. With this we'll call it a (lay and pull out for Greenville where the Gamecocks meet the Furman men in Textile Hall tonight. Quite a nice aggregation should be on hand to watch the fabulous Frank Selvy do his duty. IT WAS THIS BIG ... But it A field house Monday night giving th< smith and a Duke player appear to I Gamecock scorers with 20 poinim. (( Swim Team Meets Again In Davidson The Gamecock swimming team, f:esh from the Christmas holiday rest, entered the pool again this week to practice for their upcom ing engagement with the David son Wildcats there Wednesday, Jan. 13. Although the Bird tankmen have yet to win their first meet of the season, they have several outstand ing men that have won very con sistently. Jack Hale, distance man, Will Middleton, 50-yard free style and I 00-yard free style par ticipant, and (liver Bill Peel have added points to the final tally in practically every meet. The Gamecocks opened up the season with a 52-3o loss to Citadel. Then went on to lose to N. C. State, 52-31, tied Clemson 42-42, and lost to North Carolina 54-27. The remainder of the schedule after the Davidson meet is as follows: Jan 14-Duke, there. Jan. 22-Emory, here. Feb. 6-Florida, here. Feb. 9-Davidson, here. Feb. 20-State meet in Charles ton. Feb. 27-Conference meet. McBride Is Winner Over Preston, 6-0 McBryde got the intramural football season rolling once again after the Christmas Holidays as they defeated Preston 2nd East 6-0 Monday afternoon on Melton field. This virtually clinched the cham pionship for McBryde in Indepen dent League No. 2 since they are leading the league with a 6 won 0 lost record. All the other teams in this league have lost at least two games. Two more games re mains on the McBlryde schedule. McBryde came close to a touch (down in the opening minutes of the game when Preston's Red Rast's kick only traveled six yardlsi going out of boundA on the Preston 15. However, two plays later Rast intercepted a pass to spoil the potential TD. Sam Peele got things started late in the 2nd quarter when he passed to Carl I,angly for a first down then to Fred Cheek for 30 yards. Halftime score, however, was 0-0. The ball remained in Preston territory throughout the second half. McBryde's touchdown was set up in the closing minutes of the game when McAllister inter ceptedl a (desperation pass. With tie left for only one play Mc Bryde's Peele faded back and sent a 48-yard bullet pass to Capt. Jack McCauley in the end zone for the TD. Final score McBryde 6, Preston 2nd 0. The Gamecocks hold an astound ing record against the Newberry Indians in basketball since 1932. The Indians have managed to win only two games while the Birds have emerged victors 21 tImes. //6t Pb//o / THE GAMECOCK asn't any fish story when the Duke ! Gamecocks a sound trouncing, 89-0 ie putting on a vaudeville act in the ;amecock photo by Gus Manos) Gamecocks] After Duke Play Newbe Carolina's impotent Gamecock basketball team, losers to the number eighth-ranked Duke Blue Devils in the field house last Monday night, got down to serious business this week as they pre pared for their annual tussle with the Furman Purple Hurricane in Greenville tonight. Ready to ease back into their own class basketball, the Game cocks hope that the opposition to night will prove a little less stiff.! They were very little competition for the Blue Devils, but feel that their prominence might be strengthened slightly after to-: night's game. However, the Birds tackle quite a tough assignment in playing Furman in Textile Hall at 8 p.m. This will be the first opportunity this season for the Gamecocks to match talents with the Paladin's great All-American candidate, Frank Selvy, the nation's leading scorer with a 36.4 average. The Gamecocks thus far this season have not been too impres "The Little Shop seith Big Yalus." Mitchell's 1431 ?hANN for Shoes that look like new .VISIT ROBERTS SHOE REPAIRING SERVICE Shoe Accessories Leather Goods Next to COGBURN'S 1319 Sumter St. ENGINEERIb The Glen L. Mart sentative will visit ti uary 12, 1954, to dis for graduating senic engineering. Contact your ple appointment and fui THE GLENN L. RALTIMOR Blue Devils invaded the Carolina 9. In the above photo Paul Cold. final quarter. Joe Smith led the Eye Furman Defeat; rry Next sive. Much of this can be attrib uted to the fact that the opposi Lion has been slightly better than average, and also that the team is in the process of a building stage. Joe Smith continues to lead the Bird scoring while Bob Peter son has moved up to a starting position in the place of Paul ',oldsmith. Along with the Gamecocks. .he Furman Purple Hurricane ,iave had nothing to crow about ,ither. With the exception of the )henominal scoring of Frank Selvy, the Paladin's record is com warable with Carolina's. All things )eing equal, tonight's contest in rextile Hall could prove an in :eresting affair. After the battle with Furman 'onight in Greenvillv, the Game :oeks play at home tomorrow ,iight against the Indians from Newberry. Gametime is 8 p.m. Next week's action includes a -ame with the powerful- N. C. itater's at Charlotte on January 12 and Clemson in the field house m January 15. 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Joe Smith was the leading scorer in the first game netting 20 points while Lee Collins, center, dropped in 13. Daubenschmidt, St. Francis' rangy 6-9 center had 16 points for the night. Denver used a modified fast break in leading the Gamecocks all the way in the second contest. Guard Glenn Dubose hit 12 field goals for 24 points to pace the Denver scoring. High man for the Gamecocks was Lee Collins with 15. Joe Smith, leading scorer for the Birds, tallied only three points CAROLINA Shoe Rebuilders SHOES REBUILT LIKE NEW 1225 MAIN ST. OPEN FACE BARBECUE FRENCH FRIES SALAD 75c 1015 SUMTER ST. for Your Shirts! ECTION for your shirt. at CLEANERS. Your shirt. are hane. . . to be kept in the which you received them... sdy to wear them. D CLEANERS PHONE 6667 ARROW C 1209 Ces Press Whi 3-H Our Dre (Aeeepted 'til One-Day La.u Page FIve 3.rpowers .s 89-69; ots 20 rst game of 1954, were over Classic champs at the Carolina rolled to a 50-27 lead at half of reserves after the inter !cond half. Carolina Captain Joe Smith shaied scoring honors with for ward Bernie Janicki of the Blue Devils with 20 each. Both men scored an identical seven fieid goals and six free throws. Smith moved from forward to center for the -cond half and hit several times with a nifty hook shot. Reguiar center Lee Collins came out late in the second period and remained on the bench after complaining of not feeling well. Guard Bob Peterson broke into Coach Frank Johnson's starting lineup for the first time and responded with nine points, second best for the Birds. Reserve guard Mervin Rabino witz tossed in seven points al though he played just a little over a quarter. Rabinowitz's point total was tops for the seven subs used by Johnson. It was the fourth loss in a row for the Gamecocks. Their season record now stands at three wins land seven losses. for the night. The Denver victory over the Gamecocks gave them the right to participate in the consolation game with Tennessee. 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