The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 02, 1954, Page Page Five, Image 5

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. OFF,TO A GOOD START .. eluding a 4-2 victory ove-qr Duke lat outfielder Muddy L.ee, outfieler( Manl, pitcher Hloward Tumnl, .4e fielder Jimmyvi Shen, pitcher J0ohn1 anid pitcher Billy Frierson. Upset of 1E Ellerbe S1 1y1.-.\CK BASS Sorts Edlitor A 4-2 iipset of Duke's Blue Devils, 1953 Champions of the old Southern Conferenlct., highlighted the past week for the Carolina baseball teami aind gav,e the Birds their fist Atlantic Coast Confer once wml. Duke haoI won the first of a tw.%o gamne set, 11-7, 'Mondlay. Another pleasant suirprise camie When .ol n ny Cooley shult Wofford out, 3-.7, on five( hlits4 in first Col lege stairt last, Fri<hly. The (;aim-cocks scoredl three runs in their w\in ove(r Duke before tHey mana111gedl to get, a1 hit and Jimlmy Cox, hatting in the clean11-up1 slot for the firstL time, hattedl in three runs although he went hitless. (;enw Mlnarl went the dlistance Florida Showing Of Track Team Pleases Baskin Coah Wem inknwswl plasd it 'itta' hw pouint, nl a pint,r bein uke I ommyld' Woodlllee ot irt in th 10ad dasch fol raterGamcock witpasiet of [ onsn Elpailerb 1Hie wonIh miew sortne eentoterly adviI,15 cHi's time intered the ( booku the m'o eretirecor forgh thtd The pmti fela te Cinirodin :24.'llte, and lan thrdiwere thei istr int nd diastc Coea unei his wbet timer of itwoe gae inethe mile relay.unn i A int 495 Te s t sof th e team whes. componsed 'of Freddyii Rofobrd obby t Drawdy,o fi nd Doit n fir tl leste.t Wle, at ruay.tate in the mint cokrela, la threld ut becus thei rn ar1 efoe theyn fomef at wel as ted in's the robrs howen hitlppeciaio oFlteorida sn youningth Plasteslmieo hasinaeri thleasrinwt h ehis y, rac ing t' hw imin t ite mlrd edlay ls last previofcialeeam astiyear hen Robertsk ii itl taing tretment poinsrol a puledmcleind isgien a god chanc ofJ itt oppeing thid naew oining robets ' iothe fine my weeWoodlee ook firinad runn20-yard lfrtes, a mSonnys withea tistae ofmecods, aundg Cam rta n 440 rieto thef and McBride' tie mient t h T1he tulra team wasnscheduled to mriet auk ye stray ton Dayi tFichiand hill best timehofarh year. in. themie ray,rannig i tW ,to; . The Gamiecock baehall team, abov *t Tuesday. Front row, left to right Imuek I gies; middle row--shortsto cond basenum Buddy Stewart, pitch iy Cooley., catcher Dan Castles, pitch luke Highl iines; Coo. for Carolina, limiting Duke to six hits but staying in hot water most of the game by issuing eight walks. Afolnar ho sprainied an ankle only three days earlier. Molnar received splendid infield sul)ort, es)ecially from second baseman Frank Ellerbe and first baseman Al Spotts. The defensive gem of the (lay came in the ninth inning when, with one out and a Blue 1)evil oil first, Ellerhe dived behind second to fiel Kirkpatrick's shar) grounder and literally rolled the hall over to Tom Hofferth at sec onld for a force out. Ellerbe also looked shar) as the jivot maii of 64-3 double play in the foutrth. Spotts made a fine scoop of a hall thrown in the dirt in the sixth a1nd made alnother difficult play in the seventh when lofferth thrw wide from short. Al went off the bag for the ball, bit tagged the runner for the putout. )uke got both their runs in the first on a walk to Al Spangler, a louble by Red Smith which scored Spaingl er, and( a single hly Jake Tarr that sent SmithI home. The Gamecocks came hack in the bot tm or(f the inning with a run when Carl Brazell got oIn by an eirror', miovedi to( secondl when El h-rIhe walkedh, adhvanced to third on a wi hi p itcit. and scored wh'Ien Cox groutind1ed out. In the third Miolnar and Mike Caskey drew free paisses, and Mol nar scored when W. I). F"esperman mIadec a hwoi trow to( second trying tol force Caskey on Ellerbe's groundlcer. ('askey madle it to third on the play and scored when Cox hit itnto a fielder's choice. The las t run came in the fifth when Caskey singled for Caro lina's firnst hit, went to third on Ellerhe's blase hit to right, and scoIred oIn Cox's sacrifice fly to Cetr.(ooley in (Cont rol Against Wofford Cooley was in GRAY! 1317 Malin St. Style Hleadqua New Styles in Roblee Shoes White Buck $10.95 Black Loafer $10.95 Tan Loafer $10.95 Wh'1ite Buick Loafer $10.95 Tan and White Moccasin $12.95 Black and White Moccasin $12.95 Tan Shag Buck $10.95 11, is off to a goodI start with three s mutfielder AfIen Rollins, catcher jin 1) Tomn 11offerth, outfieler Blackie I' i-r Tommyi Van Keuren, andI outfiel r-r Gene MoInar, pitcher Heyward Tu ights Basel ley Blankc. control of the gamie all the way, showing good control by giving up only two walks. He also fanned two in ap)plying the whitewash. Trhe first Gamecock score camec in the fourth when Brazell walked, advanced to third on H1offerth's single, and scored on a sacrifice hunlt by Cox. In the sixth, Brazell led off with a s-ingle, stole second, and scam 1wred homie on a bingle by Caskey. Caskey went to second on the throw-in, mioved to third on a ground-out by Cox, and came in when Sp)otts singled. Cooley started again MNonday against Duke but was shelled out in the third inning by a four-run tiprising. Howard Tunstall finished the third but wildnes"s and a1 costly mental lapse by third baseman Bill Wohrmnan started a six-run Duke rally in the fourth. Wohr mian threw badly to second when hie had at easy force-out at third. Billy Frierson finially got Duke out ini the fourth and held them .scoreless the next inning before comning out for a pinch-hitter. Hey wadTntl ule h atfu inning an loe ol n u seasMofn in tat gam with te it anidwere stia~~ll in, balle gam untoilouke rievouler Blackurn contol the goutal the afurin twnins Coxpledn the hiteigwh The firs Give oksoecm inteo ih ~ne Scoraes: wlkd Woffcel or thir 000 000-0f5r3 Reedr, McIntycre (7) andfi Se soms; Coy andoCox Inrteit, Bzlacbr l 4) of ndtb arr Coge,ole Heond, Tundstan3) Frershoon 4) Hieyy Tunsk. thond moedtox.r o Dukens 200k 000 w 00- shle ou mentl l P b hird baseman Hilry forienfnlygtDk in1% ill their f irst f our games, in mly Cox, outfielder Carl B1razell, Aincaid, third basemani Bill Wohr der Jim Jarrett; back row-out ustall, entcher-outfielder Ed Rast, >all Week; , Wofford Narolina 102 010 00x--4 3 11 Barton, Turner (7), Rusisill (8) ind Tarr; Molnar and Cox. ort1he BEST S under the WO "Chrome I are pref err When you go out an the job, y measuring tapes you can get - We bMock markings won't weai So Oin* and protected by multi buiNd up the fine tape steel fro ewlsting line is heavier, strongt --sIstant. It Is easier to read, a fee crack, chip, or peol.'Only Chrom Clad. T H N Iame. Addl Week; Wn1Tn onand Cowe "Com Hun re prusoiief er.i tell tpes stoy on patdi iron blo mrn n' wai Yul seew the fit stie yc clshn. You ishtr easier t< oeurk hip norel nimy Chrome Chas h d niaotc Hae ou SadigeaerfTH FOODS Ta& IN Preview for '54 Football Is Released A new lighting system at Caro ina StadiuIm is scheduled to be -ompleted this summer according o' the official USC Spring and itimmer Football Preview for 1954 Xhich was released this week. The summer completion (late of he lighting system'has made pos ible a change of the West Vir 4inia game from an afternoon to t night contest. The schedule includes Atlantic (oast Conference foes and five home games. The schedule opens with Army it. West Point on Sept. 25. The remainder of the schedule: West Virginia, here, Oct. 2; Furman in Greenville, Oct. 9; Clemson, here, Oct. 21; Maryland, here, Oct. 30; North Carolina in Chapel Hill, Nov. 6; Virginia, here, Nov. 13; Duke in Durham, Nov. 20; Wake Forest, here, Nov. 27; The Citadel in Charleston, Dec. 4. The preview lists the following 19 returning lettermen: Ends Joe Silas, Spee Granger, and Larry Gosnell; Tackles Harry Lovell, Hugh Merck, Gen Kopec and Bob Schwartz; Guards Frank Mince vich, Dick Covington, Joe DeFore, Bill Weston, and George Martin; Centers Leon Cunningham and Hugh Bell; Quarterback Haruid Lewis, Halfbacks Carl Brazell and Mike Caskey, and Fullbacks Bill Wohrman and Crosby Lewis. The Outlook stated, "Defensively, the team should be as well off as it was last year, but on offense there might be a drop. ERVICE RST CONDITIONS Clad" STEEL TAPES 'ed by engineers ou want the most durable steel - Lufkin "Chrome Clad." The off, for they are bonded to pie electroplatings that further m which the line is made. The ir, and most rust and corrosion asiest to clean, and won't sur Lufkin tapes are available with E RULE CO. laginaw, Mihigan in Rule C., Soginaw, Mklgen tad me yeer listreted e,teleg of moosuring golf scores R WHO OWNS O-DYNED CLUBS! nonials from amateur golfers g Synchro-Dyned woods and da lower-scoring game, tool :>u play these advance-design >control, your swing is freer, because every wood, every feel! you now. DINIi Dp,,ed JIMMY THOMSON* Tennis Teai Flying Fleet TIe {(', tnnuis team ends a t wo4-i y to ill. 1f tlf-he u p-count Iy t oday w it h a inattch against Er4ine I ly ig I leet. Yterday t if met ti m. t ( 'n on. l'robah- ing Ilntlies for the Gamrmei today will b I Wally 'ootr, No. 1; .Johi Spevr, No. 2; .1 i i i r n v P t . No. :; o Bob A riail. No. : .J:J n llreinz, No. 5; and Knox Shfie. No. #. Double play wIll probably find Poore teamed with Speer, Ariail 114-iiz. and Potter-Mie MeCrediv. The Birds lost their second match last Saturday, an 8-0 shut out by Duke', Blu1e4 Dvvils. The. la-t doubles match was rained out. Results: Hett!mnii oer Poore, 6-3, 3-2. Schimmel over Speer, 6-3, 6-2. Par ii ONVI, l'otter, 6-3, 6-3. Palmetto SInII day -Saturday "ROSE MARIE" Firs.t Nluic~'al in Cineasacope Techn11icolor Starring A.mil HIth. fliward Keel, mid Fernando Luamus Carolina Sumday-Saturiluy -PIIANTOM OF RUE MORGUl'E" iii 3-1) and Color Starring Karl Ialden anl Patricia Medina 5 Points 1ornel Wildc. \10e I'errer ad Rlitat Gam See an/ (tt rolfsvr.i If Interested In DIAMONDS JE'WELRIY STEI:RI.ING SILVER CLASS RINGS Y anfi Orot/ er.4 1300 Main Corner of Ilampton St. Sure as the tortoise... and going Greyhound ~j?gome for byGRI G;reenvmille, S. C. * 2.30 ChIarlo tte, N. (C. 2.35 Rlihmond, Va. 7.95 Atlanta, Ca. 5.30 Charlesaton, W. Va. 10.15 Ihirminghiam, Ala. . 8.00 Savanmnah, Ga. 3.30 Knoxville, Te'nn. 5.95 Norfolk, Va. 8.65 Ne'w Orleans, L.a. 13.95 Plue U. Big EXTRA Savinga GREY HOUND TERMINAL 1220 n Meets Today Kapf ovel Ariail, 6-1, 6-1. A ppletori over Ieitiz, r-0, 6-3. IHuIlburt over Sherer, 6-0, 6-2. Paris-Kapf over Potter-Mc (edie, 6-0, 6-0. Sward-1Lvnn over Ariail-Heinz, B-2. ;-1. First choice of 'Mr. FORMAL' ~41, the only 'Stain Shy' summer formal! E\clusi%c "Stain Shy" finish resists stains, repels most liquids, discourages %rinkles' "Naturally" sled for the Trim Look! Whites, pastels. 26.95 COPELAND CO. fast as the hare... f / save on fare! EYHOUND Augusta, Ca. 1.85 Winston-Salem, N. C. 4.30 Florence, S. C. 2.10 Walterboro, S. C. 2.30 Fayetteville, N. C. 3.90 Raleigh, N. C. 4.50 Memphis, Tenn. .11.90 Rock Hill, S. C. 1.80 Orangebrg, S. C. 1.05 S. Tax m Round-Trip Tickets Blanding St. Phone. 5193, 5194