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Al .Spottm-Basebal's Best .180 Hitter--Lost
- Probably the most valuable .180 hitter in baseball was
lost to the Carolina Gamecocks last week when first baseman
Al Sotta %suffered a dislocated left elbow against North
Spotta, whose brilliant fielding all season had saved more
than one Carolina infielder from throwing errors, was pulled
off the bag by a wide throw in last Friday's game with the
Tar Heels and the North Carolina player who hit the ball
collided with him, knocking the joint out of place.
He'll probably be out for the rest .of the season.
Coach Ted Petoskey said that the Injury to Spotta seemed
to upset the entire team, with the result that the Gamecocks
committed 12 errors in the two games, including four in one
inning in the second game, lost both games, and tried three
fugr basemen before Petoskey finally decided on Bill Wohr
man, who had just been moved back to center field after a
season-loftg trial at third base. Carl Brazell was shifted to
third.
After North CaroUna's nine-run outburst in the fourth
inning of the second game (the four-error inning), Petos
key called for a huddle of all the players in the dugout and
the team then seemed to settle down again. But it was too
late as far as that game was concerned.
Petoskey said that Brazeli "didn't look bad at third,"
and indicated that Wohrman would remain at first for the
remainder of the season and probably be there next year,
too.
Wohrman's hitting perked up a little against North
Carolina with a pair of timely singles and a couple of long
fly balls to left field that were caught. Both would probably
have cleared the fence here, in Petoskey's opinion. Jimmy
Shea also hit the ball well, as he made his debut in the out
field, and Ed Rast hit a long drive that was caught.
- Petoskey was quite pleased with the overall hitting in
the North Carolina series, but pitching and defense, the
combination that provided for the team's early success, were
both sadly disappointing.
In a four-game series beginning tomorrow with Parris
6and, Petoskey plans to get a good look at -his aftend
e pitching strength.
The bulk of the pitching thus far has been handled
by Gene Molnar and Heyward Tunstall, but Johnny Cooley
has been chosen to start tomorrow's game and Billy Frier
son, a pint-sized lefty, will open Saturday. Molnar and
probably Howard Tunstall will start the games scheduled
for Monday and Tuesday.
Cooley hurled a five-hit shutout against Wofford in the
first of his two starts, but was knocked out of the box in the
third inning against Duke in his only other appearance.
Frierson has shown up well in two relief efforts and Howard
Tunstall has been victimized by poor support in his early
outings.
Heyward Tunstali complained of a sore arm early this
week, but Petoskey thinks a little rest will fix it up fine.
To fill the hole left in centerfield by Spotta' injury,
Petoskey plans to alternate Jim Jarrett and Buddy Lee
there. Jarrett will face righthanders and Lee will go
against southpaws. The two platoon will also be used In
rightfield with Blackle Kincaid against righties and Jimmy
Shea against lefthanders.
Ed Rast has become the top utility man. He has seen
action in the outfield and at first, and Petoskey has said that
he plans to use him behind the plate in at least one game
against Parris Island, probably tomorrow or Saturday. Jimmy
Cox is still the number one catcher, however.
The second base combination of shortstop Tom HBf
ferth and'second sacker Frank Eflerbe continues to loek
ljke one of the best in the conference. Elierbe was batting
9W2.3 and Hofferth .300 going into the Clemson game and
seven double plays had been started by one or the ether.
That was in eight games.
Mike Caskey, who fields a fly ball like he's catching a
punt, now has left field all to himself. Caskey has been hit
ting the ball well and, despite derogatory remarks about his
fly-chasing ability, has a fielding average of 1.000.
The Gamecocks travel to N. C. State after the series with
Paris Island and return home for two games with thme
Georgia Bulldogs, April 27 and 28.
Caught on the Hook . .. The name of Allen Inabinet was
unintentionally left out of the story In last week's Gameseek
about the new Block C members. Allen lettered in track last
yeS as a tw-mler. .. The upcoming series with Parris
Island will count as exhibitions in the final records becme
of a recent ruling by Frank Howard of Clemson, chairman
of the Atlantic Coast Conference baseball connaltte% that
games with service teams would not enter the regords . ..
Sports Director Jake Wade of the University of North
Carolina news bureau never did send us any information last
week, when we could have used it. But this week he sent us
everything from the lacrosse roster to the golf cedl. ..
USC athletic publicity director Don Barton responded to last
week's column with two news releases and a bag of Cres's
peanuts. We found the goobers in our mail box Saturday
afeno.. . Our capable intramural reporter, Bobby Al
ford, picks the following as an all-star team from all fer
intramural basketball leagues: Tom Carr (Phi Sigma Kappa)
and Dick Newman (Snowden) as forwards, Ralph Risher
(McBlryde) and Barry Began (Phi Epsilon P1) as cems
and Leaky Thornal (McBryde) and Frank Hall (Sigma Phi
E psilon) as guards . .. And now we're off to upend a hamm,
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Jimmy Ow ............ S
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Bill Wehmaa .......... g
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Biny Prsoen .......... 2
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Molnar ............. 5 2
Cooley ............. 2 1
Hdyward Tastal .... 4 0
Frierson ...........2 0
Howard Tunstali .. . . 2 0
Totals .............. 8 8
Cinder Team
Runs Against
N. C. State
The Carouna track team will
attempt to get another winning
streak started when they travel to
N. C. State Saturday for a duial
meet with the Wolfpack.
Last Saturday the Gmecocks
had a 10-meet winning streak
broken by North Carolina's Tar
Heels, 72 2/8-58 1/8.
North Carolina supererity in the
field events overcame a slight
Gamecock edge In the running
events in that meet. -
The Gamesock mile relay team
lost its first dual meet of the yfar,
but not until sanchor mn Seny
Wileher came within two fet e
overeoming a 15-yard deGelt on
the last la. Had tha ammeka
won the relay, the final smore
would have shown only fleur points
difference between the two teams.
North Carolina's Boyd Newman
defeated Freddy Ro6erts in the
half mie and Gar MAride in the
mile, the first defeat for bath this
year in a dual meet.
Tommy Woodlee was the only
Gamsco"k to take two first places,
winning the 100-yard dash in U.
and taking the 220 in 22.2.
Top men for Carolina in this
Saturday's meet will be Woodlee
and Bobby Drawdy in the 100 and
220, Wilcher and Leon Cunning
ham in the 440, Roberts in the 880,
McBride in the mile and two-mile,
Don Whetstone and Roddy Robbins
in the hurdles, Gene Berry and
Drawdy in the javelin, Joe Silas
in the shot put and discus, Berry
in the broad jump, Jack Martin in
the high jump, Gone Brown in the
pole vault, and the mile relay tearn
of Wileher, Roberts, Cunningham
and either Drawdy, Woedlee or
Whetstone.
Gan MicBride,
Woodlee Lead
Track Scorers
Garn Mouride and Tommy
Woodlee are the leading scorers
for the Carolia track team, as the
season reaaes the midway point.
McBride, mel..= distance runner
from Coahmbia, has scored 86 8/4
points, while Weedlee, a junior
dash aee fras Chatlanooga, Tenn.,
has 3 paints to .his credit.
Those two hase led the Game
cooks to two victories in three dual
meets. They defeated Presbyterian,
81-50, and Duke, 70-41, while los
ing only to North Carqliam, 78 2/3
to 58 1/8.
McBride's points have come in
the mile and two-mile. His best
performance in the mile was in
losing against North Carolina,
when he finished in 4:29. Ils
9:54.8 Ba the two-mile was geod
enough far first place in the ir
ida relays.
Woodles, who runs the dashes,
has turned in a 9.8-second century
and 21.7 aeonds for the 220.
Tird in the scoring is sopho
more Bonny Wileher, the quarter
mile ace. Wileher has scored 20.12
painta and hasn't been beates in
ten dual and triana'er meat starts
over the past twe'seasons.
Nalf-miler Freddie Roberts, a
sophomore, baa ssue 17 points, as
has ase eph en. Berry, in
the javelin and broad jump.
Sophomore hurdler Don Whet
stone has scored 16.5?, and senior
dash and -javelin man Bobby
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