The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 24, 1954, Page Page Five, Image 5
MASTER SPEAKS
By MIKE LOVEJOY
Aryone Is now back into the old game of educatiQn here
at USC and with that goes the school newspaper. Among the
six or! eight pages of a paper is, or are, the sport page, or
pages, of which.we find ourselves editing along with our co
art, Bobby Alford. Bob wrote this column last issue and so
s time it is our turn while he handles some of the other
chores which go along with this editing job.
FOOTBALL . . . ARMY . . . HEADACHES
The first day of September was a red-letter day on the
calendar of many bead coaches all over the country with the
calendar of Rex Enright, our very able head coach and
athletic director, no exception. The reason being that this
was the date that the NCAA Rules Committee set as the first
day of "official" football practice for its member schools.
The Gamecocks Eame back to meet a very tough practice
schedule which was designed by Coach Enright and his as
sistanis to ready them for their first game with the Army
Cade on September 25th up there on the Hudson River.
Last Spring found the team In very good shape with some
real sharp playing on the parts of those second team men who
had to fill such shoes as those of Johnny Gramling, Gene
Wilson, Clyde Bennett, Charlie Camp, Ned Brown, Blackie
Kincaid, and Bob King, to name just a few. Many good line
men were showing their prospect with Harold Lewis and
Mackie Prickett showing lots of promise at the position which
was vacated by the All-ACC Gramling.
Headaches are something which seem to accompany all
coaching staffs and the first big one to present its ugly head
,to the Gamecock mentors was that Joe Defore decided to
return to his home state and possibly to the University of
Georgia, then an epidemic of some sort of intestinal virus
hit a good portion of the entire squad, and to top this all off
Hugh Merck was lost to the team for the season with a leg
which will require surgical repairs, laying him up for the re
mainder of the playing season. The last headache seemed to
be the biggest one as it took one of the best tackles in the
state plus one of the boys who supplies a lot-of spirit to the
team as a whole.
An immediate remedy was sought to cope with the loss of
Merck with Senior Gene Kopec and Sophomore Sam DeLuca
putting on a display of real football in order to gain the
starting berth for themselves. The possibility of moving Bob
Schw9tz over from the opposite tackle has also presented
itself to those who can do something about it.
This writer lives above the Mason-Dixon Line and all
that has been in any "Yankee" paper is Army this ... Army
that. The Black Knights of the Hudson are strong and they
are rated very highly, being favored over the Gamecocks
from down here in Columbia, S. C. However, one thing seems
to slip the minds of many of our more pessimistic Carolina
fans and the Eastern sports writers. Carolina has yet to let
a season go by without upsetting some "big guns" apple cart
and it could be Army's just as well as the next team's.
PAT... PETE ... RALPH
It is a conceded fact that Army has such great stars as
Pat Uebel, Pete Vann, and Ralph Chesnauskas to spearhead
their fine team, but wait . . . In front of Chesnauskas, an
All-America candidate who is rated one of the best guards
in the nation, is our own Frank Mincevich, an All-America
candidate who is also rated one of the best guards in the
nation. Both will be out to look good in front of the big sports
writers as an All-Am4'rica candidate can show his greatness
in no better way than when he plays opposite someone who
is rated just as high or higher than himself.
On our side of the fence we may pose a question: What
is one of the most important things in helping any quarter
back to perform his duties well? The middle of the line!!!
We daresay that Army's defense is going to run into some
pretty hard bodies in the center of our line when they try
to push through, around, under, or over such players as
Mincevich, Leon Cunningham, and Dick Covington. Then
there are a crop of scatbacks who, once they hit that second
ary, 'jill be mighty hard to handle. The likes of Mike Caskey,
Carl Brazell, Tommy Woodlee, Bobby Drawdy, and Bill
.Warrer will be pretty hard to stop by the number one team
JhA the entire nation, let alone the top team in the East.
'From end to end and in the backfield Carolina presents a
team which is potentially strong enough to whip 'anything
they run up against, even Army !!! The probable starting
line-up reads like a Who's Who in football in this State, in
some cases, and in the ACC in some cases. Spec Granger,
Harry Lovell, Frank Mincevich, Leon Cunningham, Dick
Covington, Gene Kopec or Sam DeLuca, and Joe Silas looks
like a pretty good line for Pat Uebel to "run all over," or
Pete Vann to expect to do as he pleases, or for Ralph Ches
nauskas to move around with any degree of freedom. Harold
Lewisf'Carl Brazell, Mike Caskey, and Bill Wohrman look
like a pretty fast and elusive badkfield for Pete Vann, Pat
Uebel, Ralph Chesnauskas, and company to "run all over"
as some people are putting it.
Sure, Army has been favored, but how many of those
so-called "experts" have seen Carolina perform their stuff?
How much do they know about the potentiality of a team
they have never seen? Arm~y is a tough opening game for
USC but one thing seems to skip a lot of people's minds:
USC might just also be a tough opener for Army. A first
game can work on one team just as much as it can the other.
We go to the University of South Carolina and not the
United States Military Academy. Therefore, we would like,
and we have enough faith, to think that the.Gamecocks can
whip Army. No one thought that West Virginia would lose
a game last year,.much less all those so-called "experts."
But it seeins that if our memory serves us right, West Vir
ginia lost to USC, and were beaten rather decisively in most
every manner possible. Watch out, Army ..,. there is nothing
in the world like a bunch of Rebels who want to win and think
they can. The Gamecocks think they can win and they might
do just that. We'll see. . . . '
CARL BRAZELL, one of the mu
be one of tlie outstanding running
out, Army!!!
Stellar Prc
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Close to fifty potential vai
to Freshman Coach Weems B
on the first day of September
boys among the group. The
schedule on October 7 against
Laurinburg, N. C. in a night
Freshmen schedule.
The team is headed by some real
stars who may someday shine for
the varsity squad. Perhaps the
mos,t outstanding is one Bobby
Barrett who hails from Barbours
ville, West Virginia where he re
ceived All-American honors as-a
high school fullback. He was
sought by most every major college
in the country, being voted the
most outstanding player in the
West Virginia East-West game.
He has been tagged as an ex
tremely powerful runner who Is
a top blocking and tackling spe
cialist. Barrett tips the scales at
185, stands six feet even, and is
eighteen years old. Coach Baskin
hopes to build a strong backfield
around this West Virginian.
Also a back and looking just as
good as Barrett, thus far in prac
tice, is a Palmetto State boy from
Honea Path, Carrol McClain. Mc
Clain has been ,tagged as a speed
merchant who is very shifty. Hei
took the State 880-yard crown in
high school track and will be
looked for at one of the two start
ing halfback berths this season.
Posing one of the biggest prob
lems at Carolina today is the quar
terback situation for the future.
Two outstanding ball players, one
from Summerville and one from
Macorn, Ga., seem to be answering
all problems and dreams. The
South Carolinian Is Bobby Bunch
who made the All-State Class B
team as he captained and quarter
backed the South in the North
South game In August. Bunch is
a good runner, a fine passer, and
a level-headed field general who
should lend a hand to the Fresh
man team this year and the varsity
in years to come.
The Georgia boy is one Sammy
Vickers from Lanier High School
in Macon, Ga. Vickers is six feet
and weighs 155 pounds and suc
ceeded in being tagged one of the
best high school quarterbacks in
Georgia. He should help a lot,
being a good passer as well as
ball handler.
Up In the forward wall two men
seem to stand out over all with
both being centers. Charlie John
son Is from Welcome High, right
outside of Greenville, where he
played fullback, being shifted to
center down here at USC. Johnson
is another six-footer but tips the
scales at 195. The other is Dwight
Keith from Atlanta, who is a
running mate and close friend of
Georgia Tech's great Larry
Morris. Keith has been moved to
guard to enable full advantage to
be taken of his all-around ability.
He stands 6-8 and weigh. In at,
210. He Is a strong defensive
player plus being an outstanding
blocker and offensive sparkplug.
Coach Baskin is very optimistic
over his aspirants and looks for a
good season for the Biddies from
the Uiniversiy o otharln.a.
irting halfbacks who may prove to
backs in the conference Watch
p Stars
sh Hopes
-sity football players reported
Pskin and his three assistants
with eighteen South Carolina
Biddies open up a five-game
the North Carolina Frosh in
lame, as are all games on the
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We've never had a full fledged
All-American at Carolina. Regard
less of how good our football
players are every year when all
Che votes are counted they seem to
forget about ou boys.
In 1942 Lou Sossamon, a center,
was second team All-America
choice by the Associated Press,
and Bryant Meeks, also a center,
gained identical honors in 1946.
We've had several All-Southern
players, but as yet we've been
unable to put one on the number
one list.
This year might be the year for
us to have one or maybe two All
Americans. Leon Cunningham and
Frank Mincevich have both been
acclaimed various pre-season rec
ognition by magazines and news
papers.
Leon was named All-Southern
in 1952 and was near unanimous
choice on the first All-Atlantic
Coast team last season. This year
he was listed on Frank Wallace's
All-America squad in Collier's.
Leon will. get to show his wares
before the New York writers on
Saturday when the Gamecocks
crow into West Point hoping for
a victory.
Mincevich was named to the
All-Atlantic Coast Conference
team last season, and this year
he has been selected on the All
South team by Stanley Wood
ward. Minnie will get to perform
against Army's heralded, All
American gunrd Ralph Ches
nauskas.
Frank and Leon are two big
reasons why we were the 11th
team it) the nation last fall in
total defense. This year with two
All-Americans on our team how
can we miss.
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able ti matei the Cadets on the
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