The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 11, 1955, Page Page Six, Image 6
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Jy Walter Johm"On
THE MINOR SPORTS
There has been a lot of talk about basketball in South
Carolina not being equal to that in North Carolina. Football
and other major sports have been concerned in the same
discussion.
But what about the minor sports? Not very much is
heard about tennis, swimming, golf, etc., but the ACC
schools in North Carolina usually put out good teams in
these sports.
The USC swimming team ended the season with only nine
men. They lost six meets while beating Wofford, a relatively
new team in the state. UNC and N. C. State both beat them
by a large margin. Since the conference rules require the
University to have a team and to participate in meets with
the other schools, we have one.
But the boys who go out do it because they like the sport
and they usually spend a lot of time and work hard at it.
But there aren't enough boys who are interested enough in
these so-called minor sports to spend the time for nothing.
The tennis team is another team that has never been
spectacular. It is more of a spectator sport than golf and
swimming. A crowd to cheer them on would probably be
appreciated more than it would be unappreciated.
The golf team is generally expected to be a better team
this year than last year. Since they don't have their matches
near school it is hard for the students to see them, even if
they wanted to.
Track and baseball are two other sports which will be
carried on away from school this season. Both of these drew
good crowds when they were held on Davis field. Baseball
will be played at the Veteran's Hospital field and track
meets will be held at Fort Jackson.
HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONS
The class C, class B, and class A state high school basket
ball championships were held in the Carolina Field House
last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights. Five of the
six ganies vere between well matched teams with the final
score being decided in the final minutes. Only the game
between Olympia and Summerville, in which Olympia won
easily with the help of high-scoring Donnie Arant, was not
close. Kenneth Rogers of Mullins scored :12 points against
Greer and would be a good choice for the outstanding player
of these state finals, even though his team lost.
Tonight and tomorrow night the state AA finals will be
held in the Carolina Field .Iouse. The Dreher Blue Devils
won the lower state championship and Spartanburg's Red
Birds, the only team to beat D)reher this season, are the
upper state champions. So some more goodl basketball will
probably be offered if anyone is interestedl.
BIDDIES BECOME ROOSTERS
According to Blackie Johnston, the new assistant foot
ball coach, the food in the USC dining hall is making the
"Biddies" grow into full-fledged roosters.
Take Hlonea Path's Carrol McClain for instance, lie
came to Carolina weighing a mere 155 pounds. Now, in
spite of being in top shape in winter practice, he p)acks 172
p)ounds of meat. Tackle Tommy Addison of Lancaster has
movedl from 215 to 227 pounds, andl halfback .Johnny
Stallings of Macon, Ga., has gained from 165 to 185.
A more extreme case is a promising cnd, .Julius lDerrick,
who came here in the fall of 1952, weighing 170 and now is
carrying aroundl 208 pounds and hasn't lost an ounce of
speed.
AFTER A DIP .. . Members of the university swimming teamn are ah,
tests at the state swim meet Iast: Saturday. First row, left to) right,
Jim Turner, Gcorge Eshleman. Second row: Len Barana~ki, Otis Ether.
and Billy Waltera. Sumner Waite Is not pictured. (Gamecock Staff pn..
PREPARING FOR PRES11Y'I'
nmn is -hownii workinig into --hapt
in the 100 anod 220-tard da-te
the Gam.coc's quariter-miler. i.s'
probably join Woodlee inl the 220
Clemson Wir
Clemson collected 80 points to
win the SouIth Carolina college
swimming championship in the
Car.olina pool Saturday night. The
Citadel, tle defending champion,
caie out second best with a total
of 61 poinlts.
Ru.-ty laves and Dick Carter
led the Clemson scoring with 16
p1oint.S, blut the (lotstanding man
of the imeet was Wesley millard,
a Tiger sophomore, who went oil
a record-set ting spree.
In the preliminary events, Mil
lard, with a 2:31.1 time for the
220-yard f ree style, broke the
1953 recoird of 2:32.2 m by White
of ('lemoson. lie also finlished -with
5:31 in the -1-10-yard free style to
br:I,k the record of 5:41.8 set. by
Jack 1ale of South Carolina in
1952.
IIwevel, the new records didn't
last long. NIillard broke them
again in t he final race. iIe
finiAhed t he 220-yard event in
2:28.8 and til .140-yard event inl
In theo elimna:t ions evenit, D)icl
Carter of Clemisoni finished t he
2211-yarid back st roke withI a timhe
of2:31.2 to break his own state
reor of 2 :88 wh ich hie set in
1I]. lie also est alis hed a time
of' 1:42.7 in the indivi(dual medley
Satur'dayv night to loaf the 1:49.3
-et by ('huck Winder (If South
(Carolina in 1952.
Th le (lemn 400iJ-yarid relay
teami brokLe t he old record of
8:51.8 set by Clemson in 1951.
The new time was 3:52.7.
The1 University of Sooth (Caro
AWARD)ED ANNUTALLJY
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University of North C a rolina
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ts State Meet
lina finished third with 29 points
aind Wofford had six. Len Baran
ski wzas high man for Carolina.
lie swain in the third place med
ley relay, was anchor man on the
third place 400-yard relay, and
he took second in the 150-yard
individual medley and fourth in
the 100-yard free style.
Otis Etheridge took second in
the 200-yard breast stroke, and
Jim Turner got second in the 440
yard free style. In the 400-yard
free style relay, the I'SC tankmen
(Lefferts, Eshiman, Waite, Baran
ski) placed third. Bill Walter got
fifth in the (living.
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Woodlee will be the feature man
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runs a i leg of the mile relay, will
Ice Skating Rink
Ice sports will be available to
Carolinians if things go accord
ing to schedule in the construction
of an ice-skating rink on Two
Notch Road.
Present plans call for the rink
to be ready for use by early June,
Quenton B. Rutland, chief prom
oter of the project, said Monday.
The rink would operate as a skat
ing chib with all members paying
an annual membership fee plus
monthly du,es.
The rink will be standard size
(185 x 85) and accommodate 400
people at once. The spectator
seating area will accommodate
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Track Season Opens
South Carolina's trackmen, who open this year's outdoor
season on March 19 with Presbyterian College at Clinton,
have been working for the past two weeks in preparation for
the Hosemen.
Coach Weems Baskin's cinder- more colorful track events in the'
men, plagued by a few injuries entire South. Last year the
and sore muscles received at the Gamecock cindermen did quite
ACC Indoor Games, have been well in this event.
working out on the Fort Jackson
track. All of the Gamecocks
home events will be held at the
Fort Jackson track, which is track Three University of South
used for the Third Army Track Carolina basketball players broke
inals.he thirty-point barrier during
Fial,the sea-on. C,enter Lee 'Collins0
The following week end, the hit 31 against Miami, forward
(amecocks travel to Gainesville, Woody Preston had 32 against
Florida, to participate in the Newberry, and forward Joe
lori(la Relays. This is one of the Smith, 31 against M ieorgia Tech.
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