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JOH NSON ma Wa9ter Johms It is getting on toward summer time, the time for re laxation and scrounging around the beach. The spring sports are in full swing. I will take a look in the record book and give you a rundown of the spring sports records of all the teams in the conference for last year. - If you are not interested, stop here. If you are interested, then let's go. Clemson-Duke Alphabetically, though not athletically, Clemson comes first. They had a winning season in only one sport, baseball. Their record was 14 wins and 10 losses. Their wins included two over South Carolina. We have two games schedule'd with them this year, April 30, there, and May 11, here. In golf the Tigers won six, lost seven and in tennis they had a four won, eight lost record. They split two in golf with South Carolina and split two with us in tennis. In track they won one and lost three, including an 88-43 loss to the Gamecocks. Duke had a 10-13 record in baseball and, 8-1 in .golf, losing only to North Carolina. In tennis it was almost even, nine wins and eight losses. In track the Blue Devils were not very active. They only had four meets and split them, 2-2. They lost to South Caro lina and Princeton, beat N. C. State and Camp Lejeune. Or maybe it was this way-Shankle won two and Duke lost two. Lacrosse, a strange name, is a spring sport in which Duke engaged nine times. They won seven, lost one, tied one. (South Carolina don't got no lacrosse team.) Maryland-North Carolina Maryland, with a total enrollment of 11,700 students, won 15, lost nine, and had one tie. Burton Shipley, the coach, is in his 32nd year of teaching the Terrapins how to play baseball. Maryland had a winning season in five spring sports. It was 10-5 in tennis, a fair record. In track they lost one to Navy and won their other four meets, beating Quantico, West Virginia, North Carolina and Georgetown. The golf results were not as good. It was 8-6, with one of the victories being over the Gamecocks. Lacrosse, that funny name again, is another of their sports in which they came out on top, with nine wins and three losses. The University of North Carolina has a total enrollment of 7,000. The Tar Heels won 14 and lost 11-in baseball. Their coach has been around for a while, too. Bunn Hearn is in his 26th season as coach. Billy Ford of Charleston, S. C. is one of the golf stars for the Tar Heels. With his help they won six and lost one, to Duke. Having the same coach for a long time doesn't seem to cause any trouble. John Kenfield is in his 28th season as tennis coach and his team had a 22-2 record last year. And the track coach, Dale Ranson, has only been there for three years. His team won three, lost three. N. C. State--Virginia--Wake Forest The N. C. State Wolfpack had a better than .500 season in only one sport, and then just barely. Their record was 8-7 in baseball. Their other records are 3-4 in golf, 4-11 in tennis, and 1-3 in track. Their four victories in tennis are over Wake Forest, East ern Carolina, twice, and William and Mary. The Wolfpack defeated mighty Davidson by a wide mar gin, 69 to 65% for their only victory. Virginia has 3,203 undergraduate men and only 294 un dergraduate women, poor guys. In spite of this they had a winning season in three of five spring sports. Baseball was seven wins, 13 losses, one tie. In golf they won seven, lost three. In tennis, eight wins, five losses. Lacrosse was 6-4, and track was 2-4. Wake Forest has only 1,670 students. They won 13, lost nine in baseball, 13-4 in golf, and 7-7 in tennis. Wake Forest did not have a track team last year. South Carolina South Carolina has a total enrollment of 4,000. There are 2,500 undergraduate men and 1,000 undergraduate women. The odds aren't too good, but then they aren't too bad, con. sidering Columbia College and other sources which are avail. able in our fair metropolis. But let us get to the outdoor sports and let the indoor sports rest for a while. In three of the four sports commonly played durin~g the spring term, we had a winning average, or very nearly sc anyhow. In the national pastime, baseball, we had a split season with 10 triumphs and 10 sad defeats. The Gamecocks suf fered double losses to North Carolina and Clemson and had a double win over Virginia. The Birds split two games with Duke, Wake Forest, N. C. State, Georgia, and Maryland. The playboys, known to many as the golf team, won eight and lost six last year. Tennis is the only sport in which we did not have a .500 or better season. This team's record is seven victories and eight defeats, and that is not too bad considering the support they get. Track is the one in which we shine. The cindermnen ran and jumped themselves to six wins while losing only one to North Carolina. I doubt if anybody has gotten this far, but if you have, I think you know about how the Gamecocks stand so far as the rest of the conference goes. Not so good as they should. In tram urai Season Be~ Intramural softball openei being played on Monday and The most sparkling pitchii was turned in by Hugh Bel striking out 17 men, as he pitce THIE Ol'TI'Fi D)ERS ...Above are the outfielders for the Game cock haseball te am so far this sea sorn. At the top is center fielder Bill Woharman, in the center is left fielder Jim Jarreti, and at the bot tomn is right fielder Bill Tarrer. 1rj1IS Team Beats Clemson South Car olina took four of six singles matches and two of three doubles matches to easily defeat Clemson in tennis Tuesday after noon. The victory gives the Game cocks a 6-5 ACC record and an overall record of four wins and six losses. Last week Maryland beat the Birds 8-1. The Terps swept all but one of the six singles matches and all three doubles matches. Cariolina also won one, defeat ing NC State easily 6-2. South Carolina took all but two singles events. It was State's fifth loss against one win. Here are the summaries for the Clemson meet: Aye (C) over Speer (SC) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 Plowden (SC) Over Si (C) 9-7, 6-3 Sherer (SC) over Theos (C) 6-3, 6-3 Scarpa (C) over Heinz (SC) 1-6, 6-0, 6-2 Gant (SC) over Kinsey (C) 6-1, 7-5 Whitworth (SC) over Mitchell (C) 6-1, 7-5 Aye, Si (C) over Speer, 'Heinz (SC) 6-3, 6-0 Sherer, Plowden (SC) over Scarpa, Theos (C) 6-2, 6-2 Gant, Whitworth (SC) over Ltn(er, Mitell1 (C) -2, 6-2 Sftball 7ins I this week with two game he same number on Tuesday ig effort of the young seasoi I as he hurled four-hit ball ied Pi Kappa Alpha Fraterniti to a 15 to 4 win over Lamba Chi Bell's terrific pitching was backe up by the slugging of Bunk: Shore with two home runs am Lamar Hunt, who had one roum ,tripper. George Bomar was th losing pitcher for Lamba Chi. Kappa Sigma out-slugged SAI in another fraternity league gane 15 to 12. Ray Willis sparked Kapp Sigma at ,the plate as he pounde out .two bhome rum, driving in si ,runs. Bob Royall led SAE wit] three hits. The winning pitcher fot Kappa Sigma was Parks and th losing SAE was Foster. Kappa Alpha Fraternity alsd go into the wirning column by edginj past Phi Kappa Sigma in a well played game, 6 to 3. Kay Lloy< pitched steady seven-hit ball wit] Eddie Floyd getting two hits fo three times at bat for the win ners. In an Independent League game Preston began the season with A win as Parker Evatt turned ii another pitching gem as ho whiffed 10 men and gave up onl ,two hits in an exciting 5 to j win over BSU. Munroe Ashle: stood out for the losers. After this week end the Game cocks will have five more basebal games at home. These include two exhibitioi games with Parris Island and thre conference games with Nortl Carolina, Wake Forest, and Clem son. See it Drive WIN COMPLETE and OF MORE PEOPLI Gamecock Forest Ot Carolina's Gamecocks caught Wake krest's conference-leading Demon Deacons on an off-day and knocked them down to second place with a 7-2 victory last Sat rday. The victory gave the Gamecocks a two-day split over the weekend. They 'et 6-3 to N. C. Stae's Wolfpack FAiday in Raleigh. Highlights of the weekend were R. 0. 'Hughes' clutch pitching against Wake Forest and a fine display of hitting power by first baseman Bob Crows. Hughes, started his first game, picked up his third win against no losses. He was wild, walking 11 men, but bore down in the clutches as the Deacs left 13 run ners stranded. Hughes got super lative backing, his mates making no errors and the infield pulling double plays three times to get r him out of trouble. Meanwhile, Wake Forest com mitted eight rmscues. The Game L cocks connected for five of their six hits in the first two innings and combined them with five of the Wake errors and two bases on-balls to score all their runs. The Deacs also collected six hits. Cross topped the hitting against Wake Forest with two solid singles and collected three for four against State, including a powerful 890 foot home run over the left field fence with two on to account for i all three CaroLina runs. Cross - raised his batting average from .320 to .382 to take his place You'll find a we the wheel of a r the exciting disc can help you wi Driving a beautil thrill enough an; rewarding right 0 -things you find can help you wij plus a $1,000 U. For instance, y you what it mean ous Fisher Bod: fenders from the to get a man' Ip through a Sweel You'll learn tI 1 new comfort in Ride front suspen 12 New Ch $1 ,OOO U. S. Savings It's easy ! It's fun! A demc tion drive can give you ci help you be a winner! 'I no cost-nothing to buy. C< for entry blank and coi details. FIIL figures show-that a BOUGHT CHEVR4 See Your Che S Knock it Of Lea( "wing the Conference btting leaders. Second baseman Larry Jewell t also showed up well, raising his average from .185 to a near-re apectable .235 with three hits. Jewell was also irwolved in all three twin-killings against Wake Forest, starting two and serving 4 as the piyot man on the third. Inability to hit with men in, scoring positiom, with the excep ,tion of Cross's blast, hurt in the N. C. State game. The Game cocks twice closed innings with runners stranded on second and They collected 10 hits off Wolf pack southpaw ace Tommy Har grove, but Hargrove fanned 10 while walking just two. Harold Lewis, who retired al ter two innings because of a sore arm, was charged with the loss I 'against State. Heyward Tunstall relieved in the third with State i leading 2-0. Bill Worham, who has been ,plagued by strikeouts and leads the team in that respect with 14, showed encouraging signs, getting 1 good wood on the ball in both games although he was held to one I sharp single. Two solid blows against Wake Forest were caught by left fielder Frank McRae. Jack Coombs, former Duke coach who retired several seasons ago after coaching there over 20 years, is now a part-time major league scout and witnessed both games. LIoee notes . . . Some half dozen major league scouts were present at the Wake Forest con- 1 test . . it was the second loss rid of new fur at rear springs, ew Chevrolet-and the car with overles you make nt iDoot m one! stant flow 0 new High-Lc ul new Chevrolet is You'll disc e time. It is more you drive Ch now, because the power "Turb out on your drive the two new i a 1955 Chevrolet 12-volt syte. S. 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