Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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J1@HNI Eg WV*ld The annual state track Clinton should result in anoi In 1953 the Birds nosed two points, 56 2/5 to 54 2/5, Last year the Blue Hose been beaten by the Gamecoc to 33, more than double the with 32 points, one behind ] They will prob4bly finish regular season meets mean a 77% to 531/3 this past sea worse, whipping them 86 to, The other three teams 1 finished in this order: Furrr 11 , and Wofford, the littl piled up the total of one poi Rece In 1953 Freddy Roberts half-mile as a Freshman. He cutting three seconds off it. Tommy Woodlee tied tho holds jointly with Hurr of seconds. - Carolina almost had a cl 29 out of a possible 33 poi events. In the 440 Sonny Wilt second, Don Whetstone third nosed out by Curtis Freemar yard dash Woodlee was firsi Drawdy third. The 220 had second, Drawdy fourth. South Carolina also took McBryde won the two-mile i the javelin, and the one-mile lee, Cunningham, WhetstonE Recori Carolina has several big I several of them having been Dick Bartulski, of whoi haven't you don't keep up wi has surpassed the javelin re sions. He hit 195 feet, 2%/ ii Joe Silas has bettered th hit 146 feet, inches agair down the track for the dista the fastest time that event and one of the nation's besi First Baseman Bob Cros: running neck-and-neck for t] baseball team. Both have lk can't seem to settle on whi batting average. At present Cross has a .3 at a .340 clip. They are bc don't have any competition bad there isn't someone else as high as .300. R. 0. Hughes still has h partment, which is good enc that particular chore. Howa He has a 2-1 record. Larry Jewell, the second1 has been heard, is doing o zone. He has committed onl; the first 16 games this seas When the University of football here on October 1, i of one of the service academ The last time we met Na out by the meager sum of 65 been better. Only last year score of 84-20. As President Donald F though not in exactly the s students will have a chance service academy team. * * Two of the top men on1 Carley, a sophomore from sophomore from Georgetowr These two boys are entere Tournament, which started being held at Athens, Ga. McCarley paced the golf and Presbyterian, firing a pa Yarn, 3-0. And Higgins 'has Both of them should do oka: Bill Wohrman was voted year at the University of So the Blue Key Athletic Award to voice bis approval of the Key made a good choice. * * The baseball team has (Cmone ION.. tAG er Jehamon meet today and tomorrow at t ,her victory for the Gamecocks. I out the Presbyterian team by for first place. took second place again, having ks this time by a score of 70 ir score. Clemson came in third Presbyterian. . in the same order this year, if nything. Carolina defeated P. C son. They did the Tigers even 15. 1 which entered last year's meet ian with 17 points, Citadel with le school in Spartanburg which 'It. rds Set set a record of 1:57.5 in the broke his own record last year, a 100-yard dash record that he USC (1934) with a time of 9.7 -an sweep in the sprints, taking nts in the three short distance ,her got first, Leon Cunningham 1, and Billy Kincaid being barely i of P. C. for fourth. In the 100 , as usual, Cunningham second, Woodlee, again, first, Wilcher first in three other events. Garn run, Gene Berry took first with relay team, composed of Wood , and Wilcher, took top honors. I Threats 'hreats to existing state records, broken during the season. n you have heard, and if you ,th what the track team is doing, cord of 184 feet on several occa iches against U. N. C. e discus mark of 1421/2 feet. He ist N. C. State. Woodlee sprinted nce of 220 yards in 20.8 seconds, has ever been run in this state efforts this year. and Leftfielder Jim larrett are ie batting leadership of the USC -d at one time or the other and ch one should have the highest 41 average and Jarrett is hitting th well out from the pack and except between themselves. Too up there. No one else is hitting is 3-1 record in the pitching de ugh to place him as top man in rd Tunstall isn't too far behind. baseman of whom not very much kay for himself in the fielding t one error in 63 chances during on. His fielding average is .984. South Carolina meets Navy in t will mark the first appearance y teams in this state. vy, 35 years ago, they edged us points. But of late our luck has we stomped Army by a lopsided ussell of the University said, me words, now all the Carolina to see the Gamecocks defeat a e * the USC golf team are Joe Mc Camden, and Billy Higgins, a d in the Southern Intercollegiate yesterday. The tournament is team in victories over Clemson r 72 to down Clemson ace Lenny been a steady golfer all season. 7 in the tournament. the outstanding athlete of the uth Carolina. He was presented on May Day. This writer wishes selection. The members of Blue * * three more conference meets on nage?) Sof tball Pi Kaps Win; Phi Kap And Preston, Too Intramural softball continued at brisk pace this past week with he Pi Kappa Phi-Pi Kappa Alpha ,ame as the highlight of the week. The anticipated pitching a duel etween the Pi Kaps "Hunk" filler and the "Pikas"' Hugh Bell urned out to be just that as liller came out the winner 4 to 0. loth pitchers, regarded by many s two of the best in the state and robably the two- top hurlers on he Carolina campus, displayed vinning form but the erratic field ng of the "Pikas" in the second nning, when they bobbled four round balls, marred what would ave been a great game. Other than this incident, when 11 four runs poured across the late for the winners, both pitch rs were invincible. Miller gave ip but two hits, striking out five iid Bell allowed six base knot ks, triking out 12. The Pi Kappa 'hi infield played sparkling ball >ehind Miller's fine pitching with immy Raines especially outstand ng. Incidentally, Raines led the itting for the winners with two vell placed safeties. Bell and Shore got the only two kits for the losers. This loss hurt he "Pikas" considerably due to he fact that they are in conten ion for the "All Sports" trophy. Trriple Play In another outstanding League o. 1 game, Phi Kappa Sigma cept on the comeback trail as they )lasted winless Sigma Nu 17 to 6. rommy Earl, Ray Newman and Bill Parker led the hit barrage igainst losing pitcher George Wil ion as they pounded out nine hits >etween them, one of Parker's )eing a tremendous two-run riomer. Jhck Wingate continued his winning form on the mound is he emerged the winner for his 3econd win of the season with no losses to his credit. The highlight of the game and which will probably be one of the top plays of the year was turned in by three of the Phi Kap's fielders. On a routine fly to centerfielder Tommy Earl, a run ner attempted to go home after the throw. Earl threw a perfect strike to catcher Bill Parker who in turn picked another runner off second base resulting in a triple play, the season's first. In a League No. 2 game, Phi Epsilon Pi outslugged Sigma Chi 14 to 8, thus knocking the losers from the unbeaten ranks. Sam Appel won his third straight game without a loss for the Phi Eps land aided his own cause by hitting safely three times, with men on base on two occasions. Jack Webb hit a homerun for Sigma Chi. Steve Coleman was tagged with the loss, his first of the season. This win was the Phi Ep's third vithouIt a loss andi left them un lisputed possession of first place in League No. 2. Independent League In the Indiependent League, Preston trimmed McBride Brother hood in a thriller ii to 3. Parker Evatt, former Parker High School flash, bested "Flash" McBride in i fine mound duel as the former gave up but three base hits in notching his second win against wo losses. Incidentally, McBride ~vas sold1 to McBride Brotherhood y SPE for an undisclosed amount >f cash last week when the SPE's Ex-University of South Caro lina first baseman Dean Padgett is off to a good start with the Tharlotte Hornets in the Class A Bouth Atlantic League. He was >atting .385 after the first eight tames this year. rWO TOP TRACKMEN . .. lonny Wilcher, on the left, and F'reddy Roberts, on the right, are wo of the best runners oh the USC rack team. Wilcher won the 440 nd Roberts the half-mile in last ear's state meet. Both will be here to defend their titles this Battle C( 1"'M *"~' '~N EXPRESSIONS ARE MISLEA elons you will be fooled. "Hunk" Pi Kappa Phi and Hugh Bell, on I in Intramural softball. Miller wor unearned runs. suffered their second loss in si .lays. "Flash" was the losing pitcher in both games. For the winning Preston team, Godshall led the hitters with two hits ir three times at bat to increase hil batting average to .411. In another Independent Leagut game, McBride won by forfeil over BSU. Bob Itoyall contributed the sea son's outstanding individual per, fornmance so far as he pitched an< batted SAE to an important Lea, gue 2 game. Royall hurled superb 2 hit bal at the losing SPE team and ther personally led a 19-hit attacl against losing pitcher "Flash" Mc. Bride as he clobbered a triple, tw< doubles and a single in five tripi to the plate, driving in seven runs This win was SAE's third agains only one loss and the loss con I LUCKY Dl WHAT'S THUS BOT WHO HAD FVE BALLOOMS Marth,a L. 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