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FRESHMAN STAR ... Conwa:
standout for the Gameeocks. He he
state of Georgia, and set a freshma
12 feet, 7 inches. (Photo by Walter
Snipes Stands
Track; Varsity
By SID BADGER
Gamecock Sports Writer
Conway Snipes, short, stocky
freshman track star here at the
University is destined to be one
of the most colorful and valuable
additions to Coach Baskin's track
team in many a year. We say
valuable because Carolina has
been without a good pole vaulter
in quite some time, and Snipes is
just that.
Conway is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. G. Snipes and their home
is in Druid Hills, Georgia, which
is nicely situated near Atlanta and
Emory University. Mr. Snipes is
a salesman and very successful at
his profession.
Druid Hills High School claims
this record-breaking athlete and
after graduating in 1954, nine such
records were left with the name
Snipes engulfing them. He stood
out in football, track and gym
nastics but devoted most of his
time to his first love, which was
track, and especially pole vaulting.
He completely dropped football in
his junior year in order to concen
trate on track.
His fancy has always been pole
vaulting and he began his career
at this specialty at the age of six.
Practice and hard work has paid
off as he now holds nine records
in the state of Georgia, and just
recently set a new freshman pole
vault record in this state when he
soared 12 feet and 7 inches.
Among the more notable record.
are the county, regional, state
record for "A" schools, and the
AAU record, all in Georgia. The
latter was set among entrants of
athletes from the states of Geor
gia, Alabama, and Florida. I
might add that Conway also holds
a school record for the broad jump
with a leap of 21 feet and 6 inches.
Although Druid High School
did not have a swimming team,
this same Mr. Snipes entered the
diving division in the Southeastern
Swim Meet and won second place
in both this and the Metropolitan
Invitational Meet.
Conway was not only an athlete
in high school but took part in
student body affafrs and held
many notable offices. He was
quite active in YMCA work and
at one time was president of Hi-Y.
He was also chairman of the
"Ring" Committee his senior year.
After graduating from high
school, Conway had decided on
entering Georgia Tech, although
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(Includes
Player
Jim Jarrett, If.
Larry Jewell, 2b
Bob Cross, lb .. ...
Roddy Turner, s
Buddy Frick, c
Carl Brazell, Sb
Frank Ellerbe, s
Dick Theusen, c
Howard Tunstall, p
Bill Tarrer, rf
Bill Wohrman, cf
Buddy Le, 2b.
Ben Brooks, of .
Heyward Turistall, p
R. 0. Hughes,. p
Howard ntal 7.
Heyward Turnstall
Johnny Coo.e....
fI
r Snipes is destined to be a tracl
Ids nine high school records in th
n pole vault record in this state a
Johnson)
Out In
Prospect
he had been offered a scholarshil
to Presbyterian College. He ha<
taken the entrance exams at Tecl
and had one foot in the door whei
Coach Weems Baskin made hii
appearance and persuaded him t4
try the colors of the Gamecock
He consented and as yet does no1
regret it.
He entered USC in the fall of
1954 and has already made quite t
name for himself. In a recent tracl
meet with Clemson he walked of:
with the individual point title a,
he placed first in the 100-yart
dash, pole vault, and broad jumi
and ran a leg of the mile relay.
In the Intramural Swimminl
Meet a few weeks ago, he showec
great form as a diver and tool
first place honors.
When asked of his biggest thrill
Conway remarked, "To break any
record is a thrill to me. As yet, ]
can't think of any one incident thai
stands above another." He con.
tinued by saying, "It was a credi1
to be one of a team such as ou]
freshman track team. They ha
great spirit which made it ver]
easy to work." He also stated tha
Bobby Drawdy, freshman tracl
coach, helped him a great deal an<
he was looking forward to beini
FIRST AND SECOND ...Sonn,
Wilcher (right) is licking his lie
as he stands on the winner's stan
after winning the 440-yard dash i
the state meet. Don Whetston
(left) came In behind Wilcher an
took second place honors. Both wil
enter the ACC meet in Chapel Hij
this week end. (State photo h
Nebbia)
RDOMET
only those at bat five times
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15 53 8 17 3 0 0 1
.18 53 9 16 1 0 1 1
18 59 8 16 4 0 0 4
18 67 13 17 1 0 2 7
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9 17 2 4 0 0 0 0
17 51 6 10 3 0 0 2
18 67 9 13 2 1 0 1
9 22 6 3 1 1 0 0
11 21 2 0 0 0 0 0
G IP H BB SO WP
5 22 22 20 12 0
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Jewell, Elle
Coach Ted Petoskey's Game
cocks lost their last shread of
hope for the Atlantic Coast Con
ference baseball championship
when they took a double loss last
week end to North Carolina and
Wake Forest.
A six-run outburst in the 10th
inning gave North Carolina's Tar
Heels a 12-8 victory Friday at
Veterans Hospital field. Wake's
league-leading Demon Deacons
scored eight runs in a big third
inning and coasted to a 12-2 romp
Saturday.
Fielding Bad
Heyward Tunstall pitched beau
tiful ball for the Gamecocks
against the Tar Heels, but lacked
fielding support. All six of North
Carolina's runs 'in the first nine
innings were unearned as the
Gamecocks had their worst day of
the season in the field, committing
seven errors.
L The 10th inning uprising came
e on six hits, two walks and one
error. Heyward was removed
after walking the leadoff batter
in the lqth in favor of twin
brother Howard. But Howard
didn't "have it," and the Tar Heels
batted around, several balls drop
ping between two fielders. Hey
ward was charged with the loss. -
Average Jumps
Highlight of the game for the
Gamecocks was the heavy hitting
of shortstop Frank Ellerbe who
slammed out three for five to raise
his average from .214 to .246.
Ellerbe's hits included a double
and triple and indicated he might
be snapping out of a season-long
hitting slump. He hit .323 last
season.
Second baseman Larry Jewell
continued his strong hitting with
three singles in four trips against
the Tar Heels and two for four
against the Deacs. He skyrocketed
into second place among the bat
ters with a leap from .267 to .321
over the weekend.
He's been hitting at .461 pace in
the last eight games. Jewell was
charged with his first error of the
season at second base when he
threw wild on a useless throw
to first on a double play attempt.
His only other error of the season
came in the season's opener
against Erskine when he filled in
at shortstop.
Jim Jarrett took over to lead
the hitting, slugging a home run
and double against UNC and a
single against Wake. He dropped
one point to .339.
Bob Cross had the most disas
trous week, -going none for nine
and falling from .841 to .808. The
big first baseman hit the ball
well several times but usually for
long outs.
Hugh~es Wild
Wake Forest made their big
under the tutorship of such a fine
fine boy, has lots of character, and
comes from a very fine family. I
knew he was a good pole vaulter
but am very surprised and happy
at the way he has come along in
other specialties on the track. He
is the type of boy that Is good for
any school. Very popular with the
Iother students and displays mod
4esty which plays a large part in
making fine athletes. I am looking
forward to working with him for
the next three years and I know
he will be a credit to the team and
the University."
gentleman and track coach as
y Coach Weems Baskin in the fu
S ture.
A Conway is majoring in business
a administration and Is a better than
* average student.
When asked by Coach Baskin
ig about his future track star he re
, marked, "I am very happy to
have Conway with us. He is a
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3 Sae HP RBI BA POA E PA
2 0 6 .339 40 1 5 .991
2 0 7 .321 39 41 2 .976
2 1 14 .302 97 5 8 .927
0 0 0 .286 0 0 0 .000
2 0 9 .271 94 12 5 .956
4 1 7 .254 18 33 5 .911
1 0 1 .246 37 5510 .902
0 0 3 .235 25 3 2 .93
1 0 1 .222 1 3 0 1.000
1 1 8 .196 17 0 0 1.000
0 0 10 .194 40 2 2 .955
0 0 4 .136 12 11 1 .958
0 0 0 .111 2 0 0 1.000
1 0 1 .000 3 10 1 .929
0 0 0 .000 0 2 0 1.000
B HP W L Pct. ERA
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0 2 2 1 .667 5.69
0 0 3 4 .421 1.94
1 2 0 1 .000 .000
0 1 0 0 .000 158
C. Win;
rbe Good
assault against Orighthander R. 0.
Hughes. Hughes, who had beaten
the Deacs 7-2 in an earlier game,
couldn't-find the plate. He walked
a total of five men in the fatal
third and the Deacse mixed in four
hits to net their eight runs that
frame.
Lefty Tommy Van Keuren had
Wake batters off-balance with his
slow stuff and sweeping round
house curve ball as he allowed only
one run in four and two-thirds
innings after relieving Hughes. It
was Van Keuren's longest stint of
the year, his only other action a
one-inning job against Michigan
State early in the season. John
Cooley pitched the last one and
two-thirds innings.
The Gamecocks managed only
six hits off Deacon righthander
Jack McGinley who fanned 10.
UNC ...040 000 002 6-12 15 2
USC .. 200 001 111 2- 8 14 7
Johnson, Maultsby (8) and
Love; Hey. Tunstall, How. Tun
stall (10) and Frick.
W. Forest .028 000 011-12 12 1
USC .....200 000 000- 2 6 1
McGinley and Holt, Horn (7);
Hughes, Van Keuren (3) Cooley
(8) and Theusen.
POINT MAKERS . . . Thee thre,
this week end. In the state meet, Ba
took second in the high jump and
and fourth in the one-mile run. (1
Cliff Litherlan
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By DICK STRICKLAND
Gamecock Spotts Writer
The University of South Caro
lina scored 66 5/6 points last Sat
urday at Clinton in winning its
third straight state intercollegiate
track and field meet.
Clemson finished second with 58
points. Presbyterian had 81%;
The Citadel, 10%; Furman 8; and
Wofford, %.
Sophomore Dick Bartulski of
South Carolina hurled the javelin
189 feet, 7 % inches to set a new
record. The old record was 184
feet, 9% inches, set in 1935 by
Blackwell of Clemson.
Dashman Tommy Woodlee led
the Gamecocks as the meet's high
scorer. He won the 100 and 220
yard dashes and was anchorman
of the winning mile-relay team to
give him a total of 11% points.
Clemson's Joe Bowen captured
two first places with wins in both
the high and low hurdles.
The Gamecocks took seven -of
the 15 ecents in defending its title
while Clemson took six and Pres
byterian two.
Competition was keen as three
other records were challenged by
strong contenders. Austin Mitchell
of Clemson cleared 6 feet, 2 inches
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rtuleki (left) won the javelin with
discus, and Allen Inabinet (right
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in taking the high jump, but failed
to reach 6 feet, 3 inch record.
Bobby Vass of Presbyterian
jumped over a foot greater than
the state record of 28 feet, 8 7/8
inches in the broad jump, but the
jump was scratched because he
stepped over the takeoff board by
a fraction of an inch.
The Gamecock mile-relay team
of Sonny Wilcher, D %n Whetstone,
Fred Roberts, and To,..::; ,?9d
lee ran the distance in 3:22.8, just
.5 second off the record.
The weather for the meet was
hot and dry and the times would
have been faster if the track had
been in better shape, especially on
the curves.
This week end the Gamecocks
journey to Chapel Hill to compete
in the ACC Meet.
The summary:
Pole vault-1, Metz, Clemson. 2,
Abbott, Clemson, and R. Johnson,
P. C. 4, Fogler, Clemson, and
Corrigan, Clemson. 12 feet, 6
inches.
High jump-1, Mitchell, Clem
son. 2, Collins, USC, and Williams,
llemson. 4, Martin, USC. Lester,
The Citadel, and Sexton, Wofford.
6 feet, 2 inches.
One-mile run-1, Carter, Clem
son. 2, Reeves, USC. 3, Dickens,
Clemson. 4, Inabinet, USC. 4:81.9. *
to the Gamecocks in the ACC meet
s new record, Tom Collins (center),
took second in the two-mile run
FORD LITHGERLAND received a B.A.
to last year, and is now working fo
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Vice-President of the fifth-year claa
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that will help him make the best use
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Shot put--1, 'Kirby, Clemson. 2,
Silas, USC. 8, Spooner, Clemson.
4, Harrington, P.C. 44 feet, 6
inches.
440-yard dash-1, Wilcher, USC.
2, Whetstone, USC. ' 3, Floyd,
Clemson. 4, Buck, Clemson. :50.2.
Discus-1, Silas; USC. 2, Col- "
line, USC. 3, Murphee, Clemson.
4, Hightower. Furman. 141 feet,
2% inches.
Javelin-1, Bartulski, USC. 2,
Berry, USC. 3. Summerhill, The
Citadel. 4, Smith, Clemson. 189
feet, 7% inches (new record).
100-yard dash - 1, Woodleis
USC. 2, D. Johnson, P.C. 3, Vass,
P.C. 4, Thomas, USC. :09.9.
120-yard high hurdles - 1,
Bowen, Clemson. 2, Hancock, P.C.
3, Fischl, The Citadel. 4, Aiken,
P.C. :15.
880-yard run-1, Roberts, USC.
2, Carter, Clemson. 3, Mattos,.
Furman. 4, Reeves, USC. 1:58.4.
Broad jump-1, Vass, P.C. 2,
Berry, USC. 3, Lester, The Cita
del. 4,' Summer, USC. 22 feet,
9 5/8 inches.
220-yard dash - 1, Woodlee,
USC. 2, D. Johnson, P.C. 8,
Thomas, USC. 4, Vass, P.C. :22.
Two-mile run-1, Fesperman,
P.C. 2, Inabinet, USC. 3, Hughes,
USC. 4, Roberts, Clemson. 10:26.5.
220-yard low hurdles-1, Bowen,
Clemson. 2, Fischl, The Citadel.
3, Falls, P.C. 4, Hancock, P.C.
:24.8.
One-mile relay-1, USC (Wil
cher, Whetstone, Roberts, and
Woodlee). 2, Clemson. 3, Presby
terian. 4, The Citadel. 3:22.8.
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The "flat look" engineered by
some Frenchman named Dior
appears to be on its way out if
a recent poll among college stu
dents in any indication.
The questien was whether or A
not the style would be more
popular in 1955 or not . . . 11
per cent answered yes; 77 per
cent no and 12 per cent were
undecided.
Voicing their rejection to
Dior's style, the quizzed replied
"terrible," "ridiculous" and "un
feministic." One co-ed thinks it
distorts the human body. Boys
said: "Never, girls like to show
off what they got," and "Girls
will refuse to disguise their na
tural attributes."
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