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Softball ( Playoffs Softball continued at a slow pace this past week as intramural tennis, golf, and track took the spotlight. Officials of the depart ment announced that all league games would have to be played off this week due to the fact that they have scheduled the play-offs to begin on Monday. The championship' tournament will be a sudden depth affair in volving the two top teams from each league. On May 23 and 24 the fraternity champion will be Sigma Nu Wins Track Sigma NU fraternity flew home for the intramural track champion ship by taking the final event of the meet in a dead heat, winning the 440-relay by inches. In win ning, Sigma Nu had a terrific fight to do so as only two points separated the first three teams, the other, two being Sigma Chi and Pi Kappa Alpha, the latter who may have lost the meet when their anchor man on the 440 had trouble taking the baton. Probably the two most outstand ing men in the meet were Freddy Spruell and Buddy Nidiffer. Spruell of SPE braved the scorching heat to come blazing home in the mile run showing a terrific kick that spelled defeat for Heyward Davis of Phi Sigma Kappa who led practically all the way until the last 200 yards. Nidiffer of Pi Kappa Alpha was the leading point man in the meet with 10% points. He literally ran away from the field while copping first place in both the 100- and 220-yard dashes and running a 4 leg of the sprint medley relay which placed second. The events and the first place winners only are as follows: High jump-(Cook, Phi Kappa Sigma-Bollinger, Sigma Nu; tie) Broad jump-(Moody, Sigma Nu) 18'9%" Shot put-(Bomar, Lambda Chi) 51'6" 100-yard dash-(Nidiffer, Pi Kappa Alpha) 11 sec. (unofficial) 880-yard relay-(Sigma Chi) Sprint medley relay-(Sigma Nu) 1-mile run-ESpruell, SPE) 5 min., 30 sec. 220-yard dash-(Nidiffer, Pi Kappa Alpha) 24.2 440-yard relay-(Sigma Nu) Team scores: Sigma Nu . 19 Sigma Chi ...17% P1 Kappa Alpha 17 SAE .. 10% SPE............. ..10 Kappa Alpha ...7 Pi Kappa Phi . .. 5 Phi Kappa Sigma . . 5 Lambda Chi .... 5 4 Phi Sigma Kappa . ....1 Basebaliers No Better, Rain washed out the final base ball game of the season for the Gamecocks last Saturday and Coach Ted Petoskey's diamond crew finished its season with a 10-10 record Identical with that recorded last spring. A 15-7, 12-innIng victory over SThe Citadel at Charleston last Friday closed the season. The two teams were tied 3-3 in the bottom of the third Saturday when the rains came. The game will not be replayed, Petoskey said. This year's squad moved to 7-7 in the Atlantic Coast Conference compared to 6-8 against ACC foes last season. Heyward Tunstall, who pitched hitless ball after relieving twin brother Howard with two out in the tenth, was credited with the victory Friday. He had beaten ? Clemson two days earlier and finished with a 5-4 record. Hey ward's final earned run mark was 1.90. Jim Jarrett and Larry Jewell both collected three hits Friday, one of Jarrett's a three-run home run over the right field wall to tie the score 5-5 in the seventh. Jar rett finished the season hitting .380 and had just begun to hit the long ball. He hit another home run Saturday which was washed out and had hit his first homer of the season the previous week end against North Carolina. In be tween he had smashed a 390-foot bases-loaded triple against Clem Looking to next year, Petoskey says pitching will be the key to loses; Vionday decided and they will meet the Independent representative for the campus title on Wednesday, May 25. Only tbree games were recorded for the past week and two of those were masterful one-hit af fairs. PiKA Wins In league 1, Pi Kappa Alpha took the measure of winless Sigina Nu by the score of 9 to 0 as Hugh Bell threw his third consecutive one-hit game. Much discussior mounted as to the hit which was recorded that deprived Bell of the celebrated no-hit fame when a bouncing ball eluded second base man Rudy Godfrey. Rightfielder Charles McDaniel, who was play ing very shallow, fielded the ball )ractically behind Godfrey and fired to first baseman Bill Lee. One umpire called the runner out md the other called him safe. The lecision of the base umpire stood mnd the hit was recorded. Other ;han this, Bell was untouchable, de struck out 12 men and issued one base on balls. Bunky Shore )rovided the stick work for the winning "Pikas" as he blasted .hree hits in three times at bat. Keith Hubbard also hit well for :he winners getting two safeties in three trips. Hunk Again Also in League 1, "Hunk" Mil ler continued his mastery over the apposing teams as he also threw his third one-hit ball game. He also has a two-hitter to his credit to stamp himself as the stingiest pitcher in intramurhl softball when it comes to hits and runs. Pi Kappa Phi whipped Phi Kappa Sigma 7 to 3, to continue their hot race with Pi Kappa Alpha for the fraternity champion ship. Toby Reynolds supplied the win ning blow of the game as he parked a tremendous homerun with the bases full. League Two In a League 2 game, Sigma Phi Epsilon broke into the win column for the first time this year as they outscored Phi Sigma Kappa 15 to 8. Bill Hawkinson, who was play ing his first game for the winners hit for eight extra bases as he un loaded two terrific home runs, the first with two men on base. Russell Edwards also shared in the hitting with two doubles in four trips to the plate. Bob Blakely led the hitting for the losers with a double and a single to up his batting mark to a healthy .427. Dick Nod den was the winning pitcher and Blakely the loser. In the only Independent change, Preston won by forfeit over ASME. This win tightened their grip on first place and assured them of a place in the play-offs. Parker Evatt, ace hurler for Preston ended the regular season with a three and one record, tops in Independent play. End Year No Worse graduate and they accounted for seven of the 10 wins among them. Back from this year's team will be righthanders Johnny Cooley (0-1) and R. 0. Hughes (3-2) and lefty Tommy Van Keuren (0-0). Best prospect among the freshmen is Leon (Lefty) Norton of Green ville, Petoskey says. Another frosh hopeful is Murphy Lemmon, a righthander from Conway. "Norton has a good curve, fair speed and good control," Petoskey says hopefully. Jarrett will be back in left field and Petoskey is counting on fresh men Don Cates, Buddy Nidiffer and Sammy Vickers to strengthen the outfield. Returning outfielders include Ben Brooks, Bill Tarrer, Buddy Lee and Don Coker. Tarrer held down right field most of the season but hit only .192. Center field will be vacated by senior Bill Wohrman. 'The infield remains intact and promises to be one of the tops in the conference defensively and of fensively. Bob Cross, a .286 long ball hitter, will be back at first, Jewell (.823) at second, Frank Ellerbe (.280) at short and Carl Brazell (.241) at third. Brazell and Ellerbe both hit over .300 last season but prolonged slumps hurt both this year. Ellerbe had two hits rained out Saturday which would have raised his average to .299. Catching will be strong with re turning sophomores Buddy Frick (.275) and DIck Theusen (.211). Petoskey says he's counting on better hitting and a good defense. Pitching reains a question mark. jA ANOTHER QUARTERBACK. Georgia Tech and will be competing v back position on next year's footba very optimistic about the Gamecock'j Manning Harris) Jack Hall By SID BADGER Gamecock Sports Writer One of the most colorful and talented quarterbacks to enter South Carolina in quite some time is Jack Hall, who bohunked last year but will provide plenty of competition for Mackie Prickett come next season. Hall is a graduate of Richmond Academy of Augusta, Ga., where many fine athletes were molded. He graduated from there in 1952 and left behind some great foot oall performances. Jack is married and speaks with 1 pride, love and admiration of his ,wife Betty and their daughter, Debbie. While attending Richmond Acad- 1 amy, he was outstanding in foot >all for three years. His senior year, his team wvon the G.I.A.A.1 Thampionship. Also in the same I year, Richmond Academy was chosen from the state of Georgia to participate in the annual Peanut Bowl which is held in Co lumbus, Ga. The opponent for this game is always an out-of-state team andl this year it wvas Agawaw, Massachusetts. Jack stated that this was, one of the roughest games he had ever participated in. Agawaw won the game 26 to 13. Hall was all-state in 1952, all region and received honorable mention for All-American honors. For his great work on the gridiron numerous schools were breathing dowvn his neck trying to persuade this top quarterback to come their way. Among some of more note able schools were Georgia, Geor gia Tech, Florida State, Univer sity of Florida, Miami, Duke, Ken tucky, North. Carolina, Alabama, V.M.I., V.P.I., andi South Caro lina. Hall chose Georgia Tech and enrolled there in 1952. He played on the varsity team as a freshman as the Southeastern Conference allowed such practice and was on the '52 Sugar Bowl at Tech. He was not satisfied there and de cided to leave and enter some school that offered a course in physidal education. South Carolina was the school andl Hall enrolled here in 1954. He said that among all the schools that offered him scholarships, Carolina was his second choice and had actually thought a lot about coming here to begin with. Last year he bo hunked and now is looking forward to a big year with the "Game roosters." Jack wvas not only a football player at Richmond Academy. He was a very important member of the track team and was one of the best pole vaulters in the state. He created such a name for his feats on the cinders that he was offered a scholarship to the University of Georgia for track only. He was also a key player on the basketball team whore he played both- for ward n an guard. He ltterdmi al.n F. .. . Jack Hall is a transfer from rith Mackie Prickett for the quarter 11 team. He likes Carolina and is chances this Fall. (USC photo by Is Versati .hree sports each year he partic pated. Mr. Hall was also prominent in ;chool affairs other than athletics. As a junior he was secretary of he student body and during his ast two years was a member of ;he Saber Club, a military organ zation in the academy. He is very modest and when sked -what his biggest thrill in thletics thus far was, it took some Jigging to get anything out of im. Finally he stated that being hosen as the most valuable player n a football game envolving Rich nond Academy and Catholic High )f Augusta for the city champion ihip in his senior year was prob tbly his biggest thrill. He threw wo touchdown passes and scored me himself in this game. Jack said he likes South Caro ina very much. He commented on he fine treatment he had received ince coming here and the sincer 50,,mt at home, at work There's nothing like 1. You feel its I.IVELINESS. 2. You taste its BRIGHT GOODNESS. 3. You experience PERFECT REFRESHMENT. Of0mIO UNDER AUTHORIT OF T COLUMBIA COCA-COl Football Pi Backfield I South Carolina's Gamecocks should present one of the nation's flashiest backfields next fall, but severe line losses from the 1954 squad will present a big problem to Head Coach Rex Enright. Three members of the beginning backfield will be back. They are quarterback Mackie Prickett and halfbacks Mike Caskey and Carl Brazell. Prickett led the Atlantic Coast Conference in passing and total offense last year, Brazell was the top receiver and a leading run tier, and Caskey was the second leading rusher in the league with 556 yards and a 6.7 average. Major Loses Some of the major losses in the ine include All-American guard .'rank Mincevich, all-conference -enter Leon Cunningham, blocking .rophy winner fullback Bill Wohr nan and regular tackles Harry Lovell and Gene Kopec. Enright sums it up like this: 'We should be able to score more, )ut we'll likely be vulnerable our selves." In comparison with the 1954 seam, which won six and lost four, he 1955 Gamecocks appear to hape up something like this. iverall. strength is as good, of cnse better if fullback blocking omes through, defense about the 'ame in the backfield, weaker in .he line. Linebacking not as good. Backfield Better The running attack will be bet er with almost the same back field as last year. The passing attack will be better with Prickett le Athlete ity of the coaches and his team mates. He said the players were very easy to know and get along with which goes a long way in making a good team. Jack is very optimistic about next season and says that Carolina has the guns to go all the way to the Orange Bowl and if some of the players only knew what a feeling it was to be on a bowl team, they wouldn't let up until they get there. Coach Earl Dunham, who has done such a good job in the past, especially with the quarterbacks, is happy over having Hall at Caro lina. He says, "We are very pleased to have Jack with us. He is a fine competitor and has the potentialities of becoming a great quarterback. He has a great throwving arm but lacks in all round experience. In the next two v'ears though, he should develop nto one of the top quarterbacks in ~he country." (lion times a day or while at play 4E COCA-COLA COMPANY SY LA BOTTLING Co. 0 19en 114 CeA.cOIA CmPANYu 'ospects Loo setter, Line back and newcomer Jack Hall giv ing better long passing. New ends are good receivers. The defensive line will be weaker, because of inexperience, with the defensive backfield slightly better. The team will have more depth in most positions, and extensive use will likely be made of the new sub rule. There will be 18 lettermen re turning from last year and two from the year before who sat out last season due to injuries. These include five ends, three tackles, four guards, one center, two quarterbacks, three halfbacks and two fullbacks. Maybe Stars Some of the probable standouts this fall follows: Mackie Prickett, quarterback, led the conference in total of fense, passing, and pass intercep -i(ns in 1954. He was voted the ;op player in the state. Hugh Bell, center, is considered by Enright to be ap equal all iround center to Cunningham and 'etter on offense. "THE YOU'L ENJOi CIGAR "FOR EASY DRAWING MILDNESSI" DERI FILTER TIP with the Pearl-Gray Ag PRODUCT 01 ARROW GI BRIEFLY, THEY'RE One thing every man wants in ur Arrow has it. Arrow Guards, of but comfortable support. Thea perfect fit where you sit. If you prefer a short, Arrow < elastic waist-band, or snap-fron like fancy patterns, slip into a;i shorts (below right), one of sc Arrow Guards, $1.20. Shor.ts,$ Page Seven k Good;' Weaker Mike Caskey, halfback, was the second leading rusher in the con ference last year, with a 6-7 yards per-try average. Carl Brazell, halfback, set a new ACC pass receiving record of 29 catches in 1954 and ranked fifth in the league in punting. Some of the top sophomore prospects include Bobby Barrett, fullback, who was an All-American high school player at Barbours ville, West Virginia. Tommy Addi son, tackle, weighs 225 pounds and may get to play a good deal. Julius Derrick, end, weighs 208 but has speed. He is a good pass receiver and a fine defensive player. Carroll McClain, halfback, lead the freshman team in 1954. He is a breakaway type runner. The University of South Caro lina holds two Atlantic Coast Con ference track records. Scooter Rucks set the 440-yard run mark of 47.7 seconds in 1948, and Mc Iver Riley tied the 220-yard record of 21.2 seconds in 1942. ILTER "FOR THE FLAVOR OF FINE TOBACCO!" ETTE S 4 SIZE TAREYTON ivated Charcoal Filter ARDS COM FORTABLE derwear is COMFORT! And, fine combed cotton, give firm keep their shape . .. give Hers the Sprinter model with model shown below. 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