Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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New Athletic JOHNSON By Walter Josuson I am glad the next game for Carolina isn't on a Saturday. Maybe it will fake out the weatherman and we will have a dry day for a game one time. It rained as usual for the Furman game, but something unusual did happen. The Game cocks out-passed an opponent. They started out good as usual but their early game showing fizzled out. Maybe they were overconfident, or maybe the Furman team has improved, or maybe they were up for this game, or maybe if the sun had been shining, or just maybe. Any how, the Gamecocks didn't play as good a game as they should have. Both Wofford and Newberry (lid better against the Hurricanes. According to the popular opinion of most of the sports writers in and around the state, and according to what I have heard and read about Clemson, the Tigers will be a big favorite over Carolina. But the Gamecocks are used to the underdog role for this game. They have been in this situation for the past few years, but they have always managed to come upand play their best game of the season in the classic. The outcome of this game can't be predicted. But what about the other games? Virginia still looks to me like our only opponent whom the Birds have a better than average chance to beat. And maybe North Carolina. The Tar Heels didn't look too outstanding in their loss to Georgia, a team that Clemson has already mauled. But the way things stand at the moment, these two teams look like Carolina's only chances for any more victories. Anyhow, maybe they will improve with experience. - * * * * The swimming team began practice last week. Meets are scheduled with the University of North Carolina and N. C. State before the Christmas holidays. Other colleges which are scheduled to meet the Univer sity's aqua team include Duke, Clemson, Citadel, Wofford and Davidson. Following these events will be the State and Conference meets. There will be a whole pile of guys out for the team until they get down to hard work. Then it will drop. In the past the team has usually been undermanned. In other words they don't have a big enough team. So anybody who likes to swim is welcome. The swimming pool will be open for recreational swim ming Monday at 4-6, Thursday 7-9, and F'riday at 7-9. * * * * Clemson's influential IIV'AY is up to its old tricks again. Trying to get the Clemson-Carolina game from the State Fair and to play it at the season's end-on alternate years at Clemson. They seem to have the idea that it will give them a chance to win the game more often than they have in the recent past. It seems that all Clemson has to do is to refuse to sign the contract to play in Columbia. Therefore they have prac tically issued an "or else" ultimatum. But they are willing to let things remain as they are for a while, at least until they build a new stadium. H'ow nice. The old stadium will be flooded by the IIartwell D)am project, but a new one is being planned with a seating capacity of between 40,000 andl 50,000. There are good arguments for both sides, but I dlon't intend to make any serious statements either way. Except that it has done okay the way it is so far. The subject is now open for discussion. Letters from readers will at least be read,' if any come, expressing an opinion either way on the subject or any new ideas. * * * * The Freshman team is still operating in a winning way. They play the Clemson frosh on Wednesday night before the big game. This will be before the annual Blue Key dance, so come to the game and get in good spirits. The Biddies this year are one of the best in recent years. This will be a good chance to see King D)ixon and the others show their stuff. They will be favored over Clemsin 'yen if the varsity isn't. They could go undefeated this year. Civil engineering majors with 465 tdnswl o eprit( semester hours may become mem- t aeoengtget ihu be of the Walter E. Rowe chap--ii e priso fo h i ter of the A. S. C. E., to gain aretrohuigoross. better knowledge of the field of___ C. E. and to acquaint themselves~ with their fellow workers. It is a university regulation that no intoxicants shall be possessed G. A. Warehope wrote "We Hail or consumed on the campus of the The Carolia.w USC. Plant I In line with the new expansion program at Carolina, a new ath letic plant and field house, costing approximately $350,000, is sched uled for completion by June 1, said William H. Patterson, dean of ad ministration. It will be located on Rosewood Drive, about a mile from the campus. The building itself will cost $260,000. It will be circular in shape with the center being used as a storage room, and will be two stories high. It will include of fices for all the coaches, a lecture room, dormitory rooms for the visiting teams, dressing rooms and showers, and other needed facil ities. The athletic department has only two offices for the whole staff at present, said Rex En right, head coach and athletic director. Maybe one or two of the coaches will have to double up on the offices, but it will be a big improvement over the present facilities. The outside facilities will cost about $90,000. These will include ANI) AWAY I1' (OES . . . Hal 26 . uard line, setting uip the last (unn (Cra%leyt (42). Carolina center, and Carolina 1 By Lewis Cromer Sports Writer The South ('arolina Gamecocks, scoring all their points in the first 18 minutes of play, ground out a 19-0 win over the winless Furman lurricane here on Saturday. The Gamecocks, running hot and cold, scored on two sustained drives and a timely Hurricane bobble. Fifteen thousand spectators witnessed the affair and intermittent showers fell for the second week in a row, drenching all parties concerned. As Bob Christian of the Atlanta Journal put it after witnessing the game: "I am glad that the Clem son game is on Thursday. Caro lina's chances of putting Mackie P.riekett, Mike Caskey, and Carl Br'azell on a dry track are much better as Saturday seems to be Columbia's weekly wvet day." Basketball Assistant Is Added New addition this year to the UJnversity of South Carolina Ath letic Staff is Walter C. Hambrick, wvho (comfes to Columbia from Pike ville .1untior College, Pikeville, Ky., whsere lhe served four years as b,asketb,all dlirector. At the uni versity he is slated to lead the freshman cage team, assisting Head Coac'h Frank .Johnson. He is also an inistructor of physical edlucations. H ambrick, :34, earnewd his A.B. anid Master's D)egrees at Morehead State College, Kentucky. While in college he p)laye'd on the basket b,allI conurts, and later was an assistant coach for his alma mater. His fours years at P'ikeville saw as man iy successfuIl basketball se'asos, with a grand total of 10I;-20) recorded on the won-lost cotlumnns. Three of Hlambrick's l'ike'ville e' a g e m e n , including Woody P'reston who was enrolled at the unsiversity in I1954-55, rank ed among the tolps natio,n wide in juniobr et>llege scorinsg. Two men who came under' H1am b,rick's tute'lage at Pikeville and will figure in the uiiversity's '55 56 biasketbiall plans are 6' 6" Grady Wallace and 6' 1" Bob McCoy, both juninors. Although co,ncentrated workouts haven't begun, the new assistant coach says he sees bright aspects to the o,ncominlg cage sea son, with the return of varsitymen Lee Collins, Benny Fannin, Art Smnjekal and sophomore Marshall P'erkins who led the freshman Gamnecocks in scoring last year. As for this year's frosh squad, Hanmbrick thinks his prospects will be fais'. He notes also that fresh men will be urged to enter basket ball tryouts in November> A sharp eye will be kept open for potential material, he said. 'lanned a baseball diamond, a track, and three practice football fields. Two tennis courts are included in the plans but they will not be added until later. Last year the base ball team played its home games on the Veteran's Hospital field. The track meets were held on the track at Fort Jackson. The new fields will bring , these events closer to the university and will give the students a chance to see them. The baseball field and the track will be ready for use this spring. The Russell House was built on the old practice field. The new field house will not include a new basketball court, although one is needed. A new coliseum with a basketball court is being considered in the long range plans. The building was designed by Lockwood Greene, an engineer from Spartanburg. The contract has already been bid on- and the construction company probably will be chosen this week. Fback Mike Caskey is seen in the abc ecock tally in Saturday's game wit several unidentified 1 urmarn players Defeats Fi Though Carolina could do no wrong in the first few minutes of play, they suffered from lethargy for the remainder of the contest. Furman's outmanned crew played a fine game, their best to date against the Gamecocks and Coach Hobbs' freshmen showed great po tential -and promise of better things to come. Six freshmen started the game for the Hurri canes and at one time, the whole Furman lineup was entirely first year men. Jimmy Grant, a sopho more from Rock Hill, looked good for the Purples at the fullback post. The Stars It is hard to single out the ef forts of any Carolina player in Saturday's contest. Center Hugh Hell and ends Buddy Frick and Julius D)errick were demons on defense and Frick and Derrick also snagged several passes for the winners in fine style. Carl Brazell and Mike Caskey had good (lays averagewise, in spite of the soggy turf. B3razell carried four times for 45 yards, averaging 11.2 yards per carry while Caskey had :3( yards in seven rushes for a 5.1 average. Quarterback Mackie P'riekett had his best day passing against the Purples, completing four out of five tosses for 53 yards. Carolina muffed several scoring chances in the second half as an alert Furman line xose to every occasion to stop) Enright's boys. Furman even offered several scor ing threats of their own, one car rying dowvn to the Carolina 14 where a field goal attemp)t wvent a wry. Birds Score Carolina cashed in on a Furman miscue when on the first Purple p)lay, quarterback Jerry Penland fumbled and1( the Gamecock's alert Frick recovered giving the home team a break on the visitors 20. Four plays later, Caskey plowved over for the gamo's first tally with 4 :05 of the first quarter gone. B razel l's placement was blocked by Pfieffer and Carolina led 6-0. On the ensuing kickoff the Pur pules hitched up their trousers and (rove for their deepest penetra t.ion of the day. With freshman qjuarterback Ray Bryant taking to the air, the Furmans moved to the Carolina 14 where the attack boggedl down. Gus Pringels at tempjted a field goal, but his boot was short and widle of the mark. Thus enaded Furman's only scoring opportunity of the contest. Backs Run Enright's aroused Roosters roared back for another tally. Prickett, in at quarterback, got five on a keeper play and Jarrett added four more. Prickett then kept and raced to the Furman 30 for a first down. Caskey, Brazell, Jarrett, and Prickett carried down to the four in two plays and Brnall hbAned over for the tally. Biddies" The Gamecock Juniors are now tuning up for their next football clash with the Clemson Cubs. The two teams meet in Carolina Sta dium Wednesday, October 19. The Clemsoners dropped their last outing to the Georgia Tech freshmen by the score of 25-14. The Biddies will meet the Baby Engineers in Atlanta, Novem ber 11. Four thousand fans turned out October 8 to see the Baby Birds tangle with the North Carolina Tar Babies in Greensboro, N. C. The Biddies clenched the game in the first period, as they scored two touchdowns for a 13-0 victory. King - Dixon sparkplugged t h e first touchdown ar.ve when he carried the ball 25 yards and put the Baby Birds within striking distance of the N. C. goal line. Dixon climaxed the drive when he swept around end six yards for the TD. Alex Hawkins missed the try for the extra point. The Bid dies led 6-0. Minutes later Haw kins plunged over from the one ve photo as he raced to the Furman i the Furman Hurricane. Herbert can be seen. (Photo by Bob Finley) 1rman The Gamecocks final tally came after an exchange of punts had placed the ball on the Carolina 30. Prickett -took to the air, hitting Brazell and Frick to move the ball to the Carolina 49. On the next play, Mike Caskey burst into the Furman secondary and was finally hauled down on the 26. Score on Lateral Jack Hall, in for Prickett, ran to the nine in two plays. Three plays later, Hall threw to Carroll McClain on the Furman two. Mc Clain was hit and lateralled to halfback Bill Tarrer who went over with three minutes left in the first half. The Gamecocks went all the way to the Furman five-yard line but were unable to score again before the 'half and the scoring was all over for the afternoon. The Gamecockcs were able to come through the contest without injuries and barring anything unforeseen, should go into the Clemson tussle at full strength. . Your feet relax in soft, flexible GDR r; Face yard line for the Gamecock Jun iors' final TD. The touchdown commenced a 67-yard drive. Offensive stars for the Birds were King Dixon, Alex Hawkins, and John Dorsette. Jimmy Merck, Don O'Hara, John Kompora, and Buddy Mayfield, USC linemen, kept the Tar Babies in their own territory most of the night. The remaining '55 freshman look in the mirr and see yoursel others to see y( J t A suit on a hanger may but on you - there's wh its own. Because of its fl 8-button coat with flap l does full justice to your because it comes in dist black, grey and green - other suit can. You'll lik G RAY 1347 MI Style Hleadquc MOCC Man, there's just nothb our Roble. moneaina. They light, you hardly kno1 Cmm is and eme ina pair of the.a A YSO) 1347 MaIn St. Style Hadarter,...so. u..e Clemson schedule is as follows: October 19-Clemson at Colum." bia. November 4-N. C. State at Co lumbia. November 11--Georgia Tech at Atlanta. Did you know that half the married population of the USC are women? or as you want )u... he suit by look like any other suit, ere the Ivy suit comes into ne trim lines, the >ockets, the neat lapel - it natural build. 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