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Birds Brazell An North-Soutl When the spectators open at the annual North-South g cember 26, their eyes will fall familiar to all students and alt Carolina. Seniors Carl Brazel Birds Place Nobody On All-ACC During the first two years of the existence of the Atlantic Coast Conference South Carolina's Gamecocks ranked right behind powerhouses Maryland and Duke in the number of men placed on the official all-conference teams. During those two seasons, 1953 and 1954, the Gamecocks won 13 games while losing seven and pro duced five first team all-ACC stars, i n c I u d i n g quarterback .Johnny Gramling (1953), end Clyde Bennett (1953), center Leon Cunningham (1953 and 1954) and guard Frank Mincevich (1954). This year the Gamecock football fortunes have been. down, and rec ognized "stars" have been as searce as victories. The team's heralded pre-season ace, quarterback Mackie Prickett, suffered a broken finger and rib injury that stymied his effective ness during early games. He came back strong, however, and now ranks among the conference pass ing and total offense leaders. Ifalfbacks Mike Caskey and Carl 13razell have respectable rushing averages of 4.0 and 6.3, respec tively, but their totals are not impressive for this time of year. The young Gamecock line pos sessed potential standouts, but they are compiling necessary ex ,: Nrience to uphold their possibil ities. Junior guard Rick Eriesson shifted from end at mid-season of 1955, has come along fast to do probably the most consistent job in the line for the Gamecocks. Tackle Sam DeLuca, a junior, has turned in steady performances. Sophomore tackle Tommy Addi son, a 225-pounder, looks like a real comer and could develop into a standout of real note. luddy Frick, a junior, sticks out aniong the ends, although his pass receiving record is not as good as sophomore Julius Derrick's. Sophomore halfback Carrol Me Cla in is another statr possibility for the future. Hie has come along in leaps and bounds, dIefensive'ly as we(ll as offensively. McClain has gained 210 yards and averaged 5.6 per try from scrimmage. The Gamecocks will he looking to these and other developing youtngsters as5 a basis for a goodl se'ason next year. Swimming More Supp4 By Winter Kimnes A Special Writer When Coach Jimmy Ratliff was asked the question, "what does it take to make a good swimming team," he thought for a few mo menIts then sat down and answered with a question. "How do you have a good football team, baseball team, basketball team?" Prospects have to be scouted, new talent found, and then encouraged to attend your school. "There are plenty of good swimmers here at the University, but only a few come out for com petitive swimming. Throughout the summer months the swimming p)ools all over the state are jammed with fine swimmers that have never been in a meet before. If they could just realize that with a little training they could become collegiate material, then our future as a team would be much brighter." Will Middleton in 1951-52 be came a 550-meter champion here in only one year and he still holds the [USC pool recordl which he took from a UJniversity of North Caro lina swimmer. Chucek Winder held the South Carolina record for back stroke In 1951-52. The same year Jack Hale, another South Carolina boy, set the state and USC pool record for the 440 meters and it is still in existence. Johnny "Possum" Clement held the South Carolinal diving champonship for 1949, '60, '51, and 'S2, placing second In the Southern Conferee In 1950.j USC now has nin, swinumingr .ay Vir I Silas In 1 Game their official football program arne in Miami, Florida, on De on three names which are very imni of the University of South I and Joe Silas will be listed on the player roster, while head foot ball coach and athletic director of the Gamecocks, Rex Enright, will be assisting Wally Butts of Geor gin on the calling of plays from the sidelines. During the 1955 gridiron season, diminutive Carl led the Gamecocks in rushing, with 305 yards and a 6.3 average; in pass receiving, with 11 catches good for 162 yards; in scoring with five touchdowns. Brazell also ranked second in punting with an average of 33.7 yards per kick. Joe Silas, 225-pound end from Macon, Georgia, is the other rep resentative from USC on the South aggregation. Silas, who graduated from Lanier High in Macon, is one of the better offen sive ends in the Atlantic Coast Conference. During the 1954 sea son, Silas was ninth in the ACC in pass receiving with 11 catches I for 143 yards. He did the kicking off and extra point attempts for the Gamecocks, garnering 10 con versions in 1954 and, converting nine points in nine attempts dur ing the season just passed. In pass receiving this year, Silas was third behind Brazell and Julius Derrick with 10 catches good for 97 yards. Coach Rex Enright, "dean" of Atlantic Coast Conference coaches, has been at Carolina for 18 years. During this long tenure, Enright has established himself as one of the more successful and popular coaches in the nation. Enright is a graduate of Notre Dame, where he played fullback under the im mortal Knute Rockne. He was named to the All-Western team in 1926. After graduation, he played professional football with the Green Bay Packers. He received his first coaching assignment in 1928 at the University of North Carolina, moving on to the Uni versity of Georgia in 1931 as as sistant football coach and head basketball coach. In 1938 Enright was hired as head coach and ath letic director for the University and has been here since, except for a three-year leave of absence during World War II while serv ing in the U. S. Navy. The North-South game, spon sored annually by the Shriners for the benefit of cri ppled children, is usually played on Christmans Day. However, since Christmas falls on Sunday this year, the gridiron classic will be playe d on l)eeem her 26. "S~trong legs run that wea dle gs may walk." ream Might )rt In The I records. These records have been set by boys who have never had any training besides that which they received at the University. All of these standing records were set not earlier than 1952 and most of them were set by the same team. The team at that time, 1952-53 54, consisted of about 25 members all of which were untrained before entering USC. The G;amecocks, 1951-62, won the first meet in the history of the University against Emory Univer sity, 43 to 41. The University of South Carolina had started the first swimming team about 30 years before its first win on Feb ruary 22, 1952. Following Emory, Citadel fell under the Ganmecocks with the exact same score that Emory had fallen the day before, 48 to 41. The following ye&.r, '52-'58, the team opened the season with their first win over Clemson, 54 to 80. The rest of the year saw four meets won and seven lost. "Since the last win in 1953 the, team has been on the down grade. A bsence of a large number of swimmers is the main cause of these dlefeats," says Coach Ratliff. "If we had 30 fair swimmers every season then the second and third places in each event could win many swimming meets. The next most important thing is filling the pool with spectators to cheer for their team. It is amazing how much cheering does for the team." A fter a lengthy discussion with Coach Rex Enright it was fonn 1 ginia 'L1LIIN; 'EM 1)OWN . . . 6' 6" Lee Collins, i senior and veteran center, isn't 'letting anyone forget the art of rebounding. The Game cock pivot-man who ranked third among backboard hawks in the ACC last season seems to be headed to ward his best season. Collins' re hound average over four games is an unofficial 17.2, and his scoring average is 12.0. Gamecocks Fops In Attendance Although they experienced their first losing season in five years, South Carolina's Game cocks still emerged as the lead ing home football attraction in the Palmetto State this season. The Gamecocks closed out their home activity ,before 18, 000 fans against Duke, bringing their total home attendance for five games to 112,000, an aver age of 22,100 per game. Caro lina drew 16,000 to the opener with Wofford, 28,000 for Navy, 15,000 for Furman and :35,000 for Clemson. Clemson was second to the Gamecocks, attracting 86,000 to four home games with Presby terian, Georgia, Wake Forest and Maryland, an average of 21,500 per game. The Citadel drew 5.1.000 to five home games to average 10,800 to rank third.' Encouragement for the future is found ini the fact that 241 of this year's topl 33 platyers will lhe hack for the 1956 season and will lhe supplemented by muem hers of this y'ear's otutstanding freshman team. The U SC' frosh lost only one game- this season, that being a 21-20 dlecision to Georgia Tech's freshmen in Atlanta last week end. Have uture that his ideas on the swimming teami had changed somewhat from previous years. As he says, "I be lieve in helping any major- sport here at the University. I want to see fine sportsmen at the Univer sity as much as anyone else. I like swimmiing very much and I know and can appreciate that hard work that goes into the training. "When Coach Ratliff took over the swimming team four years ago I agreced to includle swimming suits and trips to other schools into the team's expenses. I f a swimmer is outstanding enough to he sent to conference meets, that too, is in.. chided into the expenses. "1 know the team has had a poor recor-d so far and I understand that it is t ired of fighting a losing battle. "If I can get a list of good swim mei-s from Coach Ratliff, I would bie more than glad to send them an invitation to visit our school at our expense and try to encourage them to attend USC. I believe that in a few years we will be able to do even more for our swimming team and compete with the best of schools." Coach Enright added, "I believe there are good swimmers right here at USC that we don't know any thing abouit. Hlow can we know what we have if they don't show us what they (-an (do?" The door of opportunity has opened to many students who want to swim. Now the future wins or losses will tell how many wanted the onnortunity had enomgh. [ere To: South Carolina's Gamecocks arn ready for the ,tip-off in anothei Atlantic Coast Conference battle their fourth of the young season but they figure to stand on more even terms in tomorrow night's game with the Cavaliers of Vir ginia. Carolina underwent two defeats last week end, 82-67 at the hands of Duke, and 92-75 to UNC. Results of the Wednesday night N. C. State game in Charlotte were not in time for this edition. After the North Carolina trip, Head Coach Frank Johnson thinks the picture for this season, and next, is encouraging. "The team looked better against Duke and UNC than the scores would indicate," he reported. "In both games the oppbsition got off to a faster start, but after that the play moved along pretty evenly." Wallace and McCoy A bright aspect was the per formances of forward Grady Wal lace and guard Bob McCoy in their first test against the "strength" of the ACC. McCoy found the mark with a 28-point night against Biddies Play Dreher High By Kenny Itosefield - The University Freshmen will be looking for their second win of the season when they meet the Dreher High School Blue Devils tomorrow night in the Field House. The game is scheduled to begin at (1:00 p.m. and is the preliminary to the USC-Virginia varsity tilt In two games played thus far, the Biddies have split. even-, losing their opener, 64-62, to the strong North Greenville (S. C.) Junior College Mountaineers, and winning over the Wofford Freshmen by the score of 84-60. Richard Hoffman leads the Bid dies' scoring through the first two games with 36 points and an 18.0 point per game average. Fred Lentz has 33 points and a 16.5 average, while "Cookie" Pericola stands in third place with a 15.0 mark on 30 points. Don Grabow, with a 10.5 per game average, gives the Frosh four men averag ing in double figures. ...TH E 1 PRODUCT OsF , mn1orrow Duke, leading both teams, and scored 16 points in the game at Chapel Hill. Grady Wallace, Caro lina's new scoring threat, hit for 17 points against Duke defenses, and 20 points against UNC. Johnson also had good words for the efforts of center Lee Col lins last week. Although Collins' averaged slipped from 16 to 12 points he continued to control the backboards. The six-foot, six-inch senior was number three ACC re bounder last season, behind All Americans Dick Hemric and Ron Shavlik. Collins could be on the way to his best year, providing he makes the most of his shooting abilities. Averages Four-game scoring averages for the probable starting lineup are these: Wallace, 24.2; Smejkal, 3.5; Collins, 12.0; Fannin, 9.5; and McCoy, 14.2. At pre-season, the Cavaliers were predicted to be one of the strongest teams in the school's his tory despite the loss of sharp shooter Buzz Wilkinson. Virginia has the return of two high scorers, Bob McCarty and Bill Miller, and at this date has played and dropped two conference games to Maryland and Wake Forest. Birds At Home Carolina Coach Johnson, with out predicting the results, feels COLIUI Open 24 Hours "Sandi St STEAKS CL Wek THE A ASTE IS GI N~~ ERED 1MO N F~, v FILTER. that his Gamecocks on their home court will be waging a battle for their first conference victory on fair* even terms Saturday night. University and . Columbia area fans in particular are "up" over the accomplishments of Grady COPELAND 40 41 41 4 Sweaters Sport Shirt 1409 M VIBIA DRI Fort Jackson Blvd. viches are our Sped afoods of all Kind rb Service 24 Hours A Da ome, Carolina Stud CT IVAT- D EoAT!i ..... All the pleasure c Tareyton. 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