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NONE OTHER . . . than danger<
shot. the one-hand elotheliner. Flo,
seoring Ieadership. and whether he H
is to be seen. The 6' 1" forward is
honored as "student of the year." I
then . . . in the -hadow of Frank S
Birds Go
Furman I
Head Coach Frank Johnson was
still smiling over last Saturday's
Citadel romp as he and his Game
cocks took to the road for games at
Wake Forest and N. C. State this
weekend. Not merely the fact that
three records were broken, includ
ing two individual records-every
body got into the game and team
accuracy against the Bulldogs was
a stout 51 percent, which is the
basis of the coach's hopes that his
team wvill be primed for higher
aspirations against the Deacons to
night.
Meanwhile, interests possily
greater than the Clemson game
point to Carolina's clash with Dar
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)us Darrell Floyd, who is in progr
d at present is tied with Robin Fr<
ill improve on his average or not
a campus favorite, also, elected pi
ronically, his scoring records haven
Ivy? (Furman U. photo)
To Wake
lere On '
rell Floyd and the Furman Palad
ins in the Field House Tuesday
night. A good question is: Who's
going to try to stop whom? Floyd,
in a tie for the nation's seoring
lead with a 33.8 average, has the
support of guards Fred Fraley and
Dick Wright, who are fair shooters
in their own right, and 6 ft. 8 in.
Bill Hanks who has done a respect
able job filling in for the injured
center, Bob Thomas.
Sharp-shooting Grady Wallace
and Lee Collins front Carolina's
attack, wvith Bobby McCoy the
third Gamecock hitting in double
figures. Forward Art Smejkal
joins the former twvo as an impor
tant part of the team's defensive
strength. Dean Crain will proh
ably round out the starting five.
Grady used the Citadel game to
b)reak a school scoring record and
lift his average to 23.7, placing
himself in a tie with Lennie Rosen
bluth for conference leadership.
Collins also has boosted bo0th his
scoring, from 13.0 to 16.8, andl re'
bound averages, 18.3, and is neck
and neck with Ron Shavlik of N. C.
State for the conference rehoundl
ing leadership.
It was ini the latter part of the
Citadel game that Wallace caught
fire. At halftime he had scored 13
points. In the second period the
w iry Kentuckian hit good on his
Swimmers
Host Clems
The. University swimming team,
represenlted by a very small num
ber of spirited men, has (lone a
~reditatble job thus far and has
just completed twvo fine meets with
the University of Virginia and
Wof ford, losing to Virginia and
topping Wofford. Swimming has
been a neglected sport at Carolina
1)nd it is a shame when it is a
known fact that there are enough
.od men on this campus to pos
ibly make us a contender for state
ud( con ference honors.
Coach .Jimmy Ratliff has pleaded
with the students to give a helping
landl in organizing a strong team
md has remarked that he has per
ionally seen a number of good men
~ake p)art in the intramural meets
'ach year who would be a great
elp to the University team. The
>resent season is rapidly drawing
o a close but let's look to next year
mtd you men who can swim any at
til get out and give Coach Ratliff
hat helping hand.
On February 14, at 3 P. M., the
;amecock swimmers will take on
he Clemson Tigers hereatn the
ess herc with his favorite, famous,
-cman of Ohio State for the nation's
vs. the Gamecocks Tuesday night
resident of the student body and
't shattered the Furman books. But
, State;
Fuesday
first seven shots, missed one, ther,
hit four more straight before miss
ing a second. The result of such
accuracy was 29 points scored in
the 20-minute period. All totaled,
Wallace connected on 18 of 28 goal
attempts and 6i of 7 shots at the
free throw line, dissipating the
Carolina record of 37 points scored
in one game by Jim Slaughter sev
eral years ago.
In the same game, center Lee
Collins continued his hot pace
he's averaged 27.0 through the past
four games -bhut the significance
Iwas his dlefensive effort. Collins
did away with Joe Smith's re
h ou ndi ng record by prulli ng 33 off
the Citadel backboards. Smith had
grabbed offt 27 in a game two
seasonls past.
Woody P'reston's return to the
University figures as a bench
strengthener when the Gamecocks
meet Wake Forest tonight and
State tomorrow. Preston was
amnonig the first of the Kentucky
enivoys to Carolina last year. He
gained a starting posit ion imme
diately and after a slow beginning
concludedl the season with 406
oin t.s anid a 15.0 average. Caro
linaa previously was dlowned by the
I )eacons, 89-75, which was a close
affair uint il the final minute-s when
he Wake drive system forged a
dec (isiv e margin.
plit Meets;
on Feb. 14
University natatorium.
The results of the Wofford meet,
wvhich Car'olinra won 55-29, are as
follows:
300-yd. medley relay : HIardee,
Cam pbell, Lefferts (C).
200-yd. freestyle: Baranski (C),
TrneriWl (C).
50-yd. freestyle: (W), Bailey
(C).
160-yd. individual medley: Ether
edlge (C), Trne~r (C).
D)iving: Bailey (C).
I00-yd. freestyle: (W), Haranski
(C), Lefferts (C).
200-yd. backstroke: ifardy (C).
440-Oyd. freestyle: Turner (C).
200-yd. breaststroke: Campbell
(C).
400-yd. relay: Baranskl, Bailey,
Turner, Lefferts (C).
Virginia meet won by Virginia,
53-31:
300-yd. medley: Hlolmngren (V)
-3 :35.
220-yd. freestyle: (V), Turner
(C)--2:31.
50-yd. freestyle: Folk (V),i
Hailey (C), Avant (C)--24 sees.
Individual medley:- Perrat t (V) I
SportsEditor Speaks
By Sid Badger
Sports Editor
School Spirit! There is no such thing at South Carolina!
[t is absolutely dead, so, what do we intend doing about it?
rhere are some who probably care little what is done but if
:he truth were known, the majority of the students are con
erned about this matter and would like to see strides to
vard improving it. There have been many suggestions in
he past but they all seem to die along with the spirit.
The Pep Club of this year is planning big things to try
o improve the situation but they alone cannot do the job.
1'his club is a very small percentage of the student body and
ny personal opinion is that this should not be a job for this
roup alone but every student here should think of himself
is a member and we should work together as one big "Pep
'lub." I cannot speak for the entire membership, but as
'eep, I would like to see each student enrolled at Carolina
ign applications to become a part of this organization and
)ledge themselves to the task of creating such a "spirit"
iere that all other schools in this area and entire South
vould look up to us as the "Spirit Center of the South."
At recent basketball games it has been very noticeable
hat things are looking up. But just who is responsible for
his new uprising? The older students, the veterans. What
ias happened to the new students coming in and all the
)thers that call themselves a part of Carolina? Is it because
hey are too dignified to cheer, no energy, or they just don't
rive a rip? There is an old proverb in Matthev XXVI 41
:hat reads:
"The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." Is
.his the case? I sure would hate to think of the Carolina
;tudent body as a group of this type. Men like Ab Avinger,
fim Worthman, "Hunk" Miller, Ed Houston, and cheerleader
Ferry Beasley, who has been doing more than his share
ately, should be commended for their efforts at recent
)asketball games. The banners they paint add much to the
tame and many more such as these would add much more
:o the game itself. I could not help but notice the Sigma
vu banner flying during The games. Is this the only fra
:ernity represented at our athletic events?
The question arises now, what do our athletes think of
the Carolina spirit? I would hate to print some of the com
rnents, but upon interviewing a few I found all remarks made
were about the same with a few variations. Jack Hall, who
transferred to Carolina from Georgia Tech said there was
no comparison. Some will say, "Look what they have to
cheer about." It is true that most students like to have
winners to cheer but if they will put out that extra effort
when our team is trailing, let the boys know we are behind
them regardless whether they are leading by a touchdown
or ten points or behind the same amount, they may pull that
upset. Who knows, we may have won a couple of those close
games last season if the students had not let the boys down.
Hall thinks more restrictions on freshmen would help
increase school spirit. Buddy Mayfield and King Dixon, both
of the freshman team agree. Alex Hawkins chimed in during
the interview and told of the inspiration the crowd always
gave him when he took the field before gametime and at
the half when they left. All these men agreed that it gave
them that extra incentive to p)lay that much harder when
they knewv the crowd was with them.
F'ellow students, in closing I want to challenge you, all
four thousand, to show up on the night of February 14 at
the Carolina Field House for the South Carolina-Furman
basketball game. This night has been tabbed, "The Spirit of
56" night and the studlents who are wvorking so hard to see
that all of you are there, are hoping that you will carry into
the fieldhouse a spirit such as a Carolina student body has
never displayed before and from this night on throughout
the coming year so we can truly say, "Wow! What a Spirit
>f 56!"
ACC AthleticGrgnTniCoc
Directors Meet hanaeJoGrgntnicah
With Weaver gi a none htpatc
GREEFNSBORO-Athletic direc-ModyFbray1,ndnon
tors from Atlantic Coast Confer- itrse laecnathma
mnse schools met in special session tegmaimo al51
riere Monday with Commissioner
Jim Weaver.
The meeting was called to pre
pare for the conference's March
1-4 basketball tournament and to
~et up spring sports events.
The session was scheduled to be
ield Feb. 2, but had to be post
ponied because Weaver was in New
York attending a meeting of the
NJCA A television committee.
Baranski (C)-2 :31.
D)iving: Gimes (C), Hardie (V),
Slyers (C). nf
100-yd. freestyle: Foulk (V),
Baranski (C), Bailey (C)-55 sees.
200-yd. backstroke: Dedderick
(V), lRardly (C), Hubbey (V)
:38.
440-yd. freestyle: HIolm (V),
rur'ner' (C), Goss (V)-5:35.
200-yd. breaststroke: Campbell
C), Gibbs (V), Acey (V)-2:50.9.
400-yd. relay : ( V)--4:12.6.
Otis Etheredge of Saluda, was
tamed captain of the Carolina
wimmers this season. Etheredge
s a senior and has been a member
~f the swimming team for the past
forthecminseasn.onahs.u
COLLINS FIRES ... as did the rest of the Gameeocks. licking Clem.
son 94,79 several weeks ago. -Watching the shooter are Bobby McCoy
(23) and Tiger Tom Cameron (35). Beneath the basket waits Vince
Yockel (31). The big center will be playing the final home games of
his Carolina career next week. (Photo by Bob Kelsey )
Gamecock Averages
G FG FT T Avg. RB Avg.
Wallace 16 151 78 380 23.8 168 10.5
Collins 16 97 75 269 16.8 293 18.3
McCoy 15 66 47 179 11.9 45 3.0
Fannin 16 50 20 120 7.5 35 2.1
Neilson 12 26 15 67 5.5 57 4.7
Perkins 13 22 21 65 5.0 59 4.5
Smejkal 16 27 24 78 4.8 86 5.3
Porter 13 12 6 30 2.3 8 0.6
Crain 9 6 11 23 2.5 10 1.1
Granger 8 2 5 9 1.1 16 2.0
Smith 4 0 0 0 0.0 7 1.7
Richardson 5 0 0 0 0.0
Neely 1 0 0 0 0.0
Anderson 2 0 0 0 0.0
Preston 1 1 0 2 2.0
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