Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Track Stars On Horizon When Don Goodroe and Bill Latham appear in tracl uniform for the Carolina varsity next year, records ma3 begin falling. Both these men have consistently turned ir record breaking times in their specialties as freshmen thi: season. In keeping close check with all ACC track teams s( far this season, Goodroe's time in both the low and higr hurdles have been faster than most contenders. Tall, lank3 Don runs the hurdles as if he were born on them. Wher anyone mentions the talented freshman in his presence Coach Weems Baskin only smiles with contentment. Baskir was quite a hurdler himself while attending Auburn and is always happy when a good prospect turns up at Carolina. Latham, ex-Dreher high school ace distance runner, thrilled the crowd of the recent Carolina-North Carolina track meet, when he pushed Jim Beatty, Tar Heel Olympic hopeful to the limit in both the mile and two-mile run. Latham turned in the fastest time of his career in both events. He finished only four seconds behind Beatty, his time being 4:29.5 in the mile. In the two-mile run, his 10:00.5 performance was four seconds under the current varsity mark in the state. Coaches Good Sports Carolina varsity coaches proved to be (town to earth it the recent "Donkey Basketball Game." Coaches Frank John. son, Marvin Bass, Ernie Lawhorne, and Ralph Floyd goi into the act. Johnson and Lawhorne seemed to be taking the hard knocks of the evening but enjoyed every minute of it Our directors of athletics here may be all business on the field but are real "sports" when the time calls for it. Still on the subject of the donkey fracus, each persor who took part in the show or saw it from the stands are o the opinion that those who stayed away missed a real treal and laughs by the hundreds. Joe Silas, who played a sterling game, and who, incidentally, was heard saying that he ha( never had a workout like the "jackasses" gave him, said the entire fieldhouse would probably be filled the next time thi: attraction comes to town. Bill Stathius handled his "270' pounds magnificently. Newly elected cheerleader, "Ab' Avinger remarked that the donkey game was the most en joyable evening he had spent in quite some time. He saic the "hot stick" the trainer carried had no fire in it at all. It is regretful that one of the spirited co-eds who tool< part was injured. Other than this little misfortune, the remaining girls seemed to enjoy the game immensely. The Talk Is Miami, Football Although the current school year is rapidly dIrawing tc a close, the talk of the coming football season is already ir the air. Loose talk concerning the big one in Miami is beini heard around the campus and the possibility of a special trii being arranged for the student body. I must say this would be quite a treat for the students. Not only the game itself but Miami in general. It is quite a place and seeing the "aluminum city" from across Biscayne Bay at night, Miami Beach and all its glittering clubs and places of interest would be worth the trip in itself. Of course making the trip with victories over Wofford and Duke undei our belts would make the entire affair most enjoyable. if God's willing, I will certainly be there and I know th( entire student body will do their utmost to lead our Game cocks into the Orange Bowl on the night of Friday, Septembe 28. Build Our Band, Please Speaking of the Miami trip brings to mind the grea marching band the Hurricane possesses. It is a show in it self. A credit to Miami University and the state of Floridj and surely a great incentive to the Hurricane football team when they are on the field. The question that arises in my mind is, are we going t< have a band at all next season ? The report I have receive( is that the Carolina band is breaking up. One member wh< has since departed from said band quoted a mere 20 as the number which makes up the band today. Trhis is a roug} figure but it is a shame the way members have dIropped. Where is the trouble ? We need a band here. A good, bii one, too. Surely we will not be humiliated in Miami with th< size band we have been accustomed to in the past. Everyon is crying for a representative band so why isn't somethin done about it. I sure hope that under the "White" administra. tion, the University band will grow to one which we all wil: be proud of. This is of great importance to us all, th( university, students, athletic teams, and "school spirit" ir general. Let us work for the greatest year ever in '56-'57 and hegrin with the "University Marching Band." Intramural Spring Sports At Brisk Pace fly Jerry Sanders Intramural softball got under way last week with tennis and bowling beginning this week. Defending Champs Hot Defending softball champions, Pi Kappa Alpha, still loom as the power of the fraternity leagues. They opened the season by blast ing l'i Kappa Phi 26 to 7. Coach Parker Evatt tested each candidate on the Pika team as 22 men saw action. Starting pitcher Rod Russell displayed very good control and a blazing fast ball by pitching four scoreless in nings. The big stickers for the winners were flashy Ned Pugh, talented third baseman, who slugged the Pi Kap pitching for two singles, a double, and a grand slam home run. Catcher Ted Law also got into the act by blasting a three-run homer. Leading the way for the losing Pi Kaps was big Sam Rigby, who garnered four straight hits. Other games of significance played last week were SAE's trouncing of SPE, 16-3, Sigma Nu's win over KA, 9-8, and Lambda Chi's win over SPE, 11-6. Miller, Preston Show Way In the Independent league, fire balling "Hunk" Miller pitched his Preston- mates to two important wins. In the first game which saw Miller whiff 14 men, Preston won out over Maxcy, 7-5. Jack Martin and "Tubby" Jones were the hitting stars of this game as both men garnered three hits each. In Preston's second win, rotund Jim Wurthman held the big stick and again it was Miller's masterful hurling which spelled victory for the winners, an 8-6 victory over ASCE. In other games played in the Independent leagues, Maxcy came back to get in the win column .with a 13-9 victory over ASCE. AS('E promptly bounced back at I Maxcy with a stirring 15-9 slug fest win. The PE club completely smothered ASME as the winners pounded out a total of 23 hits and an 18-2 win. Preston continued their winning ways this past Monday as they chalked up their third straight win, that being a 10 to 1 rout of BSU. "Hunkus" Miller notched his third win of the young season and "Tubby" Jones continued his heavy slugging as did Jim Worth man. I would like to ask all softball coaches to be responsible for get ting all results and information concerning their wins and losses to the Gamecock sports dlepartment by 8 p.m. e'ach Tuesday night. It is nece'ssary that this be (lone as the intramural (departmnent does not keep score books for each game, therefore wve have no way ot ge'tting the (details of the games unless each team be respon sible for their owvn gamnes. Phil Rifulo Fielder's Glove. Make your pick the ''pick of the Ytou'll stop) a lot of horsel Spatlding gloves. These ar< by I wo great names in ba stop) captainl of thte Ne 10t h these gloves are n deep grease pocket and S< have to break them in; Spa can see the comp)lete Spa your Spaltjing dealer's, no "GO, NAB, GO!!" ... Dep above striding down tIhe home meets. Coach Weems Baskin wi as his teammates call him, to c. and in the state track meet whi( in Clinton. Carolina is the defe State Meet May 4 U S C Cin Meet Strc By Parker Evatt South Carolina's cindermen wil take on the Clemson Tigers tc morrow at Clemson beginning a 2 p.m. This will be the last trac meet for the Birds before the Stat meet which will begin May 4 i Clinton. Coach Weems Baskin charges are defending state chan pions and will more than likely b favored to repeat again this yea due mainly to their terrific show ing in their recent win over strong University of North Car< lina squad. Coach Baskin proved to be smart coach this past Saturdal as a last-minute change of a rur ner from one event to anothe proved to be the winning facto of the meet. South Carolina wa going into the last two events o the day with a slim lead of nin points, when Baskin took Do Whetstone out of the low hurdle and entered him in the mile rela with George Thomas, Fred Rol: erts, and Sonny Wilcher. Whet stone had finished second in th high hurdles earlier in the da and many thought that he woul finish "in the money" in the lo' hurdles and that would be th wi'nning ploints of the meet. Thomas took the lead for th Gamecocks and Whetstone an, Roberts kept the lead until WIl Alvin Darki Fielder's Glove, $16.50. pros"- SPALDING d(e w.ith ithe/r of these fine tile very same gloves usedI seball Alvin D ark,*short - p of th(e New York Ybankees. iadie withI t he finest leather. >did web in t rap. You dot lding doeCs t hmat for you. You iing line of fine gloves at w. SLJ1lG S1S THE PACE IN SPORTS endable Allen Inabinet is pictured stretch in one of Carolinn's track lI hse depeining heilyi (o35 "Nab," we througl tomorrow at Clemson h will be held bsegimuning ons Mayi 4 niding state champions. 1 dermen ong Tigers cher crossed the finish line with a fine relay time of 3:22.5. This gave the spirited Gaiecocks the victory over the Tar Heels by the score of 69 to 62. k Outstanding individual perform e anees by the Gamecocks were m ny has they took ten first places out of fifteen events. George Thomas was high man for the day as he finished first in the 100-yard and e 220-yard dashes and running a leg r in the relay team for a total of 11%h points. Joe Silas finished a close behind in points with ten by winning the shot put and discus throw. a Other firats for the Gamnecocks Western e iclk Foster joined Wesrn itlecric, te by unit ofithe liel System,i ini Februa /9 19" /1. S. in o mecanical engieerin an dishe dievelo,pment e'ngaineer in a new I automu worked ai rt/h olthne Wr mcAck Ch the Montgomery plat at Aurora Iito above driving into the Iakmg aeia, Here Dick and a set-up man check oser I used't to mufiiacture a uwie spiring rela) rsitchisng equpmet. T Ihis autinatii lini relay on a reciproc atinga ionveyojir thrton antd a ery >reisIe operauioni)s uich asii smal/l lci - contacts o/ jalliai umiar a, wit/hin a tolerantce of/ .(H)2" Dick linds time Jor m,anr WPestern F cetti, imes. l/ere /ii is scorisng up ai spaare wh/ /te engmeioers' howl5'ing /eau. Iie is att i/iu/, cameara c/lb, andl a profesasionail enm l)ick, an A rmy, veteran, Akep huchlori, irn hica igo wh/ere hie as able to stnioj i asci iel s the advataes oa/the city. Manufacturing plants in Chicago, lil., Kec Greensboro and Winston-Salem, N. C.; E State Title At Stal Birds Me In Baseb4 Coach Ted Petoskey's baseball squad will take on arch rival Clemson today at 3:30 p.m. at Veterans Hospital field. This will be the first meeting of the two clubs this season. Clemson, usually a leader in the conference, has come up with one of their weakest teams in quite some time and come to Columbia with only two confer ence victories recorded. Carolina, on the other hand, has one of their better teams and will be out to get back on the winning were Sonny Wilcher's fine time of 49.9 seconds in the 440-yard run, Dick Bartulski's toss of the jave lin of 193 feet, 10% inches, Tom Collins' high jump of 6 feet, 1 inch, Conway Snipes' pole vault of 12 feet, 3 inches, and Gene Berry's broad jump of 21 feet, 7 inches. Outstanding for the losing Tar Heels was the distance running of .Jim Beatty. Beatty, an Olympic hopeful, won the mile run with a time of 4:21.3 and 9:56.9 in the two-mile run. Frosh Impressive Hilly Latham, a Dreher High graduate last year, looked very good in the mile and two-mile runs as he nearly pulled the upset of the vear in the two-mile run. Latham tinished only four seconds behind North Carolina's Beatty. Don Goodroe turned in better time in the hurdles than did the varsity men. Goodroe ran the low hurdles in 25.4 seconds while run ning the high hurdles in 15 sec unls. 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Y.; Haverhill and lowrence, Mass Ilalion hadarte,s, in 16 ,iis opn et Tigers ril Today road after two heartbreaking de feats at the hands of Duke and North Carolina last week end. Last Friday the Birds journeyed to Chapel Hill with a glimmering hope of easing into first place in the ACC but met a determined and undefeated crew of Tar Heels who edged Petoskey's crew 7-6 in twelve exciting innings. Bad field ing proved to be the downfall of the locals. John Cooley went the entire twelve innings on the hill for Carolina and suffered his sec ond defeat of the season. He will more than likely go against the Tigers today. Following the loss to North - Carolina, the Birds moved over to Durham and fell before a rally ing Blue Devil nine, 9-6. The Gamecocks led until the late in nings when the winners put to gether some timely hitting and poor fielding by the Birds to win and keep their hopes alive for the conference title. The Gamecocks' hitting was led by the reliable twosome of Larry Jewell and Jim Jarrett. Frank El lerhe also contributed to the cause with his timely hitting. The Birds' hitting received a terrific blow when Bob Cross was forced out of the line-up due to illness. He will he out for the remainder of the season. BRADFORD RECORD SHOP 1225 Main St. Phone 4-5777 Columbia, S. C. "Your Record Headquarters" 133o MAIN 8T. 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