The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, May 04, 1956, Page Page Six, Image 6
State Appropriates Band Funds
There has been much varied comment on the band situ:
tion since Sportopics last week. My views on the matt(
have been misinterpreted to say the least. I was not tryin
to say that we should have a band because Miami had on,
Or that the university should have one equal to that of th
Hurricane's. Anyone who knows anything at all about U
University of Miami knows of the financial aid the state <
Florida pours into the various organizations on the Mian
campus.
We have no horse or dog races to support our athletic
or band here at South Carolina. The athletic program is d
pendent on the "Gamecock" club more or less. The ban
gets what financial aid the state of South Carolina wi
appropriate and that is very little. Therefore, the situatio
concerning our band here at Carolina is a critical one.
Much Talk, Little Done
The question arises now, just why won't the state alk
larger amounts of funds for the building of our band? It i
a much talked about matter and everyone seems concerne<
yet, no one does anything about it. Having a representativ
band at our state institution would not only be a credit to th
university but to the entire state and especially all alumi
over the country.
Just what would it take to put the type band everyor
is clammering for on the field? One of the south's outstan(
ing band directors would build a top one here with 30 tuitio
scholarships, so the report goes. Some people will gasp at tl
thought of such a thing but is this really a terrific amount
Is this too much money to put into a band? I should say no
Scholarships for Band Members
It is a known fact that Miami, Michigan State, UCL)
and other leading schools in the country have all band men
bers on scholarship. Why can't the state of South Carolir
afford such a little amount of thirty tuition scholarshil
which would amount to approximately six thousand dollars
Is this too much to ask in order to have a marching bar
everyone would be proud of?
We also need new band uniforms. The ones being wor
now are definitely out of date and a band should look
good as it sounds. A couple of good trips would tend 1
create much interest also. It would probably cost more to g<
the band on its feet the first year than it would the years th:
would follow. But it would be worth every minute, day, ay
year and every cent that would go into building one as v
would like to have it. I am hoping that someone will sot
take a hand and get the "ball rolling," and do it now. \\
have been waiting long enough.
Tennis, Golf Teams Win Titles
Hats off to our tennis and golf teams for their champioi
ship form shone in both state tournaments last week. Coar
Joe Grugan's charges emerged victorious from the stal
tennis tournament in Clinton last Friday and Saturday. The
won the South Carolina Inter-Collegiate Invitational Mee
upending defending champion College of Charleston.
Coach Ernie Lawhorne's golfers copped their first stal
golf championship in quite some time. Bob McCart y w;
defeated in a sudden playoff for the individual title 1)1
played sterling golf to lead his teammates to the team titl
Baskin Ailing
Everyone is hoping Coach Baskin will be up and arour
today and tomorrow. Our talented track coach inj.iredl h
back in a gruelling handball game last week anid it pr1ov&
to be more serious than he thought. Our track team, who
defending champions, would be at a great dlisadvan1tay
without our cunning mentor. Hie proved his calibre as a trac
coach last week in the North Carolina meet when he pwlk
one of the shrewdest moves of the year to edge t he power'f
Tar Heels. Baskin is one of the best.
ADPi Wins Volleyball Title
Accolades to ADPi Sorority for their spectacular comn
back in the girls' intramural volleyball tournament last wee
Liz Singletary's lassies were facing humiliating defeat
the hands of the Independents, who had beaten them on<
previously, but came roaring back to clinch the touirnamer
and the championship.
Cooley's Record Dives;
Lefty Davis ACC Leader
Sonny Santoli, speedy North deparitmeunts.
Carolina State outfielder, is the Il'eedl anmd Whuitlfey are.~ one-tu'
A tlanitic Coast Con ference's~ fou rth in ru n bt.ted in wih 1 iI9 and( I
different hatting leader in a mnon th ' itI\l. iiloel Y lIIIU
with an average of .412.a lN(Xttc'NrmnNr
The New Jersey senior also tops ar la i dI rtlela
he ACC in stolen bases with 13.hoeimxwi firea.
First baseman Bill Peed of the I h ithimgdpr e
loop-leading Wolfpack is tied withLfyI)aiolaeF'ietitI
Charles Arnold of Virginia forladr itha'-reo,wt
second place in the batting race101 ta ymve't . .Sa
with .400 marks. N. C. State's 1)ud-seo(la 0.()hr ()(IlC{'
ley Whitley is fourth at .389. h]td o ikiai(fN
Wolfpack catcher Eddie West,SttII,Jdi ioeofol
the leader Jast week with .429, Crln - n I,i rk
dropped to eighth with .376, giving (e,omad,o "ixo i
N. C. State four of the top eight gna3Ier, ii aih 3.
sluggers in the conference,.fNrh(a'imatp tieu
~~~~~~~~adN. C. State'sasas ete ed ih1 n Normanli Norrli
or hae he ea I mot thr ared u daverage, the.2 ad.
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MEET THE CHAMPIONS
collegiate Invitational Tennis 4
meet which was held in Clinton
"loots" Plowden, Bill Heath, D
tmade wits ace Sonny Gantt. (Phi
Gantt Plays Well
e
Gameco(
Invitatio,
n A ft.er winning single and doubl
e matches and pooling their achieve
ment-, for 32 points, the USC ten
nis team walked off as champion
of the South Carolina Intercol
legiate Invitational Tennis Tour
nament held at Presbyterian Col
lege April 24, 25, and 26. Th
College of Charleston placed sec
- 011d with 28 points.
1 A State Tennis Tournament hel
IS in conjunction with the invit.a
? tional tournament was dominate
d by Presbyterian College. The Carc
lina racketmen were eliminate
early in the playoffs.
'11 The tournament winners wer
Ls determined by the highest numbe
; of accumulated points for th
t three-day tournament period.
"The biggest factor in the vi(
tory was the winning of the doubl
quarterfinals by Heath and Blael
e well which gave them a total c
11 five poitits," Coach Joe Gruga
e said.
Hill Heath and Henry Blackwe
won the quarterfinals from Fui
man's Haight and Price. Howevei
the duo lost in the semifinals.
The team of Sony Gantt an
h Ernie Whitworth took three doubl
nmatches, but they found the Colleg
. of Charilest on's Fisher and1( God
' tf (y inisurmtiountabile in the fint
I, phy. The Charleston team cap'
tre.d the win with t;-2 and 6
2siores. lFishenr antd God frey ha
e b.eatten (arolina's Springer an
IS Spruoel l arliet in the elimninatiot
Gant t played his way itto th
sinogle finals, hut, there he met stif
resistance in Fisher. Fisher car
turedl the game and the single
(title from a starting field of 16.
in the State TPoutrnament, Gant
lost to AlIan Morris otf PC, wvhoi
dIt undefteated this yeart. The Davi
is CuLip Itam member wotn 6-1 and1( ('-i
\ Alt hough G;antt, advancedl in th
d AI)Pi Trounces
al
Independents
For Title
IThe AIlha ll)elta P i volleyl
- tem eeat ed(hl ndpne
it t(:un 23t to 17 on A pril 23 to be
e comite the girlIs' vol leyball1 chan
pions1. The witnnitng team fintishe,
lie tournttlet with only one los
whlich was1t lihadd thtetm by the It
until the last three tmitnutes whoe
ihe A 1)Pi's settt over' some ha rt
fast serves thtat the idepetndet
we re uLIe)111i to cope wit.
Thie gatmes, wvhich weure playe
lo byloublek elitinatitiott, beg~an Fri
8day, April I3. TIhe first a fternoo
rthe A I )Pi's, 1)Z's, K D's, and Indt
LI liIeldets defeated the Tirl-DJelt'
- ((Continned onm page 7)
Suede Jackets
Exp)ertly Done
DOUGHTY
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. . . Pictured above are Coach Joe
liampions. The Gamecock racketmei
on April 24, 25, amd 26. Left to righi
el Ilaynes, Henry Blnckwell, Knox She
oto by Bob Finley)
'k Racketr
nal Meet
e elimination games, he did not reach
- any final playoffs. The semifinals
- involved four PC players, and in
s the final game, Morris defeated
- Harvey Jackson 6-3, 6-0, and 6-0
- in a best three-out-of-five contest.
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At PC
The tournaments were open to
all college tennis teams in the
state, but Clemson and The Cita
del did not participate. The Pres
byterian team did not compete in
the invitational tournament.
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USC Freshmen Gridders To
Play Five Games In State
The USC freshman football 2.1, and Georgia Tech on Nov. 6.
team will play three home games Last season the Biddies, coached
next firll, according to a schedule by Weems Baskin, lost only one i.
announced this week. of five games, that being to Tech
The Biddies will atlso play two by one point.
games at neutral sites, meeting Head coach Warren Giese has
Wake Forest at Lancaster on Sept. been encouraged by reports he is
27 and North Carolina at Florence receiving on promising high school
on Nov. 10. players who plan to attend Caro
Gaines in Columbia will include lina, so another strong freshman
Duke on Oct. 12, Clemson on Oct. team is in prospect.
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