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SPO RTSj 9~ gANDERS BY SANDERS Basketball Is Here Well, the football season for the Gamecocks for 1956 is now history, and all the eyes of sports fans begin to turn to the next event on the agenda. That's right . . . basketball! The Birds open their 1956 '57 season tomorrow night at the Carolina Field House when they battle Wofford's Terriers. And, the Gamecocks, coached by Frank Johnson should see an improvement over the nine won, 14 lost record for last year. Coach Johnson, assisted by Walter Hamrick, has that improving gleam in his eyes these days with the apparent overall conditioning of the team. Johnson sees definite im provement in the team and the biggest reason for this improvement is that the team has depth which is quite essen tial to having a winning season. Soph Studded Five When the Gamecocks take to the floor tomorrow night, there will be three sophomores in the starting five. This gives some form of inexpensive to the front line, but these three sophomores are some of the brightest prospects to grace the Carolina hardwood in years. The playmaker for the Birds this year will be "Cookie" Pericola, the classy floorman from Union City, N. Un CJ. With the fine rebounding of Richie Hoffman and Fred Lentz, the Birds seem des tined to have a good year on . the court. And, not forgetting Grady Wallace either, along with Bobby McCoy. Wallace is the big scoring threat for the Gamecocks against their Atlantic Coast opponents. Wallace was second in the ACC last year in average points per game as he scored 550 points for an average of 23.9 points per game. Records Galore Wallace also set several individual records for the Birds in 1956 as he holds the record for most points scored in a single game (42 against The Citadel), most field goals scored (18 against The Citadel), and the best scoring average (2:.9). In addition to-being an outstanding offensive threat, Wallace was seventh in rebounding in the Conference with 1 0.9 rebounds per game. Bobby McCoy, the fine guard from last year's team, and a t ransfer from Pikeville Junior College like teammate Wal lace, is one of the better floormen in the conference. And, at the free throw line, he is deadly. Last year, Bobby made good on 88 of 128 free throws and tied in an indivi- . (dual recordl set by ,Joe Smith in 1954. McCoy scored 16 points in the Furman game from the foul line to tie the recordl. Season No. 14 PRT Coach Frank ,Johnson is beginning his 14th season as head coach of the South 5 C. Carolina basketeers aind (dur- AA. ing this tenure, his teams have garneredl 145 wins and suffered 141 losses. ,Johnson was..born in Rockford, Ill. andl attended the local schools there, where he p)layed football and basketball. Upon gradulation from high school he enteredl the University of (Georgia where he played basketball under Coach Rex En right, who is now athletic director here at Carolina. After receiving his sheepskin at Georgia, he coached in Mississippi for three years, and then he was called to USC b)y Coach Enright. Hlis first Gamecock squad rang up a 15-9 season in 1940-'4 1 and lost to D)uke in the tournament finals. UJncle Sam intervenedl in 1942 and Coach JIohnson enlteredl the Navy for four years. Memories of Slaughter Upon release from the Navy, .Johnson retulrnedl to South C arolina and begani produlcing hardwood teams of' hiigh signifticance. Probably the most outstandling player to have played under Johnson is the big 6-10 Jim Slaughter back in 1 950-'51. Slaughter was the man of the (cOnference insofar as South (Carolina fans were concerned and rightly so, for he holds many individual records at Carolina. Foot ball's Spirit L ingers I nsket ball is here-football's spirit c'ont inu tes t o linger a bit in the mindis of some people. Here is a quick rehash of t he' Bird fortulnes, gridiron-wise, for 1956. Tlhe Gamecocks gained a total of 2,229 yards rushing while allowiing 10 op)ponents only 1,522. In t he passing depart ment, the USC group gainedl 426 yard(s t hrouigh the air while opposition passer's gained 4176. This gave the 1liirdls a total offense of 2,665 yards or an average of 26(6.5 yards per game. The opposition could gain only 1 ,998 total yardsM to give them an average of only 199.8 yardls per game. TIhis fine display of defense b)y Giese's group shouldl put t he Gaimecocks high upl on the list in the 'nat ion, dlefensive wvise. The Bird dlefenIders allowed only 67 pointiis to be s'ored( offI t hem ini 1956 or an average of (1.7 p)oint s per' g;ame. This is t lhe best average since 1932 for the Carolina foot ballers, antd in t hat era, touchdowns were at a minimum. So, a tip) of the hat to you, Coach Giese, your assistants, and the entire Gamecock squad. TWO'S A TEAM . . .R. J. Sp Iendint' team in the current WAA being held at the gym collaborat p)onentb' goal in the first half of last Monday night. ADPi won the Ann IlolloMell led the scoring for Caroline l;. num11) led the IndependI ment currently is in the quarter-fi next week. WAA Basketba Gets Under Wa Alpha Delta Pi, Zeta Tau A to the quarter-finals in the w (oule-('limination basketball night games last Monday and The Al)P's defeated the In .13-36, in the tourney's initial g phyed Mlonday night. In' Tuesday evening's actioi the losers' bracket with a 23-16 stopped a late rally by the KD Ann Hollowell sank 34 points for A 1)' which is the highest scoring output thus far in the meet. Carolyn Bynum scored 1(6 for the Independents in the losing cause. Barbara Austin paced the ZTA team with 21 markers while Helen \lauldin came off the bench to led Tri-I)elt with seven points. Pat Barfield and Ginny Elliott formed a deathly one-two scoring punch, pacing the Pi' Phi's with 21 points apiece. B. J. Murray, Pi Phi guard, turned in a good job of defense, holding KD's Betty Whittle to 18 points. Box scores: .\ 1)1' (13) Independents (36) F--Singletary (1) Ilarbeson (12) F-Sullivan (.5) Bynum (16) F- HIollowell (34i~) Jennings G-JTones Newmtan G -Shirley Dewvitt G-Hfughiston Epstein Subs: AD 11 - HTouser, H-ough. IndlependIen ts -- Cu rley 8, Hloak, Watson, Spann. 'Tri-DelIt (16) Zet a Tau Alpha (23) F - Pearce ( lD Austin (21) I"--lellet te (2) Widenhouse (2) I' -1Nad (I Ruff G-- Simmns Adamis G-Flinley Caughman G--Folline Haas Subs5: Tri-D)eit -- Mauldin 7, l.nce, Zimmerman. ZTA-Porter, D)avis, Bowmnan. Kappa D)elta (37) Pi Beta Phi (54) l'--Hlarrison (12) Barfield (21) I---Whittle (18) Eliiott (21) F- McGowan Nelson (12) G --Palmer Turner G-Thompkins Murray G-lylver Roderick Subls: K D--Coker 7. Race, Hien Irix. Pi Phi --Dill inghami, St urdi vant, Till. Varsity Cage Roster o. NamePos. Hit. Wt. 22 ;r:iily Wallace F 0-4 175, Alae Crteek. Ky. I Alahal Perkins F 6-4 178 Innmn,11 S. C'. 21 Arit Smikjal F" 6-4 180 22 .Joc Graniger [" 6-3 175 25 I.et A-nuderson F" C-2 i170 IUockfordI, Ill. .I i Frd I.ent z C 6-8 21(0 As~heville, N. C. :3: I on G oodrioe C 6-7 185 A.\lbany, Gasi. iu litbb McCt(oy G; t;-0 l5 P'ikeville, Ky'. 2-I Dean ('rain G 6-1 195 Greenville, S. C. 22 Jhim taut hen G (1-0 lO0 lII:rtsville, S. C. 21 lia Peiicola G 6-2 180 l'i 1n1 City, N. .. -15 D)ick~ Iloffmnan G 6-2 180 U'nio'n City, N. . 25 Wayne G;odfrey G 6-0 176 nn and Sue ]look of the Inde. basketball tournament enrrently r on a rebound from their op. their game with Alpha Delta I game in the final minutes 43-36. the winners with 34 points while "nts with 16 points. The tourna naly stage and will be completed 11 Tournament Ly At Gym lpha and Pi Beta Pi advanced inners' bracket of the WAA tournament in the opening Tuesday. " Elependents from Sims Dorm, ame. This was the only game i, ZTA dropped Tri-Delt into victory and the Pi Phi sextet ther am wthAmbitus young P ewt to bet w-i7 R w at to eeml iynA diym a jb innes' binkg oare The A tournamentuingth advnce Tuentsltoaya.p am Ths ws teognizingathe gain op ed Tby-tht ntw< victrs'a cue Pioh etet too i thecomanyer my icorha ane to be in WoA h antet be empaly essetial toelyte ReconiznMh Four Ganf On All-Sc Four members of the 1956 (;am-cock squad have gained first team berths on the all-South Carolina football team, according to a survey just released by United Press. Buddy Frick, Sam DeLuca, Alex IIawkins, and King Dixon all re ceived ample votes to be placed on the first unit. Frick, the 2(15-pound senior end from North, garnered 54 points in the balloting. Sam DeLuca, the Iiircl's 225-pound tackle who was drafted by the pro New York G;iant. this week, was named at one tackle position. In the backfield, King Dixon and Alex Hawkins, the Gamecock's sophomore halfback combination, captured their respective positions. Clemson halfback Joel Wells, already drafted by the Green Bay Packers, was the only unanimous choice for the 195; team. Wells, Bird Swim 1956 Seaso The University of South Caro lina swimming team will open its season with North Carolina Dec. 7. The team has lost three mem bers by graduation, but has five r n i ning lettermen. ( 'och Jim Ratliff said, "We will Stron;;e"r in certain events but we lack overall depth. We are >ti!l having trials and I will work with anyone who is interested." Swimmiing in the breast-stroke events will be Captain Bob Camp bell, Hob IIiggins, and Dave Rem b(rt. ('aIlton Puulnot will com pete in the back-stroke events. The free style swimmers will be Arthur Gastoin, John Castanes, Storm lg...at P 9 ok e i tu s 0 engneringuaengtda places at the same time. They ed as quickly as possible, work that offers promise of a reward so want to be in the classroom, I studies they know to be so ofessional achievement, many significant benefits to be -fold ambition -- benefits that e individuals, personally, and iploying them -- Pratt & Whit. eveloped an extensive graduate i.Within easy commuting dis acilities, working arrangements hied with graduate schools at ~hnic Institute, University of (Wm'fdiIc.enso.. dae,wme a aTT-&a WI I0IO ~FUNITED'IAIRCRAFT CO recocks La uth Carol a 195-pound senior from Columbia, was named to the first team on all ballots cast, thus becoming the honorary captain of the "dream team" of South Carolina. Charlie Bradshaw, Wofford's sophomore quarterback who topped the state in total offense, was selected as the first team field general. In addition to Frick and DeLuca in the forward wall, Wofford's Jerry Richardson, the junior end who led the state's pass receivers with 25 catches, captured the other flank position. Bill Hudson, who has been drafted by the Chicago Cardinals, got the other tackle slot, and teammates John Grdijan and Earle Greene cap tured the guard posts. At the center position, Furman's senior linebacker, Bobby Jennings, was top vote-getter. The first team had six seniors, rners Open n At N. C. Bailey and Jim Avant. The divers will be Winter Kimes and Jimmy Myers. Last season the team finished with a 1-7 record. The .-Chedule is as follows: Dec. 7-North Carolina, away. Dec. 8--N. C. State, away. ),ec. 15-The Citadel, away. Jan. 12-Clemson, away. Feb. I -Wake Forest, here. Feb. s-Virginia. away. Feb. 9-M1aryland, away. Feb. 15-Duke, here. Feb. 20--Davidson, here. Feb. 28-Atlantic Coast. March 1 and 2 - Conference Meet at Chapel Hill. tt &Whitne L1eers. earn Master' Connecticut, Trinity College, Northeastern University and I sity. 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The voting was by United Press sportswriters and television and radio sports directors, plus the seven head football coaches in South Carolina. Freshman Basketball Team Name Pos. Ht. Tommy Miles G 5-10 )entsville, S. C. Fred Luigs G 6-4 Paducah, Ky. Jerry Stone F 6-6 St. Matthews, S. C. Bob Smith G 5-11 Milburn, N. J. Gerald Raper G 5-11 Fairforest, S. C. Curtis Salisbury F 6-1 Moncks Corner, S. C. Dan Morgan G 5-10 Enka, N. C. Flynn Bowie G 5-10 Abbeville, S. C. Rc bert Graves F 6-1 Bluffton, S. C. Michael Callahan F 6-6 Sussex, N. J. Walt Hudson G 6-5 Columbia, S. C. Bury Hudson F 6-5 Columbia, S. C. Larry Dial C 6-10 Fairforest, S. C. 'Aircra 3 degree' Yale University, Jew York Univer several other uni >val. Pratt & Whitney 3 courses - within Master's degree. ossible for success this advanced ed iology, the world's >f aircraft engines bo asure its engi-. ortunity for per Is so beneficial to CR APT