The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 20, 1956, Page Page Five, Image 5
SPORTS
gANDERS
BY SANDERS
Well, Did You Evah ...
What a swell game that was....
A capacity crowd at Carolina Field House last Saturday
g -w-1l agree with me 100 per cent on that statement.
s, sir, the sixth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels,
coa ed by Frank McGuire, were very glad to leave Columbia
Sunday morning with a hard-earned 90-86 overtime victory
over the upset-minded Gamdcocks.
In a game which Coach Frank Johnson refers to as pos
sibly the greatest game the Gamecocks have played since
World War Two, some 4,000 bi-partisan fans yelled their
voices to hoarseness as the Birds put on a great final half
battle to outclass the North Carolinians.
Grady Wallace, one of the fine basketballers to come out
of the great state of Kentucky, completely outshone his
rival of the evening, Lennie Rosenbluth, in a battle of stars.
Rosenbluth, selected on practically all of the pre-season
All-America teams, was just another ballplayer on the team
in the Field House.
Of course, we can't take anything away from Rosenbluth,
for he is one of the finer cagemen in the nation. It's all in
the record book, and facts apd figures of true accomplish
ments don't lie. But, we must say that he definitely had a
bad night against the Gamecocks.
The "big" man of the night for North Carolina, as all
will agree, was Tommy Kearnes, the 5-11 junior guard. He
continuously was the thorn in the Gamecock's sides all
evening, and when the final tallies were posted, Kearnes had
collected 29 points.
Wallace upped his scoring average by hitting for 35
points. And, in addition to being high scorer of the night,
Wallace blocked several of Rosie's attempted shots and took
the majority of the rebounds off the boards for the Birds.
Cookie Pericola, the great floorman from Union City,
N. J., made the outstanding play of the night when he stole
the ball from the hands of Rosenbluth and raced down the
court to lay the ball in the basket with only about two seconds
remaining.
However, with accolades to the stars of the evening, we
must not forget the entire Gamecock team as they all played
like All-Americans in that final half. Art Smejkal and Don
Goodroe, both subbing for starters Richie Hoffman and Fred
Lentz, made outstanding contributions to the cause.
By the way, Goodroe should be at the top of the list in
free-throw percentage or tied for the top, because he now has
hit 17 charity shots out of 17 attempts for a 1.000 average.
My own personal feeling on the game....
It was the "happiest" loss of my life.
And Finally .. .
Sam DeLuca, the fine Gamecock tackle who was drafted
by the professional New York Giants, has finally received
honors which have been entirely too lacking.
Last Saturday DeLuca was named as the recipient of
the South Carolina Jacobs football blocking trophy for 1956,
which recognizes the outstanding blocker in the state.
F or a while it seemed that South Carolina footballers
were going to be forgotten in the post-season honors, but
finally the Jacob brothers recognized the fact that DeLuca
was deserving of the honor.
This award to the Carolina tackle probably brought many
tears to the eyes of Clemson supporters....
From Atop the Fence...
I was reading in the Greenville News last Sunday a few
of the notes taken by Jim Anderson, the fine sports editor
of that particular paper, and came upon a quote which caused
so much laughter that I was near tears.
This is the story, according to Andersdn:
Frank Howard says, "Except for a holding penalty,
fumble, and clipping, we might have had an undefeated
season." Holding cost an extra point after 21-20 was on
the scoreboard against Florida. .. . A fumble let Maryland
drive only seven yards for a game-tying touchdown....
SClipping nullified a second-quarter touchdown against
Mliami and took the starch out of the Tigers. .. .
* Oh. woe is me, get the post-season crying tow'el out for
(Continued on page 6)
DeL uca Selected
Winner of Jacobs B A L
Blocking T rophyL
Sam DeLuca, the Gamecock's Ofca
senior tackle from Brooklyn, N. Y.,
has been announced as the winner
>f the South Carolina Jacobs foot- U CRn
s,.II blocking trophy for 1956.
DeL~uca finished ahead of tackleAB.a
Bill Hudson of Clemson and the
1955 winner, Dick Marazza, an- 1KGl n
other Clemson tackle.
In the balloting of the ACC, FrttoIiil n a
Duke halfback Hal McElhenny was
awarded the conference trophy pre- TTLPI
sentedi by the Jacobs brothers in
the memory of their father, the (Gl' llGT197
late Dr. William P. Jacobs of Clin
ton. As nOdrOfca
University of Tennessee blocking
b)ack Stockton Adkins was awarded
a similar honor for being the out- FE
standing blocker in the Southeast-V
ern Conference.
Balloting was by coaches and 14 eae-C
sportswriters of the respective
Offiaal.
Birds Invao
Meet Four SE
Foes On Tour
By Mac Hill
Assistant Sports Editor.
Carolina's basketball Gamecocks
will be out to improve their cur
rent 3-2 record with a three-game
invasion of the neighboring South
eastern conference this week end,
Coach Frank Johnson's hard
wood forces met the Tennessee
quint at Knoxville last night and
are in Atlanta tonight for an
encounter with the Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets. The locals will
wind up their pre-Christmas play
at Athens tomorrow night with
a return engagement with the
Georgia Bulldogs whom the
Birds defeated 97-74 here two
weeks ago.
The Gamecocks also hold vic
tories over Wofford and N. C.
State and have been defeated by
Duke and North Carolina. They
at least gained a moral victory
in the 90-86 overtime loss to the
nationally ranked Tar Heels for
the UNC lads were favored by
some 17 points and were hard
pressed, to say the least, in win
ning the contest.
Following the Georgia game to
morrow night, the local cagers will
depart for their various homes for
an abbreviated hiatus from the
hardwood.
After these brief holidays they
will journey to Jacksonville, Fla,
for the Gator Bowl basketball
tournament, December 27 and 28.
They will meet Florida of the
Southeastern Conference in the
first round of the two-day event.
The next home game will be
against the Maryland five, Jan. 5
'MURALS
League I Wins
All-Star Game;
Volleyball Later
League I won a close 7-0 vic
tory over League II in the annual
fraternity all-star game played
recently at Davis Field.
The victors, coached by Bot
Jenkins, scored on the last play
of the game as Charlie Jacocks of
SAE ran for three yards and a
touchdown. The play had been sel
up by a 40-yard pass from Jacocke
to Fletcher Carter. Then, witl
only a few seconds remaining
Jacocks scored. He then passed
to Vic Evans, also of SAE for the
extra point.
League II, coached by Wayne
Kilgore, were led in their offen
sive thrusts by Jim Emery of KA
Legrand Guerry of Sigma Nu was
outstanding on both offense and
dlefense for the losers. Otheri
leading in the losing cause were
George Inabinet of Sigma Nu and
Roger Knapper of Sigma Chi.
Volleyball action in the frater
nity circles has been postponed
until late in the spring semester
accordling to Bob Jenkins, studeni
dlirector of intramural activities.
In the place of volleyball, basket.
ball will begin on January 7 for the
fraternities, and January 8 for in
dependents.
Jenkins has called a meeting o1
the fraternity representatives foi
2:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 3,
in Russell House. There will alsc
be a meeting of all managers or
prospective managers of indepen
(lent teams at 3:30 on the same
afternoon in the intramural office.
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THREE'S A CROWD .* Don (;oodroe (43) of Mouth C:arin,ua attempts to break the rebounding
ba'l mionopoly of .Joc Quigg (411) aund Pete Brenana, (3">) oaf North C;arolina during the torrid At
lantic Coast Conference basketball hattie at the field ho4use lamst Saturday night. Bob Cunningham
(32), the outstanding guard of the North Carolinias comes around the outside to assist in controlling
the ball. North Carolina finally beat the Gamecocks 90.86 in anm overtime thriller. (Photo by Ken
Sturgeon)
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at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
THE HOUSE THAT
JET ENGINES BUILT
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Located on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River
in East Hartford, this windowless, thick concrete-walled
laboratory has been growing almost continuously since
its initial "completion" in 1950. As more powerful, far
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Tankers Lose
To Bulldogs
By Richard DeWitt
Sports Writer
Carolina's swimming team lost a
meet to The Citadel tankmen, 59
27, at Charleston last Saturday.
USC's Storm Bailey and Arthur
Gaston were high scorers of the
meet with a first and second each
for a total of eight points. Cap
tain Bob Campbell took first in the
200 breaststroke.
The Gamecocks took three firsts,
three seconds and three thirds for
their total of 27 points.
Coach Jim Ratliff said, "The
team lacks depth." There are
eight events in which each school
is allowed two men and we had
only two men in two of these eight
while The Citadel had a pair of
men in every event and more sit
ting on the bench."
The locals now have a 0-3
record.
Results of The Citadel meet:
300 medley relay-The Citadel:
Stuhn, Richards, Morrow, Pierce.
Time: 4:35.3.
220 freestyle-1. Lloyd, The Cita
del; 2. Gaston, USC; 3. Smith.
The Citadel. Time: 2:32.4.
50 freestyle-1. Cowden, The Cita
del; 2. Bailey, USC; 3. Williams.
The Citadel. Time: 24.3.
200 butterfly-1. Morrow, The Ci
tadel; 2. Helson, The Citadel; 3.
Rembert, USC. Time: 2:44.
Diving-1. Brownfield, The Cita
del; 2. Helson, The Citadel; 3.
Kimes, USC.
100 freestyle-1. Bailey, USC; 2.
Pierce, The Citadel; 3. Williams,
The Citadel. Time: 57.1.
200 backst rok : . .linl.z The Cita
del: 2. Poulnot, 1'SC: 3. Halia,
The Citad<1. Time: 2:39.8.
140 free-tyle-1. Gasto:. USC; 2.
Seigling, The Citadel; 3. Hop
kins, The Citadel. Time: 5:54.8.
200 breaststroke - 1. Campbell,
USC; 2. Richards, The Citadel;
3. Higgins, USC. Time: 2:45.2.
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