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~ANDERS BY SANDERS Spring Is Near In the spring a young man's fancy turns to track, base ball, golf, tennis, and even spring football practice. And, a call has already been issued for baseball aspirants to make known their interest for the game. Anyone who happens to visit the Gamecock Athletic Center will find that the spring sports are here. Engineers and contractors are currently grading an area at the round house to make ready a new baseball field. And, one of the finer cinder paths in the nation is currently under construc tion on the university property. I talked with track coach Weems Baskin the other day, and he was bubbling over with pride over the new oval which soon will grace the land. The track will have eight lanes for use if needed and also will have a straight-away 220-yard stretch, but Baskin said that this probably wouldn't be used as he prefers the oval running distances, since the finish line could be the same for most every race, and also would be similar to the tracks of Olympic specifications. Plans in the mill at the present time call for permanent stands which would seat approximately 1,000 persons to be erected at the finish line, and to have about a thousand more temporary seats available for use. With the possible exception of California, the South and South Carolina, in particular, probably has more interest in track than any other section of the country. Since the track on Davis Field was removed two or three years ago, the Gamecock cindermen have been holding their meets at Fort Jackson, and this caused many headaches for the coaches and tracksters in many different ways. But, even when the meets were held at the Fort, there would be crowds exceeding 1,500 to witness the dual meets. This certainly speaks well for the interest of Columbians. This overwhelming interest in track here in Columbia and South Carolina has been noted quite often by notables of the sports world, including Dan Ferris, executive secretary of the AAU. It is quite possible that the Atlantic Coast Conference track meet will be held here in Columbia in the spring of '58, as all facilities needed to hold such an event will be avail able. Looking into the team strength for just a moment, Coach Baskin said that eight lettermen were lost by gradua tion last June, and in actuality, the team will be young in experience. The main headache ahead for Coach Baskin appears to be that of having depth available. Depth is strongly needed in track to garner the third and fourth place points as well as the first place, and at the present time, this is the one thing worrying the University track coach. In addition to the lettermen returning for action this spring, there will be several fine sophomore runners who were a great asset to the frosh last year coming up to the varsity squad. Vote for MVP, Best Sport There are a couple of ballot boxes situated at the exits of the Carolina Field House where every Carolina student should deposit at least two pieces of paper before the basket ball season is over. In these ballot boxes should be placed your nominee for the Most Valuable Player and the Rest Sport of the Bird basketballers. This vote-getting is being sponsored by the Pep Club, and at the end of the season there will be two trophies presented to the winners. And, a third trophy denoting the MVP will be put on permanent display as a tribute to the Most Valuable Flayer. These trophies have been donated to the Pep Club by Todd & Moore Sporting Goods here in Columbia and may be seen in the lobby of Russell House. So, you people procure your ballots from the program which may be gotten at each of Carolina's home games and submit your opinion as to who should receive the respective trophies. From Atop the Fence... What trophy had you rather win, the most valuable player award or the sportsmanship trophy ? Well, personally, I think I would like to be awarded the sportsmanship cup, and - I feel sure there are many other people who would cherish such an award. Buddy Frick, the all-conference end of the Gamecocks was so honored in Miami, Fla. during the holiday period as being the best sport in the North-South charity game in the "sunny" city . . . an honor which is a great tribute to a great athlete of South Carolina. Being Most Valuable Player is wonderful, but in order to play any sport, one must always be a good sport at all times, and that is why so much emphasis is placed upon sportsmanship.* Buddy, we salute you. .. . But, let's not forget the Most Valuable Player award, which also signifies something outstanding. Grady Wallace was awarded the MVP cup at the Gator Bowl basketball tourney in Jacksonville over the holiday period, too.... Another salute to you, Grady Wallace. South Carolina's high-scoring forward, Grady Wallace, has hit M E O on 46 of his last 52 free throws. He had a skein of 24 going before missing one against Florida in the G M C Gator Bowl Tournament. How - V.r, Wallace isn't high man inGodFo * M re throw department. - eenter Don Goodroe X M~,.*2of ?4. He had 19 S A E e sissnghis first ' ~ miLsAng FOI Wallace Leads ACC Scoring Race With 29.5 Grady Wallace, the outstanding forward from Pilkeville, Ey., slipped slightly in the scoring average column during the past week, losing ground in scoring only 22 points against Maryland last Saturday night. In slipping, Lennie Rosenbluth, the All-America basketeer from North Carolina, gained ground on Wallace, but the Bird forward is still leading the ACC by a comfor table three-point margin. Wallace, who has been over the 30-point mark for the past four weeks, is now averaging 29.5 points per game, according to statistics released by the Atlantic Coast Service Bureau. Rosenbluth is right behind Wal lace with a 26.5 average, but this average will probably decrease somewhat this week after RosEn bluth managed to score only 10 points against William and Mary last Tuesday night. The two fine hardwood greats will meet in the second of two meetings on February 22 in Chapel Hill. Either this game or the one which may be played dur ing the ACC tournament in March will in all probability decide the conference leader. In the first meeting between the two players, Wallace completely dominated the play from Rosen bluth here in Columbia as the Tar Heels were extended into overtime by the Gamecocks before winning 90-86 in overtime. Vince Yockel of Clemson is the third highest scorer with an aver age of 19 points per game. John Richter of N. C. State and Bucky Allen of Duke are fourth and fifth respectively with 17.9 and 17.2 averages. Wallace is also the top rebounder in the conference with 14.5 re bounds a game. Jim Newcome of Duke is second and Richter Is third. The scoring leader,: G FG FT Pts Avg. Wallace, S.C. .....11 122 81 325 29.5 Rosenbluth, N.C. ..11 97 98 292 26.5 Yockel, Clemson .10 73 44 190 19.0 Richter, N.C. State 13 89 55 233 17.9 Allen, Duke...10 45 82 172 17.2 Pericola. S.C.11 67 40 174 15.8 Murdock, W. F. 13 67 67 201 15.5 Brennan. N.C. ..11 58 53 169 15.3 Hardy Virginia .... 8 45 37 127 15.3 Newcome, Duke ..10 65 28 152 15.2 Seitz. N.C. State .. 13 73 51 197 15.1 Magio, N.C. State 13 68 59 195 15.0 Wlliamns. Wae F. 10 55 341 4. Wiggins, Wake F. 13 65 49 179 13.8 Kearns, N.C. ...11 47 49 143 13.0 Yarborough, Clemi. 10 46 35 127 12.7 Vernon, Duke...10 48 28 124 12.4 Hoffman, S.C....11 43 37 123 12.1 O'Brien, Maryland 10 42 35 119 11.9 Cameron. Clem. .10 42 21 105 11.7 Hafer, N.C. State 13 64 23 151 11.6 Davis, Maryland ..10 48 17 113 11.3 Walter Rabb New NC Baseball Coach Walter Rabb Is the new Uni versity of North Carolina head baseball coach, succeeding Bunn Hearn, who retired last spring after 20 years' service. Rabb's appointment was an nounced this week by Charles P. (Chuck) Erickson, the University's athletic director. Rabb has been an assistant coach since the spring of 1947. That year Coach Hearn had a paralytic stroke and, although he remained in charge, Rabb took care of all the field duties and has been nominally In charge of the team for nine years. North Carolina's new head baseball coach has been an asso ciate professor In physical educa tion and director of the Univer sity's intramural activities since 1946. He will continue with this work. A graduate of North Carolina State College in 1937 with a B.S. degree, Rabb joined the North Carolina physical education staff in 1941 following military service. He was awarded his M.A. degree here that year. Rabb played shortstop on the N. C. State team and spent five R FRIENDS the CK ROOM md Beveragee ' 3D SERVIC a Emba IT'S UP AND IN ... Cookie Union City, N. J., goes up for tw the Maryland Terps in an Atlar scoring occurred in the second one-point lead at the end of th Bud Millikan's ace forward, m scoring, but doesn't have a chan goal. The Gamecocks stopped I in a low-scoring affair. (Photo years in professional in the Coastal Plain, South Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic leagues as a member of the New York Yankee organ ization. As an assistant coach here, Rabb has been on the NCAA base ball rules committee for sever years and chairman of the NCAA district three selection committee for five years. In the latter capacity he set up and conducted the district tournaments. WHAT IS A JOSTLED POETE JOHN COLLINS. ST. PETEn'S COLLes WHAT ARE DANCING mRORSE FLORIDA STATE WHAT IS A NORSEMAN WHO MISSED THE BOATE 503 CUSSIEEs. Hikin Viing ST. LOUIS U. WHAT IS WI4D FROM A RAGWEED PATCHE ImBr NAROLSF1SCNeSR IanI, OisCnLseA, *A.T.C.o onOD rks On' 4 r Pericola, the crafty floorman from ) points last Saturday night against tic Coast Conference battle. This half after Maryland had taken a e first half. John Nacinik, Coach kes an attempt to stop the Bird ce as Pericola wins the race to the he defensive-minded Terps 68-60 by Walt) NOTICE! NOTICE! All persons interested in try ing out for the varsity baseball squad are asked to report to Joe Grugan, acting coach of the Gamecock baseball squad, next Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Athletic Center. Likewise, all persons interested in trying for positions on the track squad are asked to con. tact either Coach Weems Baskin or Allan Inabinet in the next few days. 'IC WHA" MAN WO AOT Uo1r Luckie Taste E "IT'S TOASTED" TO TA WHATrn 5 n As MeA d PlT d /e rSAi.k A Norther ACC's Dar) Goes After South Carolina's Gamecoc' conference road trip of the se Forest at Winston-Salem, N Jersey Pair Tailor-Made For SC Attack South Carolina's surprise show ing in the Atlantic Coast Confer ence race to date can be explained in two. elements - all-America candidate Grady Wallace (the na tion's second highest scorer) and a couple of bright sophomores from Union City, N. J. The Jersey pair-Ray (Cookie) Pericola and Dick Hoffman, came tailor-made for Coach Frank Johnson's fast-break attack and zone defense. Pericola has introduced a kind of deception, dribbling and ball handling the like of which the Gamecocks have never enjoyed be fore. Hoffman moves with the quick ness and poise of a deer. He plays either forward or guard but is being used exclusively at forward this year. The two are averaging 27.9 points a game between themselves. Pericola has a 15.8 average and Hoffman has 12.1. Cookie and Dick came to South Carolina after having played to gether since grammar school. They were stars for Union Hill High in Union City. Each aver aged about 20 points a game after joining the South Carolina fresh man team last year. Cookie's specialty is the drive shot. In addition to scoring 67 field goals this season, he has hit 40 foul shots for a total of 174 points. His drive-ins are respon sible for many of the foul shots he draws. Hoffman, a lefthander, has a feather-touch, one-handed push shot. He has hit on 41.3 of his field goal attempts, and has made a whopping 67.3 per cent of his free throws. LIGHTING A LUCKY? You -btit'll take you hor use ten-dollar bills--if you. might insist on matches Lighter Slighter! Any way of this world. It's all cigar good-tasting tobacco tha better. Try a Lucky right tasting cigarette you ever DON'T JUST STAND THER .a WSTIKKLEI MAKE $25 Sticklers are simple riddles with two-word rhyming an swers. Both words must have I the same number of syllables. (No d,rawings, please!) We'll shell out $25 for all we use and for hundreds that never see print. So send stacks of 'em with your name, address, college and class to Happy Joe-Lucky, Box 67A, Mount Vernon, N. Y. letter ITE BETTER . .. CLEANEI WHA GSA MNWO I0WA STATE COLLUE n' Tour ehorse Five Victories ka will embark on their first ason this week, meeting Wake C. tomorrow night in the -opener of a three-game tour. Games with Maryland at Col lege*Park, and Virginia at Char lottesville follow next Monday and Tuesday. Frank Johnson's boys have won conference victories over N. C. State and Maryland while losing to Duke and North Carolina. They have an overall won-lost record of 7-4. Led by their all-America can didate Grady Wallace, who is leading the league with a 29.5 average per game, the South Car olinians are enjoying their best year in basketball since the con ference was established. Through Saturday night's game with Maryland (in Columbia) the Gamecocks have an offense aver age of 82.5 points a game, and have held their opponents to 76.1. USC will be out to stop a 10 game losing streak to the Deacons. The last time the Gamecocks won was in 1951, in a 66-64 squeaker. The Deacons have defeated the South Carolinians in the opening round of the ACC tournament for the last two years. The Deacons of Wake Forest are currently tabbed as 14th in the nation, according to United Press. Other ACC teams in the top 20 are North Carolina's Tar Heels who are rated number two in the country, while Duke's Blue Devils, who defeated the Game cocks earlier in the season, are 18th according to the nation-wide poll. The Wake Forest meeting will be the second in a series of three tests of Wallace's scoring skill. Defensive - minded Maryland "held" Grady to 22 points last Saturday night. Wake Forest, tops in the conference on team de fense, will be out to do one bet ter. And, of course, the Game cocks meet the Terrapins urn the Marylanders' own back yard, Monday night-an event that may spell "trouble" for Grady. might rub two sticks together B to see the light. You might 'ye got money to burn. Or you --in which case you'll be a you light it, a Lucky tastes out ette . .. nothing but fine, mild, t's TOASTED to taste even now. You'll say it's the best smoked! t, FRESHER, SMOOTHERI WHAT SA HEW ENGLANO Totnoe Man &mi* MICHIgAN STATE PuB33 = CIAE?3