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- USC Expo Good Yer By Jerry Sanders and Parker Evatt The University of South Caro lina helped to create plenty of sports headlines during 1956, a year that saw many changes occur in the sports happenings. In January, after Oklahoma had defeated Maryland in the Orange Bowl, Athletic Director Rex Enright announced that for mer assistant coach Warren Giese of Maryland had accepted the po sition of head football coach at Carolina. Giese, somewhat a youngster in coaching ranks, held an early spring training intra squad game which, after the game, many thought was unim pressive even after the somewhat dismal 1955 season. A Transfer Makes Good Basketball appeared on the way up at Carolina during 1956 as the netmen came up with an exacting and exciting type of basktball. The junior college scoring champ from Pikeville Junior Col lege, Grady Wallace, followed his coach, Walt Hamrick to Carolina and immediately began making sports headlines. Before the sea son was over, Wallace had set sev eral individual records at USC and was second in the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring with a 23.4 average. Big Lee Collins, the 6-6 center from Lancaster, S. C., was one of the better rebounders in the con ference and on several occasions garnered more than twenty loose balls from the backboards in a single game. Track Team Strong The track team, under the able guidance of Weems Baskin, had a very successful track season as they continued to dominate the annual state meet. They were led by Conway Snipes, who was high scorer in the state meet and a fine pole 'vaulter and broad jump er. People are still gasping over the javelin tosses of Zeke Bartul ski, who with a cast on his left arm, threw the "stick" for a new state record in the state meet at P.C. The running of Sonny Wilcher, Fred Roberts, George Thomas and Nab Inabinet pushed the Bird point totals to the victory margin in various meets. Baseball Talk Baseball had an average season at the University during the Year. Coach Ted Petoskey's squad started the season off with a bang Che< / with from EL: . .World'a LargestPFi It's a good place to wo More than 90 per ceri who have joined us ii still with us. Why? Challenging work. . ant locations . . . con mined fairly and based< for personal developri standing men in metal It'will be worth you Make an appointment mont offce for MONDAY, J ELECTRO METALLUl A DIvi Union Crtblde and 30Es ta ie mences ir In '56 by defeating the cream of the Big Ten Conference, Michigan State, in early season. The Birds were rolling along fine until a couple of Injuries occurred. Leading the way for the Birds was Dave Ketchum, who was third in the conference in hitting. The pitch ing chores were handled by John Cooley and Lefty Norton. Big Surprise Coming During the summer all the big sports writers around the nation were picking Giese's Gamecocks to win two or possibly three games in 1956. Surprises were in store for the nation. The season started with an un impressive win over Wofford's Terriers. The next game of the season was against "mighty" Duke. The Garnet and Black had not beaten the Blue Devils in 25 years and everyone was under the impression that the famine of vic tory for the Gamecocks was still underway, but the Giese-coached Birds came through with a 7-0 upset win over Bill Murray's Devils that soon became the talk of the nation. The initial loss of the season came at the hands of Miami's strong Hurricane, and people were still optimistic over the chances of Carolina in the ACC. Final Tabblations The season continued with vic tories over such perennial powers as Maryland, Wake Forest, and North Carolina. Season's final tabulations: seven wins, three losses; the top defensive team in the conference in every depart ment. These accomplishments were noted by everyone and Giese's name was heard on many lips sev eral times each day, both here in South Carolina and in other sec tions of the nation. Stars Galore The 1956 gridiron squad pro duced many outstanding stars. Among these were Buddy Frick, who was named all-conference end; Sam DeLuca, the massive tackle from Brooklyn, N. Y., who was drafted by the New Yopk Giants pro football team, and was the recipient of the Jacobs Block ing Trophy as the outstanding blocker in South Carolina; and Mackie Prickett, who returned to top action in 1956 after having an "off" season in '55. These three men were selected to play in four different post-season games and each started their par uafor you in TITANIUM k the facts the man ECTROMET 'dieer.of Farre-Alloys rk .. . and it's growing. t of the technical people the last 20 years are . ecgition . .. pleas. petitive salaries, deter. )f merit .. . opportunity ent, working with out, lurgy and related fields. r while to get the fact. today with your place ANUJARY 14 RGICAL COMPANT ilion of Carbon Corporation | New Yerk17, New York Baseball, Golf, Track Events Are Nearing By Jerry Sanders Sports Editor The end of the semester is just around the corner and as the sec ond term approaches, the talk is beginning to fill the air concern ing spring sports, baseball, track, golf, and tennis. Perhaps the first one which will swing into action will be golf as the- Gamecocks plan to put out one of the best teams in the con ference. Bqbby McCarty, from Camden, who has won numerous tournaments in past years, will be returning from last year's squad with several more outstanding linksmen. McCarty was the first man in the school's history to re ceive a full scholarship for golf. New Track Available With the construction of the new track at the Athletic Center almost completed, the Gamecock cindermen, coached by Weems Baskin will, once again, field a strong state and conference con tender. Returning to the fold will be such stars as Zeke Bartulski, Conway Snipes and many others. The bright spot in the entire pic ture appears to be the varsity in auguration of Bill Latham, Don Goodroe, Bill Cathcart, Dan Don ovan to action after having a suc cessful season last year as fresh men. The first meet for the Birds of Baskin on the new $25,000 track will be P. C. on March 20. Then on March 26, the Duke Blue Devils will visit Columbia for an important conference meet. On ticular classic. The team also produced future stars in the person of Alex Haw kins and King Dixon, both of whom made first team all-State, and Lawton Rogers, one of the better centers and line-backers in the conference. 1956 was a year of many sur prises and heartfilling moments for both students and followers of the Gamecocks. What will 1957 bring? Birdc Basketbal University of Through week Player G Fga Ftm Pct G. Wallace, f . .11 276 122 44.2 R. Pericola, g . .11 168 67 39.2 D. Hoffman, f ..11 104 43 41.3 F. Lentz, c .....11 57 28 49.1 D. Goodroe, c-f. .10 58 25 48.1 B. McCoy, g ....11 82 26 81.7 A. Smejkal, f . . 8 44 16 36.4 Others .... .. .. ..7 15 8 20.0 Team Rebounds Own Team Tot. 11 804 830 41.0 Opponents' Tot. 11 899 320 85.8 Single-game records, 1956-57 seast Total points scored: 54 by Wallace Field goals scored: 20 by Wallace Free throws scored: 14 by Wallaci Free throws tried: 14 by Wallace Georgia Tech, 12/20, vs. Number of rebounds: 25 by Lents Results of games played to date: Victories--99-55 over Wc 97-74 over Ge< 76-61 over N. 90-83 over Get 96-81 over Ge< 77-71 over FIc 68-80 over Ma Defeats-104-76 by Duke 90-86 by Nort1 94-81 by Tenn 64-62 by Geori POUND FOOMS5H Some girls, I note, can sat anc Tb aggrevate the situation I much dislik, my fat's locs I wouldn't so much want to el If only I could rearrange m MoAn -erag yu moM ideas and find what contetn meas Get real plassma re satisfaction, with Cheserfeld cigarette that's pephed more smoothly by A,cu-Ray for it umoothsttatig aoe tod. Us.n e srgad..-make a - -- - E AwUMV V USC Mer,n For Initial South Carolina's swimminj will be trying for its first vi4 with Clemson there tomorrow Coach Jimmy Ratliff has four lettermen to go along with a hand ful of sophomores. Only two men -sophomores John Castanes and Carlton Poulnot of Charleston had ever. been in even limited competition before entering col lege. Ratlift's team is led by a rather March 30, the Gamecocks will once again travel to Florida for the annual Florida Relays at Gainesville. State, Conferene Meets The state track event, which the Gamecocks have long domi nated, will be held at the P. C. oval in Clinton on May 8-4, and the conference meet has been scheduled for May 10 at a site not yet determined. Baseball News In the baseball news, word is circulated around that the Birds will probably have one of the strongest teams in the ACC, if the pitching problem is solved. There are a number of pitchers already working out in the crisp January air, and prospects are quite fav orable. Among the pitchers returning are Lefty Norton, the fine south paw from Greenville, Murphy Lemmon, along with Jini Craig and Carroll Norrell from the freshman squad. Dave Ketchum, the Bird's lead ing hitter last year, will again be knocking the opposition for many hits and runs and according to all reports will be trying out for catcher before the season gets under way. At the present time, contractors are grading land at the Athletic Center for a new baseball field which will alleviate much of the headaches of transportation to and from the dressing rooms for the respective players. Prior to this year, all Carolina home games were played on the Veter an's Hospital field. ometer I Statistics South Carolina of Jan. 5, 1957 Fta Ftm Pct. RB Av. PF Pts. Av. 108 81 75.0 160 14.5 33 325 29.5 71 40 56.3 57 5.2 23 174 15.8 55 37 67.3 67 6.1 32 123 12.1 85 25 71.4 123 11.2 27 81 7.4 24 22 91.7 67 6.7 18 72 7.2 40 24 60.0 34 3.1 34 76 6.9 23 17 74.0 51 5.7 11 49 6.1 3 1383.3 12 1.7 6 7 1.0 359 247 68.8 576 52.4 184 907 82.5 800 197 65.7 546 49.6 213 837 76.1 vs. Georgia, 12/21 (20 FG, 14 FT ) vs. Georgia, 12/21 (attempted 34) s vs. Georgia, 12/21 (attempted 14) vs. North Carolina, 12/15, va. Georgia, 12/21. vs. N. C. State, 12/12. fiord, Dec. 1 irgia, Dec. 8 C. State, Dec. 12 rgia Tech, Dec. 20 rgia, Dec. 21 rida, Dec. 27* ryland, Jan. 5 Dec. 5 2 Carolina (OT), Dec. 15 essee, Dec. 19 cia, Dec. 28 and nst ont F-th ese. e rees ren Look Victory team, lacking depth as usual, tory of the season in a meet promising senior, Captain Bob Campbell of Rowland, N. C., and lettermen Storm Bailey, Winter Kimes and Jimmy Myers. Besides Campbell, Kimes and sophomore Arthur Gaston are the only ones to win events in the three meets thus far. The Gamecocks have lost to North Carolina, N. C. State and The Citadel. Out of the lettermen lost from last year's squad, six are still in school, but for various reasons are not participating on the team. In addition to the varsity meet, the freshman mermen will make their first showing of the year. The frosh squad consists of Nel son Greene, Tom Caskey, Dan Stanley, Bill Jones, Tommy Fort son, and Bob Bollinger. 300-yard medley relay -- Carl ton, Poulnot, Bob Campbell, David Rembert and John Castanes. 220 yard free style-Arthur Gaston. 50-yard free style-Storm Bailey. 200-yard butterfly- David Rem bert. Diving-Winter Kimes, Jim my Myers. 100-yard free style Storm Bailey, John Castanes. 200 yard backstroke-Carlton Poulnot. USC Athletes To Address Mass Rally A mass rally for men and boys in Township Auditorium, featur ing Christian testimonies by lead ing athletes, will climax the An nual State Baptist Brotherhood Convention here, Jan. 17-18. At the closing rally, testimonies will be given by South Carolina athletes King Dixon of Laurens and Mackie Prickett, Gamecock quarterback who led the Garnet and Black to a 7-3 season last fall. Both South Carolina stu dents will be presented by Warren Giese, head coach at USC. King Dixon Mackie Prickett Other students giving testi monies will be Billy Baker of Furman, Bobby Jennings, also of the Purple Hurricane, and Jackie Powers, the Baptist University's halfback. Horace "Bones" McKinney, one time All-America basketball player at the University of North Caro lina, and now an assistant coach at Wake Forest, will address the rally on "Christian Athletes." y oh /w xx ra: j Grady Shines, and Kentucky ( Produces B By Bob Isbell Sports Publicity Director Sports heroes come in a variety of builds and temperaments chesty, cocky, lithe, fierce, hand some, and maybe popular. , Few are as unspectacular and timid-appearing as South Caro lina's great basketball captain, Grady Wallace. When Wallace, a slim 6-4 dean's-list student from Mare Creek, Ky., takes the floor it is remindful' of a plowboy striding across a stubble of corn. When he shoots, it's almost as if he's trying to sneak the ball through the hoop. He shoots often, however, and hits from the most unlikely places, such as 30 feet out and to the side with four to six arms flailing Veterans Make Cavalier Team ACC Contender Three of last year's usual Vir ginia basketball starters are back in action this season, as are two other lettered veterans. Bill Miller, who missed nearly half of last season because of ill ness after scoring 448 points and otherwise distinguishing himself as a sophomore in 1954-55, and Bob Hardy, second leading scorer last year, picked up where they left off at the guards. Both are seniors. Back for his third season as a regular at center is Jerry Cooper height 6-6, who scored 265 points Inst year. The other two lettermen are Cecil Underwood, a senior, and Wistar Nelligan, a junior. The biggest loss was Bob Mc Carty, who scored 625 points last year and had a three-year total of 1,625. He finished three star ring seasons as the second highest scorer in Virginia's basketball history. The new sophomore additions give the Cavaliers more height than they usually have. The lead ing prospects, with their heights and freshman scoring records, are John Siewers of Richmond, 6-5, 206 points; Bill Metzger of Utica, N. Y., 6-6, 120 points; and Dick Stobbs of Norfolk, 6-8, 274 points. In his sixth season as coach of the Cavaliers is Evan J. (Bus) Male, who took over from Gus Tebell as head coach in 1951 after serving as a three-sport freshman coach for several years. lHe won prominence in football, basketball and baseball on Virginia teams of the middle '30's and was captain of basketball. Male is also acting graduate manager of athletics for this year. Male expects his team to show some improvement over last year, especially toward the end of the season. The schedule Is made up exclusively of games with old State rivals and a home-and-home series with fellow ACC members. Pqg Seven )nce Again right Star about him to hamper the attempt. He gained his first meager pub licity at Pikeville Junior College (Ky.) where he "sneaked in" 1086 points to lead the nation's junior scorers. When news came to South Car olina that their new assistant coach, Walter Hambrick, under whom Wallace had played, would bring in a man who had averaged 32.8 points a game, there was ex citement. Then, when Wallace made his first appearance on the local court fans could scarcely be lieve that the harmless-looking Kentuckian could produce against the accustomed competition of the Gamecocks. But Grady, stealthily tucking in points, soon came to the fore. He set several school records and completed his junior season with a 23.9 average, second best in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Coach Frank Johnson adver tised before the current season opened that Wallace would be even better in 1956-57. After 11 games, there's no doubt about it. Against the 11 opponents thus far this season, Wallace has scored 325 points for an average of 29.5 per game. Grady isn't finicky about whom he scores on, either. Big and lit tie, opponents find that the Wal lace sting is just about the same. The lean Kentuckian piled up his biggest single-game total against Georgia, a team that South Carolina whipped twice but one to whom the Gamecocks lost in the finals of the Gator Bowl tournament. When Wallace was held to 16 points, he played what Coach JIohnson considered "one of his best games" and the Gamecocks won handily in that contest against N. C. State. Only three times has Wallace been held to below his 23.9 aver age of last year--against Duke, N. C. State and Maryland. In only one game, a 104-76 de bacle against Duke, has Wallace been outscored by a member of the opposing team. Bobby Joe Harris and Jim Newcome were the two to do the trick with 26 and 22 points respectively. Here's the way he has scored and rebounded in games to date: Opponent P'oints Rebounds Wof ford 30 24 Duke 21 11 Georgia 31 16 N. C. State. 16 14 North Carolina 35 18 Tennessee 26 14 Georgia Tech 37 14 Georgia . 54 12 Florida - 29 17 Georgia 24 16 Maryland 22 8 Callahan Leads Biddie Scoring Attack At 23.6 The freshman basketball team, led by Michael Callahan who has a 23.6 average, have a 4-1 record for the season. The team's next home game will be against The Citadel on January 18. The only blemish on the near perfect rec ord is a,70-64 loss to Duke's Baby Devils. Games this week were with Presbyterian Junior College at Maxton, N. C., and Spartanburg Junior College at Spartanburg. The starting five average. are: Callahan 28.8; Walt Hudson 14.6; Bury Hudson 10.2; Larry Dial 7.0; and Greg=y .6.