The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 18, 1957, Page Page Six, Image 6
SPORTS J 1
ANDERS
BY SANDERS
It's always interesting to look at a team's total statistics I
after about three or four games. And, the 1957 Gamecocks
have some mighty interesting facts and figures. Let's take
a gander. . ..
Thus far this year, the Gamecocks have amassed a grand y
total of 125 points while their four opponents have scored N
60 At a time when control football is normally stressed, this
is somewhat high. Last year for the corresponding number
of games, Giese's team had scored 53 points as compared to
their foe's total of 27.
In the offensive department, the Gamecocks have
gained 829 yards rushing for a total of 42 first downs,
and have garnered 224 yards passing good for nine first
downs. Actually the Birds are doing great in the passing
end of the game as they have attempted 14 passes of
which 10 were completed and three good for six points.
Looking over the individual statistics for a moment,
Alex Ilawkins has completed three of four passes for 76
yar<ls and one touchdown. Frank I)estino currently has a
1.000 average passing as he has completed all three of his
tosses, which were good for 58 yards. Hey
ward King also is throwing perfectly with
two completions in two attempts good for 61.
yards.
Although Carroll McClain has seen limited
action, he has caught two passes goo(l for 70
vards and two touchdowns. That's an aver
age of 35 yards per pass which is ex
cellent in anyone's book. Derrick has taken
in three passes good for 51 yards and King King
Dixon, the young fellow who excels in kickoff returns, has
grabbed a pass from fellow halfback llawkins f'or 36 yards
antI a touchdown.
Moving into the individual rushing department, the
halfback combination of Hawkins and I)ixon are prov
ing their worth to Giese. In four games to date, the
glittering pair have rushed for 3.11 yards. Dixon has
carried the ball 15 times and has gained 185 net yards.
That gives him an average of about 1.1 yards a carry.
Hawkins, on the other hand, has carried the pigskin 29
times for 156 yards or a 5.1 average.
While Hawkins is specializing in those up-the-middle
plays for touchdowns and adding extra points, Dixon seems
to be getting his kicks from returning the opening kickoffs
for touchdowns. Against the Texas Longhorns, he rambled
ull the sidelines for 98 yards in about 15 seconds to score the
first touchdown, and in the game against Furman last Satur
day, he calmly took the opening kickoff on t he Gamecock 11
an<l moved down the field 89 yards for an(it her six points.
Dixon apparently inspired fleet halfback Heyward
King to do the same thing, for King, whom one local
writer called "the best third-string halfback in the
nat ion," decided he could take the kickoff back for addi
tional points. And, he did, too-82 yards.
Of c"otrse', there always has to be someone there to lead
the way f'or the runners, and there is wvhere m uc'h oft the
gloiry for t.hose exciting runs must go. As the ole folk<s say
...it. takes everyone on the team to win a ball game.
FROM ATOP THlE FENC'E...
In two kickoff returns, D)ick C'hristyv of' N. ('. State has
ret urn'ied t he ball 9'7 and 90 yair<ls, r'espect ivel.y. fo r toullch
<downs, while South Carolina's King I )ixon has I aken two
back foru 98 and 89 yardis, wvhich leav~es the pa ir right to
get her on two runs each. . . . Ae av n a ttmt(
nlint ext ra poin ts ani six have
been truelt to form. . . . Haw~'~ kins
andit I )ixon lead theo scor'ing p)ar'ade
wit hi 24 potints each. . . . D)ixon
has scorled fourI'I touchd owns, "'The
Iii wk" has scoir('i t hree touc(h -
<downs and six extra potints. . . . t::
In 1.1 games, Illawkins and D)ixon
have ga ined 1,839 total1 yards forQ
he birds, which amounts to about
18l1.yardls pier game for the pair./
. s . .1there any wonder bioth were
lnne-d to the all-state team last
year andli have a bet terl thtan aver
age chance ofr making it again this
season?
('tach~ Giese pilledi a "eivilian"
Iut ofC thet standls to~ play in the
l"iurman game. .. . Joe G;ome's
drotvt to the game in his car' and * *
wa sittinug in the st antIs when the
('all was' muai for himi to driess out.
...lie ga ined seven ya rd s in
o Ie a lot otf interest arioundl
( rotlinat for a team untp Pennsyl
vani a wayV (alledl the Slippery
ltock 'Teachers, andI ty'r'e hav
ig a pretty goodt se'asonl, tot.
('to(lh .\1list's (noit ai misin5)IIt) ~
team11 witn 7-0 last. Saturtday. . . .::
As far as can bte dettermiinedl the
Gameltciiks scotretd moret potint
( 58 I last wee'kendl tha n any col lege
in t he natiton.m
A. "IFAN COMPLEX"OTw
SothI Car'olipa end Isiie B"al
of ('ttiluia wa:s reprimandletd O h n ad o aeTIs
aIfter' the Teoxas game forl faiiling, Go aset i easzs n
to bdlc t'n thte ptlay thaut halfbacnk bvrg,sakeadlf n l
Alex l:Iawkins intericeptedt a Texas O h te an ore
despera'I:t ittu piass late in the foulrth
qter~ t I. "W,hiat htappletrred there?" p'ovsgo at stergt
('oaeh Warrt'n Gis qiuriedl. rfehetfraDsrmntn
"Ifitnest, ('oac(h," Elodie answver'ed, S?..Hv tbt as oa
"I just giot so4 exc'itedl [ started . .s odI at,I uhgo
cheering fori Alex. I forgot aill E o.
ahin thefotherihang,in.thougamt.Si
thik Ive ot.a 'an ompex'" Btpedie gode asoty of the Cogt,
Carlton
Leads ACC
[n Offense
Duke University's halfback,
Vray Carlton, has pulled more
han 100 yards ahead of other
unners in the Atlantic Coast
onference -- offensive department.
le gained 105 yards last weekend
s Duke edged by Rice Institute
-G in Houston, Texas.
In four games to date, Carlton
as 421 yards rushing and 26
ards passing for a total of 447
ards, according to figures re
iiasel by the ACC Service Bureau
t Greensboro, N. C.
.Jim Bakhtiar of Virginia is cur
ently holding down the runner-up
osition with 306 yards and Dut
ow, also of Duke, is third with
00 yards.
South Carolina's Alex Hawkins
currently in sixth position in
he total offense department with
:32 yards. King Dixon, the other
alf of the halfback combination,
ninth with 185 yards.
In the trushing end of the game,
'arlton is again the leader and
)ixon is fifth with 4.1 yards per
arry. Hawkins is eighth in this
ategory.
In team statistics, the Game
(ocks are third in the ACC with
i,053 yards gained in four games
or an average of 263.2 yards per
rame. South Carolina is also third
i rushing offense with 829 yards
iined.
Ilowever, in the department
vhich the Carolina team led last
Pear-ptss defense-the Birds are
-urrently holding down seventh
lot. '[hey have allowed 372 yards
assing for an average of 93 yards
1( game. Virginia is the leader
n this department, allowing only
: yards per game.
MuralsDelete
4iontanaPlan
From Games
Carolina's Fraternity Intra
nutral Council unanimously voted
it the Montana system in the
(04thall program Tuesday.
The Montana system, in which
-ach twam was given four downs
o advance the hall as far as
ais sile, had been used to settle
ie games. The council provided
or an eight-minute quarter to be
layed at the end of a tie. An
wretlratte record of first downs will
k kept by the officials and will
I.1.rm1ine the winner" if the extra
ilarter endls in a dleadlotck. 'lie
'a mes will he played off.
l-:ntries for the golf toiurnament
muiist hec ini to Gene OAdomn by Oe
441heur 22. IFach fraternity may
ltr ifoe tea o~ iunly, comnpoised of
WIw mend. The toulrnament starts
iobe r 28, the first M ond4ay aft.er
I i g T1'hursd ay. If possible, a run
ning tailly will lbe kept on1 the
bullt tin hoard.l
Minds
y 0. Smith.
zip in a
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t and proper
loterie.0
Cola
taste.
SIGN OF GOOD TASTE
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GAMECO(:KS TAKE TO THIl
Spears good for 6 yards against
an average of 3.2 yards per carr
one touchdown. Hearing down 01
(USC Athletic Publicity Photo.)
Birds Begin
Successful I
By Jerry Sanders
Sports Editor
Football hasn't reached the mid
way point of the season yet, and
already the Gamecocks are pre
paring for another tough season
of basketball in the Atlantic Coast
Conference.
The Carolina cagers reported
for practice last Tuesday with
sights set on the ACC champion
ship which eluded them last year
against a powerful North Carolina
quintet.
Coach Frank Johnson and Walt
Hambrick greeted some 15 players
in a session that was primarily
consumed with picture taking and
preliminary warm-ups.
The Gamecocks lost two regular
players by graduation from last
year's team, those being All
American Grady Wallace, who led
the nation in scoring and is cur
rently on the roster of the semi
NOTICE
A change regarding the Uni
versity pool recreational sched
ule will go into effect Tuesday.
The pool will be open to all
University stuidents from 7:30
until 9:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and
Thursdays. The Friday sched
ule, 4-6 pi.m. will remain thle
samen.
AIR . . . Frank Destino catches a
Furman last Saturday afternoon at Co
" and has completed three of three p
I Uestino is George l1arrison (61),
Basketball]1
{ear Seen Fe
B a k t al(a nFpro Phillips t;t Oilers, and Bobby ee i
McCoy, the fine playmaker who sit
tame to Carolina with Wallace
from Pikeville Junior College.
Retuorning for act ion with the
Birds are Cookie Tericola, the
crafty floorman from Union City,
N. .1., who is rated amtong the top
50 cagers in the South; Fred
Lentz, the t-8 center from Ashe
ville, N. C., who is a menace to
any opposition; Richie Itoffman,
the other Union City part of the
cobll i na t ion; Don G; oodroe, the
G-6 hi rdler; Wayne Godfrey, and
Lee Anderson.
I. p from the freshman squad are
-It0 Larry Dial, Fred Lnigs, 'Mike
Callahan, and Walt and Bury
Iludson. Hoh Franz, a 6-8 "ho
hunk" from last. year, is ready for
action as well as )ickie Prater, a
junior college transfer and veteran
whom Wallace considered the hest
shot he has (ver Seen.
The Gamecocks will average
about t;--I or t;-5, which should give
A1('(' teams plently of trouble.
Coach Johnson's Birds open
their scheule against the Univer
sity of Georgia at ('arlotte. )uring
e ('1hristma holiday~s, the Game
nok wl ag in compe,,. te in the.
Gat or liowvl turnlament inl Jack
was runnter-upt to Geor3(40gia whol
be4at t114 local eaigers bly onte point.
Th14 Carolina groupij will also
travel to New York stateI itn D'
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pass from quarterback Stan
rolina Stadium. Destino has
asses good for 58 yards and
i 195-pound Furman guard.
ractice;
r USC
nber to play New York Univei
y at Madison Square Garde
(i St. Bonaventure in Buffalo.
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Swim Team
Interest
Lacking
Coach Jimmy Ratliff has said
that he is very disappointed in
the small turnout at the first
swimming practice held Tuesday.
USC has tentatively scheduled
three meets to be held before
Christmas holidays. The first will
- probably be against North Caro
lina on December 10, followed by
a contest with Maryland on the 13,
and N. C. State the 14.
Ratliff had scheduled practice
for Monday afternoon, but was
forced to call It off because of
illness. The team will practice
every day at 4 o'clock, except
Fridayv when the practice hours
are 2-4 p.m.
Ratliff said that all positions
are open. He listed a number of
returning veterans, including Carl
ton Poulton, backstroke, Rob Hig
gins, breaststroke, and Arthur
Gaston, free style. Jim Myers will
handle the bulk of the (living
chores for the Gamecocks and )on
I)igby is USC's chief sprinter.
Members of last year's fresh
man squad who are expected to
help this year are Tom Caskey,
Tom Fortson, Nelson Green, Pete
Riehter, and Bob Faullo. Several
freshman meets will be scheduled
this year if possible.
Ratliff expressed a need for a
- good manager for the team. Any
n one interested in the job should
contact Ratliff.
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