Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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.SIa 3POR T.S, ANDERS BY SANDERS A couple of years ago, a young man came to the Uni. versity of South Carolina as new head football coach afteX Rex Enright announced his retirement from the coaching ranks. This young man was brought here for a purpose . . . to bring big-time football to USC and the state of South Carolina. I'm not saying Caro lina didn't have top football prior to 1956, but everyone agrees being head coach and athletic director is entirely too much for one man. Warren Giese, at 32 years of age considered to be among the top prospects as a head football coach, was brought in from the Univer sity of Maryland where he had been on the Terp coach ing staff for eight years under Jim Tatum. Since coming to Carolina, Giese has lifted the curtain COACH WARREN GIESE on bigger things in life, notably football and its true mean. ing to players, coaches and fans. There have been many glorious moments for the students of Carolina is their ride to the top and there have been some occasions that most of us would like to forget. But, per. sonally, I believe the brighter moments far outshine those rough times. Last year, for instance, the Gamecock fans had bright times after the footballers held the rough Duke Blue Devils on several goal-line stands to down the pre season favorites 7-0. Then there were victories over North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, and Wake Forest. This year, a season that ended with five wins and five losses, had its glittering memories, too. The Gamecocks beat a strong Texas team that was destined to be invited to the post-season Sugar Bowl classic at New Orleans. SOME BELITTLE GIESE Since Giese has been at Carolina, there have been some fans who have constantly tormented the youthful coach in his coaching, public relations, etc. Primarily the forceful words have come from a newspaperman on a local paper. He apparently believes he is aiding his own cause by tor menting Giese, but this columnist feels he has hurt himself in many ways. The oddity of the whole matter is that the writer is alone in his train of thought, for I have yet to find another sports writer who has any ill-feeling toward Carolina's coach. I suppose Giese will have to have his morning laugh with the ill-fed comments. Wise up, Carolina supporter (??) !! MORE WORRIES Football season is over in essence, but the coaching stafi of Carolina will continue to work from 6:30 a.m. to far intc the night in preparations for next season when the footbal wars will probably be even rougher. Giese said the other day that the headaches really begir now with the various conferences which he must attent along with the various talks he has slated with civic groups etc. He casually listed a schedule for the next couple o1 weeks that will have him home with his wife and childrer for only two days. And, some people feel football coaching is a racket. Ask any man who knows!! FROM ATOP THE FENCE... Grady Wallace, the nation's top scorer last season foi the Gamecocks, played in Spartanburg last night with th< Phillips 66 Oilers against the Wofford Terriers in an exhibi tion game. . . . The Bird cagers will be on television fou1 times within the next three months. They are slated t< battle North Carolina's Tar Heels on Dec. 14 at Chapel Hill Virginia will be at the antiquated Field House on Jan. 4 Wake Forest will be televiewed on Feb. 22 here in Columbih and South Carolina will end the video circuit on March 1 at College Park, Md., against the Terps. Trouble-free weekender this wash 'n' wear Arrow Off for the weekendt' Here's a shirt that combines rare good looks with amazing handiness -the Arrow Gins in wash 'n' wear Dacron* and cotton. Collar stays are smisched i, permanentiy and inviiy. They just won't get lost. See, so u Drae button-down snodeL. Your, choice, in wht er solid colors, just $7.95. All silk tie $2.50. CheQe, Pauedy & Co., I. ARROW Oest In foshlon *ma uan Pi ater Is Uaveiled For Fans For almost a year now, South Carolina fans have waited for the unveiling of the athlete Grady Wallace calls, "the best shot I've ever seen." Wallace last year was the na tion's leading scorer, and Game cock fans put a lot of confidence in what he has to say, because, they generally agree, he was the best basketball player South Caro lina ever had. Dickie Prater, a 6-2 Kentuckian, is the man singled out by Wallace, and he'll be expected to take up the slack' left by Grady when, he was graduated. Short Stay As was the case with Wallace, Prater has only two years' eligibil ity. He was the University of Kentucky's leading freshman scor er some years ago, but that was the only season of college partic ipation for him. Prater went into the Air Force and continued to burn up the nets with Sampson AFB's world cham pionship team. He averaged about 30 points a game for four years. Then, upon discharge, he came to South Carolina. Last year, as a Red Shirt, he astounded his Gam' cock playmates with his 30 foot set shots, unorthodoxed "shot put" heaves which he fires with the "wrong" foot on the floor, his drive-in layups and his jump shots. Pericola Ready Prater, as a guard, will pair with a most spectacular per former in Ray (Cookie) Pericola, whose basketball cunning won him the admiration of audiences over the Atlantic Coast Conference last season. Pericola was named to the second team all-Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. His 15.0 points a game were the most any sophomore ever compiled for the Gamecocks. TV To Carry 11 Conference Cage Battles Eleven Atlantic Coast Confer ence basketball games will be tele vised regionally this season, ac cording to Commissioner Jim Weaver. A home battle between national champion North Carolina and Clemson on Dec. 7 opens the season for the conference. All games will be played on Sat-' urday afternoon at 2 p.m. South Carolina's Gamecocks will be presented in four telecasts, two originating at the Field House here and one each at North Carolina and Maryland. The complete schedule: Dec. 7-Clemson at North Caro lina. Dec. 14 - South Carolina at North Carolina. Jan. 4-Virginia at South Car olina. .Jan. 11-N. C. State at Duke. ,Jan. 18 - North Carolina at Clemson. JTan. 25-Citadel at Clemson. Feb. 1-Maryland at Navy. p Feb. 8-Duke at North Carolina. Feb. 15 - Maryland at N. C. State. Feb. 22-Wake Forest at South Carolina. March 1 - South Carolina at Maiyland I" V INTRAMURAL FOOTBALL C championship recently with a 7. seven games. Kneeling, left to Stanford, Joe Johnson, Perry Ki Jolly, Gary Banks, Dexter Peac PERICOLA TOP SCC Gamecock By Beating South Carolina's Gamecocks opened their , 1957-58 basketball season last Monday night in Char lotte against a well-drilled Georgia Bulldogs quintet, with the host Birds winning 95-87. Cookie Pericola, considered by many to be one of the top prospects for ell-conference honors in the ACC, paced the Carolina attack ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE Conf. Games All Games N.C.State ...5 0 17 1 2 Duke .. .5 1 1 6 2 2 Clemson . 4 3 0 7 3 0 N. Carolina .4 3 0 6 4 0 Maryland 4 3 0 5 5 0 Virginia 2 4 0 3 6 1 S. Carolina .. 2 5 0 5 5 0 Wake Forest .0 7 0 0 10 0 WHAT IS A CA AREA WIT/h paRAGRI WHAT IS A CANDY-CHEWING SISTER9 wituIAM MACUR oY, Nibbling Sibling DARTMOUTH WHAT S$ A LACKADASICAL MOlE MARJORIE ECKH ERT, Brd od CORNELL WHATS AN AGOtE SECRET AGENTf RONALD RILEY.,py p DOsTON COLLEGE LIGHT UP/ HAMPS ... SAE's rampaging to 6 victory over runner-up Sigma Nu. right, Thomas Adams, Billy Cave, shall. Standing, left to right, Jimmy I, Shell Suber, Vic Evans, and Cli RER s Open Cag ; Bulldogs 9 with 28 points. Walt Hudson was second high scorer with 18 points. The Bulldogs, apparently im proved over last season, took an early lead as their field goal ac curacy paid off. However, with about nine minutes remaining in the half, Pericola and company be gan to hit with consistency to tear the Georgia lead down. After pull ing ahead, the Gamecocks never relinquished their lead, although Georgia put on a late game rally to surge nearer the victory-minded Birds. Allen with 21 and Edmundson with 20 points paced the Georgia attack with their long set shots. As the first half gun sounded, the Gamecocks had recovered 34 rebounds as compared to Georgia's 11 and had a field goal accuracy of about 47.6 per cent. The Birds, coached by Frank Johnson and Walter Hambrick, picked a final average of 48.6 as they hit on 36 ~m.c QUT OKER? 00* WHAT'S A FLOWIR THAT OIDwT stoom* GEsALo PESeoISIN. Dud Bud autoSas WHAT IS A GAThERING OF PHmBT$ Snmarty Party PlUsan VAN RY151L5156Ms. U. 0F WASHIN*TON i Agk_ SMO t '4 t t t The Champs were undefeated in Frank Wooten. Bill Cain, Davef Ashley, Manly Hutchinson, Nathan I rlie Jacocks (Team Captain). B Season 5-87 of 70 shots from the floor. The Gamecocks play Georgia Tech in the field house tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. ,S. NOW! LUCK ATLANTIC BAS) SATt " Dec. 7 ....... at North Ca Doc. 14. Sout at North Ca Jan. 4 ....... at South Ca Jan. 11.. Nort State at Du Jan. 18..Nort .gat Clemson Mar. 1. See Am AN NOMLCK rigt morth foa -- nothin b4ut - tobatortha Sater atnd lit Cleason STUDENYS NOMAKE moe-tr SLicky w'ly s25 Stcke wprihtn sokded fo two-wor rhmnothngrs Buth na havethsamenubaofsylas (Do' do draing.FSndaour Stickmoerswt ornm , ad Lucky,o li7A, t.Verna,N.Y STUDETS MAKE mnAey-tt Stickling We'll pay $2r Stickler Jwe Cprin-n r.rd nEe used G HTker arUspen 3engals Tai onferene Diffense Crown Duke's Blue Devils won the right D travel to Miami for the Orange lowl game with Oklahoma, North arolina State won the Atlantib. oast Conference championship, ut Clemson's Tigers, coached by 'rank Howard, won most of the onference honbrs insofar as ata istics were concerned. Aceording to figures released by he ACC Service Burequ, Clemson was tops in four of the six cate- " ories after putting -on a late eason surge with sophomore All. onference quarterback, Harvey Vhite, leading the way. The Tigers, who posted a 7-8 eason, were the top offensive eam with 327.7 yards gained over he season. They were also high n passing offense with an aver ge of 104.5 yards per game. How rd's Bengals led the total defense epartment and the pass defense ield. South Carolina's- Gaihecoeks were third in total offense and ushing offense; seventh in pass ng; fourth in total defense and ushing defense; and fifth in pass efense. The Wolfpack set a new school ushing record by netting 1,868 rards in 10 games. The old mark vas 1,780 established in 1955. state averaged four yards per -ush during the '57 season. Y STRIKE BRINGS YOU COAST CONFERENCE ETBALL ON TV! IRDAYS AT 2:00 E.S.T. .Clemson Jan. 25.........Citadel rolina at Clemson h Carolina Feb. 1........ 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