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BRD CAGE The most surprising and controversial developMaent com ing out of the meeting of.the nation's athletic directors and coaches a couple of weeks ago, was the revolutionary new scoring rule for extra points. College football rule-makers decided to allow two points for a conversion scored on a run or a pass and one point if scored on a kick. Under the old. rule only one point was allowed for a conversion, no matter how it was scored. there wasn't even a hint the new rule was in tih making and news of its passage hit the public like the rise of a "Sputnik." The lawmakers feel that the place-kick has become a monotonous and dull phase of the game. This surprise move is designed to stimulate interest in the spectators, who, after all, are paying the bill. Much has been said recently about the rise of spectator interest in pro football. Advocates charge that pro football is more of a wide open game and a better spectator sport in general. Such college coaches -as Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd contend that this is true and unless something is done, college football will find Itself in the same position as minor league baseball. We have to look no further than this city, and the case of the ex-Coumbia Gems, to find a striking example of that situation. Television' it is true, has been the major blame for the failure of baseball in the minors. Why? Because fans would rather sit by their TV set and watqh major league ball free, than go out and pay to see local baseball of a lesser caliber. This same situation has now moved over into college football. "Televisionitis" is slowly draining away the life blood of college football and every Sunday paces it in the living rooms of millions of American people. There, by simply turning a little knob, they have all the convenience of home at their disposal, they have no parking or seating problems, they have no heavy traffic to contend with, they have the equivalent of a 50-yard line seat for every play and they see a brand of football that has surpassed the colleges in color and excitement. Average attendance for the six Carolina home games last fall was 24,000. This figure was ballooned by the 44,000 who paid their way into Carolina stadium for tlae Clemson game, and the 40,000 who came to see the Duke game. These approximate figures show that 24,000 more people came to see these two games than the other four combined. The figures in North Carolina show an even worse situation. Duke, North Carolina and N. C. State averaged only 18,000 per game. Duke University's stadium, with a capacity of 57,000, has never been filled. Big time college football has become big business. It takes (Continued on page 22) - ONE CONSOLATION FOR COACH Gamecock's La Carolina basketball coach Jno owr ikHfmn Frank Johnson can pluck one altemn saeaig59 bright consolation out of a sea son that has produced four vie-,adrtrigcne tre tories against nine defeats thu Fesenzaeaes37 n far,.te ohmre rdLiso Four of the Gamecocks' five Paua,K,isvegng37 top individual scorers are boys as playing their first season of Prcl n ofa,as varsity basketball,.emae spesesa Teamleader Ray Pericola, N . eetoo h edn the Gamecocks' all-conference paeso h 965 ae guard candidate, is an "old- cc aktaleiin timer" as a junior, but his four PecoawseontoAl nearest challengers are still wet AeiaGayWlaei cr behind the ears, as far as col lege basketball is concerned. in Wth46pns.Ts Pericola has scored 179 points rone ouitoa1-it and is averaging 13.7 per game. aeaeadbt iue rk Dickie Prater, Pericola's guard Prclas aetescn partner who enrolled at Ken tucky, went into the service, then came to USC, is pushing for the lead With 170 points and a 18.1 pace in his first varsity - sason. Sophomore forward Mike Cal lahan of Sussex, N. .J., is next With an 8.7 average, followed by sophomore Walt Hudson of Columbia at 7.8 and soph Bob Frants of Camden, N. J., at Ju6o.fra.Dc Hoffman,o Thefies wrkmnsipata eranable pvri . , Weaindrop seri. ntrstre Reiserd wer,Amried Lem Soeraet.7y n 1414Mathetretsoomre, S.e Lug. o MA T RPLAducah, Ky . aeaig87 SYPerndSAISFCoTIadOmN,"ls temae spesesa thi hmtona Uin iy Current U, Three of, theda.mant Caw)bpa professore, r. Jame" T, P&n, Dt. W.- 0ji4rand W,b. Charle 'A Meeer; sey coachm athietle teams at the pai versity and pontributed greatly to the athletic program here. Xah' of the three had many fond and in terstig reoetions ol their teams of yesteryear. Dr. Penney, the pre.t Dean of Men, was coach of tle track team back in 1948 and 1944. Dr. Penney was ably assisted by Dr. M. r. Christophersen, who is the present _USC debate coach. Dr. Christophersen assisted with the hurdlers. Probably the most outstanding trackman during Dr.' Penney's tenure as coach was Norman "Scooter" Rucks from New York. Rucks won the state and South ern Conference championships in the 440-yard dash. After the war, Rueks won the NCAA championship in the 440, working under Coach DuPree. Other outstanding performers in cluded Jimmy Ratliff, who Is the present USC swimming coach, and McKeva Riley, who won the Bouth ern Conference championship in the 100 and 220-yard dashes. Both . of the Penney-coached teams won the state championship. His first team placed fourth in the Southern Conference and the relay team set a state record. "I inherited a very good team from Coach DuPree, who went in serv ice," Dr. Penney stated. His second track team was largely composed of Navy Pre Flight boys, (V-5 Program). "I had only three civilians on the team in my second year as coach," Penney mused. At present, Dr. Penney is the Faculty Chairman of Athletics at the University. When the present ACC members broke off from the old Southern Conference, Dr. Pen ney was named the first president of the new Atlantic Coast Confer ence. Dr. Penney has somewhat of a unique distinction in that he has missed only one Carolina 'home football game in 29 years. That one game was this year's Wofford contest, when a combination of in fluena and bad weather forced him to stay away. Dr. Wagner of the Englian de ck Vars team All-AGO Tournament lSht March. Hoffman was a regular at forward last season and re corded 815 points for a 10.9 per game mark and added 218 re bounds. He was third among the Gamecocks in both the scoring and rebound depart ments. Callahan led the Freshman squad in scoring last season with a 22.5 mark and was one of the Biddies' top rebounders. Hudson's scoring output for the 1956-57 yearlings was just under the 20-point mark and he too was a strong rebounder. Walt, along with twin brother Bury, led the Dreher High Blue Lents Callahan Congnd THE R. C Faculty when he.wastkiW h^ot the Car olita tennis 60" Wagner was e coath from 1I ia"k In those days the Athletic hibeciaton' 4dt think tbo highi of minor sporto, and on0eguently the tesnis team receved verl litth aid. Dr. Wagner bisheelf rpeelved ne pay for his coaching duties, and 'vety little'thahks," he said. "Why, some years I had to buy the racquets," he said. "One year I even bought the uniforms. Thq Athletic Association did buy us a few tennis balls." Back in those days tennis was plkyed on courts located in the area between the present sites of the Administration Building and McKissick Library. The Gamecock netters -won the state championship -in 1985, '86 and '87, going undefeated in state competition each year. Sam Daniel was the star of these teams that also included Francis "Dinky" Williams. "Without a doubt, Daniel was the greatesi player I ever coached," said Wag ner, "and he was probably one o: the best college tennis players evei produced." Wagner also recalled memories of another one of his protcges "We had a boy from New Jerse3 by the name of Stanley Brose Stanley didn't have an over-abun dance of natural talent, but he ha more desire than any boy I hav< ever seen. In his senior year hi became a pretty good tennis playei and was named. captain of th( team. Presbyterian College had a fine tennis player who had nevei been beaten in the state. We playe< P.C. down here and Stanley cami up against this player. Using sheer guts and determination Stanley beat him, and overnigh he became a campus iero." Today, tennis still occupies a place of minor importance in mos college athletic programs, althougl their position has been somewha strengthened. Dr. Wagner bemoans this fact because, as he put it, "Tennis is a game that you can continue play ing 20 to 25 years or more aftei you finish college. I would cer. tainly like to see more emphasis placed on this sportV" Prof. Mercer, of the Physics department, was probably the firui ity Ex1 Devils to two straight class AA now class AAA) state cham pionships in 1955 and 1966. Frantz came to Carolina "on his own" last season after play ing some four games for a teachers' college in Pennsyl vania. He was ineligible for both varsity and freshman com petition last year, but his per formances in daily scrimmages and workouts impressed Coach Johnson enough to earn himself a full athletic scholarship. Lentz, although a regular last season, hles seen only limited action this year. Fred' has been alternating with Frants in the piot slot and. ~us continued to give sterling performances. The Luise Printer uliations to T HE G AME n its Fiftieth Annivera L BRYAN CDI 1440 Main Street lumbia, South Carolf Enens. of Q.dIM . . . MSina Most of South Caroling iml be,e Florene Igh shvoo Rhame had e-w drdya alV those 9 miles to the statp sIN just to see a basketball others waited 'nervously home. He joined a throng -1 o ,90 who begang nudging their way through the fld house *ors as early as 7 o'elck to. se ' POW season game between the East's two most outstanding t4ms of 1984--Pittsburgh and 1ou*bCkro link Not Diseesraged The high price of tickets-a separate track coach In U80 his tory. He was coach in 1921 and 1922. Several of the football coaches had done a little work with track before, but Prof. Mercer was the first to handle the task alone. "I wasn't really a coach because I didn't know that much about it, but I sort of kept them together," he said. Prof. Mercer was responsible for the track that was laid out when I he first started coaching. This track was used through the 1954 season, when the Russell House was built on its site. Prof. Mercer was able to re member such names as Bill Poole, Burney Smith, Frank Meeks, who I is now a professor in the school of business, Billie Hanahan, "Sock" Ervin, Dewey Brock, Alex Waite, Steve Prevost, W. C. Mann, and Harry Hampton as having been members of his track squads. "About the biggest track meet we had, was a triangular meet L with the Universities of Georgia and North Carolina," said Mercer. "beorgia beat us by one point." One of the amusing incidents Prof. Mercer recalled, was the 'time, "We had a man running in the 220 low h6rdles. He was well ahead with only a few yards to go, when he looked around to see how elose. he others were. -He i stumbled and before he could get up, all the othirs passed him." 6-7 North Carolinian pulled down 860 rebounds in his first season of college bail last year. Luigs, possessor of a deadly jump shot, has shown. poise in recent games and has slowly earned a starting berth on the Carolina quai n tet. Although Luigs played guard on the rangy frosh team last year, he is used solely as a forward for the varsity. Coach Johnson was encour aged by his team's Improve ment in a recent 74-47 upset over archrival Clemson in the Carolina Field House, and he is lioping that the two-week layoff 'for mid-year examinations won't make his charges forget what they were doing in that game. Carolina ended their brief hiatus from the basketball wars against the Georgia Bulldogs at Athens last Monday, but results of the game were not available at press time. The Birds had previously whipped Georgia in the season lidlifter at Charlotte, but s.f-. fered a thrashig from the Bull dogs in the Gator Bowl Touna ment about four weeks later. COCK PANY t adn't e or a new Won0 the SAw fhaW s bat Uo m7 th* past 86, trt 6 big round etn'tete Dan& Henderson wis out because of Ill ness. ~Theg04 had been arranz*A ben, It, , learned that .he panthers would be heading Ou foi 4emonstations at the national coaches' meeting In Atlanta, where tlooka s ."tucky and 11i '**$IiYalan-IW-ft also lon the program Pitt agreed to stop over and unofficially settle superiority of at least the Eastern part of the United States. Arrival of Pitt Pitt arrived in Columbia the day before that March 28 meeting with a record of 19 wins - against but three defeats, including a perfect 10 wins in the Eastern Conference and triumphs In their latest 18 straight games. Panther coach H. C. Carlson sent his team through a short workout the night before and then gave them their usual post-practice por tions of ice cream. A tense crowd watched the teams begin their warmups at 8 o'clock the next night, and the USC band kept the place echoing with inspiring marcheo, mixed with a few popular tunes. Evenly Matched Finally the game wds under way, and the teams were as evenly matched as everyone- had suspected before hand. Seven times during the first half the score was tied, and it took a last minute field goal by center Dana Henderson to send the Gamecocks out front, 17-15, at the half-time intermission. As the second half got under way Pitt moved ahead on Don McCamant's field goal, plus a free throw, but Freddie Tompkins scored to send Carolina into a lead that they would never relinquish. Vi Gray Iy For Tradii Collegio Enro Knox Roble Campus Styl Boi Holbrook S Campus Tog Campus GRAY Ssl e1qu7 1934 Freddie droppOd 4Wetb and forward Vie ss@ :n. in to hoost the d d to -e, an4the crow bow*U Ing for W cemplet rout, as e score seted to *6*4 W)A eight -,in*0ft BenWe Tompkins, halt Gainowk brother from the national Athens ' Tex. high b1ch6 wett out on,tour r 080 coach tock o him with Hank Gooding. Most Important Gooding immediately became-the most i4portant man in plmdtia *by w4rinjon two free throws Aft a field goWI, which combined with a hook shot by- Freddie Tompkins to send Carolina into a.eompad Ing 85-25 lead. The' Gamecocks apparently "had it made," but the visitors from the smoky city were spunky. Al though their coach had to leave five minut4s before the end I of the game to catch a train for At lanta, there was still plenty of fight left in the Panthers. Guard Russ Ochsenhirt hit three straight goals from near mid court, and McCamant added a fourth to narrow the margin to 86-88, as time was running short. Gamecock Victory, However, Gooding and Freddie Tompkins hit foul shots to offset a last-minute field goal by Ptts burgh, and the Gamecocks were carried off the court the proud owners of a 8885 victory. An usual, Freddie was the lead ing scorer for the Gamecocks with 18 points, while Dana Henderson had eight, Laurie, six, and Good ing, five. Carolina's shoothfg accuracy was better than that of the visi tors, as the Gamecocks made 14 of their 41 attempts, while Pitt was good on 11 of .89. That victory ended the two most glorious years to date in South Carolina's basketball his tory, as that great team began to break up the following year. Still whenever they talk about basketball in Columbia, and It'll probably be that way for a long time to come, someone always asks the questions, "Do you remember that game back when the Tomp- o kins boys were playing. . .?" 8t 'son S BShop nally Styled te Wear Shirts Hats C Shoes * Rain Wear Slacks port Shirts Sport Coats rog ~Suits SON'S frar For Men Main