Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE INS The lnteror of the Roundhouse Is unfamiliar ground to the 'mj deto at Carsin. Although the exterior of the Roundhouse with Its unusual shape'Is sight, its Interior Is a mystery to mot mears of the Carolina es VICTORY ~k8k Athete Director Rex Enright Is being carried off the field after' one of his many victories as Carolina's head coach. He coached the Gamecock. for 17 years. During his playig days, Enright was an all-star fullback under the great Knute Rockne at Notre Dame. He came to Carolina In 1938 as head coach and retired in 1955 to assume full-time duties as athletic director. RENTALS-SALES mass a m sema-.. NOBMAL WEAR V(u Ro se . a * s-s se 50 YEARS OF Safe, Conservative Pr through S.rFTc This Institution during is fifty years of e perienced every pouible form 01 Financial I economic depression, bus regardiess of all di year ofis history as been oute of Crowthk a&. ness for its Commun.ity, until today wsisk. its ur four millions. of dollars in reourJces, 15 is 19n than ever before to continue 'Its eessrcsv Owenersh.ip and the promqsion of thijs. In order to better serve you, Standard has er modern building. -specipe.uy desipsed so ana in convenience. and erie., the building Is loctr ington street, -at the o&sek. "SOUTH CAROLINA'S - .IIT1211 WASHINGTON STE HOME OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS I W a r r e I r v i n . G o r d n K . . . . I . Wi. CAndeyo R. 3. CilM DE STORY 0 rity of ata. room (on the left) is where athletic gear is a a fanliar house exterior view Is unity. TW and a blackboard it I The Da Almost 200 University followers were excited enough to make the long train ride to Birmingham, because this was more than just another football game. Auburn was still "burning" over the 20-20 tie that had cost them a Rose Bowl bid and ruined a perfect season the previ.us year, 1982, and coach Billy Laval and his Gamecocks knew that this would be a blood battle. Earl Clary, the great back from Gaffney, was entering his final college game, and it was he who had personally led the charge that shattered the Plains men's dreams in '82, just as he had frustrated the victory bids of many other opponents during his brilliant varsity career. Revenge Battle They called it "the battle for revenge," but that was the Auburn side of the story. Clary, a 170-pounder who was described by the Atlanta Journs Ed Danforth, "as hard to catch ps a straw hat blown by the wind," had led the Gamecocks to five victories and a tie during nine games of this 1988 , season, al though he had been handicapped by a bad appendix. He had put CINDERMAN (Continued from page 17) ably cost him the Southern Con ference title at Chapel Hill, N. C., in his junior year. But 1948 was the year he had waited for, and he met it with bursts of speed that haven't been matched in the Southern or At lantic Coast Conferences. Scooter breezed through the regular season undefeated in his specialty, the 440, and contributed more victories in the 220 and as anchor man on the one-mile relay team. At the annual state meet he broke his own state quarter-mile record by turning in a blisterin gres5 aist..c......x hisurbanos nd SLarger VeJul. ore than dhirey. weork of House. mcteda neaw and das 1211 Wash. LARGEm )evld G, Eflison V. F. Smith, Jk. F THE CARO he equipment room, located in the ored and distributed. The room to : the football lecture room. Contain the elassroom for football. The Rom y The' off an operation in order to be able to play out the season. Despite his doubtful physical condition Clary had had a fine senior year, gaining 118 yards in a victory over North Carolina State, 80 against Furman, 51 against Villanova, 58 against Citadel and 50 against Virginia Tech. He had been used sparingly against arch-rival -Clemson, but clipped off 25 yards on three run ning plays to help beat the Tigers, 7-0. These teams had seen the last of Earl, and only' Auburn stood be tween him and membership in the "former greats" society. It was a chilly December 2 that greeted the Gamecocks in Birmingham, and 8,000 partisan Alabamans joined them at the stadium. Bad News However, there was had news on the Carolina bench. Clary, still suffering attacks of appen dicitis, was "under the weather," and he told Coach Laval that he doubted that he could play. Even the morning paper, which an nounced that Clary was given "honorable mention" on the Asso ciated Press All-American, failed to spread cheer In the Carolina camp. 48.5 over the usually slow Presby terian College track. He also ran the 220 in 21.6 for another state mark. And at Chapel Hill he began to make the United States Olym pies committee sit up and take notice by sprinting to a 47.4 quarter for a new Southern Con ference record. After that a position on the Olympics team was Rucks' goal, arad he warnmed up for the NCAA championships, by sweeping. to a new record in the Carolinas AAU meet. It was on June 20 at Minne apolis, Minn., that Rucks nervously awaited his bid for national hon ors, and he was facing a strong field of runners, Including the great Mal Whitfield of Ohio State. All were more inspired than ever by the goal of positions on the Olympics team. The collegians were running 400 meters this year, instead of the 440 yards, because all Olympic events are measured in meters. Rucks qualified for the finals of the 400-meter event and was ready to answer the gun with five other speed demons. They were off and Rueks TRY OUR * ONE-STOP LAUNDI DRY CL FINISHED ED 301 Laundry &I 734 Hardemn LINA ROUND eenter of the building, during the ie right of the Round. Roundhoi ing a movie prejeett nuagasine. idhouse was completed Ghost' I Earl Clary Laval, a noted psychologist among coaches, thought over the situation and suggested to Earl that it might be a good morals booster, if he would just start the game, then come out after the kiekoff. Clary started all right, and he didn't see the bench until the game was over. He joined a lineur that consisted of ends John Epps broke into a dead spring to take the lead, and about 50 yards from the starting line he auto matically shifted Into his pie turesque "float" that sent him over the cinders with apparently little effort. Scooter managed to maintain his lead the entire lap and broke the finish tape in a respectable 47.6 to give South Carolina its first NCAA champion in any sport. Following Rucks across the fin ish line were such standouts as Art Harnden of Texas A. and M., Johnny Hammack of Army, Mal Whitfield of Ohio State and George Guida of Villanova. Still Scooter's mission hadn't been accomplished, as far as he was conberned. His target was Evanston, Ill., and the Olympic trials. Rucks warmed up for the event by finishing fifth In the national AAU meet, but It was not compulsory that he make a good showing there to strengthen his Olyg,nple bid. All depended upon Evanston. On July 9 Rucks qualified for the final heat of the trials by fin O~MPLETE 'SERVICE t0MAT EANING LAUNDRY. )ry Cleaners -Five %nhtb IL TA1YAWW8) HOUSE summ of 1956 and is the state's om oe was recently featured in "Schols tuined and Tom Craig, tackles Joe John son and Freeman Huskey, guards Buddy Morehead and Dean Fow ble, a crushing 165-pounder, center Joe Shinn, quarterback Harold Mauney, halfback Fred Hambright and fullback Allie McDougall, and the game was on. Slight Gain The first quarter was scoreless, as the teams jockeyed for posi tion, but a Carolina punt placed Auburn near its goal line, and a few plays later Clary shot through and tackled the Plains man ace Allan Rogers behind the goal for a safety. Carolina led, 2-0, but It was obvious that wouldn't be enough. Later in the period Clary led a 42-yard drive for a touchdown, driving over personally for the score, and Hambright kicked the extra point to send the Game cocks out front, 9-0, which was the score at the halftime inter mission. In the third quarter the Game cocks received another opportun ity when their opponents fumbled on the Auburn 29-yard line. Clary slashed through the line several times and scored to move the margin to 16-0, with Hambright again kicking the extra point. ishing third in the fastest qualify ing heat of the day, at 47.1. Then came the showdown, and lining up against Rucks were some of the same runners who had fol lowed him over the finish line at Minneapolis. These were Whitfield, Guida and Harnden. This time the event was being run on an "oval" instead of the "j"' familiar to Rucks, and Scooter drew the Inside lane, placing him far behind the others In the stag gered formation. Seooter broke off the starting blocks like a rocket and made every effort to be even with the others by the time they came around the eurve. This he ae complished, hut It had sapped a good bit of his strength. By the time they -reached the stretch, Rucks was fading, and Whitfield, Dave Bolan of Colorado and Gulda had already edged past him. Still there was a place on the Olympics team for the fourth man, who would be a member of the 1,600-meter relay team. It was a showdown between Rucks and Harnden, and Scooter held a narrow lead as they en tered the final ten yards. However, Harnden, running a more even race, had preserved more strength and he nipped Rucks by inches at the finish line. And those inches were the difference that prevented Rucks from making the trip to London. After his graduation Rueks aeeepted a peiio with an oil company and moved to South Amserica wIth his beide, the foe. mar Betty Harper. Rucks' records have withstood CORNEI BARBEl EN COL A Support i That Support \ " U1.Wn.. ...w B 4 A ly round building of its type. The atic Comaeh," a national coaches' Auburn All Needed Every point was needed, how ever, as Auburn roared back in the fourth quarter to score twice, once on an 80-yard drive and again on a 20-yard pass play. The Columbia State sports edi tor John Montgomery explained the victory in a few words: "The Plainsmen found Clary unstop pable." This was a man who was too sick to play, but the sly Laval knew men . . and he knew Clary. The victory over Auburn gave Carolina a record of six victories, three losses and a tie, one gf the better seasons in the school's history. And it was a fitting note on which to end the career of one of the school's and state's great est performers. Many call Clary THE GREATEST. Time manages to erase many of the details of great performers, but the memory of those men proves indelible. Carolina sup porters will long remember the "Ghost from Gaffney," and the day he ruined Auburn. And, when ever a great Gamecock runner comes along, the question always arises, "Is he as good as Clary?" And the answer is always, "No." BASKETBALL (Continued from page 17) Highest scoring average - 81.9 in 1957 (G: 29; pts: 2,374). Highest opponent scoring aver age-79.3 in 1956 (G: 23; pts: 1,828). Largest average margin over opponent-23.6 in 1945 (Off. avg. 57.7; def. avg. 34.1). Best free throw average-.703 in 1957 (Att: 860; made 605). Individual (Season) Most points scored -- 906 by Grady Wallace 1957. Best scoring average-31.25 by Grady Wallace 1957 (G: 29; pts: 906). Best field goal average-.483 by Jim Slaughter 1951 (Att: 458; made: 222). Best free throw average-.887 by Benny Fannfn 1955 (Att: 80; made: 87). Most field goals--386 by Grady Wallace 1957. Most free throws-284 by Grady Wallace 1957. Individual (Career) Most points scored-1,612 by Jim Slaughter 1948-51. Best scoring average-28.0 by Grady Wallace 1956-57 (G: 52; pts: 1,456). Most field goals - 594 by Jim Slaughter 1948.51. Most free throws-882 by Lee Collins 1952-56. all assaults from recent athletes in this section, and he ranks at the present as the all-time great trackman representing a college in this state. L ARMS I SHOP he Dusiness : Your Schol one in Our Deen.