The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 21, 1958, Page Page Six, Image 6
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Qg Tmen MeLae
A sure sign that spring is upon us will be seen Tuesday
when the Gamecock baseball club opens its 1958 season at
Capital City Park against Yale at 2:30 p.m.
All indications point out that Carolina fans will be in
for some good baseball. Coach Joe Grugan lost only two
lettermen from last year's charges and adequate replace
ments have been found for these.
The team has been hitting well in practice sessions and
that, plus the return of seven lettermen on the mound corps,
seems to point out nothing but a fine season.
All home games except one will be played in Capital City
Park. In that one game, Newberry will be played at Chapin.
It is hoped that the Carolina student body will give their
full support to the baseball team. Also, since there is no
longer professional baseball in the city, the Gamecocks will
afford most people their only chance to see a top-flight base
ball club in action.
In last Saturday's full-scale scrimmage Carolina's first
team in football lined up with Jimmy Duncan of Charlotte,
N. C. and Jerry Frye of Columbia at ends; Don Rogers of
South Orange, N. J., and Ed Pitts of Clinton at tackles;
Corky Gaines of Fayetteville, N. C., and Jimmy Merck of
Liberty at guards; Lawton Rogers of Conway at center;
Bobby Bunch of Summerville at quarterback; Alex Hawkins
of South Charleston, W. Va., and King Dixon of Laurens at
halfbacks; and John Saunders of Churchland, Va. at full
back.
Frye, only a sophomore, has been the surprise of spring
practice so far. He is a protege of Dentsville High -Coach
Harry Parone, one of the best in the business.
Another outstanding performer in drills has been half
back Joe Gomes. The speedy junior has gotten off several
long runs. Gomes carries his 200-lb. frame with the speed
of a track sprinter.
Other good performances include those turned in by half
back Steve Kopian, guard John Bodkin, and quarterback
Buddy Bennett.
Next Saturday night's "Old-Timers" game will conclude
spring practice drills.
The Hornet, student publication at Furman Univer
sity, announced its 1958 all-state basketball team this
week.
Included on the first team was Carolina's fine guard
Ray "Cookie" Pericola. Pericola garnered six votes to
place fourth in the balloting.
Leading vote-getter was forward Vince Yockel of
. Clemson, with eleven. The Citadel's Art Musselman
was close behind with 10 votes. Byron Pinson of Fur
man, who was named South Carolina's player of- the
year by state sports writers, was the third leading
vote-getter with seven. Then came Pericola and Mar
shall Perkins of Wofford, who got five votes. Perkins
formerly played for Carolina.
Others mentioned included Dick Hoffman and Dickie
Prater, both of Carolina.
This year's spring football practice game promises to be
one of the most interesting in history. Among others, a
complete backfield from the powerful 1953 team that com
piled a 7-3 record has accepted invitations to play. They
are quarterback Johnny Gramling, halfbacks Gene Wilson
.andl Blackie Kincaid, and fullback Bill Wohrman. . .. I hope
none of the footballers have a grudge against Kincaid be
cause of his "Regulations-Residence Halls." . . . A large
crowdI is expected to be on hand when the Gamecock cinder
men entertain Duke and Dave Sime here Monday afternoon.
. .. Commenting on his coaching assignment in the impend
ing spring football practice game, Old Timer's Coach Earl
.D)unham says, "We'll probably throw the ball a lot because
I know it'll be hard to run against the varsity's tough line.
. .. We are glad to see that members of the' Carolina Game
cock Club, the athletic booster organization, will be admitted
to the school's home baseball and track events free upon
presentation of their 1958 membership cards. . . . Frank
Johnson, Gamecock basketball coach, gathered three votes
in the balloting for South Carolina's "Coach of the Year"
honors. George Pickett of Newberry led the voting, con
dluctedl by the S. C. Association of Sportswriters, with 64
votes.
Intramural
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leagues have been announced by
student intramural director Gene QT
Odom. Odom has announced that
two leagues will be set up and
each team in each league will play 19
twice.
Team scores will be compared TI ERI W
andl the top four teams in each Zc nldn xesv
league will enter the divisional drse,ifmaonnth
playoffs for points toward the ncsayapiainfrs
All-Sports trophy. At present,
PiKA holds a slim lead over MATIE&GVR I
Sigma Chi in the point standings. Dc ad,wpr,sea
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are also breathing down the neeks Pr oto is uds
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Don Bigby was elected captain
of the 1957-48 .USC swimming
team, coach Jimmy Ratliff has
announced. Bigby was elected at
a supper held last weekend for
squad members. During the sea
son, a captain was appointed prior
to each meet.
Arthur Gaston was voted by his
teammates as the outstanding
swimmer. During the season
Arthur broke, and several times
lowered, the 220- and 440-yard
school records. His final records
were 2:26 in the 220 and 5:81 in
the 440.
Carlton Poulnot set a new school
record in the 200-yard individual
medley. His time was 2:47.
At the Conference Meet the 400
yard freestyle relay team' placed
fourth and the 400-yard medley
relay team placed fifth. Rob Hig
gins placed sixth in the 100-yard
breaststroke. Medals were re
ceived for all these places.
The following swimmers earned
their letter during the season: Don
Bigby, Arthur Gaston, Tom Fort
son, Carlton Poulnot, Pete Rich
ter, Jimmy Myers, Flynn Bowie,
Rob Higgins, and Benny Ballen
ger, Manager.
Many Ex
Oldtimer
At least eight former team
captains will be participating in
the University of South Carolina's
Varsity vs. "Old-Timers" football
game here on the night of March
29.
The list of former Gamecock
stars will team up in what
promises to be a colorful ending to
spring practice sessions for their
opposition, Coach Warren Giese's
1958 varsity candidates.
Ex-captains accedpting Invita
tions to play for the "Old-Timers"
include end John LaTorre (1952)
of Charleston, halfback Gene Wil
son (1953) of Fayetteville, N. C.,
fullback Bill Wohrman (1954) of
Bloomingdale, N. J., end Buddy
Frick (1956) of North and the
1957 co-captains, guard Nelson
Weston and end Julius Derrick,
both of Columbia.
The, two other former captains
participating wvill perform coach
ing duties. They are Earl Dun
ham, the "01(-Timers" head coach
who cap)tainedi the 1946 team from
his halfback p)osition, and assis
tant coach Lou Sossamon, who
was cap)tain and second team All
America center choice on the 1942
eleven.
The "Old-Timdra" will hav'e such
former standouts as center Leon
Cunningham, guard Frank Mince
vich, tackles Sam DeLuca and Don
Ear'ley and quarterback Johnny
G;ramling with wvhich to bid for
anl upset over the younger Game
cocks.
Four guards have been added to
the squad. Vince Gargano, an all
state choice in 1951, Rick Erics
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Sports fans in the vicinity of
Columbia will have an opportunity
-to see the "world's fastest human"
in action Monday afternoon when
Duke's Dave Sime, believed I
sprinter, can be seen in action I
Blue Devils take 'on the Caroll
scheduled to get underway at 2:00
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son, a starter on the 1956 team,
and Nelqon Weston and Tommy
Addison, two 1957 regulars, will
perform for the alumni against
Coach Warren Giese's 1958 hope
fuls.
Gargano is now coaching in New
York City, Weston and Addison
are still in school, and Ericsson,
whose availability is still not
definite because he is in the serv
ice, is stationed at Fort Jackson.
The addition of these guards
brings the total of "Old-Timers"
whose acceptances have been an
nounced to 22. About 35 ex-USC
players are expected to report to
head coach Earl Dunham (Class
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in a track meet scheduled to be
held on Carolina's new track lo
cated behind the Roundhouse.
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ex-halfback star, and Lou Sossa
mon, a former center great.
The "Old-Timers" will use un
limited substitution rules, allow
ing them to compensate for any
lack of conditioning. They will
also be furnished a couple of teams
from the current Gamecock squad
to cover kickoffs and punts and
for strategic defensive use.
The game, to be played in Caro
lina Stadium at 9:00, will replace
the usual intra-squad ganie, giv
ing the public an opportunity to
see some of the old stars in action
again, as well as previewing the
1958 Carolina varsity.
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ample room for field, events in
the infield, and bleachers, capable
of accommodating at least 1,500
spectators, are being erected at
an excellent vantage point.
The Gamecocks opened their'58
track season yesterday when they
.met Presbyterian College. (Re
suits of the meet were not avail
able at press time.) However, at
least seven school records were
expected to be in serious jeopardy
of being broken in this meet.
Coach Weems Baskin believes
this will be one of the most in
teresting Gamecock track teams
to watch in recent years. Despite
the fact that the team lacks depth
in most events, they field at least
one good man in each event.
Record Holders
Three performers who hold
school records will be among the
threats for further improvement
on the various marks. They are
Dave Coates in the shot put, Don
Goodroe in the high and low hur
(ies, and Conway Snipes in the
pole vault.
Dave Coates, the sophomore
shot put standout from Culpeper,
Va., established a new sehool
record of 54 feet, 2% inches at
the ACC Indoor track meet held
at Raleigh earlier in the season.
Coach Baskin has predicted that
he may develop into a threat for
the school discus record of 150
feet, 1% inches, set by USC's Joe
Silas in 1956.
Junior Don Goodroe set the
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mark of 14.5 seconds and the 220.
yard low hurdles mark of 24.8
last seasKn and stands to lower
those times this year.
Conway Snipes tied his pole
vault record of 13 feet, also at
the ACC Indoor meet, and appears
to be a threat to raise the standird
sometime this season. Snipes also
shares the school broad jump
record of 22 feet, 2 % inches with'
Gene , Berry, former USC track
star.
Columbia junior Billy Lathem,
Carolina's fine distance runner
who won the ACC cross-country
title last fall, should be a good bet
to snap the two-mile record of
9.54.3, set by Garn McBride in
1954.
Newcomers
Promising newcomers to the
team include sophomores Jimmy
Cathcart and Walt Hudson in the
dashes, and Bury Hudson in the
hurdles. Winfrey Gore who runs
the 880 and the mile, has indicated
that he'll definitely jeopardize the
school mile record of 4:24.4 also
set by McBride.
Coach Baskin is still looking for
someone to take the place of
"Zeke" Bartulski, the ACC javelin
champ who was graduated last
spring. His record of 217 feet,
8 inches still stands.
Returnees from last year's team
include state quarter-mile champ
Buddy Mayfield and sprinter King
Dixon, both occupied with foot
ball practice at present, dashman
Heyward King and Jim Macedon
in the pole, vault and high jump.
Field events for the meet begin
at 2:00, with the running events
%llowing at 2:30.
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