The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 28, 1958, Page Page Six, Image 6
IN THE
BIRD CAGE
4P rem A&S.M
The practice of pitting the varsity footballers against th<
alumni must be catching on with many of the ACC foothal
coaches. At the same time Carolina's "Old-Timers" will b<
knocking heads with the varsity tomorrow night, a simila:
band of Virginia alums will be nursing their hurts from k
game thht afternoon. Just two weeks ago, the N. C. Statf
Wolfpack went up against the alumni in a practice game an<
the "Old-Timers" darn near won. The State varsity had t<
come from behind to win, 14-13.
Tomorrow night's game here promises to be just as in
teresting. The alumni team will have many good performerk
to choose from and they could spring an upset.
* * * * *
Watching Dave Sime rise out of his starting positior
and glide effortlessly down the track, you get the feeling
that with only a pair of track shoes and shorts, you could gel
out there and do the same thing. And with just a littl(
effort, you think that you could even keep up with Sime.
Then.you are suddenly jolted into reality when the time
announces that the Duke speedster has covered the 100-yar<
distance in 9.4 seconds, only a tenth of a second above th
recognized world record.
That's just how easy
Sime makes it look. But
this easy-going style has
brought him a string of
honors that would probably
fill up this whole column.
Among others, Sime holds
world records in the 100
yard indoor, 9.5; 200-yard
dash, 20.0; 200-yard low
hurdles, 22.2; 80-yard in
door, 7.8; 100-yard dash,
9.3 (Sime is the only man -DAVE SIME
ever to run four 9.3's.);
and in addition, Sime has been named by numerous Ath
letic Clubs and organizations as "Athlete of the Year."
Sime has a somewhat peculiar running style. He break
away from the starting blocks in the traditional crouch, bu
as soon as he gets about 10 yards out, he suddenly straighten
up, throws his head back and "pours it on." This has beer
Sime's style all along.
They say that his coach, Bob Chambers, first tried t<
get him to come out of his crouch gradually for about 40
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LETTERS
(Continued from page 2)
A stagnant society never breeds
ideas. Knowledge is not found
through conventionalism, but by
the individual who goes out on
his own to seek the answers. A RUSSEL
nation where thoughts are stan
dafdized is a nation of slaves.
Free men do not suppress in- G M C
dividualism but foster it, for it is'
the guarantee of their freedom.
Robert Price
Drama Loses Out=sL
To Mattress Storage I ~~..
Dear Mr. Talbert:
Although I have long been an
ardent admirer of your column,
I have not until now taken the
opportunity to express my
thanks for your sincere material. RE T L SA S
As a member of the University
Players and a behind-the-scenes
worker for "Desire Under the
Elms," I found last week's fea
ture most interesting. On first
reading it, I was appalled at the '
seeming use of heavy irony. But
then it slowly dawned on me thatFO
you were unaware of the death
sentence which the Players havew
received. For some obscure rea
son known only to those august
individuals in the Administra -______________
tion's Ivory Tower, this most ap
preciated and cherished group on
campus has been wantonly ban
ished from the University. In the
simplest possible words, we were 20
told to clear out. The storage of
used mattresses is deemed a0
vastly more important function
of the Warehouse Theatre than
the mere presentation of drama,4
which I had always supposed to #SC'
be a somewhat significant aspect
of our culture. However, we still
have a football team, so I sup- 2( P5?
pose we shall continue to rank ',
as one of the better universities
of the South. We can always go
back to playing pool. 2
Timothy Mao a v,s
* All GoodSFoodp--PS
* Reetsurnct
Gomes Is Most
Improved In
Spring Drills
Singling out his "most improved
player" during spring practice
sessions would be 'a difficult task
for Carolina head football coach
Warren Giese, but on the eve of
Saturday night's game with the
Alumni team in Carolina Stadium
a he might allow himself to be
i pinned down.
"I'd have to say Joe Gomes has
shown more improvement than
any player this spring," comments
Giese.
Gomes is a rising junior from
Newark, N. J., who is backing up
King Dixon at the left halfback
position.
In a game-type scrimmage last
weekend he almost stole the show
from Dixon and always-outstand
ing Alex Hawkins with his ef(ec
tive running.
Giese adds that other phases of
Gomes' play are progressing, too.
Gomeo enrolled at Carolina as
ia freshman in 1954 but went into
the service at the end of the
school year. le was discharged
in time to enroll last September
and played in several games but
not enough to earn a letter.
Gomes' improvement has eased
Giese's mind somewhat about his
serious problem of depth at half
back. Johnny Dorsett, who was
knocked out of the picture last
fall by an injury, has moved into
the secont-unit halfback spot
behind Hawkins and has been run
ning well.
Ken Norton, a sophomore from
Salem, Va., has indicated that he'll
be a hot contender for the second
unit right-half, job, too, as he is
ia very hard runner.
Close battles are being waged
for the other backfield positions,
with Bobby Bunch and Stan
Spears figuring one-two at quar
terback at present. Cteve Satter
field, a 1957 ietterman, and
sophomore Harvey Shiflet of Nor
' folk, Va., have shown promile this
sprinrg, also.
At fullback, 210-pound John
Saunders and Phil Lavoie prove
what Giese considers his best set
of "running" fullbacks in three
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OLDTIMERS RETURN TOMO
seen in action tomorrow night whe
Carolina Stadium. . Eight of the <
row are end Buddy Frick, guard
Johnny Granling and end John
guard Frank Mineevich.
Merck, Gain
One of the positions listed as,
"eritical" by Head Coach Warren i
Giese before the -Gamecocks :
launched spring football practices ]
has progressed well as Saturday <
night's game against a squad of j
"Alumni" in Carolina Stadium
nears.
"At this point I'd say our i
guards should be at least com
parable to last year's," Giese
points out. Last year's starters,
Nelson Weston and Tommy Addi
son, will be lost by graduation.
Inspiring this more encouraging i
note from the guards are rising I
WHAT IS ilE BEST
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WHOS GOIN TOEL
WHAT S A T4-OAY 01CTATO?
LIGHT UP A
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!..e Game
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tROW NIGHT Many former
n the Varsity squares off against
x.-Gamecoeks are shown above. In
Tommy Addison, and end Julius I
LaTorret top row, fullback Jim Js
es Fill Guar
ieniors Jimmy Merck of Liberty
ind Corky Gaines of Fayetteville,
q. C., junior Jack Ashton of
.opewell, Va., and John Bodkin
)f South Charleston, W. Va., a
tophomore.
Merck is running on the first
eam at right guard, with Bodkin
ight behind him, and two other
ophs, Wayne Shiflet of Dewey
lose, Ga., and Randy Hard of
ktlanta, Ga., backing them up.
At left guard Gaines is being
>ushed by Ashton, who filled in as
i right tackle starter in the final'
wo games last year and did a fine
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WHAT S A LONG-DOSTANCE
wAUONG CHAMPION?
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WHAT S A sneUrs 'IuO?
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fers Meet
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Carolina football stars will be
the "Old-Timers" at 8 p.m. in
the picture, left to right, bottom
kerrick; middle row, quarterback
irrettl tackle Sam DeLuca, and
dPositions
Job of blocking. Sophomore Ken
Derriso of Swainsboro, Ga., and
junior Roy McLaurin of Barnwell
are listed next in line at present.
Giese inserts that the position
still isn't deep enough that an in
jury to a key man during the
season wouldn't create a serious
problem.
The game will end spring prac
tices for the Ganiecocks, along
with allowing the public and USC
students to see many ex-standouts
in action.
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2i -LIGHT U
Alumni
V Night
Many Former
Stars Will
See Action
A premature version of the 1958
Gamecock football team will be
seen in action tomorrow' night at
8 p.m. when the Varsity takes o
the Old-Timers in a game at
Carolina Stadium.
This will be the.first such game
for the University, and the Alums
have lined up 'hn impressive
sqvjad of 34 forme players, in
cluding six ex all-c4nference selec
tions. It replaces 'the usual intra
squad contest.
The game will conclude spring
practice drills, which began Feb
ruary 17. Coach Giese has ex
pressed his like over the aggres
siveness and fundamental im
provement shown by his squad this
spring. Giese said that he expects
a~ tough battle from the alumni.
The latter will be supplemented
by 22 players from the current
nquad for ,covering, kicks, along
with playing some defense, and
the alumni will be allowed to use
free substitution rules.
Witnesses have been impressed
by the tremendously hard knock
ing of the team in scrimmages. At
the beginning of practice sessions,
Giese told his players, "We may
not win every game, but every
team we play will certainly know
we've been out there." Many
spectators at last Saturday's
game-type scrimmage said that
they had never seen a Carolina
team hit harder.
Giese will probably start a line
up of ends Weems Baskin and
Jimmy Duncan, tackles Don Rog
ers and Ed Pitts, guards Jimmy
Merck and Corky Gaines, center
Lawton Rogers, quarterback Bob
by Bunch, halfbacks King Dixon
and Alex Hawkins and fullback
John Saunders.
The Alumni squad breaks down
as follows:
Quarterbacks: Johnny Gram
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