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At the beginning of the track season, Coach Weems
Baskin warned that the Carolina squad would have many
outstanding individual performers but that lack of depth
would hurt the team considerably.
Baskin has turned out to be a prophet in the truest sense
of the word. The present Carolina team boasts some of the
best individual performers in the school's history. But lack
of depth has brought .the Gamecocks defeat at the hands
of both Duke and North Carolina.
If you remember, Coach Baskin literally begged Carolina
students to come out for the track team a few weeks ago.
Few, if any responded to his call. Duke defeated the Game
cocks 66% to 641/2 by winning the last event, the mile relay.
In this meet the Carolina cindermen took 9 of 15 firsts but
lost because lack of depth knocked them out of second and
third place points.
In the North Carolina meet last Saturday, the Gamecocks
took eight firsts and tied for two others but still lost the
meet.
As far as individuals go, no other squad in the Atlantic
Coast Conference, with the possible exception of Maryland,
can boast as many outstanding.performers as Carolina. They
are probably as good or better than any other group ever to
perform for a South Carolina team at any one time.
Dave Coates is recognized in track circles all over the
United States as one of the most promising Olympic pros
pects around. Just a sophomore, Coates already holds the
ACC indoor shot put mark of 54 feet 23/4 inches. His throw
of 53 feet, 2 inches against Georgia was an all-competition
record for the conference.
Distance runner Billy Latham challenges Coates for mqst
impressive efforts so far. Latham, a Columbia junior, set
new school marks in the mile and two-mile runs Saturday.
Latham pushed his small frame around the track in 4:19.0
in the mile and 9:46.0 in the two mile. If Latham can shave
his time in the mile by 10 seconds, he can become one of the
best in the country. Incidentally, these times were the best
ever recorded in the history of the state.
Lanky Don Goodroe of Columbus, Ga. has yet to be beaten
in collegiate dual-meet competition for the high and low
hurdles. Goodroe already holds the ACC high hurdles record
of 14.4 and his 14.2 time in the Duke meet was even better.
Pole vaulter-Conway Snipes of Atlanta Ga. is tied for the
ACC indoor pole vault record at 13 feet. He is also unbeaten
in dual meet competition.
Middle-distance runner Buddy Mayfield has won consis
tently in the 440. Even though he has been with the football
squad most of the spring, Mayfield has had good times in all
of the .meets so far.
Dash star King Dixon is another footballer who has suc
cessfully made the jump from gridiron practice to track
competition with no benefit of practice.
'Over course Jim Cathca-t's victory over Duke's Dave
Sime in the 220 must be classified as the greatest single
achievement so far.
There are only two more regular season meets remaining
before the state meet in Clinton May 2 and 3. The ACC
meet on May 9 and 10 will end the season.
The Gamecocks probably have a pretty good chance to
win team honors in the state meet, but it is doubtful that
they can stand up to the depth of Maryland and North Caro
lina in the Conference meet. Even though, because of the
presence of Misters Coates, Latham, Goodroe, and Co., the
Birds will bear watching.
Athletic Director Rex Enright's statement that the
University was "not too concerned with the record of
the basketball squad right now," caused some dis
gruntled comment among USC supporters.
One Carolina alumnus, in a letter to a local sports
writer, said, "Now this makes me unhappy. I pay state
taxes and the least I expect is an athletic director at
Carolina who is concerned with records of all the school's
athletic teams, including the minor sports." Enright
made the statement while speaking at a high school
banquet.
Enright also said, "The University has no plans to
replace the basketball coach or change the basketball
setup in any way. The only way Frank Johnson will
leave the University is by his own desire-to resign.
Looks like "Ole" Frank will be with us a,long time.
Opposing scouts could see no let-up in the ground-gaining
activities of Carolina's talented halfback twosome of King
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Individuals
Impressive
In Track a
Although there is a deinite lack nr
of depth on the Carolina track P
team this season, the Gamecocks b
have' been turning in some of the b
most outstanding individual per
formances in the history of the C
school. e:
Most ,impressive of the efforts
thus far has been the distance t<
running of Billy Latham, a junior g
from Columbia. Against North M
Carolina last weekend he set new t
school marks of 4:19.0 for the mile
and 9:46.0 for the two-mile runs. -
Both of those times constitute
the best in those events for any r4
runner in the history of the state. ti
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an iron-man act by running a ii
1:59.0 ' half-mile in addition to c1
winning the mile and two-mile- r
races.
Another swift Gamecock, junior
Don Goodroe of Columbus, Ga.,
has maintained his unbeaten rec
ord in collegiate dual-meet com
p'etition for the high and low
hurdles. Goodroe's time of 14.2
seconds for the high hurdles
against Duke wvas of national sig
nificance. He already holds the
ACC meet record of 14.4.
One of two seniors on the Game
cock squad, Conway Snipes of At
lanta, Ga., is having his best jear.
He tied for the ACC indoor pole
vault title at 13 feet, and he has
cleared 13 feet, one inch since
then, remaining unbeaten in dual
competition.
Snipes is also a stan.dout broad
jump entry, posting 22 feet, 5%
1nches as his best effort this
spring.
Gamecock shot put star Dave
Coates flirts with records every
time he throws. He set an AC
indoor mark of 54 feet 2% inches
in February, and his 53-foot, 2
inch heave against Georgia was
an all-competition record for the
conference.
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erry Donald, Spartanburg, S. C.; A
esent Craig Is out of action becaus
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Carolina's tennis team will be
home this afternoon for a
atch against North Carolina's
3werful squad. The match will
3 held at Maxcy Gregg Park
,ginning at 2 p.m.
The Tar Heels,- coached by
zernik, ex-Davis Cup player, are
cpected to cop the ACC cham
onship this season.
Tomorrow the Gamecocks travel
N. C. State for their fourth
ine of the week. Results of the
lake Forest game Tuesday and
ie Davidson game Wednesday
ere not available at press time.
Bob Luft leads the Gamecock
National League President War
mn Giles isn't making any predic
ons on the outcome of his
ague's pennant race. But, he has
one on record as saying he be
eves the Braves have their work
it out for them if they are to
!peat as champions.
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lurphy Lemmon, Conway, S. C.;
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squad which had a 3-8 record en
tering this week's play. Other
members holding a place in the
first six are Henry Blackwell,
Thomas Adams, Del Haynes, Earl
Gregory, and Fred Spruell. Cookie
Pericola, Bob Dobson, Walt Merg
ner, and Rick Poffenberger round
out the team.
The netmen are coached by Walt
Hambrick, with assistance from
James Hart. Next week's sched
ule has Davidson here on Monday
and College of Charleston there
on Saturday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers figure
they should have some overtime
pay coming for their exhibition
games. In their first 13 games
this spring, four of them went
into extra innings. While the
Dodgers didn't get any extra
money, they at least had the satis
faction of winning all tour of the
overtime games.
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to the Wake Paret Demmn Descon
baseballern tomonow in a game
scheduled to start at 2:00 in Oapi
tol City Park. This is the second
time that the two teams have met
this season, with the Deacons win.
hing the first outing by a score ol
16-2. This game will count toward
Conference play and the Game
cocks will be striving bard to im
prove on their record of two wine
and seven losses thus far in the
season.
In their last two outings the
Gamecocks downed. a Newberry
team 12-9, and split a double.
header with the Maryland Terps,
winning the first game 9-8, and
losing the second under protest
6-5.
Water Safety
Course Will
Be Held
A course to train Water Safety
Instructors' accredited by the
American Red Cross will be held
at the University of South Caro
lina pool beginning on April 28,
according to an announcement by
James W. Ratliff, university swim.
ming instructor
It is pointed out that this is the
only time this year that such a
course will be offered in this area,
and persons desiring Red Cross
Instructor's accreditation can se
cure it only by taking this course,
After 15 hours of work under Mr.
Ratliff an additional 15-hour
course will be supervised by Mr.
Ellis Feisel, Red Cross Field Rep
resentative for the Southeastern
district.
The first class will meet froni
7 to 10 p.m. on April 28, with
subsequent classes on April 80,
May 2, 5, 7 and 9, and daily May
12 through 16. Each session will
run three hours, and attendance
at all sessions is required for
credit.
No charge is made for this in.
struction, but each student will be
required to purchase two text.
books at 60 cents each.
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The second game' was a five
losing affair. It was announced
after the top of the fifth-with
the score tied 54-that this would
be the last luping so both teams
eould eat before the dining hall
closed. Carolina Coach Joe Grugan
told Umpire Charley Eckman that
the Gamecocks were going along
under protest. The Terps went
to win as a result of a bunt a
hit by outfielder Pat Clarke h
seventh of the afternoon In seven
times at bat.
Pitching Weak
Pitching, somewhat the weak
link this season, has perhaps been
the chief defect, in addition to the
fact that hitting, too, has been
slightly below par. Pitchers Jerry
Donald and Curtis Jones lead this
department, both sporting records
of one win and one loss.' South
paw Leon Norton is tops in the
earn-run-average department, giv
ing up only three runs in 10% in
nings. Murphy Lemmon follows
close behind with seven runs In
15 Innings and Jerry Donald Is
third with 11 runs in 18 innings.
In the batting department, short-V,
stop Bunky Shore tops the list,
with an excellent average of .379,
getting 11 hits for 29 times at the
plate. Following close behind is
first baseman Kenny Rosefield,
with 12 hits -for 33 times at bat
for an average of .364. Buddy
Nidiffer, reportedly being eyed by
professional baseball scouts, is
third with seven hits for 23 times
at bat for an average of .304.
Buddy is also tops in stolen bases,
with four.
Catcher J. B. Lawrimore of
Hemingway, the Gamecock's top
pinch-hitter, heads the runs-batted
in department with eight runs and
also tops in homers with two. He
sports a fine .235 batting avirage.
Leading Batters
AB R H
Stokes 31 . 6 5
Ketchun 32 2 4
Frye . 20 3 3
Rosefield 33 8 12
Shore 29 4 11
Destino 17 1 2
Fisher 18 2 3
Nidiffer 23 4 7
Lawrimore . 17 4 4
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