Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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GAMECOCK FULLBACKS FILL THIE FULLBACK SLOT . .. Vital cogs in the Gammecock's rushing game are its fullbacks, John Saunders, (bottom), PhDl Lavolc, (middle) and Bob Farmner, (top). Intramural Director JimmyD i oR e Ush er has announced that there will be a Intramural meeting Monaday at 2s00 In Room 101 h r of rhe Russell House. All fraternities are requested Ahihsollendwlr turn for the last time as a collegf to avea eprsenatve resntplayer to perform in the area at this very Important meeting. where he first wrote sports head. lines when South Carolina'i A bell Is t) but without the cle you'd miss the whole idei A cigarette Is to: but without f lavor-you mi the whole idea of smoking * Up frn nWntni rsinkgae ais fcilaarett soh und !otm,Pi Birdo: INDIVIDUAI Alex Hawkins, hb. John Saunders, fb King Dixon, hb Bobby Bunch, qb Jim Bowman, hb Bob Farmer, fb . Buddy Bennett, qb Joe Gomes, hb . Steve Koplan, hb Dan Sodth, fb Stan Spears, qb Phil Lavoie, fb Steve Satterfield, qb Harvey Shiflet, qb Johnny Dorsett, hb . INDIVID1 Hawkins Bunch Dixon . Satterfield Bennett INDIVIDUAL Jixon Hawkins Duncan Walker Mayfield INDIVIDUA Bunch Hawkins Saunders Dixon Spears turns To I First Wo: Gamecocks meet Furman Saturday afternoon in Greenville. King Dixon, whose name was magic when he was turning in sensational performances for ring Lpper, i of a bell smoke SS ' S rnts OR On meter L RUSHING No. Yds. Ave. .68 264 8.8 69 260 3.6 .48 207 4.3 59 155. 2.6 8 48 5.3 .16 40 2.5 10 81 8.1 .13 23 1.7 6 15 2.5 8 12 1.5 . 7 12 1.7 2 18 6.5 4 ,10 2.5 4 8 2.0 .A 5 6 1.2 AL PASSING No. Comp. Yds. Ipt. 10 5 55 2 13 5 81 1 8 3 34 1 7 1 28 2 1 0 0 0 RECEIVING No. Yds .5 85 .3 60 .3 17 2 10 1 26 ,L SCORING TD's Conversions Pts. K R C 4 0 1 0 26 2 0 2 2 20 2 0 0 0 12 .1 0 0 1 8 ..1 0 0 0 6 trea n Fame Laurens high school, just 35 miles from Greenville, has had a college career that fulfills the faith of those who long ago tabbed him as a "can't miss" prospect. Dixon was brilliant on the 1955 Gamecock freshman team, and he broke into the starting lineup for the opening game as a sophomore in 1956. His all-around play was an important factor in a 7-3 won lost record for South Carolina. As a junior he started out again in a sensational manner, leading the Gamecocks to a 27-20 upset over Texas by running back a kickoff 98 yards for one touch down and scoring another on a 36 yard pass play from his great halfback partner, Alex Hawkins. Injuries However, injuries moved into the picture, and Dixon wasn't able to work out because of a bad leg before the "Big Thursday" game with Clemson. He played in that game, but "Lady Luck" was persistent, and a knee ailment re ceived in the first half against North Carolina knocked him out of the final three games of the sea son. King has come back strong for his senior year and opened the season by leading an 8-0 upset of Duke, getting the press box vote as South Carolina's most out standing back in the game. Lead Blocker Heperformed well in a victory over Georgia and was a key per former In the 26-6 upset over Clemson. In the latter game Dixon assumed the unusual role of load blocker in end sweeps by the quarterback, and he took out Clemson defenders with effective ness that contradicted his com parably small physical structure. Serving as a co-captain, Dixon has written an outstanding statis tical record in the first six games of his senIor year. He has gained 207 yards rushing, passed for 34, caught passes for 86, returned kickoffs 211, run back punts 82, returned a pass interception 22 and punted 22 times for an aver age 32.3. Along with this outstanding football career, Dixon has been an exceptional student, serving as vice-president of his freshman, sophomore and junior classes, president of Omicron Delta Kappa national honorary fraternity and being named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference scholastic teams as a sophomore and junior. WELCOA RUSSELL HOUW an GAMECOC You are sure Lo find a and evergesever da Thirty Men Come Out For Swimming Swimming practice opened offi ially on Monday, October 27, at he University swimming pool. Coach Jimmy Ratliff welcomed over 30 candidates for the Mermen md gave a brief outline talk con erning what would be expected .rom the team members this sea ion. Veterans returning from last rear's team are: Bob Higgins, rommy Fortson, Flynn Bowie and Jarlton Poulnot. The only other xperienced swimmers will be ;hree boys up from last year's Freshmen Squad; Phil Kerr, Tom Butz and Billy Mann. Tryojts for the team will con ;inue for the next few weeks. As >f now the team is wide open, and xceording to Coach Ratliff anyone who would like to try out for the :eam should be encouraged to do ;o. All members of the swimming team get the same scholarship: rione. Anybody who has dreamed >f earning an athletic letter while .it Carolina has a very good chance Af earning his "C" on the swim ming squad. The coach informed this writer that he is looking for a depend ible man to be manager of the swimming team. The job would ntail being at the swimming pool :uring all practice hours and naking all road trips with the squad. Interested parties should see coach Ratliff for further in .ormation. Interest Shown Over Athletic Expenditures By Charlie Bradley Staff Writer Much concern has been shown recently about football's position on campus in relation to other forms of athletic competition as well as general student activities. However, those people who have luestioned such items as football expenditures, band, and cheer leader expenses and allocations are entirely ignorant of the major ity of the facts. This is not to say that they are e-ntirely wrong, for unknowingly the students have hit upon a situa tion which could stand much alter ation in order to obtain the highest realizations of University officials. Admittedly there is room for improvement in our athletic pro gram, and much is being done toward that end by men like War ren Giese and Rex Enright who, n my opinion, firmly believe that the true worth of big-time college athletics lies deeper than in merely. winning. Revenue Limited First of all, sources of revenue for operation of the Athletic Asso riation are limited to Booster As sociations, students and attend ance. Furthermore, the field 'overed by these grants are ex tensive. In next week's p)aper, members f "The Gamecock's" sports staff wvill attempt to enlighten the gen eral public as to the whys and svherefores of athletic spending. Television Study A proposal for combining cor respondence study with television instruction in college-level courses is being discussed by national ex tension educators. The study will :-heck the effectiveness of TV in structional methods in keeping spen two-way communication be tween teacher and student Student Income Under a new student employ nent rule adopted at Utah State [Jniversity, the amount of income receivable by an undergraduate itudent employee of the university ias been set at $100 per month, aceording to Dr. Ellvert H. Himes, dnirector of student services and ictivities. fE TO E CAFETERIA d K ROOM ieaeing variety of food af e sweek. Scratch "Third . .. Gasp ... floor my smoking. . . Wrestling ' To Be Revi By Ray Woolfe Special Writer Renewal of the battered but honored old sport of wrestling is in the making at the University. Prof. MacConockie of the Engi neering Department and three good mat prospects in the persons of Bill Gooding, Dan Donovan, and Ed Solomons have provided the initial spark for the come back. Coach MacConockie wrestled at Woodbury Forest School in Orange, Va. and on the University of Virginia varsity team. He has stated that he hopes to have enough turnouts to represent the collegiate wrestling weight classes which run from 121 lbs. up to un limited. Beginners Welcome He also emphasizes that all beginners are welcome. It is felt that mat competition will begin on an intramural level and later, depending on enthusiasm and sup Lack Of 5 Team's D, By Bill Dunne Sports Writer Last year the basketball team finished the season with a record a five wins and 19 losses. After the season was over the post mortems of various experts and so-called experts listed many reasons for this record, among the reasons were: poor coaching, lack of experience, the team wasn't in top shape, some players suffered from the famous second year jinx, etcetera, et al. Many of these criticisms were voiced by mem bers of the USC student body. Lack of Support As is true with all purveyors of criticism, these people left out one of the most valid and obvious rea sons for the poor record of the team, the reason that involved these purveyors themselves: Lack of support on the part of the stu dent body. How many times did the Game cock Cagers take the floor of a half filled field house last season? This, of course, doesn't even men tion the evident lack of support of any kind, at away games. Some times a small group of fans in a foreign arena is the difference between victory and defeat. Right now while most students are spending their time thinking about quizzes, football, dates, beauty contests and .the rest of the extracurricular activities attached to collegiate life, the members of the basketball team are putting in about 18 hours a week of hard work in the field house. Basket ball practice, as (ome people would imagine, does not consist of scrim maging back and forth between the first and second strings or be tween the freshmen team and the varsity, but rather hour after hour of hard work at basketball funda mentals and conditioning drills. Deserve Support This group of athletes works as hard at their game as does any other athletic group on the campus, if not harder. They deserve the RY W charter Tripe - AirpIa Sale. in. Neu. an Fer Any of Yo CA AVIATION I Municipal Airpo. Phone Al In ease of no answer, . . Gasp ... Gotta cut down om eam Is ved Here port, on an intercollegiate level. Student Support Some equipment in the form of mats has been provided by the USC Athletic Department, how ever, the formal integration of a wrestling team into the University athletic program will depend al most solely on student support. Success will be contingent on the number and consistency of partic ipators who turn out for the sport. It would seem that hesitancy in all out fostering of reviving some minor sports hinges on fear that, as has happened in the past, loss of student support will resu!t in loss from all aspects for the Uni versity and the Athletic Depart ment, Wrestling practice is now in progress and will be every week day afternoon at 4:80-6:80 in the gym. All interested may report any afternoon at the gym or con tact Prof. MacConockie, Ext. 451, Dan Donovan, Bill Gooding, or Ed Solomons. )upport iwnfall support of the student body, a winning team is an easy team to support but a team that is having rough knocks needs support in the worst way. Let's give the Carolina Cagers the support they need and deserve in the coming season. Here is the schedule of home and away games for the coming season: SCHEDULE Dec. 3--Wofford-Home. Dec. 13-Georgia-Home. Dec. 15-Duke--Away. Dec. 17-N. 0.-Home. Dec. 20--Georgia Tech-Away. Dec. 29-31-Carrousel Tournament -Away. Jan. 5-Clemson-Away. Jan. 9-Maryland-Home. Jan. 10-Virginia-Home. Jan. 12-Furman-Away. Jan. 14-Wake Forest-Away. Jan. 27-Furman-Home. Jan. 30-N. C. State-Away. JTan. 31-N. C.-Away. Feb. 3-Duke-Home. Feb. 7--N. C. State--Away. Feb. 18-Georgia-Away. Feb. 21-Clemson-Home. Feb. 24-Wake Forest-Home. Feb. 27-Maryland-Away. Feb. 28-Vriginia-Away. Rockford Colleges The Rockford Colleges will proceed at once to establish an all new campus with initial buildings to be ready in September, 1961, on 304 acres of rolling terrain at the 'east edge of the city, the board of trustees has announced. Goucher Studies The adoption of a new currien lum~ which will go into effect this fall at Goucher College was moti vated by the desire to provide a liberal education for women that in effectiveness and modernity would be second to none, declares President Otto F. Kraushaar in his latest report to the trustees: ne Rentals - Instruction d Used Afrplans r Flyling Needs IL , ENTERPRISES I, West ColemaMa L 2.8984 eheek with I.nf.....l.n.