Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Tigers Bea In Close Ge By CHARLES BRADLEY Sports Editor Carolina continued its string o heart breaking losses last Saturda; as they dropped a 58 to 56 decisioi to the Clemson Tigers in a gam that was decided in the last seve seconds of the initial overtim period. The Tigers threw up a tight zon defense which forced Carolina t play a possession type contea throughout, while the Gamecocki n a switching man to man, force he usually high scoring Tigers t set up play after play before scoi ing. Thus the game, except for th intense rivalry and closeness c the score, proved to have little ir torest to those fans who prefer th race horse style. Score Tied 21 Times During the regulation time th score was tied 21 times, with tb greatest lead by either team bein but five points. Carolina was never in a con manding position while Clemsoi hitting a better percentage of ii shots, constantly kept the Gam4 cocks under pressure and force them to come from behind to knt the score. Clemson Strategy With the score tied at 56 all, ar two minutes remaining on tI clock, the Tigers had possessic and chose to hold the ball for or final effort. Carolina had to content then selves with letting the Tigej move the ball around at half coui in order to keep from fouling ar prevent the easy shot. With three seconds remaininj Clemson's George Krajack thre up a jump shot which missed ar the game went into overtime. Could Not Capitalize Carolina controlled the tip o which began the extra period, bi could not capitalize on the advai tage whereas when Clemson wi finally able to take possession the drew a foul and sunk one of the two shots to take the lead. Bob Frantz evened things i moments later by hitting from ti charity line. Walt Gibbons put Clemson ahef Th couldL d t Carolina rme, 58-56 with a Jump shot and Dickie Prater evened the score with a f driving layup. At that point, with two minutes, 17 seconds remaining, Clemson r took the ball out of bounds and o called time out in order to plan their strategy. e Deep Freeze t The Tigers decided to freeze the i -all for another last ditch attempt. d With 12 setonds left, the Tigers 0 again called time in order to set up their final play. e Two passes later Gibbono iced f the game by sinking a long jump . shot. Carolina's Walt Hudson had e time for a desperation set shot which fell short, and the ensuing scramble for the ball ate up the e last seconds. e Outstanding Players Mike Callahan was clearly the outstanding player on the floor. Besides hitting for 16 points, Mike dominated both the offensive and a defensive back boards as he pulled off 17 rebounds. > Dickie Prater was the high scorer for the Gamecocks hitting every conceivable tyrpe shot from d all positions on the floor as he ie- stuffed through 18 points. ,i Cookie Pericola, besides playing te an outstanding floor game, came through time after time with I crucial points to keep the Game .S cocks always in contention. rt d Cindermen (Continued from Page 6) w trouble in his timing-his arm had d a tendency to move faster than his body, so that when he put the shot, he could not get his full weight Ff )ehind it. at In spite of this, he achieved a - distance of 51 feet 8 inches. Coach is Baskin was very much pleased y with his showing, far better than ir he had expected this soon. Once more, a Gamecock athlete ip was in a record-smashing contest: ie Perry O'Brien broke his own former mark with a distance of 62 d feet and 1% inches. ey said it could, be done.. saict nobody .UM tWknd' t two mighty good reasons tar, with more exciting ti LOW TAR: LaM's patented I -cally, crosswise to the et MORE TASTE: I.M's rich n exciting taste than anyo01 aLIVYE MODERN CAROLINA'S MELVIN QUICK tips in two points against the Clem son Tigers last Saturday afternoon. Clemnbon players are: Ed Krajack (52), Earle Maxwell (42), and Dutch Shample (43). (Photo by Hill Dunne.) ~~X. ACTION WAS FAST and furious in last Saturday's contest between Carolina and Clemson. The Tigers' Wait Gibbons seemns to be doinN . .. . . . . . . . ARmOdernA' daneaN QUICKe ip in two pints arebonstte.lm (2a .u . . (Photo by .i.aandnn. wth ste to it 199LgetSMesTbceOme ou tst 4 sysT's ereGbl."hr r 0irofsobunntoaosB rigst yu Toaor empn :t hnyul fn nayoher cigarette." ...CHANGE TO MODERN M Deacons De In Last Hoi By CHARLES BRADLEY Sports Editor A strong laot half surge by the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest put an end to Carolina's hope of winning their last home game of the current season. Three seniors, Fred Lents, Cookie Pericola, and Dickie Prater played their heartb out in a losing effort to. pull off an upset before a large crowd of University root ers. Wake Forest got off to a fast start, leading by as much as six points during the early stages of the first stanza. Find the Range With 10 minutes remaining in the half, the Gamecocks led by Fred Lentz found the range and gradually cut down the Deacon's lead. With four minutes remaining Carolina took the lead which at one time stretched to as many as five points. However, the visitors did not allow the game to get out of hand, and the half time whistle found them trailing by one point, Comeback After intermission the Demon Deacons, with Dave Budd showing the way staged a great comeback in which they scored five baskets JACK PITT, 215 pound end fr !<dn canidateags for a s.tartin Eleven. STEVE..KOP.AN,.a.return.ng.* STEVEK Pa,d fretring I and Aleo Hextrs feat Carolin ne Game 01 before Carolina's Walt Hudson could manage a free throw. From that point, Wake Forest could do no wrong while just the converse was true of the Game cocks. With just a little less than four minutes remaining in the contest, the University, trailing by eight points, went into a full court press. The overall complexion of the game changed from one of finesse to one dominated by fouling, which Carolina was forced to do in order to get possession of the ball. Lady Luck However, the percentages again did not fall in favor of the Uni versity as the Deacons hit 11 out of 12 free throws to virtually ice the game. One could not say enough in the way of complimenting the Game cocks on their fine hustle and determination. Not one member of the partisan crowd could in any way criticize the Carolina efforts, as they never admitted to them selves that the die was cast. Outstanding Seniors Cookie Pericola definitely left Carolina fans with a vivid impres sion of his greatness. He led the Gamecock scoring with 16 points. His defensive play left little to [M HolIy Hill, Fla., i94 one of dhe Sb,'.h on nte" year i Gamiecock etterman, will be one of the top graduated halfback., King Dixon , For Joining The BOARD PLAN so Cafeteria nstallments at a charge. a 60-53 Season be desired as time after time he stole the ball from his opponents, and baffled them with his deft passing. It was probably his great show ing of the year, as he displayed the ability which has made him a tremendous favorite during the last four years. Backbone Fred Lentz, senior center who has progressed rapidly throughout the season, and Dickie Prater, set shot artist from Pikeville, Ky., were the other members of the starting five who contributed most the Carolina's fine showing. Lentz fouled out midway in the second period and immediately Wake Forest began to completely dominate the backboards. Prater was guarded very closely throughout the evening, which was definitely a credit to his shooting ability. However, Prater did at tempt to force his shots, but rather on many occasions passed off to teammates left open due to the concentration of the defense. Carolina fans were treated to an exciting evening of clean hard fought competition between two deserving teams. Gamecocks Start Spring Practice With .igh Hopes Head coach Warren Giese, whose Gamecocks won 19 and lost 11 dur ing his first three seasons at South Carolina, must replace two half backs who were starters for him during those three productive ears. They are Alex Hawkins, voted the ACC's "player-of-the year" last fall, and King Dixon, given the award as the Gamecocks' most valuable player. The halfback problem joins the search for a topnoten quarterback nd replacements for the 1958 first and second unit centers as big as ,ignments to he faced during the 20 spring practice sessions. The Gamecocks should come up with another solid line, and if the backfield shapes-up properly. South Carolina could again be a top contender for the Atlantic Coast Conference title. Backfield Probpect. Among the prospects for filling the halfback positions are Joe Gomes, Steve Kopian, and Jim Bowman of last year's squad, Jinimy Hunter, voted the out standing junior varsity back, and several members of the 1958 fresh man team. At quarterback let termen Har vey Shiflet, Buddy Bennett, and Steve Satterfield will be contend ers, but freshman David Sowell, a service veteran, could move in by next fall. Line la Solid .Jim Nemeth, a promising trans fer from the University of Toledo, could ease the center prolem. HIe'll compete with retuirnees .Johni Gordon and Bobby Long, the lat ter out with a knee injury most of last season. Depth at tackle could be a prob lem, but Kirk Phares, a second unit guard at the end of last sea son, has been moved back to tackle to help the situation. Fullback No Problenm Fullback is no problem, with the great John Saunders ready for an other season, backed up by capable Phil Lavoie and Bob Farmer, plus contributions from the freshman squad. Le'ttermnen Plentiful Conley Taylor, a red shirt, may figure into the end situation, with first-stringer Jerry Frye and let termen Jim Duncan and Jack Pitt. Taylor is a 200-pounder from Rich mond, Va. The guard positions are in pretty good hands, with capable Jake Bodkin back from last year's squad. along with Jack Ashton, Ken Derriso, and Wayne Shiflet. Don Miles, a red shirt who transferred from Kansas State, is a bright newcomer to the position. Defense Strong, Offense Varied Defensively,- the G a m e c o c k s should be solid. Only one team Army -- scored more than two touchdowns against them last fall, and they held six of their oppon ents to one touchdown or less. Offensively, power should again be the by-word, with possible changes in the overall system be ing effected by Giese and his staff before the Sept. 19 opener with Duke. The schedule is arranged slightly better than in 1958, when the Gamecocks had to face a gauntlet of Duke, Army, Georgia, North Carolina, Clems.on, and Maryland in the first six games. They won three of those conteats and fin ished by taking their final four In a row.