Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Pericola Receives Trophy Ray Pericola, senior guard from Union 'City, N. J., received the trophy as the .most valuable player for the 1958-59 University of South Carolina Basketball Team Monday night. The award was presented by Coach Wal,ter Humbrick at a dinner given for the squad at a local res taurant by several interested Co lurmbians. Pericola was voted most valuable by .members of the squad, receiving every vote except his own. The popular Gamecock estab lished a fine record in three varsity years (with the Gamecocks, start ing 77 straight games. During his career he scored 1,104 points, aver aging 14.3 per game. Top Gamecock Player His 307 points and 12.8 average led the team this season. Pericola closed out his career by playing a brilliant game in South Carolina's heartbreaking 75-73 overtime loss to Atlantic Coast Conference champion North Carolina State in the tournament at Raleigh, N. C. last weekend. State routed North Carolina, 80-56, for the title. At the dinner, Athletic Director Rex Enright, a former basketball star himself at Notre Dame and later basketball coach at Georgia, made a few comments to the team. The Gamecocks will lose three members of this year's squad by graduation including Pericola, Fred Lentz and Dickie Prater. Returning Players Returning for the next season will -be Mike Callahan, Walt Hud son, Ronnie Johnson, Bob Frantz, Melvin Quick, Fred Luigs, Bury Hudson, Larry Dial, and Dan Mor gain. Callahan was second to Pericola in the scoring this season with 298 points and a 12.4 average. He also led the rebounding with 233 and a 10.5 average. Walt Hudson, former Dreher star, scored 255 .points, averaging 10.6, to rank third. Scoring like the Blecln pmoduct of.. GENERAL TELEPHO Football And Follows Colo Weems Oliver Baskin was born on July 25, 1904 at Carrolton, Ga. At Carrolton High Sch6dl, he waa an outstanding four-sport athlete, played end on the football team, center in basketball, first base on the 'baseball team, and ran the sprints and threw the shotput in track. He was captain of the basketball team. College Career Baskin went to Auburn in 1923, weighing in at .135 pounds, but by his senior year of 1926 he gained up 'to 190. He was a regular end on the Auburn football team. Baskin gained special recogni tion in track. He ran the high and low hurdles, threw the shot, discus and javelin, and high jumped. He set new Southern 'Conference hur dles records several times, posting a 14.4 in the highs and 24.4 in the lows as personal standards. He won the conference high hur dIes title three straight years and took the NCAA title in 1927. He was national AAU indoor champ in 1928'and was named as an alter nate on the Olympics team, al Weems Baskins, former Aubu of the Gamecocks' track team. ig with slick IdE >nlic Secretary'answerin lmerica's second &argest Your phone is always "tended" wh4 is on your "line." For it answers c messages as well! Here's how it works. When your phon the caller that you are out-and inviti and any information he wishes you When you return--or when yo pac you word for word. Result: no more business, no more worrying about any hour of the day or night. This is just one of many ways Gen1 telephone communication. We kno' expanding fast on all fronts, it is imp service and telephone versatility. And we're meeting the challenge b better methods for bringing more ai 4VF Track Coach ful Career - - though a knee injury prevented him from qualifying. He accom panied the team to Amsterdam. Baskin received a B.S. degree in education from Auburn in 1927. He ran for the New York Athletic Club for two winters, along with writing for various publications. Began Coaching His coaching career began at Auburn in 1930, and went to Geor gia in 1931, coaching the great Spec Towns. In 1938 he rejoined the Mississippi Staff. During World War l: he served in the navy, reaching the rank of Commander. After his discharge in 1945, he coached at Mississippi, but in 1946 and 1947 he was in business at Athens, Ga. Baskin joined the USC staff in 1948 and has had outstanding suc cess as a track coach, as well as football assistant. He is married to the former Etta Mack May of Montezuma, Ga. in 1934, and they have two chil dren, Weems Oliver, born in 1936; and Anne, born in :1943. His son is a first-string end on the Game cock football team. The Baskins belong to the Shan don Methodist Church in Colum bia. t:. rn great, now guides the destiny 988 7 unit, telephone system ,n an Electronic Secretary unit ails in your absence and takes a rings, a recorded voice Informs is him to leave his name, number to have. ne in-all calls are repeated to 'missed" messages, no more lost leaving the phone unattended el is adding new dimensions to v that, in an America whIch is erative to expand both telephone y developing new products and id more nannle together. Gamecock Expenses Run High Possibly the most importan individual act of school spirit caj be accomplished after the studen leaves school. This would be tho joining of the institutions ath letic booster organization. At Carolina we have what ii known as the Gamecock Club, an< whoqe members are spread to tho four corners of the earth. On can join the Gamecock Club. b3 giving a contribution of 10 o1 more dollars. Perhaps many prospective Game, cock Club members have the feel. ing that one $10 contribution can'l mean much in an athletic pro gram that requires thousands ol dollars. Every $10 membership goes to ward footing the bill necessary foi the Gamecocks to compete againal schools that are being backed by larger amounts of money. A,s an indication of the impor tance of your memberships, here are a few things that each $1C contribution can accomplish: .1. It could buy two football lersies. 2. It could furnish transporta Lion ifor an assistant coach to travel from Columbia to any .point in this state to talk to an out 3tanding football prospect. 3. It could pay the fee for an :utstanding high school player to stand the entrance examination at Carolina. 4. It could buy breakfast for .12 lays for an -outstanding varsity ootball player. 5. It could furnish the author zed entertainment (meals, etc.) For an outstanding high school prospect visiting the University For one weekend. 6. It could pay the tuition and fees for an outstanding Souti Carolina athlete for approximately 11 days. And, of course, each contributior ,oes toward -financing .many impor tant larger expenses incurred in the process of building an out. standing athletic program. Every time you contribute $10 you are making it just that muel easier for -the University to suc cessfully compete with the teams on its schedules. Ahel Theyz couMd dc State's U Carolina By PETE ANDREWS Special Writer A scrappy and determined band of South Carolina Gamecock. came up with their finest performance of the season, but a great North Carolina State team would not be denied. Coach Everett Case's conference champions emerged with a 75-72 overtime victory in the opening round of the Atlantic Coast Con ference tournament last week at Raleigh. The Wolfpack had to come back from eight points down midway of the second half and five down in the last two minutes. Only Bob McGillivray's three point play with 26 seconds left averted a stunning upset. Those points tied it at 68 all and sent the game into overti-n. Then the 'Pack, sparked by the energy and drive of George Stepanovich, played inspired ball in the five minute period to end the threat. Close Game Led by senior guard Cookie Pericola, who seemed determined that this would not be his last col lege game, the Gamecocka. seemed bound for an upset from the open ing buzzer. When the half ended 36-36, State supporters knew they were in for a rough night. The Wolfpack went to the full court press as the second half be gan and Carolina, keyed by the great floor play of Pericola, res ponded with a quick eight point lead. Matching the italler State team basket for basket, Carolina main tained its margin midway of the period but with a little over eight minutes remaining the Wolfpack began a desperate rally. Sparked by the scoring and re bound skill of huge John Richter and the tenacious defending of .j . ...... .W "DM' i kindtt essetialsof odrny exitngtat tanan. Li2vE M .DER. 'Olfpack I Gameco< guard Dan Englehardt, State trailed by five with two minutes to play and- had narrowed the couni to one point at 64-63 with about 70 seconds left. Then Pucillo, State's colorful little guard, fouled out with 59 seconds to go. Callahan sank bott tosses, his eighth and ninth suc cessive free throws. The Carolina lead was back to three at 66-63. Overtime Required Richter's goal with 51 seconds to play was matched by Melvin Quick's two charity tosses with 40 seconds remaining to set the stage for the Frank Merriwell finish of the regulation game.: With the score Carolina 68 and N. C. State 65, Carolina's ball and 30 seconds to go, Bob McGillivray intercepted a pass, drove for the basket and was fouled. Despite the foul, the shot was good. When he added the free throw, the score was tied at 68-68 with the overtime .period and eventual N. C. State triumph coming up. It was a great team effort by the Wolfpack, achieved by eight tournament tested veterans who wouldn't crack and made possible by the outstanding individual per formances of McGillivray, Engle hardit, Stepanovich and Richter, who scored 28 points while esta,5 lishing a tourney record with 23 rebounds. Carolina Heroes For Capt. Ray Pericola, it was a fitting climax to a brilliant career. The crowd-pleasing show CAMPBELL PHAR Cornel DRUGS - SCIH NOTIONS - S ith :ore e tot 4 4 *esra o m ..' . mae nixture of slow burning tobac ther cigarette. ...CHANGE TO M 7'dges Out ks, 75-72 man and. sound backeourt tactician from Union City, N. J. chalked up 20 points while pacing a Carolina defense that gave the 'Pack -its with its deft ball-stealing anties. Fred Lentz, like Pericola playing in his last college contest, turned in a fine job under the boards just when it was needed most. Mike Callahan added four goals from the floor to go with a perfect nine fot nine <from the free throw line to total 17 points. Walt Hudson scored 12 points. Melvin Quick, whose two pressure free throws with 40 seconds re maining put Carolina ahead for the last time, did such a terrific job of defending against Lou Pucillo that the "little giant" scored only seven points. GOt WILDROOT CREAM-0IL Chadle! x B. FRANKLIN, electrician. says: "Wildroot grooms your hair better at no extra charpceI" Just a little bit of Wildroot and...WOW! 'S CORNELL MACY 1 Arms [OOL SUPPLIES [)DA FOUNTAIN Xie. filer ibrs lecro li rlylwi tar. om bins the to ODERN PM