The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 17, 1959, Page Page Seven, Image 7
Carolina
Blue.Dev
By LOU YOUMANS
Sport. Writer
The Ganecock varsity baseball
squad will meet Duke at 2:80 next
Friday aftermoon, April 17. Thig
will be a home game, held on
Carolina's Athletic Field.
Probable starters are Everette
Newman and Bud Swygert. Back.
ing them up in reserve will be
ace pitchers Roger Brown and
Roger Groves.
It is hoped that a large number
of Carolina students will turn out
to support their team for this en
counter. UJS.C. diamond efforts
have so far been sorely neglected
by the student body, and team
morale has suffered for this lack
of encouragement.
Although the varsity stood only
In fifth place prior to Tuesday's
game, the Gamecocks have played
well and lost by very narrow
margins. Individual players have
distinguished themselves in the
A.CC. Ken Rosefield is second
eW in the Conference in batting. He
has connected 16 times out of 88
trips to the plate, for an over-all
average of .421. Dan Morgan has
also turned in an outstanding per
formance with the big stick, con
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"In a company dedical
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his technical skills-arn
old Harry Lawton, J
engaged in the develo
fire-control systems foi
tain America's scientif
all the technical traini
"An Important aspe
Is the continuing oppc
able to continue my edi
Program for college
advantage of associati
my work. Opportunitii
Ize that long-range pr<
men and missiles."
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necting 16 times out of 47 for
percentage of .840.
So far this season, the vara
has broken even statistically, w
ning seven and losing seven ov
all. Of these games, three wi
and five losses have been in t
Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Gamecocks' most recent cc
tests and results have been:
Split a double-header with N.
State.
Defeated U.N.C.
Split a double-header with T
Citadel.
Were rained out of their gai
with Maryland, which will
played at a later Iate.
Defeated by Virginia.
With such effective individu
players on the mound, in the fie
and wielding the bat, it may
wondered why Carolina has i
attained a better won-and-l(
record and a higher Conferen
standing. Indeed, it has be
pointed out that, statistical'
U.S.C. has often come within
hair's breadth of victory: fo
of the five Conference defes
have been by but a single run.
Perhaps the answer lies in t
attitude of the rest of the Caj
The
upany, Columbia, S C.
ange prog
r both mei
ed to research and development,
nities to learn more- to increase
almost unlimited," says 81-year
r., a General Electric engineer
pment of inertial guidance and
-ballistic missiles. "And to main
ic leadership, we're going to need
nig and skills we can produce.
et of my job at General Electric
rtunity to learn more. I've been
cation in the company's Physics
rraduates.-'And I also have the
on with top technical experts in
is like this have helped me real
>grams are important- for both
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et give Coach Joe Grugan's Gamecocks
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Bn recently completed spring football
ly, Warren Giese.
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These Gamecock infielders, left 1
Tommy Reynolds form what Is cor
field, a senior from Sumter, S. C.,
batting crown.
HARRY LAWTON, JR., receive4
Physics at Union College,
N. Y., in 1950, joining Geri
that same year. He recei
degree in Management Engi
Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst
rams are i
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pranms ares Im
ment of 14 government missile project
Electric is a major contributor. M<
scientific progress and our national a
men like this - men who bring higi
their work and who continue their qu<
both on and off the job.
General Electric believes that in(
and career growth are essential to An
technological leadership. To this end,
courages all of its employees - inc
30,000 college graduates - to develo)
capabilities by providing opportuniti
knowledge and working skills.
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GENERAL * EL
-- a
Jimmy Roofe, Carroll Norrell,
one of most outstanding outi
NorrelU originally came to Ca
practice where he performed
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to right, Bunky Shore, Ken
kuidered to be one of the top
is currently riding in second pl
I his B.S. in
Schenectady,
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ved an M.S.
neering from
itute in 1958.
modtant
a to which General
ire and more our
ecurity depend on
qualifications to
38t for knowledge,
lividual initiative
lerica's continued
the company en
uding more than
p to their fullest
es for increasing
/ Rw4qd
ECTRIC'
Dan Morgan, and Jimmy Hunter
'ields in the A.C.C. Morgan and
rolina as a pitcher. Hunter has
ably as a halfback for Coach
Rosefield, Pee-Wee Reece, and
-ombinations in the A.C.C. Rose
ace in the race for the conference
lina Community. Discouraged by
the lack of seating for spectators,
students have consistently failed
to turn out for Gamecock baseball
clashes on the University Athletic
Field. Also, while many found no
difficulty in making the journey
to New York for the football con
test with A rmy, it seems impos
sible for the supposed Carolina
fans to travel the much shorter
distance to cheer the baseball
squad at its away games.
Student suppon~t is indispensible
to any athletic squad. The urgency
generated by the fans at a v.ell
attended event provides a very
necessary impetus to the team to
perform at its maximum potential.
Without the encouragement it
needs, even the finest sports or
ganization will fail to extend the
best effort of which it is capable.
Playing in the face of an al
most universal ai>athiy, the Game
cocks have lost by a very narrowv
margin in practically almost every
case.
It is entirely possible, perhaps
even probable, that this margin
has been one--of morale.
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In Carolii
By WES SCOTr
Sports Columnist
. . . Thanks to Dean J. T. Penne;
for lifting the Wadiak Memoria
from its obscurity so that we cai
now see it for a change.
. . . Professor Robert P. Sharke;
of the University scored a hole-in
one at Willow Lakes Golf Cours,
last Friday on the par-3 No. ,
hole. Sharkey, playing with an
other U.S.C. prof, Mr. Glem
Abernathy, used a seven iron t<
get his ace on the 143-yard hole
His ball hit in front of the pij
and rolled into the cup. It wa:
the first ace of his career.
. . . It was a valiant, rain-soake<
crowd, at $1.50 per head, tha
viewed the Alumni-Varsity gami
last Saturday. Comments on thi
varsity were varied and include<
the following remark from Hea
Coach Frank Howard of Clem
son, " . . . best South Carolinj
squad I ever saw."
. . . Duce's head coach, Bill Mur
ray, stated after the game Satur
day, "a great big, tough stronj
football team showing that quit<
a bit of work has been accom
plished." Tar Heel coach, Jin
Tatum, added, " . . . they playe<
like it was mid-season. It doesn'
look like they've missed any o:
last year's seniors."
. . . Track men did all right foi
themselves in the recent campu:
elections. Two-miler Bill Jone.
was chosen head cheerleader, an(
elected to a seat on the studen,
council and disciplinary commit
tee. A.C.C. mile champ, Bil
Latham, is on the student council
as is quarter-miler Bill Herring
The latter is also an honor boar<
member, along with shot-puttei
David Coates. One lone footbal
squadman was elected to studen
council. He's A.C.C. fullback Johy
Saunders from the school of engi.
neering.
. . . Tackles Ed Pitts and Kirl
Phares have adopted a "homeless'
squirrel named Stumpy.
. . . Fullback Jack Beason com
mented on the recent "raids". "]
don't see what those boys wani
with them things; they ain't gol
no use for 'em."
. . . Carolina will play host to si,
teams on its 1959-60 schedule:
Duke on Sept. 19 (night), Fur
Hatcher Disc
Old Is Bettei
Doug Hatcher, the University'
"shoeless kicker" turned moderr
in Saturday night's Varsity vs
Alumni game in Carolina Sta
dium.
Hatcher continued a longtimi
habit of punting wvith his shoe ofi
for the Gamecocks last fall and
(lid it well enough to rank
seventh in the nation with a 41.7
yard average. llowever, thi.s
spring he worked on kicking with
his shoe on, and he appJarently
learned fast.
For instance. in a full-scale
intra-sluad scrimmage last wveek
end he launched several punts of
the 45-yard variety, slanting one
out of bounds at the six-inch line
andl another rolled dead at the
one.
IIead Coach Warren Giese ex
plains, "D)oug did a wvonderful job
of punting with his shoe off, hut
that limited his activity too much.
With his shoe on he is in a much
better position to p)erform his role
of safety-man on punts and to run
with the ba:ll, if lie has to."
Perhaps Giese was thinking
eA Omnanda.
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man on Sept. 26, Georgia on Oct.
3, Clemson on Oct. 22, Maryland
on Oct. 31, and N. C. State on
Nov. 21. Carolina won all five of
its home games last season.
. . . The Dorchester County
y Gamecock Club presented a 1959
- membership card to Bobby Bunch,
e senior quarterback from Summer
I ville, who graduates in May.
- . . . Pete Richter of S. C. took
i medalist honors in a recent golf
match with Duke. Richter had a
70 over the 6,400-yard, par 72
i course. U.S.C. dropped the match
3 to the Blue Devils, 19%-7%.
. . . Buddy Mayfield, King Dixon,
I Jake Bodkin, Bob Drost, and Ed
t Pitts had quite a busy day last
? Saturday. They flew from an
? afternoon track meet at Chapel
I Hill to the Alumni-Varsity game
I that night.
- . . . Cager Art Whisnant and
a gridiron-man Bobby Ivey are in
a contest as to who can have the
- largest audiences in their respec
- tive T.V. lounges.
Halfback Jack Morris of
Macon, Georgia joins the "Game
- cock" staff as a cartoonist.
1 Majoring in commercial art, Jack
contributed the cartoon on page
t two, and the splendid sketch on
r school spirit found on the sports
page. Welcome aboard, Jack!
Lee Skidmore, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Skidmore, and
twice winner of the Lewis E.
I Teague Memorial award, will enter
L Carolina as a freshman in Sep
tember. Lee, a champion swim
Siner, was voted outstanding ath
lete of the Carolinas in 1956 and
in 1957. Miss Skidmore will
I study journalism at Carolina.
Someone has at long last
I commented about the unfortunate
L situation regarding Carolina's
i Marching Band. Not only is the
- band too small in size, seen and
heard too infrequently, and uni
formed in the most un-complimen
tary colors, it lacks even the spark
and zest of most high school bands,
and needs a "general overhaul
ing." While U.S.C. will doubtless
never have a "million dollar
band" as the University of Ala
bama, we could with added effort,
put a band on the field that would
: stir pride within the student body,
and not embarrassment.
overs That
- Than New
back to last fall's Maryland game,
when a center snap zoomed over
Hatcher's head, and the Atlanta,
Ga., sophomore was trappetd at the
Gamecock one-yard line. That
seot-up the touchdown that gave
the Terps a 10-6 victory and cost
the Gamecocks the Atlantic Coast
Conferen ce championaship.
However, in the Gamecocks
head-on battle with the Alumni
last weekend, Doug appeared
severely handicapped by the shoe
as he was responsible for several
poor boots.
In the latter part of the contest
Hlatcher, returning to his old
method, enabled Carolina follow
ers to breath a little easier as he
proved beyond anly doubt that he
still retained to ability to kick for
a long distance, an asset which
made him one of the most valu
able speciality men in the con
ference.
:a,rolina Edges~ Wroford
South Carolina's golf team
edged W offord, 14-13, on the
Forest Lake Country Club course
Monday afternoon.
Woffo,rd players Bill Stokes and
Hurst Marshall were co-medalists
*with 73's over the par 72 layout.
The .teams split on matches be
tween players but South Carolina
took the overall match on paired
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