The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 24, 1959, Page Page Seven, Image 7
Golf Is Unsi
.By Carolina
By LOU YOUMANS
Sports Writer
It is a paradox of college sports
that the athletic squad that is most
neglected by its fellow students is
generally the one most worthy of
commendation and attention. Such
is the case -with our own Gamecock
golf team.
While a football team performs
to the adulation of at least a few
thousand enthusiastic fans, there
is no glory in minor sports. A
golfer, no matter how he may ex
11, will never become a campus
hero. Yet a few dedicated indivi
duals annually manage to shrug
off the .threat of obscurity and
put forth a wholehearted effort.
Sportsmen
To them, It is all worth the hard
work. For these are always the
true sportsmen, the ones who will
apply themselves purely for love
of the game. Unnoticed, unpralsed,
he will unstintingly give of him
self simply because he enjoys his
sport and because he holds the
conviction that. his school should
not go unrepresented in it. To
them, the satisfaction of playing
and ettempting to gain credit for
the University is reward enough
to offset the d,isadvantages they
must face.
And such disadvantages abound.
For example, who would expect a
footballer to furnish his own hel
met? Yet there Is no provision
for clubs for the golfers: they
must purchase their own.
Obscurity -
Coach Art Fourier mourned the
deplorable handicap of obscurity
under which a fine team must
play, but at the same time pointed
to the unusually high degree of
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in the golfers he oversees. Indeed,
he stated, even before regular
practice had begun, the team w'as
Dut on the links preparing for the
coming season. He had nothing
but praise for them - earned
praise.
But the regrettable aspect of
bhe minor--sports situation is
clearly the dominent one. Any
man who is willing to accept the
hard facts of such a role in the
University sports program is cer
bainly, worthy of the recognition
nd approbation normally reserved
for participant in the better
pubHoized and better-attended
events. At the risk of sounding
3verly dramatic but not without
accuracy, we might well call them
"the Forgotten Men of Carolina."
Wins Vs. Losses
Forgotten or not, U.S.C.'s golf
Drs have represented their school
creditably this season, with a
record that can quite favorably
!ompare with the accomplishments
of the players of the more impor
Lant sports. The linksmen have
lowned Presbyterian College, Wof
Ford and Furman, while bowing
to N. C. State, Duke, Maryland,
Virginia, and U.N.-C.
During this 1959 season, Caro
lina's Ace of Clubs has been Pete
Richter, among whose accomplish
nents are being medalist against
Duke and Furman, and tying for
hat honor against Maryland.
Some of his best scores to date
have been a two-under-par against
Presbyterian College, and a 70
at Fort Jackson. He has won five
Dut of eight games, done excel
lently in all.
It is unfortunate that inequal
ity of student interest should keep
guch fine efforts relegated to
reglect.
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Carolina's excellent track team
are expected .to carry Carolina
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By DON RUTLEDGE
Sports Writer
At Charlottesville, Virginia, th
South Carolina track team dc
feated North Carolina State an
the University of Virginia by nei
ting a total of 67% points.
Virginia stacked up 56% point
to capture second place, whil
State trailed with 32.
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In a winning course, Bury Hud
son paced the Gamecocks with -
meet high of 13 points, grabbin
two firsts in the low hurdles an
the discs, and also placing secon
in the high hurdles.
Buddy Mayfield, Carolina's to
middle distance man, also prove
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These boys, AlH Atlantic Coast Confe
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Paces Gan
onference
.to be a double.winner, taking a
first in the 220 and the 440.
e For Virginia, Dick Hoagland I
was high man. He won the broad
jump ahd placed in the low hurdles,
high jump, and the pole vault.
Carolina's Billy Latham bounced I
back from his loss to Duke's
e Weisiger to win the mile in an
excellent clocking of 4:16.6.
Dave Coates won the shot put 1
with a toss of 49 feet, 8 inches,
and Jim Macedon won the pole I
a vaulting with a height of 11 feet,
6 inches.
di U.S.C. Vs. Duke
In a meet against a powerful
Duke squad, the Ganecocks
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D)evils by a score of 84% to 46%.
The outstanding event of the
neet was Billy Latham's two-mile
-un, capturing first place and set
ing a new state record with the
,ime of 9:19.3. Running in second
)lace throughout most of the race,
atham trailed as much as 60
rards in the fifth lap. He did not
nake his bid for place until only
talf a lap remained. Flashing by
)uke's contender, Billy Latham
,ave a final kick that left the
!rowd spellbound and put him a
ull 20 yards in the lead as he
!ame across the line.
Bury Hudson and Buddy May
ield continued with fine efforts,
aking the low hurdles and the
.20, respectively. Jim Macedon
f the Gamecocks tied for first in
he pole vault, going over the bar
12 feet even.
New Records
For Duke, Tom Bazemore set
iew track records, winning the 440
n 48.9 and the 880 in a time of
:56.7.
An interesting sidelight for
rack fans is that in winning the
niile Latham had a better time
et by Duke's Weisiger when he
anded Lathem his first loss of
he season. Weisiger and Latham
vill face each other again in the
lear future, when the conference
rack meet takes place at the Caro
ina track on May 8.
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By DAN FOSTER
Sports Columnist
... Fullback John Saunders, Car
olina's great A.C.C. champ and
All-American candidate, was cast
in a different role last week. Wear
ing a red rose, and carrying a
cigar box filled with gum, cigar
ettes, etc., John was fulfilling
duties as a pledge of Delta Sigma
Pi honorary business society.
. . . We were delighted to read
that Jerry Spann will be "Mr.
Gamecock" next season. It was
quite a blow when Jerry's services
as a cheerleader were lost to next
year's group, but that situation
has been remedied. The Pep Club
unanimously chose Jerry to serve
as a general promoter of school
spirit, and an aide to the cheer
leaders. Good luck to Jerry, to
the cheerleaders, and to the Pep
Club!
. . . Steve Kopian and Phil Lavloie,
now known as "the dudes," both
resemble Texas cattle wranglers
. . . dungarees and all.
. . . The Gamecock baseballers
have produced a leading contender
for the A.C.C. batting title in first
baseman Ken Rosefield of Sumter.
Rosefield, who ranked high last
year with a .351 average, was hit
ting .381 after the first 13 games
this season.
. . . Guard Don Miles will figure
strongly in Carolina's hopes for
the '59-'60 season. The 190 pounder
from Petersburg, Va. a d d s
strength to one of the most power
ful lines in college football.
. . . Pete Richter of Haddonfield,
N. J. continues as a big winner in
golf. He shot a two-under par 70
against Duke, a 69 against Pres
byterian and one-over-par 73
against Furman in three better
than-average rounds.
. . . Carolina's athletes widely
join national social fraternities,
thus becoming a vital part of the
university's social scene. At first
glance we note: King Dixon, KA;
Cookie Pericola, Sigma Chi; Walt
and Bury Hudson, Sigma Nu; Joe
Gomes, SPE; Bob Shaftner,
Lambda Chi; Alex Hawkins, Pi
KA; Dave Coates, Sigma Nu; Bill
Latham, KA; Rodger Groves, Phi
Kap; Ken Rosefield, Pi KA; Steve
Kopian, SPE; Lawton Rogers,
Sigma Chi; Phil Lavoie, Phi Kap;
Harvey Shiflet, Sigma Chi; Tom
Fortson, Sigma Nu; John Orr,
Lambda Chi; Bobby Bunch, Sigma
Chii; Bob Drost, SPE; Jim Cath
cart, KA; Jerry Frye, Pi KA;
D)wight Keith, Sigma Chi; and
many, many others.
...A certain varsity football
player wrote his girl friend a let
ter while in history class. After
a short pop quiz he got the papers
mixed up, and turned in to his
prof the letter instead of the quiz.
Some young lady will receive ai
University Riflemiei
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In a rifle meet held at Parris
Island, S. C. on April 18 the Uni
versity Rifle Team defeated teams
from Georgia Tech, Auburn, Tu
lane, and Parris Island. The final
score was 911 for the Gamecock
shooters to 904 for runnerup P. 1.
Awards wecre given to the five
high scorers among which were:
Jim Foster first with 188, Bill
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will get is anybody's guess.
. . . Three sophomore pitchers,
Rodger Groves of Mineral Wells,
Texas; Roger Brown of Bennetts
ville and Bud Swygert of Granite
ville have been sharp in their cate
gory. Groves has compiled an
earned run average of 2.08 in win
ning two and losing two, while
Brown's was 2.70, and Swygert's,
2.59.
. . . Outfielder Dan Morgan's .320
average is keeping him high in
the batting field. Morgan is a
sophomore from Enka, N. C.
. . . The academic "home-stretch"
is beginning for many athletes,
some of whom face ineligibility
prospects. An athlete not in ath
letics is "like a fish out of water."
So, hit those books, for it's a
cinch you'll be needed somewhere.
. A decisive Carolina victory
over Clemson in the last Big
Thursday contest to be played is
already widely discussed. The
Gamecocks swept the Tigers from
the stadium last year, 26-6, and
Coach Giese and the team are
figuring on a repeat performance.
We're all for itl
. . . Bob Rebhan, a 6-4 forward
from Parkersburg, Va., is looking
better in post-season practice than
at anytime during the Biddies' last
schedule. The young frosh scored
54 points during his limited course
of play, averaging 3.4. Rebhan,
who is of the same relative height
as most of the varsity cagers,
should pick up momentum before
the beginning of next season, and
possibly slide into a varsity slot.
. . . While we're discussing bas
ketball, we know Coach Walt Ham
brick was pleased over the gather
ing of high school cage stars who
visited the campus last week.
Varsity starters squired them
about Carolina, and if their out
ward interest denotes anything, we
should be seeing some of them on
Coach Rosemond's freshman squad
in December.
. . . In the controversy over Caro
lina's Marching Band, no one has
said the band did not sound good.
It is a known fact that the band
showed quite an improvement over
some "sounds" produced by bands
in the past. However, to say the
present band looks good, could only
be spoken by an individual who
is "totally blind." We resent the
inference made in one letter that
Mr. Garnett and his group are
"a little closed clique." The band
belongs to the student body, and
I dare say the majority of them
would like to see a Marching Band
that stirs within us a sense of
pride and spirit, and not one for
which we are forever apologizing.
The uniforms are only a part of
the dispute. No student is ever
in error when insisting on his own
college colors for his owna college
band. It is rather those who
argue the counter viewpoint, and
defend the black-and-gold uni
forms, who should be looked upon
with suspicious eyes. We are not
interested in the colors of Wofford
College or Booker T. Washington
High School when it comes to our
band uniforms, although we are
for a better band if we have to
hire Booker. T. Washington's band
director to get it.
i Win Honors
arris Island
Stillwell third with 185, and
Tommy LeGare fourth with 185,
all from U.S.C.
The following morning the
shooters took a try at the M-1
range and once more took honors
with Foster and Stillwell qualify
ing as Expert Marksman.
During both days the Univer
sity Riflemen won a total of 10
awards for marksmanship.
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