Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The PRESSB@X By CHARLIE BRADLEY Sports Editor The 1959 edition of the State Track Meet will undoubi edly be one of the most successful in its long and colorft history. However, the man who developed this sports ever from a dream to an actuality, who nursed it from infantic3 through the depression ridden war years, to a full grow spectacle, will be conspicious in his absence. Walter A. Johnson, who for four decades directed th destiny of the athletic forces of Presbyterian College passe away last year. But his contributions to the world of sport will be long remembered by the countless hundreds who wer his associates ih a never ending struggle to preserve th true meaning and quality of intercollegiate athletics. This year, in memory of Walter Johnson, a new troph; is being established for the winner of the one-mile rela3 This 40-inch trophy will be rotated between the winners o the relay from year to year. A plaque bearing a likeness of Mr. Johnson and carryin the names of the members of the relay team will be awarde the winners as a permanent testimonial to their achievemeni * * * * * Ray "Cookie" Pericola and Lawton Rogers were recentl awarded the Rex Enright award for being named the oui standing athletes in each of the Universities R.O.T.C. Unit. The awards were made by Coach Enright at the Govei nor's R.O.T.C. Review. In attendance were Governor Ho: lings, Dean J. T. Penney and Acting President Robert Surr walt. * * * * * Carolina's baseball fortunes, although improved ove their '58 performance, leave much to be desired. In 10 out of 18 games played to date the Gamecock have limited their opponents to three runs or less yet the; have been able to bring home victory on only eight occa sions. Several reasons become immediately evident. The tear batting average is but 222 with two men, Dan Morgan ani Ken Rosefield, hitting over 300 and a like number wit] averages below the 200 mark. In their last two contest the Gamecocks managed only four hits in 18 innings of play Lack of power at the plate plus irratic fielding have beei responsible for Carolina losing six contests by a margin o one run. On the other hand Carolina pitching has proven to b as good if not better than any other in the league. Leadinj the members of the hurling staff are Roger Groves with remarkable earned run average of 1.92 for 42 innings ani a record of two wins and three loses, Bud Swygert, Roge Brown and Melvin. The E.R.A. of these four pitchers for 133 innings pitche< is fantastic 2.40. And that's tops in anybody's league. * * * * * The winning team in this year's State Track meet coul< well be decided by the individual performances of two Carc lina men, David Coates and Don Goodroe, both of whon have been on the long road to recovery after painful in juries. Coates after having a muscle transplanted from the cal of his leg to his arm has experienced much difficulty 11 perfecting the co-ordination of his arm and body move ments. This has resulted in a stiffness of his right shoulde and less than spectacular performance thi year. However, in last week's Clemson meet David showei definite signs of recovery as he put the shot a distance o 51 feet, something that he had been unable to accomplis1 since the Florida relays. Don Goodroe, Carolina's perpetual high hurdles win ner, severely strained a muscle running the anchor leg o the mile relay and as a result he missed the entire regula season outdoor competition. Fitted out in a special leg brace, Don ran the hurdle: "for form only" in last week's meet with the Tigers o Clemson. After the race Goodroe stated that he felt ni pain during or after the race and that although not il good shape, he would be able to compete. Win, loose or draw, the students of the Universita should doff our hats to these two boys who have showr great persistance and courage in an effort to further ou winnng cause. The new Arrow FREE-WAY4 puts "action" in a shirt ... Here's a knitted shirt just made for active sports (and lounging around, as well). The feather-light, mesh knit fabric is bias-cut for perfect freedom in any position. The back, cut longer than the front, lets the collar fit your neck just right. In a variety of shades to match or coordinate with your summer sportswear. $4.00. -AR ROW+4 first In fashion Behind T In Carolii By DAN FOSTER Sports Columnist ... Halfback King Dixon has beei named the state's "athlete of th year" for the 1958-59 college yeai and will receive the second annua Palmer Trophy award of the Sout Carolina Chiropraotors Associa tion. Alex Hawkins, Dixon's fel low halfback on the Gamecocl squad, was runnerup, and will re ceive the second-place award. . . . U.S.C.'s freshman basebal team took a 9-2 victory ovei i Brookland-Cayce last Thursda t with catcher Bobby Ivey leadinj the Biddies in batting with thre4 singles in four trips. The frosi then split a double-header witi the freshman of Clemson, drop e ping the first, 5-0; winning th4 second, 9-0. s. . . Although high hurdler Dor e Goodroe ran considerably behinc in the Gamecock-Tiger meet, il e was good to see him back on"th( track in an active capacity. Dor y has been taking things easy sinc( his leg injury early in the season but hopes to make a strong bid ir the state meet tomorrow. . . . Carolina dominated the shot, put contest against Clemson, tak d ing all three positions. Dav< Coates placed first with a 51 foot one-inch throw. Coates' state-mee1 record was set in 1958 with a distance of 53 feet, three-fourtf Y inches. He'll be looking to equal and possibly exceed, that record a. the state meet opens here at Caro. lina. Carolina likewise ran awa3 with all three positions in th( discus. Theo Manos placed firsi with a throw of 131 feet, thre( r inches. The state record for th( discus was set by Joe Silas o: U.S.C. in 1956. Distance: 15( B feet, 1% inches. . . . Dan Upton looked quite good in the freshman track competitior against Clemson. His 22-foot, six inch broad jump outdid the varsity competitors, and he also tied foi 1 first in pole vault and placed B third in the javelin. Upton haE an excellent form for a trackman, and with additional work should f prove a valuable man for next season's varsity hopes. B . . . Bill Tinder, who won both hurdles events and placed second i in the broad jump, is likewise I another fine frosh track hopeful, r He and Upton are two good rea sons why Carolina's track future j is bright indeed. . . . Carolina has many fine ath letes who are not part of the varsity or freshmen teams. Sucli I a fine p)rosp)ect is Tony McCreight, - a freshman from Aiken, S. C, 1 Tony was quite versatile while al - Aiken High School, playing foot ball for three years, basketball for f three years, and baseball for twc 1 years. He was chosen to the All .. State basketball team in 1957 and r in 1958. McCreight averaged 19 to 20 points per game while a high~ school cage star, and was elected as All-American in 1958. -. . . D)on Rutledge, who recently joinedl the Gamecock sports staff is another basketball prospect. D 1on, wvho played football, basket b)all, and golf, graduated fron SMount Herman High School, and madle All-State in basketball fron a Massachusetts. . Mike Stanfield is another cage 3 p)rospect, making All-State fron I Washington state. And, of course there are many others here al r Carolina who have fine talent or 1 the gridiron, the court, the dia r mond, and the track. Most o1 them would doubtless not makt he Scene ia Sports the competition of varsity athlet ics, and are therefore adding tc the intramural program. But fox ' those who are varsity calibre, we e only hope they make their talent -, known, and give it a try. They, I the team, and Carolina could be i better because they did. - . . . A leading all-star candidate - is 215-pound ex-paratrooper, Jake C Bodkin. This fine guard broke - into the Gamecock lineup during the third game of his 1958 sopho more season and gained conference e "sophomore of the week" honors r for his performance in that con test with Georgia. Bodkin should be a serious candidate for all conference and sectional honors in 1959, and with continued improve - ment could blossom into an All America possibility. . . .Halfback Ken Baity and his wife, Mikie, will be a part of the summer school scene. Mrs. Baity, a student at Woman's College, U.N.C., will join her husband in June. It seems that Tom Hannah is not too pleased about snakes as pets; at least not the one Har old Jones has adopted. Both are tackles on the Gamecock '59 squad. Presbyterian College upset S.C.'s golf team, 15 to 12, Mon day afternoon over Forest Lakd Country Club. Pete Richter of Carolina was medalist with 71, one under par. ... Fans received a good example of school spirit and that certain close-feeling always shared by teammates when Jim Cathcart and Buddy Mayfield crossed the finish line together in the 220 last Sat urday. Cathcart, who timed the race in 22.8 seconds, paused for Mayfield to join him,. as both were considerably ahead of Uhlig of Clemson. The two sprinters then crossed the finish hand-in hand. This action was greeted with applause from the stands, and is but a minor point to prove that the track team, as a whole, does have quite a high degree of spirit among its members, and enjoys considerable support from the fans. We only wish all of Carolina's athletic teams were so fortunate! All persons interested in taking the American Red Cross course in Senior lifesaving are asked to meet at the University pool Mon day, May 4, at 4:30 p.m. 1 C IG A-R E T TE HOW' Take a word-televisio, cial TV (sellevision), lc good TV (swellevision) paying $25 for the TPhi to go! Send your word York. Enclose your ni Get the genui Get the of English: HALLWAY INA HA '\%% g*V. .. :ii. Carolina will -be well represeni the State Track Meet with these 1 Coates, State record holder, Jac) of whom are first year varsity pei Individual Re Stern Test In Records, one of which has held I up for over 20 years, will be in 4 jeopardy at the 32nd annual South Carolina Intercollegiate Track and Field Championships to be held on the University of South Carolina track Friday and Saturday. The meet in past years was held at Presbyterian College in Clinton, and some impressive meet records were established there for future stars to pursue. Oldest of the marks still stand ing is the high jump record of six feet, three inches, set by South Carolina's Frank Bostick in 1937. The broad jump record of 23 feet, 3% inches and 220-yard low hurdles mark of 23.9 seconds set by Clemson's Banks McFad den back in 1940, have survived well, too. Four records were set and an other tied last year, and the re sponsible individuals will be back competing in this year's meet. South Carolina's Billy Latham set new mile and two-mile marks in IN En BS TO MAKE i, for example. 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TIi En~ rRIKE TOCK JUDGE Gamecocks Drop Two Road Games Last weekend proved to be a disasterous one for Cazona'e' baseball fortunes. The Game cocks dropped two games in as many days, a 1-0 to Wake Forest on Friday and a 44 to University of North Carolina on Saturday. In Friday's g a m e, Roger Groves, a sophomore from Mineral Wells, Texas, ailowed the Deacons only five hits,'-while shutting them out for the regulation nine in nings. However, a triple by Jay Franklin, the A.C.C.'s leading hit ter, in the Deacons' $half of the tenth inning, scored Bob P.lem mons from first base to give the home team their margin of vie tory. The Gamecocks came up with three double plays to help Groves out of several jams, but five er rors and a total of only two hits eventually led to his downfall. On 'Saturday, the University of North Carolina, behind the bril liant relief pitehing of junior Wayne Young, held South Carolina again to only two hite while rack ing up a 4-1 decision. The first inning saw the Game cocks jump off to a 1-0 lead on Ifour consecutive walka Young then took over and retired the side without any further damage being done. That was the last time that the Gamecocks were able to advance a man.beyorid second base. The Tar Heels tied the score in the second on a .walk, a fielder's choice, and a single by Vaughn Bryson and took the lead in the fourth on a single, a walk, and two infield outs. From these on out "the die was east," with the final score reading U.N.C. 4, UIS.C. 1. iment of: otton 'Cord Suits gulars and longs Pe or brown .95 ORT SHIRTS 98 JUNIOR 1lege-Hi Shop" root (5 Points) D PROFESSOR uion: This fellow has so e looks like a thermom >pic, he needs glasses to 1 alarm. Though quite ;, the only ones he favors "I take a dirn view of ne says. "Give me the Lucky Strike!" We see rt of squsintellectual (but ighted when it comes 0 OARSMEN Ish: DOG POUND