Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The PRE BOX By CHARLIE BRADLEY Sports Editor As a freshman at Carolina 1 was greeted with an entire change in the administration of Gamecock Athletics. Former Head Coach Rex Enright had assumed the job of Athletic Director and Warren Giese was imported from Maryland to take charge of our football forces. After little more than two weeks of classes, I began to hear stories cropping up, supposedly -originating in conversations between members of the faculty and the administration, stating their belief that the University was, more than ever before, attempting to enter into so-called "big time" inter collegiate athletic competition. This group of educators further felt that entry into the realm of the sports spotlight would necessitate lowering academic standards intermixed with pressuring the instructors into "padding" the grades of "academically slow" athletes. Individual members of various departments made known the fact that they would resist, at all costs, these rumored efforts, thus putting, for a time, untold strain on faculty athletic relationships. Fortunately, these whispered accusations were not in the least well-founded and a great deal of cooperation be tween faculty and athletic department was established. Other than receiving individual aid from student assis tants and many of our more understanding professors, af forded the players to enable them to keep from falling too far behind due class absences because of injury and away games, our athletes have had to progress just as any other members of the Carolina Community. DIE-HARDS However, there is at this time, a group of several of our more prominent administrators and faculty members who gain great personal pleasure in making examples of athletes who step out of line, regardless of the severity or inseverity of the offense. This is true of our University as 'well as most of those throughout the United States. In their insecurity, these per sons are afraid of the ultimate power of something that has grown as fast as college athletics. But, after all, what closer ties can exist between Univer sity and alumni than a hard-fought athletic contest? How can school spirit and pride exist without being able to boast of one's Alma Mater's trouncing her arch-rival? Cheerleaders and thousands of spectators would look mighty silly cheering wildly at the outcome of a chemistry experiment or the dis secting of poor old "Mr. Pig" in Biology. Without digressing any further, we can witness the value of college sports overwhelmingly attested to by the boost in morale and the expansion of certain universities and colleges throughout the land as a direct result of the publicity derived from intercollegiate athletics. This does not imply that foot ball, basketball or baseball has taken priority over the educa tional values, but merely that the individual takes greatest pride in being able to point to his school as being superior in every phase of college life whether it be academic or extra curricular. LOYALTY From this point wve immediately arrive upon the question of loyalty-loyalty from the student body as well as the ad ministration. How can this feeling exist if undue criticism of the athletic department is expressed because of the ac tions of a minority group? What form of loyalty is present when "back-knifing" incidlents, undlertones of disapproval, and stumbling-blocks, are placed in the paths of those who would do everything in their power to further the best in terests of the University. By this I do not mean the con struction of an academic robot, but rather the dleveloping of a well-rounded man, mentally, socially, and p)hysically. It all goes back to the fact that men who have dledicated their lives toward furthering their education have had very little time to participate or undlerstandl that part of man's nature which makes him thrive on the ability to participate either as a player or a spectator in events of p)hysical compe tition. Quite possibly these p)ersons, for One reason or an other, have had unfortunate relationships resulting from their brief encounter wvith athletics in the past. It is possible that in their zeal for a higher standard of education for the average person they regard athletics as nothing more than a deterrent of man's time, time which could be much more profitably spent broading his edlucation. Others, how ever, are extremely jealous of the attention and( publicity that is given college sports while the scien1tific~ and literary progress goes virtually unnoticed. RECONCILIATION Whatever the reason, there is a great need for the re conciliation of both sides as to the definite value of both edlu cation and athletics. This can only be accomplishedl through a broader knowledge, respect andl understanding of the prob) ___________ (Continued on page 7) J. PAUL SHBBDY,* hair expert, says: " dow on hat essyhair with SJust a little bit of Wlldroot' and...WOWIXuS.)7(?1CI etigCr ACC Meet Will Strain Past Marks Several meet records appear to be in serious jeopardy at- the an nual Atlantic Coast Conference track and field championships, to be held Friday -and Saturday at the University of South Carolina athletic center. Some challenging standards have been established by past A.C.C. performers, but several members of the current group of league track stars have the ability to erase records set-up by their predecessors. The 212-foot, ten-inch javelin record set by Duke's Dave Sime last year is almost certain to fall. Both Paul Snyder of Clemson and Nick Kovalakides of Maryland have consistently bettered that distance this season, including a 239-foot throw by Kovalakides. Three speedsters, John Dunkel berg of Clemson, Dave Scurlock of North Carolina and Tom Baze more of Duke are threats to the 440-yard run record of 48.0 seconds held by Dave Leas of Maryland. Either of the above threesome, or Bob Davis of North Carolina State or John Claggett of Mary land could lower the 880-yard run mark of 1:54.1 set by Bobby Jones of State in 1956. Maryland's C,arl Prigg has pole vaulted 13 feet, 7 inches, and could surpass the 13-7/2 record held by the Terps' Mel Schwarz (1956). South Carolina's Dave Coates has been coming along fast in re eent weeks and is a threat to the shot put record of 54 feet, 2 inches set by Maryland's Ed Coqke last spring. Coates was just a half inch short of that in the same meet and hit 53 feet in the South Carolina state meet last weekend. The two-mile record of 9:19.9, established by North Carolina's Wayne Bishop last year, will be standing on shaky ground when Bishop, Jared Nourse of Duke and Billy Lathani of South Carolina run Saturday. Latham's 9:19.3 is the best time turned in this year. Maryland's Bill Johnson appears Lo be the biggest threat to the high hurdles mark of 14.3 seconds, held by South Carolina's Don Goodroe, who will run this week L'Ind but is recovering from a leg njury. Marks of 9.5 seconds for the - 100, 20.1 for the 220, 4:09.4 for the mile, 22.4 for the low hurdles, 23 feet, 8% inches for the broad junp and 153 feet, 10%A inches for the discus don't appear to be in immediate danger. Qualifying heats will begin at 2:00 p.m. Friday, with finals set to get under wvay at the same time Saturday on the U.S.C. Layout. A crowd of over 4,000 is ex pee ted. 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Send your words to Lucky Strike, Bo,i Enclose your name, address, college or university an Get the genuine article Get the honest t of a LUCKi Gamecocks Meet, Edge By LOU YOUMANS Sports Writer h It was touch-and-go all the way d in last Saturday's State Track ] Meet, so close in fact that final P victory eventually hung on the M outcome of the last event. y Four almost perfectly balanced teams met that afternoon on Caro- t] lina's Athletic Field: U.S.C., N Clemson, The Citadel, and Furman. 0 The numbers of returning cham- F pions, the excellent showings of all F four delegations in previous dual C meets throughout the season, and C predictions from defending cham- f4 pions' coach, U.S.C.'s Weems Bas- N kins that this would be the closest k clash in South Carolina track his- J tory, had heightened the excited a anticipation. d Clemson got off to a fine start a as Tiger dasher John Dunkelberg took the 440 in 48 seconds flat, to v break the old record for this..event. a The powerhorse of the Gamecock T line-up, long-distancer Billy La- t< tham, shattered his own mile re- d< cord of 4:17.6 with a time of 4:17.0. G The indefatigable Latham then tl went on to win the two-mile as h well, although without even threa tening his own record of 9:44.0. b The third record set during the si meet was the handiwork of Clem- ai son's consistently winning discus- N1 thrower Joe Davis. Oddly enough, t< the mark that he was shooting F against was not only his own, but o, also only just set in the prelimi- o1 naries on the previous day. With i a tremendous effort, he sent the saucer flying for 157 feet, 11 ti inches, easily surpassing the short- G lived record of 153 feet, %/ inch. ai Ofte)i cited as the strongest con- pi tender in the meet, The Citadel ol provided the individual champion: Jim Pugh, a sprinter who amassed C a total of 15 points by capturing 31 first places in the 100, the 220, and ir the low hurdles. C "LAR4 FORMi 707 Hard COLUM I! 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One of the most crucial events of ie meet was the Walter Johnson lemorial Relay, named in honor r the founder of the State Meet. ine running by U.S.C.'s King ixon, Legrand Guerry, and Jim athcart succeeded in endin the lemson threat, but when the )urth Gamecock runner, Buddy layfield, neared the wire, be oked back to find The Citadel's :hn Rivers hot on his heels. With magnificent burst of speed, he ished across the line for the win rid a team time of 3:21.0. When the iast event, the pole ault, rolled around, it was still niybody's meet, with U.S.C. and he Citadel battling it out for the am championship. If the Bull >gs could cop first, and leave the amecocks stranded with a third, iey could walk off with top nors. It was not fated to be so. After .eathless moments with the bar !t at 12 feet, 6 inches, both U.S.C. Id The Citadel's finalists, Jim acedon and Tom Metsker, failed clear the mark without upset. urman's Walter Bull sailed neatly rer to steal the event, leaving the .her two to share second-place mors. With The Citadel's hopes thus warted at the last instant, the amecocks emerged champions for iother year, continuing a winning .ecedent almost as regular as that the Yankees. The pointages were 47 1/6 for Rrolina, 44 % for The Citadel, ) for Clemson, 27% for Fur an, and 15 5/6 for Presbyterian Dllege. AEST IN THE SOUTHEAMT L WEAR FOR MEN en St. Phone AL 8-0461 BIA, SOUTH CAROLINA .E-MAN CONTEST ,FLEXIBITION JOSE PH AKLINE. KENI SlAtE U. MALE FOREBEARS i STRIKE I G AR ETT E S Zsm e' nw , 'As ou ide ne