The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 04, 1959, Page Page Seven, Image 8
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By BOBBY ALFORD
Atter last Saturday's football game, we are quite content
to take a breather from football stadiums for some time to
come. Wake Forest quarterback Norman Snead reminded us
of a baseball pitching machine in his work against the Game
cocks. His receivers didn't do too badly either. Statistics re
veal how one-sided this ball game really was in the second
half.
Basketball Begins
So with a long sigh, we take leave of the outside air and
the oval-shaped pigskin for another year, and hurry to the
confines of the Field House and the hardwood. Basketball
season is already upon us; and we are ready.
The basketball Gamecocks will be improved this year.
They have several things going for them, not the least
being a head coach who eats, sleeps, and drinks basketball.
Coach Bob Stevens is going to add much to basketball at
Carolina.
Earth-shaking improvements will not come overnight, but
given a little time, Stevens, his assistants Gordon Stauffer,
and Walt Hambrick are going to have the Gamecocks playing
on an even par with North Carolina's Big Four, and the
other ACC schools.
Stevens Optimistic
It is rather unusual to find someone as devoted to his
profession as is Stevens. He knows the game of basketball
inside and out. He knows how to teach it to others. His
statement that basketball is a game of habits explains'the
game as simply as it can be explained. Combined with his
knowledge of the game, Stevens has more going for him. He
is a devout optimist and he loves the game.
We agree completely with Coach Stevens when he says,
"the home crowd has more effect upon the home team than
playing on the home court." Let's get behind our basketball
team and our new coach with determination and enthusiasm.
Let's cheer the Gamecocks as they begin the long climb to the
Conference championship, maybe not this year, but not far
im the future.
Do Jou Tkhk 7Sr )6
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Freshmen
Play N. C.
Tonight
Coach Gordon Stauffer sends hif
freshmen basketballers o u t foi
their acid test tonight as the Bid.
dies take on the University ol
North Carolina freshmen at Wool.
en Gymnasium in Chapel Hill. Th(
Biddies were host to the Erskin(
jayvees last night.
Stauffer revealed his starting
lineup with Scotty Ward and Jim
Collins at guard, Ron Maynard
and Bob Haney at forward, and
Jim Miller in the pivot.
The freshman mentor, who de
termines his starting lineup by the
players' plus or minus points on
the basketball profile charts kept
by the managers, noted that Bob
Swenson and big Dave Prevoznik
are pressing hard for starting
assignments.
The Biddies well-balanced attack
will revolve around Carolina's new
quick break offense. "We don't
know anything about them (UNC
frosh)," commented Stauffer. "We
won't change our style for North
Carolina. We will run our regular
offense."
Defensively, the Biddies will use
a man-to-man defense. The bulk
of the rebounding chore will fall
to Miller (6-5) who moves out to
forward when Prevoznik is in the
game. Prevoznik (6-7, 215 pounds)
is also a rough customer under the
boards.
1957.
The Biddies will return to begin
a four-game home stand including
Parris Island Tuesday, Augusta
College Thursday, and Wilmington
Junior College Saturday.
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'nference Game
scocks
The 1959-60 v e r a i on of the
basketball G a m e c o c k s will be
shown to Atlantic Coast Confer
ence fans tomorrow at 2 p.m. The
Gamecocks will be in Chapel Hill
engaging N o r t h Carolina's Tar
Heels in a televised game.
The Gamecocks w a r m e d up
Thursday night in the Field House
against Erskine. This year's team
promises to be an exciting one to
watch.
"The Tar Heels are an excep
tionally tough Conference opener.
They have experience and height
returning from last year, and they
will he playing at home," said
Coach Bob Stevens.
Coach Stevens named the fol
lowing men to start tomorrow's
game: Mike Callahan and Walt
Hudson at forwards, Bob Frantz
or Larry Dial at center, Ronnie
Johnson at one guard post and
either Fred Luigs or Melvin Quick
at the other. All seven mert are
seniors and lettermen.
The Tar Heels are paced by
junior York Larese. Seven other
letternen are back from last year's
team which won 20 and lost only
five. Hugh Donahue, Grey Poole,
Lee Shaffer, and Ray Stanley re
tu-rn at forwards. )ick Kepley at
center, Lou Brown, -John Crotty,
Harvey Salz and Larese at guards.
Kepley is injured at present and
will miss the opening game. Dona
hue is scheduled to replace him at
the pivot.
The Gamecocks are in fine shape
physically. Coaches Stevens, Gor
don Stauffer, and Walt Hambrick S
have been putting the men through cl
their paces since October 15. Mon
day Stevens comniented, "I'm glad 4
the season is still three days away.
There are some last-minute things
we need to straighten out."
Callahan led last year's Game
Cocks in rebounding, his 253 grabs
placed him fourth in this depart
ment in the ACC. Callahan and
Walt Hudson averaged better than
ten points per game last year.
Callahan had a 12.- average and
fludson 10.6. il
The Gamecocks play a 25-game r(
regular season schedule, ten games
will be at home. A fter North Caro- o
lina the Birds entertain N. C. y
State here on December 8, Georgia ti
Tech here December 10, and Duke.
here D)ecember 12. i
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Georgia Tech
Meets Birds
Here, Dec. 10 :
Di
Thue Gamecocks next home op- U
l)onent will be Georgia Tech on F<
lecemnber 10. Tech has nine of its
top) eleven scorers returning from to
last year's team which won 17 of 26 '3:
in the rugged Southeastern Con- be
ference. Al
The Yellow Jackets are led by fu
guards Ray Blemker and Captain fo
Terry Randall. This pair blossomed TI
into the top guardl combination in 7-1
the SEC last year. ha
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EVEN SENIORS on this year's
ew is Coach Robert Stevens (m
om these men. They are: top ro,
uard Melvin Quick and center I
nter Bob Frantz.
Enright
Of 15 Y
BY DAN FOSTER
Sports Columnist
Due to the interest stimulate
the current drive to honor D
ector of Athletics Rex Enrigh
whaps many would be intereste
a review of the football caret
Coach Enright during the 1
!ars he directed the gridiron foi
nes of the fighting Gamecocks.
In 1938 Enright left the coaet
g staff of the University a
eorgia andl accepted the positio
head coach and athletic directo
South Carolina, replacing Do
eAllister.
"Enright Reign"
Carolina's '38 team was cap
ined by W. I. Howell and Larr
aig, and they began the "Er
~ht reign" with a smashing 54
nI over hapless Erskine College
aquesne wvas beaten 7-0, Catholi
niversity fell 7-0, and Waki
irest barely wonl 20-19.
.1. IB. Henson and Heber Stroud
ok the helm as captains of thb
Ssquad. Unrest in Europe wa:
ing felt among a rather nervou;
nerican college crowd, and thb
ture was far from bright whei
r>tballI begani in mid-September
ie Ganmecocks docwned Floridi
) and Miami 7-t. Clemson, wh<
dwon in '38 by a score of 34--12
>red another win in '39, 27-0.
194t0's Fighting 11 was heade<
cap)tain Kirt Nortoni. Clemsoi
& M took a 21-13 win, US(
ked Kansas State 20-13, Miam
I to Enright's gang 7-2, an<
rolina rompledl all o v e r Th4
Ladel 31-6.
The War Years
The war years were on with thi
vent of '42 football. Louis Sos,
mon took the Gamecocks to the
Id as their captain. It was i
rI year for USC as they eked
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iddle in top row). The starters for te
i, forward Mike Callahan, Stevens, f
arry Dial; bottom row, guard Ronnit
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out a single win over The Citadel
14-0. But colleges all over the
d country were feeling a shortage of
i- manpower as the Nazi and Japan
t, ese threats loomed over the free
d world.
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REX ENRIGHIT
I From 1943 to 1945 Coach En
right served in the United States
.Navy, holding the rank of comn
nimander when he returned to Caro
lina in 1946. Earl D)unham was
,captain of the first postwar team.
Newberry lost 21-0, C I e nm s o n
I fought to a 0-0 tie, Miami tied
13-13, Wake Forest repeated with
a 13-13 tie, and Maryland barely
pulled a 19-13 win. Despite a toss
andI-turn season Carolina went to
its first bowl game. USC lost to
Wake Forest in the Gator Bowl,
26-14.
After The War
Al Faress and Jack Couch took
command- of the 1948 Gamecocks.
Newberry was bliried in the sea
son's opener 46-0. Tulsa was upset
27-7, and Furman bit the dust 7-0.
Cecil Woolbright was '49 captain
andl led a 27-13 win over the
Clemson Tigers. Marquette was
taken 6-3, Wake Forest surrendered
27-20, and The Citadel was bowed
42-0.
FORN
707 HI
COL1
Heels
-ed above. The only freshman in this
morrow's game will probably come
orward Walt Hudson, center row,
Johnson, guard Fred Luigs, and
areer
rolina
The 1950 fortunes of USC were
assumed by captain Dave Sparks.
The big game was a 7-0 win over
Georgia Tech, Clemson fought to
a 14-14 tie, and George Washington
toppled 31-13. In 1951 the im
mortal Steve Wadiak was chosen
captain. Clemson lost to a deter
mined Gamecock bunch 20-0, West
Virginia was beaten 34-13, and
Wake Fo,rest lost again 21-6.
Modern Era
Jo.h n I.atZorre and WalIt Shea
were co-eapitains in 1952. Wofford
tumblled :3-0, Furman missed with
a 37-7 loss, Enright won again
over ('lemson E-0, anud The Citadel
came out on the shorter end of a
35-0 score. In 1953 Gene Wilson
wats captain. IEnright took his third
straight win over Clemson 14-7,
V'irginia was defeated 19-0, N. C.
bowed out 18-0, and the Mountain
eers of W. Va. lost 20-14.
Coach Enright's last squad wvas
in 1955 and was captained by Carl
Brazell and Hugh Bell. Wofford
fell 26-7, Furmani lost 19-0, and
Virgina gave up to a 21-14 final.
Thus the active coaching years
of Rex Enright came to a close. He
had opened with a victory back in
1938 and he closed with a win in
19155. With many coaches their win
lost ratings are all that matter to
them and to the fans. But with Rex
Enright it has always been in
finiitely more. It is true that his
losses have been as real as his
wins. lie has dark moments follow
ing many close and harried con.
tests, and he has known moments
of glorious football. But standing
head and shoulders above the sta
tistics is the man. And we hope to
honor this man, and not the score
books, filled w i t h their fifteen
years of so-many wins as balanced
by so-many losses. For long after
the athletic department has filed
the facts away in dusty volumes,
Re x Enright's contributions of
character, sportsmanship, and in
tegrity will still he living. In
fact, they will never die.
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