The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 03, 1961, Page Page Six, Image 6
Cock Tales .
. . . With Gray
A new semester, a new football coach, and a new sports
staff (?) are the ingredients we have before us in which tc
cook up something that we hope will be acclaimed edible b.\
all. We are making but one promise, and that is this coluni
will be identified by another name. Any suggestions?
Before we put anything in the oven, we have a bone
we would like to pick with a certain institution that is
located among the slurp and slime of the foothills of the
Blue Ridge mountains-Clemson College. Press Maravich
and his Farm Hand quintet invaded our premises January
H-. and despite the greatest comeback ever witnessed by
this writer, the Gamecocks went down in defeat. But that
is not the reason for our beefing. We have seen sportsman
ship displayed magnificently, and we have also seen ball
clubs behave in an unsportable sense.
The type of behavior that was displayed by the Clemson
was definitely unsportsmanlike. but to top that, Maravict
violated every ACC ruling on temiper control, and nothing
was done about it. Now if our very able Bob Stevens car
control himself, why can't Maravich ? Even Bones McKinne\
doesn't use the language or the physical movements this so
called coach did.
Tom Mahaffey, the big center for the Tigers, showed
himself on the court also. He started off by elbowing every
one unlder the basket, and before the first half ended, he and
Art Whisnant, the fine center for the Gamecocks, were hav
ing a verbal war. It took the officials, if they may be termed
as such, the better part of the second half to get up enough
nerve to throw Mahaffey out of the game, and he left the
hardwoods with a great amount of profanity.
('hoppy Patterson, supposedly' the "flower" of Clemson
basketballers, fouled out in the last few minutes. Every time
[atterson was charged with a foul, we had to distract oui
date's attention from the floor to keep her from seeing him
spill out a long list of words that would not be accepted
socially. The minister sitting behind us left the Field House
after Patterson's second foul.
We always thought Clemson was the place for crude
people. Now we have stopped thinking, because we know
it ! Nothing can be done about the behaviour that was pre
sented by the basketballers, but we do feel that "Crying
Towel" Maravich should be investigated for violating the
ACt rule, and if found guilty, he should be fined.
NOTES AND) NAMES
Marvin Bass said the question he has been asked thc
most since taking over the head football coaching chores at
Carolina is: "Are you gonna t hrow the ball ?"
T[he very able man answered this by saying, "They put
air in a footb)all so you can throw it. If they dlidnt want you
to th row the ball, they' f1 ill it with sand.''
.Jake Hod kin, the recent recipient of the South Carolimi
,Ja1cob Blccking Trophy, which was presented at wvell-or
ganflizedl (olumiai Touc2hdown1 (Club ,hamboree last week, was
blessed a few weeks back with the birth of a lovely girl,
A not her fu tuLre Gamecock on the way. (Congratulations,
.Jake!
Speaking of recent adldit ions to the family, King Dixon,
the great halfback who played at Carolina a couple of
seasons ago, andl who is now setting the woods on tire in
Quantico, Va. as an outstanding service footballer
recently acquired a son, King D)ixon Ill. D)ixon
(11) was presented the Outstanding Service Player award
at the .Jamboree for his performance in the service Champ
ionship game. The King couldn't make the ceremonies in
person, so his father accepted the award. D)ixon, Sr. said
that "in the family of horses, there has to be a stallion
somewhere along the line. My sonl was, andl I hope his son
wilt follow in his steps."
We wer,e looking over the remai ninig part of the basket.
ball schedule and this column discovered t hat the Gamecocks
have some tough ones yet to face. At this writing (Tuesday)
the Birds will have to face all of the seven AC( opponents
plus Furman. As of now, Carolina has lost all five of its
previous ACC games. We know this is dliscouraging to ouw
good friend Bob Stevens, but we are sure he and the many
Gamecock fanis are aware that height. plays a ma.ior role ir
basketball.
Since Carolina is not fortunjate enough to have an over
supply of height, we think the Birds are dloing well to sta3
in the game as much as they have. The tallest man on th(
court is Whisnant (6-4) , and he is partially lame now witt
a bad ankle. Of course, we must recognize t he fine p)laying
of Scotti Ward, Hobby Robinson, Bud C'ronin, Ronnie John.
son, and the others, but again the height. problem is evident
If a man is a great shot, he still must have height to scort
andl rebound.
As we mentioned before, this column was rel)resente<
at the recent Columibia Touchdown (Club Jamboree. The pro
gram was well presenIted(, espeCcially the I)orn F'usci story
For the recollection of some of our readers, I"usei was a greal
lineman for the Gamecocks several years back. Red Canup
Carolina Sports Publicity D irector, was t he M( , andl Fuse
was surprised with fictional characters from his past.
The highlight of t.he program was the Frank Howard
Marvin Bass introductions, but this was curbed somewhat
by a "summit" meeting held between the two that after
noon. Regardless, old "Baldy" introduced Coach Bass as
the "Personality Kid" and Howard said that he was going
to stop hunting and start fishing for big mouth llass.
Coach Bass returned this quip by saying that when How
ard went fishing, he had better bring a big hook and
plenty of bait.
Frosh I
Bantams
Post Fine
10-2 Mark
hy CARIROLL GRAY
Assistant Sports Mitor
Gord:m Stauffer, freshian has
%etball co ich, is fast forming a very
sJelight fill habit. Winning! This
ve'r his star-studded freshman five
-tre keeping pace with last year's
:-emarkable team (won 15, lost 5),
-ompiling 10 victories against only
awo defeats. Stauffer, a standout
guard at lichigan State, 1951-52,
fill- the role of a farm-elub m1:m11
Igor for Coach Stevens. indoctrinat
ing :I 1ll new omiers to tihe "constant
mtion" offense. Under the guid
a tn ' of Stauiffer at the moment is
j seet grolulp of distant and local
talent. Thlumbnail sketches of tCie
freshman starting five follow.
Thirty, Alibert John; Hometown
Chorleroi, Pa.; Born November
18, 19-l0: height - W7"; weight -
190 l : major l Etication. Al
played outstanding ball for Chor
leroi iigh for three seasons and
w:us tv:1n captain his senior year.
The big state of' Pennsylvania
picked him honorable mention All
State two years in a row. Ilere at
Carolina, Al is the starting center
and is valuable in the vital rebound l
department. Starting somewhat m
slowly. Al has begun to make his It
presence known to the opposition by o1
steady performances. Uniform num- te
ber 45, te
Barrett, David William; Hole-c
town-Ft. Wayne, Ind.; Born
September 2, 1912; Height--W5";
Weight -185; Major-43usiness. In
this basketball crazy town of Ft. t
Wayne, Indiana, Dave was chosen A
All-City both his junior and senior
years. A serious student of the T
game, Dave kept in shape the year
aroun,0d by running track and cross 0
country. At U.S.C. Dave is referred th
t' as "the one who jumps so high,"
:md is currently leading the fresh- %
man teamt, in total rebounds. A 01
number of points are added to his g
total by timely tip-ins. Uniform
num11ber. 13. A
Collins, Charles Ronald; Home- 01
town-Winnsboro, S. i.; Born
January 15,. 19412; Hecight -6'3";
We(ight- 1;0; Major'-Business. A
homec.towvn pt'odutct of neat'by Winns
boro, IUonnie was a fout'-lettet' man i
in bigh school. His senior yeatr st
FIVE
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STARTING AT left Imttom, moviig
.Al 'rhiry., Ronnie Colfls, and Russ
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Lucansky, Terry Wayne; Home
wn - Massillon, Ohio; Born --
igust 21, 1942; Height - ('1";
eight - 160; Major - Pre--Med.
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Littleton, Bryce Rusell, .Jr.;
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BRUARY 4th
Pace
TRACK, BASEBALL
Calls have been issued for
Carolina baseball and track
members to begin practice for
the coming season. Track
Coach Weems Baskin and Base
ball Coach Joe Grugan have an
nounced that practice sessions
will begin Wednesday, February
8, for varsity participants, and
Wednesday, February 15, for
the freshmen. It is imperative
tha all who expect to partic
ipa!e in either of the sports be
at these drills.
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SHOOTING
layer Games Pts. Avg.
Vhisnimt 14 267 19.1
Vard 141 1941 13.9
Ohnson 1-1 180 12.9
:obinson 14 170 12.1
ronin 1.1 120 8.(
Ilney 1.1 77 5.5
revoznik 10 22 2.2
rabenstetter 12 20 1.7
ehban 10 15 1.5
odhold 4 2 0.5
aird 13 5 0.4
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ronin 14 95 6.8
[aney 14 63 4.5
Dhnson 14 60 4.3
obinson 14 53 3.8
ard 14 418 3.4
revoznik 10 19 1.9
rabenstetter 12 16 1.3
ehban 10 11 1.1
aird 13 4; 0.5
odbold 4 0.0
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5, 17, and 20 through 24. In
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February 8.
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londay, February 6, in the Old
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nandatory that all eligibility slips
)e turned in to the Intramural
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t hona-fide slip will not be al
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OLD GYM
Feb. 6
7:00--Sigma Chi vs. PiKas.
8:30--Zone 1 vs. Zone .1.
Feb. 7
7:00-Chi Psi vs. Phi Eps.
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eadership both on and off the court,
buss received the Principal's Cup
or leadership in all p)hases of his
igh school career. At Gamerooster
3., ltuss has wvon a starting berth
mn the freshman team, and can be
ounted on) at all times for a cool
end.1 Uniform number 35.
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