The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 01, 1963, Page Page Six, Image 7
sportopics
MIKE McCA1ITMY_
Sports Editor -
There is always an argument developing somewhere
to what is the oldest original American game. Some peor
argue in favor of baseball and others maintain that foc
ball is the oldest original American game.
All sports enthusiasts who argue in favor of basebi
or football are victims of the press. The American intere
in these sports has been stimulated by constant propagan<
from newspapers.
There is really only one original American game. It w
played by the earliest inhabitants of our country, t]
American Indians. The name of the game is lacrosse.
Lacrosse was played between tribes of Indians with
many as a hundred men on a team. The game was play
to celebrate a great victory or feast.
The contest usually took place between the villages
the two tribes involved, which might be as much as fi
miles apart with a goal set up in each village.
The object of the game was to carry a ball, usually ma
of rubber, in a stick with a net on it, and throw it throul
the opponents' goal.
The Indian braves who played had to be in excelle
physical condition to stand the rigor of the beating whi<
they suffered while running with the ball.
Lacrosse was given its name by explorers who saw t1
natives playing and thought the stick in which they carri
the ball resembled the bishop's crosier.
This primitive game has developed into a very popul;
spring sport in some parts of the country. Each year i
all-American team is named and a North-South game
played between the outstanding senior players from c<
leges all over the country.
Today's lacrosse is very much modified from the for
which America's primitive ancestors played. The conte
takes place on a field 110 yards long and 55 yards wid
There is a goal at each end of the field set in five yar
from the end line.
Ten men represent each team. There is a goalie, thr<
defensemen, three midfielders and three attackmen. Tl
object of the game is the same as in primitive play, pi
the ball in the goal.
The interest in lacrosse is gradually expanding throug]
out the country. Some schools began it to serve as sprir
conditioning for football players in areas where sprir
practice was not permitted.
At present Navy, Army and Johns Hopkins are regard(
as the lacrosse powers of the nation, but the University 4
Virginia, Maryland and some of the small midwestern schoo
are improving.
Lacrosse is a rugged game which requires great co-ord
nation, speed, and conditioning. It can be rightfully calk
the fastest and roughest outdoor game.
Maybe interest in this primitive sport will spread to USI
Last weekend Art Heyman played his last game in ti
Duke Indoor Stadium. The unanimous All-American bow(
out as only a great player should. Art poured forty poin
through the nets and grabbed twenty-six rebounds. As He;
man left the game tears came to his eyes. Duke's greate;
basketball player had played his last game before the hon
crowd.
A few years ago people speculated on the possibility
a man running the mile in less than four minutes. Once tl
barrier was broken by Roger Bannister others followed h
success. Jim Beatty has smashed another barrier. The tir
runner from the Los Angeles Track Club has run und<
four minutes indoors with the ease that runners have sho,%
doing it on the cinders. What was once thought to be ju
a dream is now a reality. What is man's ultimate limit?
An Ivy League school, Brown University, will run again
the Gamecocks and William and Mary in a duel meet tI
week prior to the Carolina State-Record Relays. They ali
plan to take part in the Relay Meet.
The snowfall on Tuesday night brought talk of a nord
team at USC. The dream was shattered when the sno
quickly melted the next day.
Bob Cousy finishes his professional basketball care<
this season. One of Cousy's teammates said of the baske
ball magician, "A man makes his own shoes. Cousy ma<
his . . . and nobody's going to fill them - nobody --n
One of the greatest examples of how determination ci
effect the final outcome in athletics was exemplified in ti
1960 Olympics.. A team of American pickups won the go
medal in hockey with upset victories over Canada and Ru
sia. They won because they refused to give in no matt
what the odds against them were.
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Senior center, Bob Haney,
at finished the regular season with
,h against the Demon Deacons. )
minutes and led the Gamecocks 1
nis of Haney. career.
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Second place Wake Forest hande<
m South Carolina their 10th ACC los:
St of the year Saturday night, 81-74
e' as both teams finished up theii
Is regular season play.
The crowd of 6,200 saw 6-4
' senior Bob Haney hit on sever
ie straight jump shots plus two fou
it shots all within a four-minute
period. Haney's two first halJ
points made him to be high scorei
g with 18. Ronnie Collins hit or
seven field goals and a pair of foul
shots for 16 points. All-ACC candi
d date Scotti Ward didn't miss frow
)f the line in four attempts. His five
Is field goals gave him a total of 14.
The Gamecocks led most of the
j. 1st half until the six-minute mark
d in the first period when Wake
took over and led for the remainder
of the evening.
' Shooting percentages proved the
Deacons 60% accurate and USC
te 48%.
'1 Tourney
S South Carolina enters into the
7- ACC tournament Thursday facing
it a tough North Carolina team in the
le opening game of this three-day
event.
yf Co-captains Scotti Ward and
le Bob Haney and reserve center Davc
is Prevoznik close out their career
y with this, their third and final con
ference tournament.
n Ward is currently in eighth place
3 among all Gamecock scorers witr
a three season total of 1,021. Th
6-1 guard from Valparaiso, Indiana
ft after 23 games this season, aver
eages 17.3 a contest and has
O( point total of 399. Scotti can movi
up a notch to seventh if he scorei
ic at least 14 against North Carolina
w High Score
Scotti's 29 points on Decembei
r20 against Bradley was the highes'
Ssingle game performance this yea:
for the Birds. Ward also scored ir
cdouble figures in 19 of 23 games
nine in each of the other four.
Haney's 18 points at Winston.
~n Salem Saturday was his career'
ie high. Averaging 6.2 while partici.
Id pating in varsity ball, Bob head:
s- for Raleigh Thursday with 441
3r points under his belt.
Prevoznik's top showing came hi:
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-(Gamecock Stall Photo by Gasidna.)
"'Ibe Field General": Bob Haney
a spectacular shooting performance
ob scored sixteen points in four
with eighteen points. It was the best
y Deacons;
Hot Hand
I sophomore year when the Clevelan<
s Ohio youngster hit eight of nin
shots and scored 19 points agaim
UNC, the Gamecocks winning th
game 87-82. David has scored 6
points in 30 games while at Sout
Carolina.
Returnees
Of next year:s returnees, 6
Ronnie Collins will be the mair
spring if pre-season's performanc
is any indication. The Winnsbor<
S. C. hustler is a big part of th
Birds' scoring machine, averagin
16.6 this season to go along wit
his 13.7 average for both playin
seasons. Ronnie still holds the ACi
free throw record of 84 for 95 an
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Practice
Fundamentals
Are Stressed
In spring, the thoughts of Mar
vin Bass and other U. S. C. foot
ball coaches turn to football. An
nually the Athletic Department at
Carolina has sought to condition
and prepare players for the next
football season, as have the other
seven ACC schools.
This is accomplished by a se
ries of afternoon practices and
scrimmages. Naturally, in order to
achieve complete effectiveness, this
program needs the approval of the
athletes themselves and their de
sire to participate.
The following opinions by Game
cock players gives an idea of their
feelings. They were asked, "Just
how useful do you think spring
practice is to the team and to you
as an individual player?"
These were the replies: Dennis
Reisman, Junior guard: "It does you
a lot of good."; Willy Conaty,
Sophomore tackle: "It is beneficial
for the individual player. Spring
practice helps the team because
they get to work together longer,
I, but it may hurt some since the
e Seniors are not included."; Mike
t Kirkpatrick, Junior tackle: "Each
e individual gets a lot of attention y
2 and coaching from willing and able I
h coaches. Football is fundamentals C
and each player needs these to be b
a good ballplayer. This we learn
in spring practice; it is a molding p
- place for the whole team."; Dave w
e Brenig, Junior guard: "It's hard, fi
but it's worth it."; Dan Reeves, E
I Junior quarterback: "It does the G
individual a lot of good by stressing F
fundamentals." h
From this, it appears that the P
success of the squad in 1963 has
a very good start. The attitude of s;
the team toward spring practice E
seems to be of willing co-operation, w
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pps, Bobby Robinson, and Eddie s
rasso. The fourth is "Punkyn s
[oller, who is now a professional, a
aving signed with the Green Bay ?
ackers.
His face brightened again as he
poke of his material this year. a
[oping to fill the first base spot, 1
hich Grugan terms as one of the
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2 Practices
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bree possible weak spots are
.arry Ruff, returning from last
,ear; Jacke McCathern, who hit
400 in the outfield last year;
teggy Christopherl, Ken Robinson,
nd Fobbes Patterson, who is also
pitcher.
Continuing around the infield,
fr. Grugan has Hoke Geinner, an
ble second baseman who hit .330
ist year; and Jim Lanford at
bortstop, a .329 hitter this past16.
eason. At third, -John Farnsworth
nd Dave Corley are fighting it
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