Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-04
CAROLINA FOOTBALL 1.'.-.
SQUAD KEEPING FIT
Old Players Determined to be Ready
for Strenuous Workouts when
Practice Begins.
Clean Living Boys.

Columbia, S. C.-Although it is over
month until the first football prac-
tice is to be held at the University sof
South Carolina Coach Sol Metzger
has been in touch with all of his can
didates during the summer and from
all reports the entire squad Of vete-
rams and newcomers will turn up for
the initial work in fine condition.
Most of the men are following the ex-
ample being set by Captain Tatum
Gressette, who began special prepa-
rations for this season in July by
practicing kicking and passing with
half a dozen of the old and new men
from his home town, all Of whom will
be here for the first day Of work.
Sizemore has been working steadi-
ly at drop kicking, as has Gressette,
so Carolina is assured two men OF
equal ability in this important depart
ment of play. Belk has been getting
himself in shape by playing a lot Of
baseball, as has Snipes, another good
prospect. Two of the more promising
of the new backfield candidates have
been at summer camp in North
Carolina all summer and to put it in
their own words, they are "ft for a
Clemson game right now"
OF the lineman, Lightsey and Ed
wards have been at Camp Taylor for
the past month, and they are both in
trim But each of them intend to fol-
low the most rigorous course ofNrain-
ing until college opens that any fell
lows can pursue. Mcmillan is work
ing on a big plantation and Alex
Waite, the big tackle, is at Y. NJ. c.
A. boys camp in Pennsylvania. Alex
says he is going to be the fastest man
on the field this year as he is sprint
ing every day.
FAINT Kelly is working i'll Union this
summer, along with Bull" Thomas,
and they, too, have been keeping them
selves in good physical condition.
soap" Chappelle, the big lineman of
last fall, who was ineligible, but who
will be there with bells on this fall,
has been clearing scrub oaks off
part of his fathers land and is tough
er than any stump on the place. He
is as hard as nails and as bronzed as
the sun can make him.
Jackson, the find of the spring prac-
tice, has been working in a cotton
mill all summer and he says that he
has not an extra ounce of flesh on
him. He will report full of enthusi-
asm to win a berth on the team and
is demon for hard work. Jackson
was the fastest man on the field dur
ing the spring practice and he is
bound TO make some one hustle for
job.
Little Dick" Richards is playing
ball and taking good care OF himself.
He's out to win an end position this
fall. Hayward Brockington is spend
ing the summer in a law Office but
has taken good care to get himself in
to shape so as to be ready for the
opening game. Brock did not re-
port in the best of condition last fall
as he had spent the summer indoors.
Consequently, it took him a long time
to get into shape. He was not at his
best until near the end Of the season.
This year he will be ready from the
first bell.
Practically all of the Carolina men
are working this summer. Few are
loafing as do most college men dur
ing vacation time. Another remark
able thing about the football squad
is that not over three men smoke at
all, point that counts heavily in
their favor when the long grind of a
season is under way.
Burney Smith is down at Mullins
this summer getting ready for the
year. Smith was pretty badly bung-
ed up last year and is resolved to be
hard enough to avoid any such MS
haps this season. frankie Meyer is
in Charleston with his law books and
taking enough time off every day to
keep in shape. Meyer is a bit light