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BASKET ALL-TIME STATIST DOPE OF THE 01 Scores 1900-1904 and Furman's Record Given The first of this series appeared in THE GAMECOCK of several issues past giving the all-time score of Car lina and her opponents, games won and lost and much other statistics as well as the seasonal scores of Carolina's first six football teams and the all-time standing of Carolina-Clemson games. Yearly statistics for the University of South Carolina's first six football teams were not very promising but beginning with the season of 1900 the outlook changed greatly. Indeed, 1903 is what this scribe considers Caroli na's best record in football. 1900 USC OPP 0 Univ. Georgia (Forfeit) 5 10 Guilford 0 0 Clemson 51 12 N. C. State 0 27 Furman 0 0 Davidson 5 17 Camden "Y" 0 66 61 1901 USC OPP 5 Univ. Georgia 10 12 Furman 0 11 Bingham - 6 5 Davidson 11 0 Ga. Tech 13 47 N. C. State 0 5 Wofford 11 85 51 1902 USC OPP 10 Guilford 0 60 N. C.: State 0 28 Bingham 0 12 CLEMSON 6 5 St. Albans 0 0 Furman 10 80 Charleston "Y" 0 195 16 1903 USC OPP 23 Columbia "Y" 0 89 Welsh Neck 0 17 Univ. N. C. 0 17 Guilford 0 24 Univ. Trennl. 0 29 Davidson 12 5 N. C. State 6 16 Charleston "Y" 0 16 Ga. Tech 0 (Thanksgiving in Atlanta) 236 18 1904 USC OPP 40 Welsh Neck 0 0 Univ. N.. C. 27 21 Guilford 4 2 Univ. Ga. 0 0 N. C. State 0 0 Davidson 6 0 Charleston A. C. 6 24 Washington & Lee 0 87 43 Carolina apd Furman have met only 10 times on the football field, of these Carolina has captured six and the Hur 3ILL ST POR i OF ALL SORTS S. W. Ekhel, Editor ICS GIVE MORE D FOOTBALL DAYS BILL HOLLAND BETTER AFTER KNEE TROUBLE The student body of the University, and sports enthusiasts throughout the state, will be interested to learn that W. T. (Bill) Holland, who has recently undergone an operation at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, is rapid ly on the road to a complete recovery. Bill had his knee hurt during the 1923 football season at Carolina and as a consequence was unable to take W. T. (BILL) HOLLAND his regular place behind the bat on the '24 baseball team, playing first as an alternative. The knee did not give Bill much trouble until recently, and as a consequence, the operation on December 18. Holland says his knee gave him much trouble and at first the specialists thought his leg might have to be amputated. Later developments saved the limb, though Bill is confined to bed he hopes to be out in a wheel chair ni a few days. As will be remembered Holland play ed ball in the Carolina league last season, but what he will do this year depends upon how his leg comes round. He has been assured that there will be no bad after affects and has been offered a position with the Spartan burg Club of the South Atlantic Lea gue, but no definite plans have been made yet. Bill moved from Florence to Ander son after his graduation in L,aw at Carolina and has hung out his shingle in the Electric city. While a student, he served Florence county in the House of Representatives. T he Point-Makers (Intercollegiate Games Only) Wise............................17 Rogers .........................16 Wright.........................13 Lillard....................-- .-. .-10 Seidemann ...................... 7 -Mikell .........................-- 0 Swink .......................-- 0 McSwain .....................-. 0 4massed the sum total of 124 points, nearly double the 69 of the Purple. Trhe record follnws: Year U. S. C. F. U. 1895 14 0 1900 27 0 1901 12 0 1902 0 10 1917 26 0 1918 20 12 1921 0 7 1922 22 7 1923 3 23. 11924 0 10 , 124 69 4RTS- W1 CAROUNA FRESH BEAT CITY "Y" LEAGUE TEAM Biddies Start Collegiate Schedu'e This Saturday The Carolina Freshmen jumped into the lead in the City Basketball lea gue from the tip-off last Tuesday even ing when the advantage of practice under Coach Burnett Stoney manifest ed itself and the Biddies emerged vic tor over the Y. M. C. A. 48 to 22. Fair had a big night, socring 19 points while the newly elected Cap tain Holcomber was runner-up with 12. Lyles was the outstanding star for the "Y" has a good team and will be earned by many opponents before the season is over. U'reshnen (48) Y. M. C. A.(22) Fair (19) ........F.......Lyles (4) Lamar (2) ........F......Hagood (4) Holcombe (12) ..C......Gasque (4) Riggins ..........G.....McNally (6) Farr (7) ................Harris (4) Substitutions: Freshmen: Burke (4), Brewer (2), Bouknight, Shand. Hawkins, Murphy, Clark (2). "Y": C. A. Searles. Referee, Czarnitzki. - U.s.c. U. S. C. CHEERLEADERS SHOULD HAVE LETTERS Custom in Vogue at Other Great Universities-Deserve Recognition It is the custom at Furman, Clem son, Citadel and other state schools and most of the large Universities and those whom we meet in football to award a letter to the cheer-leader. For example Sewanee, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia and others. Why not this at the University of South Carolina. It will show that we at least appreciate the efforts of the leader and will also serve as an in centive for worthy material to try out for the position if a block were award ed. This has been the subject of many "bull sessions" and deserves to be brought up in a student body meeting. THE GAMECOCK feels that some satisfactory method of awarding the letter may be worked out. --U. s.C. HOLCOMBE IS NAMED CAPTAIN OF BIDDIES Charlestonian Is to Be Leader of the Freshman Quintet At a meeting of the Freshimen Bas ketball teanm Tuesday niight Buster Holcombe, younger brother to Eddie, was named captain for the season. Buster is no newcomier to the sports followers of South Carolina for he was one of the outstanding stars on the Biddie's football team and in the past four years miade an enviable and national reputation for himself as a member of the Charleston high school Bantams. Holcombe is playing center this sea son and is making the fans sit up and take notice with his brilliant wvork. The first intercollegiate game under the new captain's regime will be with the Furman rats in the University Gym Saturday evening. TIhis one was overheard at the Dorm.: "'Mary never gets hungry."~ "Why?" "Because she has rolls in her stock ings." TH A B Carolina Quint Two Han ETWEEN E:A S K E T S GOOD work Gamecocks I That game with Newberry couldn't have been bet ter, nothing wrong with the batle against Georgia either. OFF to a flying start, but there is a long road ahead and it will be some tough pulling before the Champion ship is decided. BRANCH Bocock is off to a flying start, may his entire career at Caro lina be as successful as the first two games. IF we were picking an "all-state team" now Si Seidemann would surely get the job. Keep up the work Si. JACK Wright has all the speed and eye manifested last season, we expect great things Jack. LILLARD and Swink are two mighty hard working centers. Billy McSwain has the stuff in him for a stellar guard. MIKELL will surprise us yet, he has the makings of an excellent forward and we will need him. BILL-yes Bill Rogers-no write up complete without him, as good In one place as in another. AS TO that Charleston trip, are you going to make it four straight Birds? Here's your chance to jump out in front in the State race. THAT Newberry gang won't be easy meat at all when we meet them again. Don't forget they have just returned from a hard trip. THE Carolina- team will improve as the season goes, but so will the others. If you want to see good games come to University court. COACH Stoney's Biddies are going good in the City League. The first intercollegiate game is with the Fur man rats here Saturday night. CONGRATULATIONS Holcombe, we look to you to make a worthy leader of a victorious team. Go-get 'em Freshnren AND TO Bill Holland, we are glad you is improving so rapidly and hope that you will soon be out and back again in baseball. HOW about a letter for the cheer leader? He really deserves it. BASKETBALL seems to be coming irnto p)opularity. Good crowds at those first twvo games-The cheering could improv'e; come out and yell. --U.s.c. BASKETBALL UNIFORMS MIssING, SAYs DRIVER Asks All Students to Keep on the Lookout for Prowlers at the Gym James G. Driver, director of stu dent activities, asks that Carolina stu dents who happen to he near the Gymnasium at night or at odd mo ments, keep their eyes wide open. It is rep)ortedl that three complete varsity basketball uniforms have dis appeared from the store room and it is suspectedl that some prowlers, NOT CAROLINA STUDENTS, have forc edl an entrance and taken the lot. If a Carolina student anywhere sees someone who has not the right to, wvear a varsity uniform, or sees any one prowling around the Gym. let him report at once to Mr. Driver. IG RUSH Captures i Fought Games Wins Over Georgia and Newberry Starts Season; Right Basketball at the University of South Carolina under the regime of Branch Bocock started with a rush when the Gamecocks won their first two intercollegiate encounters, and those with old and hated rivals. On last Saturday the fast going quintet from the University of Georgia was snowed under to the tune of 35 to 27. Wednesday night, the Newberry In dians, conquerors of Geneva college who in turn has beat Cornell and Prin ceton, were beaten in a fast and thril ling game 27 to 22: THE GEORGIA GAME. 'Twas a rainy Saturday night when Wiehrs and Company, the pride of Athens, cane to visit the University of South Carolina and many fond hopes did they entertain of once again defeating the Gamecock in its opening game. Regardless of the weather there were a full thousand people on hand to witness the opener. Carolina early after the first tip-off,sent a field goal through the basket and after that steadily increased their total and at no time were in any great danger of being tied or passed. The score at the end of the half was 24 to 11. "Bus" Wise was high scorer for the evenings entertainment with 12 points. Bill Rogers and Richardson of Geor gia were close second with 11 each. Wright was right and maintained his reputation of being the speediest thing on the floor. Si Seidemann put up an excellent exhibition of ball and the whole team played with perfect co ordination that bespoke of hours of hard practice. Many knots were noted in the per formance but these will be worked out, on the whole the Birds gathered in a well merited victory. The outstanding players for Georgia were Wiehrs, Richardson and Butler. U. S. C. (35) U. GA.(27) Wright (4) ......F......Kilpatric (4) Wise (12) ......F...Richardson (11) Lillard (6) ......F............Harris Seideniann (2) .G..............Forbes Rogers (11) .....G.......Wiehrs (5) Substitutions: Carolina: Swink for Lillard; Mikell for Wise, Lillard for Swink, McSwain for Rogers, Rogers for Wright; Swink for Lillard. Georgia: Satlof for Kilpatric, For bes for Hughley, Butler (7) for Har (Continued on page 8) NEW FRESH SCHEDULE NAMEs MORE BATTLES Trhe Basketball schedule of the Car olina Freshmeni has been considerably revamped since it was published in the last issue of the GAMECOCK, some games have bee~n added and several other dates switched. The menu as it now stands follows: Jani. 27-.Furman Freshmen in Colum bia. Feb). 7--Citadel Freshmen in Colum bia. Feb. 12--Furman Freshmen in Green ville. Feb. 13--Clemson Freshmen in Clem son. Feb. 14-Newhevry Freshmen in Col * ufbia. Feb. 19-P'. C. Freshmen in Colum Ibia. Feb). 20~-Citadel Freshmen in Char leston. Feb. 21--Open (late (Possibly in Char leston) Feb. 27-Clemison Freshmen in Colum bia. Every Tuesday night-games in City League. Possibly game with Sunm ter V. M. C. A.