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KING 'BASI BALL CHASERS READY TO WORK ON DA VIS FIELD START PRACTICE SOON Many Begin Limbering Up Others Train in Gym Catchin Z Staff Strong Time has again rolled around for baseball practice, but Davis field is not in good shape for workouts and the prospective players are having to content themselves with limbering up exercises mostly. The coaches can say nothing further than that practice will speed up as the field improves. Practically all the men have kept in condition, some taking daily exercise in the gym while others 'have been on the basketball team. Godshall and Riggins, two left handers who are expected to bear a large part of the twirling duty are keeping in shape and limbering up every afternoon. Reeves, Thomas, May, and Scott, who are also trying out for the pitching position, will get started at once. Reeves was on the varsity string last year, and Leo 'rhonas and Francie May are twirlers of high school fame. Burke, Swink, Jackson, Causey, and probably Webster, if he is eligible, will do the bulk of the receiving. This seems to be the strongest part of the team this year. Bill Rogers and Red Adams will b. on the initial sack with Rogers prob ably having the edge in hitting and experience. Poston, Lamar, and Miller will fight it out for the keystone bag. Miller was the varsity second-sacker last year and Lamar was the fresh man player. At short will be Marion Swink and others who may be shifted. Last year captain Jeffords played 3rd for the var sity and Wimberly for the fresh. Jeff ords is a versatile player, and, in a pinch, could be shifted to short or sec ond. Jim Farr, of basketball fame, has also played second base and short stop. Salley, Milling,' Dickert, Youngblood, and Hall seem to be the best bets for the outergardens, though several men may make the grade, including Hilde brand, Poston, if he is not used on the infield, and Shelton. All in all, the material seems to be far superior to that of last year, and as soon as the r nished, the battle will stariW High Sdhool Play For Championship Charleston From Lower State and Clover From Upper State Meet in Finals Q Clover and ,Charlestoni high schools meet tonight in the gymnasium to dle cide the championship *of the state in boys basketball. Clover defeated Par ker high, which has been the runner up for the last-two years. and Charles ton, champion for three years. defeat ed Sumter last week- and won the right to contend. Seats will b)e reserved for the mem.. hers of each school and the high school officials. F,very year it has been cus tomary for the University boys from| the up-state to sit on the right side oil the gym and cheer for their team while the low-state students congregate on the left s,de to root for their section. Dave Gaston has charge of the ar rangemients' for tonight's encounter. Next Friday night, two girl's basket ball teams wvill battle foi the supre macy in the gymnasium at the same time as the -game tonight. -USC Sopho;more-What is your- greatest ambition. Frosh? Freshmon-To die a y'ear sooner than you. Soph--What is your reason for that ? Fresh--So I will be a Sophomore mn hell when you: get there I -USC "Rat" Vincent (to librarion): "Have you anty magazines in which J could indl sncme rioicals?" 'BALL RUL Carolina Freshmen Have Good Season Lose Only Two College Games Have Best Record in the State Finishing the season last Saturday night the Carolina freshmen hung up a good record for the year of 1926. They lost to only one team in the state, that team being Citadel freshmen who (lid not have a regular schedule, playing only one or two teams in this state. The Biddies won from every team in the state, playing a complete schLdule and defeated each of their <-pponents twice. No other team in the state that played out a regular sche dule can boast of such a record. Coach Stoney has made a record with his men that is to be proud of He has taught them the Carolina styl of play, clean and hard. It is a pity that the Citadel did not meet the rest of the freshmen teams in the state this year as the Biddies do not feel it incumbent upon them to claim the title over their heads. But the writer cannot perceive any reason for the Cit adel to base a claim to the title, and certainly no other team in the state has the record that the Biddies have. -USC NET MEN STILL FIGHTING HARD FOR POSITIONS NO CHANGE IN THE ROSTER Bill Cain's Rapid Rise Cut Short By "Heinie" Fair's Playing Battle for places on the tennis team went through a second week of hard work with no serious upsets. Very little change was made in the stand ing of the first ten players. In nearly all cases challengers were successfully repulsed, often only after hot contests. The sensational rise of "Little Bill" Cain was brought to a sudden halt by the smashing of "Heinie" Fair, rank ing number four. All contestants are showing great improvement in form and looking tine. With continued im provement Carolina should soon have a good teanm. The manager,. Calhoun Thomas, has revised the rating of the players, dis placing those who have not he'n tak ing active part with those who hive. It is thought that in fiis" ' Aher will be more action and contest. The new rating. did not change the first ten players. These are Wilson, Coleman. Bleattie. Fair, Cain, Gaston. Trhomias. Varn, Holcombe, andl Ready. The schedule for the season has not bee'n compIletedl, but plans are still go ing forwari1 and the manager soon, exp)ects to announce the schedule com.l pile te. -USC Batesburg-Leesville Hears 'Say Arabella' Carolina Girls Will Probably Tour Up-State This Spring On last Friday night thle Co-ed Glee Club presented its now~ popular comn edly "Say', Arabella." at Batesb)urg L.ees~ville. Transportation was furnished l)y the town- girls, in the club, having cars. There was a splendid hall for the per formiance andl the girls reported one of tihe best attendlances yet at their show. They are planning other trips this sp)ring probab)ly to the upper part of the statc but no dlefinite dates have been set. As niew~ popular songs are intro .Lue almost every week the old ones~ are discarded and the girls qjuickly learun the new ones andl new dance steps) in) order to keep the "peppy' little show up to the last minute and give the audliences the last word in msng anld ance. ES SPORTS BIDDIES FIGHT BUT LOSE OUT IN FINAL GAME CITADEL IS VICTORIOUS Was Scoring Orgy With Nolan, White and Weeks Leading the Attack The Biddies opened up the game with the Citadel "frosh" last Saturday night in a brilliant manner that boded no good for the Pups but they seemed unable to maintain the pace that they sad set for the Pups overcame a thir teen point lead to get within striking distance of victory and they made the most of it. Perhaps it was the ab sence of White, long and rangy center for the Biddies, in the second half that caused the Biddies to slump in scoring, but then the Citadel yearlings demon strated a much superior brand of bask etball in the second half to the brand displayed by them in the opening half of the game. The .game itself was a scoring orgy by both teams, a grand total of 96 points being caged during the night. Out of this storm of baskets stool Nolan. the fast little forward for the Biddies. Nolan was high scorer of the night with some 25 points. He made baskets from almost impossible posi tions and once near the basket he rarely failed to sink a shot for the two points. Windus played a good game for the Biddies also, doing much to aid Nolan by feeding the ball to him as he came down the floor. Windus caged several nice shots himself. White played a good game the first half but was forced to leave the game after that period was up. His successor, Stoddard (lid well. For the Pups, Weeks, brother of the famotus Teddy, was the best bet. Weeks got ten points and led his team wefl. He played a nice floor game besides. Sires garnered sixteen points for the Blue and White but kept the Pups out of several possible baskets by his in dividuality. Johnson at' center started off a good many plays especially in the second half that resulted in a basket and shot a few himself. Weeks opened the game by sinking one from a good distance. Nolan evened it up by a snowbird and then proceeded to run the score up to the tune of 15 to 2 by his lonesome before anyone else had a good look at the basket. The Pups seemed . to take a new lease on life after a hurried con sultation in the middle of the floor and cane back strong to get within two points of the lead. It was a beautiful rally. Nolan put in some more of his deadly wvork to get the Biddies out in the lead 1)y a good margin, though, and it looked as though the Biddies were h1eadled for victory again. The young| canines camne back strong to take the lead at 24-23, but Windus got a beauty just as the pistol sounded to give his team a one point lead at the end of the first half. W ks got his team out in front to opeirlQie second stanza but the Caro lina yearlings came back to tie the score by3 a foul. From then on it was never more than one or two points sep)arating the teams uptil in the last two or three minutes of play the Pups took a spurt that put them out in front. The final score was 50 to 44. -USC Wofford Claims the IState Championship Press dispatches from Spartanburg have been published laying claim to the high honors in basketball in this state for Wofford. Wofford bases claini on the fact that it won every game on its schedule with the except *on of Newberry, who defeated the; Terriers in Newberry. Wofford did not sminet Carolina or Furman (luring the season, but bases its claim mainly on the fact that it beat the Citadel in Charleston, the only game to be played between the two teams. However, the Citadel was beaten by Furman and Carolina on their respective home cors . Men of Ca: It's Time for Sprin March is here ! Time to di atnd hats. The new spring to! new and are almotit irresistibl Pep. NEW SPRI The New Spring Suits shc You will find the coats are w closer about the hips. while L; last spring. Doesn't seem lil< of them beside your suit of las difference at once. 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