Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TRACK~MI Track Squads Working Hard For Saturday REAL WORK STARTS NOW Sixty Men Report on First Call But Lack of Cinder Paths Discourage Many The track squad has at last settled down to real work for the meet to be held with Wofford here one week from Saturday. Up until today, Coach Mc Fadden has had his men doing only work to get themselves in condition but this afternoon real work for the events began. The prospects are not now what they were at the beginning of the season. At first when the initial call for can didates was sounded over sixty men reported and were given uniforms but due to the slowness in completing the track over half of this number have turned in their uniforms. It is some thing of a disappointment that these men have stopped reporting for prac tice as they are badly need by the team to make a good showing. The track is not yet completed, but it is in some what better shape than it was a month or so ago. There are still some men out who can be safely counted upon to garner their share of points for the Garnet and Black in any meet, though. From the men who wore the arrow for the varsity last year, the following have returned to work: Verner, a fast man from the varsity of last year will be seen in the dashes. Roe, who is cap tain of the team is training for the mile. Roe is a veteran of three years now, and he is being counted upon to bring home the bacon. He will be used in the two mile event, also, in all prob ability. Herron, who is another battle scarred veteran of three years stand ing is out and his specialty is the two mile. Gaston, a lanky three year man will be on the card for the high jumps and hurdles. Big Seideman will be entered for the weights. For the pole valts, Osborne, letter man from last year, has returned. Jazz is also having a try at the weights. He is big and strong and should make a good show in the event that he is entered in the meet. Hough is, a middle distance man who was out last year. Julian Shand, who was a member of the freshman team last year is there for the high jump. For the freshman team, one can hardly give an accurate statement as to the ability of any of the men. The fellows have been doing only such work as has been necessary to get them in shape. However Coach Mc Fadden has from 15 to 20 men out and lie intends to put them through the paces shortly in order to get a line on just what they can do. 'rhe freshmen conie out against a foreign foe for the first time on April 3rd when they will meet the Columbia High School team in a dual meet. The varsity has a long string of meets ahead of it and there is a plenty of work to b)e clone before it will be in shape to enter these meets. After the meet with Wofford here one week from tomorrow, the speedsters will meet the trackmen from P. C. on Davis Field, on April 2nd. The Univer sity of North Carolina will furnish the opposition here on the 8th of April. The team takes a little jaunt into North Carolina on the 17th of April to meet the Davidson team at David son. Furnian will be miet on the 25th in Greenville, and the season will be wound up with the state track meet at Clinton on the 2nd of May. While the mien are being held down still by lack of proper facitities on ac count of the condition of the field they are working hard under these ad verse conditions and "Rooster" hopes to get his men together sufficiently to give the Wororstl Terriers a hard job to. take the honors back to Spartan burg next Saturday. ET NEXT S 1D IAlMOND FINGLES THE TRACK MEN are coming into the limelight by virtue of their impending meet with the Wofford Terrier here next Saturday. It will be the first break in the mo notony of no athletic events on the calendar since the basketball game with the Citadel freshmen. ROOSTER MCFADDEN has charge of the fast flying Birds this year and that alone spells success. "Rooster" is an old hand at the t game and he has the ability to teach the men exactly the right v thing. He is popular as ever a 1 coash has been at the University. re al THE BASEB'ALL team is still work ing for that first game with the I Parris Island Marines, here on the fi 3rd of April. The Gamecocks are p . looking like a real ball club and o are polishing up for their play in a highly pleasing manner. u in TIi ? FIRST CUT of the season has b been announced and this gives b) the coach a better opportunity to a see what his men are doing. A c few men were told to take a couple t( of turns around the track and ti come out early next year. s THE BIDDIES ARE going good now, also. Stoney has his men down where he can get something 0 of an idea as to how good they f are. The scythe has yet to de scend upon the hopefuls as Stoney f dosen't wish to pass up a possible man that may he a good ball play er. cc THE CAROLINA RACQUETEERS are settling down for their tourna- d ment which is due to come off c shortly. The rank of the players it had been practically decided by the S tournament that has been going a on for the past month or so, and h some mighty strong wielders of ej the racquet are listed among the g first ten. s1 GOl,F IS A GA M E that should be r; given a more important place in I' the calendar at Carolina. There are a goodly number of excellent g "golf bugs" at the University now h' and there is no reason why a golf f team should not be formed. It is R the opinion of the writer that a C team could be gathered up here " that could give sonme old heads a Ii stiff battle. j) TlHERE ARE NO golf teams in this si state, to the writers knowledge. It h wvould be a goodl thing if teams tl could l)e formed at each of the d colleges in South Carolina and b) hold a tournament. Columbia would l)e a good place to hold this tI tournament as there are two good courses here.t GIVE THREE CHEERS for the lass- b) es of Marion Hi I They played a par excellent brand of basketball 'y here last Friday night to win the state crowvn. Simpsonville also k brought a splendid team to Colum- j bia. b______I; tl THE LOWER STATE cleaned upb this year in high school circles. Charleston won the state in bask- e etball and the Columbia Capitals t carriedl off high honors in football. 1 Extensionists Give a Arbor Day Material A package containing readings, and. other valuable material for an Arbor Day program. will be sent by the Bur- C can of Public Discussion, Extension Division, University of South Carolina, to persons requestng s..a service. ALTURDA*Y !all Tossers Show Form In Daily Practice -ARD WORK IS SLOGAN oach Bocock Has Reduced the Squad in Half-Another Made Soon To pay a short visit to Davis Field i the afternoon now would give one e idea that none other than the re oubtable "Jawn" McGraw and his clan 'ere working in preparation for the pening game of the National League. or Coach Branch Bocock is truly di ?cting his men as a big league man ger at this stage. Hard work is a imiliar name on Davis Field to-day. is the usual round of batting and elding practice, but the men have -p in large amounts and the field is verflowing with optimism. Short scrimmages between the reg lars and yannigans are being indulged from time to time, if one team can e called out of the bunch that inha it the diamond daily for all of them re coming on in a nice manner. Of urse the bane of a "rookies" exis nce has come to pass for the first me; that is, the first cut of the sea )n. Not many, but just those who showed lainly that they could not keep up ic pace set by the more experienced r perhaps the more natural players. oubtless another cut will follow be >re many days, but those who sur ived the first process of weeding out !cl much more confident and will ork all the harder, thus making it a b for the right honorable Mr. Bo )ck to know exactly who he dosen't ish on the field. The balls prepared by Mr. Spaul ing's company and others are re !iving the roughest treatment imag iable these days. Marion Swink and helton. especially seem to have a pet version to allowing the catcher be ind the plate to receive the ball. They 'idently had the same experience to through with all during their high ool days; just squatting behind the late and catching the hall. At any tte they are hitting the ball on the :se and quite often, too. Captain Bill Jeffords has not as yet )t his eye fully on the ball, but his Ading leaves nothing to be desired om the heart of the most ardent fan. ill is as graceful a player as ever ivorted around the hot corner. La ar and Miller are still having their tIe scrap at the keystone sack, with ston right behind thenm. Miller goes ver to try the short field occasionally, so, Sam Burke looks pretty good on iort at present, and it is believed that a will stick there. Rogers is out for ie job also. Riggins comes from his ities as a hurler to try on the first j5se position occasionally, but he is Ct with opposition from none other an the renowned Bill Rogers. Bill an 01(d hand at all the tricks of the ade at that job. Adams, who has ily a year of freshman experience shiind him looks pretty good, also. The hurling corps is getting ready. he flingers have not had very good eather to cut loose in, but neverthe ss they are getting their "soupbones" I good condition. Godshall looks to :about the best man flinging from ie mound(, b)ut there are several others efore the season ends. The fly chas ho are dlue to start some of the games -s are still working hard for one of ie jobs. Shelton and Swink are near safe and will be assured of their laces if they keep on hitting as they 'e at present. "Red" Swink and Web er are showing up well behind the late as are lBoyd and Jackson. -USC DEFINITIONS WE SHOULD KNOW HEEK: 1. A dIrip-pan for tears. 2. Anciently, a part of the face; now, among women, the subsoil of Well I Reckon--" $7 to $11 Saxon.-Cullum Balloon Type Oxfords Balloon Pi M th co 1 M we an fo, Hope-Davis 4 MARVIN MITCHUM, ( f SBack - -when Anhe knowl eAnd ) miles every ii is the becau Busch * every ANHEUSER-BU: COLUMBIA COCA-i Distributors 'atronize Our Adv,,rti..... 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