Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BASKETBALL PRACTICE IS UNDER WAI Winter Sport Supplants Gridiror Game in the Interest of Fans SCHEDULE IS ANNOUNCE[ Carolina Working Hard for th< Opening Game With Clemson BANQUET TONIGHT Tonight at six-thirty, a banquet will be given the varsity and fresh man football men. It is to be held at the Jefferson hotel. All varsity players who made their blocks and freshmen who made their numerals are inv:ted. The first week of a light basketbal practice closes tomorrow. From thi gymnasium cones the muffled sound o: shuffling feet, puntuated with an oc casional ring of one of the iron hoop. goals. The winter regime of the bask et sport is on the way. Jimmie Driver has returned from thc Southern Conference meeting at Jack sonville, with a whole bagful of sched tiled games to put in his memory book He has worked with the view of get ting at least eight conferenc< games, so that Carolina will be eligibk to compete in the conference tourna ment, to be held in Atlanta, beginning on February 24. Sixteen teams are tc be chosen out of the 22 conferencc teams. Carolina was not represented at the meeting last year, because of nol having played the required number oi games. The schedule is as follows: Some of the games have not been definitely de. cided yet. Clemson (here)-January 7-8. P. C. (here)-January 12. Univ. of Tenn. (here)-January 15. Furman (here-January 18. Chemson (there)-January 21. Furman (Greenville)-January 22. (Break because of exams.) Univ. of Va. (I,ynchburg)-Fer. 11. Virginia (Charlottesville)-Feb. 12 V. M. I. (Iexington)-Feb. .4. Washington and Lee-Feb. 14. Florida (here)-Feb. 17. Florida (here)-Feb. 18. Davidson (here)-Feb. 21. If Carolina rates aniong the first six teen conference lives, the team wil leave for Atlanta sometime before th< 24. - U.S.C. - Courtney Home Boys Thank Jimmy Drivel Appreciate Kindness of Univer sity Athletic Association for Free Admission Whet her college athletics are bene, ficial or harmful may be a dlebateabhl qfuestioin, but one thing (lone by) thi University Athletic Association thi: year cannot be questioned. That is the cuistoml of p)ermiit ting thle small boy: into thle football gaines free. It is on of the most commiiendable~ act s of thos< in charge as can lie seen by the fol lowing letter. Columibia, S. 'V November 28, 1026 D)ear Mir. Driver: We, the little boys of Carolina Cot tage, Carlile Courtney Home. wish t< thank you for the great pleasure yoi have miade possib)le for us, b,y allowv ing us to wt'tness the football games :m Melton field, with our matron. We use to see the gridliron, an p)layers. in moving pictuires, ami thought it was just throwing and kick. inig the b:,i. But through your kind niess we now know what the gam standls for, and we have yelled "Caro lina" until we were hoarse. We hope you will remember uts sc thoughtfully next year if possible. Perhaps in future years we may be foootball players ourselves-we hoie so. Very cordially yours, The little boys of Caro lina Cottage, Carlile Court. ney, Home. (Star Route) Columbia. S. C. Boyd is President of Block "C" Club All Who Have Been Awarded Block "C" Eligible for Membership W. M. Boyd, captain of the 1926 foot ball team, was elected president of the B!cek "C" club at a meeting last week. Otlher officers elected are: Cy Seide men, vice-prsident; S. F. Burke, secre tary; W. W. Miller, treasurer, and J. A. Hearon, reporter. W. M. Boyd, president of the Block "C" club. There will be a meeting of the club Monday night at 5even o'clock, in Dav is college, to discuss initiation of new members. All men who have been awarded the block "C" by the Athleti"_ Advisory Board are urged to be pres ent at this meeting. - U.S.C. - COLUMBIA HIGH THANKS BAKER AND STUDENTS Principal and Athletic Director Send Letters to President of University FOR USE OF MELTON FIELD Expressions of Gratitude Sent by Coaches and Squad to Driver Below is a letter turned over to the Gamecock by Acting-President L. '. Baker from A. C. Flora, principal of the Columbia high school. Following that is anothe- p Mr. James G. Driver, director of student activities, from Mr. J. K. Henry, athletic director of Co. lumbia high school. Mr. L. T. Baker. Pres!dent, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. Dear Mr. Baker: I wish to thank you for the man% courtesies that the University has ex tended to the Columbia High School this fall. You have granted us the priv ilege of playing our football schedule o:n i elton Field and I know that it has not been at all convenient at times. ''h's spirit of co-operation on the part of t he University is greatly appreciated by the faculty anid situdents at the Co) hninbia TI 'gh School. Yours very sincerely, A. C. Flora. Mr. J ames G. D)river, D)irector of Student Activities, University of South Carolina, D)ear M r. Driver : We. t he principal, coaches andc squad oif lhe Columb'Wa HIigh School wvish to express to you, the coaches and stu denit body of (Carolina, our appreciat inni for the use of the field and wvish to hank von for .dl other courtesies shown, us (luring our foot ball season. Very truly yours, J. K. Henry. A'thletic D)irector, Columbia High School. l',ditor's note---The Gametcock joins with Mr. Baker anid Mr. D)river in say ing that Columbia high school is wel comie to the use of Melton field at any time when convenient as anything else that the University may offer. We ar glad to .aidl the high school and hope that the closest relations may continue to exist between the institutions. We welcomie you, Columbia High, at all t'mies. Sutdent 1.-When I was sight-seeing in Italy, I came across a girl who went to Varsity. It was in a very quaint Icity. Student 2--Genoa? Student 1-No, but it didn't take me lng to ge acquainted. INTRA -MURAL GAMES PLEASE J. 0. VAN METER Head of Physical Department Says This Best Year of Tenement Football NEARLY 360 MEN PLAY Winner of Game With the Town Team to Play in Deciding Contest "Intra-nural football has easily been way ahead of last year," said Mr. T. 0. Van Meter, director of physical ed ucation, in speaking of the tenement football season, now coming to a close. "Nearly 350 men have played in the tenement football games and, as far as I can ascertain, this is the great est number of men ever to have en gaged in intra-mural football in any college .:n the South. The students have. taken ttore interest in the game this year and I consider this a good indcx of how the students stand on in tra-mural sports. I especially appre ciate the cooperation of the varsity men in coaching the teams and in cf ficiating at the games. They are the ones who put it across, some of them on the opposite side net er questioned their actions. This is a good andication of the faith the studentk have in these letter-men. "I want to thank \1r. Drivcr fot al lowing us to use the football outfits of the scrub team, and Mr. Sargeant for making the photographs of t'ie team.s. TIes e will be in the Gat t.t anil Black. two pages having been reserved for the pictures of the tenement football teams." Five tenement teams are still in the race to decide which will be proclahned "Champions of the Campus" in the in tra-mural football series. This after noon, tenement 23 plays tenement 3, and on Monday afternoon, the combin ed team of tenements 6 and 7 will play tenement 29. The winners in these two games will draw for the chance to play the town teamt. The winner of this contest will play the team that did not win the draw. In other words, one of the winners in the Friday and Monday game, will play the town team, then the winner in this fray will play the other team that won on either Friday or Monday. This last game will decide which team is the best tenement team. and it will be proclaimed the champion team of the campus. Since last Tuesday, a number of teams have been eliminated from the race, and several of these are now playing in the consolation series. The winner in this group will play the run ner-up in the first series and the win ner will be considered the second-best team on the campus. Tenettents 6 and 7, with a combined team, w%-on from tenement 2, by de fault: tenement 17 defeated 11; tene mtent 29 won over 24; 16 lost to 19; town team beat 18; tetnement 23 licked 22; 10 lost to 3 atnd 4; 6 and( 7 whipped 117 fell before 29, and tihe town team beat 19. Ont of this group,tenemetnts 23 29, 3 amnd 4. anmd 6 and 7. are still ini thle first seis In the first of the consolato games, 14 and 15 defeated 11 and 12. Oni Sat - urday 14 and 15 wvill play tenement 25 for the consolation chamtpiotnship. The chtamptjionishtip gatne will p)rob)ably be layed next wee~k. Yankees and Boys from Pee Dee Clash Varsity and Freshman Stars to Meet in Intersectional Game . Tomorrow 'Te "Yanks" and the Pee D)ee boys wvill meet tomorrow* oti Melton field. Last year it was the Yankees vs. Char leston, hut the fellows fromm "Marion's rentdezvous" hlave decided to attemnpt .i setto with) tihe Northerniers. Several of the varsity and freshman p)layers will lie in the game, and it p)romises to be an intere'sting affair. Sam Burke, Windus, Pita, Hansen, Gutario, and( others will be on the Yankee crew, while Keels, Bill Cooper, "Totny" Fogarty, "Shorty" 'Jonies Power Rogers, John Cross, and other tmen will formt the Pee Dee eleven. -- U.s.c. - "What donkeys we are." "Please speak in the singular." "Well, what an ass youar e." The Gridiron Inkpot THE FINALS of the tenement games will come next week. Some migh ty good games have been played on Melton field since the close of the varsity season. TRICKY PLAYS galore have been served to the spectators. About the best was pulled in the tene ment 17 vs. tenement 11. contest. Tenement 17 had the ball midfield. A'line plunge netted a yard. No lan, quarter, got up, grabbed the ball, and started down the field measuring off yards as he walked. meanwhile he was insisting that the referee owed a penalty to his team "and that he was going to take it." The players on the opposing eleven stood and watched him step off fifteen yards and then suddenly broke into a run. He was caught on the three yard line. The plav was legal because the referee', whistle had blown and tenement t7 had 7 men on the line of scrini mage. THlEREi HAS BFIl,N a good deal of talk about the strong town team not being eligible to play in the tournament. The chief notes of discord are that it is not a "tene ment team", and that the outsiders have more than a hundred men to pick a team from, whereas the tenements only have eighteen met:. - U.S.C. - CO-EDS START WORKING FOR BASKET GAME Many Report for Basketball on Tuesday-Lay Aside Hockey Sticks NO INTER-CLASS GAMES Will Form Groups Which Will Enter Championship Tournament The formidable hockey sticks and little balls have taken up their place. with out-of-date things until next fall and basketball takes the front seat. Practices started last Tuesday with th'rty-four freshmen out, nineteen sophomores, thirteen juniors and two seniors. In lining up the positions th" forwards are sixteen in number, twenty one guards, ten jumping centers and twenty-one side centers. Surely the'e can be a hoppin' good varsity squad from all that number. The court at Melton hall and the gym court are both being used for practice every available moment. In view of the fact that the hockey tournament was inter-class arnd that the gym meet w Il be inte'r-class, and b)ecause the numbmlers out for basketball vary so with the classes, the conmnit tee, which has been working on the constitution, recommends a dlifferemt type of tournament for basketball. As One of the reasons for playing any' game, is the sociability of the thing, "all for fun" they recommend that the co-edls he arbitrarily dliv'ded into three or four groups |dlepenlding upon the number of teams possible from those going out for basketball) each group putting out a team; the grouping re mmainin,g the same from year to year, all new girls as they enter the Universtly dlrawing to see to which group they' w'l lbelong. - U.S.C. -- Pate Hlost to Hermes Meeting Monday Eve Club Issues Invitations for Tea Dance to be Held on December 20th J R. Pate was host to the Herme.s club at a meeting held in his room Monday night. A bid was sent by the clumb to the l'uphradian literary society for one of the society's anterooms which the club wishes for a club room. Invitations were issuedl for the teai dance which the club will hold at the Forest Lake club, from four to six o'clock, December 20. Other arrange ments for this dance were made and chaperones elected. Union Tailoring Co. ~ HATS CLEANED AND BLOCKED Suits Cleaned and Pressed Altering Agent for NU-BORN Clothing 1211 Lady St. Phone 4913 Quality First--Service Always 1315 Main St. Phone 7421 Means Barber Shop Six experienced artistic barbers Your patronage highly appreciated -Special attention to University men--Ladies' and children's hair bobbing a Specialty. Polite Service Guaranteed DILLARD & NELSON, Mgrs. This Is to Invite You to The ROSE MARY "T" Room 1218 Washington Street Every Delicacy of the Season A Warm Welcome Always CAPITAL CITY LAUNDRY 1119 Gervais St. Phone 9711 CAROLINA STUDENTS! A Good Place to Eat MRS. L. K. BEST 1012 Marion Street One-Half Block From Campus CAPITOL CAFE Your Patronage Appreciated Food of Best Quality-Excellent Service 1210 Main St. Columbia, S. C. BILLY BULL'S A Mea a Minute ! 1211 Gervais Street SANDWICHES & WAFFLES SHORT ORDERS I/iam and Egg San'dwich--15c Sweet Milk-10c Per Pint For Sun-K ist Drinks -- VISIT - IUAMPTON'S FRUIT DRLJVK Home-Made Candies 1218 Main St. Columbia, S. C. Only Place of I i;n,d in the City