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Sports Parade BY MELVIN KARESH ^ PTER a lull of several weeks in the sports activities of the ^ University, inevitably following the close of the basketball and boxing seasons, there is a pleasing note of reassurance to sport fans as they hear the sharp crack of i baseball bats meeting with a t liorsehide nugget and sending it c streaking far into the corners of \ Melton Field. ? Baseball has brushed into the spot- 1 light sweeping aside all favoritism that , has lingered in the hearts of football, basketball, and boxing fans and claim- f ing a lion's share of the spotlight, just 1 as the proverbial fury of the March winds charges in like a lion and sends the climatic elements of late March r out like a lamb. ( a Strong Team f Carolina will not be long to take cognizance of the fact that in the 1930 baseball team lies the strength and ti power that was lacking in the medioc- ^ rity of the football, basketball, and n boxing teams, and Carolina will soon s be thrilled to watch one of the best baseball teams in the South make a ^ strong bid for Southern conference j. honors. 0 Two weeks intervene before the f< team takes a first crack at collegiate F opposition, and in that time Coach S Laval will be polishing off a classy set I ' of infielders, giving the numerous twirlers some instructions in the art \ of pitching strikes instead of balls, lj strengthening his outfield, and in gen- t; eral, preparing one of the best baseball aggregation that Carolina has . ever boasted for a streneous campaign, i Boxing Captains Congratulations to the members of the boxing squad who recently elected Jimmy Brailsford and Harold Wilson 11 to captain their team in 1931. Both t boys have been mainstays of the team t this year and have shown qualities in s sportsmanship and leadership that will make them ideal captains of what promises to be Carolina's best boxing 0 team. Brailsford was recently presented j with the Gittman award for his prow- ^ ess as a scientific boxer in 1830. He was undoubtedly the cleverest man with the gloves on the team, and succeeded in puzzling every man that he * opposed during the season. His style c was incredibly effective, and none a other than Brailsford would have c suited a scientific boxing medal so exactly. Tragic news from the spring train- J ing camps: . Dear Mother: Please send trans- ( portation; the pitchers are starting to ^ throw curves. , U.H.C. j FIRST ARCHERY i j MATCH GOES TO I CAROLINA TEAM c \ Introducing archery into the sports curricula of the University of South Carolina and holding the first competitive match in the state, the Carolina archers defeated the Florence Y. M. t C. A. team Saturday afternoon on the t field in front of the girls' dormitory, ( 1,111 to 777. , A strong March wind blew the ar- ( rows from their course and the scores ; were low, but the members of the Carolina team showed a finished technique and kept in front of the more erratic Florence archers. A freak hit occurred during tin match that is very rare in the realm of archery. One arrow had punctured the target and stuck there upright Another came streaking through the air from a deadly bow and split the first arrow into two parts. The members of the Carolina team are: Hamlett, manager; Yates Francis, captain; and Prince. Yates and Prince were high scorers for the University team. Florence Y 'minded the following men: Jackson, manager; Taylor; Sallenger, captain; and Cutts. Jackson and Sallenger were high scorers. Evans Cannon, former University student, is coach of the Florence team. Carolina will next match their skill on the archery range with the Charlotte Playground association team at the dedication exercises of a playground at Charlotte. It will take place within the next two or three weeks. BOSTICK TAKES FIRST PLACE IN JUMPING EVENT KENNEDY ALSO PLACES Carolina Boys Participate In First Southern Conference Indoor Meet Frank Bostick and Hunter Kenledy, South Carolina's entries in lie first annual Southern Confersnce indoor track meet at the Uni-ersity of North Carolina Tin Can Saturday night, won honors in the ligli jump when Bostick tied for irst place and Kennedy tied for ourth. Bostick also placed in the road jump, taking fourth place. Washington and Lee captured the neet with a total of 29 points, North Carolina was runner up with 27 points, nd Maryland and Georgia Tech tied or third place with 13 points each. BOSTICK STAR Bostick was a star on the freshman cam last year and captured several igh jump honors in the state freshlan meets, while Kennedy was a conistent performer on the varsity. The events in which the Carolina oys participated resulted as follows: ligh jump, Frank Bostick, South Carlina, and Bagby, North Carolina, tied or first; Decoligny, Tulane, third; freeman, Duke, and Hunter Kennedy, louth Carolina, tied for fourth, leight, 5 feet 11 1-8 inches. Broad jump: Hamm, Georgia Tech; Visner, Virginia; Brown, North Caroina; Bostick, South Carolina. Disancc, 42 feet 10 1-2 inches. u. B. o. 3-ridders Still Out For Spring Practice With the majority of the football nen forsaking their spring drills for lie openings of the baseball and track raining periods the remainder of the quad has been going through some ougli scrimmages under the tutelage if Coaches Thrash and Rawl. The men who arc still participating n spring practice played a regulation ;ame last Friday and showed frequent lashes of brilliancy. The work of the two freshmen, teynolds and Aires, was particularly lUtstanding. Both lines charged hard nd there was plenty of fierce, acurate blocking. The line-ups of the teams that layed Friday afternoon were as follows : first Team. Second Team. Cwing le Richards Ulair It Watson Worrell lg Yonce Worrell c Musselwhite doore rg Jenkins "arr rt Ciaskiti ones re Brantley Reynolds qb Aires d. Blount lib.... Wannatnaker lenton lib King ?. Blount fb Wylie Substitution, Fleming, Arensoti, De/aughan, and Martin. U.H.O. BRAILSFORD Y COACH Boxing instruction for all boys lasses at the Y. M. C. A. will start oniorrow at the local association unIcr the direction of Jimmy Brailsford, neinber of the University of South Carolina boxing team and winner of he Gittman medal for 1930. U.H.O. BOXING TOURNAMENT Preliminaries to the intramural boxing tournament will be held in all weights on the night of Friday, March 21, according to word from Coach Jack Alliston who is training the candidates for the tourney. On Monday, March 24 the second round will be held, and on Wednesday, March 26, the third round. Finals and championship matches will be held on Friday, March 28. Eight men will be crowned champions of their weights on that night. All men who have not turned out for the tournament as yet and who think that they have some undeveloped talent for the manly art up their sleeves, can still report for the workouts every afternoon at five o'clock in the gymnasium, and get their names on the list. KEEN C0MPE1 INTRAMl Second Week Of Basl Under Way With P Pi Phi Diamond Material Shows Much Class Coach Laval Gets Down To Jtea Work With Much Promising' Material BY MELVIN KARESH Stock in a winning baseball team foi South Carolina soared to the skiei last week when candidates turned ou in large numbers and cavorted arounc the new green turf of Melton Field ir a manner that points favorably to an other state championship. 1 he men will finish their preliminaries this week and settle down tc throwing curves and swinging healthily in frequent practice games. Th< first week of organized drills has disclosed some classy material. Captain Barney Smith seems to b< leading the candidates for the positior behind the bat in the few practices sc far, but Hicks, last year's freshmar star, is pushing him intently for the job. ^Donelan and Schwartz are alsc promising strong competition for tin catching berth. STODDARD BACK On the mound Hugh Stoddard, reg ular twirler of last year, Brigham Nolan, Assey, Hatchett, Turket, anc Keels are fighting for regular turns Nolan, Brigham, Assey, and Keels oi the new men are showing up best anc with Stoddard should well fortify th< pitcher's box. At first base centers Coach Laval'f greatest worries. Ed Sikes has beer developing nicely and is beginning tc look like the man for the position, but Bob Gressette and Holman have beer pushing him tremendously and it yei appears to be anybody's position. Archie Vaughan, last year's freshman second baseman, and Porter, for mer protege of Crip Rhame on tht keystone sack, arc having a merrj race for the regular post. Both mer arc fine fielders and it seems that th< question remains to be settled by theii INTRAMURAL SCHEDULE The intramural basketball schedule as announced by Mr. Crawford for the rest of the week is as follows: Tuesday night, March 11. At 7:00; Ten. 15 vs. Ten. 1; At 8:00; Kappa Alpha vs. Phi Sigma Kappa; At 9:00; Sigma Nu vs. Ten. 20. Wednesday night, March 12. At 7:00; Ten. 22 vs. Lexington Co.; At 8:00; S. A. E. vs. Phi Beta Delta; At 9:00; Phi Kappa Sigma vs. Shandon. Thursday night, March 13. At 7:00; Kismet Club vs. Ten. 19; At 8:00; Sigma Nu vs. Yankee Club; At 9:00; Kappa Alpha vs. Phi Epsilon Pi. Friday night, March 14. At 7:00 Pi Kappa Phi vs. Elmwood; At 8:00; Phi Sigma Kappa vs. Ten. 28; At 9:00; Ten. 16 vs. Ten. 15. Annual Gittr Awarded The annual Gittman medal for th most scientific boxer on the Universit; of South Carolina boxing team wen to Jimmy Brailsford, star feathei weight, last Friday night by vote of hi teammates at a meeting in the hom of J. A. Crawford. Brailsford was further honored a the meeting by his election to th joint-captaincy of next year's tear with Harold Wilson. The two wi alternate during the matches in pel forming the duties of captain. The Gittman medal is an annu; presentation made by G. T. Gittmai manager of the Gittman Book Shoj who has been intensely interested i the development of boxing at the I In versity. "Father of boxing at the Univei sity of South Carolina" is the tit that has been given to Mr. Gittmai riTION IN IRAL TOURNEY cetball Tournament Gets i Kappa Phi And Phi Victorious - by john Mcknight The intramural basketball tourna| ment at the University saw two fast games settled last night when the Pi . Kappa Phi defeated the Yankee club and th6 Phi Pi Phi took Tenement 16 into camp. The Phi Epsilon Pi team won on a forfeit when Tenement 28 did not show up. In the first game the Pi Kappa Phi team had little trouble in disposing r of the Yankee club. Bob Gressette j was the outstanding player for the ? winners while Hiza showed up well . for the losers. The final score was 14-7. I Phi Pi Phi Wins The second mixup of the night between the Phi Pi Phi and Tenement lf> teams was very close throughout. > Not until the last few minutes of the game did the fraternity team gain an 5 advantage over the boys from the dormitory. Outz was the outstanding player for the victors while B. E. Be denhaugh was best for the losers. The i score was 20-13. > Lineups and summaries: ' Phi Kappa Phi (14) Yankee Club(7) ; Wannamaker (4) f (2) Berkowitz , Jenkins (2) f (2) Aston liowden, J. L c Bell : (iressette (C) g (3) Hiza Clary (2) , ..g Zimmerman Substitutes: Holman, R. Bowden, and Reed. Phi Pi Phi (20) Tenement (16) (13) ; Outs (10) f.. (8) Bedenbaugh, B. O. I Moseley t (2) Hewitt . Stork c Williams f Craig, E. (2) g (2) Turkett . Floyd g (1) Bedenbaugh, R. A. 1 Substitutes: Beattie (2), Turner (2), : Wells (2), and Preacher (2). U.N.C. I Tennis Prospects [ Compete For Team I Another week of tennis competition under the direction of Jack Crawford, newly appointed director of the sport at the University, has brought several new names forging to the top of the ' list and the men are fighting hard to i reach the first four positions before the team is picked for the Clemson match ' Saturday, March 22. At the end of last week the men ranked as follows: Jack Oulla, Oscar Allen, . Cruin, "Chick" Foster, Oscar Black, and Marion Holman. Dr. Reed Smith and Professor Wagener were recently appointed coaches of the doubles team, and they expect to organize the teams as soon as the standard rankings of the players arc determined in the elimination tournament. power at the bat. EDENS AND LAVAL "Happy" Edens on shortstop and Buddy Laval at third base have very little opposition for those positions. McGee is at present second choice for shortstop and Miles Blount is trying to come in from the outfield to third base. The outfielders are yet untried, but with such candidates as Harley, Boineau, Beall, Eatmon, Wallace, and Gold, besides the other part-time outfielders, Gressette, Stoddard, Nolan, and Assey, plenty of strength should develop in the outer gardens. nan Medal | To Brailsford e lie was instrumental in organizing the y first boxing class at the University, ^ and has fostered the every move that was taken to establish the game as a major sport in the University, s While the past season was not altoe gether a sensation, competively speaking, there were several men on the it team who stood out prominently, and e Brailsford was clearly the most outn standing of these. He won consisII tently, and with his baffling, weaving - style outclassed his opponents and piled up enough points to win every il fight except one. i, Tlie little featherweight was always [>, as cool as a frigidairc in the ring. He n employed his science by adroitly tryi ing his opponents up in clinches and by making them swing vainly at his r- bobbing head while lie sent a few le lefts and rights to their destination in n. return. BRAILSFORD AND WILSON ELECTED BOXING CAPTAINS MEET AT CRAWFORD HOME Tie Results In Election For Captain; Two Men Will Share Honor JIMMY BRAILSFORD, winner of the Gittman Scientific Boxing medal for 1930 and sparkling featherweight performer on the Gamecock varsity last year, and Harold Wilson, captain and veteran welterweight on Carolina's 1930 pugilistic aggregation, were declared joint captains of the 1931 boxing team at a meeting of the varsity squad last Friday night in the home of J. A. Crawford. In the election for captain, Brailsford and Wilson each received a total of six votes. The tie was not broken after several polls and both men were named to share the honor next season. MEN ENTERTAINED Following' the election of captain the men were entertained at the home of Mr. Crawford and sandwiches and coffee were served. An enjoyable social hour lasted until 8 o'clock when they went in a group to the championship basketball game between Columbia and Spartanburg Highs. Those present at the meeting were: Jack Alliston, coach; Wilson Taylor, manager; Tommy Scott, bantamweight; Jimmy BrailsforJ, and Heyward Clarkson, featherweights; "Red" Watts and Graydon Lonsford, lightweights; Harold Wilson and Jim Bradley, welterweights; Albert Mc? Cravy, W. O. Callahan, and J. Gettys, middleweights; and J. R. DeVaughan, heavyweight. Eddie Pritchard lightheavyweight, was absent on a trip to Charleston. All of the boxers named above were awarded letters for their services on the team this year. IJ.N.O. SAME UNIFORMS Billy Laval has announced that the usual change of the Gamecocks football uniforms will not take place this fall. The flaming red jerseys with the dazzling whirl will again adorn the Gamecock gridders during the football campaign this year. U.H.O. A French dancer insured her legs for $100,000. During her performance her legs were covered by the policy only. U.H.O. CINDERS HOT AS BIRDS PREP FOR OPENING- MEETS With only three more weeks before the initial meet with the Davidson College Wildcats, the University of South Carolina track team started hard work yesterday afternoon when they held one of the hardest practices this season. I he team will be minus several letter men from last year but will endeavor to fill these vacancies with last year's freshman stars. From last year's varsity team, Captain A1 Lightsey and Hunter Kennedy remain to fill their old places. Kennedy was Carolina entry in the track meet recently held at Chapel Hill. MANY OUT Those out for the team are Captain Lightsey, Bostick, Kennedy, Weldon, Buie, Beall, Rembert, Quattlebaum, Craven, Farnum, Wilson, Riley, and Caldwell. Seven track meets are on the 1930 schedule of the Gamecocks, including the Southern Conference track meet at Birmingham, Ala., which will be held on May 16 and 17. On March 27 Carolina will open the season against the Davidson Wildcats. 1 lie meet will be held in Columbia. hollowing this engagement the Gamecocks will take on the strong Presbyterian Blue Stockings on Melton Held. P. C. will bring an array of stars to Columbia to give the Birds a real battle. This meet will be held on April 5. Carolina will then move on to Atlanta in the Tech Relays to be held on April 12, and on April 10 the Carolina varsity and freshmen will go to Greenville to match heels with the Purple Hurricane and Little Wind.