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Jenkin Sports Briefs Intra Murals With twenty-one contests having been played, the Intra-mural basket ball tournament, sponsored by Jack Crawford, head of the physical educa tion department, ended its first week of competition. The results: Sigma Alpha Epsilon beat Kappa Alpha 24-17; No. 29 beat Sigma Alpha Zeta 2r-26; Sigma Nu beat Alpha Tau Omega 26-15; Phi Sigma Kappa beat Nos. 16 and 17 17-4; Pi Kappa Alpha beat 'hi Epsilon Pi 35-7; No. 26 beat Kappa Sigma 33-28; Phi Kappa Sigma beat Nos. 9 and 10 40-36; Sigma Nu beat Nos. 16 and 17 17-11; Sigma Chi beat Kappa Alpha 17-9; Phi Sigma Kappa beat Alpha Tau Omega 22-16; Sigma Alpha Zeta beat Pi Kappa Al pha 27-21; Kappa Sigma beat Phi Ep silcn 42-17; Sigma Nu beat Nos. 9 and 10 :0-5; No. 26 beat Sigma Alpha Zeta 36-15: No. 29 beat Pi Kappa Alpha 29 27; Phi Sigma Kappa beat Nos. 9 and 10 27-15; Sigma Chi beat Sigma Alpha Epsilon 19-18; Kappa Sigma beat Phi Kappa Sigma 38-23; Kappa Alpha beat Phi Epsilon Pi 17-13. --u. a. 0. Boxers Get Letters Members of the Carolina boxing team who recently received letter awards for their work this year are: Captain Harry Hilton, Frank Jen kins, Rex Williams, Gilbert Colina, The New Spring and summer fabrics are better looking than ever! " We know that is saying a lot, but all we need to convince you is a look. Over 1,000 patterns for you to select from. Boyd Johnson No. 12 Arcade whenS Yet WT, se' "*r a and deUrto o evic (be the *exact ti 1317 MAIN STRI BRANCH OFFICE: UNI( BRANCH OFFICE: 8. A. L. PA COLUMBIA, S( RAI LWA AGBNCY NATION -WIDE I Wii Many .Train For Boxin Vith the start of the intra-murs boxing tournament less than two weelk away, several promising boxers hay already begun to work out in the gyn Additional men are expected to be gin work soon for what promises t be the biggest campus boxing tourna ment ever held at Carolina. Anyon who has not boxed in any intercolleg ate matches is eligible for the comp< tition. The tournament is under the dire< tion of boxing coach Frank DeMar who urges that anyone interested tur out for the contest. "Now is the tim to begin developing material for til varsity squad of next year", says coac DeMars. The athletic department will furnis the necessary equipment to all prospe tive entrants, upon request. There ai gloves, punching bags, skipping rope head and body protectors available ft the men who wish to begin training f< the bouts. The intra-mural tourney last yei produced fighters who earned regul; berths for themselves on the varsil squad this season. Next year, coac DeMars wants at least two good m< for each position on the team, ar looks to the intra-mural tourney 1 supply the need. Since boxing requires rigid trainin all who intend to enter the tournamei are urged to begin their training ; on cc. -U.. o. Williams Gets Gittman Meda Rex Williams, Iardeeville, has be( named this year's winner of the Git man medal, emblem of high sport manship, boxing improvement, ar campuc leadership. Each year tI medal is presented to an outstandir member of the University of Soul Carolina boxing team by James Gittman, Columbia business man. Williams is a junior in the school arts and sciences at the University at has been active in athletics since ente ing Caruliina. He has participated freshman track, football, and boxit and he has represented the Universi on the varsity teamis of these spor for the past two years. -U. a. a. Jerry liughes, Louis Carleo, Jam Ackerman, F. C. Jones, Frank Polat and Preston Johnson, manager. Jenkins and Williams were made c captains for the 1938 season, andl G bert Colina was named alternate ca tain. toss o rf, guO~speCIIY ET. PHONE S72N N STATION. PHONE 7031 SSENGER STATION. PHONE 32 UTH CAROL.INA XPRESS INC. tAILt-AIR SERVICE ams,_ Athletic L Big e "We've got the money, the boys are ., going to California, and they're going to win!" exclaimed Dr. Frank Owens to the crowd at Athletic Night in the Fiield House, . Wednesday night, when - it became a certainty that the money to send Frank Jenkins and Rex Wil liams to California had been raised. Enthusiastic response to the Athletic Night program by students and citi zens of Columbia assured the success of the campaign to raise $500 to send Jenkins and Villiams to the National Collegiate boxing tournament at Sac h ramento, California, to be held April 1, 2, and 3. With $30o already raised, and an ad h vance ticket sale that netted another good amount, the $125 that was taken e at the gate raised the funds past the s, necessary amount, and made it a cer >r tainty that the two fighters would en >r train for the tournament on March 26. The Athletic Night curtain raisers ir were two scientifically and roughly ir fought wrestling matches between y Vincent Kelly and George Macovic, h and Art Urbanyi and Martin Vorder 'n bourg. Urbanyi adopted the dastard Ld ly villain's part, slugging and all, forc :o ing Vorderburg to leave his assumed role of hero to match his rough tac g, tics. This was the high spot of the it night. it Anaato and Belott' did' their usual ex cellent work in the tumbling act. Earl Armstrong defeated Louis Bryan in the finals of the "Y" ping-pong tourna ment to take the campus title. No decision was rendered in the five boxing bouts of the night. In the Hughes-Hilton fight, Coach DeMars demonstrated the type of equipment used in teaching the boys boxing. Other bouts were Allan Legare vs. Severn Moore, Cecil Wolfe vs. George Mason, Rex Williams vs. Fritz Turner, and Frank Jenkins vs. Gilbert Colina. e During the whole of the proram g Amato and Carleo clowned, and at one r time staged' a fake tennis match. Colina and Carleo had the honor of closing >f r is BY C4 :s " This column wishes to take ti Carolina campus the entrants in I Inament, and to wish them all an c - 'We hop1e that you, the college your stay as much as we, the stud ~ here. And to the studlents of Caroi here for the first time, and is moi It is uip to us as hosts to (10 all the high school athletes both e] means, dlon't be "too busy" to go come the hoy' fronm your home to goodl will towarid the Un iversityv thing that you can (10. Congratuilat ions to Rex Williari 1IIe deserves it, and hats nll of tli of the muedal-scientific skill in 1 on thme camp)us. An unusual amount of interest basketball tourney that is now g show keen team sp)irit and keener conmc will be no one knows, but w some real, high class playing. The horse that wins the annual at the rate of about $20,000 a ni ball players seem to be dreadfully Pill Hurlers Play_Game Pitchers Are Scarce To roundl out the second week ol practice Coach Dutch Stamman wvill dlivide his baseball squad andl play a nine inning practice game on Meltor field tomorrow. The infield has beer rettfrfed and is ready for use. Until today the sessions were confined t< batting practice and having the pitch' ers limber uip by tossing thenm up t< the batters. His main concern this season being the pitching staff, Staimman paid clos< attention to the progress being mad< by the many mound aspirants frn DL ZiV~JU V A. Will G Night Success the program with a ducking and rumb: exhibition. Vincent Kelly gave a weight liftinf exhibition with 100 pound weights. The campaign was sponsored by th< Carolina Boosters club and other civi organizations. Mr.- Larry Scott wa the chairman of the committee ii charge of the arrangements for th Athletic Night program, and he wa assisted by Pieston Johnson, manage of the Carolina boxing team. Student organizations that contrib uted to the campaign to the amoun of $5 or more include Sigma Chi, Sig ma Nu, Damas club, Sigma Alpha Ep silon, Phi Kappa Sigma, Tri Delta Sigma Kappa, Blue Key, K. S. K Sigma Phi Epsilon, Kappa Sigma Steward's Hall, and the Clariosophi Literary Society. Another source of funds was th dance that was given after the Athle tic Night. Henry Westbrook and hi student orchestra furnished the m sic for the occasion. Jenkins and Williams were outstand ing contenders at the recent Souther Conference tournament at Colleg Park, Md. Jenkins won the title i the batamweight class, but William came just short of a title when h lost a close decision to Max Novic in the middleweight class. Jenkir was also voted the outstanding box< of the tournament by coaches at ti tournament. Jenkins and Williams will go b train to the tournament, leaving o March 26. They will go to the We by the northern route, and will retur by the southern route, thus gettin an opportunity to see something < the country, as well as the chance c entering a National tournament. Williams fought in the 169 poun class in the Southern Conferenc tournament, but will fight in the 15 pnund class in the National tourm ment, thus adding to his chances < winning laurels. He is state champio in his weight. 4a-4i.ng )URTENAY CARSON its opportunity to welcome to th he State High School boxing tomi njoyable stay. athletes of the future, will enjo ents of Carolina, enjoy having yo 1a: the tournament is being hel -e or less in the experimental stagi in our power to make thme stay c ijoyable and profitable. By al over to the Field House and wel wn. It will add( to the feeling c by these boxers more tihan any is for winning the Gittman awart e qualities that govern the givin oxing, team spirit, and leadershi is being shown in the intra-murt ~oing on at Carolina. The gam comp)etition. What the final out e guarantee that tihe finals will se Santa Anita handicap earns mnone inute. At that rate, college fool underpaid. whom the coach wvill have to find successor to Country Kneece, outstan< ing Gamecock hurler of the 1936 nin' Leading the field nowv is Capers Mr Cravey, who is slowly rounding int form. Close on his heels are Loul Tfabor, holdover from last year, Olive Wolfe, who is trying his hand in th box, Frank Polatti, Jake Ellison, an Marshall Hildebrand. Joe WVilliamns has been clouting tI' pill to the far corners of Melton fiel in the hitting sessions. According t Stamman's latest plans Williams wi be used' at shortstop. A powerhoum at the plate has been Ed Clary, no working out in the outfield, althoug he may yet wvind up playing first bas Pinhead Hlenson, expected to be 0r of the long dlistant sluggers of tI team, has beeni taking a while to g his eye on the ball. Lipsconab Is Cage Captaim Simpson Is AlternatE Jim Thoiias Succeeds Jim PolattV As Manager; Nine Get Letters Guy I,ipscomb, Carolina's all-stat basketball center, and Bill Simpson guard of the Carolina team, wer s elected captain and alternate captain respectively, of the basketball team fo next season, at a meeting of the tean s held in the Field House on Tuesda r night. Jim Thomas was named man ager to succeed Jim Polatty. - Nine men were recommended for let t ters by Coach Petoskey. 'I'hey ar - Bernard James, retiring captain, Lips comb, Goody Taylor, Simpson, Tor Hutto, Oliver \Volfe, Jack Crawforc Willis Cantey, and manager Polatt) , The letter men were given their choic c between a sweater and a gold basket ball, these award's being made for win e ning the state championship. - The team next year will be withou s James and Taylor, and will suffer con - siderably from this loss. James wa considered one of the best players a - Carolina in a number of years, an n made the all-state team along wit e Lipscomb and Hutto, while Taylor ha n been one of the team's most stead s and dependable forwards. e The team will fill the losses from th h ranks of the rising freshman tean s Outstanding among the prospectiv r varsity men is Toni Pack, who wa e one of the high scorers of the fresr man squad'. Other prospects includ y J. T. Biggs, Gene Alexander, Jame n Bostain, William Comstock, Buck Dc t Pre, Holmes Eleazer, J. H. Howe' n George Kanuck, Dick Little, Charle g Myers, Carl Simpson, John Sloan, an f George Coleman. -r-o. ". . Track Trials d e First track trials of the year are t 9 be held' this afternoon at Melton fiel - beginning at three o'clock, stated hea if track coach Frank Pauly on Wedne n day of this week. The team to represent Carolina i - the dual meet with P. C. next Thur; day, March 25, will depend largel upon the results of these try-outs. Th meet is to be here in Columbia, wit freshmen as well as varsity events. Expected to participate in the trial are: In the dashes--lwyn Knigh Dick Little, Harlee Powell, Jack Shc lar, Robert Morris, McCree Clarl John Spigner, Gene Robinson. In the middle distances-Gilmer Hai e rell, Robert Shaw, Charles Mannint Larry Gall, Sam Price, Bernard Coi mack, W. J. Cormack, Louis Gillan Gene Robinson, John Crews, Toi Y Singleton, R. Liles, Bob Collier, LI Tomlinson, G. Kanuck, T. McCutcl eon, Waring Webb. DjIistances-Robert Penland' Rufu Morgan, Tom Singleton. Hurdles-Robert Shaw. Charle Manning, J. McConnell, Goody Taylo IHugh Wilson, Stokes Randall, L. Kat - Ian. fField events-Fletcher Spignel -Goody, Taylor, WVally Craig, Jack Dom flinger, Guy L.ipscomb, D)ick Little Elwyn Knight, "Pinhead" Hensor Gene Robinson, John Spigner, N. Hai .man, H. Harman, 11.,King, Hartel Porter, (Little, Knight, and Fletcht Spigner are broad jiumpers from las year). ANN OUN Y The Unive will in the n< handling a cc of spring and Cd Come by eselect your Page Five _Coast Daniel Given First_Place In Tennis Seedings Williams, Lipscomb, Bryan, Brad ham, Carson, And Prince Also Given Places On Ladder Rankings for the current tennis sea son were made last Saturday afternoon by Coach F. Y. Vagener at the sec r ond meeting of the Gamecock net squad. First place in the see(ings went to captain Sam 1)aniel, who held that position last year also. In the No. 2 position was placed Guy Lipscomb, former Columbia High star player, and a regular on the Carolina team last year. Francis "Dinky" Williams was ranked in third place. He and Daniel last year captured' the state collegiate doubles title. In fourth place was - Louis Bryan, former city champion of Sumter, and a veteran of last year's t team. - The freshman squad of last season s contributed the next ranking player, t Randolph Bradham. He was put in :1 fifth place, with Courtenay Carson in h sixth and Harold Prince in seventh s place. Both of these men saw service y on the freshman squad last season. Harper Welborn and Fritz Turner e were in ninth and tenth places, respec tively. e For the past two years the Carolina S tennis team has won the State cham - pionship, and is expected to take the e title again this year. s New nets have been ordered for the - varsity courts to replace the old ones, which are worn out. Also, several s drums of calcium chloride have been d purchased to put on the surfaces of the courts to lay the dust and improve the playing surface. Stands will be built on the west side of the courts to take care of spectators who may wish to see o the matches, Coach Wagener an d nounced. d Mr. \V. H. Harth, athletic director, announced that if the team won the state championship, the payers will be n given either gold tennis balls for watch charms or sweaters on which to wear Y their block "C's". This is the first e time that such awards have been of h fered to the tennis team. 5, n S /t, STUDENTS Visit Our New BEAUTY SALON - And Let Us Prepare You For A Deluge Of Compliments EFIRD'S r Phone 2nd t8243 BEAUTY SALON Floor irsity Co-op Store ext few days begin mnplete assortment summer ties of a md let us help you Easter neekwam