Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Sports Athletic F Broad Cagers Cop Title Records Of Major Teams Show Marked Improvement Over Last Year; Outlook Good No doubt about it-inter-collegiate sports at Carolina are on the up-grade. Here are a few facts about major sports to prove the point. Coach Don McCallister, head coach of football, has completed two years of fairly successful coaching, but thd record for his second year was so much better than the first that he has been rewarded with a contract for two years more at an increased salary. He will receive $4,000 instead of $3,600 under the new agreement. Carolina won five games and lost seven in the past football season. With a number of freshman stars to strengthen the squad next season, the team should do even better, and per haps win back the state title it has not held for the past few years. Freshman football had an unusually successful season under the direction of coach Ted Petoskey. Basketball In basketball, Carolina made an ex cellent showing, running away with the state. title and coming out sixth in Southern Conference ratings at the end of the season. Besides that, the team produced three all-staters; Guy Lipscomb, center, and Tom Hutto and Bernard James, guards. After getting away to a bad start, the Bird cagers came back to pull out of their slump and win nine straight games. During the season the team lost only two games in state compe tition-one to Erskine before the squad had reached' its full strength, and the other to Clemson College. The varsity will lost only two men by graduation, and an abundance of freshman material is expected to more than make up for the losses. Track Track season has just begun, and it is too early to make any predictions. As for last season, the team won three and lost two meets in the state, and took second place in the state meet. In the first meet of the current sea son, the Gamecocks lost to P. C. in the last event by a heart-breaking mar gin. Coaches Frank Pauly and Gil bert Bristow have been hampered by lack of material, and had to fill some of the positions with last minute selec tions. As the season progresses, however, the team is expected to make better showings, as there are several bright USE CALOX TOOTH POWDER YOUR RETAIL DRUGGIST WILL SUPPLY YOU Di tributed By McKesson-Murray Division McKESSON & ROBBINS, INCORPOAE EAT Sancheen 's Ice Cream ALWAYS Manufactured by Richland Dairies COLUMBIA, 8. 0. COLUMBIA Special Rates Er TENT r.EAVE TEIra ra - 3Y12O'LiOAtt rogram In Scope individual stars on the roster to give the cinder squad the impetus it needs. Baseball Coach "Dutch" Stamman has made the call for baseball candidates, and has been answered by a large number of aspirants. His chief difficulty this season is the lack of an experienced pitching staff. Without the aid of "Country" Kneece, ace hurler of last season, the squad is weakened. The collegiate schedule for the team is slated' to begin April 6 with Davidson College in Columbia. Boxing For the first time in three years, the Gamecock boxing team this year won a victory in inter-collegiate competi tion. The pugs fought to victory over the University of Georgia, and the jinx broken, went on to defeat P. C. As a final gesture for the season, Frank Jenkins, bantamweight of the squad, won the title in his weight in the Southern Conference tournament, and was voted the "best boxer" at the tournament by a poll of coaches and sports writers. Rex Williams, middle weight of the team, lost a narrow de cision in the final round of the tourney. After the boxers came home, a cam paign was started by the Carolina Booster's club to raise funds to send the two boys to the National Collegiate tournament in California. Coopera tion of citizens and students raised the money, and the boxers were sent west and entered in the tournament. Both were conceded a good chance to win, but Williams met the Pacific Coast champ in the first round and was de feated, while Jenkins drew a bye in thie first round, .battled his way through to the finals, and there lost an un popular decision. The decision w met with boos from the crowd, many of whom thought Jenkins deserved the title. The coaching staff for football at Carolina includes head coach Don Mc Callister, "Dutch" Stamman, backfield coach, Frank Pauly, line coach, Bru Boineau, backfield coach, and Ted Pe toskey, freshman mentor. Coach Petoskey also directs the basketball team. Boxing is coached by Frank DeMars, while coach Pauly and Gilbert Bristow preside over the track squad. Stamman is the base ball coach in addition to his football duties. As head coach, McCallister does not stop with his gridiron duties. He makes friends with the players and ini many instances with their parents al so. He is vitally concerned with the welfare of the individual players while they are in school, and after they leave he still maintains his contacts with them. Space does not permit detailed ac counts of all the other coaches, but they are responsible for Carolina's ris ing star in the sky of major sports. --u. g. . Albright College students discovered that it takes about 11.7 seconds for shot gun "bangs" to travel two and one half miles. CAROLINA ENGRAVING Co. If you can't keep up with the Prof consult THE RI. L BRYAN Co. 1440 Main Street. LAUNDRY To Students. JIrDRY AT TaBN CANTEEN K EACE DAY Telephone 4Q54 roving U.S.C. Boosts i Intra-muralsi 704 Students Active Football, Tennis, Basketball, I Traok, Boxing, Handball, And Tennis Included in Program ti Seldom do the intra-mural sports h command eight column streamers of a sport page, but to 704 out of 1,000 b male students at the University of South Carolina these unsung activities are of greater interest than the much ti publicized varsity teams. Intra-mural contestants out-number the inter-col fegiate athletes five to one. r Under the supervision of Jack Craw ford, director of physical education at r the University, the season of campus t sports extends throughout the school t year; as soon as one tournament is over, another is initiated. Included in the realm of intra-murals' are football, basketball, track, boxing, a handball, and tennis. From these ac tivities all men who at one time com peted in varsity competition are barred. Great care is taken to see that all contestants are in perfect physical con dition before entering the games. Last semester was the first time that a tournament went unfinished'. Twenty six rainy days in January proved too much for the intra-mural footballers. When the field was again in playing condition, it was time for the varsity to begin their spring gridiron practice. This mishap did not discourage the intra-mural enthusiasts, wno now turned their attention toward handball. At the conclusion of this tournament t the winner met the champion of the faculty to decide the titie of the Uni versity. At present 288 students are compet- r ing in the basketball matches, the teams composed of fraternities and' ten ements. To add interest to these games, Mr. Crawford has awarded medals and cups to the winning teams or students, according to the nature of the tourna- ] ment. --U. . o. Derrec uwe Tax Figures For South Carolina "There has been an enormous increase in state expenditures and in state taxes during the past twenty years," says Dr. S. M. Derrick, teacher of economics at < the University of South Carolina and an authority on taxes. "In 1917, state expenditures were ap- a proximately $3,000,000. In 1937, expen.. t ditures by the state will aggregate be tween $19,000,000 and $20,000,000." t The explanation of this is found in four distinct, causes. 1. The establish-I ment of new departments, institutions, commissions and bureaus; 2. The ex pansion of work already undertaken; 3. An increase in salaries paid state of- I ficials as a result of added world and re sponsibilities, and a steadily rising pricei level; 4. State support of county and dis- I trict activities. More Revenue Needed Although state government twenty years ago was a rather simple affair and although it might have met the needs of that time, it could not meet the needs t of a progressive social-economic order. In 1917, the state had made no provision for the many institutions and needs that'i existed. "That established institutions were re quired to expand their work greatly is< shown by a study of the growth of theset institutions during a period of twenty years," said Dr. Derrick. "For example, in 1917, the university had an enrollment of 501 students, as compared with 1,550 1 at present. The same was true in other institutions." It is clear that these expansive activi ties of the state government requiredi more and more revenue. The only way f to secure this revenue was by taxation.s To this South Carolina resorted. Until 1922 the state had been almost entirely dependent upon the general property tax. At this time, however, it was the general conclusion that this tax would not be suf-c ficient for its needs and other taxes must 1 be levied. Newly Imposed Taxes t Soft drink taxes, pool room tax, elec tric power tax, and beer and wine taxes< are some of the newly imposed ways of 1 securing revenue for the state. "Unquestionably," says Dr. Derrick,( "this brought in a lot of money. But state! government in South Carolina is a big I business. It touches the life of each ofi us. It is rendering services that we de mand. And in this commercial age these services cost a vast amou.nt of .mon. Co-ed Sports Are Stressed opp Directs Activiti 4omen's Athletio Association I so Aids In Directing Program For Women any Girls Participal Sports at Carolina are not confin the male students; the girls tc ave a comprehensive sports prograi ,hich includes basketball, tennis, bas all, and hockey. The Women's Athletic Associati, ponsors Co-ed athletics in cooper on with Miss Nancy Pope, director hysical education for women at Car na. The Association sponsors tot aments in the various sports. Much interest was shown in t ecent basketball tournament held f he Co-eds in the gymnasium. The Durnaments are annual events. A large number of girls particips a tennis, making it perhaps the m< opular sport among them. The gii re allowed the same privileges as lx n all campus courts except two t erved' for the tennis team. A tot ament is held each year in this sp< Iso. Hockey is another important sp< mong the Co-eds. On the field ront of the Women's Building t ames are played under the directi f Miss Pope or one of her assistan aseball is played on the same ar nd is part of the physical educati urriculum just as hockey is. To stimulate interest in athleti nong the girls, several tournamet re held annually for the girl studer ['he large number of entrants sho etter than anything else the inter< hat is taken in the sports program. Physical education for girls is a re ilar course at the University, and c; ies credit just as any other course. --0. M. 0. Students' Health Is Safeguardei By Equipped Infirma] L'wenty-Four Hour Service Open To All Students; Phy sical Checks Given Through a thorough examination tis entrance; by urging him to corr lefects if there are any; through p onal conferences, and a health re-cht it his graduation besides the aid given ilments by the University of South C >lina infirmary, at any time, each s lent's health is safeguarded during ourse at the university. Every man or woman entering the u rersity receives a thorough physical < .mination before registration. If at hing is found wrong, a recheck is giv rheni his parents are notified and urj o make corrections. In cases where1 amily is financially unable, the Stud< -ealth committee attempts to havei vork done free. Infirrnary Always Open The infirmary is ,open 24 hours ad o attend to the physical ailments of s tents. If a student has a temperature s taken into the infirmary where he< e looked after without cost. Through the Student Health committ tudents are urged to come to the: rmary for health conferences. If tudent has boils, he is given boil vacci: rhose susceptible to colds are given c< reatments. Other vaccines given or typhoid and rabies prevention. In cases of physical deformities, nfirmary is in close cooperation with hysicial education department. WIa possible students are given special ex< ises to correct these, but if necessa hey may be given treatments. "The whole idea is to catch minor< ects in early stages and have them cc *ected so the student won't go on ir ife with them, and be troubled at 40 0 when it is too late," Dr. N. B. H< vard, university physician, said. At every athletic contest or other si lent gathering, someone from thei rmary is there to give first aid if nec< ary. Examine All Graduates Before gradi,ating, every applicant .degree must be thoroughly examin gain. The freshman health check ompared with the senior to see what Ia een done for the student's health, a dditional suggestions are made to fi her his future health. The committee on student health :omposed of the following faculty mei hers: Dr. N. B. Heyward, universi ihysician and chairman; Mrs. Arn hilds, dean of women; Dr. Isadc schayer, professor of hygiene and sai ation; J. M. Cantey, marshal and sup< ntendent of grounds; Miss Nancy Poi ihysical education instructor for girl nd J. A. Crawford, director of physil ducation for men. Athletic I Arel Minor Sports In Limelight e. ed Golf And Tennis Begin O Tennis Team Equipped With Uni ", forms For First Time; De e- fend State Title >n Tennis and golf now hold the spot a- light among the so-called minor sports at the University. The golf team is looking forward to a successful season, :r- having practically the same members that it had last year, while the netters he will try for their third consecutive or state championship. se Tennis has made greater strides this year than ever before in the history of ite the University. For the first time, )st team members have been furnished rls uniforms by the Athletic Association. ys For the first time also, the team will r-get a choice of sweaters or gold tennis r ball watch charms in the event it wins rt the state title. Sam Daniel and Francis "Dinky" Williams last year won the state col he legiate doubles championship, and with added experience should be able to re ts. peat. Daniel is the captain of the team ' and No. 1 player this season. 'a Carolina opened its state campaign with a victory over Erskine College, ics and has matches scheduled with all its of the state colleges. ts. The golf team has scheduled matches ws with Georgia, Georgia Tech, North st Carolina, N. C. State, Clemson, and Furman. After winning a match with g a local high school, the golfers will go r on to compete with the above named colleges. U. o. Life Saving School Held Is Courses in life saving and first aid will be offered to students of the Uni versity in the near future, according to Mr. Jack Crawford, director of phy at sical education at Carolina. ect Mr. Crawford announced that he ex er- pected a representative of the Red ck Cross to be in Columbia soon to as ;n sist in the presentation of the course. ar- Mr. Crawford will also instruct the tu- classes, he having had training in this his field. Students will be given training in ni- the methods of procedure in cases of .x- injuries, asphyxiation, drowning, and -all of the more common types of acci en. dents. ~ed The Richland County chapter of the the American Red Cross under lhe chair ent manship of Bill Evans is sponsoring :he the life saving school, and the Lam pad fraternity, recently organized at Carolina, will assist in the arrange lay ments. Lu- Rex Williams, Carolina boxer, who le has had experience in this kind of an work, will assist in giving land drills similar to those given at the U. S. ee, Naval base at Qua ntico, Va. in.. The Pacific Mills pool will be used a for part of the training work, it was ne. announced. >ld - ire ALWAyS SEE SYLVAN BROS. 1500 MAIN STREET, CORNER HAMPTON he for the University of South Carolina he WATCHES, DIAMONDS. JlEWEL.RY, STERLING ien ' he SILVER er- We sell teonly standard adopted olas. ring ry he- GERVAIS STREET PHARMACY -PHONE 4347 ito or ECONOMY DRUG CO. 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It has been used for the past two years, during which time additional improvements have been made. Other improvements recently have been made to the field house and the gymnasium. At the beginning of the present school session floors of both buildings were completely refinished. They were sanded, varnished, and waxed. Besides both buildings have had new coats of paint; dressing rooms of the gym have been touched up, and the entire interior of the field house re painted. The work on the field' house was done primarily for the inaugural cere monies, but it is the expressed hope of the University that the improve ments will encourage the use of the field house for student activities, dances, etc. Grid Stickers To advertise the collegiate football program at Carolina next year, 5,000 windshield stickers are being mailed to alumni over the State, it was an nounced by W. H. Harth, director of student activities at Carolina. The stickers will be made in the shape of a Block "C." On one side will be printed the football schedule for the 1937 season. Also on the stick ers will be printed a picture of Jack Lyon, captain of the team for the com ing season. The Carolina Boosters club is setting on foot another feature to advertise the University's grid program. The club is having a number of metal tags manufactured, in the shape of foot balls, which will be attached to auto mobile license plates. The tags have the football schedule printed on them. Columbia Office Supply Co. Office Equipnent and Job Printinsg Rubber Stamps, Seals and Stencils 1112 LADY ST. ,PHONE 5163 *UEUUUUEE..U. DEPENDABLE TAXI SERVICE OUR RATES ARE AB LOW AS THE LOWEST OUR SERVICE UNEQUALL.TED CHECKER CAB CO. Telephone 2-3311 CAROUNA UFE INSURANCE Co. SELLS A POLWTY SUITART-E TO THE NEEDS OF EACH MEhCBER OF THE FAMrILY INDUSTRIAL-OLD LINE "It Is Better To Have It And Not Need It Than To Need It And 1ot Have It" irne because they gge |LK AND |ICE C RE AM 917 Main mt.