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SPORTSCOOPS BY PAUL "SOOP" LEAGUE Spring Football Practice. A Necessary Evil That there.are two sides to every question this corner found out definitely this week as we contacted every source concerned as to "whether there is.a basis for the existence of spring foot ball practice." We earnestly believe that it is a detriment because of (1) it allows the football man to get behind in his studies, (2) it adds that more chance of his getting seriously in jured, and (3) it leaves him without the time during the year for other activities just as worthwhile. . Two hours of hard study each day would benefit the gridders to a great extent because in the first semester there was the regular season practice every afternoon to' which their time was devoted. Their time in the second semester should be their own, to use as they see fit. It is little recreation that a foot ball player will get when he plays football each afternoon, comes home too tired to concentrate, and -attempts to study until bedtime. It is an abhorrent system but one for which not one school is to blame but all schools that engage in the practice. "I personally would like to see the abolition of the spring drills," declared W. H. Harth, director of athletics at the University, "but it would mean the death of a team's chances next fall if it should not drill in the spring while the other schools continue to do so." ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW Then there is another point of view to take. It is the pet theory of Freshman Coach Ted Petoskey. He claims that the exercise is good for what ails one, that an athlete has plenty of time to study between the time he finishes classes in the morning and four o'clock in the afternoon when he has to go to practice, that if the boys were not playing football that they would be uptown, in a bull session or out with his girl and really not studying anyhow. It is true that the entire football squad has a higher scholastic record than the rest of the student body combined, but grant ing that these fellows don't need to study, spring football prac tice does take away the time they could use for recreation and it also lengthens the time in which they could be injured. Coach Petoskey and this writer made a cross-section survey of approximately a dozen boys and it was found that their marks hadn't suffered from the recent fall cam paign. However, in talking to the same boys later it was found that the majority of them did not relish the idea of the daily drudgery, but singularly enough, a thing which scores high for the new Carolina spirit, every one of them was eager to be out there on the field to show Coach En right "his stuff." "One thing that can be said for spring practice is that it gives sophomores a chance to make the team the first chance they are eligible for the varsity," claimed Coach Rex Enright. "As it was before spring practices came into being, an upcom ing freshman had to wait around several. years before making the varsity outflt, now lie may show his wares in the spring and if worthy, be playing varsity ball the following fall." All the coaches were certain that spring football practice kept the boys out of mischief, or rather kept them in the straight and narrow path. WHAT IS THE ANSWER? To quote Mr. Harth and Coach Enright, it is a system which should be curtailed, but how? Not one school, but all, over the entire nation, are to blame for the situation. And to stop this conflagration not a few schools but all must cooperate. Several of the smaller schools of the Southern conference be gan a move at the last meeting to abolish spring football, but the snag immediately run into was the fact that the members did not play an altogether Southern conference schedule and would still meet teams that had employed spring drills. In other words Southern conference teams in the event of such a rule prohibiting spring practice, would be at a decided dis advantage in intersectional gridiron battles. The movement toward abolition might work out if one conference started it and the others followed suit, but it would have to be nationwide to gain any really great re sults. It is a situation that should be corrected, in fact it gives college football more of a professional appearance than any thing else, and it is our sincere hope that authorities over the nation will in the approaching years take some kind of correc tive action concerning spring football practice. Short Scoops Al Grygo leaves school and the coaching staff says, "So what?" . . . "Al Grygo goes" is wvhat The Gamecock told the sports reading public four months ago. . . . If you don't be lieve it consult The Gamecock issue of October 19. . . . How could the committee that selected the all-intramural football team leave off such men as Bill Mayes, Pi K. A. center, Heap, 16-18 guard, Bobby Collier, Phi Sigma Kappa back or Tommy McMillan, Sigma Nu back . .. Latest developments at the Uni versity of North Carolina seems to' indicate that the student legislature there will allow intercollegiate boxing to continue, although they have already abolished the intramural sport. . .. Bill Bochman, assistant director of athetics, predicts that if the 1939 Gamecock eleven gets by Villanova that the sailing Would be clear from then to the end of the season. . . . What about Clemson, Bill? . . . "It," who rubs down the football Players in the afternoon gets his higher learning at Benedict U. in the morning. ... According to the Associated Collegiate Press, Davey O'Brien, Texas Christian University all-American grid player, received more than 2,000 letters and cards from fans during the 1938 season. . . . Cornell University students have formed a tiddleywinks team. . .. University of Kentucky mathe'maticians have figured out that the average parade band member marches 160 miles in formation during the football season. . .. Baseball Coach "Catfish" Smith's hope to man the Pitching department this spring is Joe Grugan, sophomore. ... Andy Gennett, University of North Carolina 127'pounder has' fought five intercollegiate battles this year and is still unde Bird ] S .0 igma Tenements 16,18 Win In Last Minute Brockington Kicks From Seven Yards A field goal in the final min utes of play from the toe of Paul Brockington nosed out the Sigma Nu team in the in tramural football finals played in the Finger Bowl Tuesday to give tenements 16 and 18 a 3-0 victory. The tenement team carried the heavy end of the offensive attack, pushing the fraternity team inside of their 20 yard line on four oc casions. The Sigma Nu's were un able to stop Kibler, who, on several plays made long gains through the line and around ends. In' the opening minutes of play the tenement team pushed the ball deep into Sigma Nu territory and on fourth down an attempted field goal went wide. On the second journey into the promise land the champions were held for four downs without being able to hit pay dirt. The Sigma Nu team started their only march in the last of the first half when several passes were com pleted in a few moments. The half ended before the fraternity could set up their forces within the tene ements twenty. Again in the third quarter the tenement team got in position for a field goal but this was short. The teams see-sawed up and down the field until the middle of the fourth period when, with Kibler leading the attack, the tenement team pushed to the fraternity seven yard line and with less than two minutes to play, Brockington slipped one over the cross bar to clinch the game. This was the second consecutive year that the Sigma Nu team reached the finals only to taste de feat; last year it was at the hands of Pi K.A. team. Spigner led the fraternity attack ,which was not strong enough in any department to wreck the tene ment boys. Jim Price, kicking for 16 and 18, was by far the best punter on the field. Officials; Clary-Referee, Henson Head linesman. Line-up: Sigma Nu 16 and 18 Hendley LE / Page LaBlorde LT Bass Patton LG Boyle Dowling C Blitch Brown RG Heape Carson RT Austin Randell RE Pria Marchant QB Kibler Spigner FB3 Brockington McMillian RH King Shaw LH Busbee Substitutes: 16 and 18: Detreville, Glover, Perry. Sigma Nu: Waring, Reynolds. Tiger Cagers Win From Luckless Birds Paced by Banks McFadden, cen ter, Clemson took an easy 38 to 16 basketball victory from Ted Petos key's Carolina quintet in the local field house last Saturday night be fore approximately 1,500 spectators. This game sawv the unexpected re turn to the Gamecock lineup of Captain Tom Hutto and Gene Alex ander. Both men, noticeably both ered by leg injuries, were defensive stars for Carolina. It is doubtful whether the two will play any more ball this season however. The lineups: Clemson O F PFTP Bryce, f............ 2 2 0 6 Buchanan, f ........ 4 0 2 8 Moorman, f ........ 0 0 2 0 Cokley f........... 1 0 1 2 Posey, f ........... 1 0 0 2 McFadden, c ....... 4 0 4 12 Jenkins, ec.......... 0 0 1 0 Flatman, c ......... 2 0 1 4 Lancaster, g .......2 0 2 4 Jackson, c.........0 0 2 0 Totals ...........16 6 15 38 Carolina G F PF TP Wolfe, f........... 1 1 0 3 McCreight, f ....... 0 0 2 0 Eleazer, f.......... 0 0 1. 9 Owens, f.......... 0 0 0 Alexander, c .......0 1 0 1 H-utto, g........... 1 0 1 2 Hiymson, g ........ 2 3 0 7 Petty, g........... 0 1 2 1 DuPre, g .......... 1 0 0 2 Totals ........... 5 8 6 16 ---. U. 0. Fifty per cent of those present at a -ecent George WashlhtnUniversity ophomore dlub meetin were nomi asted for offlera of th duba A M@ a %Y%bW& au5 C PIO ighte Nu Lo. 1939A11-intra Pos. First Team LE-J;m Price, 16-18.............. LT-Tom McCutcheon, KappE LG--E. E. Tiller, Pi K. A....... C -Boots Oliver, Tenement 2 RG-Pringle Boyle, 16-18....... RT-Tommy Nix, 12-14.......... RE-Henry Orander, 9-10...... QB-Clarence Kibler, 16-18.... LH-Archie Petty, Kappa Sip RH--John Spigner, Sigma Nu FB-Paul Brockington, 16-18. Brockinton To Receive Trophy 'or Intramuial Paul Brockington, quarter -ack on the championship Ten 3ments 16-18 intramural foot >all team, was voted the intra nural trophy for outstanding ;portsmanship and individual >lay during the recent tourna nent, Mr. J. A. Crawford, di 7ector of the tourney, has an iounced. Brockington was awarded the rophy by a committee consisting of Mr. Crawford, himself, and a group >f officials and coaches of the vari us teams. Close behind Brocking ton in the balloting for individual honors was John Spigner, mainstay >f the Sigma Nu team which was in the final championship play-off. The trophy is awarded annually to a man who is both an outstand ng athlete and a clean fair player as well. Last year the award went to Tommy Nix who played for Tene nents 9-10. ---. U. 0. State Swimmers To Meet Here Two troohies and twenty-eight medals will be awarded winners in the state swimming meet to be held in the University pool at 4:00 p. m., March 11. A trophy will be given to the winning team for the meet -as well as the winner of the 400 yard relay according to a statement by director of physical education, J. A. Crawford. The winners of the fourteen first -laces will each be awarded a medal. Seven second place and an equal number of third ptace winners will also receive medals. Meanwhile, the University swim ming team is practicing daily in the recently opened pool. A full squad of men will enter the meet from the University. Mr. Crawford has is ued a call for team candidates. The admission for the public will be 25 cents with children and stu ents being admitted for 15 cents. --U. 8. 0. BOXING RESULTS At Chapel Hill, N, C.: North Carolina 4, Maryland 4. At Charlottesville, Va.: Navy 4, University of Virginia 4. At Raleigh, N. C.: N. C. State 4 1-2, Duke 3 1-2. At Knoxville, Tenn.: Citadel 4, University of Tennessee 4. At Charleston, S. C.: Clemson 5, Citadel 3. I SHili\ ilil,' I "There's nothing for breaki n Arrow whit: Cupid's dart your good 1c of clothing.'i E goes well wi -DART-Arrow's new whit: Elong wearing non-wit-col -some all day. $2.25. TRUMP-The world-famc collar holds all endurance GORDON-Arrowls doul comfortabae shirt for year. All Arrows have the Mltt1 shrunk (fabric shrInkage 1 ARROW rs Me ies 3-0 muralEleven Second Team ........Stokes Randall, Sigma Nu Sigma..........Bernie Bass, 16-18 ..................Ralph Bagwell, 12-14 5........................Dan Blitch, 16-18 .......Billy Fetner, Kappa Sigma ..........Joab Dowling, Sigma Nu ........................Jack Page, 16-18 ,..Billy Yonce, Phi Kappa Sigma ma........Buck DuPre, Sigma Nu ............." Hoss" Williams, 12-14 ...................Pete Smith, Pi K. A. Bird Trackmen Go To Meet Craig Captains Carolina Teams Track Coach Sterling Du pree announced today that Captain Larry Craig and pos sibly John Spigner, Bernard Coriack, and Dick Little would attend the Southern con ference indoor track meet to be held in Chapel Hill, N. C. Feb ruary 25. Larry Craig, who definitely will make the trip, has for some weeks been training in preparation for the coming event. Craig is a weight man and will enter the shot put, javelin, discus, and broad jump. Last year in dual meets between Carolina and other teams Craig ran away from opposition in the shot put and established a new state record in throwing the discus at the state track meet in Clinton. John Spigner is a speedball 60 yard dash man and is expected to walk away with opposition should he enter the conference meet. Ber nard Cormack ran distances for Carolina's state champion track team last season, his specialty being the 880 yard run. Dick Little is another dash man, who didn't enter competition last year due to an appendix operation and leg injuries. The season before that he came off with first in both the 100 and 220 yard dashes at the state meet. During his high school days he was co-holder of the National A.A.U. broad jump record for prep schools. Work is being rushed to ready the track for the local season which starts April 1. The broad jump pit, the pole vault station and the track generally is being worked over thoroughly. Members of last season's varsity squad and of the freshman aggre gation of that season have already begun to take their customary pre season laps around the track and the outlook is for another state championship team. ---. U. 0. 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The lineups: Asheville (23) Freshmen (27) F Carvallo (2) Edwards (6) F Dowtin (11) Westmoreland (10) C Lytle (5) Kidder (3) G Carter Anderson (4) G Hawes (3) Myers (4) -U. S. O. Five continents, 32 foreign coun tries, two territories, 48 states and the District of Columbia are repre sented in the Cornell University stu dent body. HELP CUP] WITH A NICE?D If you want to keep on the fine Valentine's Day, you'tl some new Arrow Shirt. Perhaps one of our brand stripes and new checks. 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Coach Frank DeMars has his two aces and co-captains, Jerry Hughes and Lou Carleo, all ready to throw at the invading Cadets from Charis ton and this will be the last collegi ate fight, save those in the tourna ment, that these two seniors will ever engage in. A new lightheavyweight, Marion McCarter, will be wearing the Gar net and Black when the two teams tangle Saturday. fcCarter has been training for some days in prep aration for this fight and according to assistant coach, Rex Williams, McCarter will give Duncan, his Citadel opponent, plenty of trouble. He takes the place of Herbert Bva tain who failed to come back to school this semester. Feature battle of the eight bout card will pitt Carolina's Dick Bax ter against Harshbarger, the Citadel hIv.y'veight Comnarative fisrhts show these two battlers to be evenly matched. 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