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I Birds Ph Workov Team Shows Fundamentals The Black and White clad spring practise gridmen of the University of South Carolina scrimmaged Wednesday after noon and prepared today for a stiffer workout tomorrow after noon on Melton field. Coach Rex Enright said the boys have improved somewhat over last week and they are expected to put on a pretty good show to morrow. All this week Coach Enright has been- stressing body blocking and timing of plays, two features in which the team- last Saturday wvas noticeably weak. "The upcoming sophomores are just now beginning to catch on and as practice continues they will look somewhat better than they have so far," Coach Enright explained. Fundamentals are being stressed to the utmost in sprinst sessions this year and the blocking department especially is receiv,ing a goodly por tion of attention. Every afternoon in this, the third week of spring drills, the mcen are getting nu merous bodily contacts. Outstanding performers- in the scrimmage last Saturday were Har vey Blouin and Dutch Eliston, men who played with the bohunks last season while waiting around to be come eligible for varsity compe tition. Ellston will undoubtedly hold down the regular signal call ing post for the 1939 Gamecocks, and Blouin, who wvent through the opposing life Saturday with ease, is expected to nab the starting as signment at right half in Septem ber. Both of these backfield men are well acquainted with the Notre Dame shift taught by the present Gamecock coaching staff. At the tackle positions, doubtful until uow, the situation seems to be clearing up rapidly as Irving CranofT, J. T. Biggs, Joe Krivonac, "Moon" McCullough andl William Applegate are getting into shape rapidly, and what Coach Enright might have had slated for one of his big worries is now a safe bet. -U. U. 0. Wayne University next year will be host to the national convention of the Association of Medical Students. St. Mary's University (San An tonio) is sponsoring student trips to the two world's fairs this summer. COLUMBIA TOWNBSHIP AUDITORIUM WEDNESDAY and THURJ Matinee Thur. &a Epic4i JOHN BM SEATS NOW MoGR9GOR'S Dil PHONE 2.330 Eveigg............,................ Matine................................ (Federal and State Taxe Int mi Msr pIXt%UD $MGa- PL 'LEMSON M Stiff it Sat. Improvement; Are Stressed Austin, V. P. I. Top Ranking Bantamweight Sophomore Billy Austin, of Vir ginia Tech, bantamweight is a little fellow who will bear plenty of watching this Friday and Saturday when the Southern conference box ing tournament gets under way in the field house. Young Billy appears as the sure to-be top seeded man in the 120 pound division, at present writing, by virtue of twvo decisions and one technical knockout, in four starts. The only one chalked on the wrong sidle of the ledger for Billy wvas a close decision to .the more experi enced Ricardo Fernandez, of Cath olic University, not in the circuit. Austin knocked out Platon Gailey, Virginia's speedy bantam weight, in his first fight for the Gobblers. Followving in quick suc cession, he decisioned Betts of N. C. State, and flashy Billy Winstead, North Carolina, unbeaten before he met the Tech star. Austin has only one more fight before he settles dowvn to work for that coveted title. Twvelve fighters in the Conference are eligible for the bantam division. As only eight entries are possible, several of the competing schools must choose betwveen fighters of almost equal skill. At Clemson, Milton Berry will probably get the nod over Arthur Williams winner in only one fight. Berry has whipped Ralph Buchan, of P. C., and Jimmy Hart'elson, of South Carolina. Moody of Florida, and Peeler of the Citadel, earned drawvs with the Tiger bantamweight. The Citadel, and North Carolina have two outstanding 120 pounders in Clarence Peeler and Billy Win stead. Peeler holds wins over Sam McFalls of North Carolina, and Campbell of Tennessee. Buchan, the 120 pounder from P. C., and Berry of Clemson took draws from the light Brigader. Winstead, win ner in his first two starts, has dlroppedl two dlecisions, one to Tech's Austin, and the other to Maryland's senior southpaw, George Dorr. -1. 3. O. A co-educational community col lege has been opened in Utica, N. Y. Every state and 47 foreign coun tries are represented in. the Harvard University student body. Famous Stage Play Not a Picture BDAY EVES. XAROH 1-2 day, March 2 LTON tUG STORE t ......Sto,S t.2, S.s studed) AV IPN T HEATRICAL ISTORY 44 Smith Calls Baseball Men Pitching Staff Woefully Weak With spring just around the cor ner, the Carolina baseballers are preparing "to hit the dirt" and start limbering up for the coming cam paign. Candidates for the team are to re port on Monday, March 13th, to Capt. Ed Clary, who will be in charge until Coach Smith has con cluded his spring football chores. Nine veterans are ready to an swer the call two weeks hence. In cluded in this number is a catcher, an entire infield and outfield from last year's team, and a reserve. The returning veterans are: John Burns, Ollie Wolfe, Gene Robinson, Benjo Williams and Rock Stroud of the inner defense, while ,Capt. Clary, Bill Lowry; George Zuckermian and Big DJurhami are back for outfield duty. Likely looking Sophomore ma terial includes Graham Rhoden, local Legion Junior star, Junior Hymson, flashy second sacker, and Joe Patrone, catcher. Also from the Sophomore ranks conmes Joe Gru gani, dlark horse candidate for the pitching corps. Joe comes up highly recommended as a first rate hurler, and is looked upon as the key to a winning combination. Coach Smith is faced wvith the problem of building a new pitching staff since the departure of Capers McCravy and "Gunner" Tabor has left this department without a sea sonied man. Lucius Henson, relief hurler of last year is out for the season wvith a leg injury. Coach Smith's plan is to bring Ollie Wolfe in from first base to take up sorne of the slack, and to try Rhoden, naturally a catcher, at the initial sack. Other pitching candidates ex pected to rep)ort are Bob Greenfield, Dick Baxter and John McMillian. The outfield, though boasting last year's regulars, will be further strengthened with the addition of Pinhead Henson, regular gardener of the '37 team. Gene Robinson wvill also be drilled in the art of shag ging flies according to Coach Smith's plans. --a... 0. For the first six months of 1938, gifts to educational institutions de clined $58,568,188 from the total of a similar period of 1937. Think of COLUMBL Prodi Sold At TI BOWLING SPECIAL Wednesday February 8th Ex hibitIon Match and Free In structions for Students given by George L. Isemann, Executive Secretary, National Duck Pin Bl6wling -Congress of WashIn ton, D. C. Between S and 5 o'clock. e our guests. Columbia Bowling Center 130 Lady Street ' CAgers With N BoxersDown LightBrigade Gamecocks Win Five To Three Approximately 3,000 fans watched Coach Frank DeMars' boxers take a hard earned 5-3 victory from a determined bunch of Cadet fighters from Citadel in the field house last Saturday night. . Every division saw the boys will ing to mix it and it gave an exact indication of how the mammouth Southern conference tournament fights will be this evening and to morrow. Jack Dorflinger subbing for Dick Baxter clinched the match for Car olina when he defeated Harshbar ger, Cadet heavyweight, on a de cision in the final fight on the card. Carolina's other four wins came on decisions won by Bob McCrady, Lou Carleo, Allen Legare, and by a forfeit awarded Jerry Hughes. Allen Legare who has remained undefeated this season throughout a six match schedule had to extend himself to defeat Alex Worth, Cit adel 145 pounder but by closing the third round with a strong finish he was awarded the referee's nod. Little Willis Beall, Carolina 155 pounder spotted Citadel's Dick Ul rich height, reach, weight, and everything but a game fighting spirit and almost upset the Bulldog battler in another close decision. Lou Carleo, famous pal of Tony Galento and Gamecock lightweight, hit Jack Padgett with everything but the ringposts and easily won that bout. Bob McCrady, 127, beat Bagual, Citadel, on points by ex hibiting one of his finest bits of ring generalship of the season. Summary: 10 Pounds-Clarence Peeler (Citadel) decisioned Jimmy Harrel son. 127 Pound-Bob McCreadv (Car olina) decisioned Dick Bagnall. 135 Pounds-Lou Carleo (Caro lina) decisioned Jack Padgett. 145 Pounds-Allen Legare (Car olina) decisioned Alex Worth. 155 Pounds-Dick Ulrich (Cita del) decisioned Willis Beall. 165 Pounds-Jerry Hughes (Car olina) won by forfeit. 175 Pounds-Oliver Duncan (Cit adel) won by technical knockout over Marion McCarter in second round. Heavyweight-Jack Dorflinger (Carolina) decisioned Roger Harsh barger. Referee, Dean Briggs. -U. S. V. Campus Boxers Start Training Men interested in intramural box ing are urged to start training right away for the student boxing tour ney which starts March 14 and ends March 22, Mr. J. A. Crawford, di rector of physical edlucation and of intramural sports, advised today. The tournament will include all wveights fought by the varsity team from bantamweight to the unlimited class and boys of every size wvill be given a chanice to perform. "A man who is not in tip top con dition will absolutely be barred fromt fighting and therefore I urge all men interested to start training immediately," Mr. Crawford stated. Co-ed Jousts Starts Mon. The girls' intra-nmural basketball tournament, sponsored by the Woman's Athletic Association of the University of South Carolina, will be held next Monday, Tuesday, andl Wednesday nights. The teams will draw for playing position. Five of the sororities and the non sorority group will each enter a team. The followving captains have been elected: Johnnie Steppe, non sorority team; Dot Crow, Chi Omega team; Mary Alice Porter, Delta Zeta team; Kitty Foster, Delta Delta Delta team; Adelaide Lipscomb, Alpha Delta Pi team; and Polly McKenzie, Pi Beta Phi team. A DAIRIES ~ucts le Canteen COLUMBUI "A GOOD I For excelent work on your . teen. We give one day servic SPECIAL RATRI 1323 Taylor Street Bring. S offord Iron Men Gi Leo Kroto and Joe Patrone art spring training drills in an effort i Both are mighty tough men who v service next fall. North Carolina Fighter No. 1 Featherweight Andy Gennett Holds Edge Over McCrady With a record of four wins and a draw to his credit, Andy Gennett, North Carolina's fighting feather weight, leads the race in the 127 pound division, in the boxing tour nament which opens today. The-tall, thin, light-complexioned Tarheel holds decisions over such talented fisticuffers as Dick Bagnal, veteran Citadel feather, Wally Alex son, Virginia Tech star, and Bob Bradley, Maryland. In his lone fight at 135 pounds, Andy knocked out Buddy Meaiis of N. C. State in one minute and fifty seconds of the third round, stamping himself as a puncher of sone ability. The tournament bouts at 127 pounds will not be all gravy for Mr. Gennett, however, for the feather weight class is replete with first rate contenders. Among them is Bob McCrady, South Carolina's rugged little scrapper who piled up an impressive string of four str'gIt victories before dIropping a dlose one to Bill Bradley, Clemson. At Clemson, the Tigers have another contender eligible for the featherweight class who appears more dlangerous, potentially, than either Gennett or McCrady. Edgar Ross, who began his career as a lightweight against Russell of 1.oy ola, dropped down to 127 pounds to dlecision Altinan of Florida, and kno,ck out Garner of Ceorgia and Coleman of P. C. Ross moved up to lightweight againi to meet South Carolina Lou Carleo, but Larrupin' Lou knocked him out in fifty sec onds1 of the first roundl. Up at Duke, Fason Jordan prom ises the same brand1 of trouble lhe has madle in dual meets. An in-and outer, Jordani decisionedl Bartone, Catholic University's veteran featherwveight, and Ed Young, N. C. State. SERVING THE PUBLIC 8IN10K 1890 Metropolitan Cafe "The Old Reliable" WHERE STUDENTh MEET AND EAT Air-Conditioned OPEN ALL~ NIGHT 1520 Main St. - Phone 7849 Lubrication - Washing Cars Vacuum Cleaned Esso Motor Oil Essolube Caughinan & Bush 1880 SERVICE Acrossi From War Memorial I LAUNDRY .AUND~RY" ENTS Laundry leave it at the Can I TO STUDENITS Phn 2.214 eason T Terrier: iards two guadrs who are working in 'o catch Coach Rex Enright's eye. ill undoubtedly see a great deal of WINNERS Winners in last year's Southern conference boxing tournament, which was held in College Park, Maryland are as follows: 119 Pound-Bobby Price, Duke. 125 Pound-Ben Alperstein, Maryland. 135 Pound-Joe Fisher, North Carolina. 145 Pound-Danny Farrar, Duke. 155 Pound-Russell Dorn, Clem son. 165 Pound-Rex Williams, South Carolina. 175 Pound-Harvey Ferguson, Clemson. Unlimited-Hugh Rogers, Cita del. TIC KETS Student tickets for the South ern Conference Boxing tourna ment held in the field house to day and tomorrow will be sold only at the field house before the bouts start. Students must pre sent athletic cards in order to take advantage of the student rates. Prices will be: Tonight and Saturday afternoon-25 cents, Saturday night-40 cents. -Baxter Out Continued Fron Page Six Carolina will have no representa tive in the lightheavy division. Carolina has had as assistant coach this season Rex Williams, the winner of the middleweight title of last year's tournament which was run off at College P1ark, Mary land. Williams, while with the Gamecocks was considered one of the hardest workers and cleanest sports in the game. A 'man who Williams had to beat several times in individual matches and in the finals of the tourney last year, will be dlown this wveek to make a final McGREGOR'S DRUG STORE 1308 Main Street PRESCRIPTIONS SODA - CIGARETTES TOILET ARTICLES Call 2-3308 For Prompt Delvery Service SMART for SPRING and SUIRMER * Our new lne or 400 fine woolens --representing the pick of domestic and im. ported looms -ias ready for your inspection. Every wanted pattern and shade is here -in the very latest color tones. Come in and let us mess ure you for a, quality tailored suit or topcoat, styled to your taste and priced to meet your purse. BOYD-JOHNSON 12 Arcade RM JVage keVm* o Close s Here Birds Hope To End Year WithVictory 'Carolina's Gamecocks will close their basketbtall season Tuesday night with the Wof ford Terriers, here in the Field house. Ted Petoskey's team has had a none too successful season this year, and are determined to win their last game, so as to leave this season's win column in better shape. At the beginning of the 'season the Gamecock team had as a nu cleus four of last year's regulars. To this number six or seven new men were added, but of this number only two were capable of playing first rate basketball. With this problem, Coach Petoskey was forced to "develop" a team. The first eight games of the sea son were nightmares, but finally with Junie Hymson, a sophomore hopeful, hitting the net with L curacy, the Birds took their first win, from Furman. Their second win came a few days later over P. C. From then on the Gamecocks showed flashes of skill in every con test, but were unable to continue the pace throughout the game. After losing several close ones, the Birds won their third victory, again at the expense of the Furman Purple Hur ricane. The last win came as a re sult of an eight point decision over Erskine, in a game here last week. The team this year had no indi vidual stars, but was built around Captain Tom Hutto, all-state guard, and Gene Alexander, elongated cen ter from last season's quintet. Both of these men suffered injuries that hurt the teams play, nevertheless with Hymson and Buck DuPre, two clever guards, taking up the scoring positions vacated by the injured men, the team functioned as smoothly as ever. Coach Petoskey has done his job efficiently and can look forward to the next season with optimism. He has coming up from the freshman team a number of men who will be ready for varsity ball at his calling. The Biddie team of the past sea son was a bright spot of the cage campaign. Under the capable guid ance of Coach Vernon "Catfish" Smith, the plebes won seven out of nine games they piaved. Showing height, talent and spirit, the squad is figured on as the foundation of the varsity next season. Playing ex cellently for the plebes were; Pres ton Westmoreland, Dick Kidder, "Goon" Edwards, Mahon Myers, Earl White and Dick Anderson. attempt to take the conference crown which has escaped him be cause of Williams. He is Bill Ca ion, Clemson 165 pounder. College Styles in Men SHOES. They're Here Two Tone Tans, Browns and Whites Natural Elks Jarmans .~ #. . $ .0 Walk-Over ...67 1.x 11 v&711;It.II um;,n