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The 'Cock Pit
BY
JIM NcKINNEY
AU REVOIR, CATFISH
BON MATIN, JOHNSON
As this writer's visage makes its first appearance on the sports page
of The Gamecock, a far more illustrious and valuable face fades from
Carolina's athletic picture. When Catfish Smith left for Mississippi,
USC lost a great coach, a powerful figure in the sports world, and a
real gentleman. All who came in contact with the lanky fellow and his
bashful smile regret that Carolina's feed house doesn't contain the dough
to keep him, but everyone is equally glad that Catfish has gone a step
upward on the sports trail. Without a doubt there are more and better
opportunities for him out there on the Big River.
Rex Enright made a Notre Dame shift to the right when he chose
freshman coach Ted Petoskey to fill Smith's shoes as varsity end mentor
and named Fred Johnson, Mississippi line coach, to succeed Petoskey
at the rat post. Perhaps Petoskey will transplant a little of that famous
freshman spirit in the fertile fields of varsity material. In addition to
football duties Ted will coach varsity baseball and Johnson will handle
the baskelball situation.
PIT POLICIES
FER AN' AGIN
The Pit is 100 per cent. fer Rex Enright and his regime an' 200 per
cent. agin anyone bringing up fool notions about new coaches and Caro
lina's athletic status-football or otherwise. U. S. C. has the best
athletic director in, the state and we, as students, should support him.
Likewise the alumni should give, and say nothing. That is if they want
big time athletics at the Alma 'Mater. If we are going to buy athletes,
especially football players, let's do it in a big way. More money and
less politics is what it takes to win games in fast leagues.
What about a Block "C" Club? Some such organization would break
down sonic of the barriers now existing between football players and
other athletes. Clemson, Furman, and The Citadel have progressive
letter clubs and isn't Carolina supposed to be in the Big Four? Some
years ago U. S. C. did have a Block "C" Club, but it sickened and died
for lack of leadership and interest. Why can't it be revived? There are
some capable leaders in the ranks of the athletic Gamecocks.
Talking about barriers, there is one thing which has always stood be
tween football players and the minor sports boys. Why do the pigskin
heroes get banquets and other athletes get nothing but regular Stewards
Hall grub? (that is if they eat in the mess hall). Also, why was the
athletic department so late in awarding letters to last year's second
semester athletes. Boxing, basketball, track, tennis, and baseball may
not put as much money in Carolina's athletic pot as does football, but
those lads who participate in said sports work just as hard as the grid
greats. And most of them get no pay. In plain words, "'Tain't fair."
DEAN CHILDS AGREES
TO CO-ED ATHLETICS
Dean of women Arney Childs for once agrees with ye sports editor.
For the last three semesters there has been a standing feud between us,
including arguments about history, co-ed restrictions, and general princi
ples. But we stand together on the subject of co-ed intercollegiate ath
letics-we're all for it. Monday, Mrs. Childs said, "I see no reason
against properly controlled girls athletics, and I can see several reasons
for it."
The main barrier right now is money. The Woman's Athletic Associa
tion needs several shots in the arm before it can stand on its feet again.
The organization was revived a few years ago by Alpha Kappa Ganna,
but it needs pepping up again.
Perhaps if the campus cuties would show their stuff in athletics
tennis, basketball, and golf-the male population might cooperate in
starting co-ed athletics. Chrolina certainly boasts of many gal athletes,
including Carolinas champ Sara Rushton, Lavinia Lyles, Harriet William
son, Alice Glominski, and several others in tennis, and the' sensational
Jane Crum in golf. There is also a flock of promising basketball lassies
on the campus.
Trhe feminine tennis stars have a chance to play the University System
of Georgia in Atlanta, IF they will finance their trip out there. It
might be a good idea at that. If enough girls showv athletic interest and
ability, there might be a way found to raise a little money.
DEMARS TOSSES TOWEL
TO PROTECT HIS PUGS
TIhere are some bloodthirsty guys who criticized Coach Frank DeMars
for stopping Heyward Belser's fight with Aubrey Rioni and Lucius
Hlinson's scrap with Tiger Maynard last Saturday night. These fel
lows forget that college boxing is sport, not slaughter. Belser and
Hlinson, although apparently ahead on points, were rapidly tiring.
Neither was in the best of condition, having taken only one or two wvo'
Outs this year. It would have been plain murder to let either fight con
tinue.
D)eMars is, without a doubt, the fairest, most conscientious coach
around there parts. He puts his fighters' wvelfare above Carolina's ath
letic glory. The boxing mentor believes it is folly for a boy to learn
things in the classroom and then get that knowvledge pounded out of
his head in the ring. Those very guys wvho yell, "Creampuff," the
loud(est would probably be the first to cry for mercy if they were placed
in the arena with the towvel punch barred.
SPRING PRACTICE STILL
CUTS DOWN ON4 STUDYING
Tlhey're at it again. Spring practice, the worst abuse of football, has
started. Nobody likes it, but like the old man of the sea, it just hangs
On. It's been said before, it'll be said again, so here goes nowv-"Bectter
should the football players be studying." But the other Southern Con
ference teams play out of season, and far be it from us to be different.
It might mean a few more losses next fall. Maybe someday there'll be a
law agin' football in love time.
TAIL FEATHERS;
LAST ONES OVER
Gracias to Prof. Frank H-. Wvardlaw for naming this strip of editorial
ized polyglot . . . Lanny Lofdahl isn't the boy friend of the whirling
dervish; he's one himself . .. Harry Lofton sayathat Coach DeMars has
invented a defeat-conceder known as the DeMars Towel, and is using
Shag McCarter as a human guinea pig . . . Wonder when .the football
brain trust will get Glen Rice a special headgear for his specs. Rice's
grid cohorts say lhe would make a swell back if he could see . . . Fred
Lytle, a promising end, practiced football Saturday afternoon, then wvent
in and led the freshman basketball team to victory over Georgia Mili~
tary Academy. Fred was high scorer with 14 points.
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With the bitter taste of last week's
defeat by Clemson still on their lips,
the boxing Birds are determined to
repel tomorrow night's invasion by
the University of Georgia pugilists.
Last year the Gamecocks travelled
to the Bulldog institution and left
with a bitterly fought 4-4 stalemate.
On the basis of comparative perform
ance this season, the Birds reign as
odds-on favorites to emerge from the
fracas at least a couple of jumps a
head of the Bulldogs.
So far with four matches under
their belts, the Gamecocks have
broken even, downing N. C. State and
Duke and losing to Florida and
Clemson. McDonald and Baxter,
fighting at opposite ends of the line
up, have yet to drop a decision and
remain the only undefeated members
of Coach Frankie DeMars' squad.
For the second time this year, Ie
Mars will be able to place a full team
in the ring. Newcomers Clinton
Christmas and Lucius Hinson, k127
and 175 pounds respectively, looked.
good in their first varsity appearance
against Clemson. Both men had
piled up substantial leads until fa
tigue overtook them. With another
week of conditioning behind them
both should be hard to stop.
Coach DeMars plans to throw the
same lineup that fought the Tigers,
with the exception of Heyward Bel
ser, against the Georgia mittmen.
McCarter will fight in Belser's 165
pound spot.
South Carolina's lineup:
120 pounds-Olin McDonald
127 pounds-Clinton Christmas
135 pounds-Sol Blatt, Jr.
145 pounds-Willis Beall
155 pounds-Harry Lofton
165 pounds-Shag McCarter
175 pounds-Lucius linson
Unlimited-Dick Baxter
Little Leads Birds
In Indoor Track Meet
Riley, Frosh Grid
Star, Enters Dash
Captain Dick Little will lead the
University track team into the South
ern Conference Indoor Track meet
on the 23rd and 24th of this month in
the new gym at Chapel Hill, the
home of the University of North
Carolina.
It w~as Little and Craig wvho last
year took the Gamecock colors
through the Conference competition
to tie for third place. Craig has left
school this time to try his luck in
pro football, so Carolina's hopes are
almost entirely on Little. John Spig
nier, track letterman, wvho entered the
60 yd. (lash at the indoor meet last
year will probably be among the en
tries again this year.
The only other men that might en
ter the varsity events are WValter
Carns andl T. H. Davis. Carns wvas
a promising 440 man last year as a
sophomore and this year may make a
lot of noise in track circles. Davis,
alternate captain of this year's team,
who has had a lame knee for many
months, may enter the pole vault.
Mclver Rielly wvill enter the fresh
mani dash events at Chapel Hill this
year and if the showv lhe put on at
the high school meet in Columbia
last spring wvas anything to go on,
the little speedster will showv the
other entries a nice pair of heels.
Little will enter the (lashes and the
broadjumup. Hie has been prominent
in state track circles for four years
as a (lash man and a jumper. His
senior year in high school at a meet
in New York City lhe tied the nation
al prep school broadjump record.
Princeton University wvill found
a special geographical library fh
honor of Richard Halliburton.
Beloit College has scheduled two
Thanksgiving holidays this year.
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Wouldn't Do Lofdahl
Justice, He Admits
By Leonard Turnbull
When an aspiring reporter at
tempts to write a story about a
football hero who is a triple
threater, that is a job, but when
the same reporter attempts to
write a story about a wizard at
basketball, that is a task that
would tax even the ability of
the best.
To sing the praises of the
new addition to the ranks of the
Birds' basketball ranks called
Lanny Lofdahl would not do
him justice. Just take a peep at
his record.
Lanny started flipping the
basketball around in the 3rd
grade. In his first year of sen
ior high school at Rockford,
Ill., he played regular ball and
Rockford finished 3rd in the
Big Seven Conference with 16
games won-and 8 lost. The Big
S4ven Conference is conceded
to be the toughest high school
league in Illinois. In his second
year of high school ball Rock
ford won 16 games and lost 4
and finished second in the
Whirlwind conference. That
year Lofdahl got honorable
mention for his play in the
league. In his 3rd and final
year of high school basketball
Rockford came out on top of
the heap in the Big Seven Con
ference with a won lost record
of 24 games in the win heap to
2 on the other side of the chalk
er. T,hat year, as a result of his
fine floor work and his eye for
the basket, Lofdahl made the
first string all-conference team
at guard.
Also listed on his personal
achievements side is the fact
that he was captain of his team
in his second year of high
school basketball, while in his
third year he was co-captain
with Stan Stasica, Carolina's
protege at Gordon Military
Academy, and, as Lanny puts
it, "It will be nice when Stan
comes to Carolina and*we get
together again."
Lanny's roommate here at
Carolina, Ken Roskie was for
merly his opponent in the Big
Seven Conference where Roskie
played stellar ball at center, and
is expected to strengthen the
Gamecocks' basketball team
next year when he is eligible to
play.
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Tri-Cornered Contest
To Be Bitterly Fought
Bantamweights may not qualify
for stevedores or truck drivers but,
according to the records of the
Southern Conference tournament
bouts, the Lilliputian pugilists give
the fans some heavy, hard-hitting
action.
In the finals of the 120 pound
division last season Billy Winstead
of North Carolina took three fast
and furious rounds from Milt Berry
of Clemson.
Tarheel Winstead, still fighting
at the same weight, is back to de
fend his title this season. And the
competition is tougher than ever.
For one thing the Tigers' Berry,
now captain of his contingent, is
still in there slugging. If he and
Winstead meet in the ring again in
the tournament it will result in a
real blast of boxing.
A third threat in this division is
South Carolina's Olin McDonald,
who has yet to see the referee raise
his opponent's hand in triumph. In
the South Carolina-Clemson match
last Saturday night, McDonald
scored an upset by outpointing
Clemson's Berry in a hard hitting
bout. Both fighters hit the canvas
and came back with greater fury
but McDonald's leatherpushing
proved more lethal.
Other leading entries in this class
are Gilbert Hoffman of the Citadel,
Johnny Hearn of Maryland, and
Dan Brandon of Duke.
Winstead Wins Three
Titleholder Winstead's record so
far this season shows three triumphs
and one defeat. He outpointed
Citadel's Hoffman. Virginia Tech's
Glass, and won on a default in the
North Carolina State meet. Only
Block of Virginia was able to take
his measure.
Last season, en route to the con
ference title, Winstead won four of
his matches.
Not so impressive is the record
of Bengal's Berry who dropped
two dicisions, drew one bout, and
won on points over Presbyterian's
Buchanan. Besides losing to the
Gamecock's McDonald, Berry was
outpointed by Miami's Lovett. And
it was Glass of Virginia Tech who
fought him to a draw.
Although the dark horses may
surp)rise, as they usually do, it
appears as if WVinstead, Berry, and
McDonald will fight it out for the
120 pound crowvn.
No matter wvhat the final outcome
may be, it is certain that these bat
tling bantamwveights will initiate the
slug-festivities in a riotous and rouis
ing ring fashion.
Lanny likes all sports, in fact
he went out for football at
Rockford but had to quit after
he banged up his knee. Name
any sport you wish and Lofdahl
either plays it or he likes to
watch it being played.
On the dance floor Lanny is
as smooth as on the court. He
would rather listen to Fred
Waring than any other band.
The movie actress that catches
Lanny's eye most is Maureen
O'Sullivan. He especially likes
to see her in Tarzan pictures.
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Led by double All-American, Banl
rently on the crest of a victory wav
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gusto than at any time in recent yeat
petition to the high flying Bengals.
Enright's Warriors
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Urban Snags Passes
From Wing Position
At the close of the first week of
spring practice, head football men
tor Rex Enright pronounced the spir
it of his charges to be "the best I
have seen since coming here."
Forty-five hopefuls reported for
the first practice session last Wed
nesday and since have been working
out with the proverbial "vim, vigor
and vitality." Last Saturday's scrim
mage session is the only one that has
been held thus far, but heavy contact
work has been the daily menu.
The only change that has been
made definitely was the shifting of
Tommy Saunders, former freshman
fullback to guard. Big Alex Urban,
whose chief claim to fame lay in his
ability to snare the aerials of oppos
ing passers from his defensive center
position, will try his hand at snag
ging the tosses of the Bird backs
from an end position. Urban held
(own the flank job on the bohunk
eleven this fall.
No More Changes
No further changes are contem
plated at the present and if any are
to be made it will be at the end of the
first two weeks' "ractice.
A number of second semester fresh
man prospects are working out with
the sqi'd. Among these newcomers
there are seven linemen from Colum
bia high's fine eleven of last fall.
The only members of the squad
not out for practice are those com
peting in other varsity sports. Leon
ard Kanian, center, has exchanged
his moleskin for a basketball uni
form and'is one of the main cogs in
the rejuvenated Gamecock quint. Lu
cius Henson, junior back, has cast his
lot with the pugilists and is current
ly holding down the lightheavy
weight slot.
Harv'ard University scientists
have discovered a newv earthquake
wave that may be used in locating
enemy artillery.
A new method of storing heat
from the sun has been (devised by a
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology scientist.
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nnan And Ancient Jinx
e champion Clemson Tigers roar
cet the Gamecock quint, the Bird
>f the season.
-s McFadden, the Tigers are cur
! that has engulfed several of the
:amecocks are crowing with more
-s and should offer plenty of com
Boasting the best performers since
lie hey-deys of the Tompkins boys in
-anny Lofdalil, Forrest Edwards,
.'reston Westmoreland, and other
:ourtyard Birds, Carolina is hoping
o upset the Tigers, McFadden, Bu
hanan,, et al.
Westmoreland, former Greenvillt
igh school sharpshooter, is gumAing
or at least 15 points tonight. Should
ie make good his aim, the Game
:ocks might put one over on Rock
\'orman's basketeers.
Coach Ted Petoskey is somewhat
lubious over the outcome of the
asket battle. IHe is well aware of
he fact that sophomores, no matter
low good, are subject to disastrous
apses at times.
Then too, the Carolina court lads
vill be guarding against all possible
lip-ups for well do they know that
hey have a jinx as well as a rival
luint to battle. If Carolina does
:ome through, it will be her first ath
etic victory over Clemson in many
noons.
Clemson, too, will be fighting a
ix, although it is much less for
rnidable than, the one facing the
zamecocks. It is a well known fact
tlat McFadden, usually a 15 point
man, has been unable to score more
than eight points per game over the
2longated frame of Bird co-captain
';ene Alexander.
The Gamecocks need a win badly to
stay in the running for a Southern
Conference tournament bid. If they
LIpset the Tigers, they will stand a
good chance of playing in the annual
battle of the greats. If they lose
tonight, they will have to win a big
"W lrr"~t. the remaining games to
rate the call to Raleigh.
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