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Krowing With Kirby BY JOE KIRBY WATCH HIS SMOKE The extension of Coach Rex Enright's contract to 1941 by the board of trustees is a farsighted step that is certain to have far reaching effects in the strengthening of the University's athletic program. By not waiting for the expiration of his present contract which is good until December, 1941, the authorities officially expressed in the strongest terms possible the confidence, and respect which is felt towards him by the players, students, and alumni. The last obstacle is now removed from the path of athletic success. Enright has the ability, sonic great talent returning next year, and now he has the time. His system is firmly installed and alumni are solidly behind him. Watch his smoke. FOOTBALL'S FINAL SWING With the following resume of the football season, I take my last fling at the gridiron game and henceforth will devote this space to basket ball, boxing, and other campus sports that have been sadly neglected here. GEORGIA The flaming frosh turned sensational sophs invaded the Stadium to tackle Enright's "if team." The little "if" was capitalized by the scribes after the Birds played raggedly while bowing 33-2 before Sinkwich & Co. Al Grygo served notice on the public that he was back how ever and the Stars of sophomores, "Bobo" Carter and Louis Sossamon burst on the football horizon. DUQUESNE The Gamecocks were wafted off to Pittsburg on a wave of despond ency and returned home with the Sunday morning plaudits of their classmates ringing in their ears. Unbelievable, but true. They had led the mighty Dukes for three periods only to fall before superior numbers 27-21. This nocturnal shading by the Night Riders saw the trygo.to Urban "luftwaffe" emerge as a potent weapon, a 94 yard touchdown kick-off return by the "Erie Elf," and the lack of reserves still more clearly demonstrated. CLEMSON Hopes were high, tickets were high, and the spectators were higher. The Birds muffed several scoring chances in the first half, gave up two touchdowns to the Tigers, ajd seemed headed for a repetition of former fait performances. The second half saw the gallant Gamecocks gaLllup for two ta!!ies and turn the tussle into the most thrilling struggle since Tom Swift kicked the stuffings out of Noddy Nixon, the bully. Frank Howard is still carrying Kleenex as a result of the cold he caught when Grygo breezed past him on his 75 yard non-stop flight. PENN STATE A wildly cheering throng including the whole newly formed Naval R. 0. T. C. saw the Gamecocks off to their second invasion of the Quaker State in as many weeks. The Nittany Lions left the field still undefeated and untied but the Gamecocks had pierced their supposedly impregnable line for the first downs to be registered through it. This was the first, last and only game in which the Birds were held scoreless. KANSAS STATE Grygo pitched to batter mates Blouin and Urban for three touch downs to chalk up the first one on the right side of the ledger. The Enrightmen's passes and reverses wvere clicking uncannily and State's steam roller ground attack kept grinding away. Several great stands by the outweighed Garnet forwvards who like the Marines kept the situation "well in hand." FURMAN "Men in White" or- "Not Lost, Not Strayed, but Stolen awvay" could very well be the title of this one. The game is over but the smell lingers on. The eleven Furman guys dressed in purple played fair foot ball, but the four who wore white should have been given serious con sideration before Harmon was given the Heisman award. MIAMI This time the rooters didn't remain on the platform c'heering but armedl with eight buck round trippers took off with the team, and triumphantly aided in bringing home that well known viande that goes so well with eggs and coffee. An inspired hurricane team that rose from the sham bles of a disastrous campaign wasn't quite enough to take the weary and injury ridden fowvls, but came dangerously close in bowing 7-2. The Bird line again saved the day with a couple of rousing stands. WAKE FOREST By the margin of a missed extra point the Birds went down before the doughty Deacons in their second Turkey day battle. The under dog Birds played the favored Deacons off their feet while going down in heartbreaking defeat. Center, Louis Sossamon earned the praise of everyone present with one of the greatest individual performances ever seen by this writer. CITADEL The toy Bulldogs were in a lather of victory blather. The Game c9eks grid machine hit on all cylinders and it was bloody moider. Every Gamecock that could walk saw service in the scoring parade. Not only was the superiority of the Birds over their ancient rivals demonstrated, but promise of the greater things to come could be read in every touchdown, block and tackle. JOTS AND DASH ES... "Bobo" Carter, who last night was voted the most valuable player on the football team, is not only a great tackle but a great guy and richly deserved the honor.. .The proposed elimination tourney to determine the personnel of the tennis team is a fine idea, and should go a long way toward stirring up interest and uncovering talent.--Don't you know that Howard, McLeod, Rowland et al. are tearing their hair this week, what..with the cream of the high school football talent quartered in the field house.-If I wasn't afraid of putting the boy on the spot, I'd tell you to watch Joe Johnston, a home town product, in the backfield of the State All-Stars tonight.--Gus Iiemphley who has already played e~W and end for the Birds Is slated to be in the backfield next fall. G us can pass and kick with either hand or foot, and is enthusiastic hiot s new position. Here's loolding at you Gus. teers Op Three Bird All-Staters ... ... .*.. of South Carolina's three All-Staters. From left to right are end Ale, and Urban are Juniors and Sossamon is a sophomore. Grygo gained the third eleven. Wilton Garrison of the Charlotte Observer gives S Is Named C ter Is Most IN, Gridders Kirt Norton and Bobo Carter (above) were this week honored y their teammates...Nrorton, Senior unaack fromn- Enalcy, S. C., we lected honorary captain for the past season at the banquet Wednesday uight. Carter, Sophomore tackle from Asheville, N. C., was named as he most-valuable player. Six Teams Emerge. Birds Placed On Victorious In First Penn State-Deacon Half Of Intra Ball All Star Elevens Rivalry Developing AsSosMksEmAl Nine Remaining Teams Sa aeokSo Vie For Championship PoesT poef It is tenements vs. fraternities, ThSotCaonaGmoc enements vs. tenements, fraterni- hdmr ooshae pnte ies vs. fraternities, as each game inthsptwekTeWaeFrt lhe University of South CarolinaDemn eaosndtePn ntramural football program sees SaeNtayLosslce eea ed andl black clad gridiron war-Gacokonehoftirl iors striving to b)eat the other team o emerge as the undisputed intra- opnns nural champions,.h is tigalopnn fec Completion of the first half of theofteesud. osanwsa limination contests leaves nine uni-soelcdonteAal-aead lefeated teams in the field. Six teCesnTgr l-poet eams have already won one each, A rg etit he-a vhile the other three have yet to teo h emnDaosal nake their initial appearance. opoetwhJaDviofuk Boys hungry for gridiron glory adJmLlneo ot aoia nd unable to attain stardom in theGroeaiypldinascd arsity ranks, have, for the past am rt veek, been giving their all for alopnn.H a loo h heir respective tenements andal-teanthCemoTirs raternities.AlxUbndd'maeteD Sigma Chi was the first to crashcossudIthewsndumr he win column, when they de-onfrthPenSarsUbn sated Phi Kappa Sigma, 13-0 in the wsaohrGmcc htwsa ntramural opener. Sigma Nu was alsae ndnteCesnal he second to join the ranks of theopnet inbeaten, scoring an impressive 2-0 victory over Pi Kappa Alpha.Thonyrgetathelsg renement 25 in the third game oftem ha,ishtteywlno he season were puhdt eke ottgtaohrcac oee h 7-6 victory Kappa Sigma. Closely soe ollowing with victories marked lip Cahdb ebrftevr in the debit sidle of the score cardsiyqudthtem haebn vere Phi Sigma Kappa winning wrigotrglrycniinn ver tenements 10, 11, 12 and 14,thmevsfrheouhgeso renement 21 scoring a 12-0 victory flo.S a osrosijre ver the Preston eleven and Kappahaebnrpotd Upha who won over tenements 1, h ceuewilb opee :, and 3, 12-0. bfr h hita oias h Keen interest is being shown bytw temthtmrgwioua L11 the fifteen teams that entered ls ilpa h lsn aet hentamualpigkicopeitin.dStosin Maes chamions. Baske Pictured above are the University and center Louis Sossamon. Grygo and Sossamon and Urban placed on crash All-American ranks. Norton Bo Car Teammates Honor Bird Quarterback Saw Four Year's Service On Carolina Grid Team Kint Norton, Senior quarterback from Easley, S. C., was elected honorary captain of the University of South Carolina football team at the student body football banquet Wednesday night. Approximately 235 students and supporters were on hand to pay tribute to the coaches and players of the Game cocks football squad. Featured speakers for the occa 'sion were Ed Danforth, Sports Edi tor of the Atlanta Journal, and Claude Sant. United States District Attorney and an alumnus of the 1 University. President of the Uni versity J. Rion McKissick, Coach Enright, and Sol Blatt, Jr., made short add(resses. Coach Enright was presented with a handsome leather bag by the members of the Block "C" Club and the football team as a token of their esteem and appreciation. Danforth stated that in all the years of his travelling about the Southeastern and neighboring con ferences, he had never seen or heard of a student b)ody giving a football team a banquet before. He and Mr. Sapp kept the assemblaget in tears with their stories and anec dotes. Captain Norton played four years. of football at Easley High before enrolling in the University. A guardl, his freshman and sop)homore r years, be was shifted to puarterback during his second season of varsity ball because of a dearth of back field material. Norton was a mem-e ber of the well known "Pony"d backfield that figured so promi-t nently in the success of the team. Girl Fencers Showing Prom ise; Atkins Returns The men and women's fencing teams are rounding into shape for the coming season. The girl's team show a great promise and may have a matchi by March. Exhibitions will be given by both teams during the school year. The student body is welcome to any of these matches. Carl Atkins, veteran foiler, has bolstered the men's squad, andt promises to be of great aid in a helpi.ng the new-comners. The complete roster of the men's team is as follows: Carl Atkins, Dave Baker, Pitkinc Bell, Harold Glenn, Abram Gross man, Jack Hendly, Paul Holscher,c Ernest Lent, Bob Morgan, Jack Reese, Jack Sadler, Arthur Spitz,2 William Trowbridge, Venable Ver mont, Arthur Wilder, and Elliotta McCants-Rusiness Manaer. nM c "Jeep" Urban, halfback Al Grygo, a second team All-Southern post ossamon until 1942 at the latest to aptain Jaluable Opposing Teams Rate Bobo High Lays Moleskins Aside; Turns To Basketball A waive of speculation as to the most valuable player on the Game cock football team was climaxed last night by the nomination of Elmore "Bobo" Carter, Sophomore tackle from Asheville, N. C. by his teammates. Cprtor waq nresented with a trophy emblematic of that honor by Sam Suggs, Manager of the Palmetto Theatre. The entire football team and coaching staff were guests of Mr. Suggs for the evening. "Bobo" teamed with Louis Sossa mnn, brilliant Soth center to spark the Gamecock forward wall dur inig the whole arduous campaign and was practically a 60 minute ball player in all nine contests. Though he failed to gain the All-Star selec tions made by some -of his more publicized teammates, he gained positions on several All-Opponent elevens and attracted favorable comment from all of the rival coaches. Carter was an All-North Carolina tackle in high school and repre sented his school in the Shrine All Star game in Charlotte. In addi tion to his ability in moleskins, he is a whiz on the hardwood. His senior year in high school he re ceived the trophy for being the out standing b)asketball player in the "North State." Carter rose to his greatest heights in the Furman game' with a mag nificent defensive performance that kept his name echoing over the P. A. time and again. If there is anything that "Bo" loves better than football it is the beloved hills of Beaverdam, N. C. With his football uniform scarce ly tucked away in moth balls, he is now practicing for the coming cage season with Frank Johnson's first edition of basketeers. Nine Men Fight For 1940-41 Pug Posts Coach Frank De Mars is lament ing the fact that only nine candi dates are out for an eight man box ing team. The first match of the season is less than a month away with Maryland University. Co-captains for the team are Willis Beall and Olin McDonald. Both men are veterans from last years squad. McDonald is the Southern Conference bantamweight champion and Beall reached the semi-finals last year.. De Mars urges those who have any fistic talents whatsoever, to come out for the squad. The team definitely needs more men. Those who are eligible are as follows: Ed Myers, Sam Patterso., Ma..:.. rnday Johnson Opens Career As Coach Of Ball Hawks Seceeders Will Offer First Opposition To Soph-Studdied Birds Once Thore the University Field House is primping its floors and echoing to the pounding of foot of the basket hunters as the '40-41 basketball season prepares to swing into action Monday night with the basketeers from Erskine College at Due West. This game will mark Coach Frank Johnson's debut as the head of the Bird quintets helm. Returning the visit the Erskine Seceeders will journey to the Game cock camp and give the Bird sup porters a glimpse of their team in action next Wednesday night as the University quintet tries to open their home season with a bang. Birds Play Tech Two games have also been ar ranged with Georgia Tech during the holidays. On December 30 they meet in Augusta, Ga., and on the next night play in Columbia on New Years Eve night. Brightening the glum outlook Coach Johnson had on his-team at the first workouts is the appearance of four sophomore gridders. Not only are these star turf men good on the football field, but are also pretty good on the courts. These players are Fred Lytle, at the pivot, "Biscuits" Coman, "Bobo" Carter, and Ken Roskie at the guard slots. 4 Letterman Return ' Returning now as experienced candidates for the first string posi tions are four of last years' sopho more regulars. Pres Westmore land heads this list, Lanny Loftdahl, ace ball handler is ready for a re peat performance of his last years playing Junie Hymson, and Dick Anderson scrappy guards, are ready to put,the Gamecocks on the basket ball map. The scrimmage first string lineup features three sophomores. These five men, who appear to be the probable starters for the opening game are Fred Lytle at center, Lanny Loftdahl and Pres West moreland at the forwards, with Ken Roskie and "Bobo" Carter coin pleting the quintet at the guards. The Schedule Mon. Dec. 16 Erskine, Due West. Wed. 18 Erskine, Columbia. Mon. 30 Georgia Tech at 'Augusta Tues. 31 Georgia Tech at Columbia Mon. Jan. 6 Georgia, A thens. Tue. 7 Ga. Tech, Atlanta. Fri. 10 Furman, Columbia. Mon. 13 Geo. W., Columbia. Tue. 14 Davidson, Columbia. Thu. 16 P. C., Clinton. Fri. 17 Citadel, Columbia. Thu. 30 Furman, Greenville. Mon. Feb. 3 Citadel, Charleston. Tue. 4 Georgia, Columbia. Wed. 5 U. of Pitt., Columbia. Fri. 7 Clemson, Columbia. Mon. 10 Presby., Columbia. Sat. 15 Clemson, Clemson. Mon. 17 W. For., Columbia. Thu. 20 Davidson, Davidson. Fri. 21 W. F., Wake Forest. Sat. 22 N. C. State, Raleigh. These schedules are tentative. Wilds, Olin McDonald, Bill Hor ger, Harry Lofton, Willis Beall. Lucius Henson, Kay Kirven. NATIONAL. 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