The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 21, 1941, Page Page Five, Image 6
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BULL
by
LONARD TUNBUL.
CAGERS LOSE TO WAKE FOREST
Last Monday night a team wearing the Garnet and Black colors closed
their home schedule against a team from Wake Forest. This team went
into the fray with an undefeated state and conference record. They had
already been crowned kings of the South Carolina college basketball
world with 10 victories against no losses. In the Southern conference
these cagers had seven wins against a clean space on the losing side.
But Wake Forest, the lucky sons-of-a-guns, won out over our cagers
by one lone point. The game was a rough and tumble affair from the
beginning to the end. It was a true pressure game, but it seems that
Wake Forest ought to have played a little bit cleaner than they did.
BOXING TOURNAMENT EVE
The Southern Conference Boxing Tournament is celebrating its eve
weekend before the big guns of the athletes tear loose next Friday,
February 28. The Conference has been a big success in the past two
years and this year promises to stick to tradition. Six colleges will send
their educated pugs to participate in the meet.
North Carolina will be the favorites to win out in this year's tourna
ment. With Kimball and company they have a well rounded squad to
throw at the rest of the scrappers.
Clemson will also be rated among the top teams entered. With Wil
son, who intends to turn pro next year, to throw against the Tarheels
Kimball and plenty of tough fighters, they will be nobodies ideal of
Country Gentlemen when they take to the squared ring to, defend their
crown.
* Darkhorses in the tournament will be Virginia Tech and Maryland.
The Citadel is also one of the favorites to come through in the meet.
Carolina rates only an outside chance to win out.
INEXPERIENCED GAMECOCK
While mentioning our outside chances in the tournament, it is best to
mention the inexperienced pugs on our team. Coach DeMars has
molded a team out of green, promising fighters. He is pointing for
next season as his Gamecock scrappers pile up experience.
Our fighters have lost four matches so far this season, but this is no
indication of the teams strength. All the bouts have been close. Most
of the losses occurred when the Bird scrappers legs gave out. Maryland,
The Citadel and Clemson are teams which are rated high, and our losses
don't mean too much.'
WHAT ABOUT THOSE LETTERS?
The athletic department or the University administration deserves
criticism. The men who participated in last years minor sports have
failed to receive letters for their work. - This is not an oversight on the
11Art of Coach Enright. He states that he has tried to get money for
te letters, but the administration has failed to dish it out. The persons
who are responsible should immediately correct the mistake.
Last seasons football team have already received letters. Last years
track, baseball, etc., teams have not received letters for their work. What
is the University trying to do? Maybe kill interest in minor sports to
the men who work on these teams.
SWIMMERS MEET CLEMSON
Next Tuesday will mark the inauguaration of the varsity swimming
team. They travel up to Clemson to meet the Tigers in a water splash
ing encounter. The main trouble of the swimming stars is lack of re
serves, but they promise to make up for this by the quality of what they
have.
The swimmers are also expected to send a couple of representatives
to the Southern Conference Meet on February 28 to March 1, if arrange
ments can be completed. The torunament will take place in North Carolina.
FENCERS OPEM TOMORROW
Tomorrow afternoon in the University Field House the Carolina stu
dents will get their first peep at the fencing squad. The Citadel is bring
ing up a cracker-jack squad coached by Lieutenant Hedge. The Caro
lina team boasts of Captain Carl Atkins, who took two matches against
North Carolina the past week.
The match will begin at 2:30, and Coach Jack Reese urges all Carolina
students to come out and see how your ancestors stuck one another
(or a bare outline of how they fou'ght).
GRIDDERS MARK TIME
About this time of the year, during spring grid sessions, we hear most
of the growling coming from football warriors about the unfairness of
the spring practices. This year we have heard less disturbances from
the gridders than ever before. Most of them remark how fast the time
is slipping awvay from the period when they will be free from training
regulations.
This spring, as in every spring, the bohunk gridders of the past sea
son look better than ever before. The coaches have received two guards,
two ends and one back from the ranks of the past eneligibles. All of
these players are scrapping hard for the positions they have an eye on.
When fall rolls around we'll venture to predict that at least three of
these guys will be on the starting lineup.
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Enter Tourney
Conference Meet To Be
Held At Chapel Hill;
Over 400 Athletes Enter
Coach Sterling DuPre will send
four of his Gamecock track pro
teges to the Twelfth annual South
ern conference indoor meet at
Chapel Hill tomorrow.
The Birds representing Carolina
are MacIver Riley in the dashes;
Walters Carns in the 440-yard dash;
Rufus Fellers in the one-half or
mile race, and Joe Krivonak in the
weights.
Over 400 individual runners will
compete in events. Twelve out of
fifteen Southern conference teams
are entered. Eight non-conference
teams have also thrown their hats
in the ring.
Eleven teams have entered the
freshman division, and twenty-three
in the scholastic division.
The conference teams are Clem
son, Davidson, Duke, Maryland,
North Carolina, N. C. State, Rich
nond, South Carolina, V. M. I.
Washington and Lee and William
and Mary.
The non-conference teams include
Navy, Catholic University, Virginia,
Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Ten
nessee, Newberry, Bridgewater and
West Chester State Teachers.
Spring Practice
Taking Shape
Steady Improvement is
Shown By Entire Squad
Spring practice is slowly whip
ping the Gamecock football squad
into shape. With the returning bo
hunks and aid of freshman play
ers, the eleven is rounding out into
another spirited eleven.
The team showed - coordination
and fine spirit in a friendly clash
last Saturday between the Reds and
Blacks. The Reds won by several
touchdowns.
Although beaten, the Blacks
showed great spirit and promise.
The Blacks team was composed
of Sligh, MacDonald, Burgess,
Abel, Allen, Tate, Elston, Stasica,
Blouin and Rice. Norman and Lit
tle substituted.
The Reds team included Rose,
MacCullough, Harrison, Funder
burk, DeMarrio, Clary, Riley, Gry
go, Arrowsmith, Vukelich, Krivo
nak and Nowak.
The bohunks that are returning
this year are Stasica, Vukelich,
Rose, Plyler, Hempley. These men
are expected to fill in the positions
left vacant by graduation.
Coach Enright announced that
work would be centered on the de
velopment of the plays and that
there would be a clash between the
Reds and Blacks at least once a
week.
Abel, Harrison. Shiggh and Delk
are the freshman wvho have showed
promise in practice.
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Swimmers Open
Season Tuesday
With Clemson
First Venture Of Team
Since Pool Was Opened;
Further Meets Pending
The Carolina swimming team will
open its season Tuesday, Feb. 25,
against the Clemson Tigers at
Clemson. This is the second year
the university has had a swimming
team.
After a somewhat unsuccessful
season last year, the Bird tankmen
are putting forth all they have this
year. They are working out every
afternoon and they should be in fine
shape for the meet Tuesday.
The students out for the team
are Roger Kirk, acting captain;
Bob Harris, Burt Allan, Bill
O'Hara, Bill Comstock, Norman
Baum, Frank Sloan and Alice Glo
minski.
The Birds have only scheduled
two meets so far this season. Both
are with Clemson. After the match
at Clemson Tuesday the Tigers will
meet the Gamecocks in a return
match here on March 8.
The Clemson Tigers will present
a fine team. Although they have
been nosed out by N. C. State and
Georgia Tech this season, they are
still a fine array of swimmers. Last
year the Tigers were second in
the conference standings and in
1939 they won the championship.
Two of their men were winners in
the conference meet last year.
Bird Fencers Meet
Citadel Tomorrow
Bulldogs Bring Fine
Squad Here For Matches
The swordsmen of the Univer
sity of S. C. fencing squad will
meet The Citadel in a regular match
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at the
field house.
The Citadel is reported bringing
a swift blade-swinging crew. Lieut.
Hedge is coach of the cadets.
Carl Atkins and Abe Grossman,
who won matches during the en
gagement with North Carolina last
week, will be the big guns of the
Birds attack. Carl won two fights
while Abe won one.
Coach Jack Reese warns his pro
teges that The Citadel is bringing
a well-rounded squad here. The
Gamecocks are also faced with the
lack of experience.
The match tomorrowv afternoon
will be the first opportunity for the
Carolina student body to witness
the fencing team in action. A large
crowvd is expected as the blade
swingers fight it out for top lhon
ors.
The members of the Gamecock
team are: Capt. Carl Atkins, "Abe
Grossman, Jack Reese, Bob Mor
tan, Harold Glenn and Ernest
Lent.
This will be the first fencing
match to be held in Columbia for
12 years.
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Boxing Meet
With, Clemson
Is Cancelled
Casualty List Takes
Three Gamecock Boxers
From Depleted Ranks
An injury-riddled boxing squa<
of Carolina has called off thi
matches with Clemson schedule<
for tonight. The casualty list o
the Gamecocks includes three o
the star boxers.
"Geech" Lofton would not bi
able to go into action because o
a cut received in the Citadel niatche:
a couple of weeks ago. Lofton wil
patch up his eye before the tourna
ment rolls around next week.
Kay Kirven, poker-taced scrap
per, has a blood clot in his righ
arm and is out of the regular work
outs at the gym. Kay succecde<
in winning over his Citadel oppo
nent in two matches there and a
home.
Leonard Kanian is in the infir
mary recuperating from a nose it
fection. Kanian is out tor ine fir
time this year. This year is Kan
an's first venture into the ring an
he has given creditable account c
himself.
The rest of the boxing squad i
working out daily and are pointin
for the tournament, which hits to%,
next week. Conference champ, Oli
Macdonald, has extended his wit
ning streak last year to the preset
year. He has won fourteen cot
secutive bouts in the collegial
square ring, and is a favorite t
come out on top in the tournamen
Willis Beall, co-captain of tli
Birds, is ready for the tournamei
to begin. Willis has been trouble
with the jinx this year.
Sammy King has earned the tit1
of the most improved boxer on th
Gamecock team. T. B. Fersnt
gives promise that he will mak
it tough for the opponents in th
165-pound slot.
Girls' Intra-Schedule
Friday, Feb. 21-2-3 Alpha Deli
Pi and Delta Zeta; 3-4 Chi Omeg
and Pi Beta Phi; 5-6 T-i Delta an
Zeta Tau Alpha.
Monday, Feb. 24-2-3 Non-Sc
rority and Zeta Tau Alpha; 3-4 Al
pha Delta Pi and Kappa Delta; 5
Chi Omega and Delta Zeta.
Tuesday, Feb. 25--4 5 Tri Delt
and Pi Beta Phi; 5-6 Non-Sororit
and Chi Omega.
Wednesday, Feb. 26-2-3 Alph
Delta Pi and Tri Delta; 3-4 Delt
Zeta and Pi Beta Phi; 5-6 Kapp
Delta and Zeta Tan Alpha.
Thursday, Feb. 27-4-5 AIph
Delta Pi and Tri Delta; 5-6 Delt
Zeta and Non-Sorority.
Friday, Feb. 28-2-3 Tri Delt
and Kappa Delta; 3-4 Pi Phi an
Zeta Tau Alpha; 5-6 every one.
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Champs By Nosing 4
Birds Clinch Berth In
Road Trip Through N.
Lanny Goes
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e (above) has finally hit his last sea
it son's stride. The "Whirling Derv
d rish" put color into last year's team,
and with the Birds this year has
e been invaluable as a super floor
e man.
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e Baseball Practice
Continuing OK
Baseball practice is now ending
three weeks of workouts for the
a picliers and catchers. Under Coach
T 'ed Petoskey's tutoring, these men
have been working out daily in the
field house.
Practice ustally lasts an hour or
6 two. Practice has been held out
doors several days.
a Practice will be called for the rest
y of the team early in March. The
first game will be about the last
a of March.
a ldo Ilyman, Marcus Stark and
a IRay Player are new on the varsity.
All of them pitched for the fresh
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C. Completes Schedule
Carolina's basketeers under the
tutelege of Coach Frank Johnson
took undisputed possession of the
state crown last Saturday night
when they eked out a 40-to-29 win
aver a fighting Clemson team. The
Birds administered their second de
feat on the Clemsonites and left
no question in any one's mind as
to which team was the better.
The Gamecocks finished the state
*ace with ten victories against no
osses. This was their most suc
:essful season since 1937, when they
won the state crown.
Lose to Deacons
The Ganiecocks lost their first
iouthern conference game of the
;eason Monday night as the Wake
Forest Demon Deacons took the
;ame home in a thrilling close de
zision, 36 to 35.
Until the final six minutes of the
contest the Carolina cagers were
leading. Roskie then fouled out.
Cline, Deacon center, broke a 33
:33 tie by scoring a foul shot.
Berger sank a field goal to put
the Wake Forest quintet ahead, 36
to 33. Westmoreland shot the final
points for the Birds during the last
secon(s of the game to make the
count read 36-35. The game ended
before the Gamecocks could get
the ball.
Pres High Scorer
Pres Vestmoreland was high
scorer with 18 points. Cline fol
lowed with 17.
The Carolina cagers have a tour
through North Carolina left in the
regular season. They met David
son last night (after this is printed).
Wake Forest will play host to the
Birds tonight. N. C. State will close
the Birds' season there tomorrow
night.
All but three posts for the South
ern conference tournament were
sewed up Wednesday. North Car
olina, South Carolina, Washington
and Lee, William and Mary and
V. M. I. are assured of places in
the tourney.
Richmond, Duke, Wake Forest,
N. C. State, Clemson are fighting
for the last three positions.
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