Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Clemson's "Golden Boy"" . ..' . . .. .. -Warren Wilson, Clemson Southern Conference heavyweight champion, Warren Wilson, Clem son's pugulistic "Golden Boy," will defend his crown at the 15th annual tournament. Packing a terrific wallop, Wilson plans to enter the profes sional ring in June. His backers hope to build him up for an early crack at Joe Louis and the world's heavyweight title. Baseball Practice W'i Officially Begin Monday Several Men Have Been Working During Winter; The Schedule Opens March 24' Baseball coach Ted Petoskey announced today that official practice will begin Monday. This will give the team three weeks practice before the first gamne March 24. Several mien hiave been practicing for several weeks now ; most of them are pitchers and catchers. Amiong the pitchiers are Joe Grugan, Waldo Hyman, Ray Player, and Mlarcuis Stark. Leonard Kanian is boxing and Snake Crawford is with the spring practicers on the football field. Both of themn will be out as soon as possible. Catchers Graham Rhioden and Joe Patrone are also workinig out daily. Bruce Tate will join the catchers as soon as spring practice is ov-er. Infield Sonny Aycock and Carl Holliday are also warming up. Aycock is after second base and Holliday is looking toward short-stop. 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Workhas eengoin onnit el- April 5, Newbe.rry, Newberry. ton iel fo seera w vk~ 'Ilie April 8, Furman, Greenville. April 9, Pittsburgh, here. diamnd as eenbuil ovr ai(lAp\ril 11, H arrisburg. Camden. presnt, rassis gowin Oilit. April 15, D)avidson, here. Coac l'eoske anouncd a en- April 22, Presbyterian, here. tatie I6-gme Clielul ths wek. A pril 25, Clemson, Clemson. Seveal oher aine areexpeted April 26. Erskine, Frskinie. April 29, Furmnan, here. to h addd hesaid NMay 1, Newberry, here. 'rheschdul wil npii arc 2 May: 6, D)avidson, D)avidson. here~vili he ain.coks leeing May s, Clemson, here. hereaganst lemon.Students Will Send Sottl C rolii t a m s th t he T e le g ra m T o C a g e rs Ne~verr, Pesbterin, lemon, According to Sol BIatt, Jr., stu and Fuman, l)uke ad Davd(ent piresident of thle U niversity of willrepesen th l'rhee at onSouth Carolina, a telegram wvill be the Brds'scheule,sent to the Gamecock biasketball Coac Peosky sid hatsevralsquadl at Raleigh wvhen they arrive othe gaies ae epect(l t befor the Southern Conference tourna a(le(lto he Cli(lue. gae afmenit. day s hpedfordurig te Este 'The telegram will be sent Thurs holiayswhih lst fom pri 11day, February 27, and will include to 17.about 2,000 names. CROWING CAROLI NA COMMUNITY CUT-RATE DRUGS Five Pn. 5 Former Champs Seek Fistic Honors In Conference Dual MacDonald Defends Title And Unmarred Record Tonight For First Time Five former champions will be among forty or more boxers seek ing pugilistic honors when the fif teenth annual Southern conference boxing tournament opens in the fieldhouse tonight. Olin McDonald, South Carolina's 120 pounder who took the confer ence crown from Duke's Brandon last ycar, is back in the race to re peat his 1940 success. Thus far lie is undefeated in dual meets. Citadel's Louis Lempesis, who fights in the welterweight division, has been pushing leather hard and fast in conference matches. Lempe sis, known in boxing circles as "Louie, The Greek," has emerged victorious in all of his four fights this year. Bob Farris, last year's victor in the 155 pound class, is fighting now in the lightweight bracket. Although lie was late reporting to North Carolina's training quarters, lie took his initial fight of 1941 from Vir ginia's Ashby Marshall. Tourney fans will see Farris battling in the 145 pound weight. With a clean slate so far, North Carolina's Elden Sanders, 165 pounder, will be fighting in the con ference meet to retain the title he took from Aubrey Rion of Clemson last year. Sanders, according to fans who saw last season's tourney, can take more punishment than any college fighter in this section. Clemson's "Golden Boy" Wilson is making his last college campaign in the pugilistic wars. After gradua tion in June he plans to turn pro and become a potential Louis chal lenger. Wilson took a close de cision from South Carolina's fav ored Dick Baxter in the heavy weight bracket of the 1940 tourna ment. Jane Perry Wins Medal For Shooting Matches Pistol Shooting Against State Experts Jane Perry, member of the Tri Delta sorority and senior of the academic school at Carolina, partic ipated in a pistol shooting contest the past weekend at Charlotte, N. C., and placed among the contest ants. The pistol contest was put 0on the Rifle andl Pistol Club of Charlotte. Jane won a medal by matching her pistol shooting prowness with the sharp shooters of the Carolinas. Miss Perry wvon the medal in the so called "most difficult grand ag gregate." Th is "grandl aggregate" covers slow fire, time fire, and rapid fire. She did not participate in the rifle contest the following Saturday. She is coached by her grandl father, WV. M. Perry of Columbia. MIr. Perry holds the distinction of having the largest collection of guns in South Carolina. Hei is a well known authority on the subject, and coaches the Columbia police in his spare time. ARROW BEAUTIES HIET TOWNI IF YOU want to see some patterned shirts that are real beautMes . . . shirts that are absolutely tops in style. .. just drop in today and see our awell new collection of Arrow shirts. $2 up. HOPE-DAVIS CO. Lady at Main Streets --$$$niOw6 Burns Links Jane Crum has been burning up the golf liniks down below Florida at Nassau. She carded consistent low scores during her extended golf tour. She is expected to aid the varsity Carolina golfers in the season confronting them. Kimball Is Eager For Ring Revenge UNC Heavy Out To Get Crown From Golden Boy A battle between two powerful, crafty heavyweights probably will climax the Southern Conference boxing tournament. It will be a return engagement for Gates Kim ball, North Carolina's "pride of the navy", against defending champion Warren Wilson, Clemson's "Golden Boy". Wilson, who broke Kimball's ring streak of 84 straight victories last year, will be fighting for more than his conference crown. He will enter the professional ring in June for a possible crack at Joe Louis and the world's heavyweight title. Kimball will be slugging to avenge last year's defeat. Before Wilson outpointed him, the Tar heel slugger had been undefeated in navy and college boxing. The North Carolinian has trained meticulously this year. His boxing and footwork have been superb and the same deadly wallop still lies in both hands. Wilson, on the other hand, has had no chance to try his ring prow ess in actual competition this year. Every team Clemson has met has forfeited the heavyweight bout. Bird Fencers Beat The Citadel Squad Win By Narrow Margin; 'Cocks To Meet NC Again The Gamecock fencing squad out pointed a fast Citadel team last Saturday' afternoon in the Field H-ouse. With the score tied at 4 all. Carl Atkins of Carolina came from behind wvith a series of qluick thrusts to set back Fratyk Smith of The Citadel, 5 to 3. Atkins was victo rious in two out of three duels for the Gamecocks. The Citadel's James Sturgeon was the manl of the afternoon. HeI won three of the four matches that the Bulldogs took. This was the first intercollegiate fencing meet held here since .1929. The Gamecocks last met the Cita NATIONAL SHIRT SHOPS 1602 Main Street New Spring Polo Shirts $1.00 - $1.65 - $1.95 Water Repellent Jackets $1.95 Final Shirt Sale $1.00 Gamecock Gridders End Fourth Week Of Spring Practice Stasica Promises To Give Grygo Hard Fight For Position in Backfield The Gamecock football aces are rounding out the fourth week of spring practice, and are featuring more plays running from the fast 'I formation. The main feature of the practice sessions is the fast growing list of injured. Out of action are several star Gamecock performers. "Hedge" Ar rowsmith injured his knee in Wed nesdays scrimmage session and is out for a few (lays. Bruce Plyler and Wilson Johnson are both injured. Plyler broke a cartilage in his shoulder over a week ago, and may not put the pads back on until Monday. Wilson Johnson twisted an ankle in a scrimmage session and may be out of the rough work until next fall. "Kank" Vukelich, bohunk end, has been in the University Infirm ary with a bad throat for several days and may not answer the call until Monday. Scrimmage sessions pitting the Reds against the Blacks have oc cupied most of the gridders Wed nesday and Saturday afternoons so far. The scrimmage for tomorrow evening has been called off due to the Southern Conference Boxing show. Al Grygo, scintillating halfback for the Birds will not be in the land of roses next fall with his position sewed tip. Stan Stasica, tip from the bohunk team is pressing Grygo for his position. Stasica is a shifty runner, and can throw bullet passes with the greatest of ease. Caro lina will surely be strong in that position against all comers next fall. The squad of 55 now working out on Melton Field are showing great improvement. The T Formation will be heard of plenty' next fall. It stresses the halfback going flat on every play, and establishes him as a threat to the opposition. Auburn has used the T formation for the past several and also the Chicago Bears of professional fame. Students Asked To Sit Near Southeast Gate Students planning to attend the Southei Conference b o x i n g matches have been requested by Mr. Rawls to use the southeast gate at the Field House to avoid confusion and delay in purchasing tickets throughout the Conference matches. Mr. Rawl states that the ticket sales are coming along rap)idly, and a full houise is expected. The Block C members will serve as ushers during the bouts. Tluxs will be worn by the gridders as they show the patrons where to sit. (de squad in 1939, winning 7-2. Several weeks ago they lost their first match of the season to the University of North Carolina swordlsmen 14-3. "E XCLUI 6'31 .Main, St. * NEW SPRII Slacks........ All Nel New "Cravenette Top Coat and Raii Polo Shirts. .. .. Slack Suits ... The New Yorker Tan, Greei New Lot of Sprint Tan, Green, Brc MEN'S .... . . s, Clemson will sling gloves in the 15th annual rt to win out in the 135 pound divi rnament last year by a blazing right semi-finals. I" Gressette kx Career nce Head Coach ed To Alma Mater pledged their support for the com ing year. BAM Club chapters were formed all over the state with the Richland Chapter leading in membership. Orangeburg ranks second in mem bership. Numerous smaller clubs follow. Last year the RAM Club offered many services to members. They were privileged to get first shot at reserved seat tickets for all athletic events. Moving pictures of all foot ball contests were taken and shown to members throughout the state. News letters from head coach Rex Enright, were sent to all members, keeping them posted on the teams and the players. Mr. Gressette recently made a tour of Bamberg, Denmark, Allen- 0 dale, Hampton and Walterboro in quest of new members. Immedi ately membership in the club was increased considerably. The BAM Club is one of the most uniqlue service clubs on the campus and according to Mr. Gres sette the first year of its existence was very successful. IF A TAILOR MADE SUIT fits better, looks smarter, feels freer, and is more ex pressive of your personality -why be satisfied with less . particularly if it costs no ,more? Come. in and let us show you. BOYD JOHNSON Arcade Buildling Seeking Edger Ra Edgar Ross, above, of Clemson, tourney beginning tonight in an effc sion. He was knocked out in the tot hand of Sol Blatt of Carolina in the Tatum "BAlh Has Comple Carolina Grad 0 At Citadel; Return Oice a "Gamecock" always a Gamecock, so is the story of Tatum Gressette, head of the University of South Carolina BAM Club. Leaving The Citadel, where he was head football coach for six years, from 1933-39, Mr. Gressette returned to his alma mater to ac cept the position as assistant to the president of the University. Since returning to his old haunts, lie formulated and organized the 1AM Club. A club to develop and further athletic activities on the University campus. Members con sist mainly of Carolina alumni. Membership is not limited to them alone. Many undergraduate stu dents and outsiders interested in the University are allowed to hold membership cards. Each member pledges one dollar per month to the club which goes to not only aid athletes in coming to Carolina but also to sponsor and back the campus activities. Last years membership reached a total of over 1,000 members andl a dIrive for new memnbership has been launched from the Gressette office for members fob1941. 'The newv drive is meeting wvith an unusual (degree of success. Accordl ing to reports from the B1AM Club headquarters here on the campus over 400 new and old membecs have NG STYLES * ... . $2.95 to $5.95 Colors . .. Special $9.95 Coat Combination ......Special 79c $2.95 - $3.95 - $4.95 Sport Jacket $1.95 and Brown p Sport Coats $9.95 wn and Mixtures [k's sTORE