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'BULL' with 'BULL by LZONARD TURNBULL BOXERS WEEKEND ARRIVES the annual Southern Conference Boxing Tournament has once more hit Columbia. Once more shrieking fans will see their favorites either rise and overthrow their opponents or fall disappointingly into defeat. Once more collegiate pugs will stick out their chins and dare their op ponents to hit it. And once more Carolina is favored with the return of the tourney to her campus. T4e tournament has been a howling success the past two years at the Gamecocks roost, and promises this year to again give the fans what they want. Pugs from as far up the country as Maryland are sending rep resentatives. Scrappers as close home as our next door neighbor will also be out in the squared circle throwing everything but the ringposts at their opponents. , THE BUG There is no doubt about it: there is a boxing bug. It infects not only the boxers, but the spectators as well. The man in the ring that is pulled for usually wins in the eyes of his supporters, even though lie loses his fight according to the referee. When the mixing up starts the fans want to climb in there also, (so they imagine). Everything combines to add to a throughly enjoyable evening of entertainment. CAROLINA SENDS VETERAN "BIG THREE" Carolina may be rated low in her chances of winning the tournament, but I still think we have the most colorful boxer ever to step into the ring. He is "Geech" Lofton. He more than deserves to be called "the human windmill". Olin MacDonald, our bantamweight title holder, will make his first title defense tonight. Without a doubt Mac is a natural in boxing. He is tall and lanky for the 120 pound class, and he takes full advantage of his reach. Unleashed in the ring Mac always feels out his opponent before striking. Boyl How lie does strike. The last of the Gamecock's veteran "big three" is Willis Beall.. Willis has been troubled with the jinx and tight arms throughout his college career. No one can change my opinion of him. I think he is the shiftiest, smartest boxer we have. He is troubled with lack of reach and loses matches that way. N. C. AND V. P. I. DISPUTE RANK OF FAVORITES The spot of the number one team is disputed in the tournament. North Carolina boasting of a win over Penn State, Eastern Inter-col legiate champions, a heavyweight who pack dynamite in both fists, and also of two champs from last year's tournament, say that the drown will rest in Chapel Hill after the hubbub is over. Virginia Tech has arrived from last year's mediocre squad -and already pasted a 7-1 licking on Clemson's crown holders. These Gobblerg say that they will take the honors back on their scrappers shoulders to ole Virginia. Which team is best is a problem of controversey. Both obviously pack power in every weight. Both also really are pointing for the scraps. When Saturday nights nnals are over and the next days headlines carry the winner, we'll' be looking at the name of You guess, I don't make predictions in print. WILSON VS. KIMBALL FEATURE BOUT I bet'cha better not miss that coming encounter between Warren Wilson of Clemson, and Gates Kimball of North Carolina. "Golden Boy" Wilson has run into a major calamity. He has been put on the spot. What a spot it is. Wilson has a number of press clippings about his proposed heavyweight career among the pro's. In fact, he has already promised some guys that lhe will sign a contract and go on a tank cx peditioni in boxing. Gates Kimball has not missed these reports. jIe wvas decisioned by Wilson in the semi-finals last year. It was plen fy close' but Clemson's Wilson was declared the victor. A clear example of howv much Kimball is pointing for Wilson was the North Carolinians match wvith a Citadel heavy the past wveek. Kimball polished off the luckless cadet in one minute and a half of the first stanza. MORE SCRAPPERS TO WATCH Elden "Red" Sanders of North Carolina is another fighter to watch. In last year's matches lie really did deserve his crown in the 165 division. He took punishment that only a red head seems able to take. He was hit plenty by his opponents who took him for a human punching bag. Hisk strong finish was his saving, andl always a red head was under the upraised arm at the end of his bouts. Louis Lempesis of The Citadel is another. He conies from' a long line of a slugging familq. of Charleston. Louis is another natural in boxing. He was brought up on boxing. His family, with brothers predonminating, from legends we have heard, just lives wvith boxing gloves on, (just a little bit exaggerated). BASKETEERS IN ANNUAL GO AT RALEIGH Put into the background this weekend because of the nearness of the boxing tournament is the Carolina Basketball team. The Garnet and Black wvearing qluintet is seeded second in the annual Southern Confer ence. tourney up in Raleigh. They met Richmond yesterday evening in the opener of the preliminaries. The game occurred after this copy went to press but we hope the Gamecocks are still in Raleigh point ing for their next engagenient. Preston Westmoreland, ace Bird sharpshooter, ended the season in second place among the high scorei-s of the conference. This came about even through Pres did have a lull during the latter p)art of the season. If he don't niake the all-conference teanm we'll-well we'll just gripe about it. GLAMACK LEADS FAVORITE TARHEELERS George Glamnack and company of N. C. are rated favorites. Cheel Trwo tournaments in different sports occur on the same weekend and North Carolina rates favorites in both. They deserve it. Winning twelve games and losing one against stiff competition is a task. Trhey met Duke yesterday, the team that put the licking on them. Wonder how it came out? Carolina's first foe, Richmond, is nothing to be sneezed at. Richmond has a top ranking club. From sparse rankling reports we gather that a 'lanky, plenty fast ball club met the Gamecocks yesterday. Our "team from nowhere" has shown its' ability to comie out on top in spite of odds, however, and the conference opener might not have gone against the Birds, I hope, I hope.... Pugs C Disput Kimball vs. Wilson Feature Scrap Of E "I'll moider de bum." That's what Wilson is saying about Kimball and Kimball about Wilson. - Now let me tell ya how it'is. Ya see, Kimball, who fights for North Carolina, was suppose to win last year but here comes Wilson from the Agriculture College and knocks him for a loop. Well, Wilson wants to do it again this year and Kimball well he wants to knock Wil son's block off. I understand that Wilson is as tough as a pine knot and that Kimball is just as tough. But one of 'em must be better than the other and that's just what we're gonna find out at this conference boxing tournament. Wilson's all in line for a pro fessional career is what I heard t'other day. Seems that some rich sporting people from At lanta and up north are gonna back him after he finishes larn ing how to farm. There's even been some talk 'bout him beat ing Joe Louis but if Kimball Fencers Organize Cavalier Club; First in 11 Years Jack Reese Elected Lord Cavalier; Purpose Is To Promote Fencing Interest The Cavaliers' Club, recently or ganized fencing club at the Univer sity of South Carolina, held.its first meeting Tuesday, Feb. 25, to elect officers and form its future program. J. A. Crawford, director of physi cal education, was selected as facul ty adviser, and was made the first honorary member. All the members of the old Cavaliers club were made alumni members. The officers elected at the organi zation meeting Tuesday are: Jack Reese, Lord Cavalier; CaT* Atkins, Vice-Lord Cavalier; Abe Grossman, Knight of the Quill; Robert Mor gan, Knight of the Exchoquer, Harold Glenn, Knight of the Blade; Ernest Lent, Knight of the Shield. Th le purpose of the club is to promote the sport of fencing at the University. Reese saidl that by pro moting fencing here, it will develop scholarship, character and good sportsmanship in those young men and women who take part in that sport. -The club plans to take in new members in a fewv weeks. Meetings will be held bi-monthly on Thurs days. I Stat The above Garnet and Black clad emerged with 8 victories against 3 I On the front row left to right are The back row left to right are: M Westmoroland. )fNorl :e Slot Promises To Be oxing Tourney beats Wilson, he can go 'round saying, "I'm the guy that beat the guy that wuz gonna beat Joe Louis." . Seems t' me that this is gon na be the best fight of 'em all 'cause the fighters got some feelin' to put into the scrap. It ain't much of a way to pick the winner of this. This Kim ball has fought several times this year and the last fight he was in he knocked out Alex Rolison of The Citadel in a minute and 20 seconds of the first round. That is some knocking out. Now Wilson hasn't had a fight this year. Everybody for feited to him, but this might have something to do with the outcome of the fight. They tell me that a boxer gets rusty if he don't have a fight every now and then. I'm beginnin' to thinl? that the best way to settle this is just to come on out and see the fight. Frosh Basketeers Close Unsuccesful Season; No Wins 9 Receive Numerals For Work On The Team; Football Interfered The highly unpublicized freshmen basketball stars of the University of S. C. closed a very unsuccessful season the past week. Freshman de-emphasis was in full sway as the Biddie court men closed an eight game schedule with 8 losses against no wins. Lacking coordination in all their games the freshman aggregation fell down before such foes as Richmond Academy of Augusta, Ga., Gordon Military Academy of Georgia, Char lotte High School, Asheville Hi, and others. Coach Ted Petoskey tutored the Biddies. Spring football interferred frequently with the rounding out of a squad. Several of the freshman basketeers were also gridiron men. The picking of outstanding stars on this years Biddie quintet would be impossible. Lanky p)ossible fu ture varsity stars were among the team members. Preston Callison was the man ager for the team. The men who,stuck out the sea son andl made numerals were: Little, Eisenschmidt, Edwards, Stevenson, Brigdon, M ilner, Mc Millan, Orr andl Moodly. e Champion Birds In basketeers closed their regular seasm uaes, enough to assure them of a Ted Brokeri Lanny Loftdahl, Ken anagrer Bob Browrn, "Spe" Evat I h Carc Of Fe Campus Tennis Tourney Begins Tuesday Evening Medals Will Be Awarded To Individuals Who Lost Thru' Eliminations University amateur tennis players who intend to enter the approach ing net tournament sponsored this spring, jointly by the tennis team and Mr. J. A. Crawford, director of intramural athletics, have until Tuesday to file their application with the sponsors. There will be no registration fee, but those who plan to enter were urged to get their names in as quickly as possible. Method of en try is to mail ones' name to Box 783 at the University post office or contact either Crawford, or Paul League, managers of the tennis team. Both men and women will play in the tourney, and medals will be awarded to singles champs, doubles champs, mixed - doubles winners, and runners-ups in all events. These medals will be donated by Craw ford. The campus tQurnament is being revived this year after an absence last spring due to the lack of play ing space. "We still have but four courts to run the tournament off on," Crawford said this week, "but by getting a start early in March as we are doing. we should be able to finish before June." In the past a great deal of in terest has been aroused over the tournament, especially where the men and women hook up together in the mixed doubles. No member of the tennis team or of last year's frosli outfit will be eligible to enter. Ticket Prices Are Set For Tournamenet Columbia, S. C., Feb. 28: Ticket prices for the annual Southern con ference boxing tournament range from 40 cents for students to $1.35 for ringside seats for preliminary and semi-final events, and from 50 cents to $1.50 for final bouts. Reserved tickets are on sale at McGregor's Drug Store, and the general admission tickets at Eckerd's Pharmacy. The prices: For preliminary andI semi-finals; ringside, $1.35; reserved, $1.10; general admission, 75 cents and students, 40 cents. Finals: r i ng s ide, $1.50; reservedl, $1.35; general admission, $1.10, and stu dents, 50 cents. Tournament At Rah4 n in the state with 10 wins against hance in the playoffs. Roskie, Dick Anderson, Earl Dunhami ugene Haynes. W. Lawrence, Fred L UA >IIna A ivorite Tournameni Field House Block C Challenges Bridge Players Burly Athletes Will Put On Follies Later Joe Patrone. President of the Block C Club announces that the club has a bridge team which will challenge any fraternity, sorority or any domitory on the campus to a match. Those athletes don't confine their talents solely to athletic con tests. Another event which the club will stage that doesn't deal with athletics is the proposed Block C Follies. A musical extravaganza to be put on shortly after the Boxing tournament. No definite (late for the "Follies" has been set. Block C members dressed in the usual attire of the chorus girls will make up the choruses. Caution and niaculine vanity will be cast to the winds as the burly Block Clubbers go thru their heel-toe-kick routine behind the glitter of stage lights. Also a service club, Block C members are ushering at the box ing tournament at the Field House. Rapidly gaining in membership the Club will initiate the Gamecock basketball players into the club after the Birds finish the tourna ment in progress at Raleigh. Three Competent Officials To Judge Conference Bouts Mann, Bradford And Short Veterans In Boxing Officiating When the 15th annual Southern conference boxing tournament gets underway three of the nation's most competent officials will be on hand to judge the bouts. These officials, as announced by Geary Eppley, chairman of the con ference boxing committee, are Charles Short, Baltimore, lI\d.; Al Mann, Durham, N. C.; and Vince Bradford, Charlotte, N. C. Short has officiated at previous Southern conference tournaments while Bradford, coach at Charlotte's Central high, andl Mann, former new comes on the list. Tlhe veteran of the trio is Short, who began officiating almost two dlecadles ago, andl has about three thousand inter-collegiate bouts to his credit. The officials will alternate duties after each bout. Two will act as judlges wvhile the other is refereeing in the ring. Each will have an e<qual vote in dletermining thc outcome of the fights. no losses. In the conference they , Junie Hymion and Coach Johnson. vtle. "Skimp" Harri.on and Pre..on nd Va. Team Begins In 1 Tonight Six teams composed of over 50 individual scrappers will begin to night to fight it out for top honors in the fifteenth annual Southern Conference Boxing show. F i v e champions of the past season will he on tap to defend the titles they won last year. Plenty of competi tion will be offered to these kings, though, as every team but South Carolina is expected to nominate the full number of eight men to fight for the crown. Virginia Tech Heads List Heading the list of the six teams entered is Virginia Tech. Tech has four wins against no losses over conference competition. In 1 a s t year's tournament their team was at the bottom of the standings when the last blow was passed. This year they are picked to rise to the top of the heap. Tarheels Favorites Also The University of North Caro lina, rated second in the tourna ment, is also sendifig a balanced squad to Columbia for the slug fests. Heading the list of the Tar heel club is Gates Kimball, heavy weight. Kimball is rated second in the tournament to Warren Wilson of Clemson. The clash between the two looms as the feature attraction of the annual jousts. Elden "Red" Sanders, last years 165 pond champion is back' again for another fling. He won out in this division the past year only after taking plenty of hard bouts from his opponents. Bob Farris, another title holder from the state above is another scrapper for the 165 scrappers to watch. Last year Farris won the 155 pound class. This season he has dropped to the 145 class, and has lost one match of the season to The Citadel Louis Lempisis. The big guns of the University of Marylands mauling mittmen are hotsy Alperstein and Len Rodman. Alperstein is the brother of the famous Benn.y who sprang to box ing collegiate heights several years ago when he was undisputed champ in the 145 pound class. Hotsy fights also in the 145 division and has a seasons record of 5 wins and one dIraw. The fight his opponent gained a draw was when Alperstein stepped up 10 pounds into the 155 class in a match against Virginia. Getting less than their share of publicity for the tournament are the fighting cadets of The Citadel. The chief threat that the Citadel will send attacking the opponents is Louis Lempesis in the 145 pound class. Lempesis wvon the crown the past year and is still undefeated in college boxing.( Light as a cat on his feet and just as quick, Louis is a favorite to retain his title. Last years team champions, the Clemson Tigers are rated out of the tori division this year. Their big gest threat lies in Warren "Golden Boy" Wilson in the heavy class of set appers. Wilson is reported go ing into the ranks of the profes sionals when he finishes the present term at Clemson. Wilson won last year after winning matches over pre-tournament favorites in that di vision. In the semi-finals Wilson triumphed over Kimball of N. C. In the finals in a close decision he had his hand raised over that of Carolinas Dick Baxter. Carolina. Chances Doubtful The Carolina Gamecocks due to injuries and inexperienced boxers rank at the bottom in regard to team chances of winning the crown. T'he veteran "big three" of the Birds boast of Olin MacDonald, 120 poand title holder; Willis Beall, semi-finalist in last years tourney; and "Geech" Lof ton in the 155 class. MacDonald has won 13 consecu tive bouts for the Birds, and is yet undefeated in college boxing cir cdes. Mac is about the coolest boxer to step in the ring. He throws his punches with the kick of a 35 mm. gun.