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Gamecock Gaff 'By DON MERRICK SO FAR SO GOOD I think it would be a rather perfunctory greeting just to say "Hello," so your new scribe is going to leave off all elaborate salutations, and begin with a request to Uncle Sam, asking him if fie won't please spare our athletic department 'a few athletes this spring, in -order that Carolina may carry on its sports program-and from a personal standpoint-so that this sheet won't have to fold up. SHOULD TRIM TIGER TONIGHT It was this time last year that the Gamecock cagers were looking for a win over the Clemson court squad, for a 'first' victory In . . . .well we would rather not say how many years. They got that victory, and finally went on to win the State championship by defeating the Tigers a second time and ending the state race without suffering a loss. Carolina rules the favorite In tonight's tussle and should win iather handily from an inexperienced and hapless Tiger team. Coach Johnson's basketeers will be shooting for their fourth state win while the Bengals have yet to scratch in th6 state. The Birds will toss Westmoreland and Stasica-one-two in the state scoring race at present-against Clemson's ace, Marion Craig. Clemson boasts of a speedy floor game, but we'll string along with the Gamecock's air tight defense until something better comes along. TOURNAMENT BOUND Perhaps it's jumping the gun a little bit to say the cagers are headed for their second tournament in as many years, but judging from the pace they have set in their last four home games, we'd like to go on record as picking them for a tournament berth. Barring any serious injuries, the Gamecocks should take at least four out of their seven remaining conference games, which oug4t to be plenty to land them into the playoff. WELL ROUNDED TEAM The teamwork of the entire Carolina basketball team, must by rights, take precedence over any individual Bird performance this year. After a slow start, the cagers have gradually gained momentum with each succeeding game, and are now playing together better than they have all season. On the offense, the Carolina quintet is lead by their high scoring All-Southern forward, Preston Westmoreland, leading the state race with 121 points. Stan Stasica, who has appar ently hit his stride now, is close on his heels in the runner up spot. The steadying influence of the squad Is Earl Dun ham at guard-doing his part by breaking up the opponents plays, and retrieving the ball off their backboard. Ball handling honors go to Lanny Lofdahl, who has given several fine exhibi tions this season on the art of floor play. Last but not least, are the two centers, Brogdon and Rogers, who have been taking turns at playing the pivot position. This is the same team that swamped Furman last Friday night, 58-26, and left no doubt in anyone's mind as to which was the better team. THEV'RE AT IT AGATN Many familiar faces were among the missing as 60 gridders worked the kinks out of their legs at the end of the first week of spring football practice. Thirteen seniors from the 1941 team were absent, of which seven were backfield stars. It will be hard to replace these men, for these players have been the backbone of the team for the last four years. Stasica, Dun ham, and Roskie-the latter is out with a broken arm-three of Enright's backfield stalwarts, have been claimed by cage duties, which will prevent their participation in the five week practice period. For the first time since he has been at the helm of the Bird gridiron destinies, Coach Rex Enright was not personally able to start the players off on their spring grind. He was confined to a hospital with a throat infection, so the training was turned over to his staff. The same old complaint of spring practice cutting down on studying is heard again this year, but If they weren't playing football, they would be doing something else-and I don't 9 mean studying. WHAT CAN THE MATTER BE?? Boxing at Carolina has reached a serious crisis. On January 10, the Gamecock mit team traveled to College Park to meet the Uni versity of Maryland Terrapins in a match that seemed rather hopeless for the DeMarmen. Before a single glove had been wielded, the Bird boxers had given up a two-point edge to the Terps by forfeit ing a pair of bouts because of two ineligible performers. Despite this tough break, our fighters made up this deficit and tied the bout at 4-4. It was said before the team left for Marylanid, that this match would be the first and only tussle for the Gamecock team this year, because of lack of interest in the sport at the University. 'There were about six boys that came out for the team and worked consistently all fall. These few that did come out, worked hard, but unfortunately in vain, because of a scarcity of sparring partners. To have a well-trained teami~, there should be at least 20 to 80 men out for an eight man team, or boxing * should be called off. For many years now, it has been the same story about the boxing team-a lack of men. Coach Frank DeMars has done remarkably well, considering the materiiin at' his disposal. Seldom has a year gone by, when Carolina hasn't come up with one or two Southern Conference champions, last year being no exception to the rule. It does seem as if we could get enough men to represent Carolina in boxing, out of a student body composed of 1,295 male students. Don't you think so? AND BEFORE I FORGET... 1We hope that Coach Enright makes a quick recovery from his illness ...You will be surprised to hear that Joe Patrone and Dick Baxter, former Carolina students and athletes, are now employed in Venezuela by an American construction company. Joe received his M.A. degree Sfrom Carolina last June .. . We hope that Stan Stasica's dog, Spooks, Jr. will bring the basketball team as much good luck as did the de ceased Spooks of the past football team . . . Coach Johnson doesn't think Ken Roskie will be able to join the basketball squad for about Flashy Pace Is Pet By Net Men These six Gamecock basket. oern have carried the Carolina "darkhorse" cage , team into third place in the Southern con son. The Birds are seeking their second successive state title this year and a berth in the Southern Conference tourn ament in March at Raleigh. Pres Westmoreland, all-South ern forward is leading the State scoring race with 121 points while teammate Stan Stasica Is right behind him. From right to left they are: Earl Dunham, guard; Stan Stasica, guard; "Jeep" Rogers, center; Pres Westmoreland, forward; Lanny Lofdahl, for ward; and Henry Brogdon, cen ter. Birds Gamecocks Begi Minus The Pres( Former Record Is Bested By. Frat Bowler : il Long Of Sigma Chi Tops < Own Record For Scoring; t ATO Lead In Standings Jack Long, of Sigma Chi, rolled the best Fraternity league game of duck pins ever bowled at the Cap itol Bowling Centre Wednesday afternoon as USC Fraternity men met for the first time following t exams. He hit 151 pins on his sec ond game, better by nine pins than the 142 he rolled on November 5. He thus brokc h: v-n rec-rd. . Alpha Tau Omega won three games by forfeit from. Pi Kappa Alpha. The Standings: Team Won Lost A. T. O. ..... ......... 28 2i Pi Kappa Phi .................... 24 6 I Sigm a Chi .......................... 18 12 Sigma Nu ..............18 12 Kappa Sigma .............. 14 16 C S. A . E .............................. 13 17 t Pi Epsilon Phi .......... 10 20 I Pi Kappa Alpha ......... 8 22 Pi Lambda Phi ..........8 22 Kappa Alpha .................... 6 24 'Wednesday's scoring: ALPHA TAU OMEGA nin1 Bray ..........100 10 10 34 Eddie Williams....... 90 Tomse ........... 83 1 8 Frni aron .8......186 1ob Disbro .......... ...98 9 17 Steve Nettles ........ ....79 .. 79 Totals ...........355 370 415 1140 Pil kappa I'h,i won three games from Kappa Sigma by forfeit. P1 KAPPA PHI Pennell ..............80 91 104 275 Finne.y..............100 72 94 266 Henderson ...........102 84 87 273 hlolland ............115 102 90 3131 Totals ...........397 349 381 1127 P1 Lambda PiI won three gamnes fromnt Kappa Alpha by LAorDA PH M. Stark ...........79 1tY7 113 299 S. Tabershaw ........86 80 86 252 ii. Kahn ............0 9 69 78 211 H[. Tabershaw ........ ....76 81 157. Joe Tinker .........85 .. .. 85 Totals ...........319 327 368 10141 Sigmia Chii won three gamnes fronm Sigmia I Alpha Epsilon. SIGMA CHI Joe Shaw ...........82 .. .. 82 John Porter .........95 1(04 7 277 11i1l Carpenter ...114 99 89 302 Jack Long .........151 97 108 356 Buster Coleman ...... ....97 85 182( Totals ...........442 397 360 1201 SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON 11il1 Timmons ....97 79 95 271 Aobb dLumkin...80 102 76 258 a WaiyAdro ..123 112 85 32 T. 11. Fersner ....90 . .. 90 Alex Fat........... ....82 86 168 f Totals ...........390 375 342 1107 Sigma Nu defeated Phi Epsilon P1, 3-0. SIGMA NU J. 8a-ller ..........121 92 117 330 E. Marchant ....109 79 97 2956 M. Powell ..........86 93 82 261 B. Trowbridge...98 104 83 285 Totals ...........414 378 379 1171 PHI EPSILON P1 Langfan .............96 95 79 270 I W',allInau .............78 77 88 243 Mazursky ............74 62 .. 136 J1. Dittler ...........102 108 84 294 Schneider ..................86 86 Totals..........350 343 337 1029 USC Tank Crew Invades Clemson Kirk Coaches And Swims < For Gamecock Mermen a The University of South Caro lina tankers wvill engage the Clem- r son College swim team in a mneeti between the two crews at Clemson on Saturday, Feb. 7. ' t Roger Kirk, swimmer and coach } of the Gamecock tank men, de- I clared the team would leave Satur- I day morning and would arrive in < Clemson around two hours before the match. Kirk listed breast stroke 1: and diving positions weak because1 of the lack of staudents nout. - Game6c Host n Spring Grind nce Of Enright Coach Hospitalized With Sore Throat Lost Week A yelling crew of around 60 foot all huskies covered the cultivated rass on Melton Field this week in he first days of spring practice. Ail ig Rex Enright was confined to the ,olumbia Hospital this week due o an infected throat. Line coach Ted Twomey *took >ver the job of supervising elimina ion of kinks out of winter-stiff nuscles. The squad was bolstered y the addition of six freshmen aces ntering school second semester. The draft and a tough schedule i ext year gave Enright plenty of iaterial to pass hours spent at the .olumbia Hospital. The schedule pens with a home engagement with he University of Tennessee Volun Other elevens to meet the Game ocks next year are: University of labama, Clemson, University of orth Carolina, Furman, Miami, vake Forest and The Citadel. This s one major problem adding gray iairs to the coaches heads. The draft problem is still stiffer. k1ready valuable services of sev ral men have been lost through this oute. At present several gridders old 1-a classifications from the ocal boards. Booster Cub Plan semester Activities Head Man Ed Patterson Gives Outline Of Work "The Carolina Boosters Club has o ambition to revert to an inactive, tatus on the campus", deciared Ed atterson, top kick of the organi ation, in a recent statement. The etter spirit club is wvelcoming new v deas from students in an effort to1 arry on this semester. The student body banquet honor ng last year's football squad narked the last campus wvide ac ivity of the group which also did nuch to add to school spirit dlurin~g he football season. Plans for the semester had in luded a gigantic campaign to ecure a new chapel for the UJni 'ersity but such a project was bandoned when it became apparent hat federal funds were available or dlefense projects only. At least one free student body lance is being planned in conjunc on with the social cabinet howvever. ['his dance, to take place in the pring, will be on the order of the< ne given by the Alumni Associa ion after the Furman football ame. Much thought has been given to he idea of establishing a clearing ffice for mail between former stu ents now in the armed forces and I heir friends on the campus. The meet with the Tigers will seef he Bird swimmers engage ther l1emsonites in the 50-yard, 100 'ard, 220-yard and 440-yard freef tyle events. Gamecock swimmerse vill also enter the back-strokes aces, breast-stroke events and div og competition. Representing the University in he free-style events will be Roger< :irk, Burt Allan, Hubert Cox, Bob- I ie Blakely, Bob Simlear and Toy teid. Davis Durham is the soles ntry in the back stroke races.i eonard Turnbull will swim the reast stroke for the Gamecocks. i obbie Blakely and Bob Simlear 1 till compete in the diiving events. 1 cks-"Darkhorses 1 To T Intro-Mural Boxing ro Be Placed On Intensified Basis Groups Urged To Enter Full Teams For Bouts; Ability Decides Rating More emphasis will be placed on ntra-mural boxing this year than ver before, according to an an touncement made today by J. A. ,rawford, director of physical edu ation. He says, "We are going into this rom a physical education point of ,iew, to teach men the art of se!f efense and skillful boxing. We will iot allow, if it can possibly be elped, any one-sided knockouts." Mr. Crawford said that he and ioxing coach Frank DeMars would vatch all prospective contestants vork out. They will then place the ontestants in one of two classes. 'he class A group will consist of >oys who have had some previous ain experienace, anad class I will >e filled with boys who have no >oxing instruction. All fraternities and tenements are irged to enter teams with repre ,entatives in all weights. Medals .ill be given to individual winners, ind a handsome trophy will be giv m to the winning team. The boxing tournament will start n about three weeks. All matches will last three rounds, and each round will be one and >ne-half miinutes long. In all reights up and through 135 lbs., en ounce gloves will be used. In all weights 143 lbs. and up 12 ounce tloves wvill be worn. No boy with varsity boxing ex >erience will be permitted to enter he tournament, but they will be >ermitted to coach teams. Block "C" Chooses semest.er Officers Blouin Elected President; Dance Planned By Club TIhe University of South Caro in letter wearers held the semi Lnnual election of officers for the Ilock "C" club immediately after he first semester examinations. Harvey B3louin, senior letterman >I3 the football and track squads, *nd residlent of Chicago, Ill., was hoseni president of the qrganiza ion. Louis Sossamon, erstwhile junior 'ivot-man on the gridiron squad, ailing from Gaffney, was selecteil 'ice-president. Tommy Attawvay, of itzgerald, Ga., senior letterman in ootball and track was elected sec etary. Bu ford Chary, of Gaffney, senior ootballer and cinder man, was lected treasurer. Nat Burgess, enior gridder hailing from Gaffney, vas selected historian for Block C" men. President Bhouin declared that the lub will decide soon on a dance lanned by leaders of the club. The lance Will be given during second emester. Blouin also said the club s still working on the possibility of letting a club room to hold meet igs in. This room, or building will ec for the exclusive use of letter vearers of the UIniversity. Df Southern Confer gers_ USC Holds Third Si And Also Places Th Gamecocks Run Hot With Carolina, Furman And Gamecock basketeers forged ij Southern conference during the The Birds sharpened their spi Furiman and The Citadel, and se vader from Tiger grounds of C night at eight oclock in the Fit Intra Football Stars Selected Tenement 10-12 Grab 6 Posts On All-Star Squad The Tenement 10-12 team, Win ner of the intra-mural football championship, placed six men on the all intra-mural team. The Naval R. O. T. C. team put twvo men on the team and Tenement 25, Pi Ka A, and Delta Sigma Pi placed one man each. The team was chosen by three varsity football players who vit nessed all the games. The Tenement 10-12 outfit was represented on the all star eleven by four linesmen, Roger Kirk, Con nic 'Morton, Lionel Boyleston, and Harvey Welborn, and two backs, Syd McDaniel and W\alter Carn Thbree of this group, Kirk, B3oyeston, and McDaniel have been offered varsity try outs and are working with the varsity during spring drills. 1Tle all star team presents a big, rugged line and a fast, shifty back field. T he ends, Kirk and Bill W\hit ney, are excellent pass receivers. Kirk is also a kicking specialist. He kicked three field goals and1 eight extra p)oints during the season. Th le tackles, Boyleston and Mc Intosh, are big and powerful and are goodl defenisive men. T1he guards, Welborn and W'~eston Dixon, although small, are fast and sc rappy. Defenuse is Dixon's forte w hale W\elhorn wats one of the best b)locke rs in aintra-mnral football in several seasons.5 The center, Connie Norton, pulled an "iron man" stunt by playing eveCry minute of his team's fiv e gaine.s withiout being reliev ed. ['he b-ac.kfield Joe Shaw, "Muddy" Mills, W alter Carnes, and Syd Mc Daniel, is a set of fast, elusive "scat" bac ks. Every man in the backfield can pass, punt, and run. T he all star line-up: Team . E. Kirk .........10-12 I.T. Boy leston ............10-12 L.G. W elborn .............10-12 C. Norton 10-12 R.G. Dixon ..........ROT.C. R.T. Mc.Intosh ........en. 25 R. E. Whitney.......elta Sigma Pa Q.B. Shaw ..........R. O. T. C. L.H.I McDaniel .... ...10-12 R. H. Maills .............. t Ka A. F.B. Carnes ...............10-12 EVERY TELEGRAM'S A RUSHi TELEGRAM AT TPOtal Te legvapb cuase re TELESSaUs 'P30115 33 APPEAR @6 TWUR TELEPUS*E SILL. nmce"f1 ronite ot In Conference ird In State Race Recent Wins Over North The Citadel Quintets ito third place standing iii the past two week's engagements. irs on visiting quintets from t menacing eyes on another in lemison College for a game to ld House. After the Clemson fray Game cocks will entertain Presbyterian .ollege next Monday night on home hardwoods of the Field House. On Thursday, Feb. 12 Demon Deacon from Wake Forest will me"!et the Bird floormen in Columbia. Third In Conference In the race for Southern confer ence standings the Birds advanced to third position. Duke held first ;lot with five wins against no losses. The Colonials from William and Mary are in second place, while the Gamecocks hold third place. In the state race Birds are hold ing third position, because of their single loss to Furman. In first place is the College of Charleston with four wins against no losses. Pres byterian College holds second po sition with five wins, with one loss chalked up against them. The Gamecocks will cagage Clemson tonight in a renewal of the hot rivalry between the two schools. The Clemson quintet has set somewhat of a new record with a series of eight straight losses to quintets in the state and to South erun conference opponents. Birds Whip Tarheels The highly favored North Caro lina crew of basketball hawks were lefeated by their southern neighbors in a close dluel, decided by last min ute field goals by Stan Stasica and Henry Brogdon of the Birds. Ganmecocks had an "on night", and Furman wvas outclassed by sharp passing, and accurate shoot ing. The final, revenging score stood 58 to 26 in favor of the Ga me cocks. Cadet basketeers from The Cit a(d paid a visit to the home roost of the Gamecocks. Brilliant floor wyork by Lofdahl, accurate shooting by WVestmoreland and Stasica, and close guarding by Dunham- and Rogers solved the outcome of the game. The finial score stood 47 to 27 in favor of the rampaging Game cocks. F P VICTORY BUY UNITED - STATES DEFENSE BONDS STAMPS WAR NEEDlS MONEY! It will oot money to defeat our enemy aggressora. Your govern ment oalla on you to help now. Buy Defense Bond. or Stampe today. Make every pay day Bond Day by par ticipating in the Pay roll Savinga Plan. Bonde ost $18.'75 and up. Stampa are 104, 25# and up. The help of every individual ye needed. Doyour part by beaying your ehmae eary' pey day.