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Gamecocks
Gamecock Gafi
By DON MERRICI
CAGERS TAKE TO ROAD
War time or not, Coach Frank Johnson's basketeers move on up I
Tigertown tomorrow night where they,will attempt to repeat their 62
35 trouncing they gave the Bengals last Friday night. The Norma
coached team promises to be tougher on their home court, and espe
cially after winning their first game of the season last Monday nigb
from The Citadel. The Birds won't have as easy a time as they di
in their first engagement with the Tigers, but they should make it tw
in a row over their old rivals.
A brief break in the Gamecock's road trip will come when
they play their last home game of the season Tuesday night,
against Newberry at the Field House.
After this, the Birds will wind up the regular court season with thr<
games in the Tarheel state. In the past, the last part of their schedu
has always been a jinx to Carolina quintets, particularly the gamc
with Wake Forest and North Carolina on foreign courts. Howeve
as we said last week, the Birds are tournament timber, and we'll stic
by that until they prove otherwise.
COACHING, TEAMWORK, AND DETERMINATION
Last Monday night, the Gamecocks had to come back the
hard way to win. The Birds got off to a slow start against
Presbyterian, and apparently had lost the game when they
trailed at intermission by eight points. From here our cagers
showed what superior coaching and teamwork will do, plus the
determination to win.
When Lanny Lofdahl tied the score in the last few seconds of th
final period, the game went into a five minute overtime period. Th
Birds were on the short end of the score in the extra period, uni
Stan Stasica came through in the pinch with two foul shots, to tie ti
game up. Finally, Pres Westmoreland came through in the last thr<
seconds of the overtime period, and hit the basket for two points ati
the margin of victory. Any ordinary team would have folded up aft(
getting ofT to such a poor start, but the Birds collected their wits duri
the half, and pulled the game out of the fire.
By virtue of their victory, the Gamecocks moved into second
place in the state race ahead of the Blue Hose. With only two
more state tilts left, the Carolina quintet is almost sure of land
ing in second place in the state. The Birds don't have a game
scheduled with the College of Charleston, who are still unde
feated in the state, so unless the low country school loses the
majority of their rcmaiiling games, the Birds won't have a
chance to retain the title they won last year.
GRIDDERS CONTINUE WORK
Carolina's spring footballers are completing the second week of thc
off season grind. No serious contact work has been started yet, ai
the players are just running through some plays. Coach Rex Enrigl
returned to the daily practice session the past week, but restricted 11
coaching merely to pep talks.
Coach Enright'# 104P hopea were dealt a e4rieus blow !at
week, when Carolina's AU-State tackle, "Bobo" Carter, was
called to the army. Enright will be hard pressed to replace
him, for Carter has been a mainstay in the Carolina line for
the last two years. Despite the fact that more of his key men
will undoubtedly be drafted before next fall rolls around, En
right and his aides are continuing to experri t with maay
players, hoping that they will be able to get a team to carry
them through a rough 1942 schedule, which includes Tennessee
as an opener.
*Enright said intra squad scrimmages would be held later o
At a meeting in mid-December in Richmond, the executive committi
of the Southern Conference decided that there would be no change
the status of intercollegiate athletics because of the present wvar, ar
in addition, voted to continue spring foot1ball practice. They ruled th
only intra-squad scrimmages could be held in spring practice. Th
ruling will not affect the Bird gridimen, for prior to this ruling, pra
tice has been restricted to scrimmages within the squad.
TANK MEN LOSE OPENER
Carolina's inexperienced swim team lost Its first match of the
season last Saturday afternoon to a powerful water splashing
crew from Clemson. Although the 48-27 score would seem to In
dicate that the Birds were outclassed, the performance by the
team was good, considering the fact that most of the team en
tered competitive swimming for the first time. Captain Roger
Kirk and Burt Allen were the only two Bird mermen with such
experience.
The Gamecock swimmers replace Clemson as host to the State me
this year, when the University natatorium will be the site of this evei
on March 3. Clemson, The Citadel, and Carolina will enter full team
while P. C. is expected to send individual swimmers.
A GOOD MOVE
The University's physical education department will take its
first step next Tuesday afternoon in cooperating in national
physical preparedness, by starting a special class of corrective
exercises, for potential selectees anid students. This is only the
first of several additions to the physical education department's
curriculum. There will be more later. We think this Is a fine
step, and believe that every student at the University will profit
by It.
Although varsity athletics will be curtailed to some extent within tl
next year or two, physical education, which should and will touch evet
Sstudent at Carolina during this crisis, will be increased.
AND BEFORE I FORGET...
We want to take time out to praise the entire Carolina basketba
team for their successful comeback in last Monday night's thriller..
We'll miss Bo Carter in the tackle slot next year . . . but we'll I
pulling for him when he lines up against those slap happy Japs..
We heard that Kirt Norton, former Carolina football player was bac
at the University . . . no not to stay . . . but just to interview appl
cants for commissions in the United States Marine Corps Reserve..
A very familiar figure will be n'iissing from our campus from now on..
He is "Red" Hawkins, ace sports publicity' man and photographer f<
he University News Bureau . .. Hawk is in the Marines now at Parr
ld ... Harvey Blouin recently added the captaincy of the '42 trac
team to his many honors...
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Lead Of ATO
Is Threatened L
In Frat Bowling
Murray Of Pi K Phi
Tops Weeks Scorers
With 315 Game Total
( Alpha Tau Omega found its lead
in the University of South Carriina
Inter-Fraternity league being short
ened by two or three rivals in Wed
o nesday's meeting at the Capitol
Bowling Centre, Gervais at Marion
n streets.
Principal gainers were Pi Kappa
Phi, which won three games on for
t feit, and Sigma Chi, which won
d three games from Phi Epsilon Pi.
o Wednesday's best game was III,
rolld by two men, Williams of
ATO and Stark of Pi Lambda Phi.
David Murray of Pi Kappa Phi
rolled the top set, a 315.
The Standings
e Team Won Lost
e ATO ................................. 28 5
s Pi Kappa Phi .................. 27 6
r, Sigma Chi .....................21 12
k Sigma Nu .....................20 12
Kappa Sigma ...............17 16
SAE ................................13 19a
Pi Lambda Phi ..............11 22 ha
Phi Epsilon Pi ..............10 23 h
Phi Kappa Alpha......... 8 22 __
Kappa Alpha............... 6 27 F
Team Scoring:
Pi Kappa Phi won three forfeited
games from Kappa Alpha.
P2 KAPPA PHI
W. 1f. Pln"(eY ....93 6QR . 161
i. lienderson ....88 97 89 274
Davp 1irrav. 106 107 102 ,15
JnC llo0 1,.land I 101 82 1V4 287
Joe Shiaw ........... 8*3::8
Totals.. .38 3 378 1120
d Pi Lambl)da Phi won three games
,r from Pi Kappa Alpha by forfeit.
g P LAMBDA PHI
1i. TRberrh,a%%........ 9-7 67 159
S. Tabershaw. 84 85 78 23"h
At. Stark ................. W 1 il.191
P. Kahn .............76 . 68 210
a Afr.n .............2 0 .. 162
Totals..........327 301 324 452
Sigma Nu won t eo out of three
from Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON
IAiex Fant ............114 MO 7j4 256
it) Mpine ........ 1 4 .. 287
1 Wady Ainderson ..... 87 94 98 279
11o4h? Clay ..........187 88 74 249
Totals ............373 374 384 1071
SIGMA NU
ir Jack Sadler .......... 84 107 5 276
I. Ta brhaw ........ 84 0 103 295
d Fstonarhnt......89 93 92 79
It S aarion Powell....... 82 1 110 274
Totals ...........339 3f0 400 1129
Is Sigma Ci swept three games
from Phi Epsilon Pi.
SIGMA CHI
Joe Shaw ............ 91 80 70 241
John Porte .........75 t. 78 75
wa Carpeiter ..... 107 87 96 290
Jack L.ong ..........109 109 87 306
W. Colema ........... .i8 80 188
Totals ............382 34 333 109
PHI EPSILON P
Arnie Antler ......... 8 10 8 68
M. Tlarursky.........85 0 10 85
Dave W11all . X 96----RI q 7A 250
Eston Iigachant........89.63 104 12
i arron Pwla..........3..167 1277
Totals ...........337 373 34 1129
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SAGA CIM
Joen fShaw........ .... 91 87 76 274
Jtohn Plortery....... 75 . .. 145
il Caerenter........7 93 86 254
Jackr Lrog.....109 109 90 305
Sk.e Clan........... .. 1078 107
Totals ..........33 384 377 1077
APHAA EPIOMEGA
ArieiAutler..........9 68 l. 89 279
M. aursky.......... 83. .. 167
Jayk....t.er.........03 1( 102 176
Jhnsolfn..........4 6 10248 21
Hary..aplan.............196 82 178
Totals ...........337 392 350 1061
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igineering. (See story below).
orty Players Displa)
feek Of Spring Pro
3rothers' Pics
kid Form Of
Football Team
Two brothers who have done
much to help Carolina win vital
football games in the last three
years but who never actually
take to the field during a con
test are enrolled in the Uni
versity School of Engineering
and are fast making a name for
themselves in the movie-taking
field.
These two rabid Gamecock
fans are Albert and Dozier
Ragsdale. For the past three
seasons of football, they have
taken motion pictures of the
most of Carolina's football ac
tivities. The precision piciuict
are of great value to Coach Rex
Enright and his coaching staff
and the mentors have corrected
many faults through use of
thecs film. recordings.
The coaching staff views
these movies along with the
quad and then they get to work
ironing out the detected flaws.
Many mistakes, unnoticeable in
the fast action of the actual con
test, are easily visible when the
movies are slowed up, reversed,
and in general given a thorough
going over.
The talented brothers live in
Columbia and have also made
many interesting movies of
University life and events held
on the campus. Albert is the old
er and does most of the actual
operating of the movie machine,
wrhile Dozier has proved himself
to be a vital assistant to "big
brother's fine work."
The pictures not only please
:he coaching quartet immensely,
but are shown at various func
tions after each game. The Car:
olina BAM club is treated to a
view of all the pictures at the
first meeting following each
contest.
ennis Team Short
f Balls, Players
Uhis year's Gamecock tennis team
short of both players and balls.
e draft has taken Stanly Brose,
t year's No. 1 man, and because
the shortage of rubber, fewv ten
balls are being manufactured.
FHowever, Coach "Dutch" Wag
er plans to begin practice "as
n as possible." Lettermen Os
Mims and Gordon McLaurin
I Captain Bert Hill will be the
ly experienced men on the squad
I the remaining spots will have to
fillecd by newcomers.
since America has gone all-out
-war, tennis balls are rapidly dis.
pearing from the market but
'ach Wagener has a small supply
hand for present use.
ETROPOLITAN
RESTAURANT
:-: Open All Night
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ast three seasons. The brothers'
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:tice Finishes
Fundamentals Stressed
In Training Sessions
Displaying as much pep and in
terest as has ever been shown on
the USC practice field, the 1942 cdi
tion of the Gamecock football team
is ending its second of six weeks
spring practice. The sessions will
run through March 14,
More than forty players are an
swering Coach Rex Enright's call
every afternon The njority of
the drills so far are for thc condi
tioning of the squad. There will
probably be no scrimmaging fc- at
least two more weeks.
The coaches have been concen
trating on the football funda
mentals; blocking and tackling. The
;quad also has been running through
a few plays so that the veterans can
regain their timing and that the
freshmen can learn the plays.
Several second semcster freshmen
are working with the varsity but
according to a recent poll of South
ern Conference coaches, the men
tors are not in favor of allowing
freshmecn to play next fall.
The Gamecocks will greatly miss
the action of "Bobo" Carter, ace{
tackle, who has left school for the
army. More than likely, several
more players will have to enter the
armed forces before next fall.
Graduationi this year will hurt the
backfield much more than the line.
Of the 13 seniors last fall, 8 are
backs--three first-stringers. OnlyI
two6 seniors were in the first-string
line.
Carolina Swimmers
Lose At Clemson
South Carolina's swimming team
lost their first meet of the season
last Saturday night to Clemson's
swimmers but the small and sonme
wvhat inexperienced Gamecock team.
was greatly encouraged by making
a respectable showing, 48-27.
USC Captain Roger Kirk led the
individual scoring in the meet by
compiling 12 points. Kirk also
placed first in two events andl was
on the Carolina quartet which won
the 400-yard relay.
The 220 and 100 yard dashes were
the events that Captain Kirk won
or Carolina. He, along with Bobby
Bleakley, Bob Friedman and Bert
Allen won the relay.
Carolina's Davis Durham placed
second in the 150-yard backstroke;
Alva Coggeshall was third in the
200-yard breaststroke; Hubert Cox
finished third in the 440-yard dash;
md Bobby Bleakley copped third
place in the diving contest.
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ke Forest in Final
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Over Presbyterian Five
F Extra Period, 55-53
Hill, Jr.
ht victories, the Gamecock basket
15-second goal of the visting Wake
House. The Gamecocks will go to
rs in the second match of the two
Carolina beat Clemson last Fri
lay night, 62-35 and on Tuesday
iight, won the most exciting game
>f this season from P. C., 55-53, in
mn extra period.
The game last night was close all
he way with the Gamecocks lead
ng at the half, 20-19. The lead in
:he scoring swayed back and forth
hroughout the game and at no time
luring the second period was there
nore than 3 points difference.
Preston Westmoreland and Stan
Stasica tied for high scorer for the
amecocks. Brogdon gained 5,
L,ofdahl hit for 4, Dunham, 3 and
Rogers, 2. Rogers was the only
;ub that Coach Frank Johnson used
Juring the game.
The seemingly high-schoolish
referreeing of one of the officials
appeared to dishearten the team at
times as well as antagonize the
crowd to long "boo's." Almost the
cntire crowd rose to their feet as
one several times during the game
in vrotest to decisions by the offi
cials.
THAT P. C. GAME
Hailed as the most thrilling ever
seen in Columbia, the game be
tween the visting Presbyterian team
and the Gamecocks had to go into
an extra period to determine the
winer.
The scoring. The Blue Stockings
started the scoring and the half
score was 27-19 with the Hosemen
holding the 8-point difference.
The Gamecocks came hack fast
and strong in the beginning of the
final period, came close to tieing
the score, hit a bad streak, recov
ered, either tied or got a one point
lead four times and lost it, and then
with a brilliant spurt by the team
as a whole in the last few minutes,
the Gamecocks finished the regular
game with the talley board reading
49-49.
Lanny Lofdahl looped the tieing
goaf %- *;it in%u Secund!s lit oi the
regular time.
The extra period. It started with
both the players' and fans' nerves
hanging on a precipice and they
hung there for five minutes. West
moreland. having one of his rare
as-a-Florida-snowv off nights, finally
got his range and hit the basket for
the winning two points.
Hoseman McMurray led the scor
ing with 17 points followed by Stan
Stasica with 16 and Westmoreland
wvith 12.
Bird-Tiger: One-Way
The Clemson Tigers met the
Gamecocks last Friday night with a
black record-the Gentleman hadn't
won a basketball game this year.
Their record was still black when
the game was over.
The game. Carolina blitzkreiged
the score-keeper the first half with a
37-18 lead. The Gamecocks didn't
do so bad the second half for the
final count was 62-35.
It was the Gamecocks' night and
they took advantage of it except for
five minutes when Coach Frank
Johnson sent in four subs. The
"second team" was grass-green and
could not hold their own with the
Tigers.
The scorers. Westmuoreland,
shooting at normal, was top scorer
with 21 points. Lofdahl hit 14 and
Stasica, 13.
Students Bowl
Fraternities Bowl
Sororities Bowl
Classe Bowl
Dates Bowl
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USC Squeezes Out Win
In Waning Seconds 0
By Gordon
After running up a string of 6 strail
all team was defeated 40-38 by a last
"orest squad last night at the Field
lenison tomorrow to meet the Tige
eams this season.
lird ROTC Rifle
shooters Meet Yale
ream Next Week
Naval Target Busters
Win One, Drop Two In
Matches Through Mails
The Gamecock rifle team, - com
osed of ten sharpshooters from the
Taval ROTC unit, takes on the
rack Yale marksmen next week af
cr showing vast improvement in
ecent matches.
The Garnet and Black riflemen
'opped their opening match against
he University of North Carolina
ast fall to start the season rolling.
[wo consecutive matches were then
Iropped to opponents, the Univer
;ity of Oklahoma squad besting the
aamccocks in a close contest held
the week ending December 20, and
the crack Michigan marksmen out
shooting the Gamecocks the first
veek of January.
This week, the Carolina lads are
iolding a hotly contested match
-vith Georgia Tech. Tech has some
>f the finest college sharpshooters in
the country.
The Ganiecocks and their op
)onents do not actually meet on the
same floor but the ten-man squads
Lake shots on their home grounds
!aring the schcdu!cd week and send
the opponent their respective mark
nanship cards after recording their
talley. The opposing team does
likewise and the winner is deter
mined by comparative scores.
The matches are completed by
iring ten shots at targets from each
f four different positions. John
Glominski has led the unit in two
matches and Joe Shaw, George Mc
Donald, and Jack Scarpf have also
set fine marks.
Other members of the Carolina
-ontingent are Dempsey Hydrick,
Clarence Little, Williams, Davis,
aind Jackson.
Plans For New Gym
Class Formulated
Liable Draftees May Be
Conditioned By DeMars
"Any man at the University who
vants to get in good physical shape,
eccause he thinks he might be called
nito the nation's armed forces any
time in the near future, is welcome
to my classes," Frank DeMars, in
structor in physical education said
todhay.
Carolina's amiable boxing coach
:ontinued, "If a group of boys can't
find time for a physical education
:lass in their regular schedule, and
wvill get together and conme see me
will do my best to arrange a class
which they can meet. "All I ask
s that the men meet classes regular
[y and put forth sonme effort. My
bjective at present is to get our
)oys in good physical condition for
military service."
Coach DeMars said the classes
wvould consist of running games,
'big muscle" 'games, and regular
:alisthenics.
Meed Money??
Any campus organization
which needs funds to carry out
its activities may make applica
tion to the new student-faculty
activities fee committee. The
application should be made
through W. Frank Taylor, Jr.,
USC business manager and di
rector of student activities.
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