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ntra'Bask Gamecock Gaff By DON MERRICK BASKETBALL ODDS 'N' ENDS Carolina's Gamecock basketballers finally called it a day last week in the Raleigh tournament, when they dropped out of the Southern Con ference cage picture, by winding up on the short end of a 56-43 score at the hands of the N. C. State White Phantoms. . The Birds matched the Phantoms stride for stride as far as their speed and floor game went, but the Bird quintet's weakest depart ment seemed to be their center post. Bones McKinney, State's tower ing center, time and again, got the ball off the backboard to give the State team the ball, and a chance to score. The Gamecock pivot men played fine ball, but just needed another year's experience under their belts. Duke's Blue Devils continued the hot pace they set throughout the regular season, and went on to cop the Raleigh tourney without too much trouble. No. 1 seeded Duke met Carolina's earlier tournament op ponent, N. C. State in the final round, and defeated the Phantoms quite handily to win their second successive conference title. Coach Frank Johnson's State champion sharpshooters placed two men on the All-State basketball team this year, and were the only quintet in the state to capture two spots on the first team. The rest of the team is made up of one representative each from Presbyte Srian, Furman, and the College of Charleston. An All-State team is picked annually by coaches, athletic directors and sports writers throughout South Carolina. Preston Westmoreland, Carolina's senior singing basketeer, with 104 points, received the highest total of votes in the state, while Lloyd Evans, Presbyterian's star guard, was ten points behind with 94. Carolina's own Stan Stasica and LeRoy Bates, College of Charleston's tall center, tied for third with 75 points. Bill Ceccotti, Furman's sharpshooter rounded out the first five with 73 votes. Lanny Lofdahl, the Gamecock's senior forward, made the second team. At a banquet later in the month, Pres Westmoreland will re ceive a trophy as the most outstanding basketballer in South Caro lina, by virtue of his having received the highest scoring average in the state, and also another trophy for having the highest total votes. Plus his state honors, Pres gained a berth on the tournament's sec ond team, to finish out a star-studdr!d ba ,'etball career for the Garnet and Black floor crew. FOOTBALLERS END SPRING TUNEUP Tomorrow afternoon on Melton Field, Rex Enright's gridiron aces a will put the finishing touches on their long six-week training grind with a regulation game between the Reds and the Blacks. Both freshman and varsity players will participate in the final tussle. Coach Enright is none too optimistic over the 1942 season at present, but thinks that he will have a little more to work on after the freshman eligibility rule is straightened out. The faculty committee nf the Snuthern Conference were contem plating at a meeting last week in Raleigh, whether or not to let the respective coaches of the different conference schools decide upon freshman eligibility. We have a sneaking suspicion, that if any such action is passed, upon by the faculty committee, that Carolina sup porters will see plenty of freshman cavorting around Carolina's stadium next fall. Cantore, Paschal, Herlong and Rutland might be just a few of the frosh sporting Carolina's "ghost" jerseys. Because two of the Gamecock's backfield aces are color blind, the 1942 eleven will wear white' jerseys, instead of the customary Garnet and Black. Stasica, Roskie and Dunham, three of the Bird's varsity footballers will not see action in tomorrow's game, because they have just completed the cage season. Roskie and Dunham have already turned their eyes toward diamond duties. All in all, Coach Enright said the spring training season has been satisfactory, and the spirit of the boys has been fine. F"our teams will be used in Saturday's game, with a few addi tional substitutes. SWORDSTERS TO OPEN HOME SEASON TOMORROW Coach Jack Reese's Gamecock fencers wvill cross swords with The Citadel Bulldogs tomorrowv afternoon in the gym and try to av enge last week's defeat at the hands of the Bullpups. The same foursome. Captain Carl Atkins, Abe Grossman, Jack Reese, and Jimmy Hill, will make their second go of the season for the Birds. Last wveek, the Birds10ost the~ match, 0 1-2 to 7 1-2. Next Wednesday afternoon in the gym, Carolina will meet the powerful University of North Carolina fencers in the first match be tween these two schools. INTRA SPOR,TS IN FULL SWING 'We have enough intra-mural sports going on nowv, but don't have enough men coming out for them. Just a fewv muen are able to make varsity teams aroundl school, for there are a limited number of berths that are to be filled, but anyone can, with a little effort, come out and participate in intra-mural sports. Thue program is put on solely for stu dents, and therefore there should be more student interest than there is at the present time. In the first track events last week, there were only nine that participated. This number is too small to even make the events interesting. It's your' sports, so come on out and take part. SPETOSKEYMEN TAKE TO MELTON FIELD Spring can't be far behind, when Coach Ted Petoskey's diamond hopefuls begin to swat out hits all over Melton Field. Last Monday afternoon, Carolina's baseball candidates started their batting and fielding practice in their daily outdoor sessions in preparation for their opening engagement with the Duke nine on March 23. Prospects for this year's team seem rather doubtful right now. At present, it looks as if Petoskey's biggest worry right now is finding a winding pitcher. The infield will be strong in the fielding end, but lacks punch at the plate. Ken Roskie will probably hold down the first base job without too much competition, while Van Earl Fillingim will be moved over from third base to second, to fill Junie Hymson's shoes at the keystone sack. Waldo Hyman, who pitched awhile last year, Sis being used around the "hot corner" in pre-season workouts. Carlyle Holladay, who did quite a bit of shortstopping for Carolina last year, will probably be back in the same spot this year. If this inner defense can come through with a few base hits this spring, we might give some of these state teams something to worry about. OUTFIELD LOOKS GOOD Three veterans will roam the outer gardens for the Gamecocks this season. Earl Dunham, John Leitner, and Truman Hoxit will do most of the fly chasing, with Skimp Harrison pushing one of them for a berth. Both Dunham and Leitner came through with some fine performances 4;last year, and they are due for another good season. DEPENDABLE SERVICE CHECKER CAB CO. PHONE 2-3311 atbaII Spring Pracfice Ends :romorrow With Scrimmage Enright Satisfied With Progress Of Practice Sessions Of Gamecocks The Gamecocks will bring six weeks of spring football practice to a close tomorrow afternoon with an inter-squad game on Melton. Field. Head Coach Rex Enright announced this game early this week. Coach Enright and his staff have expressed their satisfaction with the spring practice. But the coaches also stated that not much stress has been given to individuals because of the possibility that many of squad members will be in the armed forces by next fall. Tomorrow afternoon, the team will be divided into two squads of as near equal strength as possible. The 60 men who are spring prac ticing will supply four full teams and the others will act as subs. This will give each squad two full teams and a few subs. As usual, the squads will be called the Reds and the Blacks. The in ter-squad game last year was held at Carolina Stadium and the game ended in a scoreless tie. Freshmen who registered the sec ond semester will play in the game tomorrow; they will be divided be tween the two squads. There are eight such freshmen on the team. The end of the basketball season last week enabled three football players who have been playing with the cagers to join the football team this week in practice. They are Ken Roskie, Earl Dunham and Stan Stasica. Red Cross To Give Aquatic Courses In Carolina's Pool Four Different Courses To Be Taught Within The Next Two Months Coach Roger Kirk of the Carolina swimming team announced that the Richland County Chapter of the American Red Cross will give courses in aquatic instruction at the University natatorium. The courses will be given on the following dates: March 16-20, Jun ior Life Saving Course, 7:30 to ,*an p. m.: March 23-27, Senior Life Saving Course, 7:30 to 10:30 p. m.; April 13-17, Preliminary Training to Instructors Course, 7:30 to iO:30 p. mn.; May 11-15, Aquatic Instructors' Course, 7:30 to 10:30 p). im. The Junior Life Saving Course compIo5s 15 hours of instruction and examination for candidates from 12 through~ 16 years of age who have passedl the eligibility requirements. The Senior Life Savine Course comprises 15 hours of instruction andl two hours of examination. It is open to persons 17 years of age or older wvho have passed the eligi b)ility' requirements. The Instructor Course is a 15 hour couse for persons 19 years of age or over wvho hold( Senior Certifi cate andl have completed 15 hours of preliminary training. Kirk said that these courses are open to persons who can swim. There is no charge for the instruc tion. Swimmers furnish their own bathing suit or trunks. A textbook wvhich cost about 60 cents will be used in the senior andl Instructors Class. They may obtain the books at Red Cross Headquarters. CarolinaTracksters Schedule Six Meets The schedule of the Carolina track team includes six opponents, with the annual State meet oni deck also. On May 1 Gamecock tracksters wvill compete in the annual Sfate meet at Clinton. The outdoor finals of the Southern Conference will be held on May 16 at Raleigh, N. C. D)ual meets scheduled are: Furmnan at Greenville, March 28; D)avidson at Davidson, April 2; Presbyterian in Columbia, April 11; The Citadel in Columbia, April 18; Clemson in Columbia, April 25; and North Carolina State in Columbia, May 9. China Watches SYLVAN BROS. Sterling Silver JEWELERS al DIAMOND MENANTh SENUSNE MERCHANOSSE ONL.v - NO PL.ATE NO IMUTATION COR. MAIN a HAuMON - COLNaaSIAma S. 0. n Begin Head Coach And Athiet He's Got His S Westmoreland, On All-State Ba "Rex" Ponders Next Year As Never Before Tomorrow afternoon genial Rex Enright will send over half-a-hundred over-sized grid iron aces trotting out on Mel ton Field for thc final workout of the 1942 spring practice menu of the University of South Carolina. "To say our famous "next year" is unpredictable is an un derstatement," said Enright. ''The coaching staff and myself have our fngers crossed. and hope that the army will not call too many of the boys." Head mentor Enright began his duties here in 1938. In that year co-captain Larry Craig and "Pop" Howell led the Gamecocks to a win over Fur man, and a close, hard-fought, loss to the Clemson Tigers. Football fortunes of Carolina experienced a drop in 1938. Then wishful thinking and hopeful praying of Gamecock supporters began to have an ef fect. Last year the Birds rose to a peak against Clemson on the gridiron, and humbled the mighty fortunes of the Tigers. The Citadel and Furman were met and defeated, and the Gamecocks were undisputed State champions for the first time since 1932. Now some upstarts across the Pacific start a lot of trouble, and may be the cause of several hefty men to leave the campus of the Birds. Anyway, just wait till next year. Carleton College has 16 foreign students representing 10 nations. SEat SHACK'S Made In Columbia FRESH DAILY Owen & Paul SUITS MADE TO ORDER 1131 Washington Stret Phone 6963 sin ic Director, Rex Enright are of Worries. 3tasica Placed sketball Team Pres Honored As Most Outstanding Of State Two Gamecocks, Preston West moreland and Stan Stasica, wer placed on The Meteor All-State has kethall mnad the only All-Stat ,electii of its kind. Coaches, ath letic directors and sports editor particip)atedI in the po011 of Thi Meteor, student pub)lication of th Collesze of Charleston. WVestmoreland also captured th indlividual honors and wvill be pre sentedl two cups at a banquet to b held March 27. The Meteori sponsoring the banquet in Charles ton a::d wi! be held to honor th< first andI second All-State selec tions. By virtue of receiving the high est number of votes, W'estmorelan< has been chosen the outstandinj p)layer of the State. For this, h<. will receive one of the cups and fo the highest scoring average in th< State, Pres will get the other. In the selection of the All Staters, WVestmorelandl was name< on every hallot andl was p)ickedl o1 the first team on every one excep three. Lloyd Evans, Presbyterian guard p)lacedl second1 with 94 votes. -Stai Stasica and LeRoy Bates, Colleg, of Charleston center, each receive< 75 votes and Ed Ceccotti rounde< out the first team with 73 ayes it his favor. Lanny Lofdahl led the secon< team with 59 votes. FIRST TEAM F-Preston Westmoreland, USC, F-Ed Ceccotti, Furman. C-LeRoy Bates, C. of C. 0-Stan Stasica, USC. 0-Lloyd Evans, Presbyterian. SECOND TEAM F-Lanny Lofdahl, USC. F-Martin Abbott, Presbyterian. C-Dave McMurray, Presby terian. G.-Ty Wood, Wofford. G-Morgan Randall, Newberry. ECONOMY DRUG STORE CUT RATE DRUGS Sodas And Luncheonette Five Points - Phone 8119 Motorcycle Delive..y Fine Eight Games Played Murals Continue Tod Track Team To Begin Season Here March 28 V Squad Continues Daily Drills In Preparation For Opener With Furman The Carolina track team contin ued workouts this week for the com- f4 ing opener of the track season with 1f cinder trotters of Furman Univer- F sity on March 28 at the Birds home C trotting grounds. Bad weather forced the Birds in- 9 doors early this week, and Coach Penney sent his proteges to the d< University Field House for their v daily workouts. Several new addi- C tions to the team have been added this week. Coach Penney refused to give the names of the newcomers to the / team, but added that "Frog" Green showed promise of a good mile s runner. Only the distance runners have been running full workouts this week. T "We came through the indoor T tournament at Chapel Hill all right," C Penney declared, "and I can't say what we will do during the regular season. The veterans look good a and will improve. How they will t' be in competition later on I can't a say." The weight men of the cinder " team were thrown out of daily workouts this week Iecause of the heavy rains. As soon as clear weather and spring arrives the team will begin intensive training. Tomorrow Fencers Face Bulldogs Here11 Cadets Defeated Birds In Match Last Saturday - Carolina's sword wielders will face The Citadel Bulldogs in the Bird's opening home match of the season tomorrow in the University gymna sium at 2:30. Reese said that the same quartet s that fought the Bulldogs last Sat- n urday in Charleston would take on s the Cadet blademen in their second p - match. Those fighting will be cap- s e taii Carl Atkins, Abe Grossman, n - Jack Reese and Jimmy Hill. In a point match last Satur- b - day, the Bird fencer. lost by a 9% jA to 7 score to the Cadets. r SReese said the Bird's third match Iof the season wvould be in Columbia t4 against the powerful University of p North Carolina swords~men on b - March 13t. Intra Boxing Will Come Off Tuesday Entries for the annual intra-nmural - b)oxing tournament will be officially d Iweighed in this afternoon and to- I morrow at the gymnasium. The Ml leather-throwers' carnival is slated 13 for niext Tuesday afternoon in the gym andl handsome medlals and trophies wvill be presentedl to indli . vidlual andl team winners. Twenty-five pugilists have already registeredl for the tourney. F.ach tlbout will go three rounds of 1%'A at minutes each and headgears wvill be P1 ,worn in all contests. til The most coveted awardl will go at to the team winner while individual C champions andl runners-up will re- vi Iceive mueda:ls. The boxing tourna- de ment is an annual event in Caro lina's vast intra-mural sports pro- tr Igram and this year's attraction e< should be the finest in the historyvw of the event. l.ieutenant Roy Robertson, former 1 assistant basketball coach at WVofford l College, wac fatally injured recently I in an army' plane crash. 1 MALLORY HATS SHIRTCRAFT SHIRTS Suoietyi< CLOTI EXCLUSIy 5 Points- RILE' COLUMBI. rage nIyO Form In First Two Days; lay And Next Week Over Twenty Teams Are Entered In Tournament This season's intra basketball got ff to a flying start last Monday with four games and continued Vednesday with the same number. )n each day, one game was played i the afternoon and three at night. our more games will be played oday. Last Monday, Phi Epsilon Pi de !ated Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 23 to 1. In an overtime match, the Navy .OTC beat Tenement 11, 28 to 32. antore scored 12 points for the avy and was high scorer for the ame. Also Monday, Tenement 1 and 5 >wned Tenement 19, 34 to 23. Du al of 1 and 5 and Yandell of 19 ach scored 9 points. The Kappa igs rapped Pi Kappa Sigma hard -ith a 28 to 8 score. In the fist game Wednetsday, the ,IEE squad licked Kappa Alpha, I to 18. Hart of AIEE was high corer with 14 points and Smith of A followed with 12. Sigma Nu edged out Pi Lambda 'hi, 19 to 17. Herman of Pi L 'hi was high with 11 points and ?uimby of Sigma Nu got six. Tenement 10 and 11 crushed Pi .appa Alpha Wednesday night by 24 to 4 score. Kappa Sigma won ieir second game by administering 20 to 13 defeat to Tenement 24%. There are over 20 teams entered i the intramural basketball compe tion this year. TODAY'S GAMES 5:30-ROTC vs. Sigma Nu. 7:30-Phi SK vs. Pi L. Phi. 8:30-Ten. 19 vs. SAE. 9:30-Pi K Phi vs. Sigma Chi. ntra Tracksters :nd Second Week; igma Nu In Lead Mile Relay, Pole Vault And 380 Will Close Out Season Next Monday Intramural track went into the econd week this week and three iore events were run off. The :heduled events last Monday were ostponed till Wednesday and each accessive scheduled event has been ioved up one (late. This afternoon three events will e runl. The 440 yard dash, the ivelin toss and the one-half mile !lay will occupy the afternoon. Intra track will end Monday af rnoon when the 880 yard run, the ole vau'lt and1 the mile relay will e held. Results last Fridlay: high hurdles, lillard, Quimby, Trowbridge and ,reen; broad junmp. Dillard. Quim y, B3askin andl Williams; low hur les, Rion, Sloan, Quimby and rowbr idlge. Results of W\ednesdlav: 220 yard ish, Sloan, Graham, Lockee and anna ; one mile. Sloan, L.ockee, e Laughlin andl Cook; discus. Rion, illard, Baskin and WVilliamls. Aichiigan Dean To ~ttend S. C. Group Al iss Alice I .loyd. dlean of women the University oif Alichiigan and esidlent of the National Associa m of D)eans of W\omen, will speak the fifth annual meeting of South arolina's deans of women and ad sers to girls in high schools Thurs 1y. March 19 in Columbia. Most South Carolina college; and any high schools will be represent Iat the luncheon meeting, which ill bie held at 1 o'clock in Sims Col Miss G;ladlys Beach, Anderson Col ge. is presidlent of the South Caro na organization. Mrs. I lazel Gee, lorence high school, is secretary reasurer. ROBLEE SHOES McGREGOR SPORTS WEAR H ES ELY AT -5 Points A, S. C.