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Gamecocks
Footing it with Footsie
By George Faile
It is a question of baseball or spring football practice. The Gamecocks
will be unable to have both activities. The athletic fields are in use by
the pre-flighters until after five o'clock each afternoon and either sport
would have only the remaining time left for a practice session. Since
there is sufficient equipment on hand it seems likely that varsity baseball
will get the nod. The possibility of such a team rests heavily on what
other nearby colleges decide to do about this spring's baseball season.
The football spring practice could be of limited use because it would con
dition the players and get theni in better shape for the army.
* Frosh Were Too Good
The freshmen basketballers were champions of the wartime City High
School League but did not win out in the finals of the post-season tour
ney held in the Field House. It seems that O'Brien and Stewart were
not allowed to play in this tourney simply because they were too good
as players. They were ruled ineligible to play in order that, as it was
expressed by others, "the other teams might have a chance and that the
games might be more even." Coach Keenan did a swell job in his coach
ing of these boys and has our heartiest congratulations for a task well
done.
* Four Athletes And A Fan
The Air Corps is getting more athletes this week as four footballers
report in Miami this week-end. James Thomas Funderburk, a first se
mester senior and a product of Lancaster, Robert Sideman, a sophomore
from Charlotte, Jack Couch, a sophomore from Atlanta, and Joe John
Nixon, Jack's roommate at Carolina, who is also from Atlanta, are the
four who received orders this week. Bob O'Hara has previously re.
ceived similar orders.
* Funderburk was captain of the Lancaster High School team be
fore coming to Carolina. While in high school he was sports editor
of the school paper and was succeeded in that position by us. We
worked under him also on the football field. Sideman showed prom
ise this fall of becoming a star back, but now he will not be here
next fall. He as wan excellent punter. Jack Couch will long be re
membered as the "Ripper" who sparked a sensational freshman team
in its course through an unbeaten season. The "Ripper" personally
accounted for 19 points in the game with the Davidson Kittens this
fall.
Nixon was a valuable reserve and was a close friend to Couch with
whom he played ball in high school.
A real fan is one Don Law, editor of this paper and now an Air Corps
cadet. Law was always present at the home games of Bird teams. He
looked after the comfort of the visiting press at the football games dur
ing the fall and was on hand to witness the basketball contests of the
Gamecocks. ie was a regular fan who thoroughly enjoyed the parade
of Carolina sports.
* The Week-end In Charleston
The tourney bound Gamecocks are in Charleston this week-end
to finish their regular season with games against Citadel and the Col
lege of Charleston. The Citadel will not only be seeking revenge
for the earlier season defeat at the hands of the Birds, but will also
be seeking to replace the Gamecocks in the third position in Con
ference standings. The Citadel Bulldogs are tall and improved.
They will be especially tough since the game will be played on their
home court where they always play better.
* Basketbqll Intramurals
Coach Enright is personally supervising the conducting of the basket
ball intramurals and evidently has a good time watching the games. He
acts as scorekeeper and serves as the number one fan at these contests.
We want to thank him for taking this time to spend at these games. The
various teams represent over two hundred of Carolina's students who
are deriving the recreation and exercise which this intramural program
offers. Concurrently with this program, the NROTC basketball intra
murals are being conducted under the capable leadership of "Chief"
Arthur Fourier wvho directs the NROTC program of physical fitness. Six
platoons are engaged in this program.
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ROTC Intro-Mural
Basketball Season
Begins In USC Gym
Program Directed By
Chief Arthur Fourier;
Game Results Listed
The NROTC intramural basket
ball season got underway at the
gym on February 16 when the first
interplatoon matches were held. The
opening night found B-1 winning
over A-1, 28-21, while A-2 beat C-i,
26-19. The program is under the
direction of Chief Arthur Fourier
and the games are played on Tues
day, Wednesday, and Thursday
nights.
The results of the games played
through Wednesday night are listed
here according to the date of meet
ing.
February 16--Winner, 2nd Plat.,
Co. B; Loser, 1st Plat., Co. A;
Score 28-21.
Winner, 2nd Plat., Co. A; Loser,
1st Plat., Co. C; Score 26-9.
February 17-Winner, 2nd Plat.,
Co. C; Loser, 2nd Plat., Co. B;
Score 28-24.
February 18--Winner, 1st Plat.,
Co. C; Loser, 2nd Plat., Co. C;
Score 21-19.
Winner, 2nd Plat., Co. A; Loser,
1st Plat., Co. B; Score 33-12.
February 24--Vinner, 1st Plat.,
Co. C; Loser, 1st Plat., Co. B;
Score 42-17.
Winner, 2nd Plat., Co. A; Loser,
2nd Plat., Co. C; Score 52-18.
The boys from the second pla
toon of Company A took honors in
the scoring race. The top eight
scorers are listed.
High Scorers
Team Name Total Points
A-2 Lawrence, C. .................... 52
A-2 John, V . ............... ........ 38
A-2 Killingsworth .................. 27
B-2 H unnicutt ....... . .............. 25
C-i Stevenson, T. ........ ......... 25
A-2 Edwards, P. ..................... 23
C-1 Farris, A. ............... ..... 22
C-i Blearly, R. .... .......... 2 0
NROTC Rifles Fire
In a postal match fired February
20, the Harvard University NROTC
rifle team defeated the University
of South Carnina NROTC team by
the score of 893-869. The score
was much closer than in the shoul
der to shoulder match fired against
Davidson.
R. G. McAlpine, captain of the
Carolina team was high scorer for
the match with 186 points. M. M.
Miller of Harvard wvas second with
183 while Glominski and McDonald
were not far behind with 174 and
171 points respectively.'
TRACK SEASON OPENS
Track Coach Penney and Man
ager Rudisill met with 30 track as
pirants on Wednesday night at the
Field House. Prospective track
men were told that opponents for
the season were uncertain.
Coach Penney and Mack Riley,
star sprinter, leave Friday for
Chapel Hill. Knowles will assist
Rudsill in his duties.
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BY MARION CULP
Until January of this year Coach
Rex Enright was undoubtedly Car
olina's forgotten man of Basketball.
If Coach Frank Johnson had not
joined the Navy, many at Carolina
would probably never have known
what a capable basketball coach
Enright is.
It is not a well known fact, but,
when Enright came to Carolina, it
marked the first time in his coach
ing career that he had not coached
basketball. Until he came to Caro
lina he was head basketball coach
at Georgia. There lie developed
such outstanding basketball players
as Catfish Smith, who needs no in
troduction, Virlyn Moore, one of
Georgia's all-time great basketball
pla.Ners, and Tommy Reeder, owner
of an Atlanta sporting goods store.
Before going to the University of
Georgia, Enright had served as as
sistant basketball coach at the Uni
versity of North Carolina for three
years. When lie took the coaching
job at Georgia, lie also took over
the head basketball coaching posi
tion. He served in this capacity
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Against PKP In Inti
Players Going Into The
Service May Be Replaced
The current Intramural League
basketball season got underway last
Monday night at the Field House
when the strong KA squad downed
the Phi KS's 38-18. Ten. 2 won by
forfeit over Ten. 6 in the first
scheduled game while Ten. 10 lost
an overtime thriller, 21-19, to the
fighting Ten. 12 team.
When the Air Corps called in
several intramural players, the line
ups were changed. Coach Enright
announces that teams may register
eligible players to take the place of
any player entering the armed ser
vices, but the time is closed for the
registering players for other rea
sons.
Tuesday night the ASCE opened
the rounds with a crushing 52-11
victory over PKP. This game was
foilowed by Ten. 24%'s win over
ATO by 28-12. PLP ended the
night's play with a 39-14 defeat to
Ten. 19. The Wednesday meets
saw PKA win from PEP, 39-16
while SAE vanquished Ten. 14 by a
24-14 score.
Next week's matches will be be
tween teams as listed on the pair
ings chart found in the Athletic
Office.
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he turned out several fine teams.
One of his Georgia teams won the
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was runner-up.
While at Georgia another one of
Enrights star pupils was Frank
Johnson, the former basketball
coach at Carolina. Johnson assimi
lated Enright's teachings wel and,
when Enright came to Carolina in
January of 1938, Johnson succeeded
him as head basketball coach on
Enright's recommendation. Now
five years later, Enright succeeds
Johnson as head basketball coach
at Carolina. This is the reverse of
what took place at Georgia.
This explains why the Game
cocks were able to continue their
smooth playing, despite the change
of coaches at mid-season. Fortu
nately for Carolina, Johnson was
teaching the brand of bisketball he
had been taught by Enright at
Georgia, and now the Gamecocks
are getting that brand of ball from
the old master himself.
i Score In Game
a-Mural Tourney
University High
Wins Tournament
After beating Columbia High
School 29 to 12 and Brookland
Cayce 50 to 14 to earn a spot in the
finals, the University of South Car
olina Freshmen were beaten by a
scrapping University High School
team 23 to 14.
This was the only loss for the
freshmen during the entire season
and tournament of the City High
School League. The Biddies from
University High led the scoring
throughout the game, allowing the
frosh but four field goals. Pike
was high scorer for the frosh with
three field goals. Watson led the
Bantams with eight points.
After the game, referee Paylor
presented the tournament trophy to
captain Platte of the University
High team. Tupo served as time
keeper while Paylor and Dehihns
refereed the championship contest.
Coach Enright was assisted by
Jack Keenan and Bruce Tate who
served as referees. Teams will
play on the same night next week
that they played this week and a
schedule of the opposing squads
wvill be posted on the pairings chart
in the Athletic Office.
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And Spring Drills
For Football Dark
Tlhe prospects for spring foot
ball and baseball this spring are
still uncertain, according to Coach
Enright. In a statement this week
E.nright said, "The possibilities of
a baseball team are still uncertain.
It is not definitely out."
Whether or not Carolina has a
baseball team depends on the num
ber of state schools who also put
teams on the field. Clemson has
definitely committed itself as want
ing to play. Coach Enright said,
"Clemson wants to play and so do
we." Despite this desire to play it
would not be feasible for these two
schools to outfit teams if none of
the other schools were interested.
If no other schools put out teams
there is a strong possibility that
Carolina may work out a schedule
with service teams.
Transportation facilities will play
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other schools. At Carolina the
problem, according to Coach En
right, is "Who to play and where?"
Melton field would not be available
until after 5 o'clock as the Naval
Pre-Flight school uses it until then.
Carolina has the equipment to use
this season if a schedule can be
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much stronger toward having a
team than we are toward not hav
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Spring football's fate depends
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ball team or not. If spring foot
ball practice is held it would have
to be held after 5 o'clock and would
conflict with the baseball since En
right would have to coach both as
matters now stand. It is reason
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ball team, there will be no spring
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Week
USC Clinches Bid
To Southern Meet
The Gamecocks clinched a berth
in the Southern Conference tourna
ment by setting back the Wake
Forest Deacons on Feb. 19 by the
close margin of 39-34. After win
ning this game on Friday at Wake
Forest the Birds traveled on to
Chapel Hill where they were over
come by a rangy Tarheel outfit.
This defeat came as a result, in
part, of the sickness of Furman
Riddle, Earl Dunham, Henry Mar
tin, Kelly Mote and others. The
final score was 50-27.
Tonight the Gamecocks are in
Charleston where they play the col
lege of Charleston and the Citadel
in the concluding games of the reg
ular schedule.
The Citadel team is fast and tall.
It will be a close game when they
tangle with the Gamecocks. The
score of their first meeting was 47
41 in favor of the Birds.
In defeating the Demon Deacons,
the Gamecocks repeated their ear
lier season triumphs over this same
team. The disaster at Chapel Hill
witnessed the first meeting with
the Tarheels for this season by the
Birds and may be the last since the
North Carolinians must beat Duke
to secure a place in the Conference
tournament.
The Tarheels had four players
who were seeing action for the last
time on a Tarheel court for the
duration and were out for victory
for a going-away present to the de
parting players.
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