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High Scorir1 SPORTS SQUINTS By WALLY DINSMOOR * The Seventh Straight Win For The Birds When the Bird Cagers downed the University of Georgia Bulldogs a week ago Friday and again Tuesday night, they e chelked up their sixth and seventh wins respectively for the season. The Buildogs didn't furnish too much serioos competi tion in either game. The 3ullnogs swooned to the croon of a 67 to 85 song despite the fat that carolina was rainus the alert Robert Bagg,tt True, Baggott was missed in both the defensive and offensive flay, but Ed Daly, who replaced him, proved to be just what the doctor ordered. Baggott drol,ped from the squad because he hau elipped a bit in his studies, and he wisely elects to pull them back to normal before things get very serious. There~ is hope that hag gott will make the trip to Durham tonight and also play against Newberry in our field house tomorrow night. Meanwhile, Ed Daly, who replaced the former St. Leo athlete, took rebounds off of the baekhoard like a veteran. le also has a good set shot and should fill the gap left by Baggott nicely. * Yoo Hoo!! Mr. Dunlap!! After an unsuccessful attempt to arouse some sort of an extra murall basketball program this winter, I think that it is a fine time to advocate a similar program covering s;oftball for the summer. Most everybody know that the leagues that the V-12 unit had last fall, had none of the station personnel pushing the activity very much. Now it is rumored that a certain Chief specialist nrides himself in lazily swatting high flies from about 30 feet from the obstacle course to the Southern railroad tracks six blocks south. It should be in his line of duty, therefore, to take a program such as this under his wing and make a suc cess of it. * Coach Frank DeMars, Front And Center Yup I Coach finally got. hjis eiviliai boys together and has a twelve-team tournament, under way. The civilian boys are prac ticing every night now in the gynmasium, preparing for the meet. Coach wanted a round robin itfair but time doesn't per mit such a large undertaking. llalph Canine has been secured for referee duty and all in all, the Civilian Intra-Mural Tourna ment for 1944 ought to be a great success. * Statistic Department In nine games ,the Birds have performed remotely in the same manner as the Rhode Island State teams do-that is, lots of scoring. They've accumulated 555 points in nine games for an average of 61.6 points per game. Not bad. Their opponents have garnered 331 points for an average of JU.6 points per. "Buckets" Ary leads the scoring pa rade individually with a total of 137 points for un average of 15.2 tallies per. Other averages include Joe Sam's 116 points averaging 12.9, Bob Baggot's 92 in eight ;ames for 11.8 aveaige, "Philibuck" Cantore's 83, averaging 9.2. George Blakemore of the Red Raider outfit has the most points for any opposing team as a result of his 25-point night against the Birds three weeks ago. Ary's 28 is the highest individual effort in any of the Carolina games this 6 year. * Throughout The State The Birds are leading the somewhat confusedl Palmetto State race as a result of victories over Newberry and College of Charleston. Uip util i a few days ago Newberry was second, Presbyterian third, Clemson fourth and College of Charleston fifth. Since then, C'lemnsoni's teami shipped p)ast Presbyterian in a close battle to eveni the race up a hit. The Gamecock squad has, in addition to the game wvith Newbherry tomnorrowv night, two gamnes scheduled with Clemson which should settle the championship effectively. * And In The Southern Conference North Carolina, with a strong gang, is leading the con ference with pix wins and no defeats. Carolina (South) has yet to play a conference game. The game with Duke to night at Durham will be the only conference affair for the birds this year outside of the annual Southern conference tournament which is to be held in Raleigh, North Caro lina. If the Birds can beat Duke, an invitation to the tour ney is almost in the bag. Thei Birds are slowly but surely rising to be one of the top teams of the South this year. If they can get a crack at the tournament at Raleigh, there is a possibility that they can come back to the campus with top honors. Printing Binding Eng roving Lithographing The State Co. Printing Dept. PHONE 2-3393 Intramural Basket Tourney Planned For Civilian Teams Plans for a civilian intramural basketball tournament are nearly complete, according to Coach Frank De Mars, civilian athletic instruc tor. The tournament starts Monday, February 7. Tenements 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 16, 18, 19, and 20, have entered teams in the elimination consolation tourney. Ralph Canine and another man yet to be selected will handle the referee work. The intramural com mittee, backing the tourney, includes George Hoover , chairman, Ray Mathews, Lewis Lockably, Airis Psillos, J. 0. Shuler, G. 0. Bennett. D. Lanning, R. Baldwin, and H. H. Hamilton. Sharp Shooter Sam Spells Sure Success Introducing Joseph Sam, sopho more, V-12 trainee and lone wolf of the first water. He has been dubbed "Little Joe" by his room mate, T. S. Ary, doubtless imply ing that Joe's b' 9" frame is some what inferior to his own 0' 2". Joe was born in Gary, Indiana. Hle has always lived in Gary, In diana. He attended Portage High school in Gary, Indiana. He at tended Portage High school in Gary, Indiana. In short, Mr. Sam has spent a great deal of his life in Gary, Indiana. While in high school, san par ticipated in all sports. He entered Drake University in Des Moines. Iowa, in 1942. Here he dropped everything but basketball and made the varsity team. Joe enlisted in V-12 last July and was sent to Carolina. Upon arriving on the campus, Joe unpacked his grip and decided to stay a while. He kept in practice before the season opened by working out at the uptown YMCA. He majors in chemical engineer ing. Ary is disgusted at his "book worm" roommate who was only able to squeeze out a B phis aver age at mid-term. Joe insists that his favorate course in canteen but for some reason, he is unable to re member the instructor's name. (De scription sounds like Willie Muller.) The bookwork takes time off for his positio nas professor's pride and joy to spend Sunday afternoons with Betty Roof. Joe is twenty years old and has dark curley hair. His favorite recre ation is a brisk workout at 5:45 (a. mn.). He sleeps with both win (lows openl, wvhile his roommates suffer fronm chronic pneumonia. Friendly to a degree, modest about his accomplishments, hard working in study or play; that's Carolina's little guard-Joe Sam. 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The Gamecocks were without the services of one of their star for wards, "Lanky" Bob Baggott, who has been one of the bird's chief of fensive threats all season, However, Baggott's shoes were ably filled by Fd Daly who'turned in a fine floor game for Colunteer Coach Harry "Hop" Findlay's boys. It was the sharpshooting of "Little Joe" Sam that kept the spectators on their feet from time to time again. This lad was as hot as a "Depot Stove" in the first half of the gamc ringing the bell for 15 of his 21 points. Mad (lox was the Bulldog's big gun on offense as lie hit the cords for 17 tallies. On January 21, Bulldog fans saw their favorite five fall prey to a well olied Gamecock squad led by "Buckets" Ary, who poured 25 points through the hoops. At half time, the Birds were traveling at an easy pace and led the Georgians 26-22, However, in the second half, the story was different, since they pulled away from the home five rapidly, to Will 64-48. Danie Field's fast moving Army Air Corps men became the sixth tean to bite the dust under a de feat by Carolina's high scoring Gamecocks when they dropped to the tune of a 71-43 defeat, Friday, January 28, at the University Field HIouse. Newberry College iell with a thud before the Birds 43-40 after having led in the game most of the way. At one point in the encounter, the Indians from up State had a twelve point lead. Schimmel,. Beskin, and Davis tossed baskets in from all angles for the Redskins during the first half of the game. However, after the halftime, the Carolina mnen took advantage of the Indian's slow game and gradually began to pull within the lead. Fd Daly's only bucket of the entire game put the Birds ahead in the lasi few minutes of the final quarter, and from there on in, the Carolina team was not to be headed. Again, Ary' and Sam led tile scoring for thte locals withI 12 poinIts each, In the final enlcounter, withl Co lumlbia Army Air Base, played in the University field house, Ary and( Sam led the season's second big gest scorinIg parade for theC Bird qJuinitet, withl 14 points each. Reid of the Air Base dropped 17 points throughl / tile basket (luring thec course of the evening's activities. * WHY TAlt WE PAY FOR LIFE - HEALTH AND ACC Capital Life & He LESTER L, B, 1117 Hampton Street * ALL SEASONABL ART FLO 1227 Hampton Street PHONI CORSAGES , Alwei SANCKEN'S * SOLD AT MANUFA4 RICHLAN ist DL Invades Birc | - Birds In Bob Baggott leaps high for a shot ir T. S. Ary, high scoring Gamecock center Phil Cantore, C Leads Full Life By RAY WILKINSON "No, I wuotldn't say that I'mn the most handsome man in the world, either," admits the modest Phil Can tore, acting captain of the 1944 cage team, in at? interview to this re porter recently. Phil was burn in New l rulnswick, New Jersey. He attenecd grade schools in that city and attended St. Peter's high in the same city. In high school, Cantore played foot ball and basketball climaxing his career by winning the city's Most \'aluable Award for the year 1940, and also the Coaches' Trophy- for the same year. Cantore's high school participatld in a sectional tournament two year, while lie played and hoth tilmes, he was selected on the All-Tournament team. In addition to his sports, Canitore was elected presilent of his class duiring his junior year. P hil moved oni to prep) school for one year, here only participating in one sport, basketball, because of a knee injury. After prep school, he camne to Carolina and played hot h hasketball andh football for the three years that lie has been here. Last y ear he was one of the more dependable play E A CHANCE?* EVERYTHING DENT - HOSPITALIZATION alth Insurance Co. ATES, President Phones: 2-2206 or 2-8828 .E CUT FLOWERS A'ER SHOP Columbia, S. C. 2-6781. A SPECIALTY es Eat ICE CREAM. THE CANTEEN ITURED BY D DAIRIES keT I Hardwood Action a game earlier this year. No. 34 is -(Photo by McNobi. arolina Star, Of Athletics er on the cage (Iiuadi tha! reached the Sotithern ( onference tottrna ient. only to be put olt early inl the running by Citaui(l. lie ab.o pla. ed a bit of fotball. This year. Cantore iad another touch of the knee iniry w%hich bothered himn during his- prep school -iay", andi was only able t~ pliay part of the football Ieasn Itlow ever, lie gained hc,norab"le ten tion on the Asociatel I're". All Amnerican iythical fi thall teain of t9.l:. in addition to tle selection to the all--tate tant. DAY PHONE 7660 DRAKES HOM "A QUACKING 1406 Main Street Game cock's 1 10*.ALWO L,.. large stock of fabrics. 2 FIT .*. . Our models are suring longer wear and sn 3 STYLE . . . This is importi hemust look his best. C style. 4 SERVICE . .. Our tailors mnt. If you have a doub 5 VA LUE. . .What is value2 "Quality In Relation To Pr SUITS, TOPC SPORT COA BOYS' SUIT! TRO USERS $ OUR FALL STOC SHOPI Urach Storem In 126 MJ LFACORY Euy Wa Bns.on onight s Saturday Victory Over Duke Will Send Birds To Conference Meet By JACK BRADFORD Fresh from a victory over the Southeastern Conference Georgia Bulldogs, the Gamecocks of the University of South Carolina will hit the road today to encounter the Duke Blue Devils on their court, and to make their bid fo rtheir first win over a Southern Conference foe. Up to date the Gamecocks have racsked 8 wins against one loss to non-conference opponents. Their one loss was to the sensational "Red Raiders" of Fort Jackson, who last week were runner-ups in the South ern Service Team Tournament. The Birds will return home Satur day to take on the Newherry In dians at the University Field house. Volunteer Coach Findlay's hoys managed to edge out the Redskins by three points two weeks ago in the Indians' camp. Reports from the upper-state claim that the Newberry boys have been knocking off all op ponents since their loss to Caro lina. With the "\\hite I'hantoms" of North Carolina setting a hot pace in the Southern Conference race the Gamecocks need a win over the Duke Blue Devils to get a bid to the Conference Tournament to be held at Durham the latter part of the month. A win over the Devils would put the Carolina five right rp in the top teams of the East for the Dukemen were only topped by the powerful Navy Quintet 45 to The field house is expected to be tilled to the rafters on Saturday night when the Indians invade the locals hardwood din. Boasting some of the finest bas keteers to his thi, section of the country in a long while, in Joe "Ace" Sam, T. S. "Indian" Ary, llob Baggott, and host of other fine cagers the Gamecocks are hop ing to give the local fans a real treat in the line of basketball game, when they take the floor against the upper-tate Newberry team, Sat urday night. 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