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Gamecocks Makin' the DEADLINN IBY CHARLIE SANDERS WE'RE READY TO GOt That Carolina will have a football team next fall is almost as sure a thing as any wartime organization can be. Doe New ton has been secured to do the coaching, seven games have definitely been scheduled with two more possible tilts and five s old men will be back to answet the ref's whistle. The Grape vine has it that a number of the new men who were shipped in to the University this semester have very creditable records and will be out there pitching in with the old hands when drills begin in July. -The traditional rival, Clemson's Tigers, will catch a hard time at the State Fair this year as last if the boys are able to field a team. It'll be a fight, though, it always is. Two of the most difficult of the opponents will probably prove to be the new arrivals to the schedule, Duke send Georgia Pre-Flight. We don't know yet what they have, probably they don't either, but the Blue Devils are always good. The South Carolina pigskin parade should be extremely in teresting again this year, in spite of war conditions. We'll see qou at the stadium. ON THE BALL The new intramural council is really on the ball now that they're reorganized the softball teams and gotten the games to rolling. The action has been hot since the new teams have been functioning and the boys siould be able to give the V-12 all stars some real competition, comes the Little World Series. The Series itself has been narrowed down to three games instead of the previously planned five. The games will be held about the middle of next month. Thea new r uling of the councii that two forfeits closes down the offending team should bring about more action. Interests in 'e contests is increasing and it looks as if the new venture will be a great success. IT MADE A HIT-AND HOW! Proving that the Naval Units in Snowden and Woodrow know a good thing when they e it, no l_Cs th aI fifty sailors were gathered on Thursday of last tveek watching four Caro lina co-eds execute some beautiful racket shots on the tennis court next to Snowden barracks. Word soon got around that the games were in session apd many a novice dropped around and enjoyed the affair as much as the old netmen. It's things like this that keep up the morale of the V-12 unit Jiere. If the tennis instructor grades those girls on the curve WOO, w-o-o. A DESPERATE PLEA T1hie desperate plea is for writers for the Gemziecock Sports Dept. The call goes to both Navy and Civilian that has inter esta along these lines. The shortage of help in this department is becoming acute. If you-are interested, please see me, at once. 8M Gym Class Challenges Others~ oeor To BasketballCvii ftliJrapal The eight Monday civilian men'sTam em gym class has issUed a challengeMody......-7 to all other classes to meet them in.........4 6 a b,asketball game. Last week they Tedy......- - tiefeated the 12 Monday class 38-32.......... .- . All gym classes are now eligible Tusa......- - to challenge other classes to con tests and are urged to do so. The Weko-a 9 gamnes are played outside of theMody......-5 regular class periods.................71 - Any sport which the team chooses fedy......- - and can find an opponent will be..........'~ participated whether it be basket -__________________ ball, boxing, or some track event. Such meetings provide whole- StR U g some recreation for students and re lieve some of the tension broughtCvianSfbl on by the times. Programs suchItamrl as this have been highly indorsed.Wn Ls These games, set for one specis arnF ..... day and time, wilt have an advan- Ta-ie . .. tage for some students who cannot e -Sx.......2 arrange to play ip the intramuraeamSvn. Mondyp T ay-...................- 3 .........................4-9E6 ARTeFLOWE ................P 8 4 .....................um l,.. .6- 5-6 Th rs ay ...E............791 .....................-A Ls To Intramural C Third Of A Series Louis Sossamon BY VIC BARRETT. Louis Sossaman stands out as one of the leading football players in the histpry of the University of South Carolina. lie was an excellent snapper-backer: excelled in backing the line, and displayed an uncanny knowledge in diagnosing plays. lie was as solid as Gibralter and just as dependable. During hi:- roll e career, Sossa man was captain of the football team, vice-president of the Block C Club, and made the second All American football team;. lie was president of the student body, a member of SAE fraternity, the Ger ian club, Beaux Arts. Blue Key, and Kappa Sigma Kappa. In 1942 he was on U.P.'s All-Southern con ferencc list." During the football season in 1942, when Uncle Sin had called most of the experienced men to the Colors, Louis went to work and made for himself a name that will forever be remembered in football circles at aro na. e was a' park in the flame that held famous Tennessee in a 0-0 deadlock in 1942. During the remaining season he fought to hold his team up to previous records. Rex Enright often remarked that he woulidn't change Sossaman for any player "past or present." After graduation from Carolina. Sossaian, who hails from Gaffney, became civilian athletic instructor in the Naval pre-flight school. le was later honor man of his recruit training company at lUainbridge, and was a member of the lain bridge football team. His wife is the former Kathryn Sally Edgerton of Colunbia. COMING SPRING We ll, sprti ng is here iat Iast, wve hopet andi the camput)ts huts blossomied ot ini fli glory. C1atchinig laseballI is beicomin g incr'easingly p lartt as thle (days go byv. We wvere mande aware of this fact jutst the other (lay when one of 'emi miissed its miark and4 cra~shied thr ioughi our wvindowv. AhI, well, they didn't melan) to (do it. Sunbathing is very' p)opilarI so dot't lbe surpr)tised if' yott see somei. guyt str'etched otut oni a blaniket. belhindl thle chatpel. They still ha:ve amiiple livitng space inside the dorms.i' So tis life andum tis woundertul. inideed . TI Play ounciI Rea rr Girls' Athletics Include Bowling, Pool And Dancing By ELEANOR McCALL The Carolina co-eds consider sports enjoyable and beneficial. To the boys in service, however, they are mostly beneficial. "l.T." is just a fraction too rigid and tiresome to be enjoyed. Since the navy has taken over the fa. ilities for the girls physical education, the co-eds have turned to such activities as dancing, pool, and bowling. Dancing is as nice a past time as can be found probably-at least the size of the dance classes seems to suggest such. At first the girls had to drag boys away from the canteen to join them in Flinn Hall for danc ing, but now sone of the boys beat them to class. Now there are several girls on the campus that are ambitious and interested enough in the once known "man's game" to try a hand at pool. The grinning faces of the V-12's in the pool room when a girl makes a bad shot proves that the males don't consider t'te girls serious competi tors. Ilowever, you should see them gap and gasp when the well aimed shot of some helpless looking co-ed sends a ball, maybe balls, success fully into the pocket. Bowling has become one of the favorite games of both nien and women not only on the campus but also in the U. S. For the last two semesters the girls have turned out in full force to develop the art of bowling. For the first few games the girls realized that they had muscles that they never before -knew% they possessed. The girls limped and grunted. but grinned throtighout th! h;;;;;'Zia e with hopes of someday making a strike. The alleys seemed to have had (lips and curves because the balls never went straight. The balls continued to roll, but still the pins stood. A cloud of discouragement hung heavily over the girls' heads, but finally one day muscles, balls. and pins became co-ordinated. At last a decent score was made. Now the girls feel that they can go bowling with their dates with little or no embarrassment. Practice makes perfect in any game. Carolina Alumni Plan Reunion In European Theatre Unliversity of South Carolina alumn i in thle F.uropea n war theater will hold1( a reunuion luncheon June :t at anl tiltinou(11nce(l place, accord inlg to Ralph l.ewis, executive sec retary of the Alumni Association. Thie reunoin, which all former stu denit s withIin reachI will at tend( if they are able to take sufficient time off from licking the Germans, will be conducted utider lie joint spon sorshtip oif thie Alumni Association and IThe Stars andl Strip)es. Capt. Da vid WV. Robinsoni, Columbia at torney, is expected to serve as gen eral chairman of the reunion, Mr. ILewis saidl. I ,ists of alumni and alum nnae in thle F.uropean theater who miught be in a position to attend have been senlt Captainl Robinson. Capt. William C. McNamiara, of The Stars and( Stripes college regis tration service, is ini charge of ar rangemencuts for (lie reunion. "We have no idea how many ahIlnnui will lbe able to attend thie Printing Binding Engraving Lithographing lie State Co. Printing Dept. PHONE 273393 Duke; 'angeTeams; Two Forfeits Di Softball teans in the civilian in tramural tourney which began in April have been completely reorgan ized by the council, Three of the teams were discontinued and play ers were divided equally among the five remaining members. A new ruling calling for the dis qualification of a team forfeiting two games was put into effect. As a result of this action team eight will be eliminated. Team four, originally composed of members of the eight o'clock Mon (lay gym class, is now leading the race for the championship with three wins again?t two defeats. All Council Announces Players For New Intramural Teams Below is a list of the teams as they were rearranged last week by the intra-mural council. Five teams are now playing ball. Members arc: Team Four Tolbert (C), )ean, Hamilton, Mc Entire, Hlydrick, Hasell, Holman, Dreher, Pender, Whitaker, Perry, Mace, Holland, Wakefield, J.; Sanders, H.; Shuler, E. J.; Wood, ). C. Team Five Dusenbury (C), Mathews, Dixon, Patrick, Long, McCorkle. Deal. Smith, Butler, Crawley, Barnanke, l.evkoff, Caney, Ruthrcn, Owens, J.; Drummond. Team Six Grant (C), Shaw, Simrill, Knight, Baldwin, Salter, Henry, Hopper, Ryan, Shuler, J. 0.; Smith, E.; Ra bon, Sellers, Sheely. Team Seven Weathers, R. 0. (C); Yobs, Vil liams, L.; Dukes. Conniffee, Huiet, Varni, Keisler, Moore, Biser, Lott, IParr. Team Eight Jenkins, Newecll, -Williams, llar ris, Lunmmus, Goldwin, Arnette, Berry, Calvo, Willard, Clark, Ruf fin, McGowan. reunion," Mr. Lewis said. "How ever, considerable interest has been evidenced in th~e idea and we be lieve that the most unusual reunion in thc U. niversity's history will be the .result." Two boxes have beeni shipped overseas for use in connection with the reunion. They contain pen nants, lapel colors, photographs, literature, and a mamouth banner, used at the last general reunion in Columbia, which declares in the words of an alumnus in the service that "Carolina is the finest example of what we are fighting for." [IEH BEVERAGE COMPANY * ROYAL CROWN COLA 1211 ASSEMSLY STRWJ Capitol Bowling Palace GERVAIS AND MAltlON * 20 Sparkling New AIIsys For Your Recreation, And Pleasu;p OUR LIJNCINEONETrTE oD.Ii.iess Spwckms eSoled. * Ice Creem Sedess * sa... Ga. AddRuling squalify Teams ither teams are trailing with a two win-two loss record. Members of team eight will be placed on the other teams and the tourney will continue as planned. Scores made up to May I were ossed and a clean record was begun +ftcr reorganization. The type of game exhibited since last Monday has been generally good, even above par. Some of the teams are taking pride in their groups ard moulding a powerhouse Af softball talent. When the pick of this group meets the Navy team in June they should have had enough practice to whip up quite a ball game. Carolina Track; Baseball Man To Be Graduated James William Parler is the formal John Henry of one of Caro ina's old lettermen who is graduat ing this setmester. Jimmy is in the Naval V-12 unit here, registered in Supply School. Parler, who has block C's for both track and baseball, caught for the Gamecocks in 1943. On the cinder path his specialty was the mile which he could sprint in 4.55. He placed in a state meet with that time. Boxing is the favorite sport of this a!!-round Camecock. Although lie has never donned gloves for the Birds he assisted Coach DeMars in boxing instruction one semester. In Golden Gloves competition he won two lightweight crowns and one welter. lie played basketball w ith a semi pro quintet fronm his home town, Red Springs, N. C. in the other sports lines lhe wvas not quite so active, lie played a lit tle high school football in Columbia and once won a Y diving champion shiip. And so . Jinny leaves the Carolina ampus at the close of this semester. Ele will be graduated with a B. S. in Commnerce. CAAOLINA'S MOST P .BIHARI'S R 1229 Hampton Street "Look For The Dog" MEH LMAN'S 1427 Mc SOOKS :-: OFFICE j THE R. L. 1440 Mqin Street * ANY THING NEEDE * WIlY TAKI WE PAY FOR LIFt - HEALTdl ANO ACCiI Capital Wif & Mci LESTER L.. IA 1117 Nameneme * rage eves Navy Seven Games Now Scheduled; Two Others Tenative Seven football games have been scheduled definitely by the Carolina Gamecocks for grid tussles next fall, with two others tentative;v planncd, according to acting athletic direct..r, Furman Cannon. The Birds will meet I)nkle t ni versity for the first tit in their gridiron history and Georgia 're Flight, the team that the Birds' former mentor, Rex F.nriglht, coached last year. Enright has been transferred this year, however. The schedule also includes Clen son, for the State Fair classic, Vake Forest, North Carolina, New berry, and Presbyterian. Carolina's football fortunes w ill he guided this autumn by William "Doc" Newton, former N. C. State head coach. Games definitely scheduled by the Gamecocks are: Sept. 23, Newberry at Columbia; Sept. 30, Presbyterian at Columbia; Oct. 7, Georgia Pre Flight at Columbia; Oct. 19, Clem son at Columbia; Nov. 4 North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Nov. 18, Duke at Columbia; Nov. 23 (Thanksgiving), Wake Forest at Charlotte. A game will be played against an opponent to be announced soon at the Orangeburg County Fair Oct. 27, Cannon said, and arrangements are in the process of being made for a game Nov. 11. The Oct. 14 date, the Saturday before the Clemson game, will remain, as is the custom, permanently open. Last year the Gamecocks w on five games while losing only two for one of their most successful seasons in recent history. Five Old Men To Return To Bird Squad This Fall Among the (;anecock gridsters of last season who will don uniforms for the Birds again this y ear are Pat Thrash. sensational Carolina end, and Brick Bradford and Gene Wag non, backs. Phil WAarren and Ralph Hodges will return to the forward wall. A newcomer to the campus is Charles Sokol, from the L~niversity of Richmond. lie's here with the Naval unit. This lad turned in soic good performances in both football and basketball for the Virginians. Others are on the campus. and an abundance of material for the squad is assured but no o.ther names could be secured for thi- writing The team will probably ibc lilt Navy men and as such ws ill be sub' ject to Naval regulation. concerii ing eligibility, leaves for games, etc. While at the University he was a imember of the Blue Necv H onorarv F:raternity. and Pi Kappa P'hi social fraternity and a leader iiinmainy other :amuis act ivities. 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