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Gamecocks SPORT SCOPE By DENNIS POWERS Taking time out at the start of this so-called column to re hash a, few old football scores we have-TWO IRON MEN FROM THE STEEL COUNTRY. Hailing from the region of this land noted for its steel pro duction and distribution, Carolina has two sons. Both have been 'erv instrumental in some of the fine Carolina football teams. .Joe Patrone in his hey-day at this Institution earned by his superlative play, and endurance the name of Iron-Man Joe. The sparkplug and mainstay of this season's Gamecocks was highlights of the '44 season. and he was the only regular to start all eight hall games this year. We salute the latest addi tion to the stamina family Iron-Man Tony Patrone. i"ldell's Lead is Menaced On the recent trip to North Carolina taken by the basketball team, Curli's place as the nan of the hour was seriously threatened by Charlie Sokol. Hlis last minute shot that won the second thrilling victory over the White Phantoms caused many a ferninine heart to flutter. and t(lie entire s<lpoad reported that I many a winsome lass from the 'Tarheel country tripped uip to themli and asked breathlessly. "Which one is Charlie?' (Note pictuire) "Is that Charlie Sokol over there?'' On the return trip, however, the sinister brain of McMnilaway hatched a plot to put Curly" back in top place. IIaving the good fort ine to be sitting by a cute co-ed from A1pplachain State Teachiers Col lege. Sonnv lost no time in declaring the merits of his fellow hall player. The co-ed took it all in rather big eyed. then wvalk ing iup to where Kuldell was sitting lost in. his thoughts. she turned on a dazzling smile and rather breathlessly asked. 'Will .you please sign my scrap book?'' ,'|;-n1. Fly1ig i;ir The high-flvinrg conference le:aling Gamnnecocks 1hat-ketl all quintet is really soimetling to lie proud of! So fir this ea(tson they have lost buit one game aind that was a tnon-schedu led :f iair or ruckus witIi the um1lidefeate I lIed l aiders from Fort Jackson. They have layed seven college giales and hiave I won seven col lege gatles. Twice tlhey have defeated the White P'hantois from North Carolina tp in the Ta1-rheel country. The second was really a jam-up affair with fair-haired Charlie Sokol making the Inst second shot thlt, won the garte for Carolina 41-40. ( Ieference is made to third paragratp h (if this colttmn---i.e. Which is Charlie?) The night after the fiasco wit hi the Phahntons. the' Birds bonced over to Davidson and proceeded to mtake th Wildcats bounce on the hardwood. Free-Laii,ng Ret' ns You avid gossip fans perk u1p and take iicte-F'ree-Lancling has returned. It seems that ever time Searson and Ieese meet a terrible fight ensues. Maybe they're trying to out-Winchelll each other. Aniyonie w~oniderintg why Blill TJhra'isher has suddenily deC veloped thle nicknmne of " Speedy"' please consult your cor' resp)ondlenit or anytoint ont t he b asketbhall teami. Th'le latest snit - tilebutt to seep thmrough thle iwalls or ia xe.y see'm to indliit e that thle nmost talked abiot hov on the camiipus is nionet othetr thani Buddy Riggs-T-lhit G eethee from Chlu est on has miadte quiite ani imprest'sion--an wei vt a ini't k iddlinrg. I loiwardl ".le" IIotise Ihas becen mtiov inig a rotunid a ndt c reatIing a priva'itet fuirori all hiis oiwni. And t hey arme allI athIilet es. t oo--tehl. teh,i tehl. A fter' reaiin iig thiis over and tdecid ing thait i've la id itistelf open totr it case of mntsl auighiter-I atm sumre thaiit yout iwill ex - euse me wile I I chop chop over to stee (Captaitt Need hait abiot a traisfter-adios. Columbia Office Supply Co. DRUGOSOY P R IN T ING CUT RATE DRUGS Comeria Satoner -Oice Equipment SODAS AND Commrcia Sttionry-LUNCHEONETTE 1112 LADY STREET PHONE 5163 Five Poin ts * Phone SI 19 I Motorcycle Delivery "Look For The Dog" Record Headquarters . MEHLMAN'S RECORD BAR 1427 Main Street BOOKS ::OFFICE AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES THE R. L. BRYAN CO. 1 1440 MAIN STREET - PHONE 5017 * ANY THING NEEDED IN THE CLASSROOM Invad Pictured above is Howard "Joe" House, ;harpshooting forward on the Bird basket )all five. Little "Joe" has banged 71 )oints through the hoop, registering as third highest team scorer. Statistics Show Birc Found Lacking In I Catrolina's opponent; have been more acenrate withi their free throv: flaking 41 and mi.sing 4.. for a bet er than .5.01 average. l:agle-eyed iird have t;,ed in 170 field gooal<s. while their i'ppo lent: have been able t. (unter w iith 104. On defense. the (;am ncock sparkle. ceintillating; Ilmwardl l''nse, dliminn ive forw\ard, has heard the referee's Xhistle on" three times in eight ,ane:. liill l ra-her. aggre,sive anard and out<tanding defen,ive man. ias i.ati only 1.i fois called onu hint ill season. The team as a whotnlc has had 89 personal fouls called. Their oppo lents, attempting to stop the Game ock's victory smtge. have run afoul )f the rules 100 times. Eight players have seen service in ill of the eight games. Thev are a oll \w: Rbii:-(on. S. kol. 1 utine, I'revhella. ltrasher. Ihilbin. Mallis nl Turner. *1Jut Ro'binsn,n iellar forward, cadl the I.ni ver ity of Son th Caron ina'ts basketeers ini thiir dIrive toward1 he Sonthern Co nflerenice eb am pi. n hip. Robiinson's 97 po4 intS, averaging nts per game i h.Iave aided. thle amnierock'. w ho arecIi now perched topj the Confecrence ladder. Ch arlie So km l, dle:nl-ceyedl cnter. i losec oin Robinson's hleels. scoreing 88 i it. a vera.ginig 11 per gamile. I.ittle bmowani lionmse has hangedl '1 posits thronghtel the lhoopti to trail tohilon and So km l. Steve Threw~ htela. econd string gnard! has ace rned .3. >s it<. ite a few les thail the thtree cadlers. Other indiv uiua se are: COMMUNITY DRUG STORE 5214 - PHONES - 9498 625 Harden Street Eat SHACK'S ___Made In Columbia - * FRESH DAILY N E H I BEVERAGE COMPANY ROYAL CROWN COLA 1211 Assembly Street DRUGCO. * 5197-PHONES-5198 1204 Main Street le T g This is Bill "Speedy" Thrasher, aggres sive Bird guard. Noted for his defensive playing, Thrasher is an outstanding guard, a hard fast player. Although he is such on aggressive player, he has had only 13 fouls called on him thus far in the season. I Basketeers oul Shooting Thrasher. 23: Philhin. 22: Mortimer. 21: and \lallis, 11). Other team mem he.rs have .cored le" than 110 point<. The lIird, have . 'co'rel 381I p,int" while w,kinning se Vent and l.)-ing one. TI'heir ('pponenti hlave man Iaged t,+ sc0ric 251 p-it-, averaging 32 point. per gaie. The l,i;uleelks have an average ot -4,.3 per game. ( arlua's i.tl shic'ting hai lbeen tar belhw what weIld he expected of a champiiinhip teamil. They have made 4( free thr-ws, while mini-ng 57. That liscrepanc in thi< de'part ment has been called the caul,e of the (amneciek's %oohitarv lw.; to the Red Raiders oi I'ort Jack-on. Williamson Presents Organ, Voice, Piano Students In Recital lintgh \\'illianlmon. direet''r of the elepamrtImettt of mie-c of the 'nim\ er -ity. \ iii pre.ent a Lire'up if *tiident in a recital r'n Jana.ry 2 at the l 'ni veri ty C'ha pei. The \\ 'omeni Glee Clh wt ill 'ing. Thle fiollouinjg -tuidets wtill alh o tauke par :i \' 'ice: .\lar.t h:rances NI e [iill. J aphinue h-re'eand. Johnii Nelsonu. aend hlinrto'i \\'ii . P'iano:m Ieoothy [Pha,ey. .\largrect Itarher. Stin asdhillg'o. hheity ;\nu flowers ThafitC <)~ Dccora fors "A Good Ph4 THE GOOC OPEN ALL NIGHT "THE OD RELABLE'OPL Dining Room for Reservation - Open 'Til Midnight WHERE STUDEI * ALWAYS GLAD ET 1015 Sumter Street MEALS er La 4-4 1. ! This is Charlie! Dead-eyed center Charlie Sokol, second highest scorer on the team with 88 points to his credit. Sokol is a fast and alert player and is capable of sinking his shots from any position. Girls' Basketball Teams To Practice Each Sorority To Have Team; Independents Play I'ractice i,r the( l(iv r -vf. titutht l'ar..lna eirl' basktball ttourt namunnt w ill bte'in imncdiately after ru-h t ck. ann.tunced \l r,. \'erd .\nna Craig. directtor tf w.tmen'> athlcties. F.ach , rritt i, a-ktd to enter a team 6-r the t Irnaumnt. N,.n ,Iror itt girl, \h,t cre i ti"r ,tc'l in play tmg -ltoubl .e \ asxine Stukcq. pIre i denrt tf the" \\ ..\..\. A schedulle fr practice at"tl game w\ ill be made he .\ r . ('raitz and ,ld he rca l.1fo relea rcc next w eek. I'ractice w\iII prottbably' heein Friday if neut w\'-eek. The 'chedutle wtil have t.o hle wv,rkeud in withi that (1 Re" Ii oi n;ti< I.mpha>i, \\ erk. .. all girlh are a-kcd tt practice at the de-ig nated time. f .iarolia w%l li e receiv ed w. ith a I )arby. I'ally Br .wer. f raec ;a .lein. l.'i/ahe-thi la( nes. 1'arbara B.ra/:ng1 t4on. and1( .\lar Sh..iun. Ira : EVel' 1.o arpeter.( Rlph1) Capital Drug Store 1213 Gervais Phone 8177 * Excellent Fountain Service ace To Eat" Y SHOPPE PHONE 9166 COMPLETELY AIR CONDITIONED ITAN CAFE - Capacity Up to 100 Persons ON STI F JTS MEET TO EAT Columbia, S. C. ) HAVE THE CROWD E SHOP Phone 5173 FOUNlTAlI mnd T( Birds Determined I Thoroughly; Five In Gamecocks Shoring Cc N. C. State; Meet Wo C'aroina. conif retice leading hi, kethall five w%ill in Ivade the land of thc Tiger tonight. I'or the third tite this as.on the Bird; w%ill beare their own stamping gronndc anm journey to foreign parts diplaying their prow e-s as a bankethall team. 1.ast ste(nda night at the Carolina field houl,e the ('amecuciks to(ik on a coct:r (,e rgia quintet and elcfeated them :3- -. From the fwm -(t, tihe Birds had the situation ell in hand. It seeel ae thogih they cnul(n't mi-s sh!'n tiey shot. During the etn. tire game the team from iia nev er threatened and Coaih .\ic\lillan's h nrs took an early lead t,, stav out in front all thle wvav. Carolina subtitutted freely all through the game, ning nearli every idayer (ni the 1;-11-11 squad. T1'hrar,her and Robhinsn if the (;aeme cocks played a brilliait ofienitve game and Sokol and linit wc s ere the high scorers. Sok.l getting 11 points and )Itluse 10. ltr the (;eorgia out fit. Captain Smith and llamby scrc otutstanding in (efen-ive play. \lany of their ,huts bxunted all around the hoop and heartbreakingly fell away. II)w ever, not once did they fail to fight the high- fl%img 3ii(d. l.ast Friday night the (iainecocks mect and nost to the Red Raiders from F'rt .Iack'sn N o mre thrilling has kethali game wa, ever piaed in the l arolna field hoeuse. Thle game started if on fairly even term but a; the time ticked asa the Gamnnecickc failed to make their iree thrmw n hich wai the margin f itry fo the Rair. I i unt)" th,- ia-t tl) ninites <.i the game the lailr- failed t,- r-n mser the Ilirds. I I\%wev"eir. (l riing the li,t tew mrit tte-, tli proveil what a n cll "led machmc call d,,. T1hev brike fast. ,b.it froum all angles and didu't mi,s. Neertthee-. the l rds are h)ping f,orI an.,ther crack at Oil, highl\ t-utd41 Railer teai and it mnay be that i fltey (14 meet a til the .lt - e.me" \ il be a ereat deal di iterent. .\iter the liird1, ili,entaigle thet -ehs nirim the igers thcy m1e1. to Spart.inuirg t ri rl'w m; tlilllt i r a iame wtith the Terriers. N."t ith ha hi-en heard fre.m the \\ if0rd ihe so far titn "ca .n. i n view (f that tet. the gamle in Sat 0 rday night ma' hurl - an . be a <Urprt,('. Ibut II-) mlatter \n hat b r:ai( ,f tr"lnt tiey have the ( e eiteke BOXING * On Friday, February 2, 1945, the preliminaries for the Navy boxing cham pion of the base will be held in the field house. Chief Melody is in charge and promises some bitter competition. The boys are in splendid shape after two months of training. Champions from last time ore Brown, T. W., Jones, L. A. and Piedmont. CUT RATE [ 1530 Mai Al woy SA NC K EN'S * SOLD AT TI MANUFAC RICH LANI .ge ralVW >night o Trounce Tigers Good Condition nference Honors With fford Terriers Saturday w ill b- in there cev:y minute of the rilrn. tC chi .\ e.\liihmha, trained his boyiin a fajt -I' Ic of plhy. They nse ,bort pa-e. and Iotu (f thtn. break mg t h terrific speed and sho-ting the grotr part of the Inme fr'mtl un der the ba-ko":. Il ' ;ane with liergia hast \l-'nda;" nigh:t the B irds paye their oojoppnnt= n( tppotunity to I'ram m ort (oi dc( iewe fot their fa't mVilng lay. he t;corgian toNik the ball in their front court and waited for their (1 iisn I' get i n,to p oit ion which gate th Rird< time to form a de fo wc. 1 hu O hen tihe Flrdc took the hail the t ,o rg an" had no chance to -i'p them. S, far tl,i- seaon the (;amccocks are leaditig the Southern Conference and i they win over Clcl.on and \\~off'rI they will have no defeats ,n their rec-ord from c'liege basket hall teams. For that matter they have been defeatId (only 'ntce-hy tihe Red Raier t' an fttm Fort Jack-on. The t ,hmec ick are now sharing thc top rug of the Southern Con ierence hladder with N. C. State. They re-enter the (onference wars this week -end wt hen they ctiomiter the h,ntga r,f Cletnun there on Friday ntight. In C'oernce competiti,on the Birds have ama-ed thrce victories; two ,.er the strong \iite Phantoms of North C;rnlina and one over the Freman of D);, n. The right slant on refreshment BETTER LIGHT BETTER SIGHT * South Carolina Elec tric & Gas Co. RUG STORE n Street s Eat ICE CREAM IE CANTEEN TURtED BY ) DAIRIES