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Birds Trav4 SPORT SCOPE By DENNIS POWERS Spring is in the air, and with spring comes well you name it. A very learned man once said: "in the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns . . . to what he's been thinking about all winter!!" Gad, poetry on the sports page !! But even I can get just a wee touch of spring fever, can't I?? Anyway in my de partment spring means only baseball and track, and to some of you elite people a dab of horse racing (post-war). But, dear people, the time has arrived, the (lays and days of anxious r waiting are at an end, some chewed fingernails, formerly selling at five dollars a ton, are discarded, some lucky 20 are breathing sighs of relief, and some unlucky 30 are smiling bravely?? N'icht whar? ?till the chosen few are there, and will represent Carolina on the baseball diamond this year. The teai as a whole should be fair, but a couple of power hitters would still be welcomed by coach Mac with open arms. Yes, baseball is a wonderful game, the.sport of the American people, and various outlooks have been expressed regarding it. Some obscure young gentleman, whose name unfortunately has been lost in the dust of time, once remarked very sagely, "Baseball? Well, I'll tell you, I feel the same way about that as I do about love, I'd rathei pitch, than play the field!!!! CINDERS IN YOUR EYE . .. Yep, thats just what you will get, if you or any of your cohorts happen to venture out upon ithe athletic field during one of these hot afternoons. The sharp crack of the starters pistol, is mixed with the calls for "Irtack, track!" and you will sep nimbly aside j1ust, in timle to keep body and soul together. as a seemlingly solid wall of lImanity drives toward you. But you really shouldn't be allarmed, its only the boys trying to get into shape for their meet Saturday with (le fliers of Ilutnter Field. Not having heard very 1nuch of tle A rmv lads and their athletic abilities, I would hate to h:lzard . an1y oliinions as to the ouitcomlle of (lie fiasco until SatldaV aftermoon, atrolli 1900. Iiuit thking into consideration the ma1:1rvelouis climate, ald i<leal locale of the garden slot of A merica. where they trainedl for this meet, I think the soldiers coilI m nake things j11st a Irifle rough for )r. Pennty's boys come afores:id1 Saturd"llay afternoon. Of cour1"se it goes without saying that the fliers proudly hail as their home base I11inter Field, on the outskirts of SAVA NN AII, GEO(GIA ! ! ! ! hey ! leumro mmy hair vou iorns. TRAIL OF THE LINKS . . There was once a time in C'arolina's proul ii.tory when she boasted one of the finest, golf to:ins in the South, ini fact tle coulntry. And at present. writ ing plans are lintderfoot to get back on thlt footing in this Iresent year. Efforts to secure boys to participate in this sport have resulted in a number of lal llei' g turned ill Dr. Iabrck, whilo wil! act as conch and1tl atlvisor. Ilowever, as yet the imales have all heen fellows Sat t aedt to the N avia IUnmit. anld ti vii an nmes are as scacec as gas coupons11. Appr )ox imiately' fou rteen men hav 1: e sign ified theii r inrtent ion of trmy ing forc a p)ositioni on the fouir man1 tteami, but miany' Imore are neededl. A membilershtip will lie provitded for the fort unaite fewi, andti matchies withI the suirrouinliig 'ounlt ry clubls, alitd schools are on thie fire. So iany of you future big monecy winners who wouhll like to staurt layinhg tIle ground work for your professional careers can turin your niiales ini tol yours truly ais stoon as possible. A standiing rule of the Universityv is that you have to beat the coachl to play on the team, aund Drc. Babcock rep)orts lie is pol1ishting up his gmame preparatory to meeting all comners. NO NOT AGAIN PLEASE . .. T1he latest scuttlebutt toI seep thiroughi thlese walls-did I * aysep ? You should see these walls, seems to be that the co-etls are planning aniot her footbalIl game . . . heaven. amid all the merci ful gods (of any d iety, please forbid!! At the annual high school weekend, the never-sav-die females aire plan ning to show their younmger sisters wvhtat lift' at this institution would be like. Anmothler- Powder 1 owvl is ini thie mnakinug, com11 plete withI all thle ptomp and1 splenditor t hat actomipanietd thle prmeview ai few weeks ago. If praiyers are answered, and there is ai rumor out to that effect, (lien we fall down upon)l our knees. and hoping to be joinedl by 500) ot her long suf fering miales. pleiad with you, oh miost liea uteoums latdites, "please for (lie sake of dlown'tr'oddetulinihuanity, andh ini thle iniiterest of ha rmonyv, p)leaise, pleaise, NOT AGAIN !!! Th'Iinkinag veryv sadly (If tIme strcengthI test to) comeic t1t will nowv proceed to take a slight rest . . . at a very secluded 5pt. (CENSOR ED)) so you (cani pulit your guns andt kniv'es away, ' you can'lt find mei.. TODD'S SPORTING GOODS CO. CORNER MAIN AND PENDLETON Tennis, Badminton, Swimming and Other Sports Equipment ONE BLOCK FROM CAMPUS isITo Team Eight Leads Softball Tourneys As Season Closes George Celusta Turns In Excellent Work To Lead Moundsmen Highlighting another week of softball play, performances turned in by George Celusta, Steve Trew hella, and Joe Hammock were at the top of the list. Celusta, judged by many to be the best pitcher in the league, added another one hit game to his list last Monday night. In five games he has allowed only fourteen hits, and struck out 35 men. Steve Trewhella, the Ruth of the softball diamond, has clouted four homers in the last two games to put himself at the top of the slug ging department. Joe Hammock in winning five straight ball games is leading the league with that record. All games scheduled on the fol lowing dates, April 14, 21, 28, and May 5, are to be changed to May 15, 17, 22, and 24 respectively. Chief Sp. (A) Obrien, and Sp. (A) 1/c Baker are ably conducting the tournament, and are turing in a hang up job. All four teams from the second battalion are up at .the top of the heap. Holding down the first four places, they have domi nated loop play so far. Standings Pllatoon \\'on Lost Tied Points 8 5 () 11 10 5 4 1 0 g 7 *4 I fl a i 1 i : 1 2 1 1 5 11 E1 I t)0 2 () I l t 1) 4 1 1 In ( 4 n 0 Pitchings I'itcher \\'on Lost 'l'ied Team Il:anmouck .... ." O n 8 Stahl ............2 U ( 7 Celnsta ......... " E l 5 The swinlining nicet last week %as a great success, anld another oec is probably being planned very shortly. Team lFive walked off with the honors. Capturing five points for a first in the last three events, t almost developed into a walkaway. Itoh Bolin turned in an exhibition (if (living that was something to see, and Jim Spuirr practically single han(edly carried his team to a sec ond place. The meet was ably handled by Fritz Turner, and a fairly large crowd was on hland to IEat SHACK'S Made In Columbia __* FRESH DAILY _ N E H I BEVERAGE COMPANY * ROYAL CROWN COLA 1211 Assembly Street TENNIS EQUIPMENT 1 Serving Columbia S SPECIAL DISCOUI 1231 Hampton Street COMMUNITY DRUG STORE 5214 - PHONES - 9498 625 Harden Street FLYING SERVICE, Inc. Columbia Municinal Airpart 'I v vann ve00 Shav Squad Picked, Starting Team Unnamed After many weeks of practice the basketball Gamecocks will encoun ter Shaw Field at Sumter in sea sons' opener this Saturday. Coach John McMillan will field an inexperienced and predominately V-12 ball club with only four re turning men from last year. The Fliers have many former pro fessional players on their team, and it is a great test for the Birds to tackle such a formidable an op ponent in their first game. The schedule is as yet incomplete, but McMillan hopes to fill up the open dates with service teams. The schedule is as follows: April 14, Shaw Field thete; April 20, Open; April 27 and 28, Clemson there; May 4 and 5, Clemson here; May 11, Open; May 12, Wofford here; May 18, Florence AAB here; May 19, Wofford there; May 25 and 26, Newberry there; June 1, Open; June 8 and 9, Newberry here. Having to supply a whole new infield, bolster the pitching staff, and outfield, McMillan points with pride to Bob Noble who is slated for a lot of duty behind the bat. So far there hasn't been any Babe Ruth's or Ted William's show up with a bat, but the Gamecocks are going to be fast on the base paths o:'re they get on. The team has been at a disad vantage due to the fact that the diamond hasn't been in shape all season, but they have made up for lost time in their recent workouts. The team roster is as follows: Catchers: Bob Noble, Lumberton, N. C. Jim Lyles, Florence. Pitchers: Tiger Adam,;, Gaiw ville, Fla. Dick )usenbury, Florence. Ed Goodlake, Mianii, Fla. Red Kite, Lumberton, N. C. Dutch Brembs, Pompton Plains, N. J. Chuck Rudolph, Clifton, N. .1. Infielders: 111 Speedy Thrasher, Oakland, Calif. 2 John Skalagna, Cateret, N. J. 2 Foots James, Sumter. SS Dick Fountain, Flat Rock, N. C. SS Bill Blume, Bamberg. SS Red Fellner, New York City. 311 Mac Maginn, St. Louis, M1o. 3 Buck Isom, Norlphent, Ark. Outfielders: Bob Tindall, Trenton, N. J. (;uy White, Yorklyn, Del. Tommie Cox, Greenwood. Kieth Phillips, Lynchburg. Flinn Gilland, Fomerly' Assistant Registrar, Has Been Promoted To Major Flinni Gilland, '36, former assis tant regirtrar for the U'niversity ot Souith Carolinia, has been promoted to the rank of major and assigned as executive officer of a 7'th A A F B-24 squadron operating against the Japanese in the \\'esterni Pacific. Major Gilland's wife. the former Irene Macbeth Scott, resides at 2407 Monroe St., Columbia. lie has betn an adlministrative officer with the 7th AAF in the Pacific area since October, 1943. r SWIMMING SHORTS portsmen for Years NT TO SCHOOLS Columbia, S. C. * ALWAYS GLAD T4 1015 Sumter Street MEALS - "A Good PI< THE GOOC OPEN ALL NIGHT Fiel New Gamec f1 p ieing^ Jo.. MMl co:a-t an<l il r(cht re" pectil VniVertsity" ttta<e a ptrtly wvi-t .t ltat 1 N-1ho is w |II Iik l 1v al 14) et tIhe I4e-t (lttt of evr'Iy((n( tIi(t I:tV ftturntl a ttnanit wvhe - tstSet to Ile fri-Ittnan 1 44l (' behlln 4)f a tolg sepuol(Ita(. NI c-\ill.tn i, ;t pl 1 et ty famihi ar sight here it Ctr4lina. lie graduated frtmt hecre. ;mnd \a. aln ontstanding atlete ulc trin, hi, cttllege years. Ile left a .ith a. heatl cach at Stuntcr IIig1 t c4444ntt it Carolina as as S-i4t.tit b I)t r N Xtc' i tt, ( itotl-all, andutl : l e;a lt thec hta-ketlhall andl Itaseall teatm. I rev i, a protege of the great \\'aIlace \\ atlc, and 1tte lil 1 g. 1I It;,rt it ILe tl amled Alabanna I rint,s n Tidle ior-%ar(I w%all that -hcllackedt a p'mwerful \\; hington State te;1n ::1 to 0. t-oth coachec, f;t\<tr the N\ tret' )Dame style of phay. and both arc \cll ver'c,l in it. Ct'ontain I ingti tie famecd Rlockne "'hit", it i a spec tacular vide open I rantl of hall wlicl te(quire. _4 Ite:am in the pink The41 coachtes w 'il li:have ample4 nn-' ter' i3l to w'r k with and to44 1.con2stru:tC a wiiniig hall c!uh ishoubl4 no4t be too0 ha;rd ac ta-k. Thle season'4 is a fighlt from Stalrt to finisih, and24 with n1o 14144ps at all1 it loo ks ro ugh fromii here4. A glan42ce at the le14ttermen44 re turn4in4g w.ill 5ho4w an4 alre24ly strong forward wal.hl. and2( ba.cktiich mn who124(14 didnt 14lay44 enoghl to' get a 1letter 1hltereIdb i s t ea4n's4t ord414al w.ill 1be re;ol\ t44 4r411 thi- sea snanwill probah4:iy cIome oult a1 wil.4414ing Comb4iilai4tit1 \\'ith tis inl mind14 and4 41he empha4!:4"is on4 phiysical1 son1 upse"t will noct he repea:ted1 thlis y ear. A\ssistants' ' t t, NIeNIlillani an Fre( are ye ~t to 144e nam41ed, but4 4t 4" "14ure4Cl to com on w5it hin th next few wee'ks, 1.4. 11.4e o''~ f the Navy. 5, 4capjtainl of li arvard's great .5 team 44w''ill probab.ly lendit a 1help Coac 4 rey w ' ill havea walt(o mai.terial to pick from41 to forIln his fo)rw.ardI wall4. Re4tu4rnin4g tackle' Getorge NI i)t4nald . 1)444 (4Cuch and1 1i4 tu Srobeld. .nd41S 1Buddy Riggs, Ge4orge 1F4rri', an41d possibIly' Skimp41 ) HAVE THE CROWD E SHOP Phone 5173 FOUNTAIN 3ce To Eat" Y SHOPPE PHONE 9166 d SaI ock Coaches an, an<d Shorty Frey as head ely, the Athletic Board of this inore. in. McMillan they have I the boys and who will be able out, for the teat. an(l inl Frev exp erience wvi!I prove a 'alnable t n("1h inl his first ten-uatn at the Ilarri.ont, Guar,l 'hil Ball and jim Mortinter, are all teturing letter ncn that will add trerngthli to the line. Center w ill Ic the problem that will face hit in J uly, but four cantdidates have retorted their in tentions of try ing f(r the slot. Joe \lare'.chi, L.ott laritucci, and two transfcrs, Sn ede IIansot from \Ii--i!ippi State. and Frank Scruby fron the I.'nivcrsity" of MIiami. it the backficld there are no teally cxperienced mncn returning with the exception of Dutch Ilretbs. Iut a lot ot Ibys that saw a little action la-t y ear, along with several transfers should take care of the leather lugging department very well. All ini all it should he a good ball club, and mtayhe [rev can mantu tacture a tew t;pset, for Carolina like he didi in '39 wvhenu his Tech Golden Eagles held thle \'aunted \'a nderb iIt Cottmmodores to a 14-14 tie. AIlc NIillan and I rev w orkitng together wottld put I.arolina on tlte Footbhall mau;p this comuting season. Corner Main and College ONLY ONE BLOCK FROM THE CAMPUS BETTER LIGHT BETTER SIGHT * South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. * WHY TAK WE PAY FOR LIFE.- HEALTH AND ACCI Capital Life & Hi LESTER L. Si 1117 Hampton Sm.t * Page Fe - urday Birds Work Hard; Meet Hunter Field On Saturday The Carolina Cindermen take to the track Saturday against their first opponent, Hunter Hield. Jimmy Ratliff, senior hurdier, %%as elected captain this week to lead the tcan this season. For the past several weeks, Doc tor Penny has been getting hi{ squad rounded into form for their. first test. Having no team last year, Coach Penny had little to look forward to with no returning letter men. Carolina has also scheduled meets with North Carolina Pre-Flight, and N. C. State besides a return meet with Hunter Field. More meets will be booked if it is possible. All week on the track the pistol has been cracking to get the boys out of their holes in the least pos I sible time. Doc has had his watch on the runners as they came flashing around the track, but as yet he has released no results on the record of anyone in particular. Hunter Field is an unknown quantity as well as our own squad, so this first meet will not prove too much, except that Doctor Penny will know just how we stack up for our future meets. Being absent in competition last year this year's team should add a little life to the spring sports scene on the campus. What happens the Saturday will determine a lot to whether we will still have a track team for the duration; so we are looking forward to a victory. Mrs. Nannie T. Moon, post mistress at the University of South Carolina requests that all town students call for their box numbers and mail at the Uni versity post-office. Boxes were assigned to all town students at the beginning of the semester, and all campus mail and an nouncements are put up in these boxes. The town students are held responsible for all impor tant mail in their boxes, and are asked to check on this. WHERE OLD FRIENDS MEET and the YOUNG MAKE NEW ONES The University Grill 1008 Sumter Street COLUMBIA, S. C. Capitol Bowling Palace GERVAIS AND MARION * 20 Sparkling New Alleys For Your Recreation And Pleasure * OUR LUNCHEONETTE * Delicious Sandwiches * Soled. * Ic. Cream Sundaes * Seda. A CHANCE? EV ER YT H ING ENT -HOSPITALIZATION mith Insuranse Co. TES, President Phones: 2-2206 or 2-8828 ,1 ri