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Press-Box Splinters A LICK AND A PROMISE Greet igs, sports fain, two more weeks have rolled by. and I lie Gminecock deadline eait-hes me in that w'ell-kiiown rondition. I had a lot of vomplaints about tile last issue, and will probably I get maiy more this time, but the presses MiLST roll. One of i he biggest complaints i hat I've heard abouit ihe sports page im general, and my colimu inl part itular is the lack of st*ate ,wide coveraxp. Starting next issue, I'll do my best to give you a picture of Soith Carolina sports as a whole. WELCOME HOME + Before [ go any furtlher, I want to welcome home our long lost friend, Coneh De Maars. My aciing imiseles and creaking joints wave a painfid 'hello' aft-er our first re-meeting, Coach. Bu t no kidding. we're glad to have you haek. PET PEEVE Ti.e ole thing tihat upwts me more than anythiig else about sports at Carolina is te non-existent intra-mural programi. Last seiester, nughil boys were inlerested to form a three iean soft ball vouini-robinl. TIhis was ver*y successfiil from all poinlts of view, but so fir this semester. io-one has doie atything. , is page is openl for si uggest ions as to how to start civilian itra-11n1i-als. This page is open for announcements dealing with mira-mitrals. This page is open for thle advaincenent of USC sports, ad sporlsinmaishi). QUESTION OF THE WEEK what has happeied to tihe Civilinit Inti-a-Mura Cmi il? BEAUTIFUL TACKLE Football practiee beeomes im-reasiigly roizher. Jimmv LA.lpq an1d Warrenl Spivey, back aid veeer respeetivelv, knoc-ked each other out by hitting their heals togeler while atteipting to tackle 1o -Johnlston, lie sinallest man o I the squtad. -Johnstui was iunnintg t.hrough i he line and the t wo ap proached him fron tle frout and hit him at tle same lttle. Jilost" spItt ad the t wo womil-be taiklers collided head ont h.hind him. Ioth were knocked out ail didii't evein remember the plity. CHEERLEADERS PRACTICE Three cheers for the chee'-leader.s I-tider 1le direvii of Jo Siedeiimin, tle little pakages of* dYnamite hmve been de mlonilng into reular at omie. bombs. By namlie. ,im Ev,P-.-M, N4I I lanse. Ti ger Adlams, (-'etchen (v'yden and Beeky lMabr,y fliese clieerleader- h-e heen behiid lite litrary and l;lacieiilg I those yells ati movements that give lite fans that 'who threw the whiskey i tile w-ell' feeling. % IS IT A SPORT? Pinhall ma-hine-ology has reached a new stage in t lie t-aeei. Wili an vrloaded line. tlie -anteen lighting system iin-li1 n j."ke box and pinball i-hines) is ap to go liywi-e at -i' milute. 1t ha.s been my had hick. ever -v d- for a week i lose AI.ANY ganes by having the lights go ou jiut whlen I am wili ning. And Jeep refuses to refuil titIkles that lie canteen's poor lightinig system causes people to lose. I hav1%.e lienid it r-u1molred iihat somieone has threatened that the inext time .Jeep interferes with tlie var-iots andl stimilry methods of winnin- games, he is gig to eram eepi's Ieth dowI his (-IPep'-- throat. All iii favor, say Aye. COACH SIl FOR FREY You've all p)robably~ heard ablouit ( oachi Alleni Shi who is goitig to i-cph a-e Co at-lh1 t-ey, whIo htas ju tst retcei vedl a d isc huar-e fromn thle armyi'. (You htie'ky, luc-ky mati, viu.)I h1ow~ miany of you kniew~ that lit hats play-ed umnler otur 'wit Rex Enrtighit wheii Rex wits ennehI at thle Unii vers5 tIity of Geori-a.l Aniyh low~. ( oach'I Shli ha s been hiere al week,- andt has lieeni worik - inig oit withI thle boys ini co-ttrdintionimi withI Coneh r-y. G4oodt luc-k to bmoth of you~' men:- to (Comt-h Shi. whio is fakin m-ve a big jiob here at I'SC. andil toi (oai-h Fr-y. whlio is going bac-k ti his own~ Tenines-'ee Techl. HOW ABOUT IT? The Corsait-s arie r-e-forinitg. (a riolina's t irnk drti I ll pattooni is being ret-or-ganiized flir thet i-omring fotittball season. * A few seasonis argi, anot thler group of RO's and \'-I s formedct a ph aItion to comnipet e w-ithI the ('orsaiirs. TPhis gro~ n u ws c-oi posetd of torimer- studntlcts at TPhe C'it atdel,-('t Clmxon, antd otherci All men inter-estedl in fotintg such-I a iomtiit itive groui~. hilo a note in box 732 giv-ing youri priouilts iiilitatry experiemi-t. anti if lie show~i of initeretst wvarraints it.-ii it annoiileuneent wdll be madeil ini t his coltimn niext issue. NAVY SOFTBALL The Navy so fthball Iil tourmen is procein~ iig very i tely. Geoige (ehitsta. pit e-hinig. pis ine abile-bodhietd tmen ba-kinig himt up has put Te'atm 5 in the lead of the' league. Hut the hy.~pothlet u ieiianntt is by ito lil-ians in thle bag. A scrJapp)y, up-andt-cointuig Tleamu 2 is threateing to give (Colusta's ganig a riii fot- thle -hamptjioniship. Games are platyed at 7 p. in. oni week itighits. Whby don' you a come mit some evening and enjoy yourself ? -SAUL TJAVIBKY. PHONOGRAPH RECORDS CLASSICAL - POPULAR - HILL-BILLY - WESTERN FOREtGN - SEPIA - OOGIE-WOOGIE WILSON RADIO COMPANY 1835 MAIN STREET PHONE 5945 LEARN THE WAY CO)PELAND CO. 1409 Main Street Columbia, S. C. Men's Finest Cloting HATS - SHOES AND FURNISHINGS COACH l Gamecock gridmen give tackli Standing by to correct mistakex i USC Workshop Ended Aug. 1 Great Success Have you not.iced any of your home-town elementary or high school teachers on the campus? Many of your past instructors were going to school; learning how to play again after mnny years of public service. Dode Phillips, state physical edu cation director, had the idea of creating a place where these teach ers could work out their individual problems pertaining to physival education. Net result The physi cal education workshop of the Uni versity of South Carolina. The partlicipants re-learned how to howl, and how t) squatie dance. They went on swimming parties and picnics. They did all these things and more to get training thal will enAbt1 them to estahlish 'teen-age canteens. recreational sports centers, and elementary play schools in their own home town. The course which lasted from June 26 until August 1 was com posed of 26 members. These mem hers heard an hour lecture on health every day hy Dr. Isadore Schayer. University physician. They were instructed in other phases hy Arthur Fourier, Mrs. Verdanna Craig and Mrs. Margaret Moses. It is helieved that as a result of the tremendous success of this sum mer's course, there will he an in creased enrollment in the work shop next year. Corsairs Form Anew; 50 RO's Attend Meet The Corsairs. t he Navy's crack drill platoon, was re-organizedt last night, uinder the direct ion of IDon Singletary. Don, a 7th termer who will leave USC in October. w"ill not lake part himnself. hut is helping in the re-organization of the drill platoon. Ahotut 50 NROTC students attend i'd the meetinog, hut of this num bet, only about 4') are necessary' toa fill t he platoon. Wr"ding nut will he hy the process of olimnination in drill. Officers were chosen by tea son of their precision. accuiracy. and gener al military attiatude. Tbhis organizat ion, which is creat ed cacth year about this time, is a drill platoon and will perform he tween ha!ves at all games as well as in patadles. CAROLINA ENGRAVING CO BEVERAGE COMPANY * ROYAL CROWN COLA 1211 Assembly Street WHERE OLD FRIENDS MEET and the YOUNG MAKE NEW SONES The University Gril 1008 Sumter Street COLUMBIA, . C.e T he Gtamernrk IeMILLAN INS' IIq-..... mg dummy a preview of what USC Head Coach Johnny MeMillan. John McMillan Plans to Lead USC to Victory The young gentleman in the driv er's seat of the Gameenck hand wagon this season is John McMil ]an. whose rocket-like rise in the coaching world reads like something written by IHoralin Alger. Conch MeMillan hails from Fitzgeiald. Georgia and that is wherfe t his story really starts. "I played in the first foot all game I ever saw, F#id the coach: and there isn't a helt er place to st art a coaching ca McMillan came to Calolina in 193. Playing varsity football for three years. he earned his letle during his sophomore . ear. Mc'Milla 's fi rat coa n g11 job started when ho accepted a position as assistant coach at Sumter Iligh 'c. ThC h;ad coach was drafted befote the season started. however. and the burdeni of turning out an efficient team fell on the young as sistant. lie was made head coach. and remained at Sumter for the fllowving three years, where he con l inued to turn out crack foot hall squadL. as well as baseball teams. arid b."skethall qulintets. *'w%o yemus out of the three, McMilian's Sum let IlIigh School basketball tvai; were in the final playoffs for Ilhe State championslip. lI,.-; footall teams for th- pa.t two years have \\oil 16 games against four Ilo.s,c. lis teamis lo.,t games only lo high school teams from Coiumia and Charleston. In two years his bas ketball tecams won 34 games and (:opped 5. Coach McMillan retutine:l to Cat olina as asistant to Coarch Newtion. iron team last yeari. A ftr fe toailrj "Look For The Dog" MEH LMAN'S 1427 Mat * WHY TAKE WE PAY FOR Life Health and Acc Capital Life & Hea LESTER L. BA II I7 Hampton Street * LORICK OFFICE EQU * Office I * Office! Architects and E Phone 6176 : COLUMB TRUCTS 'I IT Opponents can expect this season. wOason hnr endrd. Mt-Mil'an start "nl forming his vige Squad. which, pned by boys It k( Sokol, Th ras her, louse. Robinson Indf I'hilh.in took L-arolina th a one of it's most suo ressfil hask'ball seasons The *44 anirecock vaois rasily won t he -tIate championship. and compet-d with trip teams of tihe Sou1th fol Southorn Confoirnle honor. This sr-rinz tIhe coach %%hiped t tie Cat oina baspball tpam into shajo. and it too v.on the State championship. Conch M iAlian zw,Ptoled his prqsont p''otmn as hend enh thv 'inivot-:1% svvi1d mont ns nt-* v lnd in his (':it. effivient mannli start plvpaw ions for wO hal we all hop"v vAil hf 'atolina's roantr-t season. And ie o.ianrs seem dlat n ; i that ori hlopes at on I just New Field For Athletics Is Still Sought A- the solon.; and variow: cor mitios go! I r, t-- r p tive hend1 log(htet on ih.- a- zi:alites of a now ballfpark. mlo. of the good ci!1zen.s are anaitin: the oulcomne lathe anxioth. When the rn niversty of South (',ro!ina cxpands out onto I Cis fi -d in the uo futu r thrn . ilt no lP,n_er ho a in r(a tion )l tor 1he (;ner- hs. h(nce inew ladiun . i:v;whall f14,ld. ten-las cou ts and #,tI w\:!] te sw:ely nred ed. The platnini. uomm:s,.ion in h rk .-f lhi pro:(,t h z a ver definite .u0 to iiho fit :,. j . . ri 'Od1!in hall park in whirch ther l'nive:Ctit ht! team cou:ld play' nia wel! la fat m -its woiri he ai necs'a: \ ingtrd nt to mU: -t-a!! .olCk:a :n thrivo. Recbrd Headquarters RECORD BAR n Street A CHANCE? EVERYTHING dent Hospitalization Ith Insurance Co. [ES, President Phones 2-2206 or 2-8828 COUCH IPMENT CO. :quipment >upphies ngineers Supplies 924 Gervias St. IA. S. C. Gamecocks N Of Midsumme Allen Shi Replac Scribe Picks Pob With the Gamecock squa tlnc ummer practice, the team i ooks of a smoothly organized heir pictures taken this week orm seem to give the feeling t sn't so very far 'off after all. The squad is still spending nor1 or less stock roulin: wairn .wr. running plays and topping it ill off wit h a nore or l(ss short wr ima ge. The linemen are now under the, utelage of a newcomeri to the Ci flitna vnawhin; staff. Coach Allen Shi who is replaring Calvin Fre\ Team 5 Leads Navy Softball Philbin Sparks Team, George CeIlusta Pitches Third basowman Geni gv Philbin sparked Team 5 to th, lvad of the present intramural snfthall league. George has played brilliart hall afield, and boasts a .500 hatting Winning four si traight garmes. Team 5 has the league's outstand trig pitcher in the pet snn of George Celu-ta. u ho :a rarelv allowed more than thier his per game. Team 2 haz offeroed the mrost con ptition. ln,:ng on:\ to Team 5 y a suorv of 2 to 1. Th!',C pr(.nt1921w i, 'niv"od with i 11t onth sk.a m by ali \'-12s and R()S hi bu :iiar sIpport is notice al\ in'kin:. The ga n''m ar pia.\Pd v'' niht evpt 'Thirda at -7 pla\ers 'av.i1able to each team. thr 'he k-albre of hall heiiv played ip much supe! ior to that of t h- Spring leag . So fa: vn :amis has pa %kei with out the hitte: ds \pute wh:Th a !ri much to ihe en'n.\men! of the play ets and spectators. Ahle ump1.tng by autnities such s - Ja.:uar Adams and ChjcK Ba:.s hts S:opped a lot of aiguments but thul. ar swm" wh'i u i' d' agree wth that ttemIenw t I mph:;ng in th;; lWaguC is a Joti for a man able 'o lake rinl l; I hoth t'in" p!us tho inite0ani" I:r y Jh;on and (iIf lIax s. .t z rh; toulh to he rn tOe op[Ju' rio of taese two for t !-;1 1 w m-' r an\ niort \S a neutr of l-old, too F:O'C al--ear team~ ha.- been tem-p-.aIy so pndt unta t oi;.i on of the nari. Thre ud :t a total of 18 am:n Ve te::r: V.: h a:t play Cd t h:rr t .: a week. Th s. theo ptesnt lan u he i opetation I : fir n e atI . . aithornr FLYING SERVICE, Inc. Columbto Municipal Airport GET THAT E THE Ci * Sandwic * Cold Dr * Cigaret * School * Student Pa" vive baring End hr Practice eS Coach Frey; nitial Eleven aring the completion of mid beginning to take on the machine. All the ft'lows had and scrimmages in full uni hat maybe the football season aifternoons in the sun with a as Ine coach. Coach Fiey has been dscharged h. the Army and is re turning to his old coaching posi lion at Tennessee Tech. Coach ShI '.omes from Atlanta, Geoigia ard made All Southeastern tackle while playing for the University of Geor The ho)0s have been at it long riough now to show wthat they ha%e on the hall, and just to give you an idea of how things are stack ing tip, here's a possible line-up: at the ends we have George Ferriss -et Budd' Riggs: tackles. Phil Ball -J n'd (I- gf MCDTonald: guaids, flook llrlmly and Cummins; cen let Jimmy Aleeks. In the backfield are Jim MorTiim'r at the quarter hick post. Brvmhs at full, and Isom and Kite in the flank positions. For the past several weeks the Pirdmen have been concentrating Pn pass offense and defense. Among the possible passers for the com ing season w ill he Kite, Carr and Pickett Mortimet and Daniels will probahly do the kicking. while the .ih of carrying the mail "on foot." will likely fall to Bremhs. Isom or Several of the hoys have been out of practice herause of minor in.iur. ics. Buck Isom. Red Saul and Les Coker all have inJured fincers or hands but expect to be hack in the It,nning in ti lme at all. Incidentally. the Game-ocks will lit t h' field this fail in flashy new game uniforms. No official word has been received as to the exact color scheme but we helieve the iurses \\;I] he black with red num etals and the pants will he red. With the existing equipment it will he possible to put the boys on the field in most anv combination of :ed. k hite and black there is. Sevf-al n,-wcomes to the team hit the practice field this week. Thev are SeYmour Papp and Alex ax, dowsk :. both weighing 230 and both from New Yoi Coty. Rapp 10i ed cf-nt- for Seward Pai k High S-hoo! and 'nvdowsky held down the right tackle post for the same .- i-ol. R'-port' ha'.r't come in as to how they peiform in action as - *. but if \%e.ght is anything to dn w:th it. w they got it. W:lh about 77 or qs men out of th-c ri:ginal group that reported the first day of practice, the Game ocks seem to have a better chance than ever to give CareLhna some thing to crow' abot;t. See you at 19-e games. Compliments of C A LD W E LL'S CAFETERIA 1307 Hampton Street COLUMBIA, S. C. ITE TO EAT INTEEN hies 'inks tes supplies Depository