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Chick'en In The Rough By Chick Shiels 'Tis been wan long time so there's not a lot to do but get with this stuff so that all loyal sons and daughters can pick up the woid straight from the proverbial "feed box." The big news in these here parts is the Bowl invite that the noble Birds picked up for the first of January. The place will be Jacksonville, Florida, in the "'Gator Oval" where Coach "Peahead" Walker will pit his charges against the Macmen for the second time during this fiscal year. Un doubtedly the bout will be slight variation from the last en counter for the BeDeviled Deacons from Wake Forest will be on the trail to even the score after the Thanksgiving Day worries they had at the Garnet and Black's hands. The Deaks will not be the only outfit looking for some little revenge. Our Boys will also be gunning to better their efforts and eliminate the "tie" phobia that was so prevalent for a long time. Look to ONE January as a big day for the South Caro linians. The entire "operation," deriving its incentive from the proposed "Tobacco Bowl," was only aired late last week by vote of the squad. Coach McMillan will carry 33 men plus three (ah-h-h yes) Managers down Florida vay to give the Sunny confines of Jax the once over-in good "Miami" style. This engagement marks the birth of something new here in the Capital City, for Carolina has never accepted an offer such as this in their history. In years to come great things can branch out of this starter. But so much for the festivi ties on or about the coming of the NOO Year. Lest we for get, the Birds began active workouts on Tuesday of last week in preparation for the tussle and Coach Mac expressed a ,hearty opinion that the gang will be ready to get in there and pitch when game time comes around. Voiced from away down on the totem pole, your scribe wishes the whole crew the very best of luck and makes a sincere wish for a most successful P. M. at the ldawning of 1946. "Let's Dig." (Meeks chap. 3; vers. 1-3.) Amen. Seems a little premature to be speaking of such, but the USC Cagemen have started their efforts to bring more glory to the halle of Carolina. We no sooner end the dissertation on the grand finale along pigskin line, than the trail is picked up on the hardwood. Suffice it to say, the basketball team has been giving many hours each night to the duties of their profession with an eye to the future, that being the evening of December 21 in Chapel Hill, N. C., at which spot the net starts to whip and blisters begin to rise. "The Free Frenchman," Nick Philbin, heads the list of returning lettermen back at the grind with Phil Mallis and Steve Tre whella rounding out the picture. We sain goodbye to one of the varsity coaching staff right after the Maryland tilt-that vas Lt. Conndr. "Bob" Haley. Mr. Haley picked up his freedom card (discharge, 'cats!) about a week before the Ol Liner match but stayed on to keep an eye on the backfield until the season was officially over. His timely tips oni piunting and general work in the secondary were well accepted by the aspiring Birds and the advice did more than a little good. We remember one after noon before practice when a little vorhal wager was voiced by the bald-headed one to the effect that (wve quote) the aforementioned, Mr. Haley, could not stand on the 50-yard line and put four out of five between the five and the goal line. This was a fatal remark, for the former llarvard star settled back and dropped five piunts on the mark desired out of as many tries. And we met the (leficit along th6 betting line, the general concensus wvas that he still knewv his stuff and could prove this fact. But so it goes and the best of luck to Mr. Haley. Phil Ball, former lineman for the G&B, was selectedl by the Associated Press as starter oni their second team in the South. We think that the AP missed the boat here but it is not for the uninvited to make any dIrastie statements along such lines. Phil, as we all cani remembewr, did yoeman's wvork at the guard p)osition at all times and it's too bad that he couldn't have been rec'ognizedl for this (effort. Rtight along the same line, we note that the A P 'again) left J1unior Meeks almost out of the running for AlIl-Southern center. 11'' drew a third string berth beneath Clemson's ,Jenkinus and Wake Forest's F'oremani, which is rather sadl, for when the Game cocks met these two outfits on the green, Meeks led the way in r'egardl to the choice pivot man. It will be recalledl that Brother Jenkins made very little showing in the Carolina Clemson tilt and Foreman dlidn't exactly set the world on fire with his brand of play. Meeks tallied two hundred and forty minutes (2:10) of play without a substitution in the last four encounters of the season. But that's lif'e .. . or is it???? Someone who has continually been slighted in his work for all sports at Carolina is a former Mlajor in t he Air Corps. Every beaver, having spent a little time in the locker' room or on the field wvill surely recognize D)umas Turner, if not by sight, by name, lie was prIactically indispensible on all of the football trip)s, handulinug most all of the paper work and generally making all runm smoothing. If any football team has one friend on the campus, its D)umas. RIGHT OFF THE NEST . . Cr ack guardl, "D1 ean"' IHudson, has beeni in the sack for quite a while with pneumonia. . . . His services were sorely missed on the grid, but he's b>ack on his feet although a wee bit woozy. . . . The brothers in arms, "Buck" Roberts and Dave Smith, have assumed their (duties as basketball managers. . . . The Birdsters next year will find a season to really fill the bill . . . with such notables as Tennessee, Duke and Alabama, the schedule looks will crammed al ready. . . . Ball, Brembs, Giles, McD)onald and Meeks werel' named as All-State material. . . .(Cemson got four men on this club while "P. C.,, brought up the rear with one selec tion. . . . That'll have to wind tip the wvork for the year' of our Lord, 1945. Christmas rolls aroundl andl so dloes Newv Year's. The Pallet in the Uneven Terrain wishes all the Merriest of Christmas and the most successful of Newv Years and hopes to be back at the grind in the earlier part -of January. So-o-o for now we'll be off and running in the third at Carolina. . . . As always, the usual happy note... unquote .. . adieu l Gamecocks Edy In Season's Fin. Rallying late in the third and fourth quarters, the McMillan coached Birds could not get up suf ficient steam to overcome the 19-13 advantage held by the visitors from up Mai'yland way. In the first stanza it looked to be all Carolina and the fans just waited for the locals to. tally, but their wait was all in vain, for the Old Liners hit the pay column in thts second quar ter, and from then on were not to be outdone. The day was perfect and a rep resentative crowd approved of all Carolina's efforts under a very blue December sky, but it seemed th#t our lads could not combine forces and pull a win out of the fire on the last go round. It was in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter that the Gqr net and Black machine started to move, and all followers thought that the time had come for one of those last minute endings. Brembs took a pass from Dan Haralson on the Liner 20, moved to the 10 be fore being forced to shovel a lateral off to Bobby Giles, who then ad vanced to the one-foot line. On the next play, blocking-back Reese Smith hit the center of the line for the first score. Later in the same pe riod, the crowd leaped to their feet when Dutch Brembs, after shaking off three tacklers, shot a long pass to Bill Carr on the Maryland 35 and scampered the distance to end Carolina's scoring for the day. Bud dy Riggs threw one of the best Schedule The complete schedule for the 'niversity of South Carolina bas ketball team is: Dec. 21. 1945, North Carolina at Chapel Hill, N. C. Jan. 2. 1946, Duke at Columbia. Jan. 5, Newberry at Columbia. Jan. 9, Cherry Point Marines at Columbia. Jan. 11, Citadel at Columbia. Jan. 15, Newberry at Newberry. Jan. 18, Georgia at Columbia. Jan. 19, North Carolina at Coulm bia. Jan. 2:. Duke at Durham. Jan. 25, Clemson at Clemson. Jan. 26, Furman at Greenville. Feb. 2, Georgia Tech at Atlanta. Feb. 5, Furman at Columbia. Feb. 8, Clemson at Columbia. Feb. 9, Georgia at Athens. Feb. 15, Citadel at Charleston. Feb. 16, Georgia Tech at Colum bin. Feb. 19, Wake Forest at Colum hia. Girls fake Over YMCA P~ool Hall 'Rack it ft.r eight-ball!" "Bank it !" andl "Put a little English on it,"' are becoming vital phrases in the vocabmularies of many co0-edis on he Uiversit y of South Carolhna c'amnpus. Sev'eral years ago, pool1 was eon sidored "Tahoco" for the so-called nlie girls. A nd it was a radical andl diing c'hange when the course was adtded t.o the girls' physical edulLcat ion de'part ment here on the campus. The effect was terrific, for the girls responded( eagerly, and v'ery soon the classes were crowded. But ('lass time was not enough, so many of the girls began shooting pool after classes in the afternoon. The males no longer' c'ontrtolled the pool roon); the co-oeds moved right in or their t(erritory. Of course, the men students CENTRAL DRUG CO. * 51 97-PHONES-51 98 1204 Main Street WHERE OLD FRIENDS MEET and the YOUNG MAKE NEW ONES The University Gril 1008 Sumter Street COLUMBIA. S. C. ed by Terrapins Al Tilt, 19-13 blocks of the season to enable Carr to go the limit unhindered-he dropped two potential Maryland tacklers right in front of Carr just as the ball fell into the latter's hands. Maryland, seemingly better than average at trickery, looked good in most departments but, after watch ing the Gamecocks on other occa sion it was felt that the hometown-. ers could have come home with the victory. Without a doubt, the outstanding linemen on the turf for the day were Carolina's Meek and his run ning mate, "Bubba" Lane. These two combined with the rest of the Bird forward wall to be rather con sistent on the defense, but the Lin ers never failed to make the best of a Carolina miscue which totaled the final count. It is true that the lads dropped this tilt, but the fans cannot help admit that the 1945 Carolina foot ball team was the best one in the country for Its diminutive size. Outweighed at every encounter, the Macmen showed just what fighters ther were, and if this spirit were backed up with a little more "Meat" on some of the linemen the entire story would have been quite different. We of the Gamecock Sports Dept. wish to extend to all of the players and coaches our sincerest thanks for a job well done throughout the season just passed. CHICK SHIELS. A Word From The Block C The Block "C" Club, after a pe riod of inactivity, has finally conic back to its original position as one of the leading organizat ions on the campus. And at t .is time tiney wish to pass out a little "word" to the students at Carolina. The wearing of monograms from other schools is not done here in all re spect to the men who have earned letters for their prowess. It is re quested that all men and women who have letters from other Col leges and those possessing awards in this line from High Schools do not wear them about the campus. think that a girl shooting pool is a very funny sight. Thus, they stand around the pool room during the classes making fun or telling the girls how it should he done. Several contests have showed that girls are not so inferior to men in the art of shooting pool, but this is admitted only by the co-eds. This shows sonie progress for the female sex, andl even though sonie >eople think that "1)001 shark' and '('0-ed' are synonymous, wvho knows hut what someday It may he a unanimous opinrion. LET OUR TR) I PERSONNEL SELECTIOb WEDDIN Gifts..For ,4 Visit . Our . RUFF HARE 1649 M Announcin Gamecock I CIVILIANS, ta Cleaning A Between Prestoni FRED STi S Nick Philbin Is Nucleus of 1946 Backetball Team The mainstay of this year's Gamecock quintet is Nick Philbin. However, for the purposes of the biography he will be called by his favorite name, George, given to him after he nearly broke his cranium in a diving exhibition. George was born in Scranton. Pennsylvania, where he remained untili he entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1943. He entered the Navy shortly thereafter and was in a radar outfit in Melbourne, Florida, where he played on the station basketball team until it he was accepted in the elite V-12 Training program. Sent immeal ately to Carolina, he has pursued his studies diligently and is now a junior. As a basketball player he has drawn much attention in many schools and be plans to continue in this field after his discharge. lie is steady and consistent, rarely get ting excited during a game. lie has consistently maintained a 6-point average against the best competi tion in this area. This 5' 11", 165-pound lad also does very well at other sports, be ing an excellent diver (he's been restricting his aquatic abilities to swimming lately, however) and playing a very good game of soft ball at third base. ie was on the winning softball team this summer. Since George is so shy about pub licity, it wouldn't be v'ery nice if this article were to delve into his personal life. TIhen, then, will hav'e to suffice on the trials of our' George Ph itlbini. KINED SALES UIDE YOUR J OF FALL CGIFTS. |I .Occasions Giff .Det. WARE CO. AIN ST. g Opening alet Service IAVY, CO-EDS ing tHerat'ons I Marshall's Office 3RK. Mar. ji Basketball Begi Sports Scene; D WillCoachGaim The University of South Carolina basketball team will face the 1946 season without the benefit of many experienced players, but with the grit and determination to try to equal last season's successful com petition. Out of the 120 volunteers who started practicing two weeks ago, only 35 potential varsity players re main. The rest of the players will compete for a position on the Ju nior Varsity, to be coached by Art Fourier. The team this year will have no ball of fire like Charley Sokol to depend on, but with steady play Ing, the team, built around a nu cleus of four of last year's letter men, will be a rugged combination to tangle with. The only first stringer from last season's chtmpionship team is Nick Philbin, guard from Scranton, Pa. The other three lettermen are Steve Trewhella, Phil Mallis and Red Kite. Dick Anderson, a former basket cer for the Garnet and Black, will coach the varsity squad until the regular basketball coach, Lieut. Frank Johnson, receives his dis charge from the Navy. Anderson, who enlisted the day after Pearl Harbor, rose to the rank of Cap tain before being discharged. ie is now a Physical Training instruc Physical Ed To Work Under New Post-War System With the end of wartime living and the return to nolmal life of millions of American; (he physical fitlness dep1aitment of tile Unive sity is miaking plans to carry out al new progi'a, of instruction in physical education, based on set standards of health and fitness. An attempt will be made-to de termine a medical standard of physical fitness either by medical doctors or physical education ex perts. With this standard to guide by, it is the ultimate goal of the gym department in hnve all of its students reach this postwar stand ani. Those reaching t.his standard would be allowed to >ranch out into other sports with the empha sis on keeping fit to maintain this standard. Sports to be participated in are touch football, basketball, and the like, and from time to time tests would be taken to determine whether the standard was being kept up. If not, tile students would be returned to regular fitness classes unlt il thle staindard was once again reached. The purpose of t his program is to prepiare thle youth hiof t his country3 for life iln a peacetime world, anid also to ready them for continuted sports activity, such as handhall, ten nis, golf, etc., after their youthI has passed. The right slant on refreshment BUSINESS 5 920 Main Street COMPLET1 INKS - PENCILS - DRAWlIN YOUR MAOST COwNV ns to Enter ick Anderson ecock Varsity Navy PT Experts We have on our campus two men who have consistently ta ken the lead in strength test scores. They are "Chuck" Lindly and Ed Holtz, who, on the last strength test given them, scored 99 and 98, respectively. fotz also will be known te many as the V-12 trainee from Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, who topped the Navy set-up record with a grand total of 5,500. Welcome to our campus. tor in the University's Naval Train ing program. Some of the players who have showed up well in practice are: Nick Philbin, a smooth and alert guard who rarely misses a long shot; Phil Mallis, lefthanded guard, plays a fast game and shoots equally well with either hand; Red Kite, guard, good scrimmager with a cool head and accurate arm; Steve Trewhella, a guard last sea son, but working for the forward slot this year, has a deadly one-arm shot. 1larold Trewhella plays the for ward spot opposite his brother, works as a combination, tough to stop. Plenty of accuracy when he shoots; Ken Tarbell. an aggressive forward with a one-hand jump shot that's hard to guard; Crick Tallus, a small but fast player, quick thinker and a good ball handler. "Bird-dog" Thornton, a transfer from iAlercer, where he played with Junior Neks, a rugged center at basket ball as well as foot ball. Ju nior was the nucleu of last sea son's MeIcer team. Warren Foote, transfer Irnm Milsilps. where he played a good backboard gane. Will se at I ion here, too. Bill Pizva. fast. shifty and hain to guard. Accurate shot. Alex Sin-- s clair, transfel from the College of the Pacific, good floor game with accurate handling. Good on long shots, too. Swede Hanson, a scrappy guard playing rugged ball. And a guy named Mack, the biggest man on the team, out for center. Watch him go. The team has been working hard for over two weeks and is begin ning to get in shape. As a whole, the team will be small, but fast and aggressive. Accurate shooting as well as speedy hall handling will tell the tale. This year's squad will be hard pressed to equal last year's record of 14 wins and one loss because of size and also because of their tough schedule. The Jay Vee team can he expected to furnish the regulars with a supply of p)otential aces, though, and maybe Coach Amilerson (an pull the team through wIth a lot of wins. The first game of the season will he pllayedi tonight against North Carolina at Chtapel II iii. The home schedule will open on January 2 withI D)uke furrnushing the opposi tion. S. L. Always Open TODDLE,, HOUSE 1419 Gervais BETTER LIGHT BETTER SIGHT. * South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. iUPPLY CO. Columbia, S. C.I E LINE OF NOTE BOOKS and G PAPER ENIENT LOC-ATINj