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Chick'en In The Rough.
By CHICK SHIBLS
Now about this stuff called BRIDGE. Bridge is defined by
THE -WINSTON DICTIONARY (College Edition ... price
$3.60 at the local book store), as, ". . . anything resembling
a bridge in form or use ... a frame for holding teeth in the
head .. ." and so on down the line. After scanning many odd
and sundry meanings we can still put no exact finger on
just what the game of BRIDGE is. It is definitely an indoor
sport. Bridge can be played under most any circumstances
but it is preferred in the quiet confines of a sorority room
where the volume is always kept below 9,000 amps. The
"sport" can never be attacked, in the full sense of the word,
on the windy slope of a hill, or while swimming under water
or in the process of engaging in any other athletic event or
match.
The game, from a pure moron's viewpoint, looks a wee
bit like this: The scene is the aforementioned sorority room
where deathly silence is reigning supreme. Suddenly a voice
cracks the dead stillness and says (we will quote), ". . . hey,
where in the $& % X$& % is a fourth." Before we go too
much farther there is something that must be brought to
light. Four people play the game of BRIDGE. Football has
its eleven, Baseball has its nine and Bridge has four. It is
then classed as a sport. But to get on: After the call has
been put out for the fourth man to play (women play this
game, too, there is no bodily contact unless you kick at your
partner or anybody else under the table!) the sides are
chosen with a minimum of confusion. The game of BRIDGE
employs the ole pasteboards-cards. A table is also pressed
into service. (The ones with four legs are preferable. Then
each player has one to stand on.) Well, the chairs are pulled
out from under other people and used by the participants to
sit on. We forgot to mention that BRIDGE players always
sit down. They never stand unless they are plenty mad at
somebody at the table. The game is more enjoyable when
sitting anyway.
As Football has its kickoff and Baseball has its opening
pitch so BRIDGE has what they call a "deal." A member of
the smiling clan has been chosen as the most lucky, so he
deals. This includes passing an equal number of cards to
each player, getting the signals straight with his partner
and uttering a few choice remarks about anything handy.
This could include Love, Studies or Dandruff.
The game is on. Each man has an equal number of cards,
each is comfortably seated and each is trying like h- to get
the "word" either to or from his partner. Out of a clear blue
sky one of the players says, " . . . GRAC-ious, I don't have
a thing here." We swore that she had a handful of cards.
Some of them are pretty, with pictures of people on them.
We think they are famous people, too. Well, the other players
agree that they haven't got too much either, so they "bid."
Now this bidding is the tricky baby. You've gotta watch it.
The English language is the universal tongue, but in
BRIDGE they only use it once in awhile. Thoughts like,
"three hearts, four clubs and two spades," completely be
fuddle the previously mentioned moron. He casually offers,
"Pardon me, but where does an alien go to register?" OnE
of the party fires, "New Orleans," without even lookin
up from the table.
The game progresses and each individual throws all of his cards oui
on the table, one at a time, and one of the foursome picks them up. A
small shot of prestidigitation helps quite a bit at this point. If you'r<
quick and very alert, you're set I It seems that they tally the scor<
by counting the number of piles (each with four cards, due to the fac
that there are four players) and then proceed to start the process al
over again. Soon somebody gets tired and passes out but there are
always many reserves to be called on. Like we said it's an indool
game, or else the person who has just passed out might die of exposure
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"Ya know, Hank, you amaze lei
me wit the placidity which ya th,
maintains while you're rackin' up t
them two pointers from the oil
middle of the court. And all the he
time that crowd is tearin' your dE
eardrums to pieces." as
Rookie Lou Budzinski openly 14
expressed his admiration for th
Henry Wrycko, leading scorer for sii
for the Hower U. quintet. Hank pc
had that same night sunk a last to
minute field goal to give his team ul
a narrow margin over the visiting
Belo Normal outfit. al
Hank put his oversized hand on bc
the freshman's shoulder. "Concen- m
tration, my boy. Ya gotta 'keep "l
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into monotony. Few words were n
able to break through his defense. g
I learned to do the same thing on S
the basketball court. I never 8
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e basketball court. I never no
e the crowd."
Buduinski nodded his head in
ent amazement and then asked
pefully, "Do ya 'spose I could
velop my disregarding powers a
much as you have? Then maybe t
.ould get into a game some day!"
"Sure,. kid. When you're out v
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The ambitious youngster leaned t
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wed in silent meditation for a
oment. He lifted his head again.
t's no use; I see everything that t
tppens in the stands. I don't
ve your will power, Hank. For
stance, tonight I observed so
trn many things. Two urchins
,ufflin' in the end seats; a midget
P behind our bench sitting on a 1
rebster's unabridged; and two
ugs bickerin' over a dame on the
eat side. I just ain't got the
3wer to ignore. But, on the
her hand, my lookin' around
mld pay off. Tonight there was
nice little dish in a purple
weater makin' eyes at me during
1e whole second half. I'll hafta
ok into that." .
Wrycko sprang to his *feet.
Wait a minute, bud! If you're
eferring to the blonde that was
itting on the eighth row up, on
he east side, opposite the circle,
ist count yourself out. I've had
iy eyes on that for the last three
ames, and you ain't cuttin' in,
Be. Concentrate on your playing,
on."
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he 1947 Gamecock football team
rill commence the first week in
ebruary. These training sessions
rhich enable coaches to observe
LOw prospects and conditioning
Id players, will last for six weeks.
It has been a custom in the past
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uts with an intra-squad game.
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Prospects for next season ap
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Riding on the crest of a three
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Martiu, who donated 9. The Se
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foes of the year.
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which to prime his quintet for
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bird week of the spring semester,
t was announced by Frances
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mual event.
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touse each afternoon until the two
eams to compete in the finals are
hosen. The championship con
eat will be played at night. . A
laque will be made and placed in
he gymnasium with the name of
his year's winning organisation
nscribed on it. Other winners
vill be added from year to year.
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