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Cagers See 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. 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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 your mind on what 'cha doin'. hi Forget that there's anyone in the in stands." di "Yeh, but how can ya? It ain't ae easy to ignore five thousand ul noisy people - 'specially when V they're in the same room wit'cha." m Wrycko stationea one foot on W the dressing room bench. "Well, P I guess it aorta runs in the family. 01 My ol' lady was the talkinest wo- c man in Brooklyn, but papa was a about the most uninterested per- 81 son in all New York. Pop could tl stare at a Police Gazette for hours 14 while Ma unwound a roll of words on every subject under the sun. Did it bother the ol' man? Not r, on your life. He just sat there an' s1 let clauses and phrases pile up tl into paragraphs; and paragraphs j1 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 1947 Football ! Sept. 20-Newberry ......... Sept. 27-Maryland ......... Oct. 6-Mississippi ........ Oct. 11-Furman .......... Oct. 22-Clemson .......... Nov. 1-Miami ............ Nov. 8-The Citadel ....... Nov. 15-Duke ............. ?n 27-Wake Forest ...... Whenever You're Stop in THE GREEN D) "Kilroy Ea Openu7Da: Specializing in Steaks, Se for Shoes that look like new visit ROBERTS SHOE REPAIRING SERVICE 1319 Sumter St. JOIN Til Head RUSS D PARKWAY Air Condluioned RUSS D th WI ion, Son IRTON irned to do the same thing on 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 ere warmin' up or while you're I tting on the bench, make it a >int not to look at the specta rs; not even once. Don't look r o. Indifference is the secret to c y success." The ambitious youngster leaned t rainst a faded green locker and 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." late Released ................ Columbia ................. Columbia .......... Memphis, Tenn. ................. Columbia ................. Columbia ................ M iami, Fla . .............. Orangeburg ............ Durham, N. C. ............ Charlotte, N. C. P at Five Points at ERBY GRILL to Here" rs a Week sfood and Short Orders COLUMBIA DAIRIES * 917 Main Street COLUMBIA, S. C. i RUSH! To RAKE'S GRILL for [ELICOUS LUNCHES APPETIZING HAMBURGERS AND SPAGHETI OPEN 12 A. M. to 12 P. M. 'or Your Comfore RAKE'S LY GRILL a Au Flen. PainuW" n Ag R Birds Face Spring Work rind To Last Six Weeks Head Coach Rex Enright has nnounced that spring practice for 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 o climax these pre-season work uts with an intra-squad game. ast year a game of this sort was layed at night on Melton Field. Prospects for next season ap ear fairly bright as a great many rom the 1946 State Champions ire returning. This nucleus will e bolstered by outstanding high chool performers graduating this rear, so the Birds should be able o tackle their enlarged schedule vith confidence. Intramural Basketball Coach Joe Grugan, of the University' Physical Training Department, announced that all Fraternities and Tenements in terested in Intramural basket ball may see him anytime in the Gym. Activities are slated to be many when, and if the In tremuul leanse can be formed. so it is imperative that the lead ers of the respective groups see him immediately. The same set-up that made the Intramu ral football such a success will prevail. S Burnett's Radio For Sales c e RECORI eR 823 Main Street FOR TI IN ICE 1 (A Product of Served e THE ( iinst C Add Victories Over Georgia And Erskine Riding on the crest of a three game winning streak, Coach John son's hardwood artists will take t another bow before the homefolks 1 tomorrow night at 8:00, entertain- t ing the Citadel. After a short ex- I cursion to Athens and Due West I where they outscored Georgia, 1 55-50, and Erskine, 55-89, the E Gamecocks will be seeking their second Southern Conference win in as many starts. The Carolina 1 field house should be taxed to ca- I pacity for this battle. The Birds made Georgia fans happy by spotting their boys a 1 28-21 lead at halftime, then had i them tearing their hair as Al Adams and Henry Martin led the visitors in sinking ten points be fore the Bulldogs could counter in the second half. Martin chalked up 19 points for the night, and big Al added 18 more to lead Carolina forces to a well-earned triumph over this Southeastern Conference school. Erskine made the U.S.C. cagers work full time in a Saturday night game, but they were no match for the scoring prowess of Szak asci who shot 11 points, Cantore and Snoddy, with 10 each, and Martiu, who donated 9. The Se ceders were Carolina's first state foes of the year. Following the date with Citadel, Johnson will have two days in which to prime his quintet for the all-important Southern Con ference game with Furman Uni versity in Greenville on Saturday. The Garnet and Black has shown marked improvement in recent games and will likely be able to meet the majority of their future opponents on at least even terms. BE & Television Co. ir Repairs of ) PLAYERS ADIO e Phone '7408 J[E BEST CREAM :ry . cken's 'Richiand Dairies) n sh e1s mpu. By 3ANTEEN adets sororities Will. .lash On Court The Women's Athletic Associa Lon will sponsor a girls' basket all tournament to be held the bird week of the spring semester, t was announced by Frances mith, president. All sororities rill enter teams along with sev ral independent entries in the irst of what is to be made an an mual event. Games will be played in the field 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. Pairings will be drawn up in ;he near future. Notice ! ! ! The Athletic Department of the University of South Carolina, s sponsors of intra-mural sports on the campus, have announced they are short 16 pairs of football shoes from the recent football tilts. They further said the shoes are needed for the regular players, and that unless the shoes are re turned all intra-murals will be can celled in the future. All Fraternities and tenements have been sent notices of the loss, in hopes they will be returned, and the popular campus sports can continue. AUTOMOBILES FOR RENT DRIVE IT YOURSELF $6 per 24-hr. day Special Rates for Trips Renting Hrs.-9 a. m.-7 p. m. Phone 2-6836-1000 Main One Block from Campus PEOPLE EXPECT MORE AND GET IT!! at 1688 MAIN STREET At The Theaters ii., *r- at. 1 D sdsat. to~ soW:~. S. G Ja0e .