The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 22, 1947, Page Page Four, Image 4
SPOR TORAMA
By DON BARTON
WHO HAS THE INEST FEATHERS?
Awhile back a female staff member of the Columbia State
expressed the opinion that Nick Esterhay had the shape
liest legs of any Carolina basketball player. With due re
spect to this lady's opinion and Mr. Esterhay, The Game
cock sports staff has decided to find out just which one of
the Gamecocks the student body considers the glamour boy
of the outfit.
In next Tuesday's paper a ballot will appear on this page
to allow all Carolinians to express themselves on this im
portant issue. This will present the chance to see the team
in action Monday night and give the matter your serious
attention. Go, look, and then, vote!
WHAT DO THEY WANT, BLOOD?
The Gamecock quintet has fallen victim to the local news
paper wolves again. When they win, a straight account of
the game appears in the following morning's paper; but just
let them lose a game and you'd think ihat Satan, himself,
had been playing all five of our positions. The Birds are im
mediately described as sluggish, amateurish, grandstand per
formers, deficient in sportsmanship, and other uncompli
mentary phrases.
The North Carolina scrap was the latest object of attack.
A North Carolina team that could barely outscore New
York University and was only 21 points better than Duke,
was able to squeeze out a 6-point win over our boys. They
did it after a whale of a battle. After reading the misrepre
sentation of the game Tuesday morning we were beginning
to wonder if we had seen the game at all.
The unnamed author of the account, surely an authority
on the details of basketball, led one to believe that Coach
Johnson had picked a team at random from the stands and
thrown it against a professional squad. It is remarkable
that we even scored.
Well, brother, we've played the Tar Heels twice, and
they've known it twice. The average margin was 3V/ points,
nothing to hide your face about.
Perhaps we just haven't been around, but it appeared to
us that the visitors had plenty of trouble, and the Game
cocks, although they did not play perfect basketball, did well l
enough to warrant being on the same floor with any team
in these parts and most teams in the eniLire country.
We at Carolina are not content with anything short of I
victory, but, when we lose, we try to be broadminded enough '
to realize that it happens to all teams and to appreciate a
clean, hard fought game, such as the one last Monday night. t
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PASS THE SAW, PLEASE
Doc Baker, sports editor of the Charleston News and
Courier decided to "go out on a limb" and pick an All-South
Carolina basketball team. Al Adams was the only Carolina 3
player on the first team, and Phil Cantore was placed on
the second five. Bridwell and Stewart of Furman, Nelson of a
Charleston, and Wof ford's Charlie Seay accompanied Adams d
on the first quintet.
Wha.t we want to knew is wh'at's wrong with our Henry
Martin; or John Szakasci, for that matter? Anyone that
leaves either of them off the first ten In South Carolina 'C
basketbali ought to be careful what limbs he goes out on.
SPEARING OF PEOPLE
Bill Childs won the carton of Chesterfields for his pre
diction of 58-46 as the outcome of the USC-UNC basketball
game . .. Peggy Atkinson of the Zeta Tau Alpha's had quite
an eye for the basket in the girls' intramurals . .. Betty Lee
Phillips likewise made some snazzy shots.
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Charleston
The university b0Aling squad
will invade Charleston for a match
with The Citadel tonight. The
teams fought to a 4-4 draw in
their first engagement.
The local team was weakened
by the loss of Ray White, classy
125-pounder, who hung up his
gloves after the Clemson bout.
Bob Wilson, 155-pounder, will not
fight in The Citadel go because
of a nose injury suffered in the
first Citadel match. Also on the
ailing list is Marion Watson, slug
ging 135-pounder, who has a lame
shoulder. Bill Rutledge has left
the team, which leaves Coach
Lofton without a heavyweight.
Coach Lofton will send the fol
lowing men against The Citadel:
Hitopoulos, Dawes, Dean, Avant,
Sindler, Delk, and Spann.
Bird Five Ends Home
Season Monday Nite
College of Charleston will fur
nish basketball competition for
USC in the last home game of the C
aeason here Monday night in the
Field house. This will be the sole a
meeting of the year between these f
wo state leaders.
The Maroons hold the only
mathematical chance of prevent
ng the Birds from waltzing away
with the South Carolina champion
!hip. The invaders have lost but
me game in state competition,
vhile the Gamecocks have yet to r
>ow to a Palmetto foe.
A bare outside chance of drop
>ing the Garnet and Black is con
eded the team from Charleston, T
iut with much at stake, the game
hould be spirited and interesting. G
k large turnout is expected.
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ix Teams Undefeated As ti
ntramurals Near Playoff o0
Favorites in the intramural bas- P(
'thall tourney showed up well tr
luring the past week as teams
Leaded into the final round of t1
ames, scheduled to end Febru- w
ry 26. The double-elimination pE
layoff between the two top
eams in each section will begin pi
he following day, February 27. 3C
Out front in Section I is KA, Ta
y virtue of its 36-18 win over ar
iKA and a 49-3w victory over w]
'i Lambda Phi. Sigma Chi was r_
ropped to second place by a 35- -to
5 loss to Lambda Chi Alpha.
In Section II, Preston 1st won be
7-19 from Tenement 29 and 49- 1lo
9 from Tenement 2 to remain un- Ti
efeated. Section III finds Kappa 21
igma with two wins and no de- CI
eats, along with the P?reshman
,one win and no defeat, lead-|eri
ig the parade. Ha
SAE registered a 29-18 win
ver Preston 2nd West to retain|
DP position with the Carovets
rho have won two and lost none.
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hris Hitopoulos, 120 pounder of
harleston, will face Albie Wil
)x tonight as the boxing team
ieets Citadel. Hitopoulos took a
lose decision from Wilcox in their
rat bout.
irls Intramural
aage Championship
oes To Harrison's
Red Harrison's classy lassies
>mped to a 24-16 win over the
idependent's sextet to cop the
irs intramural basketball cham
ionship in the University gym
hursday night. Led by Jackie
ogers, with 9 points, Marian
ibson, with 7, and Helen Child
's, with 6, Harrison's gals coast
[ in from a 15-5 halftime lead
at the Independents could never
rercome. Mary Norton scored 8
>ints, and Marjorie Ward con
ibuted 7 to the loser's cause.
The tournament, sponsored by
e WAA, began Monday night
th all sororities and three Inde
indents participating.
In the first round, Alpha Delta
swamped Alpha Eyssilon Pi,
-4, and Chi Omega tripped the
i Delta, 12-9. The Independents
d Newell's teams received byes,
ile the Pi Phi's forfeited to
ta Tu Apha nd eltaZet
bri ito Idpndes, 120-1 oeta of
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Netmen Face I
Hard Schedule 1
Facing a schedule of 15 matches,
six at home and nine away, the
Carolina net team will begin shap
ing up some time next week. The
season opens March 26 at David
son, the first local meeting being
on April 14 with the College of
Charleston.
Several players with college ex
perience are here to form the
nucleus of what should be a well
balanced aggregation. Gordon Mc
Laurin and Wilton "Skinny" Mc
Kinney are foremost among can
didates for the top positions. Both
these men won letters at Carolina
before the war.
Returning from last year's
claimant to the state champion
ship are Harris Todd and A. J.
Smith. These two alternated in
the fourth and fifth spots in 1946
and may be counted on for a great
deal of service this spring.
Prominent among new talent
enrolled this semester, is Ben p
Turn'er, formek South Carolina f
high school singles champion and t
tratisfer from Clemson College, L
where he was a member of the ten- N
nis team. Turner's playing will C
bolster the Gamecocks consider
ably.
Prospects were dimmed some
what by the failure of Fred At
kinson and Ben Chamberlain, last
year's top duet, to enroll at the
university for the spring term.
The schedule: March 26, David- it
son, there; April 2, Clemson, C
there; 8, Washington and Lee, cc
there; 9, North Carolina, there; B
10, Wake Forest, there; 14, Col- t
lege of Charleston, here; 16, Cita
del, here; 21, Davidson, here; 23, g
Presbyterian, here; 24, Furman, in
here; 25, College of Charleston, "I
there; 26, Citadel, there; May 1, bl
Wake Forest, here; 5, Presby- d
terian, there; 6, Furman, there. nE
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Intramural Track *
Meet Set For H
March 14-15
The intramural track meet will
be run off March 14 and 15. All
fraternities, tenements, organiza
:ions, and individuals desiring to
mnter should contact Joe Grugan
>f the physical training depart
nent immediately.
Grugan has announced that a
sup will be presented the best
niler and small key chain medals
vill be given the winners In the
>ther events.L
The meet will be composed of
he following events: shot put,
uigh jump, broad jump, 80-yard
lash, 220-yard dash, 440-yard
lash, 880-yard run, mile run, low
murdles, and 440-yard relay.
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ictured above is Len Ekimoff,
reshman guard, who has apen
iuch service on the local court
da season. An Erie, Pa., product,
en is-especially accurate on long
:t shots. He has alternated with
ick Esterhay as a starter for
oach Johnson's state leaders.
kimoff was a center on the 1946
amecock football team.
rid Drills Still
n Early Stages
Spring football practice ended
s first week at Carolina with
oach Enright concentrating on
nditioning and fundamental$.
acks and ends_ have been going
rough extensive passing drills
id runnings off plays character
tic of the T-formation. Tackles,
iards and centers found the go- I
g a bit rougher as they began 1
mnocking heads" in on the line
ocking rehearsals.
Clouded skies threatened to
ive the Gamecocks inside Wed
aday afternoon, but no rain fell
id the cooler weather was wel- i
med by the 70-odd aspirants for E
e Garnet and Black eleven.
eavy rains prevented outdoor i
Drkouts Thursday,
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Crucial Game.
Tonight At 8'
Tournament Bid
Hangs In Balance
On their last stop in Southern
Conference play, the University
of South Carolina Gamecocks leave
the roost over the weekend to en
joy the hospitality of the Demon'
Deacs from Wake Forest. To
night Johnson and Company will
try to make it two in a row over
the Tar heel quint. The first en
gagement saw the Gamecocks
making their Initial appearance
in Columbia and feting the paid
admissions to a 55-41 win over the a
Deacons. Since that time the
Wakes have advanced consider
ably and will prove to be able
opposition for the Birds, having
hung the black wreath on the
league leading N. C. State five.
The apostles from North Caro
lina, the White Phantoms, crossed
over into the Palmetto and con
verted the Garnet and Black to
the tune of 58-47. Nearly 5,000
fans, the largest gathering to be
in the field house for some time,
watched the visitors work well for
the win. It was never a lost cause
for Johnson's charges but the
smooth working enemy lit the way
to the promised land with clever
ball handling, fancy shooting and
steady defensive activities. The *
hometowners, a wee bit erratic
at times, tried valiantly to show
the crowd that they were not to
be sold short, but when the chips
were down the hoop would just
not come in range.
In contrast to the Georgia "Inci
dent" last Saturday night, the
North Carolina game was a clean,
hard fought affair dotted with ter
rific play by both clubs.
fr. Varsity Downs Biltmore,
38-27, For Sixth Win In Row
Carolina's Jayvee basketball
beam won its sixth straight vic
ory by defeating Biltmore Junior
college 88-27 in a preliminary
;ame played at the field house
Sionday night.
Paced by center Bill Smith who
icored 19 points, the Jayvees took
in early lead and were never head
:d as they played steady, heads
ap ball. Sam Noble with seven
>oints and Red Kite with four,
Llso played well for the Jayvees.
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