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SPORTORAMA By DON BARTON A GLANCE AT FOOTBALL A short conversation with Coach Enright the other day gave us the impression that the Gamecock boss is not quite so uneasy about football prospects as he was this time last year. He explained that this year he knows much more about what he has on hand and isn't largely dependent on new players proving themselves, as was the case in 1946. He mentioned such players as the Alexander brothers, Red Wilson, Jack Couch, Max Walker, Red Harrison, James At well, and others from the '46 squad, who have already shown their ability, and will give the 1947 team a great framework. Bo Hagan should be back in commission and sound as ever when next fall rolls around. That, in itself, is hearten ing news to coaches and fans alike. Enright isn't expressing himself too freely concerning new men trying out with the squad. It's really too early to judge accurately what these hopefuls have to offer, but future scrimmage sessions will tell a great deal about what can be expected from them. When it was mentioned that Bishop Strickland seemed to be quite apt at carrying the ball, the coach quickly agreed and said that he was a good, hard runner with kreat full back possibilities. A comparison to Lukie Brunson, the Florence star who enrolled at Georgia, was attempted, but Enright commented that they were different types of run ners altogether. All-in-all the Gamecocks should be greatly improved and, with the right number of good reserves, should be able to cope successfully with all teams on the schedule. But, then, Maryland, Duke, Mississippi, Miami U., and Wake Forest are also booked to come up with better teams than they had the previous season, so it looks as if a battle of "improve ment" is in store. We can hardly wait!! A GREAT DAY FOR THE GAMECOCKS Our Gamecocks really made 'em sit up and take notice in their first Southern Conference tourney game. Few people gave them a slight chance of taking Duke's measure, but they did it, and it was no accident. This was the 1947 team's greatest victory to date, and the whole school swells with pride at the thought of it. Our one regret is that the stu dents could not be there to witness it; a radio interpretation was as close as we could get. We don't know who they were, but there were a lot of people in the Duke fieldhouse pulling for South Carolina to win. A great cheer arose after each Gamecock score, es pecially in the second half. In the first half the response was not too loud after our baskets, but, evidently, the Birds acquired supporters as the game progressed. This could be attributed to their fighting spirit and hard play. At least that's what the radio commentators seemed to like about the Gamecocks. We hope as this paper reaches you that Carolina will be all set to play in the tournament finals, which of course depends upon last night's game. Regardless, USC has al ready shown the public that she does have a great basket ball team representing her, and will have for years to come. BROWSING AROUND Bleachers are now being erected on Davis Field to provide a resting place for baseball fans this year . . . Bob Wilson has been forced to leave the boxing team permanently due to a nose injury received in the Clemson bout . .. Bob gradu ates this spring . . . This didn't come from a squirrel, but we heard somewhere that the way to have teeth with which you can crack nuts is not to crack nuts with your teeth. But don't forget to help the WSSF crack that $3,100 goal... There must be a connection somewhere. BROOME' S MEN'S SHOP Where the Best-Dressed Men in Columbia Buy Complete Line of Nationally Advertised Sport Wear For Young Men JIMMIE BROOME 1431 Main St. Owner Columbia, S. C. SMOKER'S 47ie ad7n eens Has in Stock A Large Selection of PIPES and TOBACCOS Pines, $1.0 andn UpT Are You A 7] Coach Sterling DuPre, shown above, the Carolina track team. With Dut on March 24, DuPre is still workir dates. If you can run, jump, or t afternoon, on the track, if it's fa weather is bad. The schedule has Davidson, N. C., Raleigh, N. C., Cle Tennis Team F No Courts Avai "Where can we find a court to play on?" was the theme of the first two meetings of candidates for the South Carolina tennis team, coached by Hank Bartos. Coach and players met Monday at 2:30 and Wednesday at 1:00, both times in the fieldhouse. The player turnout was not large, but far more encouraging than the court situation. At present the three courts on the campus resemble plowed fields, and cannot be used for even pre liminary workouts. Coach Bartos has requested that the courts be put into condition, so that his men may begin pre paring for the opening match with Davidson, less than three weeks off. The players are standing by pending response from those re sponsible for upkeep of the courts. Several players have been prac ticing on local "toll" courts and are shaping up well. The quintet of McLaurin, McKinney, Turner, Smith, and Todd are being counted on to carry court laur~els for Carolina this year. Cleaning Just %/ From the JOYE Cleaners 1 1209 Pe DO YOUR SI SILv QUA] [rack Man? is in great need of men to bolster e definitely slated to appear here g with a mere handful of candi hrow, see the coach at 2:00 any ir, or in the field house, if the trips slated for Gainesville, Fla., inson, and Clinton. orms, But lable For Play '45-'46 Block Sweaters Arrive Block "C" sweaters for 91 let ter-earners for the 1945-'46 school year arrived at The Gamecock business office this week. Dumas Turner, business man ager, has been kept busy distribut ing the awards to the receivers, many of whom were here under the navy program and have since been scattered to all parts of the United States. The sweaters are garnet-colored, made of a hard-finished wool, and of the coat type, buttoning down the front. The letters are black, trimmed with red. The blocks are'given for the five major sports: football, basketball, baseball, boxing, and track. Compliments Columbia Hotel Craftsmen Block Campus BROS. & Dyers ndleton lOPPING AT ERS LITY AND QUANTITY| BirdsKnc Torrid Games Unfoli In Intramural Cage Play By SONNY BALDWIN The intramural basketball lean playoffs began Monday and 1oi fast, hot and close games resull with the climax in campus int est and traditional rivalry comi on Wednesday when Kappa Alp defeated Sigma Alpha Epsilon a 27-15 thriller. It was the first meeting of I two this year and was marked much excitement and over-eag ness on the part of the playe KA led most of the way, but v pushed by SAE on several oc< sions. Leading the KA scori were Billy Shull with seven poir Tom Macfie with six, a Bill Dawson with six. Riley v high scorer for SAE with sev points and George Seymore turr in a good floor game. "Hacli Walker played an outstandi game at guard for KA. In other games, KA defeated Kappa Phi 43-21 on Monday w Shull again leading 'the scori with 14 points. Also on Monday, SAE took I measure of Kappa Sigma 32 to hand-Kappa Sig their first < feat of the season. George Si more led SAE point-makers w 11 points, closely followed Riley and Pinckney with eil points each. Lambda Chi Alpha dowr Preston 2nd West 28-25 on Tu day in a game that saw the 14 change hands frequently and I score tied often. Chet Wing paced the winners by racking 15 points, while Posten of the l ers had eight. A favored Preston 1st te went down in defeat to Tenemi 3 by a score of 27-24. Led Cecil Woolbright with nine poi and Jim Pinkerton with eig Tenement 3 got sweet revenge : the previous licking at the hat of Preston 1st. Joe Harrell v high scorer for Preston with points. Pi Kappa Phi was elimina1 Wednesday, as they bowed in < feat to Kappa Sigma, 38 Cooper was top man for the w ners, scoring 12 points, while P of the losers also shot 12. More games will be played ni week with the tourney expected end with the championship ga on Thursday. LEARN COPE L 1409 MaIn Street Men's Fii HATS -SHOES Barnett's Radit For Salei * RECOl 823 Main Street FOR T IN IC]E (A Product o Served i THE 4 ckDukeFro i AdamsRunsW SkepticsLookO 1e Golfers To Meet me ed A 'meeting of all prospective gr- members of the USC golf tean ng will be held In the fieldhouse Mon ha day, March 10, at 2:30. Al Grygo in who will handle the local linkmer this year, has lined up an attrac he tive schedule of home matchef by and road trips. Dr Boxing Team, Hit a- With Flu and Injury s Siege, Meets Miami nd Team Next Week as en With the flu taking over th ed Gamecock boxing team since it :y" return from College Park, Mary ng land, the mittmen have been do Pi ing very little work this past weel Ith On the casualty list are: Coacl ng Harry Lofton, Manager Bobb; Wickham and several of the box he ers. i?, It is expected that, when Loftoi e- and his fellow victims return fo action, plenty of activity will b by going on in the gymnasium nex ht week to make up for this los time. ed The season's finale is about i week away. The boxers mee Miami University there, on Marc1 he 14 and will have to press hard t< ate be ready. up ?a- Details For am Intramural Track y Nearing Completion by rits Joe Grugan, of the physica ht, training department, has an For nounced that plans are being com da pleted for the intramural tracl ras meet and the deadline for entrie 11 has been extended one day, t Tuesday, March 11. Led Any team desiring a coach o le- coaches, may contact Grugan an( 25. he will assign as many as thre in- men from the physical educatiot ike track class to any team. Among. the teams already en axt tered are: Alpha Tau Omegs to Kappa Alpha, Sigma Alpha Ep me silon, Sigma Chi, Preston, and th Independents. THE WAY AND CO. Columbia, S. C. iest Clothing AND FURNISHINGS SEE & Television Co. or Repairs of EUD PLAYERS RADIO e Phone 7408 HE BEST CIREAM try I Ricliland Dairles) in the campus Dy 3ANTERN r{nwrr a, i79D mTourney. ildIn56-54 Wing tnDumbfounded South Carolina's "play when you have to" Gamecocks dropped Duke's heavily-favored Blue Devils, 56-54, Thursday, placing the Birds in the semi-finals of the Southern Conference basketball tournament and, at the same time, clearing up their intentions for many out spoken skeptics who considered the Carolina boys just along for the trip. This was the opening game of the Durham tournament. It was big Al Adams who gave the Garnet and Black that extra momentum needed to overcome the third-seeded boys from Duke. The easy-going center dropped in 21 points before fouling out, and was a thorn in the side of the Blue Devil offense the whole after noon. Sports writers were com - paring Adams' play to that of North Carolina's immortal George r Glamack in interviews after. the r game. Phil Cantore was second high scorer for both sides, making 17 points, most of them in the sec- 4 ond half. Henry Martin, with 10, was third. Nick Esterhay played an outstanding defensive game be fore going out on fouls in the early minutes of the second half. South Carolina led at the half, 32-29, after a last minute rally, and the Blue Devils were never able to take the lead, except for a few moments at the opening of the last stanza. The score was tied several times, but the Birds were always able to work the ball in to Cantore or Adams, neither - of whom seemed able to miss the - basket. { In the game's dying moments, with Carolina leading by 58-46, Duke made its noblest efforts to r ward victory. The Blues whittled I the score to 54-52, but that's as a close as they could get. Len Ekimoff was injured mid - way of the last half and had to be taken from the game. Adams - was bothered by a foot infectior g B but not seriously. Girls' Athletic Clubs Organize Athletic clubs for riding, swim ming, tennis and softball will be formed by the Women's Athletic Association, announced Trudie Leonard, vice president. These clubs will meet individ ually and set up a system by which they will keep regular at tendance records and count absences from the meetings as cuts. Participation in the clubs will give points towards an ath letic letter. Temporary chairmen for the clubs are: riding, Belinda Collum; swimming, Doris Boris; tennis, Elinor Hull; and softball, Marga ret Eleazer. The purpose of the clubs is to offer the students interested in one of these sports an opportunity for group participation in them. The membership in the clubs is open to all women students and anyone interested should get in touch with ?he chairman of that respective sport. Plans for the orgardzation of other clubs in the major sports will be completed and announced by the WAA. AUTOMOBILES FOR RENT $5 per 24-hr. day Special Rates for Tripe Renting hour--8 a. nm., 'il 7 p. m. Phone 2-6386-1000 Main' One B1lc frm.. mu