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SPOR TORAMA By DON BARTON The Meteor, College of Charleston publication, In a front page editorial, March 7, maintained that the partiality of the officials (to Carolina's benefit) was responsible for the Maroons' loss to the Gamecocks in the only basketball meet ing between the two schools this year. We regret that this school has taken that attitude, because it is so ordinary for persons to cry, "The referees cheated," as an attempted ex cuse for defeat. To make this article more ludicrous, the writer made such remarks as, "It is such practices as those exhibited at the Carolina game which makes wider the breach between sec tions of our state." How an insignificant game such as that could cause any great upheaval in intra-state feelings is beyond our compre hension. If there are any hard feelings, they rest at the junc tion of the Ashley and Cooper. We gave the College-Carolina game little thought before it was played and less after it was over. As long as Carolina must play "Little Four" teams, of which College of Charleston is the fifth, we appreciate their eagerness to win, and relations with the original "Little Four" have been cordial. If they are able to beat South Caro lina, they are to be commended, but when they lose it doesn't help matters to make opinionated excuses. Carolina's athletic emulations lie far from Charleston, as do her intentions to antagonize. BOUQUET Joe Grugan is to be commended for the great job he did with the intramural basketball program. This followed a suc cessful football program in the same line. Track and softball are next on the list. Joe has been a bundle of energy in mak ing all of these possible. Intramural sports afford an opportunity for hundreds of students to take part in various games that would other wise be left entirely to varsity squads. The school reaps great benefits from this activity in that it trains a large part of the student body physically and in the ideals of sportsman ship. That is, after all, the purpose of athletics, even though this meaning is sometimes lost in the shadow of professional ized college teams of today. To Mr. Grugan, who puts these programs in force, we offer our thanks and our cooperation in doing anything we can to help make these programs a greater success. SPRING SPORTS Four spring sports schedules will open next week for Caro lina teams. The track team faces Duke on Davis Field, Mon day, and the golf team meets the Blue Devil linkmen in Co lumbia the same day. Wednesday will see the baseball team go into action against Duke on the local diamond, as the ten nis team travels to Davidson to open its 16-match slate. The Gamecocks have walked off with the state football and basketball titles, not being defeated by a state team in either of those. We are looking to the spring athletic teams to up hold this record. The day should not be tar off when Carolina teams will consistently reign supreme in Palmetto State sports. This is the state's largest institution, so we should not only lead the way in South Carolina, but bring home honors from beyond the state's borders. It isn't impossible. NAMES IN THE NEWS Bishop Strickland was given quite a write-up in a recent issue of the Dreher High School paper. A p)icture of the Carolina football neophyte accompanied the interview by Dreher students . .. We got a kick out of the way Bobo Car ter handled the basketball in the intramural finals. He prac tically pulled a one-man hidden ball play . . . WSSF commit tee members missed the boat at the intramural champion ship game. They were expected to be on hand to collect quar ters from persons going in for the game, but for some reason no effort was made, and several hundred quarters didn't go into their funds. Columbia Dairies Compl"'---" 917 MaIn Street *j COLUMBIA, s. C. Columbia Hotel FOR THE BEST I[N ICE CREAM try Sancken'~s (A Product of Richland Dairies) Served on the ciapu By THE CANTEEN USC Fo4 Preston First Takes SAE In Cage Finals By SONNY BALDWIN The Preston 1st dormitory team defeated Sigma Alpha Epsilon fra ternity, 43-25, to win the intra mural basketball league title in a game played Friday night at the field house. The winners, soon to be recipi ents of key chain medals, took an early lead and were never headed as they displayed a fast-break of fense that continually racked up points, while alert defensive play bottled up SAE's point-makers. Getting off to a slow start, both teams appeared to be tense and over-anxious, finding it difficult to hit the basket and get their at tacks rolling. At the end of the first half the score was 14-6 in Preston's favor. Both teams came back strong after the half, with first Preston, then SAE, going on scoring sprees that sent the score to 33-16 at the end of the third quarter. A quick rally by SAE brought the losers within ten points of the winners with six minutes remaining in the game, but Preston pulled away in the stretch to take the game and the championship. It was a tough one to lose for SAE, who had held Preston to a 38-35 win earlier in the playoffs. They were seriously handicapped by the absence of L'Artique Riley and the injury of Randy Bradham and consequently, were far from full strength. Preston also played at a disadvantage, being without the services of pivot-man James "Droopy" Atwell, Charlie Long and others. George Wright and Joe Harrell were outstanding for the winners, scoring 16 and 14 points respec tively, while Bobo Carter played a good floor game. George Seymore was top man for SAE with 15 of his team's 25 points. Will Harvin also looked good for the losers. Lineups ana summary: Pos. Preston 1st (43) SAE (25) F-Wright (16) Pinckney (2) F-Harrell (14) Buck (2) C-DeLoach (4) Harvin (4) G-Carter (1) Seymore (15) G--Wanninger (8) Bradham (0) Subs: Preston-Griffin and Lawv horne. SAE--Lumpkin (2), Owings, Wardlawv, Allison, Kay, Sumwvalt, Wilson, Lind, McLain and Byrd. Officials: Harry Parone and Cy Szakacsi. The All Purpose Aluminum ~ Campus Representative Rt.M. ANTHONY 813 Henderson St. Phone 3488 On Display University Canteer LEARN TJ COPE LA 1409 Main Street Men's Fine HATS -SHOES AIN ma )tball P: Chuck Spann, left, and Ray Avai National Collegiate Athletic As sored by the University of Wit March 27, 28, 29, 1947. Coach Rex Enright, Athletic Dire ing coach received full informati mediately sent applications for e tional tournament. Since the tournament will be hel will be necessary for Avant and S tive professors before they shove Collegiate Photographers.) Student Track Meet To Be Run Today The intramural track mee originally scheduled for last Fr day and postponed due to incle ment weather, will be held thi afternoon beginning at 2 p. m., o Davis field, weather permitting. The Farr cup, to be given as nually to the best miler by Jame S. Farr, Sr., Columbia busines man and former city councilmai will be presented for the first tim this year. Key chain medals will be pre sented winners in the other events which include the shot put, hig jump, broad jump, 100-yard dasl 220-yard dash, 440-yard dash, 88( yard run and 440-yard relay. Various organizations have et tered with each one permitted t enter as many as two men in on event and no man allowed to ente more than three events. The following representativ teams are entered: Alpha Ta Omega, Kappa Alpha, Pi Kapp Phi, Pi Sigma Kappa, Prestor Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma N and the Independents. for Shoes that look like new VISit ROBERTS SHOE REPAIRING SERVICE NEXT TO CITY FIRE DEPT. 1319 Sumter St. ME WAY ND CO. Columbia,.S. C. st Clothing D FUIRNISHINGS review I it it, right, will definitely fight in the sociation Boxing Tournament spon- I iconsin and held at Madison, Wis., etor and Harry Lofton, Carolina box- r on from Madison last week and im- I itry of Spann and Avant in the Na 1 d during the mid semester exams it pann to get the okay of their respec- . off for the Badger State. (Photo by Tennis Team Pairings Listed - Pairings have been announced - for matches to determine positions a for the 1947 Carolina tennis team. n4 Fourteen players will vie for the six positions in playoffs scheduled s for this week. Best two of three s sets will decide the winner. " Gordon McLaurin will play the e winner of the Hacky Walker-El mer Frick match, and Wilton Mc Kinney will take on the winner h between Gordon Johnson and Mar vin Carter for two of the positions. l Ben Turner meets Lee Allan, A. J. Smith faces Theo Constan, Harris Todd plays Bill Dixon, and r Bill Tyson meets Don Barton to decide the other four places. Chal e u lenge matches will be arranged to a allow first-round losers a chance to place. The netmen will travel to David son March 26 to open the season. Attempts are being made to put the courts on the campus in play ing condition, but little progress is being made. AFTER YOU-STAN KENTON ANNIVERSARY SONG--LOMB4 YEARS AND YEARS AGO-DI) SUNRISE SERENADE-FRANK DIJG THESE BLUES-FOUR CL1 The Blue Roor Your "Listening Post' 12O6%/ Main St. (Upstairs Acros Columbia BROC MEN'S Where the Best-] Columb Complete Line of N Sport Wear Fo JIMMIE BROOME Owner Phone 2-9250 Collegi~ Specians STEAKS - CHICKI DINE AND DA | "GAMECOCI JOE PA Propri iedulet Intra-SquadGai spring Drills F By CHICI Friday night at eight o'clock, ;o catch a quick pre-season glii Baseball Squad Sliced ks First Game Looms By JOE MOLONY Coach Vernon "Catfish" Smith f the Gamecock baseball nine cut us squad down to 57 men in last aturday's practice sessions. Smith eemed very pleased over the rogress of the boys to date. The .947 nine should be vastly im roved over last year's mediocre eam, Smith believes. Smith is heavily fortified in the pitching ranks with some 18 noundsmen trying out for front ine duty. The pitching prospects nclude: Driver, Sherer, Alexander, 3ird, Rudolph, Long, Snoddy, roctor, Grant, Anderson, Latti nore, Jennings, Karser, Berlin, Dubanks, Hiott, Wilson and Huff nan. The catchers who are fighting t out for a first string berth in lude a heavy 'hitting lot of: Way, cott, Woolbright, Rhame, Hot inger, Metts and Long. The hit ing of Scott and Woolbright has >den especially encouraging in any drills. A trio of hard-hitting first base nen, a couple of whom may be alled on for outfield duty, seem venly matched for the job. Dean adgett, J. P. Johnson and Will farvin are the slugging candi lates. Second base hopefuls are: O. E. 'Runt" Willis, J. W. Gibson, C. 3. Harris, Charlie Inabinet and C. Appleby. Each has shown up vell to date, with Willis and In ibinet displaying fine class afield. For the shortstop position Smith ias the pick of Troy Newman, ete Lane, J. R. Sykes, H. M. Cirkland, J. A. Crawford and R. Wingard. Only three candidates, Jim Pink rton, W. J. Anfrews and M. J. 3ribb remain for the hot-corner ob. Of the 14 outfielders, Smith will ceep only four or five, with the emainder being cut in the next wo weeks. The fly-catching hope uls include: Earl Dunham, Jaok jouch, Harry Parone, Red Wil on, C. Putna, Ernie Lawhorn, leorge Dew, Hank DeLoache, H. W1. Davidson, L. B. Chennis, R. D. logers, W. E. Collins and A. P. smith. 11R)0 & RUSSELL VJNING SISTERS IE CARLE EFS ri Music Shop for Latest Records s from Wade Hampton Hotel) S. C. ME'S SHOP )ressed Men in la Buy ationally Advertised r Young Men 1431 Main St. Columbia, S. C. 918 Main Street Lte Inn Ing in !- SPAGHETTI MCE J.N THE E" DOOM TONE Marvn Lo, a7-= Friday. ne To Conclude 'or Gamecocks SHIELS the general public will be able rnpse at what the 1947 Game cocks will look like. Coach Rex Enright will divide his hopefuls into two camps, the red and the white teams, and will name the respective coaches for each club. The prime purpose of the intra-squad battle is to give each and every man the acid test, as the spring working sessions come to an end. The lights on Melton Field will shine upon the candidates for Garnet and Black glory as the whistle sounds at eight bells. A small charge of sixty-five cents will be put into effect, and at press time it was unknown as to whom the beneficiary would be. The intake will probably revert back to the athletic association or some subsidiary of named organi zation. All members of the squad will be given ample opportunity to show their respective wares to both the coaching staff and to the public. This intra-squad bout will cul minate the spring training for the University of South Carolina, and the next time the Gamecocks will put on the warring gear will be early in the fall. There will be no reserved seats for the game and all duckets will go on sale at the above named price. USC Swimming Meet On Individual Basis Is Set For March 26 By CHICK SHIELS Swimming will again take its deserved place in the ranks of the University of South Carolina's competitive sports. Through the combined efforts of "Doe" Craw ford, Joe Grugan and Marshall Upton, there will be presented to the public, on the night of March it 26 at 8 o'clock, an intramural swimming meet. "This swimming meet will not be handled by any organization, but by the individuals themselves. Substantial prizes for each event will be awarded to the respective contestants," stated Joe Grugan on the question of the aqua-event. All entrants must sign up with Mr. Grugan in the Physical Train ing offices, prior to March 24, in order to qualify for the meet. The trio backing the affair is most interested in a good turn-out, for a lot hinges upon the success of this meeting. If it is well re ceived by male students of the University, the chances of an or ganized swim team next year are very good. The individual events are: Free Style, 50-yard, 100-yard, 220-yard, 440-yard, 200-yard free style re lay, 150-yard medley relay, 100 yard back stroke, 50 and 100-yard breast stroke, Diving, 1 meter and 3 meter board events. There will be so many qualifying and so many optional dives. 1427 MAIN ST. AUTOMOBILES FOR RENT $5 per 24.hr. day Special Rates for Trips Renting hour-.. a. mn., 'til 7 p. mn. Phone 2-6386--1000 Main One Blocke f..o.. Cmp