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SPORTORAMA By DON BARTON WELCOME OME Our baseball team hasn't appeared on the local diamon in apptoximately a month, the latest home game being wit: Clemson. Since that time most Carolina students have prol ably forgotten that we have a baseball team, in spite of Jo Molony's able coverage and pertinent comments on thi page. Well, the prodigal sons return to Davis Field Monda against Newberry, a team that downed them 7-2 previously Two weeks ago we mentioned the baseball team in this co umn, saying that we expected them to snap out of the lo hng streak that night. They won 23-4! With the hope thu we can turn the trick again (and the knowledge that New berry is much better than the Bulldogs) we predict tha the Gamecocks will give the home crowd something to smil about Monday afternoon. And we don't pretend to be cryst gazers, either-just optimists!! WHICH WAY DID HE GO? , Scooter Rucks has beep showing his heels to all comei (except Duke) in the 440 and 220-yard dashes this yea Against Newberry we expected the same thing, so we el gaged a cameraman to be at the finish line of the 440-yar event Wednesday to snap Scooter's picture as he broke th tape. The race started and Rucks quickly established a con manding lead, so we looked away with the satisfaction the he would be in the picture all by himself. Looking back u at the finish line we were astonished to see that Rucks didn break the line. In fact, he was nowhere to be seen. What ha happened? Had he been unable to make a turn at such high rate of speed and crashed into Melton Field? Had I done as the hare had done in lying down to wait for the to: tolse? Regardless, there was no Rucks, no picture, no nuthil for us except an unsolved mystery. Later we found out that Coach DuPre had called him froi the track. We also learned that the cameraman wasn't ther anyhow! We might try again this afternoon, so, please, coac) let Scooter finish! WAIT AND SEE Next weekend is the pay-off date for college track tean in South Carolina, as the state meet is held at Clinton at the time, with Presbyterian College as host. If our memory is correct, the Tigers are defendin champions, but sportswriters throughout the state do n( seem to have the opinion that they will be successful in di fending that title. The basis of this belief is the seven-poir defeat that Clemson handed the Birds last week, five c these points being handed to the Tigers when Scooter Ruci was disqualified on a technicality, after coming in first i the 440-yard dash. Well, we'll bet our month's salary for writing this colun1 that our Gamecocks will take anything that Clemson or ar other school has to offer in the state meet. If they don't, ju forget the whole thing, but if they do, remember, we to you so! OFF THE SUBJECT A woman and her small boy were out window-shoppir and came to a dentist's office, which had several plates di played in the show-case. The lad said, "Mother, if I ever have to wear false teeth want some just like those," as he pointed to one of the item His mother was shocked. "Hush, Johnny, haven't I told yt not to pick your teeth in public!1" LEARN THE WAY COPELAND CO. 1409 Main Street Columbia, S. C. Men's Finest Clothing HATS - SHOES AND FURNISHINGS FOR THE BIGGEST SHOW IN TOWN Stay Tuned To CBS AT 1490KC Baseballers To Meet Indians - Here Monday By JOE MOLONY Carolina's diamond hopefuls will entertain Newberry College, one of nine colleges which has hum . bled the Birds, Monday afternoon S at Melton Field beginning at 3:30 p- m. The Gamecocks were entertained by a formidable Duke Blue Devil nine at Durham, N. C., Thursday and Friday after suffering their - eleventh defeat at the hands of t P. C., the first part of the week. No'report came in concerning the USC-Georgia game of Wednesday, but it is believed to have been rained out at. Thomson, Ga. l The loss of Jack Couch for sev eral days when he strained a Pi muscle in the Furman game was Foi felt greatly by Coach Smith and tak could have been a deciding factor of in the Birds loss to P. C. However, r'. it must be pointed out that Couch V was in the lineup wlen Carolina d wqs on the short end of their e previous ten ball games. Carolina's pitching is still its ule weakest department, something tea that shouldn't be so-not with coi some 4,000 students in school and the about 2,000 of this number vet- pla erans. to d top d Catfish Smith's charges have a been hitting the ball hard and of- gal e ten, but can't seem to gather in lo the runs. While the opposing at teams are making each hit count, it is no oddity to read in the box vs. score: left on base-Carolina 10 Pri or 12 men. This just doesn't make e for winning baseball. gy At times the team's baserun ning could compare favorably with any high school nine's, but vs usually it suffered even by this gyi comparison. The boys seemed to fall asleep on the base paths, pi s when they should have been on All t their toes. This fault was vividly portrayed during the first of the Te g season and Coach Smith has cor- Ph rected it somewhat during the last 1 few games. - After the first 14 college base- ph k ball games Carolina could boast vs. of only one man who has gone the entire route, Cy Szakasci, and pi s he's lasted the full nine innings v. n twice. In the other contests the pitchers have been left in the box until they were shelled off by the Pr< n enemy for the sole reason that Ph Coach Smith had no onie to go to their rescue. a Our baseball team is a sad situ- R( d ation, indeed, for it is unbelievable that a school of Carolina's enroll- me ment couldn't find three or four men on the campus capable of gr pitching winning College baseball. N g It only leads one to believe that Ssomething is drastically wrong an somewhere. Someone made a time ly observation during the New- O I berry-Carolina track meet that ob s. the track team draws more spec- 0ou tators than our major sport--base- in ball. This is a bitter pill to swal- we low--but it's the awful truth. for Shoes that look like new_ visit ROBERTS SHOE REPAIRING SERVICE NEXT TO CITY FIRE DEPT. 1319 Sumter St. Cleaning C Just%I From the JOYE E Cleaners 2 1290 Pen tured above are Gordon McLaurin mney, two of Carolina's ace netmen. rest, McKinney lost his first set bi e his seventh win of the season. I pped the second when rain forced the game. (Photo by Manning Hart olley Ball Playoff Ii etween Top Four T he intramural volleyball sched- R has been revised after several ms dropped out and play will tinue for two more weeks. At ed conclusion of this period a bu yoff will begin between the be four teams. ga ,he tentative schedule for nes through May 14 is as fol- m s: (All games to be played as 2p.m.) we Ionday, May 5--Bloct "C" club' Phi Epsilon Pi; Sigma Nu vs. tei ,ston 2nd East. fei ruesday, May 6-Ten o'clock ke n class vs. SAE; Pi Kappa Al- W i vs. Pi Kappa Phi. fei Vednesday, May 7-Block "C" Preston 2nd East; Ten o'clock sel n class vs. Phi Epsilon Pi. in rhursday, May 8-Sigma Nu vs. to Kappa Phi; SAE vs. Pi Kappa Si >ha. , wt riday, May 9-Block "C" vs. tic i o'clock gym class; Pi Kappa to i vs. Preston 2nd East. lis tonday, May 12-Pi Kappa Al- SE i vs. Phi Epsilon PI1; Sigma Nu SAE. be ruesday, May 13-Block "C" vs. Kappa Phi; Pi Kappa Alpha K 0' Ten o'clock gym class. an Wednesday, May 14-SAE vs. H ston 2nd East; Sigma Nu vs. i Epsilon Pi. eo )TC UNIT bo (Continued from Pagc 1) ist request it, and for the pr'o de mm, one hundred must sign. w< n-Veteran Students w Dolonel Morenau dleclared that co y non-veteran now in school - 11(1 not enter the program and ain a reserve commission wvith spending the full twvo years each of the two p)hases. There Cs uld be no chance for a non Compliments oj Columbia Hotel CENTRAL DRUG CO. 197 - PHONES -- 5198 1204 Main Street raftsmen clock Campus ROS. c Dyers Ileton t t t left), and Wilton (Skinny) Mc-4 In Thursday's game with Wake it won the second and third to f dicLaurin won his first set but ( the cancelling of the remainder is of Collegiate Photographers). itramural Tennis ournament Slowly eaching Finals I I Several matches have been play-t in the men's tennis tournament b t a good many still remain to t played, according to Joe Gru-f n, director of the tourney. d Students are urged to play off g itches as soon as possible, so not to conflict with final exam f ek.I In recent doubles matches, the um of MacMillan-Hollings de-. I tted Swindler-Mattox, H. Wal r-N. Walker beat Williams-( right, and Stuckey-Spears de- ? ( ted Isbell-Jones. In Section I, Hacky Walker is ? t ieduled to meet Pete Gourdin the semifinals and the winner i meet Zeglar. Mattox meets ears and N. Walker plays Boul-f are in Section II, while in See n III we find Sumwalt vs. Hor 1, Lynch vs. Overstreet, Wil- f mas vs. Kilgo, and Lifchez vs. ymore. Doubles matches scheduled to played are Kligman-Lifchez vs. ardlaw-Manning, Woolbright lgore vs. Jennings-Seymore, . Hara-Overstreet vs. Dean-Dixon, I d Zeglar-Park vs. Gourdin- | >oks. "I tern tuen tooti h miso wihu cope in >lf) condiu Wit Sklongy asce it wn the secnivrst antird tohe ~Iurse wconmpsle te se -u tcneling% To tremaide sofCollegia Phtgaprs) 91mrain Teni ouramynu Stl wcaly inll eachingrinaloosan at derop macesve beenu splay intemen'teni.ornmn plye, pcordigtoo Sh ru stue Tsaenurg ist plalofs Tehe nnis possibet un f McMlfa-Hllsd utdSide-Athltic H.oxl igan STukSenni s dehna I'hinclads Meet.: [)n Local Track' Carolina's trackmen will meet 'resbyterian College this after oon at 2:30 p. m. on Davis field, fter soundly beating Newberry E ollege 103 to 28 on the local rack Wednesday. This will be the last regular neet for the harrier's, who have season record of two wins and hree losses, this year. Next Satur- est ay the team will travel to Clinton the D participate in the state meet. Thi The Gamecocks had little de- hea eating Newberry, taking first lace in every event but one and majority of the second places. P08 'hornton and McKenzie led the ( )cals in scoring with eight points his nch; Thornton having a first in he mile and a second in the 880, m rhile McKenzie had a first in the anc 40 Ad a second in the 220. ret Shot put-Wilson, Ray (USC), Un rst; Osborne (N), second; Frantz E USC), third. Distance, 47.0 feet. for High jump-Bolo (USC), first; 'roctor (USC), second; Atwell est, USC), third. Height, 5 feet, 7 in. Tui Pole vault-Brown (USC), first; ing [cCook (USC), second; Paul (N), ' hird. Height, 10 feet, 3 inches. thr Javelin-Lawhorne (USC), first; thr [ill (N), second; Priester (USC), Kir hird. Distance, 165 feet, 11 inches. the Discus-Vaughn (N), first, Os- 3-6 orne (N), second; Frantz (USC), ney hird. Distance, 118 feet, 6% in. Broad jump-Owens (USC), rst; McGill (USC), second; Kin er (N), third. Distance, 20 feet, Cai % inches. C Mile run-Thornton (USC), set irst; McClellan (USC), second; Str ennis (USC), third. Time, 4:55.6. 440-yard dash - McKenzie 1-6 USC), first; Hunley (USC), see- ma nd; Monts (N), third. Time, 54:0. ren 100-yard dash - Hunnicutt 1 USC), first; Waters (USC), see- lea nd; Kinder (N), third. Time, 10.8. 120-high hurdles - A t w e 11 sin USC), first; Mashaw (USC), see- hor nd; Lucado (N), third. Time, 16.0. Ga 880-yard run - Patrick (USC), sea irst; Thornton (USC), second; ma fonts (N). Time, 2:08. 220-yard dash - Rucks (USC), ma irst; McKenzie (USC), second; . ackson (N), third. Time, 22.5. Two mile run-Marshall (USC), irst; McClellan (USC), second; 1ltpater (N), third. Time, 11:25.6. 220-yard low hurdles - Ratliff USC), first; Mashaw (USC), econd; Lucado (N), third. Time, 6.0. McGREGOR'S DRUG STORE a Vi 1308 MAIN STREET I Prescriptions e Sodas I C Cigarettes * Toilet Articles lE CA LL 2-3308 - For Prompt Delivery Service 1427 MAIN ST. ned'? Are you lacking letic equipment? Then orner 'and1 see our comn ods8 and( athletic equip S ?aw art 4WI Presbyterian roday At 2:3 'ennis Team nds Season [ext Week tain halted the USC-Wake Fo tennis match Thursday af locals had taken a 3-0 lea Gamecocks appeared to ding for their fourth straigh when a downpour made it i sible for play to continue. oach Hank Bartos will tak team to Clinton Monday for tch with Presbyterian Colleg to Greenville Tuesday for irn engagement with Furman versity. en Turner started things off the Birds against Wake For taking Buck Bunn 6-0, 6-3. ner was never pressed in tak his fifth win of the season. 'he No. 3 singles match was a ee-set affair, as Wilton Mc ney snapped back after losing first to defeat Reed Gaskin 6-2, 6-3. This was McKin- * 's seventh victory. . J. Smith downed Bill Wall 6-4 in the No. 4 singles to giv'e olina a three-match lead. ordon McLaurin took the first 6-4 in his match with Cotton ickland, but dropped the second The rains came at this point, king it necessary to call of the ainder of the match. larris Todd had taken a 2-1 I in the first set of the No. 4 fles match. This was the last ne match of the season for the rnecock petters. The regular son ends next week with tches at Presbyterian and Fur si. At Carolina K. C. TALBERT smokes CHESTERFIELDS [e says, Mly favorite brand for a Ears" nlation-wide survey shows that Peterields are TOPS with Col. ge Students- from coest-to-coat. At The Theaters ,sa Thro"ut' wed. THlE DARK( oUWtt. DV aES MIONEY p~ONS RD AGAIN Ata gyaO 0 .0s