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SPOR TORAMA By DON BARTON WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? The first post-war year for athletics at Carolina is just about past tense. As we look back over that nine months we see a great deal accomplished toward putting our schoo on a fairly sound basis for raising itself in the sporting world. Coach Enright has returned and assembled his coach. ing staff for undertaking the job of preparing our athletes to meet those from other schools. The student body is the largest in the history of the school-and still growing. At tendance at home games in all sports was the largest ever, helping toward solving that ever-present problem of fi nances. We did fairly well in competition this past school year, taking the state championships in football, basketball, and track. The baseball team was late hitting its stride, but it is holding its own with others at the present. The golf team had to bow to Clemson in that field, and the tennis team was second to Presbyterian among the Palmetto State col leges. Our boxers didnt go so far as a team, but we boasted two of the nation's finest fighters. That's fine as far as South Carolina is concerned, but is that our goal? Are we content with the state titles? We must set our sights on something and try like the devil to get there. We could shoot for the Southern Conference chan pionship, sectional prominence, or if we're really ambitious, a national championship. It's easy to talk about such things but much harder to do. There are so many things to overcome if we are to ex cel in the field of athletics. There are problems of money, facilities, material to work with, and proper backing, among others. The higher we set our sights, the rougher the competition is going to be. We're going to have to compete with schools that are backed by high endowments, those that own much better athletic plants than we, and those that are in a much better position to attract outstanding athletes. Now, just who is going to decide what our aims will be in the various sports? It cannot be decided by six men on our coaching staff; they can only make the best of what they have to work with. The answer is: The students and alumni of the University of South Carolina will determine just how high we can rise. Every student and every graduate of the university must take an interest in the future of the school and promote its welfare in every respect. If we want to see our football team or any other element of the university high in its field, it is our duty to see that Carolina gets what it takes to put her up in the higher brackets. It may involve joining the Buck a-Month Club, talking to a state senator or house member, influencing a fine athlete to come here, or helping in any of a number of projects that boost the university. The main thing is realizing that if you want this school to accomplish things that you will be proud of, it is up to you to see that she is in the position to do these things. MAYBE THIS WILL HELP We're looking for that old thing called Spirit to enroll at Carolina next fall. It seenis that it enlisted in the navy when the war started and hasn't been discharged yet. Well, we've just gotta have ol' Spirit back here, and we don't want any one scaring him off when he conies to enroll. No, we don't wvant sonic of the people in the registr-ation lines discouraging Spirit with their "holier than thou" atti tudes and that "what are YOU'(doing here" look. We want them to make Spirit wsant to conic to Carolina. We want the people in the various administrative offices to realize that they are human beings emplloyedl to help the university and its students, not a group of Greek gods and goddesses that they are human beings emplloyed to help the university would be an improvement and a great aid in b)ringing b)ack that old "Carolina spirit." As for the students, we know that ('arolina students are human, just as those of any other school. TIheir spirit will rise and fall undler various conditions. It will be low under dissatisfying conditions at the school or high w,hien they think the university is b)eing op)eratedl under a progressive system by conscientious persons. We hope that spirit will be high in future years. TIIIE ALAMO-Starn Keniton, M1ills Hro. PO0LLONA~IE- .oe Iturb)i. TW1ILIIGIIT I1ME -TIhree Sun. lilIAPS"'OI)Y IN lI I E -Paul Whiteman. The Blue Room Music Shop Your "Listening Post" for Latest IRecords 1206%/ Main St. (Upstairs Across from Wade ilampton Hlotel) Columbia, S. U. Patronize Youri #'48-Ilour Serie Located Conveniently on the Campus Directly Ilehinid thenn Cann Tracksters] As Rucks T; The South Carolina intercol legiate track championshi: changed hands Saturday with Carolina unseating the favored Clemson Tigers at the 20th an nual state track meet at Clinton, Scooter Rucks was the outstand ing performer for the Gamecocks and received the trophy for being the meet's high scorer. Clemson placed second with 56 2-10 points, as the Gamecocks ran up 63 1-10. Furman was third, followed by Presbyterian, The Cit adel, and Newberry. Outstanding feat of' the day was Scooter Rucks overtaking Al len of Clemson in the last lap of the mile relay, after the Tiger had been given a 40-yard lead. Rucks was unofficially timed at 48 seconds for this quarter mile. Thornton won the mile run in 4 minutes, 40.8 seconds. Atwell, McGill, and Bolo tied for second in the high jump. Rucks came first in the 440-yard dash, clocked at 51.2 seconds; McKenzie was third. Ray Wilson won the shot put event with a heave of 45 feet, 3% inches. Rucks placed fourth in the 100-yard dash. Atwell took the 120-yard high hurdles, time: 15.8 seconds, Ratliff placing sec ond. Wilson was fourth in the discus. Ernie Lawhorne took second place in the javelin, Wilson com ing fourth. Hiunley was third in the 880-yard run. Rucks won the 220-yard (lash in 22.2 seconds and Birds Still Hot In Defeating Furman, 1340 Timely hitting and Furman mis cues enabled Carolina to overcome an eight-run lead to down the Ilurricane 13-10 Saturday for the Birds' fourth win in a row. The Gamecocks scored four runs in the lucky seventh and added six in the eighth to sew up the ball game. The other three USC runs were made in the fourth frame. Furman led 8-0 in the fourth. Fred Snoddy started on the mound for the locals but got into trouble and Hagan took over. Bo was relieved by Berlin in the eighth, the latter being credited with the win. Cy Szakasci pitched the final inning, setting the Purples down in order. Harry Parone and Jim Pinker ton contributed home r .ns to the Carolina Cause, and Turk hit a round-trlier for Furman. Pa rone hit safely four times in five rips to the plate to remain at the top of Carolina hatting averages. At Carolina LILLIAN LOVE smokes (:1IIESTERFIELDS Shec says, Che/e.Erfielhds are TJOl'S ilh (;ol. lege. St,udenats froms coasto-coast. Capitol Bowling CeilIre Gervais ATl Mbarion * 20 Sparkling Alleys PINS PINS * Try Our Luncheonette IHIEAKFASTIS PLATE LUINIIES SEItVEI) D)AILY * I)elicious Sandwiches * Salads * Ice Cream Sundaes * Soda 1elieve Tiger akes Individu Softball Finale Scheduled For 4:30 Thursday The men's intramural softball championship will be decided Thursday afternoon on Davis field, when two teams meet at 4:30 p. in. for the title. In the semi-finals, yesterday, Lambda Chi Alpha was to meet Sigma Nu and Bull Street was to Buck placed fourth in the broad juip. McCook placed second in the pole vault as Brown tied for fourth. Thornton came second in the two mile run. Ratliff won the 220-yard low hurdles, Mashaw was second, and Atwell fourth. The Carolina relay team of Mc Kenzie, Hunley, Galloway, and Rucks won the mile relay. Time: 3 minutes, 33.7 seconds. Dorothy Lam "My Favorit CHESTERF my favorite ALL OVER s Of Crown al Honors play Preston 1st, the respective winners going into the finals. Members of the winning team will be presented key-chain medals similar to those awarded in other intramural activities. The game Thursday will climax a month of play between 22 teams representing fraternities, tene ments, and various independent groups. At the inauguration of the tourney, the teams were di vided into four sections. A round of games was played and the two leading teams in each section en tered a single elimination play off. In the quarter-finals of the playoff, Sigma Nu defeated Sigma Chi 17-3, Lambda Chi Alpha won over Tenement 3, 5-4, Bull Street downed Phi Kappa Sigma 3-1, and Preston 1st drubbed the 29ers 13-0. Joe Grugan, instructor in physi cal education, was director of the tourney and deserves special com mendation for his tireless efforts and leadership. our is e Brunette".. . HELD... cigarette i:"T J!! ti Conference Titles I r Are Decided In ( Several Tourneys 'I William and Mary and North Carolina took tennis and golf ni championships respectively in 9U Southern Conference tournaments s va held last week. The netters battled G: it out at Chapel Hill, while the ag golfers made the rounds at Win- mi ston-Salem. w: Carolina entered a team in the pa golf tourney but .did not place in the field of skillful players te from North Carolina, Duke, and 0 Clemson, schools that finished in M that order. ch Gardner Larned of W and M downed Vic Seixas of the Tar M Heels in four sets Saturday to 4 win the conference singles crown, D then teamed with Tut Bartzen to G~ win the doubles. The conference track meet will H be held this weekend with North N Carolina favored to take top ne honors in this event. pi4 S* "MY FAVC e DORO i, [ERR] H E$TERFIELDi let Tourney Drags In As Players Get 'ogether Gradually Play in the men's doubles ten i tourney has reached the arter-final round, while the igles tourney has almost ad nced to the same point. Joe ugan, director of the tourney, ain urges students to play their Atches or notify him that they 11 no longer be able to partici te. In recent matches, the doubles im of Dean-Dixon defeated Hara-Overstreet, and Wardlaw anning won over Kligman-Lif- , ez. Scheduled to meet next are Mac illan-Hollings vs. Walker-Wal r, Stuckey-Spears vs. Wardlaw anning, Woolbright-Kilgore vs. an-Dixon, and Zeglar-Park vs. urdin-Hooks. Singles matches scheduled are icky Walker vs. Zeglar for the ampionship of Section I and it Walker vs. Fagan, the win r to meet Spears for the cham )nship of Section II. 1t G 'ob Hope's w pc/ure RITE BRUNETTE" THY LAMOUR s BILD IS TOPS!