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Campus Group Offers Co-eds Chance for"C' By- BETTY HORTON Interested in sports, girls? Here's your big chance! The Women's Athletic Associa. tion, better known as the W.A.A., is open to all female students. Members of this association have the opportunity to earn the old English "C," which may be had by completing 400 sport points. This year there will be four sport periods, swimming, basket ball, softball and tennis. In charge of swimming is Betsy Sipple, who plans to stage a swim ming pageant in the first or sec ond week of November. The executive council governs the W.A.A., it being composed of Kathryn Wallace, president; Betty Callahan, vice-president; Marga ret Eleazer, secretary; Laura Roberts, treasurer; and Peggy Parish, recorder. The cabinet to aid the council includes Betty Seigler, Jean Hill, Ann Mood, Betty Mood, Belinda Collum, Betsy Sipple, Harriet Barnwell, Ruth Newell, Janet Wiles, Tillie Young, Ann- Rogers, Laura Speed, Bootie Wall, Gladys Johnson, Sarah Jean Baldwin, Betty Fischell, Helen Childers, Jean Lumpkin, Sande Childs and Dolly Steinburg. The W.A.A. invites all co-eds to join and aid the organization in emphasizing girls' sports. Capitol Bowling Centre Gervais at Marion 20 ALLEYS * for your recreation and pleasure LUNCHEONETTE DELICIOUS SANDWICHES, SALADS, SUNDAES and SODAS We4 S tud You will find th4 in our Large Sup WE ARE ANXIOU! ISiIv New Boxi Among Si Birds Face Rugged Slate Under Alderman By LeROY TAGGART Jess Alderman, recently ac quired as Gamecock trainer and boxing coach, will pilot the bird leather pushers throuigh a rugged major schedule of eight opponents in his first season at Carolina. NCAA entrant of 1947, Ray Avant in the 145 pound class, will form the nucleus of a squad which will open January 9 against Mary land, last year's Southern Confer ence champs, at College Park, Md. Four opponents, Georgia, Miami (Fla.), Virginia, and Clemson will be met at the field house, while, in addition to Maryland, The Cita del, Georgia (second meeting), and Louisiana State will be met on their battlegrounds. Alderman stated that the team would defi nitely enter the NCAA tourney. The new mentor brings with him a wealth of experience and hijfh ability, attested to by his record which will stand inspection in any light. In spite of his name Jess does not assume aldermanic pro portions but instead is small quiet, likeable, dynamic, and im parts an impression of complete competence. Jess began his career at Brook haven high in Mississippi. There he starred in football in spite of his weight deficiency and first served notice of his boxing ability. This notice was such that he re ceived a boxing scholarship at Ole Miss. Majoring in physical educa tion and science, Alderman some how found time in addition to his own boxing to coach the boxing and freshman football squads, giv ing an idea as to his driving en ome ents! >usands of items er Store. i TO SERVE YOU e r tg Coach uth's Besi ergy and versatility. After receiving his degree, derman coached for several ye at various high schools in Mis sippi, while pursuing his own l fessional boxing career. This t led to the Southern Bantamwei crown and there is no telling I much farther it might have g had not illness cut it. His ove record consisted of 84 victories 87 bouts. His coaching began at Dar] high, Mississippi, where he tur out two state championdhip f< ball teams. After a period sl as chemist at a powder plant in securing his M.A. at Louisi State, he coached one year Hume high in Memphis and several years at Biloxi, 1y When the war came along joined the Navy as a chief pi officer and became director of Naval training program at Err and Henry college. Upon being released from tive ddty, Jess returned to Miss as trainer and boxing co Working under Coach Hi Mehre, Jess kept the foot squad in top shape throughot grueling ten-game schedule. He brings to Columbia him, Mrs. Alderman and a f year-old son, Denny Eugene derman. Securing a home wi problem but was finally so and we expect and hope they remain with us for a long tim The boxing schedule: Jan. 9, Maryland there; 14, Miami, here; Jan. 21, Geoi here; Feb. 2, Virginia, here; 7, Clemson, here; Feb. 13, Citadel, there; Feb. 20, Geoi there' Feb. 27-28, Southern ference tournament, place u cided; and March 12, Louis State, there. Hurricane Squad Repletd With Experienced Sopha Furman university's main p lem this year has been findin replacement for Skeeter C< breakaway back, who gradu, last year. Despite this loss, Hurricanes have more than n up for it with experienced so] mores and outstanding freshi The Purples haye lost close ga to Georgia, 7 to 13, and Virg Tech, 6 to 20, thus far in the season. They led Georgia's hig touted Bulldogs until the final onds of the game at Athens, in their opener. McGREGOR'S DRUG STORE 1308 MAIN STREET Prescriptions * Sodas Cigarettes * Toilet Artiei Call 2-3308 FOR PROMPT DEL.IVERY SERVIC -"Skitch" Henderson "Skitch"' and some of his side-men looking over an arrangement of "Dancing With a Deb." The Gamecock USC Jayvees Open With NC Friday Night The Carolina junior varsity Al- football squad will open its ais schedule at 8 o'clock Friday iro- night on Melton field against rail the jayvees from the Univer ght sity of North Carolina. *nw Frank Johnson is serving as rail head coach for the little Game in cocks, who will play squads from several teams in the ing Southern Conference. The next ned scheduled game for the JV's is ent with Duke on November 14, the and afternoon before the Carolina ana Duke varsity game. at Students will be admitted for [iss. upon presenting their student less activity cards. atty the ory ac Ole ach. irry ball t a '-I 0 '% Nith c1 Dur Al ts a C ived will Jan. gia, Feb. The gia, w tj .jon nde- --. / V ana Wilkins, isn't that carrying tI rob g a " THE PL1 the tade pho-A .11. nen. ni" where cons 1947 Carolina si hly- congregatE sec Ga., " DELICIOUS " SOFT DRINKS so remember: "The Plaza's GREEN AND SALUDA-FIVE "Got a Big ID Try the ORIEI Delicious Chinese ai E FIVE POINTS-NEXT 's Newest Disc for Capitol IT S M WIT M Doug Henson 4 Sidelined by ( Broken Leg Doug Henson, sophomore end S from Greenville, received a broken ]M leg in the South Carolina-Missis- rl sippi game at Memphis, Tenn., Saturday, X-ray pictures showed Monday. He is lost to the squad for the remainder of the year. ti Henson had been bothered by a C bad knee all season, but the in- S, jury had improved enough for him to perform in the first three Gamecock games. a The leg was broken in the third rE quarter by a hard blow from a ti side angle. le Henson had played football at tt Clemson college before coming to b Carolina. b Doug had been serving as a re- t, placement at right end. He is 24 g years old, 6 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 175 pounds. 1< -t S s ' f y I d b e sleeper play a little too far! IZA'S E PLACE" enial udents for SANDWICHES e BEER ON TAP Stag or Drag The Place"~ POINTS OPEN 4 'TIL 1 inner Date?" TAL PLAZA id American Dishes [)OOR TO THE PLAZA onerly, Poole ive Birds Bad The Gamecocks of Carolina ost disagreeable weather iml aturday, and a well-drilled el( ississippi made life even more inning up up a 33 to 0 score :out 10,000 in Crump stadiun The bad news was given out in tree words-"Conerly to Poole." a harlie Conerly, Ole Miss' all >utheastern halfback, started it tching 'from the opening whistle a d Poole was always there to ceive. This passing combina- 4 on gave the Rebels a 19 to 0 ad by the end of the first quar r, and from there substitutes , ittled the Gamecocks on slightly otter than even terms to score vo more touchdowns before the ame ended. Bishop Strickland, who played e ng enough to carry the ball four r imes, continued to be the out- < tanding USC offensive threat. I he halfback from Mullins ran l or 32 yards to average eight ards per try. The Gamecock aerial attack was isbanded because of the slippery , all. Hagan completed one pass I f three attempts for eight yards, t 4 th acio -t IIn, th fiue-t tII 1500n tie" ot. e ormn AU the riih peope circles ispla Shi. ou'l ieteumetawl 1500tim.amonht you reo Tepade haoi smojkeicle tc in armetl of eern 1.3. branods Toa a W"Mye-slec.. h and Weather Week-end were met by some of the Lginable at Memphis, Tenn., ven from the University of miserable for the Birds by before a drenched crowd of 1. s the Rebs tried 21 passes, com leting 13, for 149 yards. Ole Miss gained 123 yards rush ig to 30 for the Birds and held 14 to 1 advantage in first downs. )fficials Bar Movie Jameras, Portables rom Illini Stadium Champign, Ill., Sept. 26. spectators in Illinois' Memorial itadium will not be permitted' to nter with portable radios or novie cameras, Douglas R. Mills, lirector of athletics, announced oday. There is no objection to still .ameras, Mills said, but spectators will not be allowed to obstruct the riew of others to take pictures md will not be allowed to leave :heir seats for purpose of taking pictures. l You're the man most likely to succeed ! isellshirts e with you and your Van Heusen mnahip, the low-set collar models, unforized fabrics, laboratory-tested y's worth-always say Van Heaswn JoNEs CoziP., Naw Your 1, N. Y. :'s causing plenty of chatter "Skitch" Henderson's latest "Dancing With a Deb." Boy rd ! is "Skitch" has had plenty :e in tickling those ivories, ows that experience rule in O. "I smoked many different d compared," says "Skitch." -'ice from experience is amels. Compare. Let your rperience tell you why more e are smoking Camels than before !