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Birds End Gre ITS NOT WNRT aY you DO BUT WHO uN s YOU KNOW! t9 ( I Fifth Quarter By KEN BALDWIN "BATTLE OF THE MUD" With Charlotte mud still sticking to our shoes, we hasten to add another vote against playing Wake Forest there again unless something is done to Memorial Stadium. We have no objections to going to Charlotte, but the quagmire of grassless Memorial Stadium was too much for us. It un doubtedly slowed down our attack and prevented us from running up a score. Anyway we won and that's what counts! A fitting climax for a fine season. The hat is off to a very able and com petent coach, Rex Enright, and to his staff of assistants. But as Enright said, "It was a team victory." And so it was. Seemingly, it has been that way each time we won. Undeniably, we have some fine individual per formers but in the final analysis the '47 edition of the Game cocks has not been a one or two man team. It has been a well-balanced, well-coached eleven marked by superb team spirit and team play. Again we say hats off to all for a great season and for a fine job well done. Here's to greater things in '48! NOTE OF PROGRESS We hasten to commend athletic officials for beginning work on the track and baseball diamond now. By spring we should have one of the best tracks we've ever had, plus a Grade A baseball diamond. Heretofore such preparation was usually put off until the spring when it was too late. The work done so far shows considerable foresight and is certainly a good sign that we are progressing. TICKETS, AGAIN The more we think of it, the more we are convinced that tickets in a student section should not be reserved but on a "first come, first served" basis. Charlotte is a good example. A lot of people didn't get their right seats and as you've probably guessed, we didn't either. It wasn't because we got a sorry seat that we're writing this. We got a better one than the one assigned us by, of all things, being late. Late comers were dluly perturb)ed upon discovering that their seats had been taken and they had to take poorer seats. Many sat in the aisles. Ushers didn't take much care to see that people got the right seats and the fact that non student spectators were able to buy tickets in the student section added to the confusion. More than one such person attempting to gain his proper seat with the aid of a policeman was faced with cries of "Make him show his athletic card" or "lie's not a student." Amusing sight but since no one had to sit on the ground, we hope, everyone should be happy by now. ALL-SOUJTHERN MONKEYS On page six are three monkeys with appropriate poem written by Don Barton. It epitomizes the general feeling over the injustice done the Gamecocks in that none of them were picked on the AP and UP all-Southern teams. Much has already been said and what little we say will, likely as not, fall on (leaf ears, too. The same situation will prevail next year and Carolina will practically have to pro duce an all-American to get him on the all-Southern. It appears to this wvriter that the votes are not proportioned fairly or we would have faired a lot better. Just wait 'til next year, the Birds will take 'em! TRIMMINGS FROM THE BIRD'S CLAWS Nick Ognovich, erroneously described as the best blocker in the Southern Conference, was show'n how by Red Harri son . . . Ognovich also showed evidences of good sports manship when he argued with an official for a couple of minutes and then jumped on one of his teammates. Sports manship? H1mph ! . . . It hadn't rained in four days when the Gamecocks tackled the Deacons, but the field was like the marsh at Pawley's. We understand that the Charlotte Clip pers practiced on the field that morning . .. The Creek Boys have entered the intramural football tourney. Never heard of them, but understand that they are from Shallow Creek -or was it Up The Creek? .. . Incidentally, the tourney has created much interest and competition is keen . . . Note to medal winners in the "football derby": Joe Grugan has the medals in his office . . . Al Faress, 185 pound senior from Greenville deserves special praise for the Herculean role he has played at his left guard position this season. Although small compared to many of his rivals, Al leaves little to be desired by his heads-up, aggressive playing . .. A badminton club has been organized and meets once a week in the gym. Students intrested in participating contact Joe G3rugan, plhys-ed. instructor, in the gym. atest Se Carolina's Gamecocks clim school's history Thanksgivin est, 6-0, before 17,500 in Chi vitcory gave the Gamecocks two losses and one tie. South Carolina's touchdol on a three-yard jaunt aroun( ending a 58-yard drive. Erni Forest pass and ran it back t Droopy Atwell ran 19 yards made 15 through the line en Features of the game w4 in the second quarter to the down. Bishop Strickland's 30 ond being called back on a I Ekimoff's interception of a turn to the Deacon 15-yard 1 to a first down on the Deac back and Carolina penalize rushed Wake Forest passer they could get their passes i By virtue of holding W went through its fourth stra on. The Gamecocks have nol Mississippi. Intramural League In Full Swing Intramural touch football swuni into high gear this week with somi fast, hard games played. Tenemen 6 emerged one of the early favor ites with wins over the Creek Boy and Tenement 27. Tenement 6 and the Creek Boy (from Shallow Creek) replace Carovets B and the Bulldogs wh dropped out. Results this far: Tenement 3-1 "Y"-6; Tenement 6-21, Tene ment 27-0; Tenement 24%-11 Rinkydinks-0; Tenement 21-1" Carovets-0; Compass and Chart 0, Carovets-0; Tenement 27-, Compass and Chart-0; Cree Boys-12, Moleholers-0; Tene ment 6-12, Creek Boys-6. Below is the schedule for re maining games in the intramure tourney. Melton Field Dec. 5, 3 p. m., Tenement 21 v, Tenement 24% and 4:30, Ten( ment 6 vs. Rinkydinks. Dec. 8, 3 p. m., Tenement 3 v, Tenement 21 and 4:30, Tenemet1 6 vs. Tenement 24%. Dec. 9, 3 p. in., Rinkydinks v, Compass and Chart and 4:30, Ten( ment 6 vs. Tenement 3. Dec. 10, 3 p. in., Tenement 6 vi Tenement 21 and 4:30, Compa" and Chart vs. Tenement 24%. Dec. 11, 3 p. m., Compass an Chart vs. Tenement 3 and 4:31 Moleholers vs. Tenement 24%. Dec. 12, 3 p. in., Moleholers v: Tenement 3 and 4:30, Compai and Chart vs. Tenement 21. Dec. 15, 3 p. in., Tenement 6 v: Compass and Chart and 4:30, Mold holers vs. Tenement 21. Dec. 16, 3 p. in., Moleholers v Tenement 6 and 4:30, Carovei vs. Tenement 3. Dec. 17, 3 p. in., Creek Boys ,v Tenement 21 and 4:30, Teneme: 24% vs. "" Dec. 18, 3 p. in., Carovets v Tenement 6 and 4:30, Teneme: 27 vs. Tenement 21. Davis Field Dec. 5, 3 p. in., Carovets v Moleholers and 4:30, "Y" vs. Con pass and Chart. Dec. 8, 3 p. mn., Creek Boys y Carovets and 4:30, "Y" vs. Moli holers. Dec. 9, 3 p. in., Tenement 27 y~ Creek Boys and 4:30, Carovets v~ Dec. 10, 3 p. mn., "Y" vs. Teni ment 27 and 4:30, Rinkydinks v~ Moleholers. Dec. 11, 3 p. in., Rinkydinks y~ Carovets and 4:30, "Y" vs. Crei Boys. Dec. 12, 3 p. in., Tenement 24 vs. Carovets and 4:30, Rinkydin1 vs. Tenement 27. Dec. 15, 3 p. mn., Rinkydinks ' Creek Boys and 4:30, Tenemei 27 vs. Tenement 24%. Dec. 16, 3 p. in., Tenement 24 vs. Creek Boys and 4:30, Rink dinks vs. "" Dec. 17, 3 p. in., Tenement 3 Tenement 27 and 4:30, Molehole vs. Compass and Chart. Dec. 18, 3 p. in., Tenement 3 Creek Boys. Tuxedos & Full Dress FOR RENT Wright-Johnston, INC. MEN'S CLOTHING SHOES AND FURNISHINGS Pone.e 2-428 1880 M.a S ason Wi nxed the greatest season in the g Day by defeating Wake For rotte's Memorial Stadium. The a season's record of six wins, Nn against the Deacons came' I left end by Bishop Strickland, e Lawhorn intercepted a Wake o the USC 42 to start the drive. around right end and Strickland route to the goal line. re: Jack Couch's 48-yard run Deacons' 36 before being hauled -yard touchdown run in the sec ackfield-in-motion penalty. Len Wake Forest pass and long! re ine. Red Harrison's power drive n five, but the play was called 1. The way the Gamecock line 's, often tackling them before tway. ake Forest scoreless, Carolina ight game without being scored lost a game since they played k L i. 3. Lt 3. s. 8. B. B B. S. ik CS rit 1 AlasB 8..A . w s B-BTT S.oe th Win host Yardage' BISHOP STRICKLAND \4> :~ ' 4-t * MIEDER R TASTING ~R SMOING 5triclatud Leader in Total Ofense Bishop Strickland was Carolina'st leader in total offense for the 1947 season, and Droopy Atwell was second, accord Ing to figures released by Dr. J. T, Penney, official U. S. C. statistician. Strickland gained all his yardage on the ground, running 110 times for 570 yards, for., a 5.2 average, Atwell gained 062 yards, 226 coming on passes and 36 running. Atwell completed 18 of 37 passes attempted. Jack Couch was second in -rushing offense with 257 yards on 41 tries and a 6.2 average, Harry DeLoach was third, running 41 times for 242 yards, averaging 5.9, and Bobby Giles averaged 3.6 yards on 38 attenpts for a total of 138. Red Harrison gained 134 yards a 43 rushes for an aver age of 3.1, and Freddie Bargiacchi ran 29 times for 129 yards and a 4.4 average. 11ed Wilson was the Gamecocks'~leading pass receiver, cetehing ning for 139 yards. Bobby O'Harra has caught four for. 39 yrds. Teanm total; show that Carolina had a net rushing gain of 1653 yards on 420 plays for a 3.9 average. Gamecock passers attempted 79 and completed 34 for 382 yards. - Bo Hagan had the best punting average, 37.9, while Atwell averaged 31.8. ** gaOS YG STERF* D. , }tit i"J( d "":::::' " tA A !~If