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1ftB-Quarter By KEN BALDWIN Sports Editer TO BEGIN WTH, JOE ... We could write about many things-about things you would expect us to write about, such as the Carolina-Clem son basketball game, etc. It had everything!: good and bad basketball, some good and bad officiating, a last half rally by the home team, good and bad sportsmanship, boos and yells, and parking tickets. Officiating was at first pretty good, but for the most part we didn't like it. Up until this game it eppeared to us that officiating was better this year than at anytime since the war began. A student thought it was crooked and a disgrace. We are not in a position to judge whether or not it was crooked, but agree that it and the events that it invoked was somewhat of a disgrace. You know, booing and the continuous "beefing act" Clemson players seemed to specialize in. The latter is detrimental to basketball and should never be tolerated by any well-meaning official.. Booing, although it makes one feel better, is often nasty, ill-advised and cer tainly unsportsmanlike. Although we were tempted to boo when the referees fo-(whoops!)-when Riddle and Jordan fouled out with more than 11 minutes remaining in the last half. Then we would like to quote the students who sat behind us. Don't know who they were, but it went like this: "Are they going to yell again ?"-"They've been using those same yells since 1848."-"Yeah, or either they stole them from some grammar school like that 'up there's the basket, down there's the floor' job."-"Why don't they get some new ones."f Since that is not the first time we've heard this, we printed it with the hope that it will inspire some ingenious souls to compose a few new ones. We've tried our hand but were unsuccessful. Our favorite poet, Don Juan Fred erick Bartoni, might be persuaded to lend his talents to the cause. We'll let you know later. And parking tickets. Much has been said, but we would like to inform that a typed list of the remaining home ath letic events has been sent to the police department. Hope they get the idea. But even with all this to write about, we must move on to other things. SHOOTING OFF AT DAVIDSON One man didn't make the difference at Davidson. When one team, Davidson, shoots 46 times and makes 23 baskets, and the opposing team, Carolina, shoots 80 times and makes 16 baskets, that's the whole story. Our boys just had an off night. It happens to the best and there's always a bad game that a team has to get out of its system. We kept an accuracy 'chart during the first Carolina Davidson game and would like to report that Davidson's average was 23 per cent while Carolina's was 32 per cent. Carolina made 81 attempts at the basket that night and made 60 points, while Davidson shot 77 times and made 45 points. MORE AVERAGES-CAROLINA-CLEMSON Furman Riddle was the hottest thing on the court. Unless we made a grave error, he shot nine times and made seven baskets, or 78 per cent. While on the other hand, Pruitt threw the ball at the basket 23 times and made only five, or 21 per cent. The Gamecocks dropped in 22 of 64 for 34 per cent and Clemson made 22 of 69 for 32 per cent. The most accurate Gamecock was Phil Cantore who .sank seven of 14 for 50 per cent. We made 30 points on crip or lay-up shots while Clemson made 20 of their total on crips and 20 on set shots. TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR THE CITADEL BOUTS If you plan to take in the boxing match in Charleston tonight, then take along your athletic card. Tickets will be on sale for $.50 and 400 seats have been reserved for Carolina students. TRIMMINGS FROM THE BIRDS' CLAWS The prospect of not having a Carolina-Citadel football game almost made us dance with glee-for several reasons. They invariably play a terrific game that results in a close score and consequently hurts .our national rating. Appar ently, however, the game will be on the schedule in '49... Another arbitrary , subject is the referee (Carolina Virginia bouts) Vince Bradford. All things considered, he (lid a good job-one we wouldn't want to do even if we could. The 4-4 result looked right to us and a goodly number of others to whom we talked. The Ray Avant-Jaines Mirag liotta bout could easily have gone the other way, as could the Jim Briggman-Abraham Levin fight. Or they could have been draws. Ray said he thought he won and one usually knows whether or not he gets beat. The referee, apparently an honest and capable one, admitted he could have made a mistake. Phone 2-9250 918 MaIn Street Collegiat:e Inn Speclalising in STEAKS - CHICKEN - SPAGHETTI DINE AND DANCE IN THE "GAMECOCK" ROOM JOE PATRONE mi dei Faternityh Independei Intramural Competition Keen As 26 Loop Teams Swing Into Action By JIMMY CRAWFORD The fraternity and indepen intramural basketball leagues with 18 teams each, began play last week. Each league is sub divided into two seetions, one with six and the other with seven teams. The teams will play each other but once and upon conclusion of the regular schedule early. in March, a playoff between the sections in each league will be held to determine the league win ners who will meet for the 'uni versity . championship. Awards will be given the winning team 1 in each league as well as the champion. The two leagues represent an increase of six teams more than c last year and according to Joe V Grugan, director, is reaching over twice as many students. Whereas fraternity rosters were limited to 15 names last year, any active, inactive'or pledge may play now. Independent rosters. may list 15 names. RESULTS Fraternity League In Section I, Lambda Chi Al pha was unable to stop a strong Kappa Alpha team and lost 30-36. Sigma Alpha Epsilon easily de feated Sigma Nu 60-29, while Phi Epsilon Pi, with Autler and Lourie, defeated Kappa Sigma 34-21. Sigma Nu ouitplayed Pi Lamb da Phi by a score of 26-16. The Lambda Chi Alpha's ran over the Phi Epsilon Pis 38-8 and Sigma Alpha Epsilon did the same against Kappa Sigma 49-9. In Section . II, one of the bet ter games thus far saw Sigma Chi cdge Phi Kappa Sigma 29-28. Pi Kappa Alpha used Briggs and atic to romp Pi Kappa Phi 49-10 and Phi Sigma Kappa won an easy victory over Alpha Tau Omega 36-13. Individual high scoring is be ing led by Nichols of Kappa Al pha with 19 and Roberts of Pi Kappa Alpha with 18. Independent League Results in Section I show that two teams are currently tied for first. Tenement 16 holds a 38-4 victory over the Palmettoes and a 23-13 win over Snowden, while the Ringers nosed by Ten. 2, 43-37 and trounc%i the Palmettpes 75-14. A game between Preston and Carovets' resulted in a pro test and will be played over at a later date. The ROTC team is out front in Section HI with winsi over Fresh man "Y," 57-22 and Ten. 24%k, 42-36. Senators edged the Men's Independent Club 24-21, while Ten. 24%k won a close 21-17 vic tory from The Rinkydinks. Fraternity Schedule Feb. 13-7 p. in., Kappa Alpha vs. Phi Epsilon Pi (Field House); 8 p. mn., Kappa Sigma vs. Pi Lambda Phi (Field House); 9 p. in., Sigma Alpha Epsilon vs. Lambda Chi Alpha (Field House). lndependent Schedule Feb. 13-7 p. mn., Snowden vs. Ringers (University Hi); 8 p. mn., Preston vs. Ten. 2 (University Hi); 9 p. in., Men's Independent Club vs. Freshman "Y" (Univer sity Hi). INDIANS, DEACS (Continued from Page 7) bound in the final ten seconds to sew up the game. 'Cats Too Hot Davidson's Wildcats proved too hot for the Gainecocks as the Presbyterians sank 50 per cent of their shots to give the Birds a 69-44 beating. The favored Gamecocks couldn't compete with the phenomenal shooting of the 'Cats who breezed to a one-sided 36-15 halftime lead. In the second half, however, the losers made a strong comeback, scoring 29 points while holding Davidson to 83. Mike Williams paced the David son attack with 20 points, while his high.-scoring teammate, Bud dy Cheek, shot 15 to tie Carolina's Cy Szakascl for second honors. Tuxedos & Fuli Dress FOR RENT Wright-Johnston, -. INC. MEN'S CLOTHING SHOES AND FURNISHINGS Phonee 2.4228 1886 Main St.| I BasketW John "Cy" Szalkaes's long sh'ots tave been dropping through the >aket frequently of late and his iteady flo6i game has contlrib ited a great deal to the Game 'ock's success. (Photo by Man dng Harris). Chesterfiel 'V" * - *M ........ ................. flhUgiii Spring- V401tbal. W104..H , -a.red B Ned eather tBad wather nu)li16 :.the hopes )f the Carolina coaching staff to egin . spring football praWdce sarly this week. Meanwhile the team remained inside with lec Lures being the main Item on the. schedule. Reading the list of lettermen will be co-qa#tains Al Faress, guard, and Jack Couch, back, Claud "Red" Harrison,. fullback, and winner of the Jacobs Block ing Trophy for South Carolina, as well as the winner of the, Most Valuable Player award given by the Palmetto Theater. Some 20 odd freshmen also answered the call, Many 'being from South Carolina, one from Georgia, two from Virginia, two from Brooklyn, two from New York City and one from Illinois. d is my cigaret .. . . . . . . .... . .. . M ; WO N tha ........... :i*K\~ X 4 i's. llLWAY MI.D low' THE CANTEEN IS YOURS... so use it SCHOOL SUPPLIES JEWELRY SPORTSWEAR & SODA FOUNTAIN -it's Mild and pleasing STARRING IN DAVID 0. SELZNICK'S PRODUCTION "THE PARADINE CASE" DIRECTED BY ALFRED HITCHCOCK z te oeM hete fild ecus know the kind of tobaCccO ' leinsthemausd I lkthrfaOrad mildness e Cheter f i s in the arke n for the uelloW ' lo rthe tChte We f ar heektnow that. It's ip tobaco.~ TEIIIELD. BETTER TASTING (900LER'8SMORING