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'At Halftime By MANNING HARRIS Guest Columnist Last week Carolina lost to West Virginia 35 to 12. It was their third straight loss of the season, and they had entered the game two touchdown favorites. Immediately the big question around the campus became, "What's hap pened to the team?" When the Birds left for Morgantown they left behind Len Ekimoff, first string center; Pete Lane, placement kicker; Phil Alexander, starting right tackle; Kale Alexander, sec ond string guard; Bill Rutledge, fullback; Ernie Lawhorne, half-back; and Jack Kaneft, guard. Of those that made the trip, the following were on the injured or sick list: Strickland, suffering from sinus . . . had gotten out of the infirmary a week before to play in the Clemson-Carolina game. Red Harrison went along on the trip, but played only two minutes because of injuries suffered in the C-C game. . Red Wilson was hurt before the trip as was Mitchell Scott, second string center. Ed Dew was not in shape to play because of injuries. Harry DeLoach was air sick and couldn't play. Will Harvin was injured early in the first quarter and saw little action. West Virginia, in their game with Penn State, racked up 18 first downs, and the touchdowns scored by Penn State were all on long runs. The Mountaineers had been beaten twice this year, by Penn State and Pittsburgh, the first, one of the few unbeaten teams in the nation. '[hey had beaten Washington and Lee 14-7, Temple 27-7, Wainsburg 29-16 and Worcester 34-6. The West Virginia line outweighed the Gamecocks by about 20 pounds, and they employed a two team unit sys tem, assuring themselves a fresh team at all times. The Mountaineers were playing before a homecoming crowd of 25,000. It was a crowd that was hungry for a West Virginia victory. Coach Dud DeGroot, West Virginia coach formerly of the Washington Redskins and of the Los Angeles Dons, had brought his boys along all through the season, picking up experience, and pointing for the Game cocks. During the first half, the offensive West Virginia team had not had the ball in Carolina territory to put into action the wide-open offense that Coach DeGroot had installed at West Virginia this year. This same system had enabled West Virginia to run up 18 first downs against the great Penn State defense. The turning point of the game came during the first half when the Gamecocks were on the West Virginia one foot line, and were unable to push the ball over for a score. From this time on the Modntaineers picked up momentum. Carolina lost the ball during the second half after picking up one first down when Strickland fumbled. The Moun taineers recovered the ball on the Carolina 40 and began a sustained drive that ended with a score. They made the extra point and West Virginia led seven to sir. Carolina received the kick-off and promptly fumbled. An alert West Virginia offensive team came back to score again before the Gamecocks could recover their senses. After receiving the West Virginia kickoff, Bo Hagan tried desperately to get the Carolina passing attack, which had completed 6 out of 8 attempts during the first half, back into action, but the Carolina linesmen, who had played nearly the entire game, were unable to stop the hard charg ing of the Mountaineers. Even in defeat the Gamecocks had men to be proud of. Red Wilson, Roy Skinner, Dave Sparks, Bob Dockery, and Cecil Woolbright all' rooked good. In the backfield Hagan and Wadiak played superb of fensive ball, as did Pasky and Couch on defense. The overall record of the Gamecocks this season hasn't been too good, but look for a re-vitalized Carolina team to take Maryland tomorrow. The Old Liners have had a good season this year, and will be out to add to it, but the Game cock squad should be sufficiently recovered from injuries to regain some of the form that was expected of them. LINEMAN OF THE WEEK Bill Estes, the big boy from Rock lill, merits the selec tion of lineman of the week for the second time this season after his bangup defensive play against West Virginia. The defensive play of the Gamecocks was anything but up to par against the Mountaineers, but Estes was credited with tackle after tackle. Estes has come close to getting the coveted sophomore of the week distinction of the Southern Conference several times this year but has lost the awardl to highly-publicized backs. Last year he was choseni freshman of the week twice by the Associated Press. Prior to last week's game, Estes has been p)aired with big Phil Alexander to give Carolina the best pair of de fensive tackles in the state. Alexander, however, has been out since the Clemson game with a leg injury. Estes has two more years to play for Carolina and his coaches expect him to develop into one of the best defensive tackles in the schools history. His 220 pounds, coupled with unusu.al agility and speed for a big man, make him a con stant threat to opposing offensives. PHONE 2-5893 FORl RESERVATIONS CA R R OL L'S Skyline Club "Fun Spot of the Carolinaa" 3800 BROAD RIVER ROAD) UNIVERSITYoF 50UTH ( HALFBACK from Mull WEIGHT - 190 LS HEIGHT - 5 FT 9 rr1 COACH REX ENJ CALLS HI Bob Kahle Easily ( On Gridiron Or Ba By JOE Mi John Boyle is currently the He's one of the greatest passe dium and he deserves every bit Boyle must have some pretty V his bullet passes and that's M into the picture. Kahle, a six-foot-two-inch fresh- i man from Hammond, Ind., handles I big John's hard passes with un canny ease. He's fast, both on of fense and defense, and has a pe culiar knack of diagnosing op ponents' plays. Very seldom is Kahle mouse-trapped in his right end position. Kahle came to Carolina from Charleston where he was stationed in the Navy at the Charleston Navy Yard. While in the low country, he played football and basketball with the Navy Yard Bluejackets for a couple of years. He gained quite a reputation in the city-by-the-sea and left there with the city league basketball scoring record neatly sewed up. Oddly enough, Kahle came to South Carolina labeled as a bas ketball star. He was considered a pretty good football player, too, but he was exceptionally adept at shooting and handling a basket ball. Being from a basketball-con scious locale, Kahle naturally was born with a love for the hardwood game. The Indiana high-scoring type of game was immediately in stilled in the tall, well-built young ster. He took the game up in high school, but decided to try his hand at football, too. Bob's natural instinct for hand ling a basketball paid off hand somely in his football trial and he snade good as an end. He fol lowed these two sports up when he joined the Navy and soon he was playing them with near-equal ability. Kahle has amazingly good co ordination. He's a better-than Watches Diamonds B. B. HARMON . Jeweler . Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing Telephone 4-1522 2024 Devine St. Five Points Columbia, S. C. CInekH rJewel.y Number 24 AROLINA inS,S.C. IN /W7 T/E/fs FWRr971A TI/F/IM Ekifne7/M*f *W/A FROM NAVY STYLES PIGHT 4e RCING 16nft // \ Prabs Passes sketball Court )LONY talk of the freshman team. -s ever seen at Carolina sta of praise he gets. However, 'ood pass receivers to handle ,here end Bob Kahle comes vprage ball handler, both in bas etball and football, and seems to iave a "feel" for the ball. He wroved his ability in baoketball vhile with the Bluejackets and his vide-open, free-shooting, Indiana tyle was quite popular and he be amne the idol of Charleaton young ters. But Kahie still hadn't gotten his >aptism of fire in football. He was -ecognized as a pretty good end vith the Navy eleven, but he wasn't ;he hottest end around these parts. Elowever, the likeable Hoosier soon lispelled all rumors that he was a >ne-sport athlete. The University of South Caro min took a chance on the 200 pounder, trusting to a scout's re port that Kahle was "at least promising" as a football player. His basketball playing was given a big build up and subsequently rde enrolled at Carolina. Kahle got his big test this year. Boyle, who throws a heavy ball, that is, a pass which nearly tears the skin from receiver's hands, be :ame Carolina's passing quarter back and used Kahle as a target for his bullet-like passes. The job wasn't too big for Bob and he oon established himself as a top notch pass-receiver and earned a first-string berth with the Biddies. SURPLUS PORTAl We have a limited qua microscopes for sale. Th cartons, and cost many they are now being offer< Specifications: Overall h4 three different powers, w for higher powers dlesire< back base. Optical syster These portable microscoj prior sale, on the followi cludes shipping and pad money order should be sei deposit, the microscope to Any check received after be returned promptly. GIBSON PA Dealers in Box 1130. Re AU Irf (O .P4 YUtOf rWRIM M1W WD AWL - 94E 77WES 6A/NMEA -555 YARDS sr -45 rARDS DURING WAR TO,?MOS, I Natatorimn Now Reopened With New Equipment The swimming pool which has been closed since early in Septem ber reopened last week. The pool was closed two weeks before school started because of vracks in the roof. This condition developed because the lack of funds prevented the installation of equip ment which would evaporate the condensation from the pool. This excess moisture rotted the timber in the roof. A complete new roof has been built of water-repellent timber and ventilators have beeni added to prevent such a condition fromi developing again. The open ing of the pool was delayed by the difficulty in getting these timbers. TI'he Natatorium wvas built in 1938 from funds contributed by students and from a WPA grant. When the old roof was installed the Administration pleaded for another type of structure and for ventilators but insufficient funds prohibited this. Fully aware that the timber used would not hold up over a long period the Adminis tration department has kept the building under close scrutiny. Last Spring the first signs of decom position began to show. Just be fore the opening of school the as bestos shingles on the roof began falling into the pool, causing it to Ibe closed. These shingles were sal taged for use on the new structure. It was suggested from various quarters that a canopy be built over the pool that would enable it to be used while repairs were be ing made. This proposal was care fully considered by the Adminis tration but had to be discarded because of the costs involved. BLE MICROSCOPES ntity of surplus portable ese are all new, in original times the price for which ed. hight 8 inches, turret with ill accept auxiliary eyepiece I. Fully adjustable on tilt ri: pitch polished -lenses. es are offered subject to ng terms: Price $9.00, in king charges. Check or it with your order, or $2.50 be sent C.O.D). for balance. quantity has been sold will GE CO., INC. War Surplus chester 2, N. Y. Biddies Tac] In Third Gv The Biddies, one of the ste teams, met Furman's Little IN stadium. This was the Biddie; ing previously lost a close gari ning from the Clemson Cubs. The Biddies went into the game with Furman favored to take the visitors by at leagt two touch downs. Their favorites role is a result of their brilliant offense led by John Boyle which left the Clemson team dazed with amaze ment as Boyle filled the air with needle-threading passes. Boyle connected with 15 out of 24 at tempts and might have completed more if his receivers had been able to hold on to all of his bullet-like passes. Coach Frai)k Johnson reported that his team wa. in good condi tion before the game. The tean, worked hard all week with particu lar stress on defense. This haF been by far their weakest point all season. IndividuaA attention was given linemen under the watchful eyes of Johnson, and his assistants, Hal Middlebrooks and Rock Stroud. Boyle gave the coaches some reason for worry this week as he Bird Basketeers Bi As Rugged Season Official plracticet for the Nov. 26 but already the field I some twenty-five men are ha, shooting eyes. An informal p several iights this week and rounding into good physical c< The team this year will be built around such veteran performers as Henry Martin, sharpshooting for ward, Jimmy Slaughter, a 6-7 cen ter who is among the best in the conference, Cy Szcacksi, a fine all round guard, and David McQuil lan, who saw little action last year but gave every indication in the games that he played that he will be the man to watch when the Birds take the floor in their open ing game Dec. 11. Len Ekimoff will also be on hand to bolster the squad if he recovers from his foot ball injuries. The complete 1948-49 schedule: Dec. 11-Newberry, Columbia. Dec. 17-Miami, Miami, Fla. Dec. 18-Miami, Miami, Fla. Dec. 21 - Bowling Green, Bowling Green, Ohio. Dec. 22-Lawrence Tech, I)etroit, Mich. Jan. 8-Davidson, Davidson, N.C. Jan. 11--The Citadel, Columbia. Jan. 14--Wake Forest, Columbia. Jan. 18--Georgia, Columbia. Jani. 2l---Clemson, Clemson. Jan. 31-Furmal&n, Columbia. Feb. 4--Clemson, Columbia. Feb,. 7- --Gee. Washington, Wash ington, D. C. FOR THOSE WII( FOR A BETTER DOUG Bl * MEAL 1I FOR)I YOURI ADDIE $6.00 F( kle Furman me Of Year te's most spectacular football 'ind*last night at the Carolina 4' third game of the year, hav ie to North Carojina and win was sidelined for several days with a bruised foot. The injury proved not to be serious, however, and he was reported ready to go at game time. The Biddies have built thei selves up a following this year that has seldom been equalled by freshman football teams. With the total collapse of the varsity the student body has turned to the freshman for their football thrills and the Biddies are practically as sured of having a large crowd on hand whenever they play. The amazing passing of Boyle is the main factor in this crowd interest but the wide open type of offense that the Biddies use also helps to draw the fans from their radios and easy chairs. There is no doubt that it has succeeded for a large number of people unable to see both games decided this week to pass up the varsity game tomorrow to see last night's tussle. hgin Warm-Ups Looms Ahead Gamecock basketeers beginm iouse is alive with activity as I at work sharpening up their ractice session has been held many of the men are rapidly mndition. Feb. 8--Maryland, College Park, Md. Feb. 12-Furman, Greenville. Feb. 16-Newberry, Newberry. Feb. 19--Maryland, Columbia. Feb. 21-N. Carolina, Columbia. Feh. 24-Davidson, Columbia. Feb. 25-Citadel, Charleston. Feb. 26-Georgisa, Athens. Feb. 28-Wake Forest, Wake Forest. Open Badminton Play Will Begin On December 6 An open hadminton tournament will start in the field house Dec. 6, Joe Grugan has announced. This tournament is open to all stu dents of the university and will include both doubles and singles matches. All players entering the tourna ment must sign up in Grugan's office by Nov. 19 and may enter as groups or individuals. 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