Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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It's No. Bololy By Joe Molony They Say We Ain't So Good Rumors have been circulating around the state that Caro lina is just another weak sister, a doormat for the Southern Conference-and sadly enough, they're true. Our '48 base ball and football teams had dismal seasons. Our basketball team is on a four-game losing streak and they're underdogs tonight at Davidson. But We've An Ace in the Hole But South Carolina has one ace up its sleeve. She still has a boxing team. Coach Jess Alderman has molded together one of the strongest squads in the South and he's two deep in nearly every division. The Southern Boxing champion ship and the NCAA crown are too far out of reach, either. So Alderman and his fine array of pugilists find themselves holding the answer to Carolina's prayer-just one major title. Boxers Are Ready For Tech. Citadel? The team, Campassi, Stringer, Decell, Avant, Temple, Lewis, Singleton and Rutledge, have but two weeks to get ready for Tennessee Tech who invades the field house Janu ary 20. And from their progress to date, they'll be ready. Whether the Gamecocks will be ready for The Citadel is another question. This is one fight that has Alderman worried. The Citadel, who won the Southern Conference crown last year, have three returning champions in addition to several impressive newcomers. Just as last year, the Ctadel-Carolina fight may decide the Southern champion ship. Wiggins-Avant Would Be a Natural An interesting sidelight and maybe the deciding factor in the Citadel fight is the Timmy Wiggins-Ray Avant fight in the welterweight fight. Boxing coach Matty Matthews of The Citadel said Wiggins would fight at 135, but he now weighs 147 and he's gaining-not losing. These boys know each other well. They were practically brought up together in the ring, but they never fought each other until they entered the navy. It was several years ago when Avant and Wiggins tangled and it was in the Central Pacific tournament. Wiggins got the verdict then. Both have been fighting a lot since then and they're in the best shape of their long careers. Avant is huskier around the shoulders than Wiggins, and he hits harder, but he's a shade behind Timmy in boxing. Not that Wiggins can't punch, too. This, Avant will verify. Avant Has Proven His Salt This could easily be the best fight of the year. Gamecock rooters already know Avant's ability. Twice he won the Southern Conference boxing championship and last year he was voted most outstanding boxer in the tournament. His best year was 1947 when he won eight fights, six of them by knockouts, but he lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Madison, Wisc. Last year he lost one and drew twice. A slight case of flu hindered him no little last year. It might've been the reason for his mediocre showing for he was far off his '47 form. Wiggins Remains a "Mystery Man" Wiggins is unknown to Carolina followers, in fact, he's a mystery man in all campus circles for he never before boxed in college. He gained quite a reputation in Charleston by his sterling, performance in the annual Golden Gloves tour nament. A couple of years ago he was confronted by the pros, but Matty Matthews and The Citadel talked him into a degree instead. Bulldog fans rate him the greatest pros pect there since Louis Lempesis, perennial conference champ in the late 30's. Wiggins was red-hot in the service and he won numerous navy titles, including the Central Pacific title. He kept in shape by boxing under Matthews even before he entered school. Both Boxers Took the Fateful Step As Fate would have it, these evenly matched champions are both married men. Avant was married during the sum mer months and Wiggins has been in the reins for over a year. NO BOLONY Gamecock varsity basketball men had better look out for little Don Cox and Moose Kahle with the frosh. They'll be taking some letterman's place next year . . . Coach Ted Petoskey said baseball would start after next semester be gins. He's got some pitchers to go with a well-rounded club this year and he may roll . . . Henry Martin~ has scored 77 points to Jim Slaughter's 74 in the first five games... Slaughter was high scorer against Newberry with 18, against Miami with 16 and again against Miami with 19 while Martin scored 19 against Bowling Green and 21 against Lawrence Tech. Pretty darn good shootng, agree? . . . Hats off to Marshall Upton, swimming team captain, who wouldn't quit fighting for a minor Block C club and finally got his wish . . . Citadel men are pretty anxious to see a couple of fights this year namely: Timmy Wiggins-Ray Avant, Harold Shokes-Grady Decell and Bill Ohlandt-Bill Rutledge. They feel Dale Matthews'll beat Sylvester Lewis. What do you think, huh ??? . . . Henry Martin averaged 15.4 and Jim Slaughter 14.8 points in five games . . . Cy Szakacsi and Graham Price were the only others with better than five points average, Cy had 6.4 and Price 6.0 . . . All students in terested in entering the annual ping-pong tournament are requested to sign up in the Y recreation room or write the Gamecock. The first list was mutilated by mistake and the schedule will be set back a week or more. The new date will be announcd later . .. The fro'sh looked goodl against AMA, the first team, that is, but the second stringers put on a better show. The crowd was in stitches as the sub biddies ran helter-skelter around the court with wild aban don as big John Boyle burned their hands with his hard passes. Boyle looked god. .. Dont forget the All-American Red Heads are playing at 8 o'clock Wednesday night in the Field House. Admission is $1.30 for adults and 70 cents for Co-Ca AKr Grady Decell and Sylvester Lewi of the Carolina boxing team and pro on the squad. They transferred las wait out one year of ineligibility u Boxing Teat Season On J By JOE MOLONY Coach Jess Alderman has only two short weeks to get his Game cock boxing team into shape for a rough Tennessee Tech squad which invades Columbia and the field' house on January 20. The team is in good shape, Al derman reports, and he's pretty confident the boys will produce for him. The former Mississippi mas termind is counting on a couple of ineligibles, return to form of Ray Avant and a few breaks to carry Carolina to a Southern boxing championship and possibly a na tional title. The Gamecocks have a wealth of material in the lower weights, sev eral promising heavier boxers and one of the best heavyweights in the South. Southern Conference champions Pete Campassi in 125-pound divi sion and welterweight Ray Avant are looking sharper than ever in practices and they're expected to start where they left off last year. Two ineligibles, 165 pound Syl vester Lewis and 135-pounder Grady Decell, have improved their timing since the intra-squad bouts and they should be ready for Tech. These Memphis maulers were elected co-captains by their team mates before the holidays. Little Joe Stringer, Carolina's 130-pound hope, is a solid fixture in this bracket. Harry Temple, who was piaised by his coach in early practices, will man the 155 pound division. Add to this list of top-notch can The majority of folk. en gctged in the privately-owned, tax-paying, utility field make a career of providing adequate and dependalbte services av'ail able for their company's cus tomera. About 6CD of thi. company's folk. have five or more years of service - their accumulated year. of service total. more than 6,500 - South Carolina Electric & Gas Company )tains i were recently elected co-captains mise to be two of the better boxers t year from Ole Miss and had to nder Southern Conference rules. n To Open anuary 20 didates Bill Rutledge, hard-hitting knockout specialist in the heavy of the best fortified squads in the South. If Alderman can come up with a formidable 175-pounder, he'll be solid from top to bottom. AH, MY ROMANTIC OOAUSQUJE EVEN GRET A'S BE AUTV CANT COMPARE WITH - HRUMPH!/ ULP- H RUMP H! PARDON ME. FOR CLEARING MY THROAT SO MUCH ROMANCE MY FOOT! YOU'VE BEEN HARRUMPHING AWAY ALL NIGHT LIKE A FULMINATINO FOGHORN! O DARLING, EVER. SINCE I CHANGED To PHILUP MORI MY THROAT HAS FELT AS SMOOTH AS VVUR OWN * aRo*sc. AuRIoLa THE A PITCH |NC YOUR !OI MORE SI Our campus the genuine have full pi detailed her, in chemiscr' Department New York, CA *ii .2- JIII Minor Block C Club Organizes On USC Campus A minor block C club, envelop ing all minor sports at Carolina, was organized at the last regular meeting of the Block C organiza tion held just before Christmas. The club voted unanimously in fa vor of the junior club. Marshall Upton, senior from Gaffney, was elected president. The club pledged itself to work in unison with the regular Block C club. The idea was presented to ath letic director Rex Enright, who said it was up to a vote of the Block C. Enright sanctioned the Block C's decision. The Block C also voted to give all minor sports athletes a six inch monogram and sweater with a symbol of the sport on its front. It was decided to let the Block C or athletic department act as final judge of major entertainment programs. All funds received by the minor sports club will be used for its support, separate from reg ular Block C finances. Upton, a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and captain of the swimming team, was instrumental in getting the minor club sanc tioned. He had been working on the project for the past year and argued strongly for its formation. This is the first time in the uni versity's history that minor sports have been organized and small block letters awarded participants. It molds together the varsity and minor sports under the same roof and it should provide for a more organized and a stronger Block C club at Carolina. Through the cooperation of the Block C club members, minor sports enthusiasts, and the ath letic department, South Carolina is now in a position to move for ward in its sports program under one unified front. It could be the shot-in-the-arm that sports at Carolina needs. 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Caldwell and Ha gen followed closely with 10 and 9 points respectively. After Greene's opening goal, the Biddies, led by Kahle, hopped off to a 12-4 lead before five minutes had elapsed. After the first string had run up a comfortable margin in the first quarter, the second string came in to play A. M. A. on, better than even terms. The half ended with the frosh on the big end of a 27-15 score. The Biddie first string started the second half and again the as sault was on. Paced by the diminu C06BURN The Business Men Choice at Quality an Original Try One of Our I And You'll Be 1317 SUIV Next Door to t LUCH 1OM TO CST ASY DAvE CHAl PLE ASE, , EPRINCESS - G HRUMPH -H RUMP H M~G PARDON N\E , N GOT TO ROMANCE C YOU SO MUCH I NEvER TFUL NAD NING di. corn SCALI UND tin IN SEVENTH HEAVEN WITH OD GORGEOUS. BVUT DON'T L ES T'S SET TO THANK JOHNNY tin ODA Urn make you realize RIS possesses. 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