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It's No Bolony Joe Molony Parone Is Steadying Influence On Court Every basketball tealn needs a cool-headed veteran to set tle down the young, inexperienced ball players in the heat of a close game. At the University of South Carolina, this vet eran happens to be Harry Parone. The five-foot-ten-inch, 200-pounder from Hartford, Conn., had never played basketball here before this year. In fact, he hesitated to report in '49, but when he learned that Phil Cantore and Steve Trewhella, first string guards, Wvere lost, his sporting blood was up and he came out. Harry at 26, soon learned that basketball was a young man's game and he started early trying to round into shape. He used all the cunning he'd amassed in over 10 years of organized basketball playing, bu- it was of no avail. He Broke In The Hard Way Before the season began, Parone was an obscure third stringer, just another old-timer trying to break in against the youngsters. But he worked hard and long, getting his wind and legs into shape, until his coach noticed him and gave him a chance. When he got his break, Harry made the most of it. He was determined to keep his first string-guard spot and he proceeded to play the best basketball of his career. And after seven games, Parone is a fixture at guard. His Experience Is Invaluable His average isn't impressive, nor has his team set the courts ablaze against the big boys, but Parone's experience has been invaluable to his team. According to his coach, Parorie has been instrumental in helping to weld together ''a better all-around club than we had last year." Parone is a fine ball-handler, a heady defensive player and he has an uncanny eye for the basket. He scores most of his points from outside the foul circle. He isn't fest, but he conserves energy and manages to stay with his man and hold his scoring down. Gets Start At Bulkely High Harry got his basketball experience at Bulkely high in Hartford, Conn., where he starred in baseball and football, as well, from 1937-1940. He attended Northeastern University of Boston, Mass., from September 1940 until June 1941, where-he also won three letters. He was in the service from 1941 until 1946, when he came to South Carolina. However, Parone is better known here for his baseball playing. Last year, after being elected captain, he hit over .350, a mark which he's never failed to reach in college ball. Last year Harry played with the city league basketball champions, Mviller Tire Company and was a big reasoni why Miller advanced to the semi-finals of the Southeastern Tournament in Atlanta, Ga. A Fitting Tribute From His Coach A fitting tribute to Harry Parone's basketball ability is a few words from his coach, Frank Johnson: "Parone is one of the most valuable players on the squad," Johnson says. "It's amazing the way he settles the boys down when they begin to tighten under the pressure. He's strictly a team player-and a valuable one, too." NO BOLONY Jess Alderman has so many good boxers in the 155 weight he doesn't know what to do with 'em. Right now, Jim Briggman, Red Douglas, Harry Temple and an impiroved James Skinner are running neck-and-neck for the job... Gus Hempley, former Gamecock end in the late 30's has re portedly been offered a scouting job with the New York Giants . . . Another of Rex Enright's pupils, Dom Fusci, has dlecided to give up pro football and return to Carolina. He's got another year . .. Baseball coach Ted Petoskey's outfield worries should be lessened greatly by the return of Jack Couch, who said he was coming back out after a year's layoff. A newcomer, who played under Petoskey at Wof ford, Bill Swann, may shove Barney Dusenbury from center field up to second base . . . And they say Petoskey finally has some pitchers this year . . . Bill Harth of the City Rec reation department asks all Carolina students interested in signing up for the city tournament to notify R. G. Bell at Flinn Hall or him . .. The Powder Bowl, originated here in 1940 and picked up by colleges all over the nation, has lost some of its lustre. Instead of 11-girl teams, they're using eight girls . . . Big Jim Slaughter said officials called the foul zone three-second ruling on him five times in a row against Davidson. They must've been concentrating on Jim instead of the game. Anyway, he was worth watching; he scored 27 points against Buddy Cheek . . . Slaughter and freshman Don Cox are running a close race to see who stays on the floor most during a game. Cox is ahead by two spills ...The school ping-pong tournament will be held Imme diately after next semiester begins. Fifteen new entries have been filed in the recreation room of Flinn Hall... Coach Franik Johnson figures the Wake Forest game tonight will either make or break his team's chances for a confer ence berth. Mebbe, coach, but walt'll we get Davidson Slaughter Mah In Palmeu Jimmy Slaughter, the Gamecocl his position at the top of the stat the Birds' loss to Davidson at Ch as the Gamecocks downed the C Wednesday night to give him a t< His nearest competitor for th4 Henry Martin whose average, alt) week, is still within easy reach of The accumulative totals for 7 g record is as follows: Name and Position Jim Slaughter, c. ............... Henry Martin, f. ............... John Szakacsi, g. ............... Harry Parone, g. ............... Red Coleman, g. ................ Estes Kitchens, f. ............. Jack Reed, f. ................... Bill Sm ith, c. .................. Keith Cribb, g. ................. Graham Price, g. ............... The Gamecocks have shot 151 1 throws for a total of 387 points, 55 points in the seven games pla tered a total of 418 points or an a Gamecock Baseball Team Begins Drill Early In February Ted Petoskey, Gamecock base ball coach, announced that practice would begin on Davis field Just after the new semester opens. All candidates interested in trying for the squad are urged to report, Petoskey said. The infield has been dug up, smoothed over, and new grass planted in the inner rim. The diamond should be in good shape by the time of the first practice, Petoskey announced. The only serious loss to the club is Freddie Bargiacchi, second base man, who failed to return to school. With the' addition of several prom. ising new pitchers, Petoskey hopes to better his mediocre 1948 record. Petoskey plans to put the "Big Four" idea into operation this year and he hopes to schedule four games with the Citadel, Clemson, and Furman as well as the reg ular two with Newberry and North Carolina cclleges. Autopsies Show Lungs Instead Of Legs Cause Old Athletes to Falter What causes an athlete to slip from his prime? Most people say the player's legs fold up, but a member of the Coroner's staff in New York City disputes this. He explains that men's lungs'do not function as they did in youth. Therefore, after muscular effort, which calls for high turn of speed, or some special effort that strains the muscles, their lungs felter, con sequently, they cannot get the full amount of oxygen they need. It is the which m"ses them to slow down in their pace--not a falter ing of the leg muscles. He observed that when athletes have amazing lungs, they can carry on as champions not nyerely until they are 30, but far into the thirties, and in some rare In stances, until they are beyond the 40 year mark. SAY ... "I saw it in THE GAMECOCK" STUDENTS! FACULTY! FREE Wash Job with Each Grease Job Every Monday FIVE POINTS PUROL HENRY "Hank" REYNOLDS itains Lead o Scoring Race 's big gangling center, maintained e scorers as he added 27 points in arlotte last Saturday and 15 more Itadel Bulldogs in the field house >tal of 116 points. state scoring title, is teammate iough faltering slightly during the Slaughter. imes played in the Gamecocks' 2-5 No. Games FG FTM TP AVG. ... 7 46 24 116 16.5 7 39 19 97 13.6 7 20 6 46 7.5 ... 7 15 9 41 6.7 6 8 6 22 3.7 6 9 3 21 3.5 7 4 12 20 2.8 4 5 0 10 2.5 .5 2 2 6, 1.5 5 0 3 3 .60 ield goals and have made 85 free an average of slightly better than yed. Their opponents have regis verage of over 59 points per game. Biddies Trounce Citadel Bullpups By 52-34 Score After tirafing 7-0 in the first five minutes of play, Carolina's freshman basketball team bounced back to defeat the Citadel Bullpups 52-34 in a preliminary to the var sity game in the Field house Tuesday night at 6:30 p. m. The Biddies in the early minutes of play seemed to have difficulty in finding a working combination. Frequent shifting by Coach Earl Dunham soon remedied this, how ever, and once the Biddies started to click they had little trouble in overcoming the spirited but re serveless Bulipuppies. Diminutive Don Cox, the mighty mite from Greenville's Parker high school, again stole the show with his flashing speed and his all round agility. Cheered on by the crowd, Cox, after a slow first half start, turned on the steam and his driving floor game and his spec tacular lay-up shots had the small crowd gasping. Lip LaTorre, a Charleston boy from whom much was also expect ed, turned in his finest game of the season and was high scorer with a total of 12 points. Cox was sec ond with 10, closely followed by Irob Kahle with nine. The Biddie quintet will meet a team composed of independent players in the Columbia area in a prelim to the Varsity game with Wake Forest tonight. The game will start at 6:30 p. m. FOR THOSE WH( FOR A BETTIER' DOUG BI YOU'LL ENJOY * * MEAL T FOR YOUJR ADDEJ $6.00 FO GOOD FOR ANYTH Birds Play I Slaughter Hi Jim Slaughter, elongated Gamec Iead-first in the first half of th4 the field house Tuesday night. Ca The big 6'9" center is currently with 116 points in seven games. . might when Carolina meets Wake House. (Official USC photo by 'I Powder Bov Renewed By JOE The "Powder Bowl," origina will be renewed this year whei Pi Phi's on Melton Field in t . It will be the first meetinj and they'll be playing with planned as an 11-player gam( this year when they agreed formation. Joe Patrone, star Gamecock guard of the late 30's and proprie tor of the Collegiate Inn, will coach the Pi Phi's and Steve Wadiak will assist him. Ed McMillan, former Duke and Carolina back, will handle the Tri Delts. The Pi Phi's have won the four games played since the series be gan. The first game was featured in Life magazine and other na tional publications. Other colleges followed Carolina's lead and began "PnwdPr Rowlq" of their own. It soon became a college fad. Pictures were made of the 1947 game by a "Life" photographer, but important national news over shadowed the game and the pic tures were never used. The girls were no slouches on the gridiron, either. They proved to male critics that they could run, pass and kick nearly as well as their bigger brothers. They fur nished the fans a hard, clean, well played game as well as a lot of color. Dewitt Arrowsmith, former Bird lineman who played with Patrone and who was killed in action dur ing the war, coached the Pi Phi's in 1940 and started them off on the right foot as they beat the Tri Delta 7-0. The Pi Phi's won the next three wvith little trouble and in 1947 they blasted out a 20-0 victory behind Jo Seideman's bril Liant kicking and running. Little body protection is afford ad the girls, but somehow they manage to avoid serious accidents. [nstead of throwing a body block :hey stand in front of opponents, hioping to stop them only momen :arily. Most of their plays are i ARE LOOKING PLACE TO EAT! WO0ME'S * OUR LUNCHES * ICKETS ) CONVENIENCE R $5.50 ING3 .. ANYTIME lost To Deac Its The Deck ick, is caught as he hits the floor Citadel-Carolina game played at rolina won 60-34. pacing Gamecock and state scorers laughter will be seen i action to Forest at 8 o'clock, iF the Field eal and Harris.) r Rivalry Next Mouth WOLONY ted at South Carolina in 1940, i the Tri Delts tangle with the ie middle of February. r of the sororities since 1947 new formations. Originally , the teams broke precedence on an eight-man (or girl) quick-opening and depend on the good form of the backs. The girls don't pull their punches. They're just as dirty and tired as the average male when it's all over. Their plays are varied. They pull the sleeper and the statue of liberty and, just as their male counterparts, they feel out their opponents for any defensive flaws. Both clubs have been working out for the past two weeks, brush ing upion fundamentals, running through plays and getting in play ing shape. The coaches haven't announced the type of formations they're planning to use, but each has an abundance of plays. The game is sponsored by the Tri-Delts and Pi Phis sororities a-; an entertainment project. Officials 1haven't been named yet, but intra Imural referees, Bully Fan, Joe Grugan, and several other local sportsmen are being considered for the job. ~ OF DIM/IN GRAND OPI (Reg. $5.00 Value) Gaberdine Sport Shi (White and Colored) Citadel Dress Shirts (Long and Short Sleeved) 100% All Wool Swea (A-2 Style) Genuine Horse-hide , B-15 Jackets Dress Slacks ($10 va Dress Belts Towels Loafers (brown, ham Black Navy Type Ox Windbreakers (Colle Sport Sox (3 pr.) T-Shirts (reg. 75c va Above Prices Are Sample of For Our Grandi MAha 812 Harden St. raw. Nne ons Tonight Johnsonmen Try For Third Win Against Wake By LLOYD HUNTINGTON Carolina's 1%nt and cold basket ball team will be seeking its second conference win when they meet the Demon Deacons from Wake Forest in the field house toNght at 8 p. m. The Birds broke into the win col umn Tuesday night as they de feated the Citadel 60-34. Earlier the Johnsonmen had lost to David son for their only conference de feat. From the opening whistle com pletely through the first half the Birds were sluggish and seemed unable to find the basket. Their floor game was ragged and at times they had trouble cracking the Cita del defense. Only Jimmy Slaughter the Birds' big ceni-r was able to score consistently. In the second half, however, the Gamecocks caught fire and paced by Guard Cy Szakacsi they pulled rapidly away from the fighting but outclassed Bulldogs. For the first few minutes of the game neither team was able to score with any frequency. Citadel got off to an early 6-0 lead but two field goals by Henry Martin and a couple of quick baskets by Szakacsi sent the Johnsonmen zooming into a lead that they never relinquished, and which they stead ily increased as the game progress ed. The half ended with the Birds out front by a 25-16 score. As the second half began the Birds began to look like the team which was expected to have little trouble with the Citadel outfit. Cy Szakacsi finally came into his own and completely dominated the field house court as he, time after time, stole the ball from the Citadel men or broke quickly down the side to lay up two points. With able assistance from Mar tin and Harry Parone, Szakacsi practically turned the game into a rout. His dazzling speed seemed to baffle the Citadel team and at least a dozen times he shot out un expectedly to grab the ball from unalert Citadel players. The Gamecocks as a whole, how ever, were unimpressive. Especially during the first half they exhibited innumerable weaknesses which against better teams has in the past and will again cost them ball game.. Slaughter played his usually fine game and was high point man for the night with 15 points to his credit. Szakacsi was magnificent and Martin played steady heads-up ball but the team play lacked finesse and direction. :NING SALE rts $2.50 $1.95 ters $2.95 Jackets $16.95 $9.95 Iue) $5.95 $1.00 $ .19 d-sewn) $5.95 fords $6.95 ge brand) $5.95 $1.00 lue) $ .59 Many Other Items Slashed Opening Sale IN'S Phonea 8362