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JOE MOLONY, Sportm Editor LLOYD HUNTINGTON JACK MORGAN Ass't Sports Editor Intramural Editor LEONAlD DUCKETT7, Sports Feature Editor It's No Bolony BY Joe Molony G a tI An Old Timer's D)ream llecomes-The Farr Mile t The old-timer sitting in the stands watching carefully as v the stands began to file from Davis Field couldn't be budged. H "Aw. come on, pop," a dissatisfied student urged. But he stayed. It didn't matter to him whether Carolina was win- c ning or losing. Even though he'd seen the team hopelessly i behind innumerable times he never left before the meet was over. t 'i He loved track. His sons loved it and followed it up through t his coaching. And today, he was looking on as his sport un- d folded before him. With its pirogress he undoubtedly followed t his life's progress. lle'd been a s)ectator for years and at- it tended practically every meet held. C. "I'd sure like to dedicate something to my sport before I W leave," the old man mused. And right then and there the 6 Farr Mile was born. The old-timer was James S. Farr, a i prominent Columbia business man. He immediately decided to award a beautiful trophy to the winner of track's hardest C event--the one mile. Thus the Farr Mile trophy became an e annual presentation. 0 Mr. Farr awarded it to Foster Marshall in 1947. The first u turned out to be the best, too, because Marshall's 5:30 minl utes still stands as the record time for the event. p Mr. Farr died the following year, but before he left lie had his soins, Bully Farr and James S. Fart', Jr., promise to cairry \ on the presentation for him. They have. and the Farr Mile has become a part of Carolina's fast-growing intramural ) program. t It's niot the trophy that counts, although it is one of the U handsomest awards given here, it's the symbol behind it. Mr. Farr didn't wish to give anything away. He wanted the wiln ner to earn it and the toughest event of all, he knew, was I the mile run. It required condition, stamina and just plain guts to press your body at full speed for a mile-and the late i Mr. Farr realized this. 0 When the intra:1mirl track meet is held I Davis fieild March 29 and 30, the Farr Mile will be the feature event. No doubt. the winner will deserve it, but we wonder whether { Foster Marshall's record will be equalled. This time, the man who introduced the idea won't be around to inspire the par ticipants as he must have done in 1947. His sons will be around, though, and they'll be pulling for someone to lower the record just as Mr. Farr would have done. NO BOLONY .Johnny Sykes wasn't in the baseball lineup against New- t berry Wednesday because of an injiury to his right hand. It ta requiredl three stitches, but Sykes will be ready by next " week . . . The Newberry game wasn't official since the In (ianls used freshmen and it's against Southern Conference rules, under which Carolina p)lays . . . Ted Petoskey officially t ad(op)ted the Big Four confterence. No longer will the Game.. t cocks play Newber'ry, IErskine, P-C and othetr small schools, they'll go against state conference teams, The Citadel, Clem son, Furman and other bigger schools. The coach is looking 3 inlto the future . . . I)ean Rivers, Columbia High School ace pitcher', is ineligible for the team . . . Coach Weems llaski.n ( says each track event will be run off in 10 minutes at the' most this year'. That's the best news heard around these. parts in some time. The long, driawn-out track meets of the past caused fatns to stay away in drioves . . . Charlie Hall, 165-pounder, looked good against Georgia, but Coach Jess t Alderman wasn't surpr'ised. "I was going to use him against LSU but he was sick before the match," he saidl . . . The qluarterbacking and p)assing of Ho Hagan andl Johnny Boyle may take the sp)otlight tomorriowv night, but dbon't overlook a couple of hard-plunging backs, Harry D)eLoache of the [Reds and( Blacks' Chuck Prezioso. TIhe 1949 baseball roster shows only 12 returning lettermeni, but don't let that fool you. Seven returnees are first-string infielders and out fielders, while catcher .Jack Couch earned a letter in 1947. Secondl baseman Joe Ingranm is the only one in the starting lineup who dlidn't play last year. Bill Canip, Frank Sherer, Bo Hagan and Cy Szakacsi ar'e veteran p)itcher's . . . We under standl Melvin H-emphill, Foirest Lake pro, is helping with the golf team in his spare time, offeiring tips here and there. . .. he rosters for the Reds and Blacks showv 65 men; eight centers, 12 guards, 11 tackles, 13 ends and 21 backs... Al Munn came through again. Swimming on heart alone, j;ust as he p)layedl basketball, Munni came through with a last minute spurt to break a three-way tie and wrap up the ntramural swimni ing championship for Sigma Chi... intramural swimming championship for Sigma Chi . . . Don't forget the Red Ciross water safety swimming course at the pool1 from March 21 to Apr'il 8 each Monday and Wednesday at 7 p. m. See Marshall Upton for de&taiils . . . Trhe mis-print iln our Sportsquiz contest last week, "Bib Sig" for "Big Six," is inexcusable. The ball p)layer', Christy Mathewson, never smoked nor drianik in his life . . . No tennis coach has been named vet. Coach Hank Hlartos may take the job. If he (hoes he has the c'omplete confidence of his team who said through Captain lien Turner: "Bartos is a darn fine coach and the team members would sure like to have him back this year. Although he hasn't been associated with the gnme,vory mnech, he's a swell fellow to have ats a coach." Qriddei jSU And Miami ire Favorites n Tournament Louisiana State University, laryland, The Citadel, Miami, eorgia, Georgetown, Maryland nd Carolina will battle it out in ie Southern Invitational boxing iurnament to be held at the Uni rsity of South Carolina Field ouse March 24, 25 and 26. These teams, the top college box ig teams in the South, will de de the champion of the Southeast a tournament second only to the CAA affair. All of the teams will close out ieir seasons by next week and -veral have already completed ieir schedules and are getting )wn to hard practice for the Sou iern tournament. No team honors will be dlecided i the tournament, only individual wards. However, the most pow rful entry appears to be LSU, hich whipped South Carolina %-1%. Miami is another favor e after taking The Citadel 6 - ! two weeks ago. The Gamecocks' hopes rest in ie lightweight divisions with Pete ampa*si, Joe Stringer, Grady De ll and Ray Avant. But a couple r the heavier boys may surprise ie dopesters by coining through nexpectedly. Probably Decell and vant will be Carolinj's strongest ireats while Jim Briggman, 155 ounds, should give Maryland's Ed eider, a favorite, a lot of trouble. LSU should win two fights. "Pee iee"i Moss should win at 125 ounds and the Tigers are also Lrong at 1:30. The Citadel has two ossible winners in Timmy Wig ins, 135, and Captain Dale Mat iews, 165. South Carolina might ike the 145-pound bracket with ay Avant, while Reider of Mary md looks good at 155. Miami hould win the 175-pound and eavyweight divisions. Adding up these probabilities, ,SU should win two, The Citadel wo, South Carolina one, Maryland ile and Miami two. But nothing an be mredicted nntil fiat flmne -olf Feam Has Workouts At Forest Lake (lIub The golf team continued its reg lar workouts at Forest Lake golf ourse last week under the super ision of a new coach, Red Bal mtine, Athletic Publicity Direc r)r. Ballentine succeeded Al Gry o, wvho is leaving Carolina after p)ring football training to enter he restaurant b)usiness for him elf in Kingstree. The Bird linksmien have four re urning lettermen upon whom hey're counting to defend their tate title, Bob Thoren, state in arcollegiate champion, George Dial II, Jimmy Clemmons and Dave mith. With this talent at his disposal, oaeh Ballentine is looking for ard to the 1949) season wvith right op)timnism. The team opensl s season March 24 against North arolina State at Forest Lake. After the N. C. State opener, he G;amecocks will play Georgia am Athens and Georgia Tech in At inta, April 1 and 2 and will re urn to Columbia wvith a match gainst Clemson A pril 7. PATRONE'S UNIV CLEANERS 4 PRESSING WHL HAVE YOUR MAKE GARM} REPEL WE 1)0 AU]l 1209 Pendleton Street . . Phone; es Play On Me Teeing Off I ... ... . . . llob Thoren, state intercollegiate golf champion in 1948, returns to the Gamiecock's gotf team this .kear deiermined to keep his title and help tihe team to another state championship. The Elgin.- Ill.. zolfer is a big reason why Carolina is favored to successfully defend its state title. Sportsquiz tsquz Sigyna Chi Wins Tiny Meeh, freshman from De- intrantural T-ati troit, won Sportsquiz's Contest last week by naming three out of four The annual Carolina intramurtil correctly. Nis name was drawn The a eld Mar1 from a hat since two others, Rob- swnimming meet was held March 11 ert Gottdenker and Talmadge L. at the University natatorium with n . h . A fraternities competing as teams "JU111 111m,J hadi Lhree tighi. Al n tl nepnetisimn the answers were received in the a the independents swimming Iaii simultaneously. against them as individuals. For Meeh's efforts, he was Sigma Chi won the team cham given two free passes to the Caro- pionship after a last-minute spurt lina theatre with the compliments in the 200-yard free relay. Three of Dhave Garvin, ma1ager. teams were tie(l up as the final re of l)ve Gavin,managr.av event w%as, annolunced. SA..E's In case of ties such as last week, The Camecock will draw foI - Harvey Gandy, in the anchor posi the winner if iore than one tion, had a comfortable lead and answer is right. was well ahead of the field with Last week's s portsqjuiz winniers sev.en y'ards to go. Al Munn of were: No. 1--Sammy V'ick (which Sig.ma Chii closed the gap rapidly winner Meeh missed); No. 2--"Blig an1 witn a desperate last-second Six'' was C'hristy Mathewson. No. rally ni ppedl Gandy at the finish 3-Sammyi Iyrd; No. l--George 1line to w in by inches and give his "Tlwinkletoes" Selkirk. teami victory. This week, the conitest is eve SA E was runtner- upJ with 19 easir. nswr treeoutof ourpoints. Kappa Alpha had 15 points correctly' and you get the pass.ad imaN5gt14tcrud u Mail yout anlswers to the Sportsd the se.orm1g. Editor. The Gamecock, CampuJ)Ls. R esults: 1-Who were the members of 50-yard free style: First, Leon the Philadelphia Athletic's famous ard Zahler, independents (26.5 $100,000 infield? Eddie Collins Alphs;Seod,Rda.emn played second. 50apa Alpa.ktoeFrt a 2--Everybody's heard of the 5-adbcsrk:Frt a Cubs' famous Tlinker-to-Evers-to- IHaker, K appa Alpha (38.8) ; See Chance doubleplay combinationa ond, D)ick H1ardy, Sigma Chii. (6-43), ut wo knws wo .50-yard breast stroke: First, Joe played) t whse kn w\w aezek, independent (38.1 ) ; see 3--What former pro tennis star ond, Charleg Pennys, SAt McK. becanme a golf professional stand- -wDvn is,PtMKn out? lie was famous just before sie, SAE\ (991 p)oints); Second, tied, Donad Hdgeturnd po. ob Solonmns, Sigma (Chi. anld AlI l)onld BdgeI ured Frisher Sigma Nul. I-Who was the last major league pitcher to win :30 gamies. O 1de F s.SgaCi (Halrdy, Thoreni and Newbury); Second, SA F: ( Penny, McKensie anid Gandy). HI igh T)iving: Clemment, inde p)end(ent t 84 points) ;Second, Al E K~IIT QUALITY Muiii, Sigmia Clhi. 100-yard free style: First, IBob Tintdal, Sigma Nu 163.4); second, md D SHuy L angston, Kappa Alpha. 200-yard free relay: First, Sigma Chi (Hardy, Newbury, Th' oren and .\lunn)11, time: 65:00;) Secondic, SA E (DIavis, Creed, Me L1E YOU . WAA ITI Keinsie anid Gandyb). O)D's D)YED) Enjoy 3NTS WATER Wilson Owen~s' Delicious ee E TCream at Your LENT Canteen. 'ERATIONSEjo Wilson Owens' Columbia, S. C. At Your Parties 3-3442 CALL 3170 - 3179 S100n5 MAIN ST. Iton To Intra- Squad Spring Foot] Hyi LLOYD 1H The 1949 edition of the Gi ball team will be unveiled for when the Reds and the Blac intrasquad game tomorrow a Melton Field in the official clo practice for the gridders. Little information has leaki of Coach Rex Enright's charge; less be on hand to see what been developing in the long af started some six weeks ago. The Red team will be slightly favored on the strength of such m, as Red Wilson. Bob Dockery, Cecil Woolbright and the entire 1948 backfield with the exception of' Red Harrison. A galaxy of freshman stars, in cluding passing ace John Boyle and fleet-footed Tommy Woodlee, how ever, could make it a tough even ing for their more experienced tea1mates. Attention will ie centered on Boyle, who created a local sensa tion with his deadly passing for a fine freshman team last season. Hoyle, who has been working un der Johnny Lujack, is expected to carry the brunt of the Gamecock offense next fall. Coach Enright says, however, that Boyle is at least a year away Irom his peak and that Bo Hagan, who was something of a frosh sen sation himself a couple of years back, is regaining his old form and may surprise a lot of people next fall. Rumors circulating out of the Gamecock camp also speak highly of Jack Mitchell. Mitchell, a North Carolinian, was reportedly sought after by many of the larger schools inl the Conference before he chose Carolina. Mitchell will appear for the first time tomorrow in the Garnet and Black uniform and if the rumors are true he may make a lot of people take notice before the evening is over. Notable changes in the Game cock team have been the switching of Red Wilson from end to tackle and the shift which moved Bishop Strickland from halfback to full back in place of Red Harrison who will be graduated this spring. The probable starting lineups for tomorrow's game: Reds: center, Carlton Smith; guards, Sparksi and Roy Skinner; tackles, Wilson and Dockery; ends, Woolbright and Fagan. Blacks: center, Jabbusch; guards, Gakuse and Gargano; tackles, Hendrickson arid Pavlovic; ends, Bryson and Owens. The Red backfield will consist of Hagan, Wadiak, D)eLoach, and Strickland. The 1Black quartet will probably be Boylh W oodllee. Mitchell, and Prezioso. .Admnission~ will lbe $1.00 for adults arid $.5t for students. PHONE 2-5893 FI) Skylirn ""Fun Spot of 3800 HROAD ) T HE Ci so u SCHOOL| * JEWELRX SPORTSW * SODA FO race Nmue morrow Game Ends miall Practice UNTINGTON Amecock foot the first time s meet in an t 8 p. m. on sing of spring !d out about this iew aition i and a large crowd will doubt Enright and his staff have ternoons since spring practice Bird Trackmen Continue Hard Work On Davis The track team is getting down to hard work on Davis field in preparation fdr the invasion of the Georgia Bulldogs here April 2. Coach Weems Baskin has been un able to supervise all the practices because of his coaching duties dur ing spring football training. The team has been going through conditioning drills for the past sev eral weeks and the boys appear to be rounding into good physical condition. However, the Birds were hurt terribly through the loss of Scooter Rucks, 220 and 440-yard star, and Ed Coleman, shot putter and discus thrower, who were both graduated. Baskin couldn't name a probable starting lineup for the Georgia dual meet, since he hasn't given the boys a thorough inspection yet. He will be available for full time work following the intra squad game March 19. Track practices are held daily on Davis Field from 2:30 to 4 p. m. All men interested in trying out for the team are requested to re port during these hours. In the case of transfer students whose eligibility is doubtful, they're ask ed to contact Coach Baskin or Dr. J. T. Penney to have it cleared up. The first dual meet on Davis field will follow the intramural meet by two days. Both Baskin and Intramural Director Joe Grugan agreed that there would be no con flict between intramural and var sity track meets. The schedule as announced by the Athletic Department: A pil 2-Georgia, Columbia. April 9--Davidson, Davidson. April 16--North Carolina State, Raleigh. A pril 23-Clemson, Clemson. A pril 30--Presbyterian, Colum bia. May 7-Furman, Columbia. .May 13-14--State meet, Clinton. May 20-21--Conference meet, Chapel Hill. I RESERVATIONS O LL'S Club the Carolina." lIVER ROAD ~NTEEN RS .. . se it SUPPLIES EAR UNTAIN