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Lloyd Huntington, Sports Editor Jimmy Howle Dick Du..p Al Gibert -ick Duap Tom Price Bill Kaufman Fowl, Or Fair by Lloyd Huntington THE PASSING OF SIR JOHN There came a Brooklyn Cavalier, A magic arm they said, He owned, that oft had dropped on the field of joust The bittered enemy that sought to invade these walls. One year passed and this knight was praised by every tongue, Fortune and fame, and loud acclaim, followed from every lung. Sir John, they said, why is it so, that on these very fields, You knock over the hated Tiger and allow us not to yield. When we would yield our glory, our fame, for honor alone? Sir John then boldly told us all as there we sat relaxed, Wond'ring at his wisdom and braver'y, My friends there is No honor without victory. No fame unless we win. No reward unless we strive, No heaven for an end. Time went on and Sir John grew each passing day a myth, Until there was none in all the state, As well known as him. September came and went and October Burst upon us in full swing, still we waited for Sir John To make his mark upon the enemy. Sometimes he lief would Fire a shot and then retire, but never did he fight full fight To protect us against the Wolves and Tigers and Bears that Invaded our fields and chewed up our chickens. Then the king Becoming angered one day called Sir John aside and whispering To him said, "John, old boy, you can never know the full health Of winning the good fight. Your days are done ere they yet started, Go and come not back for we here must turn our minds and hearts To bigger things than petty grIevances and puny tempers That flare when the fight is big and we are losing, For we are noble men and we tolerate no ignoble acts." Sir John then bowed and practically speechless he turned, Saluted and walkWd away, Without speaking until we wondered If suddenly without our knowing he had lost the use of His vocal cords and would henceforth spend his days In muted silence. But later on before Sir John had horsed He talked again with the King, saying, I would have given My life to please you but so are men natured. I talked And acted like a true knight but deep within I was the Kitchen knave after all who came here in disguise, And now I go. Then Sir John jumbed into his saddle and without more ado Rode away beyond the forest, beyond the country into Another world where knaves such as he had called himself Were in abundance. And we here worried at his passing, Reviewed in the lonely hours his exploits which could Have been so great perhaps in the years to come, for he Had showed that he possessed the good qualities in abundance From which good knights are made. But the King was Unrelenting in his attitude and said, "We. have no Place for ignoble acts and no place whatsoever for Sir John, who having shown his cowardice must go and stay Gone." But we weeping at these wvords considered that even a King can be wrong and sometimes hasty. And we thought of the Things which Sir John,had done and reached the end, And thought unto ourselves that the good, Sir John might be More of a knight than the King himself. For we looked into The future and could foresee only the crying need for a Champion to protect our Chickens in the long cold winters Ahead. And thought, Sir John is more champion than the King. Sorry Condition Of Fields Cause Football Injuries By HARRY BRYSON wihnahotwieferheal Melton and Davis fields, the two tr eisadte r akt practice fields used by athleticthiorgnlcdtonnasot teams, are noted for their poortie physical condition and have long Thsyatooldwnheig been criticized for this. This con- rt flgijre asdb h dition can not be helped as the twofilthtrnngsafotefot fields are the only sites available bl qa a ruh bu for outdoor sports which take place cag ntepeeseupet on the campus and also for a great Teodsyepitdcet many of the high school gameswhctebosfrrluedav which have no other place to bebenrpadbyolgcetsuh held,.swr sdmnyyasao h /With so many people on the fieldadntginhiishttenw the year around the thin covering tp fcet ontdgit h of grass has little or no chance togoudsdepyathpind gain any headway towards an am-onsadtefreontdsry ple covering for the field. Eachthtuf year there are many ankle and Te lordc h agro knee injuries mainly caused by the teby etn hi etcuh borry condition of the fields. Late i h ruda ootnhpee in the season the fields become bfr n hnhvn eiu bumpy and uneven with dangerousinuyourwethysaedo holes in them'caused by the lack rno u n rsueo h of grass. lg hshspi f ofra During the summer months thethnubroijresasnl fields are worked over very care- be rcino h atrt fully to develop a strong stand of we h l laswr en grassrbtt thiseusuallyidisappearsbused. Gamecock Line Owes Strength To Coaching By. DICK DUNLAP In the pro-season prospectus it was of general opinion that the Gamecocks would be weak through the middle of their line. Much ex perience had been lost by grad uation and in addition, Red Harri son, one of the best linebackers in the country, played his last year under the Garnet and Black. However, since the opening of the campaign, Carolina's forward wall has been one of the staunch departments in an otherwise dull season. As it turned out, passing has been the thorn in the side of the Birds all year. Credit for developing those charges, that have pft a crimp in some good opponent's averages, must in great part go to Hank Bartos and Weems Baskin, the Gamecock line coaches. Bartos, who used to play a bet. ter than average tackle at North Carolina, came to Columbia in 1946, after a turn at professional ball with the Washington Redskins and line coaching at Wake Forest under Peahead Walker. He believes in hard work and makes sure there's plenty of it out on Melton field. Perhaps a little less ferocious is Weems Baskin, who came out of private business to add his skill to the Gamecock task. Baskin comes out of Auburn, where he was one of their outstanding linemen. He also doubles as Carolina's track coach, and it is this sport for which he is best known. He set a world's record in the 60-yard high hurdles and traveled to Germany under the United States colors in the 1936 World Olympics. Baskin formerly coached at Auburn, after which he accepted a position as head track coach and football coach at the University of Georgia. WAA Basketball Starts This Week In Field House The women athletes swifig intc action this week as the Women'E Athletic Association begins basket. ball practices. Practices will be divided int< two groups, one consisting of fresh. men and sophomores and the othei juniors and seniors. The freshmen and sophomoret will practice each Monday anc Wednesday with the juniors anc seniors practicing on Tuesday anc Thursday. All practices will begin at 7 p m. in the field house and will lasi about an hour. Playoffs will be held betweer the classes at the end of the prac. tice periods to determine the WAA campus champion. WANTED Riders to Washington, D. C. andl return. Thanksgiving holidays. Write U. S. C. Box 2723. The European Traiued WATCHMAKER who refuses to take any shortcuts. Your timepiece deserves the best in workmanship andl genuine material Kropp's Jewelers Railroad Watch Inspector "The Little Shop seith the Pine Panelled Front" 1116 Taylor Street MA RS Knowen for Qts GRIFFON' TUXEDOS TAILS FORMAL A 1535 Main Street THE GAMECOCK Seven Carolina Students Play For B-C Stars Four former Carolina football players and three present students hold down key spots in the strong semi-pro Brookland-Cayce All. Stars lineup. Ed Dew, guard; Jake Land, tackle; Ernie Hartman, tackle and Frank Beckham,, guard are im. portant cogs in the 'Stars' forward wall. All are fo mer Gamecoci varsity players. Dew and Lani played last year. End Dick Marelli, wingbacki Bob Solomons and Tom Mace ar4 now enrolled iat the university. The B-C team clinched the first half league championship Saturda3 night with a convincing 25-0 wir over the Augusta Rockets. The] are also the 1948 champions. Land Dew and Marelli will probably b4 in the starting lineup when the All. Stars meet the Florence WhitA Flashes Saturday night on the B-( high school field at 8:15 p. m. Dew was rated as one of Caro lina's best defensive guards in 1941 by Coach Rex Enright. Land, ii addition to being a top-flighi tackle, played the centeg and guarc positions when the Gamecocks wero riddled with injuries the sam4 year. These Carolina men had a chanco for partial revenge two weeks ag< when they defeated Gaffney's Bij Chiefs. The Chiefs lineup include< Oscar Thompson, Ray Clanton an< Jack Miller of Clemson's 1941 Gator Bowl team which whippec the Gamecocks, 13-7. Tickets Cost $1.20 To Tech Game Nov. 19 Dick Anderson, manager of th4 ticket office, says that plenty o: tickets are still available for th4 Carolina-Georgia Tech footbal game to be played in Atlanta ot Saturday, Nov. 19. The price o: these student tickets is $1.20. The! are located on the five-yard line Students who plan to attend theso games are urged to secure theii tickets well in advance. Tickets to the Carolina-Wak< Forest game, the last home gam by the varsity team this season are also available. Ready Turns Cages Frank Johnson, varsity basket ball coach, has announced tha Roger Ready, center on the footbal squad would no longer be out fo the gridiron game following thi week when he will report for th pre-season practice session of th basketballers. Roger is expected t be of some aid to the Carolini team's predicament of having eac1 team they play have a three t< four inch height advantage ove them. Roger is a mere five fee seventeen inches tall in his sock with his knees slightly bent. LEARN THE WAY Men's Finest Clothing * Kuppenhelmer * Kingerldge SUITS and TOPCOATS NEW FELT HATS * Stetson * Schoble CLASSY FURNISHINGS COPELAND CO. 1409 MAIN STREET H A LL'S rdfty Men's Wear 4 FORMALS . .. . $59.50 CCESSORIES Phone 6120 ve Helped g Easier on Says NOTICE Students interested in going to the Carolina-Georgia Tech game by chartered bus are asked to contact John Lagothetis in room 314 Maxcy or by campus mail in box 2411. The game is to be played Nov. 19 at Georgia Tech, and as in sev eral previous games, an effort is being made to make it possible for more Carolina students to follow the team to out of town games. COLUMBI NOW OPEN UNDER STEAKS CHOP Meals Served From We Spee GOOD FOODS Walter (Bake) Everybodl In the BIG L PHILIP I LL CON Scores Do.You Pr Carolina v. Georg Virginia v. Tulan ike v. North Carol given in America's F a! O9dm& sole and Table Model Prizes-to be given e loge-to Fraternities, Living Groups at close To avoid delay in in prize awards, please COLLEGIATE INN. ROGER'S COLLEGE SH UP M( Students Ha Make Seatin Dick Anders "I wish to thank the students of Carolina for working out a sensible seating arrangement for the var sity football games and making it work," said Dick Anderson, man ager of the ticket office. "There really was a problem in seating students at these games, and this new arrangement has worked because of hard work and very admirable cooperation on the part of the student body. This new arrangement works so that the most students get the most good from it," Mr. Anderson continued. "The behavior of the students at these games has been wonderful. In my eleven years at the Univer sity, I have seen nothing to equal it. So far it has been almost a perfect year in this respect. I would also like to offer my deep est appreciation for the good job done by the Kappa Sigma Kappa boys in helping students find their seats. "We have been contacted by numerous other colleges who have seating troubles who wish to study our new system." FOOTBAI What South t I ..and everybody wins In smnoking pleasure me m-. -'. .:. .. s, ell-els weekly post ins of m. hs.I.n ~CALL DHi Page Sever Asheville Sends Constant Stream Of Athletes Here Coach Rex Enright almost land ed the fabulous Charlie "Choo Choo" Justice but in failing to get Justice he did bring quite a few more boys from the mountain city while he was there. Since Enright came back to Carolina after the war there has been a steady flow of athletes from Asheville, home of Justice. At the present time there are six on the football squad and one who will go out for the basketball team. On the football team are Bob Cline, Gus Allen, Jack Mitchell, Harry Bryson, Bob Dockery, and Jim Pinkerton from nearby Cand ler, while Graham Price will be on the basketball squad. A DINER NEW MANAGEMENT SANDWICHES 11:30 A.M. TILL ? ? -ialize in and COFFEE Lee, Manager can win Annual AORRIS FESTI edict? ia Tech ina I . I atl De Luxe Cgh RadIo-Phonograpm away at your CA sororities, Clubs er of 9 Week Conteetl processing and submit ballots weekly. --918 Main St. OP --1015 Sumter St. Maxcy College IRRHIS