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Lloyd HurAington, sports Editor Jimmy Howie. Dick Dunlap Al Gibert Tom Price Bill Kaufman Fowl Or Fair by Lloyd Huntington A PLAN AND A CLASS Several weeks ago the intramural department under the direction of Joe Grugan, professor of physical education, be gan what we believe is one of the most beneficial programs ever attempted at the University. . Grugan and aide, Bill Davis, put their heads together and came up with an officials class open to all students in school. The class has been functioning for these weeks very satis factorily with about 15 students regularly enrolled. The purpose of the class is to familiarize students inter ested in becoming officials, and coaches, and just plain well informed persons on athletics, with different phases of all sports; such as the rules and problems most consistently met in the profession. The eventual plan of the class is to qualify students at tending the class with certification by the South Carolina Officials Association. But in order to gain entrance in this association applicants must have a certain minimum amount of actual officiating experience plus a thorough knowledge of rules and regulations. As the plan now stands these students will get the re quired experience by officiating in intramural contests, city leagues, and possibly Class C and small high school games in which the standard fee is too much for these schools to pay. Already several members of the class and other members of the student body are officiating in the city park football league. They will probably move into the basketball leagues as soon as the football schedule is finished. At the moment the class is carefully discussing contro versial football rules and, in general, learning the regulations which govern this sport. Grugan plans to continue this method of informal discussion into the basketball and base ball rulebooks as soon as football has been finished. Classes will be accompanied by field training in the sport in season in the intramural leagues. This column urges all students who may be interested in entering this field as an avocation to attend these classes. They are conducted informally and there are rft examinations. THE UPS AND DOWNS OF CAROLINA Carolina is a model of contradictions. The football team more than anything else. One week the team looks like a world beater. The next week they couldn't beat a good gram mar school team. But at least they seem to be finishing strong. Some observers thought that last week's game against Wake Forest was the best game that they had ever seen a Carolina team play. This writer did not see the game for reasons best not ditwussed here but from reports which have reached this corner, the Birds were certainly never better. Particularly encouraging was the viciousness of the block ing and tackling.. The Ganecocks have 17een notoriously poor in these departments all year, particularly in downfield blocking. ALL-STATE, ALL-SOUTHERN, ALL MIXED UP The people who pick all-conference and all everything teams can't seem to make up their minds. One selection that we saw for All-Southern picked Steve Wadiak for the second team backfield and gave Bishop Strickland honorable men tion. Another team released almost at the same time put Strick land on the second-team and didn't even give Wadiak honor able mention. Somebody ought to-make up their minds. But these were the same peo'ple who left Charlie Justice off of their All-American team. Somebody's got a screw loose. Red Wilson, however, seemed to be almost a unanimous choice for one of the honor positions. On one All-Southern team, Carolina failed to place a single man on any of the first three teams but SEVEN of the Birds were given honorable mention.. On the subject of All-Southern selections we are certain somebody's got a screw loose. The men who picked one of the teams did not hesitate to choose Fred Cone of Clemson, Bill Gregus of Wake Forest and others such as Ray Mathews, John O'Quinn of Wake and others above all Carolina entries. The story of these men against Carolina is now too well known to bear repeating. But just to refresh somebody's memory Cone gained exactly .six yards against the Birds. Mathews was a little better but certainly not the best back on the field. Bill Gregus was stopped almost as cold as Cone and O'Quinn's pass-snatching was crimped a little. Even the famed Justice was slowed to a walk. Either Carolina haa-a couple of All-Southerns somewhere around, or else Coach Rex Enright has been pulling the hidden wall trick to stop these men. THE WATCH ON THE RIND Down Charleston way. for some strange .reason Citadel's 4. Cadets are all up in the air. They have fifled the streets of the city with huge placards and posters predicting a win over Carolina. It's even iumored that the Cadets are betting even money that their team will take the Birds tozporrow. In fact one Carolina student has Carolina and seven points. No reason is given for this sudden burst of enthusiasm on The Citadel's part. One. explanation would seem to be that an epidemic of mass hysteria has hit the campus down there. A more logical reason seems to be that everyone in Charleston-has gone as crazy as hell. And tomorrow afternoon there'probably won't be enough Cadets in General Sumerall's little square to put the pieces back toigether once Strickland, Wadiak and company get through. Anyone interested In officiating intramural football is asked to see either Joe Grugan or Bill Davis at the gym masum for assignment. Games are played 'at 4 p. m. Paskyj Ed Pasky, who has been used mai kind of reversed the old maxim that to a gpod defense is a good offense. P ning of his 101-yard touchdown run on Forest last week, is a senior in school left. He hasn't decided whether he the chances are good that he will. Basketballers Begin Season December 14 ..b Basketball will soon take over a the spotlight from football at the t University of South Carolina as a the Carolina hoopsters begin an- s other season this month. However, U Gamecock supporters will have to wait until .he 20th of Deceniber d to get the first glimpse of the '49- a '50 squad. g Just as last year the Birds will take to the road ior out-of-siaie t tussles in tuning up for their con- C ference battles. The University of I Miami is first on the schedule with r games on Dec. 14 and 15. After b the Hurricane the Gamecocks will take on Georgia's Bulldogs at I Athens, Ga. in warming up for their first home date with Duke. The Carolina team is now en gaged in nightly practice sessions in the University Field House. The workouts are under the direc tion of Head Basketball Coach Frank Hohnson, and begin at 7:30 each night. This year's squad will again be built around giant center Jim Slaughter, six foot nine inch junior from Roanoke, Va. Slaughter scored almost 400 points in 22 engagements last season. On the darker side the team will sorely miss Henry .Martin, high gcoring forward of last year's crew, who graduated this year. Also In eligible are Hohn "Cy" Szakacsi, Harry Parone, and Jack Reid. Several bright prospects from last year's unidefeated freshman squad have reported for the ini tial varsity workouts, and these are expected to compensate, at least in part, for the loss of Mar tin and the others. Among the men up from last year's fresh are: Bob "Moose" Kahle, high scoring forward from Hammond, Ind.; Don Cox, speedy forward from Green ville; John "Lip" LaTorre, from Charleston, and Herb Young, from Brooklyn, N. Y. In addition to Slaughter, re turning members of the '48-'49 team are: Bill Smith, six foot four Inch center from Lumberton, N. C., Al Munn, from Columbia, Grahamj Price, from Asheville, N. C., and Red Coleman, from Greenville. SPECIAL RATES 20 Cents 'Til 6P. M. . BOW LING Capitol Bowling Center P AT R ON E'S University Quality Cleaners and Dyers Pressing While You Wait 1209 Pendleton St. Columbia, Telephone 8.4442 aunts nly on pass defense this season, a good offense is a good defense asky, caught here near the begin. a pass interception against Wake h ut still has a year of eligibility will return to school or not but :Photo by Manning Harris) romorrowv Marks End Of Season 'or Managers Tomorrow's finale of the foot all season between the Gamecocks nd the Citadel Bulldogs will mark le end of a busy season for the tudent managers of the Bird quad. These boys are among the nsung heroes of the football team. When the team arrives at its estination, it is the duty .of the tudent managers to see that all ear gets to the hotel or stadium. The student managers who work areleasly behind the scene in the arolina football realm are: Rupert )rews, from Charleston, a dash han on the track team; Gene God old, head student manager from olumbia; Charles Inabinet, of Co nbia; "Tiny" Meeh, from Detroit, -ich.; and Charlie Thompson, of olumbia. WATCH THIS PAPER For Names of Winners IN PHILIP MORRIS PRIZE CONTESTS COL LI ER'S 60th H ow many players can you pick? Does the star of tour tean rate with the nation's best? Here's the exciting answer, in this week's Collier's-the original, oCicial All-America selections by the American Football Coaches Assocla tion, through their own Board of eight top gridiron snentor. Be the irat to meet the pronA winners of ooli football's greatest honort d to learn tAkeurprise of theyw-in this week's Colerson sale December 2nd. READ IT IN Collier's FreshmenCage 3 Team Reports Monday,2P.M. All freshmen interested in play ing basketball this year with the Bird frosh team are asked to re- pr port to Coach Earl Dunham in the fo field house, Monday, at 2 p. m., it op was announced this week. of No schedule has been released by but Coach Dunham expects to line BI up games with various schools in th the vicinity. ot All freshman are eligible for the ai team and cordially invited to come 20 out for practice, Dunham said. Last year's frosh team with such stars as Moose Kahle, Don Cox, and Lit LaTorre was one of the finest teams in the state. Dunham did not say anything about this year's prospects but from the records of some of the men in school who were outstanding in high school, an other fine team may be in the making. Most of the men will probably report to Dunham in good condi tion since several members of the football team are expected. U I when you s 6.. .lght I PHILl THEN, just take a puff es.y, Isn't It? 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