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010 Belated Acknowledgment Last week we were so wrapped up in Joe Molony's letter suggesting a post-season basketball game for the university, we neglected to thank Sam Boylston, Gamecock cartoonist, I for the nice piece of art which appears above this column. t Forgive our oversight, Sam, you did a fine job. Jake Pen- o land has nothing on us now. 0 C The Wheels Begin To Turn t f Student response to the letter published last week, es- b pecially that of the coeds in Sims, has been little short of t amazing. We received a total of 10 post cards and one letter bearing 46 signatures. All are overwhelmingly in favor of t the university playing a post-season basketball game for f 1 the benefit of the Damon Runyan Cancer Fund. Here is what the Carolina student body has to say: s "After having seen the letter in the GAMECOCK, I I would like to express my desire to see the game to help I the cancer fund. I sincerely think that every one of the a P students here would support such a project. Signed, Betty Willingham."... "I heard of Joe's idea of playing a i game and giving the proceeds to the fight against cancer v and I think it is a very worthy and good idea. If it is f passed, you can count on all of us in Sims and all of our friends. Here's hoping this idea is made a reality, Marlene Rast." . . . "I am very much in favor of carry- n ing out Joe's idea for a basketball game to be held for e the benefit of the cancer fund. I'd be willing to buy a . ticket even if I couldn't go. I'm glad to see that students t are aware of these needs. A student, Cass Marda." . . . "1 think Joe has a wonderful idea for a ball game. Not only will it be profitable for the' cancer fund, but for Carolina. My friends and I will buy the first tickets, if Enright doesn't pass up this wonderful idea. Betty s Warren." . . . "Joe's idea for the game is swell. It is a worthy cause and a way that students can aid by enjoy ing themselves. I feel sure that Coach Enright and the boys will back it. Good luck, Jo Anne Dellinger." ... "I think Joe has a wonderful idea for a ball game for the cancer fund, and if it is held in Charleston and I can't go, I'd still be glad to buy a ticket-for the Gamecocks and for the cancer fight. Sincerely, Carolyn Dabbs." . . "I think the idea of the basketball game and the funds turned over to the cancer fund is an excellent one. I am very much for it and will give it my support. Sincerely, Pat Bird." . . . "I think your idea for a basket ball game to raise money for the cancer fund is excellent. Sincerely, Charmaine Nutt." . . . "I think Joe Molony's idea is a grand one. Even though Charleston is a little far away, I, for one, would be glad to buy my ticket for the benefit of the Runyan cancer fund. Carolina needs this kind of publicity and I think the GAMECOCK Is the medium for it. Sincerely, M. F. Stough." . . . "I 4 was interested in your article about the basketball game for the benefit of the cancer fund. I think that it would be a very good idea and I would buy a ticket for such a game. ~ I'm sure there are many others who would also. Besides, I would like an extra basketball game. Ann D)avis." Those were the post cards, here's what the letter said: "We, as,Carolina students and citizens, would like to see the Gamecocks play another game for the benefit of the cancer fund. Signed, Karen Nyquist, Joe Clark, Belle Martin, Jane Kirk, Beryl Quinn, Lucy Rasherd, Betty Joe Poston, Virginia Monica, Joyce G. Kimbrell, Dolly Steinberg, Mary Fuller, Elinor Hull, Jane Dowe, Anne Maston Carlisle, Lawson Yates, Betty Parker, Mil dred Bryant, Roberta Wengrow, Marilyn Rosen, Louisa Lovelace, Mary Kate Strother, Betty Jo Elliott, Faye I Covington, Sylvia Felder, Dorothy Ann EIsner, Jane < McBride, G. Johnston, M. Anderson, Elinor Keels, Janet , Ervin, May Herbert, Tommie Herbert, Doris Snyder, Fredda Paulie, Betty Moore, Becky Eleaser, Ruth Red man, Mary Hoyt Timmerman, Eva Hightower, Carolyn Monroe, Sara Herzberg, Pinky EpsteIn, Emy Evans, Anna McLaughlin, Tina Platt, and Ann Chandler." Such response is indeed heartening. Tlhe basketball team is still in Maryland as this is written, so we are unable to report Coach Frank Johnson's reaction to the idea. We didn't approach him before the team left because we wanted to know what the student body thought of the idea first. Since you have given us the green light, we will hit Johnson with the idea as soon as he returns to the campus. Ballplayers Approve We (lid manage to obtain the opinions of four members of the basketball team before they left. They were unani mously in favor of playing a post-season basketball game, but they also were unanimously in favor of playing some team other than the College of Charleston. Since they are the boys who will expend their efforts and talents, they should be the ones to decide which team to play. -How About Fort Jackson? As a sort of suggestion, we would like to mention the fact that Fort Jackson has won 21 games while losing but five. They have a six-foot, eight-inch center named Cearley who would give Jim Slaughter a rough night. He scored 48 points in the Fort's game against Camp Gordon last Friday night. A game with Fort Jackson could be played in the Carolina (Continued on Pag. 8)4 Boxers Battle LSU Pugilists There Tonight By MORDECAI PERSKY After an upset loss to a surpris ngly strong Citadel boxing team n Charleston last Saturday night, ;he Gamecock mittmen take their lirst underdog role tonight, when ;hey tackle Louisiana State's 1949 gational Intercollegiate champions it Baton Rouge. The men from the bayou are re ,arded by Coach Jess Alderman as he most formidable opposition his xamecocks will face this season. The outcome of the Citadel match 3 regarded by many as the basis 'f comparison for the two teams. 'he Citadel boys absorbed a 7% o % licking from LSU a couple f weeks ago. Citadel triumphed ver the Gamecocks 5 to 3, but ,arolina fans look for their team D make a better showing against he Delta belters than was made y their recent conquerors from he shores of the Ashley River. The fans base their hopes on ieir one remaining undefeated ighter, Gregg Hitopolous; their 25-pound ring wizard, Pete Cam assi, who has a 2-1 record; and uch men as Elerson Fowler, Grady lecell, Jim Briggman, and Louie [arrelson. Hitopolous, Campassi, nd Harrelson were Carolina's oint-getters in the Citadel match, rhile Decell, Briggman, and 'owler lost close matches. There Fill be the same disadvantage of ighting away from home for the ;amecocks as was experienced by ,e Cadet leather-hurlers. The Louisiana State team is uch the same as the one which merged with top honors from the outhern Invitational last year and hen went on to cop the National itle. They boast ninite a few top otch fighters and will be heavily avored to take the Aldermanwlers. Three fights remain on the Bird late after tonight's set-to: Missis ippi Southern, here, Feb. 23; laryland, there, March 4; and diami, here, March 9. GOLF SCHEDULE lere is the 15-match golf schedule innounced last week. March 17, 4orth Carolina; 27, Wake Forest; 10, Davidson; 31, Clemson. April 5, Davidson at Charlotte; .1, North Carolina State; 16, The 3itadel at Charleston; 19, Furman LL Greenville; 21, Wofford; 24, rhe Citadel; 27, Furman. May 4, North Carolina State at laleigh; 5, North Carolina at 3hapel Hill; 8, Wofford at Spar anburg. The state tournament is sched aled May 9-11 at Spartanburg. Coach Anniounces Baseball Schedule; Needs More Men The Carolina baseball team, un ler the coaching of Ted Petoskey, a rounding out the second week >f practice in preparation for the eason opener with the Jacksonville saval Air Station here on March ~5. Coach Petoskey, who has had to ivide his attention between both football and baseball spring prac ices, has requested that students vith baseball experience see him is soon as possible. Here is the complete 25-game >aseball schedule announced re ently by Petoskey. March 25, Jacksonville Naval Air 3tation here; March 27-28, Michi ran State here; March 31-April 1, Duke here. April 5, Georgia at Athens; April 8, Mercer at Macon; April T-3-10-11, Jacksonville NAS at [acksonville; April 14-15, Duke at Durham; April 18, The Citadel iere; April 21, Furman at Green 'ille; April 26, The Citadel at Tharleston; April 29, Georgia here. May 2, Davidson at Davidson; Mfay 5-8, Clemson here; May 9, Davidson here; May 12-13, Fur nan here; May 15-16, Clemson ~here. Lorick - Couch OFFICE EQUIPMENT Co. The Complete Office Outfitters Tel. 3.5076 926 Gervals St. Colnmit S.'C THE GAMECOCk Tenness .~~~ ~ ~ .. Elerson Fowler has been dest fighters ever seen at Carolina. I lb. championship in 1948, his fri school the following September. After a year's absence, the clas, cock roost, much to the enjoymer Carolina boxing fans. After wim this year, Fowler dropped a clos, day night. He is one of Aldermi killing assignment against LSU i NOTICE A student manager is urgentl needed for the varsity baseba team. Any student desiring to al ply for this job should see Coac Ted Petoskey immediately. "Pete" The young man shown above John Peterson, six-foot, four-ini center on (Coach E arl l)unham fine freshman baske tba.ll team. John, or Pete as he is bett, known, hails from Elkhart. mI and like all true sons of ti floosier state, he loves to ph basketball, lie had his best nig against the Clemson frosh, Clemson, when he scored 24 poin: His per game average to date slightly more than 14. Peterson should prove a valuub understudy to Jim Slaughter ne year, and be ready to take over il pivot position when Slim Jim gra untes. (USC Sports Photo by3 Mal ning larris.) 5Oc LvU Meeal,T'Iickets I New. Owner:4 ee Terror I4 t e t le f< S 01 d ribed by many as one of the best It won the Southern Conference 130 shmnan year, but did not return to w N y Tennesseean returned to the Game- N t of Coach Jess Alderman and loyal N fing decisions in his first two bouts decision at The Citad-I last Satur- d in's chief hopes in tomorrow'm giant F ,t Baton Rouge, La. Sportsq UiZ T ll Perseverance finally pays off- t<! After several weeks of sending in h correct answers to the Sports Quiz,on h b othe outnfrawn by an- V other entry for the prize, Lewis .. Schooler, lx 3461, has finally cOMe home at winner. Even so, it wa s a photo finish. Schooler and F six other vintrants correctly. Identi. fid o mystry man as Chuck flun-singer, halfback fromt the Uni.. versity of Florida. As at reward, our weekly prizef of two passes to the Carolinla theater is being sent to Schooler. Other correct answers were sub mtitted bty Bobby Briggs, Charles Goley, J. G. Osteen, Billy Kincaid, Wsm. . Powers, and John L. Nor tonl. This week's mystery man is from the ranks of professional baseball. i Ioe was the first professional base ball player to enter the service in World War 11. He was also the fitma frowks te Pay-for pay ranks to hurl honbs into Germany, being in the air force. He was the son of a famous major league ball player, but never made the big leagues himself. After compiling he return red to the U. S. only to be kil led in a crash shortly t herea fter. Addriess youlr anOswers to Game cock Sp)orts, campus nmail. Wlear anid Acce~ssories To Rent it ]>cices 1 IkuOHl> )e [t Cornell Arms Men's Shop liy Grill SPECIA L ~Iay Be Purchased HARLES MEDES ANDY MEDES im Slaughte: 5C Point Spo By virtue of soaring totals of vely, in two contests last wee 1-inch Gamecock center, vaulted rn basketball scoring race. It r ve week that a different player Slaughter's lead appears safe, at - ast for the time being, however, S4 or the gangling Gamecock is 14 N ints ahead of Neno Nearman, I North Carolina, his nearest com- B Aitor. Slaughter had scored 102 field th Lals and 41 foul shots for a total ba r., 251 points in 12 conference ha ames, according to official stand- re< Igs released by conference head- off Liarters in Richmond, Va., Mon- ag Ay. His average for league - )mpetition was 20.9 points per ho< mntest. boc *Nearman's second place total was I field goals and 69 foul shots >r a total of 237 points in 15 coi rence frays. His average was I i8. ba< Tex Tilson, Virginia Tech cen- cat r, was in third place with 226 at )illts; Johnny Moffatt, George Gr rashington forward, was fourth Gr ith an even 200; Sam Ranzino, ver orth Carolina State forward, the as fifth with 187; Chet Giermak, rilliam and Mary center, held me >wn sixth place with 179; Wake Ma orest's McCotter was seventh at exi r8; Brawley of Maryland had 168 lat eighth spot; Sayre of Virginia - ech was in ninth place with 161; in id Stan Najeway of Wake For- the ;t rounded out the top 10 with a vit ital of 156 points. the HOME TONIGHT se A fter last week-end's t r i p > Richmond, and Monday's stop ver at Maryland, the Gamecocks lay the Wake Forest IDemon eacons in the field house tonight t 8 p. Im. Their previously lofty position in .iI let-i i i t iA i k1iI .- , U jJS V" L !Opardy despite Slaughter':; phe. omenal scoring spree, the Birds must make a good showing in the inal three games of the season to nsure themselves a bid to the con erence tournamient which begins PHILIP N . Annour GRAND PRIZE OF THE 1 FOOTBALL TIA_M.S A MILI C SCORECAST CONT EST W AS T HE WINNERS THAN EVER SEFORE WHEN WE HOPE To SE SACK A CIGAR E TTE PROVED DEFIl DEINIT ELY MIWDER T HAN ANY SMOKE PHILIP MORRISI PHI 61GM A KAPPA yew sameked Philip Menis tedy CALlDlPI Page Seven r Grabs flight 31 and 33 points, respec <, Jim Slaughter, six-foot, into the lead in the South iarked the fourth consecu has occupied the top spot. 3ason Ticket Books ow Available For SC asketball Tourney k limited number of tickets to Southern Conference Basket I tournament, to be held in Dur in, N. C., March 2, 3, 4, has been eived by the university ticket ice, Dick Anderson, ticket man ?r, announced last week. rhe tickets are sold in season ks only and the price is $9 per k. MAY GET GRESSETTE lobby Gressette, 1949 All-State -k from St. Matthews, has indi ed that he will probably enroll Carolina this fall. Young essette is a nephew of Tatum essette, football star of the uni sity in 1920, and later one of nation's leading coaches. 'wo other nephews of the for r star will be seniors at St. tthews High this year and are )ected to enroll at Carolina er. Durham, N. C., March 2. Al ugh they will probably be in !d to the tournament anyway, better their record, the better ding they will receive. PATRONE'S Jniversity Quality Cleaners and Dyers PrIessing While You Wait 1209 Pendleton St. Columbia Telephone 3-3442 LORRIS ces WINNERS P49 CONTESTI ~FRlENOSI THE IGGEST YET WIT H MORE i SO UNTIL NEXT YEAR, CAIN-SMOKE T HE ONE ELY LESS IRRIT ATING, )T HER L EADING URANDI ALPHA TAU OMEGA "IRIS