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L. C. TANKERSLEY, Sports Editor Norma Bergman Rudy Thigpen Mordecai Persky Bob Wallace Bob Kederick Tank Up! WITH L. C. TANKERSLEY By MORDECAI I'ERSKY Pinch-Hitting Our kind but impolite uncle, who points at people in post offices and other public places, seems to be taking the above invitation too seriously, and as a result, "Tank" is visiting his local draft board in Greenville and his column is temporarily left in inexperienced but willing hands. This week is intermission week for the Birds, so we are left with a lapse. in our laps-a lapse of 12 days, or just long enough to build up enough tension, confusion, and anticipa tion to set a whole state a-tremble with its implications. Just long enough to allow the sportswriters to install Clem son as the pre-game favorite. There a Coach, "All year," complains Coach Frank Howard of you-know where, "Carolina is favored, but just a few weeks before the game everybody decides that we are the team to beat." That's what he said just after last year's game, and if we do say so, it looks like for once a Clemson man is right. But right or wrong, there is no sympathy in this corner for the coach. It's his own dratted fault. After watching his boys run up 55 points on a PC team that had toppled heavily favored Furman the week before, Mr. Howard allowed them to upset Missouri in a 34-point win, and then carelessly looked on while they scored four touchdowns and three extra points against North Carolina State. Thoroughly neg lecting their' mentor's tender sensibilities, the bovine line has stubbornly refused to budge before the opposition's offensive onslaughts, and as a result they have placed coach in the embarrassing position of being mastermind"o( an unscored-upon team. If Mr. Howard really wants to be the underdog, then it is indeed a truly unenviable record that he has posted for all the world to gaze upon. But here in Columbia, where white buck and Horseshoe stand together in peace, Carolina faithful are not quite ready to give out with the old cry of "Wait till next year!" Of course, there is a rumor going around that Clemson has a powerhouse. But Gamecock-minded minds -are still rankling with unpleasant memories of a close call at Sirrine Stadium last Friday night. The owner of a Columbia auto mobife who posted a "Carolina 21-Referee 6" in a bold (if rather sloppy) whitewash on each side of his car echoed the innermost feelings of the more sedate auto-owners (who didn't have any whitewash along, anyway) of a hundred other cars that made the 107-mile odyssey back to Columbia after the fray. It is useless to complain o'f official mis judlgment .and reiterate the twice-told accusations, but the fact remains that there were very few spectators on the Garnet and Black side of the field who didn't believe that the Gamecocks were much better than the score, or even the statistics, indicated. Here a Coach, A moral lesson was being taught in the history depart ment: Professor: "What do people say when we win? Why. 'What a good team we have!' And what do they say when' we lose ?" Student (in back of room): "Rex 10nright !" A moral lesson had been taught, pointing up an aspect of American colonial history, and a rather dubious tribute was paid to a man who has been guiding our football for tunes for eight years. We plead guilty to believing that his name is echoed far and wide when his team comes off on the right-hand side of the score, but it is worthy of mention that this is only a vocational hazard alnd no reflection on the man's integrity. Everywhere a Coach, Coach! - Last Spring it was the privilege of this reporter to inter view the coach in regard to what he expected in 1950. After finding out what there is that one can find out from a coach, the question arose-what did Mr. Enright think of gambling on football games-of giving and taking points-of the pre dictions of sportswriters? By his answers it became imme dliately apparent that we had struck upon the bane of the coach's existence: the handicap that is put on his team before a big game-the handicap that makes even winning a deed of little merit unless he goes over the top with regard to the handicap. Every moan, groan, and wail that a worldly and wise gridiron mentor allows to rise from the depths of his soul is a direct effort to avoid that handicap. What a l)ity it is that this race of men who teach our national Autumn game have given each other away! Individually and collectively they may howl and bay till they rend- their vocal chords in twain-the handicappers are oblivious. The handicappers are oblivious; the handIcappers are methodical; the handicappers are consistently at least 50 per cent right. And by the method they have devised for backIng their handicaps, 50 per cent is all they need. The bane is about to descend on Frank Howard. I have Shown here in a subdued pos would have a hard time envisioninl Carolina halfback who has gained s a 5.6 average. "Houncin' Rish," ti against f)uke, 38 against Georgia TE His highest average was against th In this, his last year, Strickland i 1919 when he had a net gain of 497 big, speedy star has been hindered ti in the I)uke game. Portrait pf a Sixty Minute Man: Smithi By HAL ROGERS A big boy who is doing himself "right proud" this year at the university is 6 foot, one inch, 215 lb. Larry Smith of Cadogan, Pa. Smith, who earned two letters at Ford City high school, is a big gun in the Carolina line. He plays 60 minute games in this day of spe cialists and two platoon football teams. The boy from Pennsylvania was rated by the Associated Press as a candidate for lineman of the week honors, following the Geor gia Tech game in which Smith played a mighty big part in hold ing Tech's highly regarded rush ing game to 41 yards and stop ping Bobby North at 29 yards in 12 attempts. Smith, a junior, is 21 years old and ai letterman on the football squadl. lie is regarded by Coach Rex Enright as an extremely val uiable squad man and he is ex J)ected to win additional honors for himself as this young football seas~on p)rogresses. cic HARLEY; naar-ru ...1SA2 P(RFOR ON GRIDI RON uNsSPALDI J6-Y 3AL... VANOUS JH 3DIRONU CLfl COAST-I OAsT As 1' BAtt. s OFFIC9AL BT C)1 ? IN THt l3ie coLLE GAMES... , AND THE QREAT BOWL CONTE?STS & SPAIIN T- AS BRIAN OffICIAL IN e which Furman game spectators is Bishop Strickland, sensational .total of 205 yards in 36 tries for e Mullins flash, gained 67 yards ch, and 100 yards against Furman. e powerful Blue Devils-6.7 yards. s running slightly better than in yards for an average of 5.2. The tis season by a leg injury sustained Called an offensive demon as a freshman, this lad is finally com ing into his own as a junior-on defense! Backing the line to the hilt from his left-half slot, Tommy Woodlee is drawing new saurel in greater quantities. SPA LI NG 1N4 19t9,AOAINST WJSCONGJN,Wf 700K A PASS,WENT 507ps 'OGA SO A .' WAS CALLEP 3ACK... NT Pt LAY tEa RAN t A NRA|S CAUu Acx *..SQ ME KCKgD A 5YAR.D FIEL.D GOAL / IPALD.Om T-SILT* VVIa A ?SaUSSF is sesn b e g nuysutie ;Rn 3z. Inj?P y a:.uG w?~ Intramurals By RUDY THIGPEN The Independent Intramural Athletic association held a drop-in Tuesday afternoon where plans for the coming season were formu lated. Tenement 19 was host for the affair with plenty of refresh ments on hand and entertainment provided by l)ick llarper on the accordian. 'T'wo representatives from all the independent organizations on the campus were present along with Joe Grugan, instructor in charge of intramural activities. There are 14 teams in the association. It was agreed that the associa tion would follow the rules of the U. S. Volleyball Association when the season gets under way with the first volleyball games being played today. The association also agreed to allow each team to carry 10 off-campus students on their roster as well as one player from some dormitory other than their own. Don .Johnston was elected chair man of the organization and Frank l'ierce, secretary. The as sociation will hold another drop-in some time after the Clemson game. Steve Gets Scoring Mention On TD No. 2 Stout Steve Wadiak's two touch downs for 12 points in three games gave him a berth in the state scor ing race this week. In the total of 51 tries, Steve has trotted 268 yards for an average of 5.2 a carry. lIe has caught six forward passes for a 49-yard aerial total, and his best performance to date was in last week's Furman tilt, In that one he lugged the leather 109 yards in 14 for 7.7. Strangely enough, his average was the same in the Ga. Tech and Duke frays, 4.3, THI PHILIP any other to sug HUNDREDS OF SMOKERS, whc report in signe PHILIP MORRIS LESS IRRITATIli 1. .. Light u a Just take a pf-DO s-4-o-w-l-y le. h sm~o your nose. asy, isn't Other b nds me to COmf)are, to jfa Try this simple PHItre MORIuS if NO ( HA means MC CALLI FOMRI Sports quiz Man ToteS Tickets To 'To') mnan in a six-man and one woman field competing for last. Week's Sportsquiz sweepstakes of two Carolina Theatre tickets was Leo HI. Hill of Tenement 25. The other six also knew that Georgia Tech was the team that turned the tables on Navy in 1944, but they all missed out on the time element. Ares Artemes, Harry )eLoach, George Irotter, Bob Melronis, Forrest K. Abbott, and Frances I. Brooks all sent arrows straight for the bullseye, only to ii nd that the target had been moved. Iiis week we're setting out a new target, and the bulls 'ye again means two ducats to the Carolina. For the first time in quite a while, Sportsquiz is sticking to the home campus for its weekly mystery man. As usual, you will have to think back a few 'ears to pluck this boy's name from your foot hall memories. Six year S. in fact, come .lanuarv 1. In 1915 the (;amecocks had a Va. College Ta To Better Fem< .\la Vashington college has taken the lead among Virginia colleges in the change of the name of one of its three largest organi zations on campus from ARA 1Athletic Recration Association) to LA ( Recreation Association). This change wvas made because of the greatly expanded program ..f the organization, of which ath EDA EMJ MORRIs ci 'leading bran gest this test THOUS.ANIg OF triecd tli'is'test, d statements that IS DEFINITELY G, DEFINITELY MILDER I R IP MORRIS . 2.. LIght ui HALE-and Do exactly th ke c * through I INHALL. Notice ft? A NOW... Quite a differel rely m e deaims-but Pmuu' 3 dge, to dcl for yousef. test. We believe that you, toc , indeed, America's FINEST Ci IGAR NGOI BRE SMOKING I PILIP N Page Seven Snowden Off Two Carolina New Year 's day engagement with Vake forest in T1'amtpa's 'Gator Bowl. Although they were ulti mtately beaten. 21;-14, they were ahle to muster a second-quarter rs.liv which enabled them to move into a surprise 7-4 halftime lead. A pass-filled second-quarter sky was cleared tlomrentarily as a big ('arolina hack plowed the inches n( 'ded for the touchdown which Ireced(I I)tch Hlremths successful extra-point boot. The man who serorel thm six is the mtan whose f fnme will bring Sportsq uiz gory to th' fir-t (tf yotu who mrails it. to 4;atmeoek sluort. caulll'. Now playing at the house of coi fort allt' indoor Weather is "The Men," starring Marlon Brando and( Tbe r(sa Wsright. It is tile story of a (;. I. who was crit icailly wounded in the last war, his f"ht to get well and the terrific rI ad.iustlent (rroblems as he tran. r- ba(k to civilian life. A lu-t for ev'ly soldier, former sol #~ r and hi- wife and family. kes Step tle Athletics . ti's i. only a part. Now the Itecreati((n Association will be able to makte an effort to meet he rI reitiona I (e5sires of students n anty field (Ilmusic, creative arts, or faVorite pastimes, such as hik ing or bridge.1 RLA will strive to organize any group interested in an activity on a recreational basis. " RE ILL! ia 1llenges s your present brand a same thing-DONWT that bit., that sting? ice from PHILIP MORRISI IONRms invites you >, will agree . .. garette! ETTE FIR *LEASURE I 'Deals