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Game Time Johnny Ray Saturday was the closing day of the 1952 Southern Con ference football season but the discussions of the season's games, players, and occurrances will continue on through the basketball season. The football coaches of various schools will stop their weeping and remain quiet until 1953 or, if their teams have proven themselves to be of the bowl caliber, may look forward to January and future victories. None of the Southern Conference teams will be taking any trips around January, however, as the conference is enforcing a law to the effect that conference teams may not accept bowl bids. Even Maryland and Clemson have repented of their past sins and will join the happy family once more after an absence of a year. Apparently, the two schools see the ad vantages of being affiliated with the dear ole conference and are ready to accept the terms for their readmittance. One could say, however, that the two schools were never out of the conference, as both teams have been listed in the con ference standings during the past season despite the fact that they were not legally in the conference. The only dif ference in these standings was an X by the two names in dicating the past misdemeanors of the two schools. The players on the teams were not only eligible for all-conference selections but actually were chosen as outstanding players in the Southern Conference, of which, by conference action, they were actually no part. MARYLAND OVER CAROLINA-EARLEY LOSES It's a bit confusing, when you come to look at it, when a non-conference team places members on a conference all star selection. That's the case as it is, however. It's actually worse than that, too. United Press sportswriters throughout the Southern Conference, as well as other sportswriters and conference officials, seemingly recognized Maryland as an official member of the conference. I personally think Mary land shouldn't have been recognized after the conference expelled them, although I do not think they should have been forced out in the first place. Whatever the case may be, the Southern Conference sportswriters voted for an All Southern team and when the votes were counted Don Earley of Carolina and Ed Meadows of Duke were named to the tackle positions. Meadows received more votes than any other tackle and Don Earley received the next highest number. A release was sent to New York for approval but Leo Peter sen, one of many big wheels in the United Press, was obliging enough to revise the release to the effect that Ed Meadows of Duke and Dick Modzelewski of Maryland were to be the two All-Southern tackles. Petersen attempted to justify this action by stating that Modzelewski had four times as many votes for All-American honors as did Earley. Maybe so, but Earley had more votes than Modzelewski for All-Southern but was denied the honor of being named on the first team by a New Yorker who has probably yet to see a Southern Conference game. It's over now and I for one would like to hear one rational explanation as to why a non-Southern Conference player was placed on the All-Southern Learn when he never had enough votes to be there in the first place! As a consolation, if there is one, the Gamecocks placed two other men on the All-Southern first team-Leon Cun ningham, center, and Johnny Gramling, quarterback. On the second eleven were End John Latorre and Guard Frank Mincevich along with Don Earley. CAROLINA HAl) A GOOD TEAM IN '52 Before the 1952 season began Rex Enright stated, "Caro lina will have a good football team in 1952, but we will also play some good football teams, along with a couple of great ones, such as Duke and Virginia." Coach Enright later pointed out that Carolina could lose half its games and still have a pretty good season. Carolina probably fielded just as good a team as most football fans had predicted in pre-season discussions, but now that the season has ended the same fans are very disappointed in the season record. Many even blame Coach Enright despite the fact that he was over whelmingly chosen as the state's "Coach of the Year." Prob ably the biggest reason for this change of attitudes can be attributed to the dual role played by the Gamecocks in the course of the season. The Gamecocks gobbled up Wofford as was expected. A new outlook was seen as the Gamecocks scored almost at will and fans began to wonder whether Carolina would look bad at all. Then came the Army game. The Cadets won that one mostly on breaks and even at that, the Carolinians looked good, especially Gramling. The fans were slightly downhearted but attributed the defeat to a renovation of the Army team. A first half touchdown spree by Carolina crushed all hopes of a Furman victory and pre mature ratings of things to come were heard among the fans. A fired-up powerhouse team in Blue Devil form walked by the Gamecocks as was expected, but a victory over Clemson afterward fired up the Gamecocks enough to give them stunning victories over Virginia and The Citadel. The fans were wild, the players jubilant, and the Carolina coaches fearfully uncertain as the Gamecocks went into the North Carolina game, which was the turning point of the season. The Gamecocks lost to North Carolina, reluetantly let West Virginia squeeze by, and lost the game to Wake Forest which was the loser for the fans who had hoped for a winning season. If a graph could be dIrawn of fan spirit, the chart would show a low mark before the season rising steadily to the last phase of the season, when the graphic mark took a nose dive along with hope and spirit. BASKETBALL HOPEFULS It's time for a change from football to basketball and Saturday night we shall all see what good the change will do. The Gamecock cagers will probably be in for one of their roughest seasons in a good while, although a host of enthusiastic freshmen may surprise some of the fans. Coach Johnson says that he isn't looking for a great season but a Jot of hard work may bring more victories to the Gamecocks than many experts expect. The loss of All-Staters Don Cox and Dwane Morrison will hurt considerably but some of the boys are looking good in practice and some of the likely re placements are Jack Wise, Jack Hufford, Randy Coleman, Joe Smith, and Tom Hofferth. All these boys should see a good deal of action Saturday night. I Pictured above are members of left to right are: (Kneeling) Wa officer at the University, Hill Kauf Intramural With Sigm Volleyball has given way to foot ball as the top intramural sport as football begins this week. There are two fraternity leagues and two independent leagues com peting in the double-elimination process with games being played Monday through Friday. Most of the games are being played on Davis with an average of about two a week being played at Caro lina Stadium. Touch football rules will prevail within all four leagues. The rules allow eight-man teams, with a mandantory five-man line on of fense. Ends and backs are the only eligible pass receivers and a legal touch is made when one tags the ball carrier with both hands simul taneously. Except for all-four blocks by the center and guards at the line of scrimmage, all blocks must be made standing and a 15 yard penalty is attached to any block on which the blocker leaves his feet. Pi Kappa Phi is the defending campus champion. The Pi Kaps defeated Kappa Alpha last year for the fraternity title and downed Tenement 2A in the final play-off. Each team must pay a one dlollar service charge per game. Play wvill be discontinued on December 18 until after the Christ mas holidays. The games got underway Wed NORRIS CASUAL SPORT SIIIRTS Button Down Collar CATALINA SWEATERS 40% Cashmere - 60% Wool ENRO SIIIRTS Button Down Collar Round Point Collar ROBL~EE SHOES Black Loafers Blue Suedes Cordovans CAMPUS TrOcS SUITS Blue-(Grey-Tan C:harcoal Flannels GRAYSON'S 1347 Main St. Phone 2-6714 Columbia, S. C. ndependent Champ the NROTC volleyball team, the ii rren Rowland, Dan Donavan, (Stan man, Don Harrington, Hilly Walters I Football a Chi, AT( nesday with volleyball champion, Sigma Chi defeating Phi Kappa Sig 19-0 and ATO downing Pi Kappa Alpha 7-2. Lambda Chi and Kappa Sig were scheduled yesterday in the fraternity division. The NROTC played Tenement 29 and the Civil Engineers battled the Chemical Engineers in the independent leagues. Today's games will match Sigma Chi with Pi Kappa Phi and SAE with the Sig Phi Eps in fraternity play and Maxcy 2nd and the Rinky and A A ffei A responsible con reported the results competent medical si effects of smoking Ch A group of peopi was organized to ano: months this group of normal amount of Ci 45% of the group ha tinually from one to 1 10 years each. I At the begInning .months period each s ASK YOUR DEALER FOR CHESTERFIELD EITHER WAY YOU LIKE 'EM B idependent league champion. From ding) it. J. W. Viele, regular naval Carl Hardigg, Dan Lee. Begins ) Wins Dinks in the independent league. Tuesday's rained-out games, KA Sigma Nu and Phi Sig Kappa-Phi Eps Pi, will be played Monday, December 8. Tenement 24% will meet Preston 2nd on the same day. Tenements 1 & 5 will play Tene ment 9 and the Mechanical Engi neers will meet the Caro-Vets on Tuesday. A third independent game will be played Tuesday be tween the winner of yesterday's Civil Engineer-Chemical Engineer game and the winner of today's Maxcy 2nd-Rinky Dinks contest. ccessory Org sted by Smol suiting organization has of a continuing study by a >ecialist and his staff on the esterfield cigarettes. S from various walks of life ke only Chesterfields. For six nen and women smoked their eaterfields - 10 to 40 a day. ve smoked Chesterfields con hirty years for an average of and at the end of the six moker was given a thorough To Aid In Olympics AAU Urges C Participate In Girls'.schools and co-ed colleges today were urged to cooperate in the development of more girl ath letes in track and field events so that Uncle Sam's chances in the 1956 Olympic Games will be strengthened. The plea came from Daniel J. Ferris, secretary-treasurer of the I Amateur Athletic Union. Ferris has been at his post for forty years and has seen the sons and I daughters of the Uncle take a lot of hurdles in his time. "As far back as thirty years ago, schools like Vassar, Bryn Mawr, University of California, Florida State College for Women and others had good women's track teams and this effort paid off as late as 1932 when the U. S. women dominated the distaff events at the i Olympics," Ferris says. "We have to build up our strength in the women's events and encourage women's track and field athletics like the Russians, the French and the English do. Every- I where in Europe and elsewhere I over the map, women may race up to half a mile and even beyond. JUST 2 BLOCKS That's Sunshine Laundry n Cervais - two blocks from the guys and gals take all their I Sunshine. One-day Quality Seri intg. &hirts, piece work and service means satisfaction! SUNSI LAUNDRY AN) 1415 GERVAIS 'ans not Adv sing Chesterl examination, including X-i medical specialist and his ination covered the sinuses ears and throat. The medical specialist, ination of every member c "It is my opinion that the accessory organs of all part amined by me were not ad six-months period by smc provided.~ - *. CC ! I *_ -__p ~hHlGi usem '' as to acco J-Eds to Athletics We limit ours to 220 yards," Perry tates. The prowess of the Russian women athletes gave the Soviets big lead in the recent Olympic 3ames at Helsinki, a lead that the 4merican men barely managed to )vercome in the eleventh hour. Ferris said that the 1952 Olym. >ics convinced him that women's sports, properly selected, do not >roduce mannish women. "Partiel. )ation in track and field events will enhance rather than dilute emininity," Ferris contends. Commenting upon the splendid ighting, never-say-die spirit of he U. S. women's relay team at ielsinki, the veteran official of tAU says "Sports have made merican boys strong, strong and ven great in their sense of fair iess and courage. Sports can do he same for girls-and even pre are them better for raising happy, ormal-minded families later on.' Anyhow, it looks like the track md field events will have ceased ,o be a "men's club" by the time he chips are down at Melbourne, ustralia's Olympic Games in 956. AWAY .. . nd Cleaners' plant at 1415 University! Smart Gamecock sundry and dry cleaning to ice, by request, on dry clean. bachelor bundles. Sunshine IN'E D CLEANERS PHONE 6667 ersely ieIds ay pictures, by the rassistants. The exam as well as the nose, after a thorough exum f the group, stated: ears, nose, throat and icipating subjects ex versely affected in the king the cigarettes NTAINS TOBACCOS BETTER QUALITY & ER PRICE THAN ANY OTHER KING-SIZE CIGARETTE at 1952, L.toogrr a MEyNSs ToSAcoOO