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Gamue Thue -ohnny Ray What can be a worse way to start off a brand new year than to come back to final exams and beat your brains out over studies that just don't seem natural after a luxurious two-week vacation (without pay, but without studies, also) ? It's bad with most of us, but what about the basketball players? Well, the fact is that they didn't get a very long vacation after all. On December 20 the team took a little trip up to the nation's capital where it met the George Washington Colonials in a conference game. By. now everyone should know the story of how the Colonials handed the Gamecocks a 107-69 defeat. The only good thing that seemed to come of this game to the Carolinians was the fact that Forward Joe Smith walked off with high scoring honors for the night as he dropped in a sum total of 23 points. The defeat was expected, but such a large score wasn't. Well, it wasn't a very happy time for the Gamecocks as they headed for the cold, cold hills of West Virginia for two games to be played on December 22 and 23. West Virginia proved too much for the victory-thirsty cagers, so wfiile most of us were doing that last bit of shop ping, our boys were trounced twice In a row by the boys from the hills. After these two games, a little vacation came up for the battle weary Gamecocks, and things were brought to a halt in order to celebrate Christmas. When the year 1953 was only two days old, the team was back on the road again, this time with better results. Facing a reputedly stronger Virginia Tech, squad, the Gamecocks rose to the occasion and surprised everyone by tripping the Gobblers, 69-66, in a thriller. Another victory was in sight when Davidson met the travel-weary Gamecocks at Davidson. Again, to the surprise of everyone, the Gamecocks put on a last minute spurt and scored 20 points in the last period in downing the Wildcats 66-57. No doubt about it; the boys must have been tired when they came back to classes on Monday. One consolation, how ever, is the fact that two potential Gamecock victories were turned into realities, and the New Year at least started off in the right direction. The loss to Duke did not, as many may think, offset these two victories. The team which played and lost to Duke showed a great deal of improvement and didn't lose bad at all. Here are the individual point averages up to now (un official): Games Pts. Ave. Peterson 10 149 14.9 Smith 10 134 13.4 Hofferth 10 84 8.4 Neeley 10 73 .7.3 Gainey 5 39 7.7 Wise ..10 34 4.2 Smejkal 5 22 4.4 Collins 7 22 3.1 Finley 5 17 3.4 Sigma Nu, Pi Kaps, Ten. 29 Win Titles By JACK BASS, Staff Reporter Winners in the four intra-mural teSgaN Dwt 5yr football leagues were declared rnt h ee n ast Wednesday. Sigma Nu ended onDanDovnonten.Fly top of Fraternity League one andthnosetoDovniteed Pi Kappa Phi, defending campuszneInLauTwSim Ci titleholders, took league two.blte AE2.anSiEp Sigma Nu and Pi Kaps were sche- 1.,adcatdit h iaso duled to play yesterday for theafoeiby TO Thrung fraternity title. Ten. 29, winners adpsigo im o pre of the Independent top spot last teSgaCiofnei hi year, won Independent League One wn.P ap h tpe h and were to meet ASME, leaguerapgwihatht96inn two champs, yesterday. The win-thdeingam.RsllSoe ners of yesterday's games are topaedtDole unfrth meet today for the campusPiKptuhonadheflpd championship. Today's winnertoJhLngfrhexrapi. will receive a championship trophy. 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Thenii aps toDnoa inte2n sevenofMBryd'spintsnThi Inrauet Twoegu Two wasthefist imetht Tn.9la ted KApp 27-i an Si op bee sord ponths-eaon Sigm Cite int 2h iaso Raph"Soo" reor'sin ap fTorfi byAT. 2h runn tin nd20yrdrubak fandSi Phsin ofs 2im 2opre inerepe pssgaeth Tety- S gm Ch fes inth2 Nines thir irstscor. i Kappa hi 0tpe 2h InFrteniy egu Oe' Prapa withk 0 ih 9- ini tigt rce amba Ci do e dednteaRusel Oes Ka -2toge te inlsand e 29 4odeMn 0o h thn anedSimaNuthirfis MKapd tocdw n thnflpe Weneda, iga uuredthe Johny DLng 1oh exr 2pit deisonovr amdaCh. The other 2nd pont 2aewe toucdows intheLamba KCit Knarndel cagt Jimyox wins cmebenpasde fromDemosAgoal 0ie o oestoJelTattadharew toH 2hlWtr fo 2hen final game LFwnad fooydbaclustTen.ing0: Duke Trips Gamecocks; Peterson Gets 23 Points The Duke Blue Devils, looking hard for a berth in the Southern Conference tournament, defeated a hard fighting Gamecock basket ball team in the field house here Wednesday night 76-67. The game, in which a high scoring Duke team turned into a do-or-die defensive devil, was dominated by the "Big Blue" ex cept for a few instances in the first and third periods when the Gamecocks showed signs of upset fever in their systems; in the third period, particularly, the Birds looked strong. The Blue Devils, reputedly a team which likes to run rough shod over its opponents, was led by Forward Bernie Janicki in the scoring departanent, but Johnny Peterson of the Gamecock squad was high scorer for the night with 22 points. Janicki scored 20. The game started at a fairly even pace with the Gamecocks going out front in the first three minutes 4-2. The Blue Devils took the lead after that, however, and never gave it up although being seriously threatened in the third period when Peterson began con necting with his now near-famous hook shot. A jump shot by Joe Smith just before the half pulled the Gamecocks up and they were behind 35-38 going into the third quarter. The entire third period was full of thrills with Hofferth, Smith, and Peterson doing most of the shooting for the Gamecocks and D'Emilio, Janicki, and Decker suppling the thrills for the victors. The drawback on the Carolina tean), however, seemed to lie in the shooting department. The Birds just couldn't find the range on enough of their shots, while the Blue Devils hit just a little more consistently. The loss was not a bad one for the Gamecocks, however. Duke had justly been rated as a 10-20 point favorite of the Birds and Coach Johnson's team looked much better than they did in some of their Chesi "THEY SATISFY a Chesterfield financial anal what I want ir Vote Fo This picture of Jean Ricard ap connection with the voting of a c Jean is from Batesburg, S. C., anc contest. To vote, simply send a pos voting to SPORTS CAMPUS FOO Central Post Office, New York 17, by February 1. previous games, although losing its fifth league game. The Gamecocks will meet the tough Wake Forest team here Monday night. The Deacons, rated second in the conference at the time of this publication, have two men, Jack Williams and Dickie Hemric, boasting twenty point or better averages. The Gamecocks will' once again be underdogs as they try for victory number three in conference play. erfiek -AND HOW ... in school anm smoker for 5 years," says yst. "They've got what it ta a cigarette." t - - CO r Jean! peared in the Sport Magazine in ollege campus queen of the year. is one of five contestants in the tal card stating for whon you are rBALL QUEEN, 11ox 1469, Grand New York. All ballots must be in Mitchell's Men's Shop "The Little Shop with Big Values" 1431 MAIN ms Bc ||out, i'Ve been John B. Boyce, kes to give me UMBIA UNIV. '50 - * - -" I AT A GLANCE (Continued from page 5) day for the Gamecocks. Score 27-19. Dark looked the future. r Seven Gamecocks were named a on the All-State squad and Don n Parley was chosen captain of the f mythical team. State champions dominated again. West Virginia put an end to f hopes of an impressive season for j the Gamecocks by downing them ( 13-6. Cunningham injured. The final game of the season. 3 And it was a bad one for the team s from the University of South Caro- v lina as Wake Forest dubbed the i Birds 39-14 and Carolina ended the - season with a 5-5 record. Carolina placed Johnny Gramling and Leon Cunningham on the UP All-Southern team and there was considerable controversy over the fact that Gamecock Don Earley was placed on the second team after having been placed on the first team earlier. Defensive back, Norris Mullis, was named on the All-South team and on the second All-America defensive team. The basketball season opened with a host of inexperienced players downing Newberry 79-57. It was obvious, then, that the Gamecocks would not reach such high spots on the court as past teams had. Next, the Gamecocks took a lick ing from Georgia only to come back with a surprising victory over Georgia Tech. Richmond set back the Gamecocks in a close-fought conference game 84-78. Carolina's Peterson scored 22 in the defeat. Next, George Washington and West Virginia. The boxing team showed power in an exhibit with Fort Jackson. COGBURN The Businessmen's Choice at A A SATISFIED 1317 Sumti .st for - And First to this Scientific En Effects of Si A MEDICAL SPECIALIST hi-monthly examina people from various walks of this group have smoked average of over ten years. After eight months, the rn ports that he observed.. no adverse effects on t and sinuses of the grou, Chesterfield. CH ESTERFIELD-FIRST quality cigarette available king-size. - QUALITY A~ leven out of ten of the mat6hes rent to the fighting Gamecocks. Clemson was once again iastered by the Gamecock forces s Coach Jimmy Ratliff's swim ring team beat Clemson for the irst time in Carolina history. Down the homestretch now; the ear 1952 ended rather dismally or the basketball team as Coach ohnson's men lost one game to ;eorge Washington and a Christ ias spoiling two game series to Vest Virginia. The new year tarted off much better, however, ith wins over Virginia Tech and )avidson. 3-Hour Dry Cleaning Service Press While You Wait 1-Day Dry Cleaning and Laundry Service ARROW CLEANERS 1209 Gervais 19S GRILL and College Boys' il Times CUSTOMER er Street YOU! Present ridence on Tloking is making regular tions of a group of of life. 45 percent Chesterfield for an 1edical specialist re he nose, throat a from 8rmoking and only premium n both regular and oBACCOS OF BETTER D MIOIIER PRICE TIHAN KINO-SIZE CIGARETTE