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Art Smejkal (23) stretches thro a rebound as Tom Rofferth (13 Smith (14) move in. Carolina ce Columbia on Friday night, and in Gus Manos) USC Box Terrapin Gurney Afl After a bruising 4%-3%victory over Louisiana State University boxing team, the Gamecock mitt men will go after their fifth win of the season when they meet the Maryland Terrapins in College Park tonight for their final dual *meet' of the season. The Game - cocks have beaten Maryland once this year. Emmett Gurney, SIBT welter weight champion for two years, will be seeking his sixteenth col legiate victory. Pacing the Game cocks this season, Gurney has won six bouts In a row and has been beaten only once in a dual meet; that was by LSU's Danny Orsak, whom he has beaten four times sinee. In 1951 Gurney lost by a split decision in the NCAA finals, and last season he was victim of an other split decision in the semi finals, despite the fact that one judge gave Gurney the fight, 80 25, over his opponent, LaForge of Michigan State. Last year Gurney won the Olym pic sectional tryouts in San Antonio, Tex. and his victory in this tourney advanced him to Kan Sas City, Mo., for the Olympic finals. Gurney lost out in the finals and missed making the Olympies by one fight. In tonight's bout Gurney will meet Bob Theofield, whom he de feated previously this season. Another pace-setter for the Gamnecocks is Andy Sciamibra, 182 pound freshman who has been i setting the woods on fire since his enrollment at Carolina. Scianmbra, who has a good punch as well as an evasive style, gained recogni O inlast Friday by knocking out LUs132-pound champ Bobby Jackson in the second round. Lightweight Chuck Davis, who has four wins and two draws for Carolina this year, will be appear ing in his last dual meet for Caro lina. Davis, one of the most con 'istent fighters on the squad for the last two years, has four wins and two draws this year, including Sport I dlTi * ugh two Citadel players t' attempt , Johnny Peterson (32), and Joe me defeated The Citadel team in 7harleston on Saturday. (Photo by Lers Meet Tonight er 16th Win a draw with SIBT champ Cqlvin Clary of LSU. Allen George, who has won four and lost two for the Gamecocks, in the featherweight division; will also be fighting his last dual meet for the Gamecocks. Other fighters to see action to night are Malcolm DeWitt; 156 pound slugger, who KO'd Mary land's Russell Eddy in an earlier meeting, Haywood Davis, middle. weight who has won two, lost two, and drawn one, and light-heavy weight Jimmy Craven, winner of two and loser of one. Ed Wilson, heavyweight, may be unable to fight tonight because of a case of Influenza which confined him to bed earlier this week. Wilson has taken two and lost three this, his first, season. Pairings for tonight: 125 pounds: Jerry Garber (Ma.) vs. Allen George (USC). 182 pounds: Jackie Letzer (Ma.) vs. Andy Sciambra (USC). 189 pounds: Gary Fisher (Ma.) vs. Chuck Davis (USC). 147 pounds: Bob Theofield (Ma.) vs. Emmett Gurney (USC). 156 pounds: Russell Eddy (Ma.) vs. Malcolm DeWitt (USC). 165 pounds: Ronnie Rhodes (Ma.) vs. Haywood Davis (USC). 178 pounds: Billy McInnis (Ma.) vs. Jimmy Craven (USC). Pi Kap Cagers Enter To,urney The P1 Kappa Phi Fraternity basketball team has entered the annual St. George Jaycee tourna ment. Teams will begin play on March 5 and will continue through March 14. The first game of the tourna ment for the Pi Kaps will be against the Budweiser team from Charleston played at 8 p.m., Fri day, March 6. All games played by the fraternity will be in AA competition. Pi Kappa Phi has established a very good record on the University campus during the last few years, Iumior Cagers Clo. With Two The Carolina cage team closed out a mediocre season with two wins over The Citadel Cadets on Friday and Saturday night to bring the season's record to 11 iins and 18 losses. The Gamecocks, consisting pri narlly of freshmen and sopho nores, scored 1,664 points in 24 latnes for a 69.8 point average per rame, the exact figures compiled )y last year's team. Johnny Peterson, playing his last game for the Gamecocks, fell I slightly under par in his shooting, bagging only 12 and 18 points. In Friday night's game the Gamecocks got off to a slow start before downing the out-classed 4 Cadets 78-59. Joe Smith, capitaliz ing mostly on his one hand push shot, tallied for 22 points to lead the Birds. Art Smejkal was next in line with 15. Bob Fisher hit for 22 to lead the Cadets and tie for the night's scoring honors. The gane, led by The Citadel in the opening minutes, developed into an outside shooting contest and the Gamecocks came out on the winning end. They were never headed after the first period. The story was the same on Sat urday, except for a higher score run up by both teams. Outside shooting again highlighted the play as Joe Smith hit for 23 for the Gamecocks and Bob Fischer tallied 24 points for The Citadel. Jack Hufford, Carolina guard who has alternated at a starting guard position with Jack Neeley, racked .up 19 for the night. The 97 points was the most ever scored by a Carolina team. The final statistics for the team show Joe Smith leading with the most points scored and a 15.7 average per game. Final statistics: G Pts. Ave. Smith 24 377 15.7 Peterson 24 361 15.0 Distinguished Seniors As was the case in football, where All-American end Paul; Bischoff was that squad's only departing player, West Virginia has just one senior on the basket ball team, Jim Sottile. Both were high scorers, Pennsylvania natives and student-body and senior-class presidents respectively. having won the campus champion ship in basketball last year. The team that will enter the St. George tournament is coached by~ Billy Logothetis and the roster is as follows: Doodle Munn, Ken neth (Goose) Boswell, Harry. Steward, Dick Condon, Billy Logo thetis, Walter Ollic, Leaky Thornal, Sonny Gray, Nick. Klonaris, Conrad Gray, Bill Jack son, and Clayton McManaway. THIS ' HOUSE1LL. HARDLY COGT A CENT ON UPKEEP! "MAN THE MORE PEQI te Season Victories lofferth 24 221 9.2 3mejkal 19 167 8.7 4eeley 21 160 7.6 lufford 22 150 6.8 ,ollins 17 62 8.6 Zainey 10 56 5.5 irds Turn To Baseball The 1953 version of the Game ock baseball team is beginning o take form and according to ,oach Ted Petoskey this year's eam may be a winner. For the past few weeks the lamond hopefuls have been going hrough various drills and exer 'ises in order to prepare them elves for the ordeal ahead, and rom a pre-season glance it would ;eem that the team could develop nto one of the best in recent vears, as a more experienced crew wvill be taking to the diamond this vear. Bad weathei has hamper(d work :uts this week, however, and drills have been held inside. Coach Petoskey, concerned about the hit ting department in particular, was reluctant to give any definite state ment concerning this imporant question because, in his words, "We won't know just how good the boys can hit until this bad weather lets up and we can have an intra-squad game. We should have a little better hitting, how ever, than we did last year." Last year's team hitting average was .205. The pitching staff of the Game cocks may be the best in the con ference this year with returnees Otis Rawl, Johnny Gramling, and Howard and Heyward Tunstall. A left-handed newcomer, Bill Frier son, is showing up well in drills, according to Petoskey, and may furnish the Gamecocks with more power. The Gamecocks didn't have a southpaw pitcher last year, and despite a 9-8 record the Bird pitchers were considered to be on a par with the top hurlers in the conference. Other throwers which may add strength to an already formidable pitching staff are: Delance Poston, Gene Molnar, Tom Van Kuren, "Bulldog" Brunson, and J. Ayers. The backstop position, vacated by last year's All-Southern catcher, Emmett Dietz, is a wide open position with Fred Duckett, Carl Brazell. and Jimmy Fraser vieing for the starting spot. The infield will probably be as strong defensively _ as it was last year when It was a better-tahn average unit, with first baseman, Al Spotts, shortstop Tom Hofferthi, and second sacker Billy Pridgen the most likely men to handle the chores. Hofferth led the Game cock hitters last year with a .322 average. Bill Wohrmnan, Gamecock foot e wil 7W!.. . AND OU TWITH A H( SAY TH-E LIKE1THIS FURNAca OUR LIVi WORKG TROU8LI 'ERFECTLY? WILL B ENDEI 65 Wit- S CLA/GIEG ON'~ THE IAMPUG ILE SMK ball star, Is eyeing third sack spot but may get keen opposition from Bob Peels and Charlie Gibson. Other 9tiuers telude: John "Goot" Taylori Frank Ellerbe, Stewart, Field, and J*rry. The outfitld, as well as the In field, Is mared by speW, aceord. Ing to Petoskey, and a host of freshmen indicates a hot battle for starting spots. Heading the list are: Hanle Ployd, tuddy Hathes, Jimmy Shea, Lynwood FloyA, Id. die Craft, Bill Terrtr, Jim Jarrett, Jim Bradley, and Bill Weston. 1958 baseball - schedule: March 27-Furman In Columbia, 8:30 p.m. March 28-furman in Columbia, 2.00 p.m. March 81-Presbyteran in Co lumbia, 2:30 p.m. April 8-The Citadel at St. George. WHO WILL a3 AN OPPI ENG1 Representatives of ti Atomic Energy Cori with B.S. and advan " CHEMICAL I " MECHANICA " ELECTRICAl Opportunities for gra ing fields: * PLANT ENGI * PRODUCTIO * PROCESS ID Contact y for your inter TH 6001 and G( )USE . NOW CAN THEiY NG IT TAKES AHEAF dGC LIVII1 70O MAKI CAMELS dhm April 4-The Citadel at Charles ton. April 10-North Carolaa in Co. lumbia, 3So pa. 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