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Intramurals have been inciting more and more interes around our campus for the last three years and the mai reason for this upgrowth has been the program initiate< in 1960 under the able guidance of Intramural Directoi Weems Baskin. Despite a hideous lack of decent facilities for play ing actual intramural sports, much less practicing, and adverse circumstances against the complete organiza tion of the campus for athletic purposes, the participa tion in almost every level of competition in Intramurals has been very great in both numbers and accomplish ments. "When we put this program in three years ago," say. Coach Baskin, who also serves as coach of the USC T-racl team, "it was mainly experiments. We observed othei schools' programs, considered student's suggestions, an( came out with a rule book that incorporated the best fea tures we knew of. CREDIT WHERE DUE "So far we feel that it has achieved all that it wa. aimed to do and more, considering the limitations place< by lack of facilities. Both the student directors and thi student body itself deserves credit for the support the3 have given this needed addition to the life of Carolina. Despite the fact that over 2,200 participated in In tramural activities during the past year, very little con flict on any scale developed. "We are proud that only one real protest has developed recently, dealing with an ineligible player," states Baskin. "I think the most impressive part of the program," con tinues Baskin, "has been the attitude the boys competinj have displayed. Rightly, winning has assumed chief im portance, but also, the feeling that the "winning" shouk be done by the rules has been strong throughout the pro. gram and this has helped to further the competition ir many ways. NO ROOM ON THE COURT "Right now, the most serious problem we face to con tinued growth in the scope of the program is the lack ol places to hold not only such activities as football, basket. ball, and softball, but also seemingly "non-problem" sportc as ping-pong and handball. "There are several sports, such as basketball, where we would like to have "B-team" league, since it would involve the participation of many more boys in the pro gram. We just don't have the playing areas available to put them on. This is indeed one of the greatest challenges facing the athletic personnel of the University. New Dorms are spring ing up like mushrooms, and more students are coming in, and the current playing spaces are growing more and more crowded. WHAT? ME WORRY? Davis Field, a mainstay so far in Intramural develop ment, is sure to go in the building boom, and as far as this writer knows, very little provision is being made for Intra mural space in future campus athletic building plans. Oh, well, we can always play "stick-ball" on Green Street. Capital City Park, thanks to the city, has been avail able for football, but it may be turned into a recreation area. Old "Candlelight" Gym is bound to be condemned as an eye hazard by some optometrist. Where'll we go then? Carolina has made enormous gains during the last few~ years in student enrollment. Intramurals are beginning tc catch up in engaging student athletic activities. Now the campus should be brought up to date to fit these first twc effectively. Fraternity Softball' Leagues FRATERNITY LEAGUES League I Kappa Alpha Phi Epsilon Pi Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Phi Chi Psi Lambda Chii Alpha Sigma Chi League II Phi Sigma Kappa Kappa Sigma Sigma Alpha Epsilon Sigma Nu Phi Kappa Sigma Alpha Tau Omega Sigma Phi Epsilon 41 Intramural Director Weems "Heha Baskin annonnes that the an- O $ nual Intramural Banquet, held last year for the first time, wili be repeated again this Spring. All Intramural Mana gers are invited to the event,21GETT the date of which will be an- 2 RA O nonneed later. AG ED M ILD, BL E Track I Baskin Still Pleased With Team Efforts Track Coach Weems Baskin is of the opinion that his squad of cindermen are "coming along real well" in his words, despite the fact that they have failed to score heavily in their early meets. "I am pleased with the progress the boys have shown from the beginning of the season," he states, "despite some hampering I injuries, we have managed to give 0 a good account of ourselves every time we have performed." The Gamecock thinclads have just returned from the monsterous Floriday Relays, where an enor mous field of collegiate perform era produced an array of perform ances in almost every event. "Even though we didn't win anything at the Relays, I feel that it was a good meet for the squad. These mass meets are very helpful for switching and juggling your team members around and finding out what they are really capable of. "I had to do some of this changing around down at Florida and I feel the boys came through in fine style. Even though I ran two milers in legs of the mile re lay, they performed beyond my expectations and turned in a fine time around 3:23. "I felt that some of our boys really deserved credit for the ef iort they gave during the meet. A limping Ronnie Collins cleared 6-0 and Toni Caughman did 6-2 in the high jump. "Dan Upton got off a great broad jump down there, but he fouled the jumping line a little bit. The leap was measured, even if it didn't count, and turned out to be a tremendous 24-7. "The most impressive performer we had, however, was sophomore Ed Cribb. He ran in three relays, composed of a 440 in the mile re lay, an 880 in the sprint medley, and a mile in the distance medley. "Cribb, who had never broken A two minutes in the half-mile be fore, came up with an astounding time that was better than the va Carolina record for that event, al- If though it wouldn't count because it came in a relay. f "What was so great about it wvas that he had never done near that well before," said Baskin. qu "He also turned in fine perform- hei ances in his other relay legs, de turning in fine times in each, de spite the fact that he was un--s familiar with them. ca "We are always a slow starting IU team, partly because of the wea- ar ther and also because of a lack of to indoor training facilities. We al- sq ways come on strong during the last part of the season. g "We'll keep on going up this sil year," concludes Baskin, "and di wve'll be even better next year, cc with the finest team of fresh- Ie men we've ever had here." So, to G;amiecock opponents, take heed. ur SIC-*FLICS O 4reas.eri. BACO MAK 20WNDR NDED MilD - NnTFliTun iiuer ar He 4Id Sophomore Ronnie Collins the pole vault during a recent t juniper, Collins was pressed int in this event and cleared 12-0 in 3hellock Jack Shellock, playing his fir rsity year at Carolina last ft ter transferring from Juni liege in Kansas, has withdrav )m USC. Used sparingly as an offensi arterback last year, Coach Hs dI prepared to play him as fensive specialist the comi ason. The 180-pound sigr ller turned several impressi ns against Vanderbilt last yei d was heralded as one of t p defensive candidates on t uad. Jack dhid not state his r'ease r withdlrawing from the Univ4 y. iIe only replied that it w~ e to personal idleas. The enti aching staff hated to see h we as it wvill weaken the qui eback strength and the defensi it that has bee'n planned. GA\TTES 'UL SMOKES! -THEY SATISFY els ack la4 hows promise as he clears the bar i rack meet. Although inormally a high service because the Birds were weak his first meet. (Photo by Nye) QuitsUS or7 r, he he fm nis as re ye OUR COATS Tailored in trim, traditic minimum-care blends, bleeding shades that n Ask Abc L Park 2 Houl ,norrow UNC's Visit Marks Last Home Meet "North Carolina has a real E tough track team," says USC track coach Weems Baskin when he refers to the Tar Heel squad, the Gamecocks' opponents in a dual meet at the Rex Enright Center tomorrow afternoon. The meet is scheduled to begin at 1:30 with the field events tak ing the spotlight first. At 2:00, the running events, starting with the mile run, are the center of attraction. This will be the Gamecocks'* second and final dual meet of their 1962 home season, the first being a loss to Florida State two weeks ago. The two big events still ahead here, though, are the State and Atlantic Coast Confer ence meets, both to run at the Round House. "I don't know why, but we seem to be meeting our toughest op ponents on the home front. The teams we have the best chance to defeat are all met away from home. "I really expect this to be one uf our toughest meets of the year. This North Carolina outfit is really powerful but I expect we'll be scoring our share of the points. "They showed what they could do against Clemson. They really mauled the Tigers, scoring some thing over ninety points to their thirty. A team that can beat any one that bad has to be pretty strong. "Not only do they possess some autstanding individuals, they also have a good deal of depth to back up these boys and score points and that's always a potent com bination." "They shape up as very strong in the distances, and in such vents as the high jump and the )ole vault." Among the outstand ing individuals that will perform ror them will be high jumper Toe. Clark, who jumped 6-7% in the ACC Indoor Meet, and Rhett Everette, a top-notch long dis "ance man. RST RATE ual feeling. In cool combinations with ome. Aun led Toj Whsy 'Coclay' Crows The Carolina Pep Club is *hind all the "Why Is Cocky :rowing" signs that have 4een popping up around the !ampus lately. At left, Ath etic Director Marvin Bass -ets an explanation as he con .ributes the first dime to the -lub's President, Anna Long ind E. V. Kimbrel. The club hopes to collect ,5,00 dimes during door-to loor collections on the cam pus April 9-10 in order to )urchase the world's largest South Carolina flag. The state flag, measuring 30 by 40 feet, will be dis 0ayed at all Gamecock foot )all games and also at other University events. (Photo by 3healy). Zones Set Diamond Leagues INDEPENDENT LEAGUES -ague I Zone 9 Zone 11 Zone 8 Zone 5 Zone 7 Zone 3 ague II Zone 10 Zone 2 Zone 12 Zone 1 Zone 6 Zone 4 GAMECOCK FACTS Carolina has beaten Clemson nore times in basketball than fny other school in USC his ory. 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