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Frons The SIDELINES BY ERNIE TRUBIANO Sports Editor The Gamecock sports staff convened in special session over the holiday period to draw up their own reapportion ment plan. The plan, now up before the House (USC Field House) will hopefully solve the beating on the door overflow situation which now exists. After completing our study, we have come up with what we feel is the best of all possible solutions. According to the stalwart Pinkertons one in every seven students admitted by ID card at home games is a female. Now may I point out that these keystone kops are no flunkies. They could not possibly have counted wrong. They mean business. To illustrate my case in point, I digress momentarily to relate the sad manner in which I found this to be true. Once upon a time (about a week ago, in fact) I arrived at an early time upon the local basketball scene, skipped up the ce-ment (accent on the cee) stairs and pounded with the secret knock known to all faithful Carolina rooters. Now the door came ajar, and disarming myself from my umbrella, I tried to gain entrance. But, alas, I did not have my I D card ready, I was informed. Pushed gently back into the rain, I raised my trusty thunderstick overhead again in protection from the moisture falling from heaven, and proceeded to prod beneath a flapping raincoat in search of my wallet. Then, with purse in hand, and wetter yet, I tried again to gain admission. But once more, back into the rain, for I must take the almighty identification out of its plastic for closer scrutiny. By now, a bit peeved, as you may imagine, I wondered whether this action wasn't in direct defiance of the Great Society's anti-bend-fold-tear-or-mutilate clause. Saturated, mind you, by this time, I relented in patriotic obedience to the pretty blue uniform . . . (Ah, I should have known all the while, I'd be in that darn dry hallway sooner or later. Only next time, I'll have proper credentials glued to my forehead and be in sooner-a helluva lot sooner.) Now, I had a plan. I would linger in this rainless runway to see if Pinky would repeat his four-star performance, or if he was simply discriminating against me . . . (I know it's integrated now, I thought, and how%% could he know I was a Yankee. I was pretty well hidden under that unbrella.) So I waited, but for three long minutes at least, not a beat was heard on either side of the door. This, of course, furthered my anger, for all the while I stood in the rain I was sure there was a herd of wild students coming up fast behind me. Why, naturally, he didn't want all of these re actionaries stampeding through the doorway at once! One might enter illegally-that is without one's trusty number card. . . . But to my amazement, no one came. That dastardly man had kept me out in the rain all by myself. It was at this moment that I realized that this was the fellow for the job. Anyone with such audacity would eat up the chance for even the tiniest bit more power. I only needed to mention our survey, and presently went waltzing off to witness the frosh play with the Baptists-free of the burden of keeping count of those frivolous females. (Continued on Page 7) Arm yourself with These booklets helped influence some 863 new technical gradu ates of all degree levels to join us in 1964. For example, if you want to start your career in a certain section of the country, you'll find that Du Pont-with facilhties in 28 states-will try to accommodate you. If you're interested in growth for what it can mean to you personally, you'll be interested to know that our sales have increased more than 750% since 1937. You've probably heard that R&D expenditures are a good indicator of a company's future success. We spend $90 million a year on it, $60 million of which goes straight into "pioneering research"-the discovery of new scientific truths and new materials. Our booklets will answer most of your preliminary questions. Later-or even now if you wish--we can talk specifics by letter, or face to face. Why not write us or send our coupon? We'd like to know about you BETTER THINGS FOR SETTER LIVING ...HROUGH CHEMIST RY An eaopi unity emp.oye. Birds By RANDY LANEY Staff Writer Graduation and ineligibility com bined forces to pluck a 49-point per-game average from last sea son's 6-17 starting basketball squad, leaving Coach Frank Mc Guire's staff in a nail-nibbling off - season )redicamenit. The F i g h t i n g Gamecocks, however, have overcome ine:perience with desire and whizzed through the first nine games with seven wins to better the '65 slate with a dozen contests yet to play. Jim Fox. 6-9 front-courter, grad uated last spring averaging 17.8 points and 13.6 rebounds; Gary Gregor, with 17 points per game, and Jerry Croke, who averaged 14, were declared academically in eligible at the onstart of the '65 spring semester. But sophomore forward Frank Standard has re placed Fox with a 13-)oint aver age, and Skip Ilarlicka, filling in for Croke, is tallying 16 points in each game. Better still, it appears 11hat Gregor will be back in action after the semester break. Returning to action after a 15 Iday holiday layoff. the 'Cocks downed ('lemson 57-48, des)ite the fact that the Tigers had kept their form by play in two Christmas OPEN Al DURING STOP IN FOR A S TAKE A CAMPUS DE POOR BOYS HAMBURGEF SANDIA BREAKFAS1 Call AL 6-9255 On .lain Street :Across Frony Open 6 a.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Fi facts about Di Technical men we'll especially n Chemists Chemical Engineers r------------ ----- E. i. du Pont de Nemours & Co. 2531 Nemours Building I Wilmington, Delaware 19898 Please send me the facts abo Name I Class Maor Colleg I My address Cit State __ Tang SKIP H1ARUCKA tournaments. Al Salvadori led th ittick with 17 points and nine re bounds, followed by Jack Thomp son's 1:3 ad Standard's 12. Stand ard led both squiads in reboundin With 11, and Thompson pulle down six, aid added two assist Riandy Mahaffey led the Tiger with 15 poits and eight iebound. Two nights later, USC tangle L NIGHT EXAMS NACK WHEN YOU BREAK LICATESSEN S FICHES SPECIALS For Carry-Outs The Engineering Building . 5 p.m.-12 Sundays u Pont Bed from the Class of '66 Mechanical Engineers Industrial Engineers (Inc.) at Du Pont. Degree expected- _ _ I Ztp Code e Wi with defending AOC Champ N. C. State, but the Wolfpack capital ized on last-minute breaks to hand the 'Cocks their first con ference loss in a 55-54 heart breaker. Skip Harlicka led Caro lina with 15 points, and Salvadori and Standard each contributed 13 points and 14 rebounds. Tommy Mattocks, who sank the winning bucket with 0:09 remaining, led State with 15 also, outscoring teammate Pete Coker by one. The Gamecocks bounced back Saturday night when they jour neyed to Lakeland, Fla., to score an impressive 67-57 victory over Fla. Southern. Though the game was not the Cocks' best of the year by far, it showed that experience is paying off as the team held their poise before a menacing holiday a crowd from Lakeland. Senior Cap tain John Schroeder enjoyed his best effort of the year as he e poured through 16 points, hitting _ on six of eight field goal attempts Ind wrestling down 14 rebounds _ to lead his Carolina squad. South ern's Scott Fitzgerald took game honors with 20 points. The Cocks hosted the Furman s Paladins Wednesday night, but the outcome was not known by d MM SUITS SLACKS - ( ALL FUR Complete A] entire St 100% ALL WOOL our regular low i Maye th C1 this week's press deadline. Caro lina downed the Paladins earlier in the season, taking a 97-79 vic tory in Greenville. The Gamecocks travel to Clem Dick Weld< For Coach Coach Dick Weldon was named an award winner recently by the Sports Trail Century Club, an or ganization sponsored by the Bike division of the Kendall Company, to foster community recognition of the contributions made by dedi cated athletic coaches throughout the United States. Coach Weldon, was made an honorary member of the Century Club for his record of 104 victories in football, 298 in basketball, and 118 in baseball. The club Is an honorary group open to all college and high school coaches whose teams have won 100 or more contests in any sport. It was originated some 20 years ago by high school coach William [ay EN'S SF )UTER WEAR NIS HING S terations Free TOPCOATS ALL WO( 00 H rice 36.95 corn 1426 I /MSOR son tomorrow night and are then idle for two weeks during exams. They return to action Jan. 29 when they host the Virginia Cavaliers in the Carolina Field House. 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