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Evolution
Athletics At USC Have Made Many Changes In 100 Years
From pick-up games
in the late 1800s to a
multi-million dollar
operation, the entire
spectrum of USC
athletics has changed
considerably through
its near 100-year
evolution.
Earliest Carolina
athletic activities can
be traced to ~ student
baseball teams playing
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against city firemen
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1880s. In 1890, intramural
competition
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had to pay for its own
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sanctioned athletic
organization at the
school. Student
pressure forced the
faculty to pass a
resolution in 1896
permitting intercollegiate
athletics.
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Faculty restrictions :
on intercollegiate
sports were a serious
obstacle. Leaves of
absence were required
for away games, and
not more than six days
a session could be
missed. No student
under 21 could play
in away games
unless he had written
permission by his
parents.
Student support
declined in the next
few years, although
the students were
constantly urged to
show interest and
spirit in the sports.
Football rivalries were
beginning to take
shape between Wofford,
Georgia, Furman,
Davidson and
especially Clemson.
BASKETBALL WAS
allowed admission into
the Atlantic
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university in 1908, but
it was an insignificant
sport until around 1911.
When first organized,
basketball was
referred to as a
"sissy" game because
it was originally
played by the coeds.
The growth of
athletic competition
was briefly interrupted
by World War I,
leaving the major
sports, especially
track, with shortages
of coaches and
students. The situation
was even more harsh
during the second
World War. At the
beginning of the 1943
football season there
was no coach and no
team. The university,
fortunately, was given
permission to use
Naval trainees
stationed on campus. A
voluntary coaching
staff was formed and
the team recorded a
surprising 5-2 record.
Shortages of personnel
also plagued
basketball and
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