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COLLEGE PARK, Md.f Feb. 20
North Carolina's varsity basketball
team practically clinched a place in
the Southern conference title tourney
by taking a pulsating game from Mary
land here tonight, 34-30. The victory
gave the Tar Heels a record of eight
wins against four defeats m the loop.
North Carolina can thank its lucky
stars that Maryland was off in iU
shooting in the first half when the
Tar Heels ran up a 23-13 edge, for the
Terps, with Travis setting the pace,
finally got going and tied the count
at 29-all with less than five minutes
to play.
Travis Had missed 13 out of 15 shots
in the first half, many of them easy
ones, but he got the range in the last
portion of the game and made it tough
for the invaders.
It was George Paine who really turn
ed the tide for North Carolina, al
though Captain Bob Rose was the ace
all-around tosser for the Tar Heels
and racked up 13 points for the visitors.
Paine made good on a foul shot to give
Carolina a 30-29 edge and then shot
a floor goal to just about clinch mat
ters. Travis got a foul giving Mary
land 30 points and Rose finished it off
with a two pointer.
Maryland got 8 points in the second
half before Carolina finally counted,
and tied the score at 29-all on foul
shots by Tommy Mont and Dan Schu
erholtz and a floor goal by Merle Du
vall. The Terps took about three shots to
the Phantoms' two during the first
half but were not able to make good on
their efforts.
Frosh Five Routs Lees McRae, 78-54
Seniors Take
Interclass
Meet Easily
Cancellation of the mile and half
mile relay races final events on the
interclass track meet program yes
terday afternoon closed the meet and
- - n i I 1 t 1 : -
eave tue powerful senior squad its
second interclass title in a row.
The seniors won by an overwhelming
margin in the meet 'just completed, pil
ing up 73 and one-half points to ride
roughehod over all opposition. The
juniors finished second, far out of the
Dolphins to Swim Generals
In Final Home Meet of Year
Tankmen Dedicate
Afternoon's Match
To Bill Thompson
All varsity and freshman relay
men are asked to report for prac
tice in the Tin Can today at 2:30.
running with 44 points, and the frosh
took third place while the far-outdistanced
sophs wound up far.in the rear,
scoring five points throughout the
meet.
Putting the meet out of their minds
completely, the trackmen, freshmen
and seniors alike, are now stressing
preparation for the big event of the
indoor season the Southern Confer
ence indoor track and field games to
be held in Woollen gym next Saturday
afternoon and night.
Coach Johnny Morriss was stressing
relay work down in the Tin Can yes
terday and all of the relay candidates
went through a brisk workout, paying
particular attention to starts and ba
ton exchanges. The frosh and varsity
See TRACK, page 4
Men of Mullis
Upset Zeta Psi
By 23-18 Score
The Mighty Men of Mullis upset the
favored Zeta Psi five 23-18 last night
to keep their record unblemished for the
season.
The Zetes, one of the better teams in
the intramural fraternity league, could
not cope with the fast moving attack
of the Men of Mullis and were outclass,
ed from the beginning. Although they
made an effort to overtake the frosh in
the closing minutes, the Men of Mullis
had built up to a big lead.
The entire first five for Mullis' team
played a good brand of ball. Frank
Wideman with seven points and Roy
Roska and Sam Winborne with six
were the leaders in the scoring.
Lineup: Men of Mullis Wideman,7,
Roska, 6, Burrus, forwards; Winborne,
6, center; Clark, Lance, 4, Johnson,
guards. Zeta Psi Andrews, 2, Peel,
8, forwards; Wright, 4, McElroy, cen
ter; Gilliam, 2, Hackney, White 3.
"Big Bill" Thompson, the first Car
olina graduate to be killed in action in
the present war and a stalwart member
of the swimming team for three years,
will be honored this afternoon when
the Blue Dolphins take on the Wash
ington and Lee Generals in Bowman
Gray pool at 4 o'clock in the final home
meet of the season.
For three years "Big Bill" was one
of the hardest working men on the
swimming team and although he never
won a race in his career, he trained
diligently and gave his best for the Dol
phins. He was a member of the first
swimming team here in 1939 and for
the next two years was an active mem
ber of the squad.
Since the Washington and Lee team
was the only one he competed against
all three years, the present members
of the swimming team voted to dedicate
today's meet to "Big Bill." It was
against the General-, that Thompson
turned in his best performances of his
career.
Last year Thompson was a member
of the 400 relay team which set a Car
olina-W&L dual meet record of 3:47.
In 1939 Bill contributed two third plac
es to the Dolphins' score in the 200
and 400-meter freestyles.
'Big Bill' was killed when the-Japs
swept down on Pearl Harbor. He was
an ensign aboard the battleship, Okla
homa, which was sunk by the raiders.
A member of the Phi Delta Theta fra
ternity, he graduated last June.
Before the driving event today ap
propriate exercises will be conducted
in his honor.
The feature attraction of the meet
this afternoon will be Denman Ham
mond's attempt to set a new national
150-yard backstroke record. Ham
mond is the present holder of the rec
ord of 3:41.5, a mark which he set
against Rider two weeks ago. Coach
JJamerson is gping to turn him l0Q? to
day and let nlm try to lower that mark.
Several dual meet records are due
to fall today. Hammond is certain to
set a new dual mark in the backstroke.
The 400 relay team will be shooting
at the dual meet mark that last year's
team set. Bob Ousley in the breast
stroke, Andy Weiss in the 440, and Jim
Barclay in the 220 will all have their
eyes on new dual meet records.
The Blue Dolphins will be striving
for their 14th straight conference vic
tory, their 12th straight hlal meet win,
and 11th consecutive victory at home.
Today will be the last chance for
local fans to see the Blue Dolphins, un
defeated and rated the best team in the
South, in action in a dual meet. Only
one other meet is on the schedule, that
with Duke at Durham.
Coed Fencers
Battle W&M
In Opener
Probably for the first time in the
history of coed fencing here, Carolina's
feminine trio will perform on home
ground when they open the season
against William and Mary in the Tin
Can at nine o'clock this morning.
Both teams are weakened this year
by the loss of top ranking coeds. Wil
liam and Mary won handily from Car
olina, 8-1, last year, but lost the ser
vices of that team's star number one
and two foilsmen through transfer and
graduation.' Carolina misses Adele
Austin, most skilled coed f oilsman here
to date, and Ruth Parsons.
The Carolina coeds enter the dual
meet as under-dogs, and, although they
are weakened this year, they should be
able to win quite a few matches. Under
the tutelage of Dave Malone the girls
have learned to use more parries and
to make a quicker and more effective
offensive.
Alliene Brawley, Barbara Epps, and
Captain Mary McCormic, who won Car
olina's lone match against the Domin
ion lassies last year, will make up the
Tar Heel trio, but some of the following
are likely to see action : Mary Alice
Puckett, Marjorie Foster, Sarah An
derson, Sara Summerlin, Jean Beeks,
Grace Venable and Sara Sutton.
Of these 10 girls, who make up the
largest coed fencing squad on record
here, Brawley, McCormic, and Beeks
saw action against the last Williams
burg team. Epps, a frosh newcomer,
displays excellent form and quick move
ments, Brawley will lead off in num
ber one position, Epps number two,
and McCormic is number three man.
Hartley Leads
Frosh Scorers
With 22 Points
By Earle Hellen
In a wild, free-scoring cage game,
the rejuvenated Tar Babies overwhelm
ed Lees-McRae Junior college, 78-54,
last night for their 11th win of the sea
son.
The frosh snapped out of their recent
slump in a big way and ran up their
largest score of the season. Play was
fast in the first half, but in the final
half the game turned into a near riot
with both teams racing up and down
the floor at neckbreaking speed to drop
in goals. Lees-McRae could not watch
the fast breaking Tar Babies, but
scored enough points to win any aver
age game. All semblance oi oeiense
was thrown to the winds in the final
half with both teams shooting every
time they got their hands on the ball.
Dick Hartley, the little forward from
High Point, was in the thick of the
battle last night and when the smoke
cleared he had 22 points on 10 field
goals and two foul shots. The south
paw forward fitted into the fast break
ing style of play perfectly and racked
up crip after crip, seven in the first
half. Don Henson with 14, Frank
Warren with 12, Larry James with 11,
and Jimmy Hart with 10 points got
their share of the points. For James
it was his best game of the season.
He replaced Altemose, who fouled out
early in the second half, and tallied
nine points during the remainder of the
game.
Compton was the leader for Lees-
McRae scoring 13 points and playing a
good all-around game. Williams, a
guard, played heads-up ball until he
fouled out of the game and tallied 11
points.
The game was close only in the first
few minutes. Hartley broke a 6-6 tie
with a set shot after 4:45 of play and
the Tar Babies were not to be stopped
the rest of the night. With Hartley
leading the way the frosh quickly in-
See FROSH CAGERS, page 4
Terps Top-Heavy Favorites
Over Boxers in Final Meet
By Mark Garner
Carolina's varsity mittmen close their season tonight against a
highly-favored team of Maryland Terps in Woollen gym at 8
o'clock. At 7 o'clock the yearling boxers swap punches with Augus
ta Military academy.
The hapless Tar Heels, wjthout a single win chalked up to their
: credit this season, will have a large or
der to fill tonight if they expect to
close the year with a victory for the
Old Liners are reputed to have one
of the top ring teams in the history
of the institution and are always lead
ing contenders in the Southern con
ference. The Maryland squared-circle
men above the 155-pound weight have
earned the title "Murderers' Row" due
to the number of TKO's registered
by the group.
JOHNSTON ENDS CAREER
Captain Johnny Johnston, Carolina's
undefeated 127-pounder, will enter the
ring for the last time tonight as a
blue and white representative. The
leadership shown by Johnston all sea-
Coeds Swim
W&M. in First
Dual Meet
In its first intercollegiate swimming
meet the newly organized Carolina co
ed varsity pits its strength against
William and Mary in the Bowman
Gray pool this morning at 11 o'clock
Four new events have been added
that should give the dual meet greater
competition, interest, and thrill. They
are the 100 meter freestyle, diving, and
two relays, the 150 meter medley and
the 200 meter relays.
Carolina is depending on Captain
Wimberly, Marty Rouse, and Mary
Jane Lloyd for its main pointers. These
are the girls whose speed gave the coed
varsity its six points in the AAU meet
last Saturday.
Special progress has been made in the
diving, though it is still expected to
be their weakest event. Wimberly, Bea
Withers, and Polly Durham threaten
the Williamsburg divers, Polly proba
bly having the most skill.
Mainly upon the relays, expected to
be the most spirited in competition, rest
the varsity's hopes. In the 150 meter
medley the coeds are especially strong.
With the top swimmers here Marty
Rouse, freestyle, Ellen Wimberly,
breast and Deborah Lewis, back, the
See MERMAIDS, page U
Freshman boxers will weigh in to
day at 1 o'clock and the varsity men
will weigh in at 2 o'clock.
Frosh Box Score
Independent Coeds
Give Dance Today
Independent Coeds Association will
sponsor a girl-break tea-dance this af
ternoon from 4 until 6 o'clock in the
air-raid cellar. There is no admission
charge and all independents and stray
Greeks were invited to come stag or
with a date.
Members of the Grail and the Wil
Ham and Mary's girls' swimming and
fencing teams will be special guests of
the independents.
Varsity Box Score
Matmen Close Season Today
Against Davidson Wildcats;
Winner Gets State Crown
Mordecai, Davant,
Sasser Make Last
Appearances Today
NORTH CAROLINA G
Paine, f 4
Smith, f 2
Wilson, f ,
Rose, c
Gersten, g
Suggs, g
Totals
MARYLAND
Mont, f
Schuersholz, f
Horn, f
Gordy, f
Travis, c
James, g
0
.5
...0
3
?.14
G
3
.o
Duvall, gV
Totals .
0
7
0
2
11
FT
1
0
0
3
2
0
6
FT
3
1
0.
0
3
0
1
8
TP
9
4
0
13
2
6
34
TP
9
1
0
0
17
0
3
30
Half time score: North Carolina 23;
Maryland 13.
Free throws missed: Paine 1; Wil
son 1; Rose 2; Mont 3.
Referee J. Menton ; umpire, Enright.
DAVIDSON, Feb. 21 A determined
Tar Heel wrestling squad made ready
to climax , the mat season by copping
the state crown in this afternoon's
match, against Davidson. Determined
to bring home the title, Coach Quin
tan's charges are favored to lick the
Wildcats in the final dual meet of the
season. (
Three seniors will be making their
farewell appearance in actual confer
ence competition when they take their
turn on the mat this afternoon. Gene
Davant, who has seen three years of
varsity competition, will pull on his
uniform for the last time to close a
highly successful career. Davant has
consistently been one of Quinlan's big
guns wrestling in every weight since
his freshman year from 121 pounds,
to his current 145-pound slot.
"Superman" Sam Mordecai who was
recruited from intra-mural ranks has
proved to be the surprise man of the
1942 squad. At the season's outset
Mordecai had no intercollegiate experi
ence but he has progressed to a point
where he is now the top man in 155
pound conference circles. Losing only
to the Navy, a win this afternoon will
give Mordecai an undefeated season
in the Southern conference competition,
with victories over two former cham
poins in his weight.
Heavyweight John Sasser will wind
up his fighting career in the final bout
of the match. Sasser, potentially one
of the best heavyweights in recent
years, gave a good account of himself
throughout the campaign and was high
ly respected among Tar Heel foes.
The rest of this afternoon's varsity
will line up as follows: Bill Redfern,
121 -pounds; Hobart McKeever, 128
pounds; John Robinson, 135 pounds;
Frank Mordecai, 165 pounds; Lem
Gibbons, 175 pounds.
Star frosh grapplers Tom Hearn,
Bill Nachamson. Reitzel Morgan,
Claude Strickland, Irv Zirple, Art
See WRESTLING, page I
Dekes Drop Teps
From Undefeated
Standing, 29-27
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
BASKETBALL
DKE No. 2, 29; TEP 27.
Town No. 1, 40; Mangum No. 1, 25.
Law School 17, Steele 12.
Graham No. 1, 36; Manly 23.
SAE No. 1, 34; Kappa Alpha 12.
VOLLEYBALL .
Chi Psi 2, Phi Delta Theta 1.
Pi Lambda Phi 2, Sigma Chi 0.
Alexander 2, Everett No. 2, 0.
ATO No. 2, 2; Kappa Alpha 1.
ATO No. 1, 2; Lambda Chi Alpha 0.
In a thrilling fraternity game, DKE
No. 2 maintained its clean slate drop
ping TEP from the undefeated ranks
by a 29-27. count. Tommy Dill led the
way for the Dekes with 10 tallies and
Jabine netted eight for the winners.
Salzburg collected 10 for the TEP's
and Harold Weinkle took second hon
ors with eight markers.
' Mangum suffered its first defeat of
the season at the hands of a flashy
Town No. 1 five. The score was 40-25.
Jolliff set the pace scoring 16 points
on six field goals and four free throws
for Town followed by Porter with sev
en. Scully led Mangum with eight
points and Shaw was second with six.
Jimmy Johnson sank four goals
from the floor for eight markers and
Bill Rendleman accounted for seven
points in Law School's 17-12 win over
Steele. Hodges and Edwards shared
scoring honors for the losers with four
tallies apiece.
Big Randolph Brown hit the hoop
for 10 field goals and 20 points lead
ing the Graham No. 1 team to a 36-23
win over Manly. Gresham added 10
for the winners and McClary was top
man for Manly with 14 markers.
SAE No. 1 had little trouble dispos
ing of Kappa Alpha 34-12. Moore led
the SAE's with 12 points and Wood
netted nine tallies.
TAR BABIES
Hart, f
Warren, f
Hartley, f
Clark, f .
Altemose, c
James, c
Bowman, c
Winborne, c .....
Henson, g
Seixas, g
Hayworth, g
Lee, g .
Totals
G
.4
...10
0
..5
0
0
7
0
0
35
LEES-McRAE G
Pack, f - 0
Compton, f 5
Bolton, f ,. 3
Greene, f L 1
Hennessee, c 0
Cokalis, c 3
Freeman, c 1
White, g 2
Williams, g 5
Symon, g 1
Miller, g - 0
Black, g 0
FT
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
8
FT
0
3
0
2
0
2
3
0
1
1
0
0
12
TP
10
12
22
0
0
11
0
0
14
0
9
0
78
TP
0
13
6
4
0
8
5
4
11
3
0
0
54
Totals 21
Score at half: Tar Babies 36, Lees
McRae 22.
Officials: Jamerson, Morriss.
son is surpassed only by his boxing
ability and Coach Ronman is count
ing on his captain to close his career
with a win tonight.
In the 135-pound slot, left vacant by
an injury to Milt Harris, Coach Ron
man will start Jimmy Fennell, a
smooth-working though inexperienced
puncher. Fennell has a good right
hand and should give a good account
of himself against the visitors. His
opponent will be southpaw Tom Jones.
Footballer Marshall Parker stepped
into the heavyweight position against
Penn State two weeks ago and will
enter the ring tonight facing Mary
land's Leonard Rodman.
WHITE FACES GUNTHER
Fred White, 175-pound ringman,
will have his hands full when he tan
gles with the Terps' conference champ
in that weight, Herb Gunther. Gunth
er has an impressive record to date
while White has been plagued by hard
luck, losing several bouts by a single
point.
Leon McCaskill will fight the 155
battle tonight with Pat Quinn as his
opponent. McCaskill made his debut
against the Penn Staters and was de
cisioned by a more experienced ring
man. He throws each hand with equal
facility and has improved his coun
terpunching during recent drills.
Lyman Higdon swaps blows with
football star Johnny Gilmore in the
165-pound bout, Earl Bruton meets
Hotsy Alperstein in the 145-pound af
fair and Jack Kurtz, 120, opens against
Maryland's Joe Cicola.
FRESHMEN
For the freshmen Joe Gudger will
be in the 120 spot, Jay Musler fights
the 127 and Frank Moore will meet
Augusta's 135-pounder. Ed Gregory
has been shifted to the heavyweight
position with Tom Light replacing him
in the 175. Dick Young fights in the
165 and Joe Burke will box the 155.
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