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In the Sportlight Tennis Takes Screen; Minor Sports Score Over and above the many other sports here at West Georgia tennis resides on a lofty pedistle. it is un doubtedly a tradition in its em nryontic stage: a tradition of tennis as being the feature sportanic ac tivity here, and West Georgia be ing the tennis center of western Georgia, or possibly greater realms. Great anxiety was felt and ex presssed for the continued domi nace of tennis with the graduation of last years great team. However the talent already exhibited in practice and the fall tournament has been a soothing balm to the mangers’ worriies. Of course re placement of last year’s trio will hardly be realized in its entirety, but the number of promising ma terial is almost inexhaustible. Travis Jackson, James Cowart, u. N. Todd, Bishop, Treadaway — all these are good. The interest in tennis shown by the ieminine element here from a spectator s standpoint is at a high pitch. A Rose Bowl game couldn’t possibly create such frenzies of ex citement as is present in inese oc cupants of the sidelines. If a play er gets one over the net, mighty salvos of joy acclaim him a second Perry. WHAT OF OUR ANCESTORS? Professor Roberts would say the tribes that came down thru Europe in the middle ages were barbarous. He would base this on their mode of living and the things they did and showed interest in. But what would those ancients think if they could read one of our bunday morning papers, with head lines something like this: Wild cats Smother Tigers; Goats make chops of Razorbacks: Bulldogs overthrow Wolverines, or Blue Devils Spear Yellow Jackets? They would probably think the lower animals have displaced us hu mans, and would think of theirs as the good old days. Of course we know better, but we hope none of our descendants get track of the sports pages of today. Lassetter Optimistic As Wrestlers Enlist The art of the ancient Greeks, wrestling has drawn into its fold some fifteen or twenty men at West Georgia. Those enlisted fcr the wrestling team have shown a great deal of interest along with no small degree of prowess, and manager James Lassetter is op tomistic about his prospects. These fellows have already mastered the fundamentals of the sport, and are tying each other into knots that would make a sailor green with envy. Among those displaying especial ly good wrestling ability are In gram, Westbrook, and Richardson. Lassetter plans an exhibition by the team about a week after the boxing exhibitions, w r hich are to be held shortly. HENDRIX AT PEAK IN PING PONG TOURNEY A hot ping-pong tournament has been on ever since the opening of school, with fifteen entered. The pace has been extremely fast, and except for the number one man the players have changed standing quite frequently. Hendrix, who at present, and who most of the time, occupies the upper berth, is a wiz ard, and the competition is mostly for the second, third and fourth po sitions. Bohannon, Braswell, and Treadaway have held these posi tions most of the time. TREADAWAY WINS TENNIS TOURNEY (Continued from page 1) trant, made short work of Hendrix, losing only one game in each set. Then in the second round Jack son put Bishop out by the scores of 6-2, 6-1. In this match some of the best tennis of the tournament was played. Both boys were play ing very nicely, with a w r ide varie ty of strokes in their bags. Bishop was onto his game, and looks good for a position on the team. How ever Jackson was impassable, and his backhand was even better than usual. O. N. Todd experienced little dif ficulty in eliminating Jimmie Jones by the scores of 6-0, 6-1. Smith went into the third round by defeating Barrett 6-1, 6-1. Billy Johnson came from behind to trip Cowart, who was favored to wind handily. Cowart took the first set, 10-8, and they agreed to flip for the second, Johnson win ning. This was a very unusual pro ceedure, especially when Cowart was leading a set. The loss of the toss seemed to dishearten Cowart, and Johnson took the deciding set with ease, 6-1. By agreement Jack Stone and Owen Malcolm matched for their second round match, Stone win ning. In the quarter-finals Todd put Johnson out in straight sets. Todd was proving his play in the early rounds to be regular game instead of luck, as some had been prone to think. The scores were 6-4, 7-5. It will be noticed that Jackson and Stone had to play one fewer matches, due to their being rated one and two respectively. Treadaway downed Newell to the tune of 6-3, 6-4. Treadaway took Smith in tow in their match. After a proloned first set. The Roman ran his opponent to all corners of the court to easily take the deciding one. The scores were 9-7, 6-2. STONE, JACKSON, STONE REACH SEMI-FINALS / In the semi-finals Stone, al though favored to win, was trounc ed by Treadaway. Stone could nev er get going, and won only one game in the two sets. Treadway broke through his opponent’s service in the first game, and added the three next games to lead 4 love. In the next game Stone showed up in his old form, winning in a game of fast exchanges. From then on it was Treadaway altogether. In the fourth game of the second set Stone again flared up, leading 40- 15, but threw that chance by serv ing doubles. Treadaway constantly shot low drives to the sidelines, and was the aggressor on prac tically every point. His backhand, his service —in fact in every de partment excelled Stone except for sporadic lofts to the baselines, which usually caught Treadaway napping. In the other semi-final Jackson won in straight sets as was ex pected. This duel was featured with long volley, with soft shots ECONOMY DRY CLEANERS “Carl’s Place” BEAUTIFUL DRY CLEANING New Equipment—Experienced Workmen Phone 432, Adamson Square—TOM SMITH, College Agent THE WEST GEORGIAN SPORTS JACK SMITH. Sports Editor Basketball Teams Get In Full Swing GYM LECTURES TO IMPROVE GAME OF 31 PROSPECTS If quantity has anything to do with what West Georgia’s basket ball team will be this year, all op position is already licked. Last week Manager Barrett enticed around thirty-seven prospects to apply their monnikers to the dot ted line, and more are assured. From these numbers, a formidable team should be an easily deriva tive, and Barrett has said so much. Altho these are mostly fiist year men out for the squad, this wi.l be no hindrance, as was proven the first year of this institution. The preferred positions seem to be forward with the goal defend ers running a close second. Only seven signed up as centers. Seri ous piactice will start after Thanksgiving, with regular prac tices thereafter. GAME DISCUSSED Thus far the discussion period in gym has proven quite popular, and beneficial to all the students. Basketball, with its innumerable rules, has ever been somewhat a complicated game to a large ma jority of the public, and therefore has not been enjoyed nearly so much as it would have been with a full understanding on the spec tators’ standpoint of the does and donts involved. This season all the game with a much greater degree of interest. Too we will know more to blambast the referee for not seeing. To referee a basketball games makes a fellow about as pop ular as he would be should he cast aside a “duck” of such enormous proportions as the one recently so publicized back of the Academic Building. Basketball promises to be light ning fast this winter, the new rules, which have been so lengthily dis cussed in the discussion period, all are intended to speed up this already breathing game of the thin clads. These new regulations will displace the old one-man teams, and will increase the im portance of teamwork. Therefore we may expect to see more teams with a large degree of the quintes sence of perfection in the most beautiful feature in basketball coordination of the quintet. as infrequent as oysters in oyster stew. Todd took his first service and Jackosn retaliated by taking his. Both boys opened up at the start. On the third game Todd begun having trouble with his service, which is usually his best weapon. The backhands of Jackson and Todd were working very nicely. Jackson had the better drive and all Todd could do was try to get the ball back across the net. Jack son wasn’t quite as good as when he played Bishop, but seemed to be trying himself out more than losing any prowess. The scores for this match were 6-4, 6-1,6-4. Jfr I FLOYD TO STAGE TUMBLING ARENA Plans for an exhibition by the West Georgia tumbling team has been announced for a date early in December. This is real credit to the teams, both boys and girls, as they have been working out only about six weeks. Besides being in structed by Coach Braswell in the regular gym periods, the tumblers are put through their daily rou tines by the student manager. Andy Floyd. The women tumblers meet each day at 2:30. Some fifteen or twen ty report regularly, and are all progressing rapidly. Virginia Webb and Mary Cole are exceptionally good. Dot Holmes also shows tal ent in this line. Among the men there is no end of good tumblers. Floyd is a well versed man in this sport, and is putting his knowledge to good use. Bohannon and Donahue are quite competent, and Verdel is an India rubber man. All in all, tumbling is making great strides here with a high de gree of success a certainty. Rifling Gains Interest The extensive activities in rifl ing at West Georgia are quite in keeping with the prevailing trend thruout the South. In the past three or four years this sport has constantly gained popularity. In numerable shoots are held over Dixie, and Georgia is a leader. Al tho not exactly the same type as the one most common, the riflery practiced here has the same gen eral idea. The targets used here are the bull’s eyes, which are of course stationary. This is a great sport, and has a hustling manager. Afternoons it sounds as though II Duce and Haile Selassie were giving exhibitions FISHER’S TEN CENT STORE Stationary, School Supplies, Gift Goods, Toilet Goods, A Thousand and One Items At Prices You Can Afford To Pay WHY PAY MORE? Visit.... ©REEM EROAnr LUNCHES and DRINKS Curb Service Boxing Exhibition Scheduled For November 22 BISHOP PAIRS BATTLERS; FLOYD TO REFEREE Doug Bishop, boxing manager, announced last week plans for a boxing exhibition to be held Nov. 22. Great interest has been shown in this activity since that time. Eighteen expressed desires to par ticipate in this exhibition, with men of weights ranging from 120 pounds to 165 pounds. The fighting in this forthcoming event promises to be fast, with each bout going 3 rounds of one minute each. All the men are rounding into shape, and some look exceptionally good. James Lassetter, Willis Sims, and Jack Stephens heave hefty lefts ? while Bob Jackson, Lovett Newell, and Doug Bishop have hay making rights. Then Bill Litton, Bob Rich ardson, and Walter Abney are pro ficient with both fists. The bouts consist of: Charles Bohannon, 120 lbs. vs. J. W. Sutton, 125 lbs. Doug Bishop, 125 lbs. vs R. Scott Donehoo, 130 lbs. Lovett Newell, 130 lbs, vs. James Lassiter, 130 lbs. Norman Tant, 130 lbs. vs. William Donehoo, 130 lbs. Lanier Jones, 135 lbs. vs. Pelham Staples, 140 lbs. Bob Richardson, 140 lbs. vs. Ralph Westbrook, 145 lbs. Jack Stephens, 150 lbs. vs. Bob Jackson, 155 lbs. Bill Litton, 160 lbs. vs. Walter Abney, 165 lbs. The bout between Litton and Abney will be the feature bout of the day. Those men showing up extra well in the exhibition Che 22nd will most likely be selected for the in tercollegiate team, which will make several trips along with the wrest ling team. Andy Floyd will serve as referee for all the matches. back of the gym. The interest in this sport is assuredly genuine, for rifles are acquired by the students themselves. Although not at all strenuous, this is an ideal recrea tional and a generally wholesome atmosphere surrounds the range.