The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 13, 1908, Image 1
THE GAMECOC
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE LITERARY SOCIETIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Vol. 11 COLUMBIA, S. C., NOVEMBER 13, 1908 No. 6
S. C. UNIVERSITY 19
GA. MED. COLLEGE 5
Carolina Was In Rare Form and
Played a Pretty Game.
ONSIDE KICK A FEATURE
Murdaugh Made a Ninety-Five Yard Run
For a Touchdown.
In Augusta on November 4 Carolina
walloped the Georgia Medical team in
their second gridiron battle by the
score of 19 to 5. Last season this
same team was defeated on the local
grounds by a small margin, and this
year's game was a pleasant surprise to
us all.
The teams seemed quite evenly
matched at the opening of the contest,
though Georgia was much heavier in
the line. After a short time Mur
daugh got the ball on a fumble and
made a spectacular run of 95 yards
for a touchdown. This put new life
into the Carolina men and Georgia was
"easy meat" from them on.
However, Georgia's back field never
let up in their playing, and by con
sistent gains also scored a touchdown.
J. A. Brown made a perfect forward
pass to W. W. Brown for -a 25-yard
gain. The backs also made consider
able gains around our ends. Carolina
again scored a touchdown during the
remainder of this half.
In the second half Carolina phayed
superb ball. The new style of play
was used almost entirely and was bet
ter executed than during any previous
game. The team worked like an elec
tric machine and put snap and ginger
into every play. They had eyes open
to Georgia's weak plays, as was seen
when Izlar threw a Georgia man for a
safety.
Carolina tried a series of forward
passes and onside kicks which worked
beautifully. Georgia seemed power
less against these dashing plays, which
were the feature of the game. It was
great. Carolina was in magnificent
form and her playing far exceeded the
expectations . of the most optimistic.
One would have thought that they
were veterans instead of inexperienced
men.
Capt. W. W. Brown showed up
well, as did J. A. Brown, and Brinkley,
also. Gehrken and Prince played a
good game.
. The entire Carolina team played so
well that it 'is a difficult matter to
pick any "stafs." The back field was
"eon the'job" in every department of
the game all the time. The ends were
fast and got down. under punts better
than ever before. Mobley and Car
ter held their own well against Geor
gia's heavf line. The little "Game
cocks" showed the stuff they are made
off and are to be congratulated on their
work.
Several of the students accompaniedl
the team on their trip. They were
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BINGHAM I,
CAROLINA 6
Carolina Did Not Play Up to Her
Usual Standard.
GAME HARD FOUGHT AT TIMES
Bingham's Forward Pass Was a Feature.
Koon Starred For Bingham.
In the gridiron battle between Bing
ham and Carolina last Saturday, the
wearers of the garnet and black were
defeated by a score of io to 6. Ham
mond made a beautiful kick off to
Bingham, and from that moment
the Bingham boys got right into
the game, and our boys found
it impossible to keep them from
going down the field, by a series of
line plays and end runs, for a touch-~
down, followed by a goal kick. The
ball was then brought to the middle
of the field and Hammond made an
other pretty kick. The visitors again
got after our boys and it was not long
before they were on our 20-yard line,
where they made an easy field goal.
It was not until after Bingham had
made this score of io-o that the Caro
lina boys got into the game. And
when they got started,. they fought like
real "Gamecocks" and began to show
the school boys that Carolina's 'Var
sity could put up as good a fight as
they could, with all their "ringers."
From this time on our boys put up a
steady game and in a short time, by a
series of straight line bucks, they car
ried the ball over, Belser making the
touchdown. Hammond kicked goal.
The ball was again carried to the mid
dle of the field and Bingham kicked
off to Carolina. "Billy" Perrin re
ceived the ball and carried it some dis
tance down the field. This was fol
lowed up by pretty swift playing on
both sides, but from- this time to the
end of the half the 'Varsity seemed to
have the best of it. The half ended
without further score.
In the last half neither side scored.
In the first of this half our boys
seemed to fight with the same spirit
with which they were fighting at the
close of the first half. They carried
the ball into Bingham's territory right
away, and it seemed as if they would
make the winning score on the jump.
But suddenly the visitors seemed to
wake up to the situation, and held the
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The-Carolina IF
Oct. 3-Carolina vs. Ridgewood,...
Oct. 10-Carolina vs. College of C
Oct. 17-Carolina vs. University c
Oct. 22-Carolina vs. Charleston I
Oct. 29-Carolina vs. Davidson (F
Nov. 4-Carolina vs. Georgia Med
Nov. 7-Carolina vs. Bingham,..
Nov. 14-Carolina vs. University
Nov. 26-Carolina vs. Citadel (TI
THE GERMAN CLUB
ENTERTAINED
The Party Was'a Typical Hallowe'en
Celebration.
DR. AND MRS. 0. A. WAUCHOPE
Gave the Young People a Rare Treat. Miss
Hayne Rendered Some Very
Appropriate Selections.
Hallowe'en, when ghosts and
witches hold full sway, was most de
lightfully celebrated by Dr. and Mrs.
Wauchope with a party given to the
German Club and the young ladies of
the college set. In all it was one of
the tnost enjoyable occasions of the
present semester, and "something do
ing every minute," as the show men
say.
The guests, on agriving, would be
hold the door swing open of its own
accord, disclosing a gloomy cavern,
where two terrifying beings stood
ready to receive them. This ordeal
over, they were motioned toward the
stairway, but there was yet another
ghostly figure to be passed before they
reached the comparative safety of the
parlors. These were dimly lighted,
there being no illumination save can
dles and jack-o'-lanterns, and ghostly
figures, witches and goblins moved
back and forth among the awe-struck
company.
Later the lights were turned on, and
every one had a jolly time bobbing for
apples, and so forth. When one wear
ied of this, they might pass through
devious, darksome passages- to the
witches' cave, where, surrounded by
the implements of her craft, sat a most
realistic *itch. She, in a voice to
make hair rise, would speak of the
trembling inquirer's past, and draw
aside, for a moment, the veil from the
future. Though 'twas mostly love af
fairs she dealt in that night. ,
When all had been informed that
"The Fair One is Fake," or "Beware
of a Dark Man," supper was served,
and a most toothsome and seasonable
repast it was. The dining room was
lighted by grotesque pumpkin lanterns
and candles thrust through potatoes.
The guests being once more assem
bled in the parlors, Miss Hayne proved
herself a finished elocutionist, and
was brought back again and again by
I the enthusiastic encores of her de
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'ootball Schedule
................at Columbia 0-0
liarleston,........at Columbia 17-0
f Georgia,.........at Athens 6--29
Lthletics,........at Columbia 4--15
air Week)......at Columbia 0-22
ical College,......at Augusta 19-5 y
...................at Columbia 6-10
af N. C.,......at Chapel Hill a 4e
ianksgivingt.at Charleston Ji 0 th
THE STATE TEN
NIS TOURNAMENT
To Be. Held at Carolina the First
Week in December.
MUCH INTEREST IS MANIFESTED
President Davis Has Appointed Committees
to Arrange Details.
An effort is being made by the Ten
nis Association of the University to
have the intercollegiate tennis meet
held in this city either the last of this
month or the first of December.
A letter was received from Mr.
Workman, of Furman University, who
is President of the State College Ten
nis Association, asking the University
of South Carolina if it would be con
venient to hold the meet in this city
some time soon.
President Harry Davis, of the Caro
lina Lawn Tennis Association, after
the boys decided that the meet could
be held here, wrote to Mr. Workman
informing him that Carolina would
gladly entertain the tennis players, and
would do all necessary things to carry
on the meet successfully.
Through the efforts of Furman and
a few other colleges of the State, the
Intercollegiate Tennis Association was
formed in the fall of 19o6, and the first
meet was held the same year in the
city of Greenville. The following col
leges were represented: ' Furman,
Carolina, Clinton, Newberry, Wofford
and Erskine.' All expenses of sending
players to the meet, and the expenses
of the occasion were borne by the city
of Greenville, and also handsome cups
were offered by the Mountain City,
which were won in singles and doubles
by Erskine. The event was very suc
cessful, and the visitors received ex
cellent entertainment at the hands of
the Furman boys and the people of
Greenville.
Last year the meet was held in the
Piedmont city again, and there were
seven colleges represented, including
Clemson, who had not been represent
ed the previous year. The Erskinians
again went home with both of the
cups, to hold them for another year.
The players, as a wvhole, showed tip
better than those of 1906, but the meet
was somewhat lacking in interest on
the part of the people of Greenville.
It was due only to' the Furman
students that the event came off with
out any hitches, although the expenses
of the players were not paid by the
City of Greenville as previously.
Before the teams left a meeting was
called and the Association was put on
ai better basis, with Workman, of
Furman, as President. It was decided
to hold the tournament in the spring
of the year, on account of the bad
weather in the fall.
The meet to be held this year is to
be pulled off so that 1908 will not be
passed by without a meet of the col
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