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S. C. 1. 0. A. PRELIMINARY COMES OFF SOON (CONTINUED FROM PAEE ONE) off the honors at a single contest. Va rious circumstances have combined to defeat her best efforts, an.d in some cases it has seemed to be simply a mat ter of hard luck. The preliminary con test .to decide who will be her repre sentative in 1909 will be held on March 29, and a new system of judges will be used in an endeavor to put as much weight as possible on the purely oratorical merits of the respective con testants. The Clariosophic Society has select ed the following contestants: Mr. Robert E. Gonzales, who will speak on "The Decline of War." Mr. J. 0. Allan, whose subject will concern "The Three Aristocracies" education, position and wealth. Mr. J. C. Massey, who will speak on "An Educated Citizenship." The Euphradian Society will have the following representatives: - Mr. B. J. White, subject: "The Power of Public Opinion." Mr. M. F. Bush, subject: "The Peril of America." L Mr. J. C. Sheppard will speak on !i "The Irrepressible Conflict." C3 The judges to decide the contest O will probably be selected from the fol lowing: Rev. W. W. Memnmiiger, of Charleston; Judge Gage, of Chester; Prof. Thomas della Torre, of Charles ton College; Rev. Grubb, of Colum bia; and Mr. W. K. Tate, of Charles ton. Fresh-Soph Game The Fresh rubbed it into the Sophs last Tuesday afternoon by a score of 8 to 5. Tle Sophomores played in hard luck and really ought to have won the game. Batteries - Fresh : Harper and Gresham. Sophs: Jones and Mitchell, Benet. Crum Resigned A few days ago The State came out with a very interesting article about the resignation of Mr. Crum as collec tot of the port of Charleston. The let ter to Mr. Taft says: "f take this step because I realize that I am not doing the duties of the office with the thor oughness with which they should be executed. Mr. Charlie Colcock re quires much of my time for conversa tion; I have standing engagements; I am often invited out to tea, 'silver' and otherwise. I take this step with due deliberation. During the time in which I have held this office the receipts have diminished to an unp)recedented degree of smallness; business has been on the bum; my clerks: Crobar Conas, Brog tite and H-oitite, have embezzled and procrastinated-hence my resignation. "Thlanking you for the trust im posed in me, I am very truly, "Crum Merinski." On being asked today why he re signed, Crumn said it was on account of his color. The new baseball uniforms have ar rived. They are white, trimmed with black. The stockings are black and the caps white with black bands. The coat-sweaters are garnet with the old English C nn the left breast. THE ALUMNI RALLY ON THE NINETEENTH The visit of Dr. Charles \V. Eliot to the city of Columbia and to the University is creating great interest among the alumni of this institution, and they will use the occasion for a grand rally. The executive commit tee of the alumni association have is sued an earnest call for all alumni to be present not only to hear Dr. Eliot, but more especially to meet the newly elected president, Dr. S. C. Mitchell, and to hear his plans for the upbuilding of the University. This is the main purpose of the meeting that all old Carolina men be brought into personal contact with the Uni versity's president and thus bind them closer than ev:er to this grand old insti tution. President Mitchell will no doubt have some interesting plans to propose and attendance at the meet ing will well be worth the time of any man. The officers of the alumni asso ciation are: D. R. Coker, Darlington, president: jno. M. Kinard, of New berry, F. Hf. McMaster, of Columbia, vice-presidents; Hunter A. Gibbes, of Columbia, McIver Williamson, of Darlington, Perry. Beattie, of Green ville, R. B. Herbert, Jas. G. Holmes, of Columbia, executive committee. The occasion promises to be one of the most important of its kind held in Columb.a in recent years. The ad dress of Dr. Eliot will be delivered in the hall of the House of Representa tives on the evening of the 19th inst. Matters of importance to the Uni versity and the association will be dis cussed and passed upon at the business neeting to be held on the afternoon of the 19th inst. In addition to the University alumni, the presidents and professors of the different colleges of the State, the principals of the high schools and the county superintendents of education have been invited to be present to bear the distinguished educator. It will be an inspiring occasion and one of great possibilities for influence of good on the educational interests of the State. At the conclusion of the address a reception will be held, and many of the alumni will have the opportunity of meeting Dr. Eliot personally. Alto gether, the 19th of March promises to be a red letter (lay in the history of the University. Junior-Senior Game The Seniors defeated the Juniors last Wednesday afternoon to the tune of 5 to 2. The game was lost by errors on the Juniors' p)art at critical times in the game. Smith p)itched a beautiful game for the Seniors. Batteries - Seniors : Smith and Benet. Juniors: Desportes and Belser. University Loses a Friend In the late Col. John T. Sloan, the University lost a true friend. Colonel Sloan was for many years a trustee of the institution and retained an active interest in Carolina upl to the day of hiis death. The University, as well as the State at large, wvill miss him sadly. H-. H. Dowling, of Hampton, who left college after Christmas, paid the camnusan visit last week. ATHL ATHLETIC NOTES At the last meeting of the Advisory Board, the Clemson game for next Fair Week was definitely arranged. land Inn the early part of the week to see how the new' golf course, which he recently laid out for the hotel peo ple, was progressing. Mr. Mac in tendis to take a team of University golfers over to play the Summerland golfers in the near future. Carolina has a game with the Co lumbia "Palmettoes" scheduled for March the 20th. The University meets the Mechan ics again next Saturday. Benton, the Mlechanics' star tosser, will probably pitch the game instead of Williams. Mr. McCarthy has arranged a golf tournament for college men only on the University links in a week or so. Teams from other places will be chal lenged for matches and out-of-town games will be played in order to keep up the interest in golf for the rest of the year. Many men in college are taking a great interest in golf at the present. Mr. McCarthy has recently started a movement to create an interest for athletics among the children of the mill districts of Columbia. le has started up a gymnasium class among the boys of the (Ilympia district, and once a week gives them lessons free of charge. Cross-country runs have been started, and "Mac" takes the boys on frequent trips. With the help of the Trinity Mission, under the direc tion of Rev. Finley, McCarthy soon hopes to have all proper athletic equip ments for exercising purposes. Run ning matches are to be held at the University's ground -for the mill chil dren. This will prove a very beneficial work, and thanks should be given to Mr. McCart4py,-especially as he started the work without any outside sugges tion. Sylvan Cup Race The cross-country run f6r the Syl van Trolhy Cup Will happen during the first week in April. This is one of Ithe main athletic contests at the Uni versity, and always creates great inter est among the students. A large num b)er of contestants are at present work ing hard for the race, and they will be in good condition wvhen' the time ar rives. The course this year will begin at Ridgewood, and the boys will race dlown Main street to the capitol, thus giving the peCople of the city a fine op portunity of seeing the runners in ac tion. The course is a good one and there are enough of hills and valleys in it to vary the monotony of the race and to test the endurance of the run ners. The course will be measured from the capitol out toward Ridge wood so as to make it five mils, and ,ETICS hence the race may or may not start at the Ridgewood Club house. The race course last year included only three njiles, but it was a great deal more irregular than the present one. The course each year is arranged by Mr. McCarthy. The race for the Trophy Cup offered by Mr. Sylvan has been in existence only about three years. The winner has the privilege of having his name inscribed upon the begutiful silver cup, which will soon be on display in Syl van Bros'. window. In the spring of 1906, the first year the cup was offered, the race was won by MTr. Raincy. In 1907, B. 1-. Hey ward, Jr., of Atlanta, was the winner. Last year, after a very close race be tween the four contestants-Heyward, Officer, Commander and Ritter, Com mander came out ahead, with Officer a close second. It is safe to say that there will prob ably be a larger inumber of contestants this. year than ever before, and the publicity of the race course will cause the people of Columbia to take more interest in the race. FRESHMEN CAPTURE THE FLINN CUP ball ior the Freshmen, yielding only three hits. The Freshmen have good baseball qualities, and will mature into stars on the 'Varsity some day. The class games show that we have much good material this year. FRESHMEN. ABRiBPO A E Hamlin, 3b, P. 4 3 0 2 4 I 1\cMillan, ss. . . 6 3 4 3 3 0 Gresham (c) c . 6 3 4 5 i 0 Harper, p- - - 3 I 1 0 I 0 Simkins, 2b, 3b. . 5 1 2 2 2 I Ietts, ib. ..-.-.3 0 0 O 0 0 Varing, If. - - - 5 0 0 2 0 0 1-ughes, Cf, 21). 4 0 1 0 o I Lipscomb, rf, cf.. 2 0 0 2 1 0 Speed, rf. .... 4 0 o i o 0 Totals. . . . . .42 II 12 27 13 3 SENIORS. ABRiBPO A E Carroll, s p.. . 4 1 0 2 2 0 Smith, p. .. ....I 0 0 0 2 0 Sheppard, p, ss. . 2 0 0 0 0 0 Rembert (c) lb.. 4 0 0 9 0 0 H-avirdl, 3b. . .. 4 0 0, 2 2 3 Gonzales, 2b- -. 3 0 1 3 1 2 Marion, M., If. -. 3 d I I I 0 Benet, c..-.-.-.-3 0 I I 0 1 Rich, cf..-.-.-.-3 0 0 I 0 i Totals-.-.-.-.-.30 I 3 27 10 8 Summary: Three-base hits, McMil lan ; sacrifice hit, Smith ; struck out, by Smith 3, Sheppard 2, Carroll 2, Har per~ 2, Hamlin 4; (double play, Lips comb to Metts; passed balls, Gresham, Benet (3). Time, 1-35. Umpire, Belser. Are you trying for The Gamecock prize?