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THE GAMECOCK Vol. II. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., MARCH 25, 1909 No. 19 COLUMBIA 3 CAROLINA I University Well Satisfied with the Result. ALMOST BUT NOT QUITE Carolina Made Splendid Showing Against Professionas.-Next Game April I., Carolina showed up well against Columbia in the game last Saturday. Last year the Leaguers defeated the University by a score of 8 to 3, but the professionals were able to chalk up only three runs last Saturday to the collegians one. Columbia drove her first two runs home with three clean hits in the first inning. Smith, Carolina's star pitcher, kept his head and pitched beautiful ball up to the seventh inning, when he was relieved by Roy Jones, who al lowed only two hits in the next three innings. McMillan's hitting and fast work at short were the features of the game. Mack's four times at the bat netted .him five bases on his clean hits. He has. made only one error so far this season. Gresham took a couple of hard chances in left field and spoiled what looked like two hits. Rembert went after a long drive.in deep centre field, but he was only able to touch it. However, he recovered himself in time to throw the runner out at home plate. The University has a fast bunch of baseball players, and when her regular season opens, she is going to give somebody a run for their money. Columbia's infield work looked pretty good in last Saturday's game. Granville at short was right on the job. Bigbee on second played a good game. The Columbia team is stronger (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Medals to Orators At a joint meeting of the Euphra dian and Clariosophic Societies last Saturday night, it was decided to award medals of the value of $io to the winners in both the S. C. I. 0. A. preliminary and S. I. 0. A. prelimi nary contests. It is a great honor to win either of these p)rel iminary con tests, although they are merely to select the orators to represent Carolina in the State and Southern contests. The societies felt that some token of appreciation of the effort that a man has to make to win out in this first contest should be given him. The State Oratorical Preliminary will be held on Monday night, March 29. The Southern will come.off some time in April. TENNIS PLAYERS MEET AT CAROLINA Colleges of this State Will Be Represented. MEET TO BE HELD APRIL 1-2 A Series of Matches Will Be Played to Decide the Championship of the State. The South Carolina Intercollegiate Tennis Association will hold its third annual meet at Carolina on March 31st, April ist and 2nd, and the team to represent the University will be picked during the present week. The courts on Gibbes' Green are being put in fine shape by the local association, and preparations are under way to give the visiting players as much en tertainment as possible during their stay with us. The first steps toward the formation of the State Association were taken in 1906 by the Greenville Board of Trade, which offered two cups to be competed for by the various institu tions of the State. The first tourna ment was held in October of that year and Ers'kilic' carried off both prizes, although Carolina, represented by Messrs. Manning, Rich and L. M. .Green came second in )oth doubles and singles. In 1907 on the courts of Furman University the Seceders were again victorious, the last match being a pretty battle between Grier of Erskine and Fult6n of Clinton for first honors in singles. Owing to the bad weather which marred the success of these two meets it was decided to hold them hereafter in the spring. Consequently there was none in 1908 and it is hoped that the fortlicomin tourney will prove the wisdom of the change. The following institutions will be asked to send representatives: The Citadel, Charleston College; Clemson, Furman, Newlberry, Vofford, Er skine and Presbyterion College of South Carolina, and it is hoped that all will be able to participate. The large attendance at tourna ments given by the Ridgewood Club shows that Columbia is a tennis lov ing city, and doubtless there will be a goodly number of visitors out -during the meet. Seats will be arrange< on the gentle slope above the cou" an an afternoon may be p)rofitab~ spent watching the teams of the severale leges (10 battle for the-Greenville cups. Messrs. HI. Hi. Scott, '07, C. L. Shealy and J. C. H-ungerpiller, 'o8, spenit last Saturday on the campus. Prof. W. H-. Hand spent several days out of the city last wecek at theJ bedside of his brother, who is ill i4 Charlotte MINSTREL PRACTICE PROGRESSING RAPIDLY The Show Promises To Be a Great Success. SEVERAL TRIPS TO BE TAKEN The Performers Are Fast Learning Their Parts.-April 1,.Date of the Performance. Minstrel practice has been going on steadily for the past week. The vari ous performers are rapidly becoming perfect in their parts and the show promises to be a roaring success. Mr. Jonathan Lee, the lanky Sum ter coon, will preside as interlocutor. The end men are: "Shrimps" Ligon, "Highball" McCall, "Fatty" Buie, "Graphaphone" Graydon, and "Polly" Parrott. Graydon and Parrott starred with Billy Beard in his Eagles min strel and rumor has it that they have been offered $25 per week to go on the road with Billy. "Bottery" Lee will also be on the end. This worthy made quite a hit in Beard's minstrel with his choice Charlestonian brogue. The chorus is remarkably full throated and will undoubtedly make a noise. Its personnel is as follows: William B. Perrin, W. G. DesPortes, Thomas M. Lee, Charles E. Sligh, McNair, Robert M. Laird, Morris Lumpkin, Alva Lumpkin, Lowry W. Blake, L. Wardlaw Smith, and, last but not least, Miss Frances Spigener, our fairest co-ed. The University quartette, McNair, Laird, M. Lumpkin, and A. Lumpkin, will render several beautiful selec tions. Messrs. Wardlaw, Addicks and M. S. Bolt have charge of the musical end of the programmne. The executive staff is composed of Business Manager Robert Cooper and Trainers Carleton Sawyer and James Fowles. If the performance here proves a success, and from present prospects it will, the minstrel club will take trips to Aiken, Orgngeburg1 Winthrop College, Sumter ahd othef- points. ''he minstrel will be given for the benefit of the Athletic Association and packed houses are expected at every perormance. Shandoi Dance Messrs. Bernard Manning and WVoods D)argan wvill tender a (lance at the Shandon pavilion to the visiting tennis players wvho are to be the guests of Carolina (luring the intercollegiate tennis meet to b)e held here on April the 1st and 2nd. Tickets for the dance can b)e had from either Mr. Manning or *Mr. Dargani. This is the first of the series of Shandon (lances and nonie ~of the men in college who dance cah affard to miss it FOOTBALL SCHEDULE NEARING COMPLETION Manager Simpson Fortunate in Securing Dates. GAMES WILL BE NUMEROUS The Larger Institutions of the South Will Battle with Carolina for the Gridiron Honors. Manager C. T. Simpson is busy at present arranging the football schedule for next season. Several games have been definitely * arranged and a number of others are pending. The game with Clemson on Thursday of Fair Week is now a certainty, as also is the Citadel game at Charles ton, this latter being the annual Thanksgiving game. The dates with Georgia Tech in Atlanta atil David son in Charlotte have not been decided upon, although these institutions will certainly be played. Games are also very probable with the following col leges: Mercer at Augusta. Wake Forest at Columbia. College of Charleston at Columbia. Bingham at Columbia. Washington and Lee at Columbia. This latter institution has written for a game to be played in this city, but the (late mentioned was not suit able to Manager Simpson, but it is probable that another can be arranged, The "Gamnecocks" have not met \Vashington and Lee on the gridiron since they defeated the Virginians in Sumter six years ago to the tune of 24 to 6, and therefore this game should be one of the most interesting of the whole season. Richmond College has also written for a game, but no date could be ar ranged with this institution. Other colleges written to for games by the manager, but of which nothing defi nite has been learned, are the Uni versity of Tennessee, University of (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.) Euphradian Banquet The Euphradian banquet will take place next Saturday night, the 27th, at 9 o'clock in Craven hall. Several Euphradian inembers of the faculty have been invited to attend, and a dlelegation 'from the Clariosophic So ciety has been elected. The program for the banquet has not been completed, but all the best speakers in the Euphradian Society will be heard from. The menu is a very attractive one and a royal good time, is promised those who attend. Euphradians can get tickets any time this -week from the co'mmittee in charge of the banquet, wvhich consists of Messrs. White, Murdaugh andlLee.