The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 07, 1909, Page 3, Image 3
Progress on j
Under the able guidance of Coach
Robt. V. White, the football team is
making great progress on Davis' field
these warth October days. The first
week of practice was spent in going
through the regular preliminaries so
necessary to the game. The men were
placed under training and are now, we
feel gratified to say, are in good con
dition.
On Wednesday last Coach White
divided the squad into two teams from
which he will at an early date pick the
varsity. The coach does not wish,
however, to lend the impression by any
means that this will be the varsity for
the whole season, for each and every
man has an opportunity of making the
team as long as he remains on the field
and works. The two teams as they
stood at scrimmage Saturday evening
were:
TEAm A. POSITION. TEAm B.
Woodrow, Sinkins.L. E.......McNair, Mace
Brown ............L. T............ J. Mills
Rawls ............L. G.......... McMurry
Graydon ............C ............ Mobley
Wilson .........R. G.........H. Mills
W aring ...........R. T............ Burney
Lipscomb, .......R. E........ Desportes,
.McGowan Murdaugh
Sligh ..............Q....... Cain, Jackson
- Bervely, Stoney .. .L. H......Bradley, Islar
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Association Formed Monday Morn
ing.
(Continucd from Page One.)
meeting the Athletic Association was
called to order, qnd elected the follow
it ing officers for the ensuing year:
J. H. Hammond, President.
C. T. Graydon, Vice-President.
R. E. Siebels, Secretary and Treas
urer.
V. A. Parrot, Chief Rooter.
Messrs. Hoey and Metts, Assistant
Rooters.
I. F. Belser, Representative to the
Advisory Board.
As a result of this meeting athletics
are placed on a firmer financial basis,
and thus have made a wonderful leap
forward. The pledge offered is as
follows:
I. 1, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to assign at the end of the Sec
ond Term the remainder of my break
age fee to the Athletic Association for
use ald support of Athletic Associa
tion as the Advisory Board may see fit.
II. And I do further pledge myself
upon my honor to pay at the beginning
of the Second Term along with the
other college dues at the president's
office, an additional fee of three dol
lars ($3) which is to be turned over
immediately to the Athletic Associa
tion of the University of South Caro
lina.
- Provided, That I receive now for
my private use a Season Ticket to all
athletic contests held in Columbia by
the teams representing the University
during the First Term, and another
Season Ticket to all games of -the
Second Term after I shall have p)aid
in the Second Term fee of three (do1
lars ($3).
Every student should sign this
pledge immediately.
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Athletic Field
Metts .............F. B............ Belser
Hammond ........ R. H............ Gibson
Besides these a number of men were
off the field from various reasons.
The plays went off with ginger, con
sidering the earliness of the season.
the teams scrimmaged for about
twenty minutes.
The men still seem a little light, but
the speed of the team will make up for
that, we hope. The coach is doing his
part, the team is working hard, and
now all we need is the earnest co-oper
ation of the students. Manager
Simpson has completed the following
schedule:
October 9,-Charlotte Medical Col
lege in Columbia.
October 16-Georgia Tech. in At
lanta.
October 23-Wake Forest in Co
lumbia.
October 28-Charleston College in
Columbia.
November 4-Clemson (Fair Week
game) -in Columbia.
November 13-Davidson in Char
lotte.
November 20-Mercer in Macon.
November 25-Citadel in Charles
toi.
Fresh Class Attempts to Meet.
Mid the bursting of cannon crack
ers, the rattle of tin-cans and the inces
sant yells of the upper classmen, the
Freshmen held and attempted to hold
their first meeting on Monday eve
ning.
For many years it has been the cus
tom to have a big celebration on the
occasion of the first freshmen meeting.
This year's celebration was carried out
with marked splendor and parade.
The meeting was called to order by
Chaplain Green of last year's fresh
man class. He attempted to preside
with dignity, but was immeditaely de
clared incompetent to "hold down the
chair."
The Hon. J. H. Cooper then took
the chair. He introduced Col. Grease
Graydon, who haranged the audience
for some time until someone threw a
firecracker at him and many yelled
"sit down," "cut it out." "Grease"
was then subdued.
Fresh Mills, who hails from the tall
timbers of Abbeville, was next intro
duced, but the freshy was too embar
rassed to speak.
Far off up in the gallery a mighty
rumbling noise could be heard. It was
only General "Dilly" from "Nooark,"
bringing up. his heavy artillery. Pres
ently everything was in readiness, all
the guns were in position. The can
nons were filled with ammunition.
General "Dilly" gave the order, the
cannonading opened. Trhrough the
rifts of the smoke clouds "Dilly"
could be seen calmnly smoking a che
root and giving orders to his captains.
He was as calm as Napoleon was as
he watched the charge of the "old1
gutard1" at Waterloo, or . as Shake
speare Hoey is when he shoots a game
with Senator Topshe.
After shelling the freshmen posi
tion for sonie time General "Dilly"
gave the order to cease firing. Then
the water-bucket brigade advanced
closely supti6rted by the tin-can batal
lion. These forces caused great loss.
The tide of the battle was now
turned, as Blucher arrived just in time
to save the Battle of Waterloo for the
allies; so Dr. Mitchell, hearing from
afar the news of the battle, arrived on
the scene of conflict just in the nick of
time. Every one fled. General "Dilly"
tried to restore order, but all in vain,
the raid was complete. The brave and
courageous General alone remained by
the guns until he was killed, prefer
ring death to capture and disgrace.
Noble, brave, cburageous, he gave his
life for the defense of his country.
All Monday night the foes slept
with their arms. On the hills the
army fires could be seen burning
brightly, but both armies were
wrapped in slumber awaiting the com
ing of morn and the renewal of the
bloody conflict.
Brigadier General Russell, second
in command, was promoted to Major
General, to succeed General "Dilly."
Colonel Murray was promoted to com
mnander of artillery. The world awaits
with breathless expectancy the second
(lay's fight in Chapel Hill battle
ground.
1912 Class Elects Officers.
'Twas with no small degre eof pri(le
that the 1912 class wandered slowly
and without molestation for the first
time in their history to a class meet
ing. You could hear the members of
that class say to each other, "Come on,
Sophs," and not a soul followed them.
Some with pipes in their mouths, some
with pants rolled up, some with fancy
socks, but all with class caps, they
meandered leisurely to the chapel and
there elected the following officers:
President, C. E. Sligh; Vice-President,
Dwight Hughes, Jr.; Secretary and
Treasurer, T. J. Lipscomb, Jr.; His
torian, W. S. Bolt; Representative to
the Honor System Committee, D. G.
Perkins.
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Y. M. C. A. Reception.
On last Thursday evening the Uni
versity Y. M. C. A. gave a reception
in the Steward's Hall to the new boys.
The reception hall was taste fully deco
rated with pennants and banners, while
in the main dining room chairs were
placed around for the convenience of
the guests. The faculty was present
entire and the Y. M. C. A. cabinet was
much in evidlence.
The guests were met at the door by
a reception comnittee consisting of
the wives of various members of the
faculty. From thence they were con
ducted by a student introduction com
mittee into the main room where
maidens fair were in abundance. At
about 10:30 o'clock delightful refresh
ments were served, consisting of ice
cream and cake.
This was, is, and ever will be one of
the most pleasant occasions of the
year. Here the new student sees an
other phase of college life, another
question to be answered,-the eternal
question. With three hundred of
God's choicest creation around him he
almost forgets the Creator in contem
plation of the created. Some came
away treading on air, others upon firm
and solid step, still others with a
faltering movement, but we may say
that each and every one with a pleas
ant recollection. There is only one
thing that we vish to live longer than
the Y. M. C. A., and this is their re
ception.
Dr. Wauchope Goes to Harvard.
On this wveek Dr. Wauchope went
to Harvard, where he will attend a
meeting all the week. It will be re
membered that Dr. Wauchope gradu
ated from Harvard with t.he degree of
Ph. D. several years ago, and it is
with no small degree of pleasure on
his part, and with no small degree of
pride on ours that Dr. Wauchope goes
to his alma mater. WNe hope in the
near future to print an account of the
doctor's trip.
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