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Law Association Editor (Not yet elected.) COLUMBIA, S. C., NOVEMBER 11, 1009. Wasn't it a game? AWho said 40 to 0 ? Now for Davidson. Gamecock spirit aroused. They did well to score on us. We are still crying for that drinking water. Fair Week is over. Now, fellows, get down to real work. We can't tell which was the biggest, President Taft or the game. The college exhibits were fine this Fair Week, especially those from the female colleges. A LOYAL FRIEND. "Give honor to whom honlor is duc" is a maxim that has been handed down to us from the ancients. When we think of the gallant fight that our team ptt up against Clemson last Thursday, we know that there is great honor due them; but then, when we think of the men to whom this great fight was due, we must honor him even more than we do the team. This man is Mr. Chris 'tic. Benet. ir. Benet loaned to his Alma Mater a helping hand in time of trouble; we almire him for that. Mr. Benet left more lucrative positions to come and coach our team ; we like him for that. Mr. Benet causedl our team to put up the greatest fight that has ever been fought on a Carolina grid iron. We love him for that. Our praise is too feeble, we knowv not the words to write, but lhe will ever remain enshrinedl in our hearts. CAROLINA'S VICTORY. Some weeks ago there appeared in the editorial columns of Tmri Game cocKc a short piece entitled "Victory in Defeat." That was just a(ter the game with the North Carolina Meds, and arose from the results of that con test. This phrase strikes us as being even more appropriate now than be fore. Then, we had just suffered de feat by a small score, lad-learned our weak points, and were ready to remedy them. That was at the beginning of the season, when neither the strength of any team could be safely judged nor the probable outcome of the future games be foreseen. Since that first game we have suf fered crushing defeat, have tasted of victory, have passed through all the ups and downs necessary in the pro cess of training a team, and have come out now to realize that we have accomplished something great. That we have in six short weeks gotten to gether an aggregation of football play ers, comparing favorably in all re spects with Clemson, Davidson or any other Southern team. At the opening of College we had several experienced men, but for the most part the varsity had to be picked from raw material. A few had played scrub ball, while others had never been out in uniform before. Is it not, then, highly complimentary to our spirit and deserving great praise to our coach and team, indiv,idually, that we have at length brought our team up to such a standard of excel lence that we can cope with any of our brother colleges? To our minds, the battles we have won or lost have been only preliminary contests. The games with the Meds, with Tech and with Charleston have been, as it were, only to give us ex perience. Each touch down scored on us, threw some new light on the game. Every moment during that awful dis aster in Atlanta our men were gaining experience and growing stronger for the future battles. Each fumble and every rotten play made our men see their weakness and gave them deter mination to do better in the future. Defeat is as necessary to real success as in victory, and it is by these paths that our men have climbed to a posi tion where persistence and spirit and hard gained experience will enable them to remain. One of our enterprising professors has lately originated a plan that will, if successfully carried out, aid materi ally in developing the University and in keeping a view of it before our whole State. His idea is to have one or more students from each county to report regularly to his county paper the hap penings and items of interest that take place upon the campus. If there are many boys from a county they may apportion the work among thems5elves, and thus make the work easier for each. This is indeed a bright suggestion, andl one we trust will be taken advan & age of and carried out fully. The p)ro fessor has already made p)rep)arations5 for p)utting his plans into p)ractice, and we undlerstandl the wvork will begin at once. We wvish to encourage this move in every way, and hope to see soon -in every county paper a letter from the University. It will require very little of each pupil's time or work, andl if system atically carried on, it wvill bring us into closer connection with our own people and no doubt increase our numbers. The professor is deserving of much praise for his diligence and energy in working for the University, and we hope to see his efforts crowned with success. If the faculty, however, would take a hand in it, would encour age it, and give each regular corre sponident due credit for his work, we believe the stu4nts would take to it in earnest and- give more time to such work. This; it can be easily seen, would work for the benefit of all con cerned, and we hope to see some action taken uponi it in the near future. DAVIDSON WINS. Basketball Team Defeats Carolina by Superior Team Work. In her first game of basketball for the season, Carolina was defeated on Tuesday of Fair Week by the strong basketball team from Davidson Col lege. Although defeated by the' deci sive score of 29 to 8, the Carolina squad is not in the least discouraged, an( believes they have gained a better knowledge of the game, which will en able them to show up much better in all of their other games of the season. Basketball is a rather new game at Carolina, and heretofore not many men have taken .ery great interest in it; but in this game nearly all the boys had an opportunity of seeing the game played, and many have expressed their intention of coming out for the team. There are several old basketball stars nov playing football, but who will come out for basketball as sooin as the football season closes. The Davidson team worked together well and showed the result of consis tent practice. The Carolina team worked hard individually, but showed a decided lack of team work. We be lieve, however, that from this game the team saw the advantage of team work, and that they will get down to hard work and learm to play together. In spite of the score the contest was very exciting at times. For Davidson the goal throwing of Miles and Mc Duffie were features. Capt. McClin tock also threw a pretty field goal from near the center of the field. For Carolina the foul goal throwing of Capt. White was the feature. Caro lina threw no field goals, but Captain NWhite threw seven foul goals out of thirteen trials. Carolina has not the reputation of being discouraged at one defeat, and we hope that more boys will come out for basketball, and that the team will get down to work with the true "Gamecock sp)irit" wvhich wve have seen exhibited recently. and wve will win the majorty of games to be p)layed this season. D^rmisoc ~29. CanouxNA 8. McDufliec..........r. f...........Vassey Miles..... ...... .... f. J. H. White (e.) Brady ....,................... Bolt, W. S. McClinttock (e.) .... r. g...Jayroe, Kinard Evans ............. g...........Hamer Referee-B rown'a (Charleston College). UTmp ire-G raydon~ (Carolina). F'ield goals-(For D)avidson) McDuille 6, Miles 6, McClintock 2; Carolina 0. Foul goals-(For D)avidson) McClintock 1; (for (Carolina) White 6, Jayroe 2. Trimxe of halves-20 minutes. Attendance-350. Dean Colcock delivered an astron omy lecture last woek at wampee. Grand Gridiron Bout. (Continued from Page One.) sity for two years had left no veterans at College,.an( this team had suffered hard knocks and misfortunes ever siince the season started. Besides this the Tigers had the advantage in w%,eight of about fifteen pounds to the man. But the spirit which lives in the hearts of all Gamecocks, no matter how deep it may - be buried, awoke when called upon, and the response was noble. To name Carolina's stars, one would have to name the entire team; for after all the individual work is praised, it must be remembered that team work did the trick. It was team work that caused the Purple and Gold backs to retire foiled from every at tempt to plunge through the Carolina center. That center trio consisting of Mobley, Sharpton and Rawls, alnd Graydon, who replaced Mobley, was invincible. The fierce assaults of Robbs, Clemson's great line breaker, on this part of the line, netted Clemson nothing. At the tackle Brown and Carter played great games, frequently breaking through and tackling behind the line. In fact, the whole line was particularly strong in this-department, breaking up three successive plays for losses at one time when the Carolina goal was threatened. The ends, Mur daugh, Sligh, DesPortes and Black burn. (love into and smashed the pow erful Tiger in.terference recklessly, and covered punts well. Hammond punted as he never did before, and backed up the line beautifully, in com pany with Beverly. Beverly tackled fiercely and was able to, pierce the Clemson forwards to some advantage. Cain tackled surely in the open, saving his team from being scored on at least twice. Belser gave a wonderful exhi bition of tackling. He broke up play after play with fierce tackles, was down the field with the ends, and re covered several fumbled piunts. His whole game was great. 1-anckel is the man to whom Clem son's victory is immediately due. Be sides playing fine defensive ball, to gether with Woodard, both of whom made fine gains on the ends around, Hlanckel brought the ball to within one yard of the Garnet and Black's goal line by a great run of 40 yards, through a broken field. The whole Clemson team was speedy and unified, and the line held like a wall. Pinckney played a beautiful game at quarter, and, to gether with White, brought back Ham mond's punts for many a yard. Captain Robbs played well, and putlled off a spectacular play when lie blocked Hanmmond's punt and fell on it on Carolina's 20-yard line. GAME IN DWTAL-IsTr Ha[wF. H-ammond kicks off for Carolina to H-anckel on Clemson's 15-yard line. Robbs bucks for 2 yards. Robbs p)unts 30 yardls to Hammond, wvho is dlowned in tracks. Carolina fumbles but recovers. Beverly no gain. Ham mond kicks 35 yards to Pinckney, wvho comes back 5. H-ydrick goes 2 yards. Robbs kicks 40 yards to Cain ; Belser gains nothing on buck. H-ammondl's kick b)arely crosses line of scrimmage. Clemson's ball. Robbs gains nothing. Carolina pienalized 5 yardls for offside play. Pinckney fails to gain on quar ter-back run. Hydlriek. no gn.