The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 11, 1909, Page 2, Image 2
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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.
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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.