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VOL. III. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., MARCH 19, 1910. No. 19. BROKE EVEN WITH MECHANICS. The Third Game Played Today. Great Surprise Over Wednesday's Game-Mechanics' First Victory in Years. In the first varsity baseball game of the season, on Saturday, the Univer sity team whitewashed the strong Me chanic nine. The University -boys played remarkably well,'in the field, and some really fast infield work was indulged in, but the Mechanics were rather up in'the air and committed many inexcusable blunders. These blunders, coming mostly in the two innings in which the Carolina boys bunched the greater part of their hits, were responsible for a large number of the runs. In the third and ninth in nings all of the scoring took place, and in the ninth the rally was started after two men were out, by a muff of an easy infield fly. Thackham, a well known twirler from the ranks of the State League, was on the slab for the Mechanics, and the big Southpaw pitched a fairly good game. His sup port was not such as to make a pitcher feel like working his arm off. The only Mechanics who were able to con nect at all with Jones' delivery were Weir and McPherton. The former got a slashing double and a single, and ,played a beautiful game in the outfield, while McPherson also tore off a drive for two bases. Jones, for Carolina, was at all times master of the situa tion, striking out twelve of the oppos ing batsmen, and getting two clean hits (Continued on Page Threc.) Glaciers and the Ice Ade. The lecture in the chapel Thursday night was by Dr. Mayville W. Twitch ell, on the subject, "Glaciers and the Ice Age." Dr. Twitchell's lecture was attended by a large audience and was inuch enjoyed. It was illus trated by many very beautiful lantern slides, showing glacial scenery in Alaska, Norway and Switzerland. Dr. Twitchell is chairman of the commit tee on lectures and one of the origi nators of this very valuable part of the University's work. Game With Mechanics This Afternoon. The last of a series of three games with the Mechanics will be played this afternoon on Davis Field. The game will begin promptly at four o'clock. and an admission fee of 25 cents will be charged, except, as usual, to the men holding season tickets from the A thletic Assaio in. FIELD DAY A , GREAT % Many Contestants Saw the Meet--C ton. The Intra-Collegiate Track Meet held on Davis- Field Monday after noon was a great success. The show ing made by the men was remarkable, considering the small amount of train ing they have had, and the fact that for two years past there has been prac tically no track work at Carolina. A number of unusually good records were made and a few eclipsed any of their kind previously made here. Director Scofield, Captain Crawford and Manager Cohen, are all deserving of great credit for the interest they have .taken in the meet and the energy with which they have worked to make it a success. A large crowd filled the grand stand and bleachers, and fre quently applauded the different events. The silver loving cup, offered by Sylvan Bros., to the best individual athlete, was won by Monckton, with a score of 16 points. He secured first place in both the pole vault and broad jump, and second place in the high jump and-0 yard dash. Mobley won second place, coming out first in the mile and half mile races and third in the shot put and pole vault, making a total of 12 points. Third place was tied for by Wil liams and Gonzales, who each had a score of 10 points. The races are always among the best features of a meet, and the ones Mon day were no exception. In nearly all, the finish was exciting and the races were close throughout. The.quarter mile was won by Simkins, who last year won the Sylvan-ei-p for 1909 in the annual cross-country run from Ridgewood. His time in the quarter was 57 seconds, probably one of the lowegrt'ecords ever made on Davis FieM-iN6 new nen who showed up welNn the meet were deLoache and Williams. Both are first year men, but their work was unusual and they give promise of developing into good track athletes. The meet lacked some of the excite ment usually attendant upon a contest with another college, but it was inter esting throughout and will undoubt edly do much to arouse interest in track work. Manager Cohen has 'been trying tio secure a meet with sonme col lege in tihe State, and still hopes to be able to do so. In that event a regular team wvill be formed, and from the dis play of material on Monday, it should be a good one. During the meet two negro houses in Shandon, in direct view of the grandstand, caught fire and furnishedl T UNIVERSITY SUCCESS. Out-Large Crowd up Won by MoncK an unusual diversion during the inter vals between events. The winner of each race was given a handsome prize, donated by the University's friends among the busi ness houses in .town, and secured through the efforts of Manager Cohen. The results of the meet are as follows: One hundred yard dash: Williams first, Murdaugh, second; Green third. One mile race: Mobley, first; Culp, second; Crowthers, third. Broad jump: Monckton, first; Mc Teer, second; Hanna, third. * Two hundred and twenty yard dash: Williams, fist; Monckton, sec ond; Green, third. High jump: deLoache, first; Monckton, second; Hanna, third. One hundred and twenty yard hur (les: Hazard, first; (other men dis qualified). Quarter mile race: Simkins, first; Stoney, second; Mills, third. Hammer throw: Gonzales, first; Watson, second; E. K. Mitchell, third. Shot put: Gonzales, first; Watson, second; Mobley, third. Half mile race: Mobley, first; Bev erley, second. Two hundred and twenty yard hur dies: Green, first; Murdaugh, second; Hanna, third. Pole vault: Monckton, first; Craw ford, second; Mobley, third. Judges: Profs. Bain, Colcock and Baker. Starters and timers: Prof. Coleman, and Messrs. James Holmes, George Orr and Christie Benet. Official announced: Gymnasium Instructor Scofield. Official scorer: A. D. Oliphant. A Great Confladration. The blissful quiet of the University campus was rudely disturbed on Wednesday afternoon by the sight of upward licking flames which appeared on the premises of Professor Baker. In response to applause from thle stu dents, the Columbia Fire Department turned out, and dashed around the cor ner, cleared for action. On the arri val of the rubber-clad fire-fighters, the hose wvas quickly brought into play, the rolling clouds of smoke wvere speedily pierced, and -the flames quelled. It was found that the back yard had caught on fire. The fence wvas b)adly scorched, but wvill recover; otherwise, 'the scenery was unchanged. Thue entire fire wvas a small one. In fact, it could be measuredt by the yard. B. F. TAYLOR ON COTTON SEED. Shows Diverse Products Obtained. Students Much Interested in Ex hibits-Great Work That is Being Done. Mr. B. F. Taylor's address last Monday morning on "The Cotton Seed Oil Industry," was one of the most instructive and entertaining speeches that has been given in the chapel this session. i't was a remarkable presen tation of what science has done in the transformation of nne of our chief products from waste to a source of great wealth. The story of how the cotton seed, regarded half a century ago as a valueless product, has come to yield in this state alone ten million dollars annually, seems almost incred ible. Mr. Taylor gave a brief history of this industry. "The cotton seed oil business," he said, "had its beginning, so far as we are able to learn, from the records, in Columbia almost coin cident with its birth. About this time Benjamin Waring, a descendant of Landgrave Smith, established a small mill in this city for making castor oil from the seeds of the Palma Christi plant. On experimenting with cotton seed oil lie produced a very palpable oil on a small scale, but did not work this oil on a commercial scale. His experiments were soon forgotten. "About the year 1856," said Mr. Taylor, "there was living in New Orleans a Frenchman named Aldige, who was familiar with the manufac ture of peanut and other oils as- prac ticed in France, and he conceived the idea of extracting the oil from cotton seed, which at that time was a waste product in the Mississippi valley, due, no doubt, to the marvelous richness of those alluvial lands. The seed, how ever, had long since been made use of in our section as a fertilizer and stock (Continued on. Page Four.) Dr. Mitchell on the Nedro Ouestion. At the Columbia Theatre on Mon day night, Dr. Mitchell delivered an address to the colored Y. M. C. A. and other colcred cit-izens of the city. The subject of Dr. Mitchell's address w~as "An Unfinished World," and lhe made a strong speech. The place for the negro, he said, was on the farm, a fact that was true for white men as wvell. South Carolina is essentially an agricultural state, and both the black and white citizens should labor for her development in this direction. Dr. Mitchell wvas closely followed by the large audience and his speech was greatly enjoyed.