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VOL. V; UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., OCTOBER 28, 1911. No- 5 CAROLINA AND FLORIDA PLAY TO A 6-6 TIE Strong Alligator Bunch Could Not Make It a Victory. HARD STRUGGLE AND EVEN PLAYING The Game in Detail-Carolina's Forward Passes and Florida's Punting Feature-The Stars. For steady team work, for bril liancy of action, for speed of execu tion, for down right playing spirit, the Florida game Saturday was per laps the best game seen in late times oin Davis field. The Carolina bunch was balanced with the Alligators in many particulars, and the score of 6 and 6 bears out the assertion. In weight, in general build, in standing of the respective institutions repre sented, things were about as even as could have been wished. Both lines were heavy and the backfields were remarkably fast. The teams were coached along different lines, how ever. Carolina worked mostly the cross tackl6 plays, and the Florid ians used the end runs, not seldom getting outside the Gamecock wings. The Stars. The stars of the game were easily Williams, VonKolnitz, Hill and Watson, and for Florida, Taylor. This right half was the mainstay of the Alligator team, making dash after dash for substantial gains. He netted the visitors about all they got, either through his runs or his splendid punting. Next to Buie he is perhaps as good a back as Caro lina ever went up against. The Points Apparent. That the Carolina line held like a brick wall is a cinch, and also that her ends were weak is another cinch. Whether it was hard luck, or whether the Floridians had been trained to have a mania for end runs, still something was the matter that ought not to have been. The backs were strong for both teams. Passailaigue and VonKolnitz push ing -things mightily after they got into the fray. Tenny, the Florida full, was a brilliant star at times. The punting of Taylor was mnag nificent; as evidence of his kicking may be taken his feat of booting the -( Continued on Page T hree.) WILLIAMS & McMILLAN REPRESENT CAROLINA Committee Met at Greenwood to Decide on Judges. SHEPPARD'S FIST CAUSED REWRITING Expenditure Necessary to Have Min utes Gone Over to be Charged to Former Carolina Committeeman. Carolina was ,represeIted at the Executive Committee meeting of the South Carolina Oratorical Asso ciation, held at Greenwood during the past week by Messrs. A. H. Williams and T. S. McMillan. Important business was trans acted. Judges were selected for the contest, the niames not to be as vet announced. *The necessary revision of the constitution was carried out. The officers of the Association at present are: President, Lindsay, Citadel; vice-president, McMillan, Carolina; corresponding secretary, Prosser, Clemson; recording secre tary, Glenn, Wofford; treasurer, Mouzon, Charleston. Carolina's executive committeeman is Ashton H. Williams. Much interest has been created through the unfortunate results of. the handwriting of a former Caro lina student, Mr. J. 0. Sheppard. Mr. Sheppard's (uties last year in volved the taking of notes on the committee meeting. This lie did in his own. hand. When this year's officials sought to read the same, it was found absolutely impossible. Mr. Sheppard was written for a translation. This he gladly gave. making use of the more reliable typewriter. But his translation of his own "fist" was very defective. Prosser's name was spelled "Prous sia" (a variation, we suppose, of the German State) ; McInnes was put down McJones (which we think is literal Irish-Scotch). Finally the upshot of the "Governor's" mispen ning was the revision and reprinting of the whole constitution, involving nearly twvo eagles of good currency. Mr-. Sheppard will be asked for an expression of opinion as soon as the Greenville correspondent of TI H E GAMECOCK can secure an interview. Freshmen must get used to being "sat on." Only we Wvould warn them not to be "sat on" by the pro fessor of Elementary Education. ALLIGATORS HAVE WALLOPED TIGERS In 6 to 5 Struggle Florida Car ries Off Laurels. CAROLINA STOCK HAS TAKEN JUMP Gamecocks Held Visitors to 6-6 Score Saturday-Clemson's Defeat Argues for Carolina. Clemson College,'Oct. 25.-Flor ida today defeated Clemson in a slow but stubbornly contested game, 6 to 5. Clemson's score was made in the first half, Florida's in the last. Taylor kicked a most difficult goal for Florida and did star punt ing throughout the game. At the beginning it looked as if Clemson vould win easily, ut Flor ida had the best of the argument in the last half. Taylor ran half the length of the field for Florida's touchdown. For Clemson 'Webb was the best ground gainer, though Capt. Bissell played his usually brilliant game. The game was full of fumbles, incompleted forward passes and tactical blunders. Florida 6. Clemsn 5. Storter ........ . .......Haydet Baker.........l.g. Schillettor 1lancock .......r..........Perry. Coarsey ........ .t......Gandin Bullock....... . . . .. . .. Britt Swanson. . . .... .e.........Leis Buie ......... .........Gray Shackleford... (1.1).......Bissell Taylor. ..... . . ....Coles, Catighmailn Davis .........l. . .Kangeter Tnny. .......cf.b .. Webb, Bates Referee, Mr. Hill of Tech. Um pire, Mr. Garner of Perdtie. Field judge, Mr. Walker of Florida. MOOT COURT OFFICERS. Presidenqt, F. b. Cappeliasn. '12. Vice-Presidenlt, Alani jolmstoiie, Jrr.. '12. Sheriff, M. M. .o.so an, '12. Referee, r. Hil ofJenigs '1 Sretry Ganderesrde, Jaied Allan, Jr. '1ke3. lria Fareent, Fr thW.a Cappel-n mannce-Prisnt Alan Jhefnse, Secras and o esuerck.e Turkey is Italy's favorite food at p)resent. THE SYLVAN CUP WILL BE RUN FOR Cross Country from Ridge wood Will Occur in Spring. TRACK PRACTICE IS ON FOR WINTER Mr. Driver Gives Hints as to Early Training-Three Cross Coun tries Weekly. The Sylvan cup for cross-coun try running will be contested for this year after a lapse of two years. It was won last in 1909 by Elliott Simpkins in a five-mile race from Ridgewood to the State house. The former winners were: 1905, three miles, Clinton F. Rainey ; 1907, three miles, Be'njamin H. Heyward, Jr.; 1908, three miles, Marion E. Commander. As to the opinion, more or less rife on the campus heretofore, that the Ridgewood run is too great a strain on a young man, Mr. Driver says that it is better, so far as the exertion goes, to run ten miles than to run a quarter. For in the shorter distance everything is spring, the strain is great because the runner is keyed to his best efforts all the 440 yards, while in the long jog the pace is so slow as to eliminate what might be pro)erly called strain. Winter Training. Mr. Driver is not a great believer in the stringent training rules some times enforced as regards eating. Too much sweet food is bad, and in fact too much of anything is had. But in general a man can eat what seems moderate, and if he sleeps enough and smokes not at all and abstains from excesses lie will be all right. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays. From this time on, there will be a cross-country run on Tuesdays, Thursdays, .and Saturdays. Tihe runs will not be long, and on some (lays the track will be used to get up a little on the speed to vary from the longer slow jogs. Mr. Driver stresses the necessity of long strides, using the toes, and keeping the arms swinging naturally straight and not across the body. The whole object, in view in methods of cross-country running, is to get the most distance with the least possible energy ex pended. All Winter. Training can continue all winter (Continued on Page Thrae.'