Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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VI)g Camceock PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY 'THE LITERARY SO CITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. TERMS $1.50 A SESSION, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Entered as second-class matter November 20, i9o8, at the postoflice at Columbia, S. C., under the Act of March 3, 1879. TiHE GAMECOCK solicits humorous sketches, essays, verses, etc., and will gladly pub lish such as is available, when accom panied by the full name of the author. Unsigned manuscripts will neither be acknowledged nor r'eturned. All checks and money orders should be made payable to J. P. Evans, Business Manager. Editorial Rooms in Finns Hall. Business Manager, J. P. EVANS, ..................Clio, S. C. Assistant Business Manager, GEO. H. EDWARDS, JR..........Darlington BOARD OF EDITORS. Editor-in-Chief. L. K. HAGcoD..................Bishopville Associate, SAm LATIMER, JR.... . ..........Columbia Sporting Editors, A. I. GREEN.......................Sumter W . L. BRoHiUN................ W edgefield Local Editors, M. M. JOlINSON, WILFRID OFFICER...............Eddy Lake Student Body Editor, J. B. MURwHY....................Arizona Law Editor, E. P. GUERARD .................Charleston COLUMBIA, S. C., NOV. 11, 1911. Carolina !! I Carolina ! 27-0 (oes not look bad when we consider the S. I. A. A. rules. Salutation. The Bird has now changed hands from the old staff to the new. \Ve can readily see that the transition is from a staff of transcendental liter ary attainments to one of more mediocre qualities. We realize our inefficiency and the possibilities and probability of typographical errors. But must we quiver in our position ? If we can not be as successful as some of our predecessors, we can at least do our very best-and that is success. Our task is a difficult one filled with many obstacles. It is not to reflect b)eyond our college career, to make conjectures, nor to place some hero or genius on his deservedly laudable plane, but to depict for you from a sane and unbiased point of view the happenings on and around our campus. To do this successfully we must have the support of each in dividual. Iet each one refrain from plunging yourself into an innocuous desuctude and keeping your sugges tions or criticisms in petto. We will not hesitate to criticise if we find that the st udenlt body is assuming priv ileges other than their owvn or if they are being tramp)ledl on by others. Let us keep miani fest in our minds the 01(d adlage that to err is human, and to correct our faults we must see them as others (do. Fellows, Take Notice. "CLEMSON AND) CAROLINA. "We have never fully' ap)prov'ed of the restoration of intercollegiate games between the football teams of Clemson College and the Univer sity of South Carolina. Each is a unit of the educational system of South Carolina. That system is yet in the formative or 'try out' period. UJntil a thoroughly established basis can be formed, there will always be more or less friction, and ill feeling among our colleges ' cannot be afforded in these days of political unhappiness. "The violent rupture between the friends of these respective institu tions a few years ago was incited by the graduates, men who should have had common sense and self-control and should have inspired the students to a college spirit which would be manly though intense in its patriotic impulses. When all of that rancor had died down, after years of estrangement and separation, the partisans of the two institutions were finally reconciled. "ihey indulged the hope that the contests would promote clean sport. This year a cloud has appeared on the horizon. At this writing there has been no display of passion, although in these days of 'liberty' and unlooped violence such a thing as a serious rupture is imminent, be it football or church sociable. "The casus belli centers around one Joe Bates. This young man has played on the Clemson team several years. He is said to be a star, in fact the mainstay of the back line. Twice has lie played against Caro lina, and yet, after being allowed many weeks in which to prepare for his position, he is protested by Caro lina on the ground that three years ago he received $3 expense money for playing a game of baseball-not football, by the way. The money was expended by him for buggy hire and thereby lie became a pro fessional athlete-under the rules of the S. I. A. A., whatever that is. Ve think that Carolina shows a cheap and unsportsmanlike attitude in protesting the availability of this man whom they have played against twice before. The records show this. "Tile apology of the Carolina sup porters is that Clemson protested Metts, who dropped out of college for awhile on account of illness and returned this fall. Mr. Metts is a grandson of Gen. LeRoy F. You mans, a son of Major Arthur Metts, of Yorkville, and comes honestly by good sporting blood and high pur poses. We know the lad and know that lie would not do anything dis honorable. We believe that Clem son is cenlsurab)le for having him dlisqunalified, if the reports be true. "W\hen technicalities are ap)pealed to for the purpose of perverting the applarent outcome of athletic coni tests, true sp)ortsmlanlship) is de graded. Both sidles are to b)lame in this matter, and while we trust that ill feeling will not be engend(ered, in the present case, it is the sincere wvish of Thei Daily Mail that this be the end of intercollegiate football be tween tile twvo colleges."-Anderson Ma i/. I f our esteemed contemporary, the author of the above quoted clip ping from the Anderson Mail, en tertained for one moment the thought that the articeoulae pass unnoticed, he had a highly developed mote located in a vital and secure corner of his optic, or was presup posing a "cheap" and "unsportsman like" attitude as prevailing among we Carolinians that does not exist. In hastily glancing over this edi torial just before going to press, we gather from his o%yi con fession that the S. I. A. A. rules are partially unknown to him. Then was he justi fied in making these statements? The misty haze appearing on the horizon was (lue, perhaps, to his dwelling in these blissful dreams of ignorance. If the aforesaid gentle man would purchase or accept as a gift a copy of the S. I. A. A. rules and carefully peruse the contents thereof, he would find that in pro testing against the availability of a man under these rules, his ancestral descent, his good sporting blood and his high purposes are not to be coh sidered. It is compulsory that we play this game under these rules, and either side is justifiable-in protesting against any man that has received such compensation for his services that makes him a professional ath lete. The fact that the gentleman in question around whom the "casus belli" centers, hag twice before played against the Carolina team does not make his eligibility con tinue throughout his football career. It was our negligence and our loss in not protesting against him in pre vious games. Again, we have no apologies to offer, nor (1o the Tigers ask for any. The protesting of the gentlemen on both sides was not done in a retalia ting mood, but solely because it was just, fair, and compulsory. Ill feeling has not been engen dered between the two colleges. The games will continue. Although routed, whipped and defeated, we are not vanquished. We are for Carolina still! We will yet be the victors! WILLIAM GREENBACK. (Published by Special Permission.) There are many hardships for col lege boys, l3ut they are all offset by college joys. Some try football, some try track, Some lplay poker and some setback. Others take a full course in theft, These swip)e fat fowvls right and left; Some sit 'round a hot coal fire Listening to some bold-faced liar. WVith eyeshades, glasses and great big books Some fool p)roffs wvith studious looks. Sonmc tell lies, and tell them wvell, And all of these are p)opular as hell. Every' single college boy Has been filled with Reeves' joy; But the happiest fellow I've ever seen Hield a letter from home lined with green.-. MA'r'T 13R0IN Men of Carolina We greet you and ask you to come and meet us. We are your nearest. clothing shop. Always up to the minute. -:- .:- .:. .:. J A. KNIGHT. Campus Agent BAILEY CLOTHING CO. Y. M. C. A. Bldg. Phone 1213 COLLEGE CLOTHING for COLLEGE MEN at COLLEGE PRICES 10% Less Than OTher Folks 1405 MAIN - - PHONE 886 - Columbia's Best Store Q To the College Chap who wants the newest and best in Cloth ing, Hats and Furnishings, will find them here. :-: :-: :-: 10% Discount to Students D. G. PERKINS, Campus Representative SCRUGGS & SWAN Phone 306 1404 Main St. COLUMBIA, S. C. College Pennants and Banners FOR U. S. C. The State Company Books, Stationery, Printing COLUMBIA, S. C. ABBOTT'S1 1300 MA IN STR EET T OBA CCO, CIGA RS and COLD DRINKS AGENTS FOR MAILLARD'S and APOLLO CANDIBS* HIBADOUARTERS FOR COLLBGB MEN Parlor Restaurant Headquarters for Carolina Mon at Meal Times GIVE US YOUR PATRONIGE AND BE CONVINCED 1320 Main Street Ben David. Proprietor