Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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VOL. V. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., FEBRUARY 24, 1912. No. 18. SIMONS TO COACH CAROLINA ELEVEN Well-Known Football Coach for Next Season. AN AUTHORITY ON THE PIG-SKIN GAME Has Had Signal Success as In structor in Gridiron Crews and His Coming is Heralded with Much Enthusiasm. The Gamecocks are rejoicing over having secured Floyd Simons, for mer coach at Davidson, to lead them on the gridiron during the coming season. Mr. Simons, both as a man and as an instructor, is peculiarly fitted to make for Carolina a team such as she has never known before. Not the Gamecock crew alone, but the entire student body will welcome Mr. Simons when he comes, and will help him to make Carolina a win ning team. While a student at Washington and Jefferson College, Mr. Simons played star half-back for that team. Later he was called to coach the football team of the University of North Carolina, and for two seasons coached the Davidson squad. His work at Davidson met with sig nal success. He has achieved bril liant success in all of his undertak ings with the gridiron game, and is now recognized as one of the best authorities on the game in the South. At present he is making his home in Charlotte. Although Carolina has been forced many times to hang her head in defeat, each. member of the student body looks forward to a winning team next year. Next season, it is hoped, will mark the beginning of a new era in football for the Univer sity. C. FitzSimons, the manager, is busy arranging the schedule. It will be quite an elaborate one, but has not been completed yet. Men Have Been Chosen for David son Debate. The team to contest with David son the honors of debate was selected last week, the preliminary having been held on Friday night, Feb. 16. The men chosen for the team are: A. IH. Williams, W. B. McLain and F. W. M. Woodrow, wvith C. K. CuIp as alternate. DR. W. GILL WYLIE SPOKE LAST NIGHT Noted Surgeon Addressed Students and Citizens-Received McMaster Medal Last Year. ' Dr. Walker Gill Wylie, noted sur geon, alumnus of the University of South Carolina, spoke to the stu dents and citizens of Columbia last evening. Dr. Wylie's talk was in teresting and instructive. He de livered an address before the Tri State Medical association, in session in Columbia this week, also. Dr. Wylie was presented with the Fitz Hugh McMaster medal last year, a coveted honor which is given each year to an alumnus of the Uni versity who has done a notable work for mankind. Dr. Wylie is a South Carolinian and since taking up his residence in New York city has made a name far and wide as a sur geon of exceptional ability. Civic Club to Hold Interesting Meet ing. The Civic Club will hold its most interesting meeting yet on Thursday night. Mr. J. J. McMahan, well known in Columbia as a public spirited citizen and highly esteemed throughout South Carolina as a former superintendent of education, will speak in the main, while the members will be represented by Messrs. Woodrow, Hemmingway and J. B. Mitchell. The work of the club is being pushed vigorously by the executive committee, Messrs. McMillan, Scott and Brockington, who, with the other officers, predict great and noteworthy progress dur ing the next term. President Cappel mann asks that all members be pres ent at the next meeting, for the pol icy of the club in the future will be clearly outlined and presented and the programme will be vigorously puslied. This organization has a high purpose and its future augurs well. Dance at Gymnasium on Monday Night. About fifteen couples and as many stags assembled at the gym. on Mon day night and enjoyed an informal danice given uindler the ausp)ices of the German Club. The weather, music and the floor, coupled with the fact that this wvill be the last dance until the Easter german, all had a tendency to make the event most enjoyanble to all. CLASS BALL BEGINS THIS AFTERNOON First Battle of Season on Davis Field Promises to be Great-Other Dope. BASEBALL TODAY Later arrangements having been nade, the Fresh-Soph clas baseball gane will be played on Davis field thia afternoon. Class baseball practice has started and in a few more days those who have been chosen to uphold the prowess of the various teams will meet to decide who's who in base ball. There has been quite a crowd out from the different classes trying for their respective teams. Of course there is much anticipation amoig all as to the marvelous feats they will perform when the actual conflict begins. There are those Freshmen who see themselves batting the cov ers off of balls and confounding the pitcher until he is retired. And in the write-up of the game the repu tation of Ty Cobb fades to nothing ness, as he thinks of his marvelous one-hand stabs and home-runs. The upper classmen are working out with a grim determination to put up the greatest fight they have yet produced, and each individual player is putting the "pep" into his playing that means a hard-fought contest to the end. The pictchers are warming up each -afternoon, just enough to put their arms in good trim. Fresh. Levy, with his beautiful golden locks, is working up signs with a dangerous looking twirler. It is rumored that Bill Clark has his eye on several huskies who perform each afternoon on Davis field. From the looks of the pitching staff it appears that the Varsity will have the strongest aggregation they have had in years to choose their twirlers from. The Sophomores have a great find in a side-wheeler who travels under the nom de plume of Crossland. The only thing at present that will hinder him from double starring in one or two games is that he is so uncertain as to just where he wants to throw the ball. IHe has not been able to ac quire a catcher with long enough reach of arm to hold him. The first game is scheduled for Friday afternoon and there is no doubt that there will be something doing from the time "his uimps" calls "play ball" ntil the end. STATE TRACK MEET TO BE AT CAROLINA Big Event Planned for Early Date in Columbia. SIX OR SEVEN COLLEGES READY TO PARTICIPATE Promoters Are Meeting With Success and Expect That Meet Will be a Grand Triumph. A track meet between a number of South Carolina colleges is being planned for the early spring in Co lumbia. Already about six or seven schools have signified their intention of entering the meet, and it is ex pected that the meet will be one of the largest athletic events in the his tory of college athletics in South Carolina. The promoters of the meet are working hard and are putting forth every effort to make the meet a grand success. The University of South Carolina is an excellent place to hold the meet, being the centre of the State, and affording an ideal place to attract a large attendance. Glee Club Made Trip to Batesburg on February 16. The University Glee Club gave an intertainment in Batesburg on last Tuesday night, February r6. The club has recently added sonie new song hits to their collection and with these they greeted a large audi ence. The trip was an all-around success. The members of the club were enterta;ned at a dance after the concert and all agree that they had a splendid time. Thie next per formance the Glee Club gives will probably be in the auditorium of the College for Women. Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell Entertain for Dr. and Mrs. Wylie. A little assemblage of physicians was present at the home of Dr. Mitchell, president of the Univer sity, for lunch Tlhursday. 'ro meet Dr. and Mrs. Walker Gill Wylie were: Dr. Hayne, State health officer, and Dr. Ward of the depart nment of public health. Professor Leonard T. Baker andl Mrs. Baker from the faculty wvere of the com pany. The luncheon wvas a Wash ington affair, the table being dleco rated with cherry tree andl hatchet, andl the place cards being of colonial