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UNIVERBITY OF 8. 0. VOL. VI. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., FEBRUARY I, 1913. No. 14. NtWUtIIIT I tAM BITES THE DUST First Local Game of Basketball Comes Right Way. Gamecocks Swamp Opponents in Fast Exhibition-Team Work the Feature-Final Score 44 to 10. The first game of basket ball to be played on the home premises came the proper way when Newberry col lege was defeated by a decisive score Friday night. The game was staged in the gymnasium, and attracted a bunch of collegiate rooters and spec tators from the city. Play was at all times snappy, but from the first toss of the ball it was seen that the Gamecocks would have bloody re venge for the defeat of last year, their play being at all times superior to that of their opponents. The final score stood 44 to 10. The team which played the Luth erans Friday night was the same in personnel as the team of last year, but in skill and genuine knowledge of the game and degree of team work, it was far superior to that aggregation. Poole, at center, played his usual steady game, Hanahan and Rhea shot baskets almost at will from the forward positions, and Stoney, Fitz maurice and Danner put up a de fense that accounts for the small score of the Newberry team. The only feature which marred their work in the slightest was a disposi tion to foul, not less than eleven of these misplays creep)ing in during the course of the pastime. Caldwell at center and Riser at forward did splendid work for their team, both on offense and defense, but there was at all times lack of team work, which accounts, as near ly as anything else, for their defeat. The team is not up to the standard of last year. The following is the line-ip of the game Friday night: Carolina, 44. Newberry, 10. Rhea, ..........R. F.......Riser Reeves, Hanahan, L. F..... Shealey Poole ..........C......Caldwell Danner. .. .. . .R. G. Perritt, Smith Stoney, Fitzmau rice........L. G......Mayes Time of halves, 20 minutes, Ref eree, P. Jones andl H. M. Perritt. Umpire, A. M. Greenfield. Scor ers, Hart and Wise. Timekeepers, Charles andl Hipn. UOMMITTEE CITES UNIVERSITY NEEDS Legislative Body Makes Re port on Status Here. Dormitory Extension, Steam Heat and Addition to Steward's Hall Among Needs Shown. The legislative committee ap pointed to investigate the conditions of the State educational institutions has recommended a greatly increased appropriation for the university, citing as reasons for this necessarily increased amount the great growth of the student body, the antiquated methods of heating, lack of dormi tory space, and so forth. The report of the committee fol lows: "'The university is growing more rapidly than any of the other State institutions of higher learning. In five years the attendance has in creased from 278 to 493, or over 77 per cent. In 1908 $51,609.64 was appropriated for maintenance, and last year the amount was $68,998.78, an increase of less than 34 per cent. As a consequence of this unequal increase, the university is cramped. Yet only a small sum is asked for this year on account of increased maintenance, namely: Salaries of seven profes sors and instructors. . $ 2,645.44 Repairs .............. 3,100.00 Fire insurance ........ 3,600.00 Equipment for depart ments ..............1,655.00 Miscellaneous ......... .i,8oo.oo Total .............. $13,400.44 Dormitory Extension. "No dormitory building has been erected since 1848 to take care of this large growth until this year. when the central portion of a dor mitory building is being completed. Two wings already planned should be added, and even then the accom modations on the campus will not take care of the whole student body. We approve the building as designed and constructed and hope each mem ber of the General Assembly will go and look it over. Dining Room Too Small. "The imperative need of add(edl kitchen and dining room space and facilities should be met at once. In our opinion it is the most needed ex tension asked for. An examination of conditions wvill convince anyone of this viewv, wve feel sure. Built (Continued on Page 3.) BASEBALL PRACTICE BEGAN ON THURSDAY Nearly All Old Heads Back to Fight For Jobs. Plenty of New Material That Looks Good-Season Opens at Home With Lafayette March 20. Coach Driver and Captain Daddy Watts ordered the baseball warriors out on Davis field for the first prac tice of the year last Thursday after noon. The attendance was not as large as could have been expected, but it will undoubtedly improve within the next few weeks. Work outs are beginning a trifle earlier this year than formerly, but the sea son opens up within a short time and Coach Driver does not wish to tackle that Lafayette bunch with a team still having kinks in their arms. Material looks very much the same as the team of last year, with only three old men missing. Coun try Moore, Tench Boozer and Irene DuBose have hearkened to the call of the world and taken themselves thence to begin the pursuit of the dollar. Rumor has it, however, that Moore will soon return to re-enter college and incidentally to put up a strong bid for the job of holding down the keystone sack. Tench is kept busy electrocuting bad men at the State penitentiary and Irene is displaying his genius at jerking soda. Sam Owen and Fritz vonKolnitz are on the job and will share the burden of tending to things around the plate. Reddy Metts will cavort with his accustomed grace around the initial sack, and looks good to break up a few more games with his trusty willow, duplicating his his toric feat of last year. Ott Moore will cover second base, in all prob ability, and a third baseman to take the place of Nuts Oglesby will have to be selected from the new materieil. Tommy McMillan will repose on the short stop job, scooping up al most anything in the territory of the infield. His willow has been kept in a dry place all winter and this same stick that has turned many a game into the local till and sent not a few into the Charlotte treasury- will be ready to (do damage to the Lafayette hopefuls. As to the outfield, there is a per sistent rumor afloat that Carl Barks dlale will return to his old1 station in the left garden. This wvould make everything look mighty nice over on (Continued on Pnae .4.) STRONG SCHEDULE FOR GAMECOCKS Lid Pried Off on March 20 With Lafayette. Annual Northern Trip Will be Taken. University of Virginia and Wash ington and Lee to be Met. "Daddy" Watts, captain of the Gamecocks for 1913, issued the call for all baseball candidates to gather Thursday on Davis field for the ol)elling practice, and a good butnch was out. The beginning of practice is unusually early this year, but Carolina has a reputation almost national in baseball to uphold and Coach Driver, assisted by Gi Guer rant, will take every precaution to insure the safety of that reputation. The university has the best claim to the title of champions of the Carolinas in football and, from pres ent prospects, has an excellent chance of having a better claim to the title in baseball. The Northern toir is rather exten sive, and includes games with the horsehide handlers of all the repre sentative schools of Virginia and North Carolina. Among others, the university will engage Washing ton and Lee, 'Catholic University, Virginia, No-th Carolina and Dav idson. The Gamecocks will finish the season at home with V. P. 1. and \Vashington and Lee. The scledule' is as follows: La fayette--at Columbia, March 20. La fayette-at Columbia, March 2T. Lafayette-at Columbia, March 22. Davidson-at Columbia, March 25,. Davidson-at Columbia, March 26. Oak Ridge-at Columbia, March 31 Oak Ridge-at Columbia, April I. Washington and Lee-at Lexing ton, April 21. Catholic University-at- - April 22. University of Virginia- at Char lottesville, April 23. University of Northl Carolina--at Chapel Hill, April 24. Open--April 25. Davidson - at Davidson (twvo games), April 27..