The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, May 10, 1913, Image 1
Vol. VI. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., MAY io, ig9r. No. 28.
SOUTHERN ORATORS
CAROLINA AWAR
Alvin C. Wills, of Transylva
nia, Wins First Honor.
Lloyd Smith, for Carolina, Comes a
Close Second With "The United
States of the World."
The University of Traiisylvaia,
representedi by .\. I.. \\ills, wo)n first
ho)no)rs inl the iiial CIltest of tle
Soutihern 11atercilegiate ()ratorical
.\Ssfciatin he11 li \\'e<l nesIa even
in11 i1 the (_'c)llihia Iheatre.
I"aOl S MK TH
111J)1' 1) S5111E11111
S W'on Second lalc" iii 'fo)Uiern
for Carolina,
I loyd Siilllhl represe ail (o
litla, W<'()11 sect11 1 )lace. ()illy fIii u
t111iVcrsities entered the C( )tIest. 1lach
speaker rellected great cre(it ijwn
his institt iil aili ilie wratifonls
slht)Wel gO) 111(frm anilni <leep til tlgllt.
.Altlli)tlgl the tieatre Was 1lot
packe<d, a large au<clienlce thor)onglhly
ell jOVC(I tle exercises ()i tle eVetlillt.
Ilie )r) )Igraili wis as fc Illc)WS:
\. L.. \\'ills, f T ransylvania
lniversit y, use<d as his winn11ing
)raticol. ".\lierical \\aste." He
slcike ()I tile great ctn1ilierciti ali I
indulistrial Waste ( I mlir land. The
waste fI Iltunllt life, callsecl by ()1)
p)resSiVe Chii labc r law is greater
thalil tile waste o (llr timber anl(i Coal
resc)tirces. was tile thtlgiit of tlie
spe:Iker. I l is sp)eech slit )we(l i1ieh
dleep thctigllt.
Tlie secon11I speeci was "The (all
ofI the New Soluth," by C. M\. Dutr
iai1e, ccf ille I.lliiversity~ (II \.'irgiiiia.
Thle niew Sothl nelsN( mlen ti m laini
ti her ini tiie of pea'ce was the
call. Ilhe <leveilope<l( the So luition ofit
thle niegro < pliest in lin a force ful iani
ner,. St reSsinig puart icuilarly thle nlee<i
ofi in<lutstrial Schiols.
Carli C. G rego)ry, represenlting
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ARE ELOQUENT
DED SECOND PLACE
ALL SOUTHERN TENNIS
TOURNEY AT UNIVERSITY
Erwin Brothers Win First
Place in Tournament.
Clemson Wins Honors in Both Dou
bles and Singles-North Caro
lina in Finals.
The Soithiern intercOllegiate Ten
nis mleet which mlet with the li"ver
sity ir threc (lays this week cl(sed
\\e<Inesday a iternoon. TIhe mneet
w\as f0 1. I \l 4l)en1e( 1 \lo11(la\" 111 0111
i11 <(11 (1 tile Courlt b;a k I, ec'mCte
(')le e atn(1 41n the courts at kijOl.e
ile prelillliliaries 1( tile tials
I". gressC( rapl)(11, eliinji;iatitig all
but those who were t) c"Oinpetc fOr
the cups in the singles an<l <lenbles.
('ar(lina's entries for (1l cs
were c" e)111))se( 1 OI t\w te;uls: \\'a -
111n an<d (' . r , 11<l I laa 1an 1id \Ic
C)ri. I Ier singles p)layers were \Ic
('Crt1, (.'e Olper anl \\aring.
Tile results )1 tle gailies \ll)11(lay
aI(l Inesclay left the 1i lit entirely
Iletween ('lcnl"ll 11<nl( No4't C'ar)
iin;, the 441lher illstitltioi s eiCilig
clilllinate(l ill the seinli-tinlals.
\1e(llesI;t< 1114rli1g at tle Ri(dge
w\1\)((1 ('l11) c(<tlrts J. (). IErw in, <>f
(lenist)ll, dleate<l .\l;lct)llm \I.
O,ltes, <O1 N>rthl (;trlilla, inl the sill
(les Ilinals. I11is will\ling the illterc'( l
legiate clialli lisIlil) iii sillgles ifor
the Sl1tihli. Ile sets were 6-4, 7-5,
(lensle a ls<> V( i ilie clla11piOn
ship inl the (1 )tl)les ini tle afterIoooin
at li<lgewe ,4(1. I-winl a l( I' rwin (Ie
feating (hiunhers and Oates of
N\e)rth ('arelinl. Tile sets resulting
as fllows : 7-5, 6-4, 6-4.
Results 4f1 5Ome (of the matches :
.\len<lay": Singles, I irst ROtul(
I lall (Tech ), beat Cooper (Caro
ina ), 5--. 6-,I. J. \V. Irw in ( (lem
Soin ). beat Il. \\'aring ( C'arolina ),
6-4, 0-6, 6-3.
I )oub11 les, I 'irst Rou<li- \\'ariing
ancil (arv ( Carolina ) , beat I I(ollanl
arid .\nithonyii ( TIechi),. 6-o, 6-.
Ilaiiahian arid .\cCor<I ( Carolinia),
6- I ,6-4.
Semi- finals, 1) 4nblCe--( )ates and<l
(Chiamblers ( Northi Carolina), beat
\\ aring anl( 'ary (Carolina), 6-2,
ALL SOUTHERN BALL
WAS GREAT SUCCESS
Nine Colleges Represented;
Given in University Gym.
Hall Brilliantly Decorated With Beau
tiful Electric Display-Music by
Comstock's Orchestra.
I r'obablv the 11108t b>rilliatit ball.
ir(m111 1he StanIlpoinlt ()f <ec'nrat i(1
:111<1 1ig|1tillg elIect. whiiclh has ever
been givenl in Co( 1 llmbia was. the .\11
SOuithern1 hall beld last \\'e<lnesdlav
night in the gvnnasiui if the (Ilni
ver'1Sity 1)f Souith1 ("arnlina. .\b1tt
ifty 'n tulel s attellleil the ;tlair ;t11 1
there were m11anly visiting girls pres
elnt.
The win<1mws of tile lar1gec hail
were <Oecn rate(l with tile cn ln i-s ((f tile
vaFOlls c'( lleges r-ep1resenllted at the
tel1llis 1lleet. the ( )iatlniric;tl .\ss(ica
1 ii an(d tile i)aslball gtiles.
I It111<1rles <I cnllege 1l 1alts
were I)lace(1 < 11 tile \w;ll an<d )t1 t he
1reallerS which raii frili ;tll sic'es
ti i le cellrt c'1" I ile r1t1 111. I ) >zells
Iee i1lnd re< electric hl1ll):
urnlel the hall ilt.) a veritable airyv
laid. I n t wilil 0w iil'11 ab ivc tit
)all t H ( 1 ill )'r anll elect ric ' earcll
light was place<d. \'ari--c'(lore<d sli<les
Were uise<0 an<i the colo(rs b)lelld t()
milake uip a beautiftul rainhoiw effect.
I-lctrie' fans were place<atl a ll the
wall and (11 each faln w1'ere attach(l
cOliret st re:tnners wIicll were
Ialne( b)V the breeze. 'I' .\lr. \\'il
liamli art gto(es the cre(lit fir1 Ille
beautiful lighting ' f tie spaciolls
hlall.
During" the <ance, pnc1h, ice
eame.1 salte<d almo( nds. were serve<d
in the ball r1,111. an(1 at li(lnight a
lelight fttl Supper was serv(1 in the
Steward I 1ail. I )tring supper I)r.
.\. C. \IOOre p)resenle< lle tentnis
prizes t( tie wilnllers.
Later \l r. I Ialent'i '. T h'lnas. as
siste< 1y \Ir. I'anl (oOIer, led Se\
eral att ractive gerlan ignri'es:
0)nmstIe:'5 Or"chest ra, atgtllentc(1
by' iisVeral munSicians,. laelgi 1i tlu i
the evening behild a b)wer ()f pahnts
an<d po) te<I ilants. Tile <IecrnatiVe ei
fects seemil tO hlp tile ac(4u1s1iits of
tle hall al<I the 11lusic was excel)
gutests welcom<l'( were: .\ Iisses i'llora
Tob)in, oft .\Ileniale, K\ather'ine I'at -
tersoni, o4f Harnlwell, Sara \\'r'ev, ofI
Ri<dgeway, I Aucia D)ean, oft Greenl
ville, Pearl Parks. of .\tlanita,
M Iar'thIa .\ver' Duncan, ~I of lrnwell,
Frantices N'ichlIson, of I. Union, I lar
r'iet Snonelers.
GAMECOCKS WIND UP
THIS YEAR'S SEASON
Carolina and Washington and
Lee Even.
First Game comes to Gamecocks 9-1,
Second Called in Eighth Goes
to Virginians 11-9.
al in: Oil\ ileil Stijls with
\1aslingt1 tl( ainlI -ee il tIe last se
ries ((f I he e:vsi tn. \\'elneslt \'s
nMile c:ille 1oI lile ( I:llnect lcIs \ith
the Score ()- I . Iut nlexit 11 hIck
ttlrlet had ail :t1 I I -O \ict EV went
J1OHN WATTS.
('aptai c 1' (f Gamner<twks' (uWring past
se'aS<ba.
t) Ile \ gslll1ls. I.arge c ert1\'.
:atten<teI bo11 4th li;une::t11( ec epcltionlal
11ntelest \\as slit :\Vil.
('al'(<1Il1al t >11-')ll: e"( tle vi i ll 1
eV'ry' pIllse i tille aine in tile iIrSt
1ll1111)o. lReddy \.-()t ;a\yl \with a
s\V:tt itr tIllree sacks :il(1 1ritz lit
I le Illl] i4r a ct1ul le (>l singles andil
a l \V> hItier. .\daiis' w< irl <>11 tile
Ilitek \was the eattilre 4i) tile gai11.
11 is c'llit I'(tl \V;s (e ><t< hl( Ild is cillrves
(qulick ;11l4l he\w I(ilde in . )(t11;hnte
behliin<l lie I)at stirrl it>r the vlSit
(irs.
The boix Scor \Vas:~ R. II. :..
\.& I .. ..0n1 000 00- 6i
( ai lilli ..502 200 00--( (* 2
\\'ashington nll t I.ee romphe<l ofiI
Viha tally ini tihe first innIinig the
next tlay. 'r r11n tIhe very jtunip they
were inl the? galine an<(l at the begini
nling ofl the eighthi ha<l eleven runs
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