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VOL. VII. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., DECEMBER 20, 1913 No. 13 "WOP" MCGOWAN IS NEXT YEAR'S CAPTAIN Election of Laurens Lad a Popular Move. His Ability as Captain Pro Tem Recognized in the Choice of Star and Letter Men. W. B. MlcGowan, better known as "Wop," will lead the Garnet and Black eleven next fall. Mc Gowan was elected captain of next season's Gamecocks at a meeting of the star and letter men, held Tuesday evening, in Flinn Hall, all but two of the eli gible voters being present. No nominations were made, the se cret ballot being used, and the office conceded to the individual receiving the highest number of votes. McGowan plays football! For the past three seasons he has played various positions on the University team, and played con spicuously good ball, too. At the beginning of the season just gone and prior to the return to the University of Capt. Mills, Mc Gowan was elected captain tem porarily, leading the Gamecocks in the Virginia and Wake Forest battles; a splendid victory was the latter instance, it will be re called. Serving in this capacity "Wop" exhibited marked ability as a gridiron general, and his re cent election fo.lows not unex pectedly. Capt. McGowan hails from Laurens. 'Ihi i-; is fourth year at the University, though his third year as a member of the si " . . Pr i.s degree 1 'a o' gr Iaue ( 'k. His fiist two 3 %airs on the team he worked out at right tackle, but this sea son he was shifted to quarter bja' k whern. he finished the sea son. That position he held down with the same pLucky persever ance and dashing energy that characterized his prior perfor mances, attracting attention and comment at every gridiron battle. An expert ,n football material has this to sy of the new cap tain: "Shifted to quarter in mid season this year he, in the very nrst gaine, worked nis team witli the ability of one who has play ed at quarter for years. He is a wonder on defense and runs a good interference. One of his strongest points is backing up the line, which feat he performs with wonderful skill. He is a GRAND OLD SENIORS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP Fourth Year Bunch Defeats Sophomore Contenders. 12 to 0 Score Cops Annual Trophy-Jeter, Geer and ElIzey Star. After having been held to a scoreless tie by the Sophs on last Saturday, the Senior eleven came back with a vengeance Wednes day afternoon and won by the score of 12 to 0, thereby winning the class championship for 1913. The game, as is usually the case in class contests, was fiercely fought and was thoroughly en joyed by the small crowd of spec tators along the side lines. The first touchdown of the game came in the opening peri od. A Senior blocked a Sopho more kick and one of his team mates fell on the ball. A few smashes through the Soph line for substantial gains followed and then Ellzey plunged across for a touchdown. Goal was not kicked. Score: Seniors 6, Soph omores 0. The final touchdown did not come until the latter part of the final quarter. Again it was a blocked kick. O'Neal, the Senior fullback, blocked a poor try by White and ran 40 yards for a touchdown. Edens failed at goal. Score: Seniors 12, Sophomores 0. For the Seniors Captain Edens and Ellzey at halfback were the individual stars. For an inexper ienced man, the work of the for mer was nothing short of specta cular. For the Sophs Capt. Geer, La Autte, Adams and Hiller starred, Geer's work being especially good. With the closing of Wednes day's battle the curtain was rung down on football at the Univer sit. for 1913. However, it is un derstood that spring practice will be held, so that devotees of the game have this to look forward to. The lineup follows: SOPHOMORES SENIORS Hiller LE Jeter Adams LT Beard sure tackle and a hard worker." Such material makes football captains, and no Garnet and Black supporter doubts that Capt. "Wop" McGowan will make good in his not altogether new role next seann. RODDEY DEBATE MEDAL WON BY J. S. M'INNES C. L. Shealy Awarded Second Place--Negative Wins. Wednesday Night's Contest De cided in Favor of Euphra dian-All Do Well. On Wednesday night before a fair sized though attentive audi ence Julian S. McInnes, of Dar lington, a member of the Euphra dian Society, won the annual Rod dey Medal Contest. Cyrus L. Shealy of Lexington, a member of the Clariosophic Society, won second place. The decision of the judges was in favor of the nega tive, upheld by the individual winners. Julian Bush of the Euphradian Society and E. R. Jeter of the Clariosophic Society: represented the affirmative. The query was: "Resolved, That Cir cuit Judges and Justices of the Supreme Court in this State should be elected by the direct vote of the qualified electors in stead of by the General Assem bly, as now provided by law." Mr. McInnes, the winner, is a junior law student. He gradu ated last June from the College of Charleston. He was promi nent in the forensic affairs of that college during most of his stay there, twice representing his alma mater at Rock Hill and figuring in numerous debates. He has an easy, graceful and polish ed delivery and presents his ar gument clear-cut, and concrete. Mr. Shealy, the winner of second place, has a ready flow of lofty language and displayed much in sight into the affairs of the State. Messrs. Bush and Jeter of the affirmative both showed natural ability and preparation. Mr. Jeter has a pleasing elocution and a well stocked vocabulary. Mr. Bush had an analytical and close ly reasoned speech and showed a thorough grasp of the detail of the subject. Smith LG Purdy Dabbs C Rodgers LaMotte RG Hart Kilgore RT Wright Marshall RE Cooner Geer (cap't) Q Edens (cap't) Cosby LH Ellzey Gambrell RH Hoffman Templeton FB O'Neal Touchdowns: Elizey, O'Neal. Referee, Stoney; umpire, Me Gowan; headlinesman, Black bunn Qnnrters. 15 minutes. M'GOWAN AND DUNN PICK ALL-CLASS TEAM Best Men for the Jobs is the Chief Consideration. Old Heads Say Much Varsity Material Participated in the Class Games. Now that class football has been recorded on the pages of history, no doubt many of the Brickleys, DesJardiens, and Craigs have been looking for ward to the All-American selec tion, hoping and possibly some in vain, to read their names among the football immortals. When asked by the editor of The Gamecock to make an all class selection for the current season, we shrank from the diffi culty of the task, and only from urgent insistence have we con sented to comply with his re quest. At the outset we would wish it to be known that in choosing this team we in the light of our foot ball experience have picked the men we think best for the posi tions and hope that none will feel in any way that they have been slighted or overlooked. We have proceeded by a double process of elimination. First, we have gone over the squads and picked the best men in each irre spective of their positions. Then we have taken the cream of the squad and again choosing the best men have awarded the po sitions to the men that we think are best fitted for the job. 4' 4 n1111 d 1114 n 41'1 Thre The debate reached its climax in the rebuttal and all the speak ers surpassed their first appear ances when the second time came. By this time the audience had be come thoroughly familiar with the subject and followed atten tively the spirited efforts of the debators, applauding at frequent intervals. B. M. Sawyer was the presid ing officer. H. E. Danner was the chief marshal, aided by .1. S. Stevens, J. C. Mcl)ow, T. C. Jolley and W. P. Crawford as assistant marshals. The judges were: W. W. Dan iels, .J. Pope Mathews, James A. Hoyt, R. M. McCown and E. M. Elliott. Music was5 furn ished( through the combined efforts of Berry Sea, Doe"' Cook and Lester