The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 20, 1913, Image 1
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.
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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