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MAR2 25 1914 VOL. VII. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., MARCH 21, 1914. No. 22 yADDON JOHNSON WILL REPRESENT CAROLINA To Speak at Rock Hill in State Oratorical Contest. His Subject: Peace-Patriotism: Public Civic Service---Cudd Chosen as Alternate. The preliminary for the South Carolina Oratorical Contest was held last Monday evening at 8:30 in the chapel. The University will be represented in the contest at Rock Hill this year by Haddon Johnson, a native of Aiken, and a junior law student. His sub ject, "Peace-Patriotism: Public Civic Service," was handled in a masterly manner, both as to style and delivery. It will doubtless impres3 th>se who hear it in Rock Hill as much as it did the audi ence Monday night. It takes rank among the best of college ora tions delivered at the University. Clearly and forcefully Mr. John son showed the need today of a higher patriotism that shall busy itself with the eradication of the evils of the body politic. J. J. Cudd of Spartanburg, a member of the senior law class, was selected as alternate. His subject was, "The Cause of the American Child," and as to the subject matter and delivery, showed much thought and prep aration. He made an eloquent plea for a chance for every child to develop himself to the highest degree of which he is capable, especially emphasizing the evils of child labor and the benefits of compulsory education. In fact, all the speeches of the night re flected great credit upon the speakers and their respective lit erary societies. In the intermission between the speeches Comstock's orchestra entertained the audience with some excellent music. The following judges of the contest withdrew upon the con clusion of the speeches, and in a very short time returned to an nounce their decision: Rev. C. E. Burts, Rev. K. G. Finlay, Rev. Thornton Whaling, W. J. Scruggs and W. G. Baker. Dr. Whaling announced the finding of the judges. Since 1906 the University has won threesecond places, one third and one first place in the State Oratorical Contest. M. A. Wright won first honors last year at' Rock Hillt TRACK TEAM GOES TO SPARTANBURG Meet Methodists Today on Their Own Field. Gamecock Team in Good Condi tion and Prepared to Bring Back the Bacon. The University track team left this morning for Spartanburg where they will meet Wofford to day. Under the coaching of John Blackburn a real track team has been developed at Carolina. Since regular practice began two weeks ago the team has made rapid progress, and today will give that Methodist bunch a worthy fight. The team is composed of men who have all done track work in high schools. Many have been doing track work at Carolina for one or more years. Capt. Paul has been on Carolina's track team for four years. He excels in the sprints and with the weights. Manager Hill, Monckton, Temple ton, Anderson, Coggeshall and others are old heads, from last year's team. Among the new men in track are Rudisill, of last year's baseball team, Plaxico, Mann, Cohen, Turtletaub, Going, Porter and many others. Whar ton is the mainstay in the mile. Bristow, who was prevented last year from taking part in track on account of injuries, is showing up well in the sprints, especially in the 100 yards and 220 dash. The following is the squad from which the team to meet Woftord was picked: For sprints, Monckton, Bristow, Plaxico, Hill, Templeton and Hampton. Distant runs, Mann, Cohen, Templeton, Wharton, Gambrell, Williams, Meares, Turtletaub. Jump and pole vault: Anderson, Coggeshall, Barr, Harper, Rudisill. Weights: Capt. Paul, Going, McMillan, Porter, Stewart and Westmore land. In a preliminary held on last Saturday the following records were made: Half mile, Temple ton, G. B., in 2:18:3; hundred yard, Hill, 10:3; (Plaxico won first heat but no time was taken) mile, Wharton, 2:25; quartr :. B. Templeton, 54:0; discus, Stew ar't, f; hTgh jump, Rudisill, 5 ft. 7 in. These records have been im proved upon the p)ast week. All indications are that Carolina will bring home the bacon from the Methodists' territory. GAMECOCKS TIE HARBY'S COMERS Hotly Contested Game Ends in 7 to 7 Tie. High Wind Ends the Hostilities After Nine Innings---Game cocks Show Fine Form. Wednesday afternoon Carolina opened the baseball season for 1914 with a hard-played contest with the Columbia Comers of the South Atlantic league. The set to ended in a dead heat, each side totalling seven runs. The game then ended by mutual agreement on account of high wind, which swept the field dur ing the contest. The result of the game was quite gratifying to the Carolina supporters. The entire team showed good form, and is in splendid condition for the game with Lafayette Monday and Tuesday. Although Mills has had little training this season, he pitched the entire game with credit, and seomed to have the old-time mid season form. The work of the Carolina infield was excellent: Coach Guerrant seems to have the best infield seen here in sev eral seasons. Capt. Edens, Will and Fred Rudisill, and John Shuler make a combination of which the University men are justly proud. For Columbia, Betzel on second and Kuhlman on third played star ball. On a bum decision of a foul ball in the seventh inning, Um pire High presented Columbia with a three base hit and a run, or in all probability the Garnet and Black would have been ahead at the end of the hostilities. The following is the score and summary: Summary: Two base hits, Bet zel, Kuhlman. Three base hits, Kuhlman, Braun, Edens. Hits apportioned, Gardin five in three ininings; Lowry three in three innings. Fiirst base on balls, Mills 1, Thackam 1. Struck out, I Mills 4, Gardin 3, Thackam 1. Left on bases, Carolina 4, Colum bia 2. Sacrifice hit, Ezell. Sac rifice fly, F. Rudisill. Stolen bases, W. Rudisill, 2, Eberts 2, Harbison. Shuler, F. Rudisill , Barksdale, Stoney. Batter hit, Holland. Double plays, Plaxico. and Edens, W. Rudisill, Stoney and Edens. Time of game, 1:50. Umpire High. GLEE CLUB PERFORMS IN UNIVERSITY CHAPEL First Concert of the Season Attracts Large Audience. Selections Rendered up to the Standard of the Best--Mock German a Feature. Friday evening, March 13, in the University chapel, the Glee club gave its first performance in Columbia this season. Those who were present at the concert enjoyed a rare treat. To have been present on that occasion and failed to have been enthused required that one should be abso lutely devoid of both a love of good music and appreciation of the humorous. From the opening overture, rendered by Comstock's orches tra, to the burlesque dance which was the closing number of the entertainment, every moment was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience. "Come to Me, Sweetheart," (Bartlett,) rendered by Ed. H. Carpenter, of Charleston, was thoroughly appreciated; prolong ed encore brought Carpenter with his sweet tenor to the foot lights, when he sang "Dream," another song by Bartlett. Tho Carpenter was suffering from a slight cold, this fact could only have been noted by those most intimate with his voice. As a member of the varsity quartette, Carpenter's high tenor was also appreciated by everyone. The trombone solo rendered by Mr. A. J. Garing was a sure enough hit. That Mr. Garing is an artist when it comes to play ing the trombone is proved by the fact that he has been with. Sousa's band for the past seven seasons. In the second part Dick Reeves was scheduled for a monologue. The audience refused to be satis ged by a monologue from Dick, and he had to appear not less than four times. His imitation of an iceman sawing ice was re eeived with much applause. The audience clamored for more, but through natural diffidence he withdrew to his corner in the iressing room, where he pro ceeded to dress as a young lady and appeared in the mock-german is Miss Simpleton. A decided hit was when Dick Reeves playedl the bass violin notes on a live wire in perfect nccord with music by the band