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__ L. YOL.UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA, S. ,2, 1915. No. 5. CAROLINA-0; CLEMSON-0 CLEMSON AND CAROLINA PLAYED SCORELESS GAME Tigers and Gamecocks Were Evenly Matched. Alumni of Both Institutions Come from all Parts of the State. Carolina and Clemson played a scoreless game at the State Fair last Thursday before the largest crowd that has ever witnessed a football game between the two colleges. The teams were even ly mat -:ie 1. Neither sile could gain continually either through its opponent's line or around end. Punting became the feature of the game almost from the first. Supporters of both teams were numerous. Alumni from all parts of the State were pres ent to cheer their respective Al ma Mater to victory. The Co lumbia College girls cast their lot with the University. Sitting next to the Carolina student body on the bleachers they yell ed to the top of their voices for the Gamecocks. Music was plentiful. The Clemson band took turns with the military band in relieving the tense strain of the contest. The teams arrived just before 12:20 o'clock. An outburst of applause from the grandstand and bleachers met Clemsonites and Carolinians alike. At 12:25 Carolina kicked off. After the first two plays Clem son punted. Langston gained around end. Hill and Going came through the line for 5 and 3 yard gains. Clem,,on got P03 session of the ball on a fumble. Major took five yards. Harri, made 8 yardi. Carolina got the ball on a fumble. For the res1 of the half each team tried for gains through the line or aronnd end but failing to gain resorted to kicks. During this part of the game Squier and Laurer starred foi Carolina. Major and Harrh showed up best for Clemson. The last half was opened witt Carolina receiving. This part ol the game still found the teamQ evenly matched. Several substi Colitinued ot, Page Si.) -2-P%0 THE CAROl LOTT AND DABBS MADE SOCIETY PRESIDEN1 0. F. Crow Elected Edit of The Gamecock. Other Officers and Members Staff Chosen at Last Meeting. S. N. Lott and J. McB. Dab were elected presidents of t Clariosophic and ELphradi literary societies respectively the last regular meeting. L was vice president of his socic the preceding term, and w once literary critic. Dabbs president of the student body, former secretary of the Euphi dian society, and editor-in-ch< of the Garnet and Black tI year. The personnel of officers full is as follows: Euphradian- J. McB. Dabl president; H. C. Brearle., vi< president; L. C. Johnson, lit< ary critic; L. W. Weeks, seci tary; J. B. Bates, treasurer; E. Brown, financial secretat P. R. Burn, censor; A. E. M4 rimon, custos forum. Clariosophic---S. N. Lott, pre dent; L. B. Templeton, vi< president; W. C. Mann, seci tary; H. C. James, literary crit J. G. Waters, treasurer; R. Mcgee, sergeant-at-arms. 0. F. Crow, a former pre dent of the Clariosophic socif and asssistant business manap af THE GAMECOCK, was elect editor-in-cheif of THE GAMECOC INA GAMECOCK DAVIDSON REFUSED [S TO PLAY CAROLINA Dr Davidson Demanded S. I. A. A. Rules. Not Member. of Fair Week Visitors and Alumni Were Disappointed in the Cancellation. bs .Davidson College authorities he informed the University alumni an athletic manager Thursday night at after long telephone conversa >tt tions that they would not play ty Carolina unless the University as opposed them with an S. I. A. is A. team, though there was no a contract that only men eligible a- under S. I. A. A. rules should )if take part in the game, and his Davidson is not a member of the association. A large crow d in in Columbia expecting to see the game were disappointed )s, to learn that the Presbyterians ,e- would not meet the Gamecocks. !r- Rumor had it that the showing -e- Carolina made against the North R. caroiina Aggies and last Thurs y: day's game unnerved the David r'- sonians. J. W. MacConnell, chairman si- of the faculty committee on ath .e- letics at Davidson College, in an 'e- open letter to the press charges ic; that part, of the University's C. team was ineligible under her own rules; that Carolina, having si- made a contract to play under ty 1915 rules, wanted to play under er 1913 and 1914 rules; that Caro ed lina would not furnish David K. son with a list of players eligible ROBINS AND CHILDS TO CONDUCT CAMPAIGN Social Settlement Workers Speak Here Dec. 2-5. Have Had Influential Careers Among Many Southern and Eastern Colleges. Mr. Raymond Robins, the re nowned social settlement work er of Chicago and Mr. J. L. Childs of the International Com mittee of the Y.M. C.A.,who are Raymond Robins. holding a series of evangelistic and social service campaigns in some of the larger southern and eastern Universities, will be at the University of South Caro lina December 2-5. Mr. Robins, like so many oth er infiluential men, started in life a poor boy. He worked in the mines when most boys his age were in school. Because of his ambition and perseverapce, Mr. Robins was able to graduate from a standard eastern college. He was admitted to the bar in California and before he was thirty he had won an important case through the Supreme Court of that state. When gold was discovered in the K londike regions, Mr. Rob ins temporarily gave tip his practice of law and went to the gold fields. lie succeeded in amasssing a modest fortune. While in Alaska Mr. Robins