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~PVC4 Vol.. IX. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., FEBRUARY 15, 1916. No. 16. - JUNIOR LAW MEMBERS TO MANAGE BASEBALL Solomon Blatt Elected for Carolina Manager. Bill Clark Coaches-The Game cock Nine Trains Under Ex perienced Player. Solomon Blatt, of Blackville, S. C., has been elected as man ager of the University baseball < team during the coming season. ] Blatt is well equipped to fill the I job, having served as assistant manager for both the baseball and football teams in the past years. Manager Blatt well deserves this present distinction as a re ward for his faithful work in the various departments of the Uni versity. He is at present a member of the junior law class. As cheerleader last fall, he showed up well, making one. of the best cheerleaders in years. The schedule for this season has almost been completed, in cluding games with the Universi ties of Virginia, and Tennessee, Washington and Lee, and others. The prospects for the coming season are unusually bright, hav ing some of the best material that has been seen on Davis Field in years. The squad will begin practice at an earley date. The uniforms, balls, and other equipment have already been 1 purchased. "Babe" Adams, the well known pitcher, will lead the team as captain. Bill Clarke. William Clark, better known as "Wild Bill" has been elected t to coach baseball this season. Mr. Clark is well know n throughout the Southern States, I having played ball in several leagues in the-96uth. Mr. Clark is originally from Ashburn, Ga. He began playing ball with the Meridian Club of I the Mississippi State League in' 1905. He went from there to Atlanta of the Southern League. t He played for three years with the Macon club of the South At lantic League and left there in 1911 to become manager of the Columbia team in the same lea gue. During the years of 1913-14, he was manager of the Waycross team of the Georgia State ~ League. He didn't play last year C on account of the illness of one a FRENCH STUDENTS FORM LOCAL ORGINAZATION Large Crowd Attends First Meeting. rhe Society to Apply for Ad mission in "Federation de 1' Alliance Francaise. A large and enthusiastic audi mce was present at the meeting >f the Cercle Francais at Flinn Hall, Feb. 8. At this meeting :he following officers were elect Ad; President honoraire, W. S. Jurrell, conferencier before the Aliance Francaise at San Fran :isco: President, Prof. Oscar L. Keith; FirstVice-President, Paul le Launay; Second Vice-Presi lent, Miss Marguerite Roman; 5ec. and Treas., Mrs. Goggans; ts a conseil d' administration, ?rof. F. W. Bradley, Mrs. R. W. 'Xibbes, Mrs. S. R. Roman, W. [. Riviere, Prof. F. G. Potts, mnd J. McB. Dabbs. The purpose of the organiza ion and manner of conducting he meetings was explained by 3rof. Keith. The secretary is esponsible for the program, vhich shall consist of musical se ections, recitations and original )ieces,reading from French po ts and dramatists, on topics re ating to French literature, art, iistory, architecture and science, >y the members of the society. Oltho this is not a class in French t is believed that these seances vili be inspiring to those now ngaged in the study and teach ng of French. The society ex >ects to apply for admission into he Federation de I' Alliance 'rancaise. Miss Isabel Watkins began the irogram with a song by Bourget. ollowing this, Mr. J. McBride )abbs read "Le Sac" by Lamar ine. Miss Watkins then sang a cry appealing selection accom ianied by Paul de Launay. As he piece de resistance Mr. de ,aunay gave an illustrated lee ure on the history and public nonuments of Paris, assisted by )rof. Potts. The list of members is as fol >ws: Misses Jeanne de S. Roman, larguerite Roman, Ida Patrick, ola B. Souliere, Minna Love, Is bel Watkins, Edith M. Pooser, 4argaret H. Rion, Frances Pen er', Eula May; Mesdames Thomn s Taylor, F. D. Kendall, S. C. lyrd,i C. W. Ewing, W. H. Burk alter, Ashley P. Walker, F. G. GAMECOCKS LOSE TO INDIANS AND WOFFORD First Half of Trip Unsuccess ful for Carolina Quintet. From Greenville Team Goes to Belmont College North Carolina. The Garnet and Black invasion of foreign soil received a slight check on Friday last when the Carolina five fell before the Newberry Indians 30 to 13. During the first half the Lu therans played brilliantly, amass ing 27 points to 5 by the varsity. In the final frame the Carolina team came back strong, out-class ing Newberry at every angle of the game, but were unable to overcome the big lead. The Gamecocks began the sco ring with a goal from foul in the first few seconds of play, but the Lutherans, led by Captain Tay lor, soon forged to the fore and ever afterward maintained the lead. For Carolina, Bowen and Cap tain Farrell played good ball, while Taylor and Baker starred for the Indians. The work of referee Johnson was very commendable. A summary follows: Carolina 13 Newberry 30 Newton RF Baker Bowen LF Taylor Martin C Cubberly Farrell LG Gottschall Sims RG Brooksl Field goals: New berry; Taylor 7, Baker 3, Cubberly 3. Carolina; Bowen 3, Martin 1, Talley 1. The University quintet drop ped the second game of its road series to the Wofford Methodists in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium at Spartanburg last Saturday af ternoon, the final score reading 41 to 17 in favor of the Metho dists. The game was witnessed by a large and enthusiastic crowd of lovers of the indoor pastime. Potts, T. T. Moore, H. H. Bella mann, J. 0. Van Metre, R. W. Gibbes, 0. L. Keith, S. R. Ro man, Washington Clark, Gog gans, with the following men: W. S. Currell, 0 . Keith, Paul de Launay, F. G. Potts, F. WV. Bradley, H. H. Bellamann, J. McB. Dabbs, W. T. Riviere. .J. G. Waters, Richard Winstead, Jr., J. Whilden Blackwell, T. T. Moore, .Jr. CONFERENCE FORMED BY SOUTHERN COLLEGES 'Clemson-Carolina Game Will Not be Dropped. Prof. Coleman Represents Uni. versity of South Carolina at Recent Meeting. At a recent meeting of the Southern Athletic Conference and Conference of Southern State Universities, in Knoxville, Tennessee, the University of of South Carolina was represent ed by Prof. J. Bruce Coleman, head of the department of Mathematics. Prof. Coleman is secretary of the Conference of Southern State Universities. He expressed himself as being well pleased with the work that was accomplishedby the joint meet ing of the two Conferences. The Southeren Athletic Con ference is a recent offshoot of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The Uni versity of Georgia, Georgia Tech., Auburn, Kentucky State, Clemson, and Mississippi A. & M. all members of the S. I. A. A, which form the new organiza tion. SofartherulesoftheS. I. A. A. have been adopted by the con ference, except as to eligibility for membership: only colleges with five hundred or over en rollment are eligible to become members. The colleges within the conference can not play other eligible institutions within the territory unless such institu tions are members. The con ference has adopted the one-year rule to take offect in 1917: until then the regulations of the S. 1. A. A. will be followed. The University did not go into the conference. At present Carolina is a member of ,two of the athletic organizations ex isting among Southern colleges and universities. She is now in the Conference of Southern State Universities with Virginia, Georgia. and Tennessee, and a member of the Southern Inter collegiate Athletic Association. The rule against members of the Southern Athletic Confer ence playing non-mem bers would have prevented the Clemson Carolina game, but for the ex ception made as to all members of the Conference of Southern State Universities. Altho Caro lina is in the territory of the new Con ference, the Gamecocks will meet the Tigers for the an nual contet.