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UNVI of so, CAROLINA Vol,. X. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., OCTOBER 31, 1916. No. 4. FAIR WEEK CLASSIC I WON BY CLEMSON Tigers Triumph Over Game cocks in Annual Game. Score 27 to 0-Many Fake I Plays Used-Large Crowd Attends. As a result of clever fake plays the Tigers were victorious 6y a 1 score of 27 to 0 in the annual t Cle mson -Carolina football game, t last Thursday on the Fair ground i gridiron. The Tigers - wrought havoc( among the Gameco2ks with their, confusing fakes and splendid , interference. Time and again, the Carolina team was caught off its guard by the unusual forma- I tions and Clemson's advance t swept forward with long gains. At the very outset triumph fcr the Gamecocks seemed to be at hand. Major of the Clemson team fumbled a pass and McMil lan, Carolina's captain, fell on it. With the ball in Carolina's pos s ssion on Carolina's 20 yard line Kerr went thru Clemson's line for eight yards. The Tigers fought desperately. They knock-! ed down a field goal attempted by Kerr, and punted. The ball pass e,1 to Clemson soon after, and with a fatal fake play, they scored a touchdown. Although the losing side, Caro lina's fighting spirit did not in the least abate. The Gamecocks fought to the bitter end with obdurate pertinacity. i Carolina's line was as good as that of Clemson and held well when the goal was threatened.' Captain McMillan at tackle and t Frank Hampton at center fought the purple and gold at every step of thegame and frequently broke up plays behind the line. Kerr was the best ground gainer for the Gamecocks, hitting the line t time and again for good gains. Wiehl and Major starred for 1 Clemson. A Large Crowd Attends. a Five thousand spectators, ac- f cording to the gate receipts, were I present at the commencement of the game. There were few ca dets to witness the game, the I trustees having ordained that they could not attend the Fair this year. The Carolina students ~ occupied the central portion of ~ the bleachers. Their songs and ~ cheers rang out intermittently E (CO,NINUED~I ON P'AGR THIRPE.) ( 4EEDY PRISONERS AILED BY CAROLINA STUDENTS f. M. C. A. Makes Canvass to Help Men in Europe. 260 Given by Cabinet And Council-Student Body Also Contributes. The cabinet and council of the Jniversity Young Men's Chris ian Association contril)uted $260 o a fund of at least $150,000 vhich is being raised for the help >f the youngmen in the one hun Ired prison camps of Russia, ingland, Austria, France, Italy Lmd Germany. The cause began Ls a result of a statement made >y Francis Miller, student secre ary for the International Y. M. . A. committee for the South, >f the wretched conditions exist-. ng in the prisons of Europe. Mr. oliller spoke before the student )ody at 10:30 Tuesday morning. Life for the prisoners is almost inbearable. There are 5,700,000 nen in these prison camps. They ive under constant armed guard, vithin barbed wire inclosures. in lirty barracks, with filthy trunks )acked as close as possible. [hey are seldom given water for )athing purposes, and their lothes are allowed to rot before )eirg cht.nged. They are given kothing to eat but black bread mnd coffee for breakfast, oil soup or dinner and supper, scurvy preads, their teeth drop out, and nany go insane. The money, now being saved >y Y. M. C. A. secretaries from he college men of America is to ,o toward bettering these awful onditions. Secretaries will be ent to the prison camps, where hey will see to the spiritual wel are of the men and give them he bare necessities of life. All classes of men are founa iuddled together in these camps. 4en of royal blood, day laborers; nd professors are reduced to the ame level. Thousands of the: risoners are college students and Iready colleges have been estab ished. America must help these oeople. The plan is to give every col Dge man in America the chance o do something toward this great ause-to make some sacrifice or these unfortunate people and how the world that America is iot a great selfish nation but one if tre cbristinnity. LITERARY SOCIETIES HOLD NEW ELECTIONS Mann Heads Clariosophics and Bates Euphradians. CGamecock Staff Nominated by Two Societies-New Men Begin This Week. The Clariosophic and the Eu phradian literary societies have elected officers for the coming term. In the Clariosophic, W. C. Mann was honored with the presidency. The other officers rollow: Vice-president, H. C. Jennings; literary critic, T. C. Jolly; secretary, B. F. Bird; ser 4eant-at-arms, W. S. Lindsay; recorder, A. J. Beck; moniter, J. T. Waters; board of pardons, M. K. Barr, Jr., C. T. Smith, R. L. Bowven. J B. Bites was elected presi :Jent of the Euphradians, with the other following officers: Vice-president, C. 1). Brearley: literary critic, E. P. Hodges; ;ecretary, B. H. Barton: treas irer, T. L. Bailey: financial sec retary, W. P. Porcher: censor, H. B. Refo; orderly critic, H. R. Evans; custos forum, R. E. Wil ,on; recorder, It. R. Moorman. Ihe Euphradian society elected rour and the Clariosophic six men for THE GAMECOCK staff, )f whom the editor will select lalf. SINGLES TROPHY WON BY SIMS Clemson Captures Doubles Cup at Recent Tournament. The annual meet of the S. C. [ntercollegiate Tennis Associa-! :ion came to an end on the San 3ouci courts at Greenville Oct. N1, with Lana H. Sims of the1 University again winning the ,ingles honors, and the Clemson eam carrying away the laurels n doubles. During the entire period of >lay weather conditions were un avorable and were largely re ;ponsible for the failure of Hohn md Vaux to make a good show ng in the doubles. In the final natch Sims defeated Morgan of Nofford 6-2, 6-3. 6-3. At a business meeting of the issociation it was dlecided to hold iext year's tournament at Caro ina. The following officers were ~lected: Sims, Carolina, pres.; ~llerbe, Wofford, vice-pres.; Floewell. Furman. sec-treas. FRESHMEN GET REVENGE ON YOUNG TIGERS Win Game by Score of 27 to 13 Good Football Played Winthrop Guest of University at Game--Contest to be Annual Affair In the hardest fought game seen in columbia this year the Carolina Freshmen beat the Clemson Freshmen 27 to 13. Both teams played hard and masterly football but the young Game cocks outplayed and outwitted their opponents, the fresh Tigers, in spite of being outweighed. Three of Carolina's touch downs were made by Bob Moor man. the fast little end, after 40 and 50 yard forward passes, one of which was grabbed out of a Tiger's claws. Carolina's other touchdown was made by George Brown, the quarterback, on a brilliant fake play. The touch downs for Clemson were made by Williams who fell on the ball back of the goal. posts when Clemson blocked a Carolina punt, an( by HJough who .made a sen sational 70 yard run around left. en(l for a toichdown. Brown of Carolina showed fine form in punting, making forward passes, and carrying the pig skin, and ran his team with superb judgement. Carolina's ends, Moorman and Weston. did splen did work on the defense as well as offence, and dropped many a tiger in his tra.-ks or threw him for a loss. . Capt. Turner played well offensiveiy and starred on the defense, breaking up many plays. In the time Hicklin, Thomas and Brockinton played well. Allen and west also show ed good form. The chief stars for Clemson were Hough, Thackston. and Armstrong in the backfield, and Williams and Brown at the wings. Hough's great speed was used to good advantage when he made his seventy yard run for a touch down. In the first quarter Clemson showed up well and made three first downs before they were thrown for en eight yard loss by Moorman. Neither side scored in that quarter. In the second puarter each team mae a touchdown. Carolina's touchdown was made when Geo. Brown threw a forward pass to Moomn which Armstong.:tat