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Vol,. _____ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA,_S. C., DECEMBER 5,_1916. No GAMECOCKS LOSE HARD FOUGHT GAM Bulldogs Unable to Gai Thru Line or Around End. Citadel is Forced to Use Aerii Tactics Which Prove a Success. In one of the fiercest gam< ever played on the Universit field, each team struggling wit all their might against the othe the Citadel eleven defeated th Carolina eleven, on Thanksgivin day, by a score of 20 to 2. Du: ing most of the game it wa drizzling rain and consequent the art of forward passing wt more difficult. Dick Kerr was the star f< Carolina. After forcing the ba down the field on straight ]ir plunges to the Citadel's thirt yard line, he punted to Marsha who attempted to run the ba out from behind the goal lin He was tackled and thrown ft a Carolina safety. He hit th Citadel line time and again ft consistent gains. Kerr was th only backfield man in the gam who could split open the line o opposition. Seaborn at the othe half, streaked like a meteo around either end for severf long gains. Frank Simril, th playing with a broken han( pulled off some pretty end rum Clark, at end for the Gamecocks flashed down the field like streak on the slow field and h Captain Johnny Weeks in hi tracks on many a punt. The chief feature of the Cil adel players was their forwar passing which they have bee developing thru many seasons < play. And it is well for the Bul dogs that that style of play ha been drilled into the eleven, fo it was the forward pass that wo the game. Carolina's line he] the Citadel players back an frequently threw runners fe losses. But the Bulldogs wer too well trained in their aerie attacks. Boland and Q. Jeffords wer the Citadel's best men in th line. Jeffords at guard was i every play, charging hard an fast and breaking up all runs i his territory. Captain Weeks a quarter for the cadets, threw th forward passes well and did som beautiful punting. Marshall i half and Switzer at full battere the line with all their force. (CONTINIIFID ON PAOE SIX.) RODDEY MEDAL DEBATE E TO BE HELD DEC. 19 n Query Decided Upon And Officers Elected. t H. E. Danner is Presiding offi cer And John S. Seymour is Chief Marshall. Is The annual Roddey Medal de y bate will be held in the Univer-1 h sity chapel December 19. This medal is offered each year by e Mr. J. T. Roddey of Rock Hiil: g for the best debater in the two s societies. y The Query is as follows;-Re S solved that the Adamson eight hour law was the best solution of 1 the labor problen at the time of e its adoption." y The two societies have elected l the following officials for the contest;-presiding officer, H. E. Danner, Euphradian; chief mar shall, J. S. Seymour, Clario e sophic; assistant marshalls, 0. C. r Blackmon and C. 1). Barr, Clari e osophic; J. G. Sims and G. G. e Watson, Euphradian. if r Gamecock Routs Tiger For the second time in the his d tory of Winthrop the Cadets have o lost to the Carolinians on this campus. Last. week two notices were on the Athletic Association bulletin a board. One read: Those who t wish to play for Clemson sign s below; the other, Those who wish to play for Carolina sign below. Eleven girls were need ed for each team and about thir ty signed up for each, including most of our best hockey players. Those who signed tried out for s the team. Where two girls were trying for the same position and n were well matched, one was put d in for each half. The lineup d was as follows; r Carolina Clemson e Trotti, V. r1 w Lyles, F. LaBoon. K. r f Edmonds, W. e Bauer, M. c Sullivan, M. e Watson, D. i Williams, E. n Moore, R. I w Brown, R. d Shirley, L r h McNair, B. n Godbold, S. c h Carroll, A. Baker, L. I h Henderson, M.1 e Brown, E..21 e Bryant, P. r f Jones, E. 1 t Major, F. 2: d. Howle, H. 1 1 h Devore, M. Adams, L. 2 Kinard, L. g t Anderson, E. Winthrop News [URKEY DAY DANCE WAS ENJOYABLE AFFAIR sponsor's Ball Given by Stu dent Body and German. aood Music Adds Spirit to Oc casion as the two Student Bodies do the Light Step. Thanksgiving day ended fit :ingly by a dance given by the student body and German Club n honor of the football sponsors. ['he music was furnished by the )avis Orchestra. One German igure was danced. The rest of he engagements were given to mappy one-steps, fox trots, and mtrancing waltzes. There was L general display of "pep." Nhen, at one o'clock, "Home, 3weet Home" was played a re )ellious murmer rose from the Lssemblage. Twice during the vening the lights went out, but 3rof. Carson and Prof. Coleman ach time came to the rescue and hrew light on the subjects. The Carolina sponsors were nost attractive. They were as ollows: Misses Louise Rucker, ,illie Currell, Georgia Manning, 4ary Craig, Ellen Douglas Boy :in, and Lula Fewell. Tihe Citadel brought with them lie following sponsors: MissEs 4aude Weinheimei', uroline )imons, Annie Bissell, Margaret Veiling. Ruth Harvey, and Mar ,aret Moore. Some of the visiting girls pres nt at the dance were: Misses rirginia Mosely, Myra Roof, 4yrtle Gray, Marian Robertson, innie Louise Gelzer. IREARLEY WINS ORATOR'S MEDAL The Euphradian Society Ora orical Contest, held in the so iety hall Monday night was won iy C. D. Brearley. The central hought in his speech, "Our op iortunity, " was America's chance o promote peace in the future hru the Hague Peace Confer nce. The other speakers follow: F. 3. Simkins "Our Greatest Dan ,er;" G. K. Rich-- "Here and lereafter." J. B. Bates presided and B. H. larton was Chief Marshall. The udges were: Thos. H. Peeples, Zobert Moorman. and J1. B. Mur hy. Dr. A.. C. Moore made an adl Iress on the "Boll Weevil" at ysoand November, 9t. DIXON FOSTER TO COACH BASKET BALL Famous Coach of Freshmen' Will also Tutor Baseball. Many Men Report for First Practice. W. Dixon Foster, efficient coach :)f the Carolina Freshman eleven and former instructor of athletics I at Porter's Military Acadmy, will . zoach the varsity basket ball and i baseball teams this season. The position was offered him several ] iays ago by the advisory board, I but he did not decide until Tues- 1 Jay to accept the offer. Mr. Foster has had much ex- < p)erience in coaching various ath letic teams. He is an alumnus >f Hampton Sydney where he was i star in all lines of athletics. 1 Since this time he has coached many teams. He was instructor it Greenbriar and then came to I Porter's where he develoted one ( >f the best prep school football t machines in the South. First regular practice was an- r iounced for Wednesday after- I loon, and as a resuit about thirty I nen reported in the Gym for try- I >uts. Several of last year's pla3 - mrs were in uniform, and many iew men were on the floor. Prac- t .ice will be held every afternoon I at live o'clock. Tne pro.ipects are bright for a minning team this year, as all of ast year's varsity are back ex :ept Captain Farrell. The schedule has not yet been 3 minounced, but they will take at I east two trips; one of which will. >e to Charleston, while the other mill be thru the upper part of I .he state and possibly into Geor ,ia. The Columbia and Mills Y. A. C. A. will probably be played >efore the Christmas holidays. t '1eat uniforms have been order ?d and the team will be well I t !(juipped this season. 'he United States in its economic it and political advancement; Flas withered the life of France;, Elas cowed the British lion, 'brown Alfonso of Spain in a trance, And tempted the Jew from Zion. Everything else has gone up! n account of the war, why not Buchanan? T. E. Epting, Jeweler, is our, irst advertiser to announce his Kmas stock. See his advertise mnent elsewhere in this issue.I