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VOL. XI. UNIVERSITY OV SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C , MARCH 12, 1918. No. 12 A S C. STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPS. GAMECOCK FIVE I SEASON WIl Acknowledged Champions of the State SCHEDULE SHORTENED Team Makes Great Showing Against North State Quint. By twice defeating the fast Presbyterian college basket ball five, the heady and fast Gamecock team won for them selves a clear title to the basketball championship of the State. Due to the war and meningitis situation schedules 4 have .been ' somewhat disar ranged. -The-.. -above named 4 facts were responsible for a M1number of games .being cut off of C6lltMswedule--nai ly Citadel, Charleston college, Newberry and Clemson. This is the first State championship won by Carolina since 1912. In addition to winning the championship of the State the crack Carolina quintet has -ade a good showing against out of State teams and teams from Camp Jackson. Out of a total of thirteen games for the entire season, Carolina won eight, losing only five. The games won were played (CON'TINUED ON PAUE FIVE.) LINDSAY PRESIDENT UNIVERSITY Y. M. C. A. Officers Will be Installed at Student Council's Supper At the regular business meeting of the Y. M. C. A. last Wednesday evening William Lindsay, Jr.,' was elected to pilot the Y. M. C. A. during the '18-'19 season. Bill is a junior and, is an all around college man. In addition to doing faithful work 'for his C. E. de gree, he takes an active part in athletics, literary societies, col lege publications and the so cial side of college life. Other officers elected were: E. B. Smith, vice president; J. P. Wardlaw, treasurer; and H. R. Evans, secretary. J. P. Wardlaw was elected Game cock reporter or the coming term. NDS STATE H PERFECT SCORE PRESBYTERIANS EASY FOR CAROLINA QUINT Gamecocks Win Two Fastest Gihes of Basketball Season In two of the fastest and hardest fought basketball games of the season Carolina defeated Presbyterian College to the tunes of 47 to 28 and 36 to 28. In the first game, played on the university court on Wed nesday, March 6, the Game cocks took the lead from the ,start. The whole first half, tho hard fought, was all Carolina's 'Ay. The.scoee at the efd of the half was 20 to 10. Shortly after the second half opened. the Blue Stockings staged a rally and- they were not wanting in sideline suppor ters td cheer them on. It seem ed for a moment as if the visi :ors were going to take the lead. The score for the second half was 12 to 6 at one time, giving the Carolina lads a lead of only four points. But true to form the Gamecocks turned the trick and forged ahead. For a few moments the ball lit erally rained thru the basket. Accurate and speedy passing put the ball within caging dis tance and there were not want ing men to cage it. In the lat ter part of the second half the Gamecocks scored 21 points to their opponents 6. The game ended with the score 47 to 28 in Carolina's favor. In the second gaiie at Clin ton, which was m*e hotly con tested than the first, Carolina was again victorious. The game corresponded in its stages pret ty accurately to the first one. The Gamecocks scored 7 points before their opponjent could count. The Carolina quintet looked like a million dollEirs in the first half, the score being 125 to 12. At the opening of the see ond half Carolina ran her side (cONTINUED ON PAGE 91X)1 LJDGE SPEAKS INA LAW SCHOOL Judge C. A. Woods Advances New View of Crime DELIVERS TWO LECTURS Crime, he Says, is not -a Stable Quanity Largely Result of Environment A striking presentation of the new and humanitarian view of crime was made be fore the law classes of the Uni versity of South Carolina on Wednesday and Thursday in two addresses by Judge C. A. Woods of the United States cir cuit court of appeals. Judge Woods, a mellowed and expe rienced jurist, spoke of crime as the result, in the majority of instances, of environment and hvredjty,. factors- of which: the courts take but little consider ation. The new science of criminology is revolutionizing the world's attitude toward those who transgress its laws, said Judge Woods. The lectures of the federal judge were devoid of techni calities and the drier forms of reasoning. They were appeals for the recognition by the courts of the revelations of so ciology and criminology in (CONTINIFD ON PAOR SIX.) J STATE ORATORICAL TO BE HELD FRIDAY Six Carolina Men Enter Final Contest in Chapel The final contest to decide who will represent Carolina in the State Oritorical contest will be held in the chapel Friday night. This is expected to be one of the most spirited con tests of the year. Those who will represent the Euphradian society are: E. P. Hodges, D. B. Stover, and Simkins. Simkins will be the second speaker of the evening, Hodges fourth and Stover sixth. It is not known who. will represent the Clarisophic so ciety. The preliminary to de cide who will go to chapel from this society will be held Wed nesday night. UNITED STATES Jl BEFORE CAROl BASEBALL SCHEDULE ALMOST COMPLETED Season Opens Tuesday of Easter Week With Davidson Manager Owens has an (nounced a tentative baseball schedule for the 1918 season. Contracts have not been defi nitely signed up for three games, but the schedule is, practically sure to be carried out intact.. The schedule will open on Tuesday and Wednesday of Easter week, April 2 and 3, with 'the strong Davidson col lege nine. The gameswill be played on the university field. On the following ' 'da' 'th6 Gamecocks meet the Univer sity of North Carolina and on Saturday of the same weeli the Citadel both on the university field. Following in rapid suc icession are: University of Vir ginia on April 11, Trinity on April 12 and 13, Erskine on April 17 and Wake Forest in April 19 and 20. After this series the Game cocks take the road on a trip thru North Carolina. The first test of their spurs comes when they meet the Wake Forest ag gregation on April 23. Four other games are played on the trip: Trinity on April 24, Uni versity of North Carolina on April 25, Guilford April 26 and Davidson April 27. The road trip will be follow ed- by four games at home: Guilford April 29, Furman May 3, Newberry May 4 and Wofford May 8. The season will be closed with four games in two trips on the road. Both trips are to the upper part of the State. On the first Carolina meets Furman and Wofford on May 10 and 11. On the second the Gamecocks play Newberry and Presbyterian college May 16 and 17. Now thatothe basket ball season is over Coach Fos ter will be able to give his en tire time to whipping the team into saan.