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VOL. XII. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C, APRIL 29, 1919. - No. 5 G 4 MEGOCKS GAME ' Skinner Gets Worst End of Pitchers' Battle WON IN LAST ROUND Lone Score of Game Made By Methodists in Final In ning Spartanburg, April 23. - Wofford defeated Carolina here this afternoon by the score of 1 to 0, in one of the prettiest games ever staged on the local grounds. It was a pitchers' battle between Purdy and Skinner and was anybody's game until Wofford scored the lone run in the ninth on a squeeze play. Runners were on second and third with one out, Skinner expected a squeeze and shoved a fast one at the batter's head but Rivers man aged to get his bat in front of it and Bozeman scored. Purdy al lowed but one clean hit and a scratch and one clean single and two infield hits were given up by Skinner. Both pitchers issued a pass and Skinner struck out six while Purdy fan ned five. Skinner aside from pitching great ball, secured both of Carolina's hits. Mirmow and Byrd fielded brilliantly for the Gamecocks while Stewart and. Lucas played beautiful ball for the locals. Carolina will play Furman at Greenville tomorrow. Carolina. AB R 1B PO A E Sims, 2b ........... 4 0 0 1 1 0 Evans, ss........... 4 0 0 1 5 2 Porter, c............ 4 0 0 5 2 0 Skinner, p.......... 4 0 2 0 7 1 Langston, lf........ 3 0 0 0 0 0 Allen, rf............ 3 0 0 2 0 0 Smith, cf........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 Byrd, lb............ 2 0 0 15 0 0 Mirmow, 3b......... 3 0 0 1 3 0 Tetals...........30 0 2 25 18 3 Wofford. AB R 1B PO A E Outz, 1b............ 4 0 1 1 0 0 Tzeman, 2b........ 4 1 1 1 1 U Carmichael, cf...... 3 0 0 2 0 0 Lucas, lb........... 4 0 0 10 0 0 Rivers, c........... 3 0 0 6 1 1 B-iley,. ss........... 3 0 0 3 3 0 St-wart, 3b......... 3 0 0 1 5 0 Dubose, rf.......... 3 0 1 2 0 0 Purdy, P........... 3 0 0 1 1 0 Totals...........30 1 3 27 11 1 Score by innings: C'arolina ..............000 000 000-0 Wofford..............000 000 001-1 Stolen bases, Dozeman, 2; sacrifice hits, Rivers: first base on balls, Skin ner, 1; Purdy, 1; struck out, Skinner, 6; Purdy, 5. Left on bases, Carolina, 4; Wofford, 5. Passed balls, Porter. 3. Time, 1:45. Umpire, Frev. LOSE FIRST "O WOFFORD MISS ADEL Queen of Carolir FURMAN WINS GAME ON ERRORS OF GAMECOCKS Waring Pitches Well But Is. Given Poor Support Greenville, April 24.-In a game featured by the pitching of McCloud and Waring, Fur man defeated Carolina here this afternoon by the score of 3 to 1. Skinner's double to center and Smith's long single to left were the only clean hits secured by Carolina, while four infield taps and Nixon's bound er over second were the sum total of Furman's efforts with the stick. Carolina was the first to score, Skinner opened the sec ond with a double to center, went to third on a passed ball and scored on Waring's roller to second. The Baptists tied the score in the fourth when Mirmow threw aCONTINI4URD ON PAGR SIX.) CAROLINA 'S PLEA SUR. E WESTON ta's Easter Week CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION MEETS IN ATLANTA Dr. Green of The University Reads Paper on Martial Professor E. L. Green at tended the annual session of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South in At lanta from the 10th to the 12th of April. He read a paper on the Roman poet Martial Thurs day evening. This will appear in the next issue of The Caro linian. Among the professors pres ent was Prof. J. B. Game of the Florida State College at Talla hassee, Fla., where he teaches Latin. Professor Game gradu ated at the South Carolina Col lege in 1895 and later took the degree of Ph. D. at Yale. He is a "live wire" in his line of work. He has written a volume on the Teaching of High School (CONTINUER) ON PAGE PIVE.) WEEK OF E A_SUCCESS Number of Dances and Re ceptions Given MISS WESTON REIGNS Many Out of Town Vistors At tend the Easter Fes tivities The Easter season this year was one of great enjoyment for the students of the university, and for all others who partici pated in the activities of the week. The fine spring weath er, the beauty of the campus at this season, the charming young ladies, the songs of birds, the bright sunshine, mingled with the youthful desire for pleasure, all tended to restore the Carolina spirit to its right standard. Nothing but success could result from the enthus iastic interest taken in the cele bration and nothing during the past year can equal it in qual ity of pleasure. The first event of the Easter Week program was the Easter German given in the Jefferson hotel on Monday night by the university German club. The hall was elegantly decorated with appropriate colors and the general atmosphere of the occasion was one of gaiety and pleasure. Miss Adele Weston, queen of Easter Week, was the guest of the evening. The grand march was led by M. J. H. Moore, president of the club, and Miss Claudia Dar lington of Charleston. After this the program of regular dances was carried out with an extra figure danced now and then by the president and some of the young ladies present. Many out-of-town visitors were present to enjoy the pleasures of the evening. On Tuesday evening the Queen's Ball was danced in the university gymnasium. Miss Weston was again the guest of honor. The holiday spirit held sway during the evening and the young people present danc ed merrily to the strains fur nished by Hall's orchestra. The dancing began at 9 o'clock and lasted through* four enjoyable hours. The chaperones were: Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Currell, Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Moore, Dr. and (CONTIMNUED ON PAOlR SIX.)