Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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To',. XIII UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., APR. 15, 1920. No 21 COLUMBIA HIGH COPS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Local Quintet Defeats Sumter School in Spectacular Match. A whirlwind comeback in the second half Wednesday night gave Columbia a 27 to 23 win over Sumter and the State Interscholastic basket ball championship, while Hastoc gets the Piedmont title and third place in the State race, by a 23 to 20 victory over Spar tanburg. The University tro phy cup will be awarded the winning school by the Univer sity extension department. Both games were fights to the finish, both Columbia and Hastoc entering the second half with their opponents in the lead, only to gradually work to the front, retaining the lead un til the whistle blew. Capacity crowds filled the gymnasium for the two days' series, and Mr. Van Metre, assistant direc tor of the University extension department, announced that the four team series was so successful that he intended to continue it. It gave Columbia basketball followers two days of exciting play, and an exhibi tion of the best high school bas ketball ever seen on the varsity floor. Perhaps one of the most uni que plays ever seen on any bas ketball court was one of the features of the first game be tween Hastoc and Spartan burg. Farragut, Spartanburg center, was throwing in the ball from a play out of bounds under the Hastoc goals when the ball glanced off the hands of the opposing center, Cox, who was guarding for the throw in, to fall in the goal for a legal score. An alleged bas ketball expert, who claims to have seen 14 years of the game, says that in all his -experience he has never seen the like, and it is probable that Cox, though he play as long, will never du plicate' it. Spartanburg took the lead in the first game of the double header Wednesday night, night, showing up with a good variety of team work after playing a listless game against Columbia high Tuesday. In STATE ORATORS MEET AT GREENWOOD FRIDAY "Colie" Seaborn Will Endeav or to Bring the Laurels to Carolina. The selected representatives of the different colleges of the State will meet for the final contst in oratory at Greenwood Friday night, April 16. C. B. Seaborn, a member of the Senior Class, will represent Carolina in the contest. We believe "Colie" has the goods, and we are expecting him to return to Carolina with the first place victory. He repre C. B. SEABORN Represents Carolina at Greenwood sented Carolina two years ago. His subject this year will be "The New Era." The Newberry representa tive, Mr. Kolb, won first place last year in the contest. Clemson will probably read of "Colie's" absence from the game Friday with interest. He will not be able to participate in Friday's game, but will be seen in Saturday's line-up, us ing the old hickory to advant age. the second period the play warmed up considerably, Has toc tieing the score and then running ahead with three field goals and one goal from a foul, all basketed in rapid succes sion. Spartanburg duplicated the comeback and edged a point in the lead. The whistle ended the see saw, leaving Has toc with three points advant (CONTrINUED) ON PAGE 5.) MISS BESSIE TAYLOR Carolina's May Queen EA S TER CELEBRA TION DELIGHTFUL AFFAIR The queen, escorted by Dr. Miss Taylor, Easter Queen, W. S. Currell, followed imme Crowned With Much Pomp diately behind the maids. Miss and Ceremony. Taylor was dressed in chiffon lace and wore a garnet and The annual Easter Queen's black crown with Easter lillies. reception was held at the Uni- Arriving at the throne in the versity gymnasium Tuesday, rear of the building, the queen took her seat upon the throne, April 6th, at 9 o'clock. At this surrounded on one side by her reception the coronation of maids. Dr. Currell delivered Miss Bessie Taylor, the queen- a short address relative to 'the elect; took place. occasion, which brought forth Shortly after 9 the royal pro- much laughter and applause. cession, led by the queen's Immediately after the coro maids, Misses Helen Coles nation an informal reception s M e was given, and refreshments Grace Gibbes and Agusta Rem- were served. bert, dressed in evening gowns Among those present were of shell pink, were accompa- the Columbia College girls, nied by Misses Caroline Mel- their presence adding greatly ton, Mildred Taylor and Isabel to the pleasure of the evening. Wells, who were dressed in On account of music week at turquois blue. Each of the Chicaro College, the Chicora maids wore a corsage of deep girls wvere unable to accept the pink sweet peas. invitation extended them.