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LOOKING BACK A WEEK IN FOOTBALL a State Championship Narrows Down to Furman and C4) Clemson. (By Jay Em Bee) cj With the 1923 football seasmn almos.t it its close there is one game that holds Big interest for South Carolina fanls aid some others that carry more or less in terest because of keen rivaly that exists between the contesting elevens. Natur ally the main interest centers in the Clemson-lFurman game at Greonville on Thanksgiving (lay. Al ucIh excitement prevails over that contest and it is reach ing the fever heat stage more and more every (lay. With Thanksgiving games being some what strenuous for the contesting elevens several of the South Caroli-na' varsity outfits vill not he in action this veek, taking the opportunity of restiiig from rather severe battles and at the same time using this period in preparing for the grand finale. Furman is one of the exceptions to this rule. The Purple Hurricane will take mn lkiskine tomorrow afternoon at Greenville. While all iindication 1is p(int to a Furman victory it should n(it he taken for graited that the l.aval totI is going to have a set Itp in the game With the Seceders. The .rskine teaIm shattered tile predictilns of s<Ine of tIe "wise guys" last week when it beat tih Newherry Indians, 20 to 6. Carlinla, Clemstv, Presb-teiriaii ail Wqf ford have no gaimes scheldiled ftr this week enld. Thev Citadel will take (In S"uthecr.ll (Altege of 1',1keiand, Fla. ',) day as the leading featuiire tIf that day at tle- Allendale cotunt v fair. New erry Meets Trintity College at DIIIrham.iti. N. C. and as already s1ated Frskine tackles Fturman. Aside frm tilte classic at Greenville onl Thanlksgivi.ng day there will he s4.time other ft)otball contests on the cltosing card wlich will lf ttf cotisidterable inl teresf. Ti kei rivals neet ini their anial ''turkey day" clash whien P. C. plays Newherry at Newherry. The Citad-l t ves to Spa rtanilrg tt cl(Iste its sea son with Wofford. Carolina will play ai out of state team \witl Wake l Orest of fering the oppsoition ihere. Looking Backward The past veek presonted a cotiple oi iiteresting gamlws at least. .iluel inter est centered in the Clemstn-Presbyterian gaie. Tile Illie Stockings vere galle and fought hard but the Jungaleers prov ed too i1uch for tlIeIi Id Presbyltelri;m took the short end of a 20 itt 0 score. The Cardlin1a-\\ashingitn ant I,e game here Was another feature attractitn . SoeIC had doled tile GeInerals to win by three to four toIchdiwns ali had figured that the Gamecocks would n1t1 score. However their guess was wrong. The final score was Washingtoni and Lee 13, Carolina 7. The Ilirds put tip ijst abtout the best fight of lie seas and pilayedl right altong with the V irgintia out fit in the last two periods, if it havi.ng the better of the argumlent. (Cartilina alsit wttn ttne gmlae last wveek dIefeating lie Citadel at the O)ranigebuirg cotuinty fair 12 tot 0. This gives tIhe Gaimietteks a 500 pter cent ini tIhe staind iing in the staite racee. Th le I Iirdls play nii othier state team th is season. Newhterry It st twto gaintes last week, being tIefeated Ity iErskinie 2( tt Ii oin Al oinday aind bty lFurmta.n 35 tt I tn ii ri (lay. Wttf ftord wvent Ito Greensbot ro , N. C. aind dlefeated G uilfordri ctollege h0 to~ 6. - -U.S.C. Among the good tones hteard the last mionith is ttl on( 4 i I.avis K(err. 1Kerr was chaiTeur for Professor Rucker on his recenlt trilp to Virginia. During the coturse of the journey Kerr kept increas iing the spleedl of the car very much he ytoind what Professor Rucker coinsidler ed sa fe. Nothinig was saidI and the spleedI kept increasing. Professor Rutck er asked hiim the reason for such driiv ing. Kerr repiliedl "TI'here is a car be hind us and I don't wvant 1(o take his dust."' They cotinuiiied the journey with ain iincrease ini speed every fewv min tlts. This was ttio much for the Pruo fessior1. " Say, Siti, whly cotinuimie at such a spieed ?" K err reli ed "1)4tn'I tio hear that can lowiing biehind us. H-e wvants us to take his dust."' Protfessor Rucker ltto ked -shack but saw no ear. "Why, Son, you have bieen bilowing that litrn with ytoir knee for thle last hour. There is no car withini at milIt fo us." Interview With Uncle Coleman. It was abotit eleven o'clock one Thurs lay Iloriting wheti I approachled Uiicle Coleian, the caretaker of the athletic field. ' "Good Iloriling, Uncle Colemntlia, Ilow are youi today?" "(.o,od mnawning, sah, I feels fust rate, ;md low is you?" A iter all the preliminary greetings, .1111 liscissions of the weather and cur rent events, I begati to (Iluestie l himl). Stildeifly lie turned to tile antd said: "What doe.., you want to know so much about tile fur anyhow, young feller ?" I tha explained that I had been ask ed to interview some one for a news paper article, and that I had selected him. lie then told me that be had been written about too tiich ad dd tot like it, but since ie liked me, he would let me write him tip, as lie expressed it. lie began by telling tile that lie was seveity-nine years old, and that for a long tine lie had been at the University. I enext asked him if lie had been a care-taker at the athletic grounds ever since they had boeen cottstructed. "\Vhy sho, mister, I wiz here afore dere wuz a field-see dere where dem yelling stanIs are at oi the left side? Dats where we tore down a house to make dis here field. Dis grontid usta be at cotton fiehl, and bless yotr hart chile, (evy sh' <11l grow fme C(tti)ni here to)o." lie next tol tme that besides the tiegre janitor at the leesidetit's of fice, lie w the oldest tian ott the job, or bad heun here loinger than any other ma.it' The next thing of interest that he ttild ime was how he had lived during his chihlhvol, and of the a<vice that he always gave his "Ureshiaii Imys," wheit they came inl. I loike<l at my watch and foiiil that I had spelt ever an hour listenitng tol til st(Iries )f this interesting cell t gro manl. "Well, Uncle C,Ileman, I must he ge ing,' I said. I saw hit pull eIout his watch acui lo()ok at it, so I asked him what time it was. ".l*is watch says dis imicl time, bit <dis watch says <I.It nitmuch timeic, but dis is (I watch (lat tells de tritf, white folks," and he pilledI lit im old Iugersol watch. The first two watches that he pullel Iilt (of li,, pckets were g,ldplatefl, anll the last I'ine was a cheap lIte that did not cist lver a (1.elar, yet he careel iore feer tie cheap oeti thain he did fe- tile expeisive (eIls. V. I,. C. - t .S.C.. PAGE PROF. MERCER The IItler morn111ling I was sicepinig SI lillydly a laappily wIle-1 tIle sevell thirty heIl raiig ( I aill atlways (li 1i1g tilat ) lveil witli thlc a<l e ef i V e eil (let-fill \Ill power .1an<l the plly'ical pImw cr (if Iny rooeitiate it was sevncIl llitillite tl eiglit whtoi illy feet teeitceel the cil Id f loor. And I hadt att eight-thirty and I hadn'l aiy break fast. That was tihe situation and I was con fidetIt that I had pileity eef titte tee dress. get break fast, an<l get to class ; but I Ia( iec koedce withI cttI aCcideIIts. I )utring the preces ef dressinlg I by chatce touichied tuy~ face with iti handic atnd femitil that myt face was all coivered eovet with li ttetick ly Ihairs. And1( that's whete the trcoubele bcegant. Immlilediately I bcegani teo worry and til ik mys~elf dquestcitns: have I gcct tee cut these little bair's elfi? wil aniyboedly see thtem? eel ~in other wcords, dc I neced a shiave ? Toi satisfy imy imenitaI ejiestiin hgs atnd ease tiiy atnxiety I conisulted tIhe niurror.l Nc w it was a peeceuliaru thing leut whetn liy face was right c'leose tee the mtirricor I saw that I was i,n ani awful Icitieen; hut as I irec-ded frecmt that hian<hnuaied ef TI'ruthI I ntied t-e that thle hiaitrs seetiedl e dlecrease ini lenigth until they dlisappeaer edl enltirely-. I thleriniore, thle poinht elf dlisappearatice was1 t wo feet frIomi thle tiiecir ande (feit1 feet fre im my lImeage itt the mitrret-. Theti this imporetatnt quie's tetin prtesetntedl itsel f tee tnyv iind: dee / ccrm faxccrc a distana ce of fela fu If the cdistaieis twee feet, thie,' I tmu-I keep everybodyccl at a dlistaince cf t wco feet front inty face ;i f it is fcociir feet, thlcen they shall tncot pass the feitr- fellt hite. Ncew toc keeie 'vetvyoeei at a dlistantce 'It feetr feet it extrietmely dif fietilt, e-speceial ly ini the classrccetms wherue the scat s at' so c'lose toIgether-i. Otn the eclth eihand tIle twoe feccot limit woulhi't lee sIo ha;rdl tco iataim tii. ice'fefts'ir I sc-te r fae';c' fromti a distane eef twee feec- I dlc n1ot have tee shave; if the distanle i' feeur feet, I titlst sheave. 1 lavintg now gccttoni a 'cear iea eef the prtobcelmti I sat down ;uvti w itht pec'iil andc paiper starited tee f igure. I hadh bad a little physics at iI k...t,. t lti h-c wasn't an1lytlling behind tile mirror but Whatt I 14aW was a reflectiono. l dre a dialgram sifowing tile light rays from my eye to thle mtlirror and beit hack to, my face. Well, Imy cv was two feet ir 1in the 111ir rort and so was my face. coisseIlolitly the ray oof light mist travel fosir Jc'I. .\nd yet. ComImolIl sense toold tile that my eyes saw tny face as other leolple's eyes woIld see it at a distance of two feet. And there I was, umdecid ed as to) what to do. 1 ihado0 just decidedl noot to risk it and was gettiuig oout those inistrinleits of cruelty wheN the h)ell pealed forth. It was eight-thirty, aiI (following tile al vice of -hat writer anld phIilo)s41pher (f severail wecks ago) I cried, "\\'ar! \Var ! 00n1 shaving a.nd classes," and thel with the agony oof hereavemoent I groanled. "Oh ! my break fast, my break fast --...S.C. Several weeks ago) Professor F Marion I Rucker, of the Lav School, made a fly ing trip to Danville, Virginiia, in his Dodge car. He tells one of the best heard ti.s yei r cmncerning the retol, trip. Before departing from Danville he fo(nd that lie load bout six galoons o') gasoline iii the tank, but decided ti.at an adlit itoal live wotild n0ot hurt matters, and lie wvould he able to re pleinish the suipply at Concord. N. C. Arriving in the Tarlhcel city he col Cilded that it was time to add to what littc gas supposed to be left ini the tank. "T om lt ter ailazemilent I footid that there was tell gallions in the tank and we only had eleven when we started frioi Dainville." It remains a mystery to Its hoo)w lie suiccceled ini riding such a olistanrce, lisilng otly ole gallon of gas. At the ti ooi f go ing to press we have belle uilable to ascertai low Geo. \\'it tk.owsky is com i,g alog with lis suit againlst the 4ocal postal off icials. \V. \Nk \I y hlck Go. oh y - - - .S.C . - - - We need a new classroom building. Capital Cafe "Nearest Resturant to University' 'Your Patronage will be Greatly Appreciated Food of Best Quality U.xcellent Ser-vice 1210 MAIN STREET If it is Safe Motor Transportation Yoo wanit Cal - - 5593 .-- 559 City Transfer & Baggage Co. The Bonded Company Ior the Railroads THE SAVOY CAFE The Most Popular and up to Date Cafe in the City. THE SAVOY CAFE 1327 Main Street 'DO N' T eat peanuts with your eyes, Judge by flavor, not by size.. SALTED PEANUTS "' Thei dain:ty, delicious kind;" "Not the higgste but 11. nest. - - - ----- -FA(;111 TFIRE.1 Meet Me at Tapp's For College Caps, Hats, Shirts, Ties and Other Gents' Furnishings The Jas. L. Tapp Company 1642 Main Street SHAVING. 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