The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 01, 1924, Image 1
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VOL. XVII. COLUMBIA, S. C. 'IiSDAY, AP1R1IL 1, 1924 N() 21
CAROLI
Faculty Men
Spectators Learn
Demonstrate
Meriwether and Currell Head
The Opposing Teams
EXCELLENT STAMNIA
Coach Metzger Gathers Many
Valuable Pointers on the
Latest Methods For
Playing This
Game
(Special to the Gamecock)-Yester
day, at 12 o'clock, while the sun was
shining its hottesa. and all the little
birds were singing inlodiously inl the
trees. Davis Field was crrwded to ca
pacity. From the high. wooden fence
on ithe outside to the wire fence .sur
rounding -the field of play (in order t
protect the spectators from possible in
jury) the natives of 4he University, the
city. and evei the State, were packe-I
and janmed. Coach MetzgerL down
fron Noo York, was the only man al
lowed itiside the wire feiice. ie sat
on the sidelines, taking notes in short
hand. It later came out tha.t he had
just taken out a policy - for twenty
0thlousand dollars.
'le' drawiLg card was a :-amie of
football, played by the faculty of the
University in oirder to illustrate lie new
filhall roles which will he in etTect
next year, thus enablitg spring lactice
to begin at once.
Il a prev1iouS faculty meeting the
teams had been chosen by the timie h1n1
Ored cus,tom (f dividing class-grades- -
rolling the bones. "Dlick" Currell awl
"Happy Atmi)sptere" Meriwether, the
captains of last year's wOrld fauIIs
4L
1eatuns werIe aigaini choseni to act as lead
ers5. R. G. IHelihiop, the well kinown jan
itor of Fl inn 1llll, ac.tedl as referee.
lie p)roceedled to illuist rate some oif thie
esthiet ic pioinits of the game to the spec
ta(tors.
First he exhibited the hall, which is
unw called "hbawvl", and is square in
shape, and cn sstructed oif solid granit
TI'his sturdly conist ructio.ni, lhe exp)lainied,
is to forestall anty injury it might re
ceive from striking one onf the players
on the head. lHe theun illustrated its
stability by strikinig it on his own head,
and all of the students in the crowdl
( Cont inued onl IPage 8)
TO
A CHO
zbers Give ExZ
Football Rules
d on Davis Field
Campus Debating
Star Found Guilty
POLIER LEADS INQUIRY
Winner of Big Triangle Debate
Spent All Life-Time Earn
ings to Make Team
The Sentate inlvestigatflig coinmittee
may have its hand full with the Tea Pot
Dome scandal, Daughtery bribery
charges, etc.. but that is merelv a em
lest inl the Tea Pot to what has hap
penled here on the camplis. The old
campuis has been rocked time and time
ain butit never before has such a thutin
<ier bolt hit the stutident ody as the
.1111i41unCetment Saturdav that. George
\\'ittkowsky had been i,ndicted for
Iribery, graft, etc.
There have been several debates ott
the caiptius this year. Wit,tkowsky
tried it fot two if tiheti and made hte
teais. The hast one was Ile Big Tri
amgle. The preliminaries were held anI
Karesh and \Vitkowsky were chosen:
by Ile Judges to represent Carolina at
Kiwxvilic. F.',,tcr andt P'olier were the
defeated cilitestants. Several specta
:crs dciIared that 'ohier had a much
lbeter speech th:m Wittkowsky, but
n1t as gold as the c.ne delivered bv
Kare-li. Things drifted aling f(ir a few
days titil tumttllrits were heard tha-t \\itt
k,,wsky had drawn five hundred dol
aits iut iif a Cattldenl Iaik the day o
tik I tviiut. ()ne if tile spectators told
I 'liet tha.t he had beeni celated, that
he Suspected foul d(inigs, and if hei
weri a defeated canldidate he wombd i
vestigate things. 1'iter. h .ein of a
dibt fiti witre. started ti wi rk.
The fir- week iof his w-k was spent
ill Calideni, "the city with a soul" look
Ioi. over \\Vitkowsky's baiik accomitt. IHe
rei-it-ed to the caipuis and begani all
investigatiln iif tie judges. ( )ie \wa'
found -1o have been cicteid if stcal
iiw a good iany years agi and a i.nother
oIe was awaititg trial for breakinig
mt, a batik. This was etnoigli for the
Aiken tCit lide. Ilie would teeth
thing hr,and hie d Id.
\\'hen the <piery fir debate was first
(Continued 1o l'aye Si.x')
-- . I.S.c..
A LITTLE INSPIRATION
Saria .\ teretdithi caime tiishii.ntg intoi the
libraryi- one a ftetrtiion wvithi a stack of
boo ks ntearly- as tall as hteisel f. Shte put
Stem downi ont a ireaditig table atnd theni
betgatn ti gil from on te aleove to antihler.
.\ r. IKetnneidy,' iuion st-ing Iher go fromn
lie ciuildl findi her thle book ii o fferedi his
assistatnce butt Sara inifiortmed him that
sIte thouitghit sIte couitld fitid it htersel f.
A fter- looikitng ini every noii k attd cior
tier oif thle seciond flioor she wetnt doiwn
to thle biasetinet. Slie soonit catme hack,
ho we-ver atnd looikeid atriu.ndtl. siomie moi re.
"Saira, what are yout lo'okinig for ?"
"\'l, I've just got to fitnd Donii Ruts
sell. I c-at't poissibily t rainslate tmy L at in
'till lie comites. IIhave you itteen htimt?i
All.iif whlichi goes tii shoiw its wvhat
we cani do if we butt have a little inislir
at iotn, however meager.
DAY IS
(CE LEA
ibition Game
DISTINGUISH GENTLEMEN
ARRIVE IN WASHINGTON
Caroinians Given Hearty Greet
ings By Crowds Everywhere
SMITH AND DOWLING
Smith to Deliver Famous Ad
dre3s "Over Teapot Dome"
at Banquet Tonight Giv
en by South Caro
lina Senators
Washingt.i, April 1. noon-Presi
dent R. Milo Smith, frim the Univer
sity of South Carolina anid his secre
tary. T. 1. )owling, arrived in Wash
ing'ton at 11 :15 this morning. 'hien
these (list inlgiished geniIlemenl stepped
frn the train. someie whisered.
"They're here." and thle mighty thrmin,
pressed against 'the gates to catch a
glillipse (of the statesnen. while a chor
Its of ye-c]s arose inl greeting. Cries -f
"Speech ! Speech !" were heard abve
the no(lise of whisties atl riiging hells.
'resident smiith said "I am glad
l renimainler of the speech wa:i ren
dtredI .nauidile hv the deafeinmg ap
pllaulse.
Tile pl-cCessioll of 01 -se geltle llien I
I e Statiler lItel. lId by an honor
guard of .\arilles. wa;s one that ,tle city
will long remember. s(i imiressive was
tIlt iitlnt st mulif -Ie-te:1 by the people.
i'ul''wig qt guardI was tiw car in
Whith1 tle 1w presidets :mud tile Se:I
it n I Iuth Carolina rode. The.i
C:MnIe a (ai With Secretary 1)ini.
1.1"Ayd GeIrelad Attorniey Genera!
-all tirty, dwarfed jitti ilsigtlific.i'e
bY the i .'blhIts in the il eat ding car.
S Bsa's id foilluwed Ilaviig "I lail !
ia:i ! Te (aig's All Ilent'' while lt'
Il''tusailds ab.nt the way uncmoered their
hcads and ltd.ged thelmsillvets Ii renew
thwir faithI in thl( pre,en-i adtinlistrai
ti. if.
Meillber, (if ('mi!"re's will give a hum
cl-I'ln at tit Statler this a fternooni in
ho1 1III(W if ,Ie Stmth Carolina I)ipltmiats,
afitT Whicll IlCresideit Siithi w\ill (de
liver ills iamli'us a<i ress. "()er t I
Teapit I) e."ilt.
C hinhllia. ;Prl 1. - :30 11.\
The S1ipecri.'t-Itldeit 4)f the Statt lIow
p*aihs jIst receivedi a wire tfrom
\\ashilngt"ln asking for a gurd to
- I lor I g ard I(
bringf' 1wri -capitd jninates back hcrc.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
F'-mous Football Star To Wed
Popular Co-ed
This an ncmntrcentaly appearedI
inl tile - \ NI coct .\r. Eddie J1(I
c"hIn annne's the enga.telilet of hils
uncitl.J.RideSmh t.\isNl
I mmiiediately k'ollowing tiiis stupeinm
dbils hiti of new'~s. .\h iss NIlinit' i,e
Fremanti Ii brought suit against NI r.
Smith forn blreh of promliise andl hired
NI r. Smiith1 his as his attiornev~ Alr.
I sreal Steinberieg, welll known nWiemberiiit
ftIhe clandelstine har.
Thiis t'aste was theI moi st interesting
ill years. The first witnet'ss cal lt't was
NI iss lirtemaii.
Iindge : ''lbow long havte you bieii
N liss I' rt'emain: "Sincet tIhe. beginnijig
'if the wo'rbh, sincve the( crea-'tioni of time;
sincte the dauwni of day, I hiave knaowin
and loive thlim. lie was the mani (If
my dIreams amid thle first t ime thatI
saw him I said. " lanids off, girls, iIe's
(Contimned til p'age 7)
A L LE
DING L
Democratic Natic
Nominates U
Famous Star Falls
From High Pinnacle
MEYER GIVES UP FIGHT
Yesterday the Champion Two
Timer Came to End of His
Brief Career
Frank 0. Meyer yesterday came to
the eld of his brief but spectacular ca
reer as chatipion two-timer of 4the Can
pus. The ceremln-Iies were simple but
effective (in South Carolina). and a
host of feminine hearts all over th,
comitry iourned his demise.
'I'le coroner's intiuest brought t ut .the
foll('wing facts that substantiate thi
verdict of "natural causes."
ht seems that the dieceased has betn
a victim oi heart trouble all his life.
given himself up as an a,ngel atld had
and that less than two years ago had
beetn transrteid Ito Carlestin, but af.
-er reatlling I le;avet. lie la<lt't Ils I linl
al . St. h'llias had his d1ubts. rc
lieed him of his antgelic hallucination
and s,ent tiim hack tI this valc If tear
ait i 1-'.glish I I sa s Ilarp or cutkelel
Itos cheer hlis , hLun%*1,1ed spirit s.
I Iv siferd aeI imimledliate attack of
I rd fevet, w\itil cI '11mplicat ions tf ai to
intl. xicat iln. The c. omptliv;it n, aw' 41W
Wt'IrNC. ahid \ lli t.e fever left hticn
slIirtly a fter (Cri'stina'. he becan in
lI Is Iown Irn1bh-s ftor a 11ti tale I
It intsitijiiicc, when his roimmii
fell ft a bij. Swnlile. \\~orrv IIVr
his anid an11 attvitit ti l,eep the sLvtcp a:
frvrachinl_ ('41h1n1hia Cleebaf
;I a Mil ILIre up I of) ( an (old t ri 1 l .
wh ich i howvert-. wveely Iv iiesc of Cc
so11onl cure1d.
1it thet ltIv 'p it,g I' sitferel a -
\'(r'( reteinrrenl ce , . : . , i:n!. , -
with entil it relY dliTrent tcl iecs. It w,i
ACc, tiit1itnic ( it a I c;1 Iti.mlvtl Ixhh I I I
I." I -i w-i ll -\t r \ 1 i I lti . T heii c t
tite-r spent in tile ilttI I I e h I; I f i 1
l Ist i :cn Iht ;i ,I t -v e c; I i ;li iLic ,t'iv
I v li d;lve <lr vt 1 is Ei,CtIely int I f I
h, Id :unI t h- 4u >sdy resoe c :n
If a seCC n I i c id at lack, n c 11iv I f.k
io.it l the iv] It splt fit-c'ii ei t
i( ontinutd im I 'age 7
OH, HEARTLESS JUNIOR
\\hat ha.1 happene11(d t(. (qur 10 lit l .\l r
l'ickf!)rd ti caus. rli t tuinn ii sucmh
,li,rt itine finiin a carefree, latcipc lit
tle girl. whi c".nld always he stei wA!
il" thlrt thc c;unlpuls, ft'lliwed by\ hc!
loctk i f whntiirers? ( )r cise wh:. h I c
a c'icle 'if ;htiigt freshmtieni an
Sioris. tici) aroundlii hitr Iver at )avi
icr downc ini tile ba;semtentt if tihe libiratt
seclhitely thicni the i'iaitls, scning al
tilt atihituing gQlcest'I ,f the hai'ch fu
at temtils at flirtati< 's lby the ltIp
c'his'-meni. Niow. whiat we wantt toi ku1 ln
c"iiidetne and ailI serioutstness th;uit silt
was thrurt wc'illIthinen forev er, t hat ,bei
wats at itall-ltater. (tj)it fttlier tties
tiing slit tichl thce asti.aishied groupl~
.luiris. Again, wh-Io, I wondiuer, is thiis
olTeninitg .luntior, wiht has muade tis
litt girl wivser, liut sathder?
LS D
V RACE
nal Convention
aiversity Student
Tompkins Going Great in Pre
Election Meetings
COOLIDGE LAGGING
From All Indications A South
Carolinian Will Be The
Next President to Sit
in The White
House
"l'(mipkins invited t(l speak again to)
night in Madisoi Square Gar<dens. le
captured large atillience last Iight."
ThIts read tile telegrai rtecived iv tIi:
president o1f the student body. this
mol)ring.
Several t11.-1ths ag" th si tidelit bOy
decided that a Sortheriler shilld he
-lhe llext i)r'esidletit oif th e 'nited States.
"1,(Ilg has beei the tililte Sn e a Srn
then timan sal in the \'hite Huiws,"
said (lle fksp:i r. "Ihe S(Ilith has the
best man ill the nation." said ai)4her
It did Il(t t;ake m11101ltit'gi.-ng to gect the
sittldvilts inl .qhc pr r frile f mitnd
fr tile ilt r duct i th f,h1i wi,t
1in1(ti n: "l: iIine thiat tle tille is il\w
riit. fflr .0ht. Ix t presidi t tol retne
frl-I)I the( sinlth, anld kil.-wint! that wk.
h avi thit gh n-i4tii aff ilii u C tulivc-it b'a\
I t rove that we g4 h 1111141 e "c eetion fir
this high ,*r s:iui l. Lare Hate..
'lhe i1(rtinIll I: plaswed \ithf1 it : i
\\'lcil thi ,.re. 'f r: mf n
ill;ttims tilt fwvrti - i ifile \\'r pr
1-()sedI. Stillw>l \\ F|{ -clil l i ill Pnr v
To Iki l.'. Th T piat frm' fl these gI
Ilei , % rIe tI rI l . \ier t h. I lah
I, it wa1 qup tIIitd fh r TI 11t1I IN ins sa, (!,.
r'h;.,rf .(*I ifi I jI f 11111 1)(,. .\NI . .11n ki i I-,'
Iniitr I i I sch'. ili I I te I the I' t
tetil ex;lniiftr i iI. A I' d \l I
Frrd 'd as Ihfman.WC
j11ust ; titxr St;nI n i, i rx;fif . \lr
'It llll)ku li' lI t rf i fI i p t
if tl . I I it II M r. \
sircparing an I Ii n - r w Ii I
frta t Thk. ri p, r
it lent in ie e
ci.. I Irt n . I Iii I
\ il 1\ .11 ) I w r
O ll l tri-t, 0,
ri f. ISic - N u
X Wrt'" \VI't Illf '
delegate, h> Ih
I N \'. I ' h
' cfric ,iir I r I t t' Ift
Si SSrtfl , n51 ip
11f .\|r |fin r ' '
t r i rh r I '.l r i n b
ala1 eic \ his j h T
reIt it. hr f i i t
n' ninae Xil\rl'ar hn t h
i I ha|| ft AiC r, \.. \\, \
ss; d il i l i t plr,r I : ,- s
rifvti n atl 1 r i re;iit i .un -
Iiiiff|{t rr t I i l |., I I a t ,,
CII fe rtr lrr. pu hed "( fl ha\ l |I 's
Re1ynb1 ens dfid t I r e I a rib
rf I liram'is typei.
life light hadlf begun it h thei if fl' i
lIatin ff byIf the two' ~. pat if's Thr C.,an.I
I((Coniiitued ffn P age 8 )