Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Gridiron Inkpot Well its good to be back. Good to see all of you again. Tommorrow one week, the fracas starts. Will all of you be on Davis Field? Freshman must be there! Read Captain Meyer's article. Coach Metzger goes to the newspaper game soon. Year round Coach Bocock has quite a rep. Sorry to lose Metzger, he has accomp lished much. But are glad to welcome Bocock into the poultry farm. Jimmie Driver has a lot of plans for U.S.C. New men had better meet him. The team looks mighty good in pre season practice. Meyer, Wright et al have plenty of pep. And as for fighting spirit. Who ever heard of a slacker Carolina team? And the students musn't be slackers. If you can't play, lend 'em your lungs. That bunch of freshman looks mighty promising. If there is anything to them. Brock will get it out. HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW GYM? Go take a peep. Hats off to Dr. W. D. Melton. Give us room colleges, watch us growl Here's to a successful year fellows (and 'esses). I'll be back next week. With some hot dope. For the Best Fruit Drinks in town Hampton's Candy Kitchen 1214% Main St. Columbia, S. C. We Welt and Old. You alli This Yei . Lei ye yc Marsha Cor. Main and Ham FOCUS CLUB TO GIVE STATE CHAMPS CUP Make Announcement at Dinner In Honor of Coaches, Held Last Night The Focus Club of Columbia, Thurs day night entertained some 200 lovers of college sports in South Carolina at a dinner at Ridgewood Club in honor of the college coaches of the state. Every institution of higher learning was represented at this gathering. A fine spirit of good sportsmanship pervaded the atmosphere and it is felt that as a result of the meeting that definite good for the college sports in the state will be given a great step forward. J. B. Murphy, who was presented by E. P. Hodges, the president of the club, said that there*was no official recognition of the state championship college eleven, then the lights went off. A spotlight was thrown on and there backed by a silk flag of the various college colors was a beautiful silver loving cup that the Focus Club will present to the 1924 champions. Dr. Ralph Foster, former famous end, presided over the dinner. Dr. N. H. Edmunds welcomed the visiting coaches on behalf of Dr. W. D. Melton, who was unable to attend. The various col leges were represented by their head coaches in all but two instances, The Citadel by Assistant Coach George Rog ers and Wofford by "Pug" Osborne. The other representatives were: Pres byterian College, by Walter Johnson; Newberry, by F. D. McLean; Furman, by Bill Laval; Erskine, by Robert Gal loway; Clemson, by "Bud" Saunders and Carolina, by "Sol" Metzger. The keynote of the meeting was struck by Governor Thos. G. McLeod, who ex pressed the opinion: "I am assured that in South Carolina, football is a hightoned clean, sport-truly a gentleman's game."' There was a song and yell for each college represented, all of the coaches had a word to offer but summed up, the general opinion seems to be that it is well to win, that all want to win, but that winning is not everything. -U.S.. JIMMIE DRIVER HAS VARIED RECORD (Continued From Page 3) Driver remained at his Alma Mater; he was called to Carolina from there in the last year of his regeime W. & M. had scheduled some big games such as Army and Navy. The most notable of his a chievements was the trouncing of Har vard 12 to 0 by W. & M. last season. If the student body gives Driver and his coustituents the support they deserve Carolina will once again resume her place as one of the greatest athletic pro ducing colleges in the South. All together now, lets go for a great er season of '24. :ome Fresh lM~en, and I~ i Great Su< ~t's go, men! Get tha Le hard. Let's make 1 t. We're with you an ~u. 11 - Tatum "The Friendly Sloi S E. A. ROBIN S Dton ,,t. niversity ep,r, BRANCH BOCOC IS TO COACH ALL ATHLETICS (Continued From Page 3) as a teacher of varsity sports. For in stance, when he left V. P. I., where he for five years he gave that institution some of the best teams in the institution's history, the cadet corps wrote him a farewell letter. The V. P. I. weekly paper, Virginia Tech headed the article in part: "Successful as coach; beloved as man". Next he coached in North Carolina but after two years he was sec ured by Univ. Georgia. In writing of Mr. Bocock, R. B. Lawson, of North Carolina, said in part: "As a coach, man and gentleman Mr. Bocock ranks among the highest". S. V. Sanford, of Georgia, known to all followers of intercollegiate athletics in the South, wrote as follows of Bocock: "He knows the game, can manage men, will uphold college rules, and not only is he a good coach, but an excellent man". His teams at Louisanna State were among the best ever had at that institution. He was most highly re commended by officials of that Univer stiy. A number of well known athletic men, such as Mike Donahue, Walt Elcock, Dr. W. A. Lambeth, Dr. J. W. H. Bollard wrote in the finest terms of Bocock as a coach and man. COACHING STAFF HEAD MAKES NO PROPHECIES (Continued From Page 3) can be said by the coaches as they do not know anything about the strength of the opposition to be met. Everything pos sible will be done to round the team into condition for its opening games, but with such a limited amount of material and a schedule calling for two big games away from home within a week following the Clemson battle the team has been assign ed a task later on that no other college eleven is asked to face this season. The squad is a spirited, fighting unit and will perform creditably at all times if the usual number of self-appointed ad visors of so many years experience busy themselves with what should be their daily -tasks, but which they have too fre quently neglected in the past. The coaching staff has been augmented by two additions. Rooster McFadden, a law student and a former star back at Davidson, will handle the backfield ma terial and do so in a most creditable manner. Burnet Stoney, a former Caro lina star, will also assist with the varsity. He is a keen student of the game with a successful record. The squad has been divided into parts a varsity and scrub squad-the first in charge of McFadden and myself, the second under Stoney. New men and men lacking varsity experience will work un der Stoney until they show ability. Then they will be promoted to the varsity squad. This will permit of more inten sive coaching of the varsity men and of a material. The loyal and united support of every r'nen Fish :cess t old spirit, hit that ok :his the greatest yea: d always glad to serv4 Company 'C, CoNlumba S. student is Most. pecessary to isuire. our porportion ot success tnis fall. That is all the team and coaches, .who are An harmony, ask for. more thorough development of future -U.s.c. 1924 Jelly-Bean, rushing into cafe; speaking loudly to waitress-"One soft scrambled egg." 1924 Waitress, coolly---"Are you giving an order, or announcing yourself ?" -Selected DID YOU GET Yes-a Beautiful Imported Eni - And $1.90-3 -Choice of Whi KO) 1405 Main Street Meet Me At Tapp's --FOR OVER A This store has been the bt for Ladies' Ready-to-V Piece Goods, Notions and over twenty years the gc South Carolina have be and buying dependab QUANTITY WITHOUT QU The James L.' COLUM RENT A f DRIVE IT - Special Rates to I Where to Go - How to Ge Ford and Nash Cars - OF COLI. 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