Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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CLOSE GAM Carolina's One Gives Laval's LOSE CHANCE AT CROWN Gamecocks Drop First Contest to State Team Before Record Crowd at Greenville "We went-we saw -end we came back." Half a thousand cheering students backing the Carolina Gamecocks invad ed Greenville last Saturday and wit nessed a defeat which destroyed Caro lina's chances for full ownership of the Focus Club cup this year, although there remains the possibility that the Birds may be tied with Furman with five wins and one loss at the close of the season. The game was lacking in the spec tacular. Through the first half the twc elevens seemed to be waiting for th< other to start something, and it was not until the last quarter, when Furman led in the scoring, the Gamecock stood fortl in his might. Then, he played desper. ately more than effectively and his ef forts availed no scoring. Furman outplayed the Garnet and Black, the figures show, but that had nothing to do with the scoring of theit two points. In the last quarter with th; ball on Carolina's 19 yard line; Roger; signalled for a right end run The ball in passing from the center's hands hit the calf of his leg and glanced sharply to the left, rolling to the goal line. Bill Rogers sped after the oval and fell upot it. Referee Dixon Foster decreed tha1 the play was a safety and the ball wa: put in play on the 30 yard line. Biggest Game of Week The game was the biggest of the weel in the State and drew the second largest attendance of any Palmetto contest thi5 year, being only surpassed by the Caro lina-Clemson classic of fair week. I1 was estimated that about 8,000 peopk saw the game with a decided bearing upon the championship of the state. Ar enormous crowd thronged the streets of the textile center from early in th< morning and was considerably swelled by the arrival of the Carolina specia train and those who came for the gam< through the country. Colors were it evidence at every turn and the statel3 old Garnet and Black was not outnum bered. The Carolina band, as soon as the spe. cial train arrived, began a parade up t< the county court house in front of which several selections were played. Member. of the football team were dressing it thir rooms at the Poinsett hotel nearby Birds' Tackling Vicious Carolina did not display the teamworl that characterized their work agains the Citadel nor the drive, but theil tackling was vicious. Time and agait Garnet and Black players shook up theii op)ponents by fiercely attacking thenm cat,sing one fumble and one fair catch The game started auspiciously enougi for Carolina. The Gamecocks recoveret a fumble on the second play wvhich pu them on Furman's 40 yard line, but tw< passed from Rogers to Wright faile< and Wimberly had to kick over the goa line. In the same quarter Wimberl, got loose around left endl for a 15 yari sp)rint followed quickly by a first dIowI by Jack Wright. On the next play however, the Carolina drive wvas stoppe< when Long was tackled behind the lini of scrimmage. Furman Wastes Chances In the second quarter Laval's mei fluked on twvo chances for touchdowns once when they were offside at thi wrong time and again when their captait muffed a pass behind the goal, br.t th< play continued usually in midfield. After the safety in the last quarter Carolina took the ball on her .30 yar< line with eight minutes to play. Lonj gains were made through the passini route, but none of them were consisten enough to last until the goal was reached At one time it seemed that Carolina ha< recovered a p)unt on the four yard lin, but the officials said that the ball has tovched a Carolina player before graz ing the Furman player's leg. Carolin; again had the ball on the 30 yard line bu did not attempt to kick for the field goal. How They Shone Wimberly played a magnificent gain for the Gamecocks for the time he wa in the game. His swiftness of foe E GOES TO Serious Break Men A dvan tage The Gridiron Inkpol ALL THE WORLD may be waiting for the sunrise, as a popular bal lad insists, but all the University students are waiting for the big Turkey Day feast and the champ ion battle between the Biddies and the young Purple Hurricane of Furman University. AT HIGH NOON Thanksgiving on University field the Biddies will wage war with the Fresh eleven of Furman for the state title of fresh man football. This contest has a twofold interest for Carolina, first to win the state title, and second to avenge the defeat administrated to the Garnet and Black varsity eleven at Greenville by Furman recently. THE BATTLE promise to have all the color of a varsity game. The Caro lina freshmen will be in the cheer ing section bubbling over with en thusiasm for their team. Indicat ions are that a large populaence of fans will be on hand for the holi day game. THE VICTORY CROW of the Bid (lies has sounded defeat into the ears of three strong state fresh men teams already this season. The Clemson Cubs, Citadel and the Wofford Pups fell before the attack Coach Stoney's protegees. CAROLINA HAS this year the strongest Frosh eleven it has had in years. The Biddies have a for midable offensive drive, and a stubborn -defense for any team to attack. THE YOUNG HURRICANE has like wise been playing a fast game this season. It has routed the forces of each foe. - BY COMPARAITVE SCORES the Furman freshman eleven is two touchdowns or more better than the Biddies, but this means little to Stoney's men who are bent on bringing the state title into their roost. THE GAMECOCK VARSITY squad will be idle Turkey Day, but on the -following Satt:rday will play thc Praying Colonels of Centre onUni versity fed IN THE PAST games Carolina has p)layed with Centre, the Birds have met defeat, but it is the belief of the students that the tide will turn this year. THIs CAROLINA-CENTRE game will miark the close of a success ful season for Coach Branch Bo cock's hopes. The Birds have en joyedl a swell feast of cleancut victories at the expense of Eirs kine, North Carolina State, Clem son, Citadel, and Wofford. provedl highly annoying to Furman tack-! lers. Rogers played his cool and coni Isistently good game at quarterback and got off several spiraling and elusive punts. "Red" Swink shone as a dhefen sive star and in his favorite role as -interceptor of the forward pass. Wani I namaker and Wright started the game e and performed creditably. SBill Boyd in the line was a boulder on (- dfense. His mighty tackles were re spected b)y the various Furman backs. Captain J. C. Long and Si Seidemann were a strong pair of tackles and gave the Purp,le trouble when plays were sent toward them. At the ends, Marion Swink was a great success and "Buster'' Holcombe made good when sent in as a t suhstttte f'URMAN, 2-0 Biddies in Position To Win Championship Clean Record of Both Carolina And Furman Freshman Teams Makes Issue Important . FURMAN HAS GOOD TEAM Coach Norman Will Bring Sev eral Out-of-State Stars With Hi Wrsatile Eleven on Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day will not be devoid of thrills of a gridiron nature in Colum bia on account of the fact that the var sity will be inactive then. Instead there looms the possibility of a game as spec tacular as has been seen here this season, the contest between Carolina and Fur man for the freshman championship of the state. As the situation appears now, Coach Burnett Stoney's crackerjack Biddie ag gregation ranks with the young Baptists as leaders in the rat circles this year. Comparing the scores, Furman appears to be the better team, but that they are can only be proven to the Biddies by a win from them. The common foe of the two teams was Citadel which Coach Stoney's men beat 9 to 0 and which Coach Norman's team rudely set back the first part of the sea son with a 25 to 0 defeat. It seems that the Furman rats have had a habit lately of winning by a margin of more than 40 points from some of the best frosh teams of this part of the country. Both Teams Undefeated As both elevens are undefeated in the state so far their meeting will resemble the one of last week between the varsity teams which drew an unusually large crowd. The mere fact that Carolina will play Furman will swell the gate receipts. Further, the game will be one of titular importance. The freshmen have been taking on big portions of hard work lately in antici pation of their *hardest struggle of the year. They will not be disabled, it ap pears, by the loss of any star players when the first whistle blows on Turkey Day, but Furman will be feeling equally fit and ready to fight. The Furman team has several out-of-state stars who, it is predicted, will become known in the state football circles. To go with these, it is said, there are other excellent men who fill out a diversified eleven. Biddies' Show Power The competency of the Carolina rats has, on the other hand, been proven by their clean record, especially the defeat of the North Carolina first year men. The Tarheel yor.ngsters had already tak en the powerful Maryland team to ride and had aspirations for the Southern crown when they met the Palmetto ma 'chine. Should Carolina beat Furman, she wvill hlave a claim, and a good one, on that crown. Early season dope from the camp of the Furman frosh was to the effect that an unusually fine team would make itself known to others of the state. A strong line was predicted and Schneider, all Southern high school halfback from Memphis, and Blount of the same place wvere p)ointed to as strength for any back field. The predictions have proven true, but whether they are true wvhen confront edl by an earnest brood of Biddies intent on a third state chlampionship for the Carolina freshmen in fot:r years .call be onlly showvn by winning thle game next Thlursday. "Stay at Homes" Show T rue Carolina Spirit T o Columbians Wh1ilec Greenville loudly annIouncedI tile begininlg of the classic game-Fur mall vs. Carolina, a small group of co-eds, who did not attend ' the game, gathered oni the tennis court in front of the Womaif's College and at exactly 2 :30 gave a loud yell for Carolina. For about fifteen minutes the dozen girls sang and yelled. ThIis is spirit I Thoughl the game was far away on the old home ground its supporters were still true. Later in the day on Main Street a few boys were seen lined on Main Street red yelling for Carolina. Regardless of the traffic they held their line and told Columbia why they were thr. 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