VOL. I.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, N. C., MARCH 30, 1893.
NO. G.
THE TAR HEEL.
A weekly paper published at the
University of North Carolina
under the auspices of the Univer
sity Athletic Association, devoted
to the interests of the University at
large N
Issued every Thursday morning.
It will contain a summary of all
occurrences in the University and
village of Chapel Hill.
Space will be assigned for the
thorough discussion of all points
pertaining to the advancement and
growth of the University.
A brief account each week of the
occurrences in the amateur athe
letic world, with especiaj attention
1 to our own athletic interests, and
progress in Football, Baseball,
Tennis, etc.
All society news, personals and
every subject of interest both to
the students and citizens of the vil
lage, will be treated each week.
The columns will be open to dis
cussion on all appropriate subjects
with an endeavor to do full jus
tice to everyone. The chief and
his assistants will decide as to ap
propriateness of articles no anony
mous articles will be accepted with
out anthors name being known to
the chief, which will bo in confi
dence, if desired.
Advertisers will note that this is
the best, quickest, and surest, means
by which they can reach the stu
dents. For notes see or write
"Business Manager of Tar Heel,"
Chapel Hill, N. C., or drop him a
card and he will call.
W. L. TAliKERSLEYUQ.,
FANCY
GROCER
IES,
Confectioneries, Fruits, Cigars, Tobacco,
&.c, &c.
'92 RULES ADOPTED.
Owing to important changes in
the rules of this year, Mr. Rob
ertson," President of the S. I. A.
A. did not wish to take upon him
self the responsibility, of deciding
whether the association would be
governed by last year's rules or
or this years' s, so he wrote to
every club asking them what rules
they wished to play under, and
by a vote of . five to four, last;
year's rules were adopted "in to
to." Those favoring the reten
tion of the old rules were, Johns
Hopkins, St. John's, University
of Virginia, Sewanee and Uni
versity of N. C: Those voting
for the new rules were Wake
Forest, Vanderbilt, University of
Tennessee and University of Ala
bama. So you see all the clubs
of the northern division save
Wake Forest, voted for the old
rules. The most important
change in the rules is in regard
to the pitcher's box, which is
placed five feet further back.
Below we give a list of the
of the games played last season
by the University of Vermont:
' University of Vermont against
Fordham College, 4-0.
University of Vermont against
Georgetown University, 8-5.
University of Vermont against
University of Virginia, 10-0.
University of Vermont against
Syracuse University, 21-3.
University of Vermont against
Syracuse University, 27-1.
University of Vermont against
Union College, 6-0.
University of Vermont against
Cornell, 1-5.
University of Vermont against
Cornell, 9-5.
University of Vermont against
Wesleyan, 7-6. , '
University of Vermont against
Yale, 8-1.
University of Vermont against
Brown University, 4-1.
The custom of wearing cap and
gown is becoming more popular.
The senior classes of Harvard,
Yale, Princeton, Amherst, Wil
liams, and Dartmouth h a v e
adopted them. The Aegis says
"-The three greatest things in col
lege at present are the cap and
gown, university extension, and
foot-ball."
ATHLETICS AT THE UNI
, VERSITY.
Since college athletics, as at
present managed,- have been the
subject of attack-in certain quar
ters of late, it is well to make a
statement as to the position taken
by the University, and which it
means to maintain. The recent
interview of the .President of the
University, wnicn appeared m
one of the daily papers, is unan
swerable a,s an appeal for physical
training and honest, manly sport.
The critics. who mav be well
meaning but certainly are lacking
in knowledge and fairness, con
cede the necessity for such; train
ing and the value of athletics, but
harp upon the evils, of inter-collegiate
contests and railroad trav
eling. The University recog
nizes the possible dangers and
abuses in both the contests and
the traveling. The authorities
have tried absolute freedom, pro
hibition and license. College
sports here have passed through
all three phases and no one ac
quainted with the fact can fail to
see that license is by far the best.
That means that the conclusion
has been reached, that it is best
to foster, supervise, and restrict
when necessary. And this is the
conclusion to which nearly every
college in the United States has
come. To state the reasons ' for
this conclusion very briefly. Com
petition is absolutely necessary to
instill life and spirit into athletics.
Our experience has been, that the
games stopped when the chance
to compete was removed. Again
it is essential for proper training
and skillful playing. Exercise is
one of the benefits to be gotten
from a game, but great good comes
from the training of eye and ear
and hand and foot, from the learn
ing to obey and learning to com
mand. A game well played is
worth far more than a loose and
unskillful oneK Again, these com
petitions give a certain tone to
college life. The absorbing topic
each season is the team and its
prospects, the faults of the men
and their good points, and the
chances for the championship.
This is mentally restful, it is
healthful and is a great aid in
maintaining order and discipline.
Lastly, the members of the teams
get pleasant trips without expense
to themselves or their parents.
The foot-ball team of last year
traveled about two thousand miles
visiting Richmond, Charlottes
ville, Atlanta and Nashville and
saved some ten or twelve dollars
over and above their expenses.
The public paid for the trip.
Only during one season did the
boys have to bear any part of their
expenses.
At the expressed request of the
young men themselves, these fi
nancial matters are under the
supervision of an alumnus or a
member of the faculty. All ab
sences from college duties are
under strict faculty control. Only
so much time js granted as is due
to so important a feature of college
life. No student under discipline
or "on probation" can go off with
the team, nor can one who is re
ported by the professors as delin
quent in his studies.
The team is at all times under
the strictest of pledges to its cap
tain, and besides, it has happened
so far that in all extended trips
some representative of the faculty
has been with them. It must be
said that he has never felt him
self to be, nor has he been regar
ded a spy set to watch them. He
was simply, for the time being,
one of the boys.
Any parent can, for any reason
that may seem good to him, ob
ject to his son's joining a team
or going off with the others, and
his wishes will be, of course, re
spected, however unwise the fac
ulty may think him to be. Why
he should express his disapproba
tion of other people's sons being
permitted to accompany the
"tramp teams" by keeping his
son from enjoying any of the ben
efits of the University, is a mys
tery which we will have to leave
to our critics to fathom.
The University takes her stand
for the best in scholorship and the
best in the moral and physical
man.; She will foster all truly,
manly sport. She seeks to teach
her sons to be wise, skillful and
enduring, to be chivalrous in vic
tory and unconquered by defeat,
in all things true gentlemen.
She takes more pride in what the
Atlanta papers said of the cour
tesy, gentlemanly conduct and
q u i et Sunday behavior of her
boys, than in their record of bril
liant victory.