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1 ATTaTT If yr 1 1 JLo THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. il. 5, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, N. C, Oct, 10th. 1896. NO. 4. fl f 1 W II 1 1 M v SI ' J mm. m m m m m m mm m u r. n m mm Chatties In The Foot-ball Rules. The Irr.:ii and White Owing" to unfortunate circumstani ces, two sets of rules were adopted ,' iomC ?hr p-overned the fames 1 i , .i.-opn rheditrerent coneg-es. i ms .,n-ailv caused dissatisiaction and v,.n ill ieeling among tne colleges, n tWefore became necessary to 11 - . form a new code or rules to govern aj jrailies in Uic nuuic. uniii-u H,nti was therefore brought about bv the University Athletic cluo in March of tins year, '-with the result that a meeting-.. of ; the representa- called to devise a uuitorm code and one which would Te satisfactory to -.11 mnrerned. The committee was tJ v v composed of the following- men, all well known foot-ball enthusiasts : J. H. Sears of , Harvard, John C. Bell of University of Pennsylvania Alex Moffat of Princeton, Professor L. M. Den u is of Cornell, Paul J. Dashiell of Lehigh, and Walter Camp of Yale. At the first meeting-of this committee, Mr. Camp was unanimously elected chairman and secretary. " The . rules which were adopted by a unanimous "vote were submitted to the University Athletic club, which, through its executive committee, approved the action of the rules committee. The most concise and forcible summing- up of thechang-es brought about by the new rues is contained in Spaldiug-'s Official Foot-ball Guide for 18, which says : "The principal chang-es, outside of mere alterations in the wording-, were made in the ' rules governing- fair, catch and scrimmage. The former has, after a season of trial, been brought back to its old ruling otheelinga catch, but the. penalty of two years ago, viz., fifteen yards, which was attached at the time when the lavv'was made providing for holding up the haud, has been retained. The situation then is the same as three vears asro, save that the catcher is protected by a very severe penalty against interference or being thrown,. It is highly in- Fouanie mat there will be any m- tniigetnent of this ;rule in the face of a Inns; nf fi f ttni m fdu "In a scrimmage the feeling gainst to6 great concentration of plays has shown itself, and momen tum plays are practically eliminated admass plays held in check in two ways. Ruling, that no player stall. take more than a single step Wore the ball is put in play, save one man who may be in motion toward his own goal, will bar out tU forms of momentum play, much to the satisfaction of most players a spectators. The, rule forbid dlllg five men to bunch ' inside of tackles will help to hold back mass P'ay, although by no means elimi nating them. It is to be hoped ttat the good judgment of captains anl Coaches can be relied upon to Jeethat there is fully as much td gained j a " : opetf. '" play"'' as in the Continued toJourih pae. Foot Ball Progress. The progress and development made in the team's work during the week has been a great source of eui couragemcnt to all concerned in turn ing out a winning Varsity this Fall) The men are fast getting in form! and the effects of the training table are already noticeable. Quick, snappy ball is fast becom ing the feature of the practices and the team work is improving. About team work, however, we would like to say a Word: Conbined, united action must be evidenced in every play, and without this combined ac tion failure is sure to follow. A foot-ball team may well be compared with a machine, composed of many parts, each part depending on the other; with the happy combi- nation of all these parts success is achieved; without this combination, nothing can be accomplished. Therefore it behooves the entire, team to work together, hand to hand and shoulder to shoulder, and move forward in solid phalanx to victory. The management is doing all in its power to help the team. Coach' Johnston appears on the field even ings, always pent up with enthusiasm and ever finding some ' defect and applying the needed remedy. All that is now necessary is strong letermination on the part of the players. Let every man feel that something depends on him, that he in some manner is responsible for the team's success, and we will roll up many a big score before the sea son is over. The Hellenian. After a brief delay the organiza tion of. the '97 Hellenian has been completed. , Darius Eatman, 97, was on Tues day elected Editor-in-Chief, W. J. Myers, E. K. Graham, andC S. Carr, Business Managers. will begin at once on the Prof. Cobb's "Some Beginnings of '.' Science."; . In the October number of Afipel tons Popular Science Monthly will be found an article by Prof. Collier Cobb entitled, "Some Beginnings of Science." This is really a patriotic article and every one devoted to his University will lok it up and read it: ..... . Prof. Cobb shows that the Uni versity of North Carolina va the pioneer m science in thi country Before Harvard, or the Teat insti tutioas of this country, had done anything in this direction, the Httl North Carolina University had buil an obseratorv and updertakeu ageo logical survey. This survey was authorized by the Lfgislature and was begun by Prof Denison' Olmstead in 1823. In 1824 Dr. Caldwell ' returned from Europe with astronomical instru ments and the following-year began the first systematic observations o the heavens made in this country. The old clock that now ticks away the time in the Bursar's office was among- the collection of instru ments brought from Europe by Dr; Caldwell. In 1827 the observatory, the first in the United States, was built; but was destroyed by fire about ten years later. l ne instruments were placed in an old building owned by Dr. Mitch el, lately occupied by Mr. Utleyasa workshop. In the attic of this building parts of the telescope can still be seen. The article is interesting-and well illustrated with cuts of the old ob servatory, clock and telescope; also likenesses of Drs.Caldwell, Mitchel, and Olmstead. Work annual. ' The editors are ready to do all in their power to make the book a credit to the University, and yill leave no stone unturned to bring about that result. In addition to those above men tioned the editors are Pinnix, Ruf fin, Gold, Askew, Lewis, Lake, Suttle, and Simpson. The Tennis Championship. The tournament to decide the Tennis Championship has brought to light more good players and more tennis enthusiasm than we ever dreamed was in our midst. Ihe players in each class will decide the class championships and these cham pions will decide the championship of all college. These champion- ionships have cot been decided; but the indications now point to Lewis, a ' -r d K., as champion ot resh class; Alston as champion of Sophomore class; Lewis, K., as cnampion or the Junior class; and Mangum, Sen ior class. Of these four Mr. Mangum will have little trouble in winning tne College championship. Subscribe to The Tar Heel. Glee and Mandolin Club. The Glee and Mandolin Clubs have been organized with exceeding ly bright prospects for the present season, although the lack of a Ban jo club will be sadly missed. Among the sing-ers are Messrs. Eatman, Leader, Myers, Pfohl, Kearney, Boddie, Anderson, and others. Dr. Chas. Mangum, our Assistant Professor of Medicine, may sing first tenor. He will be a valuable acquisition, having been one of the founders and one of the best singers the club has ever had. In the Mandolin Club, Mr. E. V. Patterson has been elected leader. The other members will be Messrs. Kearney, Myers, Elliott, Richard son, Branch, Pfohl, Cowles, How ard, Anderson, Gudger, and Pick ard. Owing to the .very successful management of last year's Club by Mr. Gwyn, the treasury is in a flourishing condition and furnishes a firm foundation for the finances of the coming season. : . Y. M. C. A, Monday J. K. Pfohl. . ' Tuesday F. W. Coker. Wednesday W. J. Brogden. Thursday E. L. Harris. Dr. Battle's Lectures. The many calls made upon the members of our Faculty for lec tures and speeches show their great popularity throughout the State. Dr. Battle is especially taxed with this sort of work and never refuses to serve the people and advertise the TJuiversity for which he has labored so many years. Dr., Battle returned Thursday from a trip of this kind to Caswell and Alamance counties where he de livered two lectures. The first, on "One Hundred Tears Constitution al Changes in North Carolina, "was delivered at Union Ridge Academy in Alamance county. Rev. Thos. W. Strovvu, Principal. The' second was delivered Suuday morning at Bethel church in Caswell county. The sub ject of this lecture was "St. Paul at Athens." Dr. Battle is loud in his praises of the kind hearted hospitality of the people whom he met and assures us that they are prosperous and know nothing of hard times. There was no -iumbliuLr, no talk of mortgages, everybody was happy and contented with his lot. , ' Senior Class Election. At a meeting of the Senior Class held Saturday, October 3, the following-officers were elected: David B. Smith, President. W.DTCarmichael, Vice-President. T. L. Wright, Historian. W, S. Myers, Poet. Then. F. Klut'tz, Prophet. ' J. S. Wray, Statistician. A. F. Williams, Secretary. B. Craige and R. Vance Whitener were elected members of the Com mon's g-oyerning Board. Reporters at the University. It may be interesting to many to know that over thirty boys in the University are regular reporters for sonu' newspaper. This is an CAceedingly good thing for the University and keeps the people of every section of the State posted as to what is happening at their educational center. In order that these reporters may obtain the most important items about the progress and general cir- . TT ' i cumstances ot the university, a conference is held bv them on every Friday afternoon under the super vision of Mr. W, C. Smith. He ob tains beforehand, from Dr. Alder- .i ..r i. 4- ...U'.U man, an tne news oi mieicsi vvun would be known by the executive and not by the student body at arge. This, in turn, he reports to the newspaper correspondents at their conference, and so the State papers are kept well posted in re gard to affairs of interest concern- ng the University. Notice. On account of the North Carolina State Agricultural Fair, Oct. 19-23, the- Southern Kailway win sen round trip tickets to Raleigh at rate of SI. 00 for the round-trip. Tickets on sale Oct. 21-22 ; final limit Oct. 26., continuous passage in each di rection. This rate embraces one ad mission to the Fair Grounds.
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