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THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE . UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
Vol. 8,
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, N. C, Oct. II, 1899.
NO. 3.
fFIRST GAME.
,e "Farmers" Play Hard, but
Go Down Before the Varsity.
N. C. 34
A.&M. 0.
The first game of the season took
nrp on the football grounds Sat-
ifrday afternoon between the A. &
I . 1 .1 XT .
X College team ana tne varsity
The visitors put up an excellent
ame and many say that it is the
1 est state team that our team has
Apt tor many years, out as is
Jhown by the score it was no match
jfor our team. Thegame.as a whole
i-as very good. There were very
4w fumbles, but most too many off
sides. The Varsity played good
1 all and there is no criticism at all
i be made, unless it is that once or
Wice the ball was lost by the backs
tarting before the ball was put in
to play. Great interest was shown
n the game, as the "farmers" came
r i 1 i
ftp sure ot scoring at . least one
ouch-dowri. The crowd was very
air in spite of the little rain that
11 during almost the entire game.
The game was called at 4 o'clock
ivith Carolina defending the east
foal." Person kicks 45 yards to
Craves, who brings it up 25 yards.
oehler loses 1 yard. Eoehlergoes
Iround right end for 25 yards.
fcoxe gains 5 yards over left tackle.
oxe loses 3 yards,- but on next
flown gains 2 yards. Koehler then
akes ball and with a beautiful 40
ard run goes over for a touch-
ilown.
Time 3.2 minutes.
Graves fails to kick goal.
Score, N.C.-5 A. & M.-O
Person then kicks 25 yards to
Bennett, ball is fumbled, rolls out
side and Whitley falls on it. A. &
M's. ball on their 30 yard line.
Whitley goes thru for 1 yard.
iPerson gains 2 yards and Bunn 2.
feunn ap-ain makes 1 yard. Person
fgains 1 yard and Whitley fails to
Sain.
Ball goes over to Carolina. Gra
ves gains 3 yards thru the line and
then 1. Coxe fails.
Ball goes to A.&M. Person goes
thru for yard and then loses .
Carolina is offside giving A.&M. 10
yards. Whitley gains yard and
then 2 yards. Person makes 1
yard and is followed by Bunn with
one more. Whitley rains 2 yards.
Person fails to gain the required
amount and ball goes over to N. C.
Here A.&M. loses its only good
chance of scoring.
Coxe goes thru the line for 4
yards, then around lef : end for 10.
Koehler gains 1 yard thru the line
and then around right end for a
beautiful 65 yard run.. -Graves
njakes 1 yard. Koehler gains
)'afd and Graves goes over for the
-'cond touch-down.
Time 7 minutes.
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re JN. C.-ll A.&M.-O.
-on kicks off 40 yards to
. who carries it 20 yards,
tkes an txcellent 65 yard
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Time 45 seconds.
Graves kicks goal.
Score, N. C.-17 A.&M.-O.
Person then kicks 45 yards to
Graves, who advances it 15 yards
Coxe gains 10 yards. Koehler loses
2 yards, fumbles and A.&M. gets
ball.
Whitley gaius'2. yards and then
1 yard. A.&M. off side and ball
goes over to Carolina.
Coxe makes 3 yards, and Koehler
fails. Time called .with the ball in
A.&M's. territory.
Score, N. C.-17 A.&M.-O.
Second Half.
Kankin takes Phuer s place at
left guard and McRae relieves
Coxe at rirht half.
Graves kicks off 40 yards to Mc-
Kiunon who advances 15 yards.
Bunn gains 1 yard,- Carolina off
side giving A.&M. 10 yards. Per
son advances 2 yards. A.&M.
fumbles and loses 4 yards. Per
son then drops back and makes a
good punt to Martin who makes 15
yards. McRae goes around left for
25 yards. Koehler makes 2 yards.
Graves 3 yards and then thru the
line again for two. yards. McRae
gains 6 yards. Koehler carries it
around right end 25 yards. McRae
gains 4 yards. Graves 3 yards and
McRae advances 8 yards for touch
down..
Graves fails to kick goal. --
Score, N. C.-22 A.&M.-O.
Person sends the ball spinning 35
yards to Rankin who advances 15
yards. McRae gains 7 yards and
then 6. Koehler makes 1 yard.
Graves goes thru centre for 15
yards. Bennett gains 5 yards.
McRae loses 4 yards. Shull makes
6 yards. Graves fails and ball
goes over.
Ball given to Whitley who fum
bles and Phifer gets it; Carolina's
ball.
Martin is replaced by Lawson at
quarter. McRae makes 5 yards.
Koehler gains 4 yards and again 2
yards. Koehler then goes around
for 10 yards. Graves goes thru
line for 4 yards. McRae for 2
yards. Graves loses 1 yard. Koeh
ler goes over right tackle tor 4
yards. Graves carries it the re
maining 6 yards, for another touch
down. Graves kicks goal.
Score, N. C.-28. A.&M.-O.
Bellamy relieves McRae at right
half.
Person kicks 40 yards to Bel
lamy who carries it 10 yards. Ball
goes to A.&M. on off side by Caro
lina. After going from one side to the
other three or four times on off
sides, it ends in Carolina's hands.
Bellamy makes 4 yards. Graves
thru line for 3 yards. Koehler
makes anothtr beautiful long run
for 75 yards around right end.
Graves makes $ yards. Bennett
makes 8 yards with two or three
men hanging to him. Bellamy goes
over for the last touch-down.
Graves kick's goal.
Score, N. C.-34 A.&M.-O.
Person kicks 20 yards to Rankin
who crawls 5 yards. Shull gains
6 yards. Koehler loses 5 yards.
Graves drops back for a punt but
tiirfe is called, with the ball on
A.&M's. 45 yard line.
Score, N. C.-34 A.&M.-O.
First Faculty Lecture.
Dr. Battle talks on "Bench
and Bar of Raleigh as I knew
it".
The first of the series of fortnight
ly lectures bv members of the
last year's scores.
The following- Is the line up of the two
teams:
A.&M. Position Varsity.
McKinon j R.E. Osborne
Newton . R.T. Bennett
Paschall R.G. Phifer.I
McNeal , C. Cuninghani
Bowden L. G. , Phifer.W.
Turner : h.T. Shull(Capt.)
Ramsey L.E. Simpson
Morson Q.B. Martin
Person(Capt.) F.B. .Graves
Bunn R.H.B. Coxe
Whitley I L,.H.B. Koehler
Substitutes.
son, and Richardson, N. C.
Referee Dr. Baskerville.
Umpire J, R. Carr.
Time-keeper Card and Howell
Linesmen Parker and Brem.
Halves 20 minutes each.
This is a repetition of last year's faculty, that are to take place this
score and it is to be hoped that the year, was delivered by Dr. Battle
team will do as good work in, every last Thursday night in the Chapel
other game and repeat if not better, on the subject, "The Bench and
liar ot Kaleigh as I knew it.
Dr. Alderman in announcing the
subject, said that it is proper that
the course should be introduced
by Dr. Battle, who is the Nestor
of our faculty world. We feel that
heisone of the great names about the
University. ,
Dr. Battle arose amid applause.
He said his graduation speech was
made in this same Hall 50 years ago,
and that he has been directly con
nected with the University for;
thirty six years. His lecture was
to be conversational in style of :
Parker Wright, and Iouffee, A.&M. O m e Ot his old a S S O C 1 a t e S,
McRae, Rankin, Bellamy, Mclver, fcaw- and WaS t0 embraCe lawyers who
were in Kaleigh trom 1854 to 1804
as he knew them.
He told the original, meaning
of the Bench and Bar and of the
jurisdiction of-the Courts then, very
different from now. He cave the
" . names and recited anecdotes and in-
The Gymnasium. cidents of raany of these old law.
There is not an institution of the yers, all of whom have a State rep-
size of the University to be found utation and many of national re
any where in the country whose gym- pute.
nasium is in a worse condition than Among the Supreme Court Jud
the University gymnasium. "There ges were Badger. Brown, Bryan,
is in it an abundant supply of . im- Brown and others. The Lawyers
proved gymnastic apparatus." So were: George Washington Hay
the Catalogue says. But if this wood, a Chapel Hill student whom
be true the students have Dr. Battle calls the Nestor of all
never enjoyed it. "All students lawyers.
except Seniors are required to at- B. F. Moore, another University
tend at least three hours a woek." boy, the great constitutional law-
They get a "notice" if they do not yer. ,
go. But what inducements are there Henry W. Miller, a student here
to a student to go? He may go pre- also, who was a great orator and
pared to do good work and when he very fluent of speech.
gets there all the apparatus is oc- Major Lewis and Quint Busbee,
cupied, which requires only about who was Dr. Battle's law partner,
ten or fifteen good men. Edward Graham Haywood, who
There are two good horizontal was very learned; Gov. Fowle,
bars just lying in the corners, tha "Silver Tongued Orator;"
kept, we suppose,like our arc-lights, Judge Saunders, Patrick Henry
to be used when the "Visiting Com- Winston, Col. Cantwell; Kemp
mittee" go their rounds. The boys Merrick, Att. Gen. Ransom, Att.
might break them if they were put Gen. Jenkins, "Dick" Badger,
up. It is true that the hall has to Judge Osborne and last and great
be used as a gymnasium and for est of all, Geo. 10. Badger, who
commencement purposes, but that was a master of sarcasm, was very
does not prevent us having a good bitter and paradoxical and was a
"jimmy" during the year. Why master of humor. He was a fine
don't we have more "modern ap- theologian and very fond of anec-
pliances for exercise?" dotes.
There is nothing to be said against Dr. Battle's reminiscences' of
the instructor, as he is doing his these great old men who have
best, but he cannot induce the stu-r helped to make the State what it
dents to come just to see the fortun- is, and his anecdotes of incidents in
ate fifteen exercising. their lives was iuteresting and in- -
The gymnasiums of many of the structive.
preparatory schools are better Many of these were students
fitted up than that of " the State at1 the .University and tbough
University. There is a flaw some- out their life had great love for it.
where and the sooner it is remedied The lecture was closed amid loud
the better. applause by the large audience.
The best debater in the Phi So- Mr. Thad Jones who has been a
ciety last Saturday night was Mr. way from the Hill several days re
J E Avent. turned yesterday morning.