tl TAR HEEL. 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. 0 ; .1VP Urb-e rr-i1 re JN. C.-ll A.&M.-O. -on kicks off 40 yards to . who carries it 20 yards, tkes an txcellent 65 yard 5 id left end fnr a tvmVi. , - " - .VHU lir,v 1 'huli Co, "nti n 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.

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