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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Volume XXVII.
CHAPEL HILL, N. C, MAY 9, 1919
Number 26
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IN LONG DRAWN OUT
CONTEST, TAR HEELS
DEFEATPALMETTOS
CAROLINA PLAYS STEADY
BALL DESPITE SLOW
FIELD
WILSON WAS IN GREAT FORM
All-round Good Work of the Infield
a Feature; Powell and
Milton Star
In a slow erame on a wet field the
Tar Heels defeated South Carolina
Wednesday 5 to 0. Though the game
was exceedingly long in the matter of
time an occasional flash of brilliancy
and an occasional fast play was pulled
off . The prettiest feature , of the
South Carolinians' work was two
snappy double plays. There was no
particular individual playing on their
part. The Blue and White playing,
although not brilliant, was steady.
The features were pretty catches by
Powell and Saunders, the mound work
of Wilson, and the all-around good
work of the infield. The team had al
so improved in stick work.
The Tar Heels hit Skinner at all
stages of the game. Besides this he
was rather free with his passes.
"Lefty" Wilson pitched in great form,
allowing but three singles, but he
could not resist the temptation of
turning a few wild ones loose now and
then.
The Blue and White aggregation
started after Skinner in the first
stanza. "Wop" Feimster was present
ed with a two bagger on an error.
Powell, next up, swatted the pill for
two cushions, bringing Feimster
across the rubber. Bobbins ended the
rally by fanning.
Neither team was able to score in
the next two innings, though both had
men on the cushions. The necessary
punch was lacking when the bags were
occupied.
In the fourth, however, Powell's
men began to connect with the pellet
again. Lewis, safe on a bunt, took
second on a passed ball. Younce
sacrificed him to third. Milton tapped
the ball toward first and Lewis was
squeezed across. Milton was safe on
an error and then took second on a
passed ball. Saunders received four
bad ones. Herty then hit to third.
Milton crossed the plate and Saunders
was caught at third retiring the side.
The Tar Heels also garnered an
other tally in the next semester.
Feimster was passed. Powell got two
bases on an error. Then the South
Carolina lads proceeded to throw the
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Playmakers Soon to
Present Two New Ones
The Carolina Playmakers will pre
sent on the nights of May the 30th
and 31st a new program of folk
plays consisting of Peggy, a play of
farm life," and "The Fighting Cor
poral," a negro comedy. A third
play, "The Elemental Man," a moun
tain tragedy by Miss Willard Goforth,
is to be added if it is found that
there is time to produce it by the end
of May.
The plays to be produced were
written m Professor Koch's English 31
during the past year. They represent
two other types of plays to be placed
with the three already produced as
representative of the life of North
Carolina people.
"Peggy," a drama of farm tenant
life, was written by Harold William
son, who also takes part in the play.
The cast is:
' Will Warren, a tenant farmer
Professor McKee.
Mag, his wife Miss Elizabeth
Taylor.
Herman, their son Dick Battle.
McDonald, owner of the farm
George Denny.
Wesley, his son G. D. Crawford.
Jed Smith, a farm laborer Har
old Williamson.
"The Fighting Corporal," a negro
comedy of the present day, written
b.V Miss Louisa Reid, has a large" cast
which has not been fully decided. All
the characters are negroes. The cast
is:
The Parson John D. Shaw.
Judith, his wife Miss Madeline
Palmer.
Solomon, their son, the Fighting
Corporal Albert Oettinger.
Lily, the parson's oldest daughter
Miss Louisa Reid.
Hazeline, Rose Emma, Zella, Ruth
and Delle, daughters of the parson, of
assorted ages Miss Nancy Battle,
Miss Margaret Bullitti, Miss Lou
Shine, Miss Rachel Freeman and
Miss Betty Winston.
Mose, the small son of the parson
-George Henry.
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Dr. Hollander Discusses
Modern Economic Problems
Dr. Jacob Hollander, professor of
political economy at Johns-Hopkins
University, presented the annual
Weil lectures the first three nights
of this week, the general subject be
ing "American Citizenship and Econ
omic Welfare." Dr. Hollander, a dis
tinguished writer and thinker on
economic problems, is considered one
of the foremost authorities on econ
omic questions in this country. That
his abilities are real and rare is prov
en by the fact that three presidents
have appainted him to responsible
positions at home, in Porto Rico, and
in Santo Domingo.
This series of lectures was founded
and endowed by the Weil family of
Goldsboro, whose purpose in so do
ing was to have an annual series of
Jectures on American citizenship giv
en by some noted authority at this in
stitution. Professor McClellan, of
Princeton, inaugurated the steries in
1916, while Mr. MacDonald, editor of
the Toronto Globe, delivered the lec
tures in 1917.
In his first address, "The Citizen
and Producer," Dr. Hollander stated
that the world anxiously awaits re
adjustment after the structure of our
economic existence has been shaken
to its base. In respect to land and
capital, this country has suffered lit
tle from the war, while the business
world has seen a weeding out of the
weaker elements. The efficient func
tioning of the productive machinery
is shaky in the transition period from
a war to a peace footing. The four
essential measures that will give sta
bility to business operations are a
consistent governmental policy, cour
ageous deflation of credit, retrench
ment in public and private expendi
tures, and arbitral adjustment of in
dustrial disputes.
Speaking the second night of
"Labor's Hire," Dr. Hollander point
ed out the changes in wages brought
about by war conditions; how money
wages have materially increased, but
how real wages have relatively de
creased since 1914. In the present
period of change from war to peace
times, the insecurity of labor is
caused by unemployment, wage re
duction, inflated prices, and a reduc
tion in the social activities of the
state.
The question involved in labor dis
putes, the speaker affirmed, is the
part in production that should go to
labor. ' The conflict, now centering
around the cost of living, should be
regulated according to an equitable
standard of living by an impartial ar
bitral body.
Universality in taxation is the one
great need at present in our fiscal
system, was the. principal theme in
Dr. Hollander's last lecture, "Sinews
of Peace." The task of raising neces
sary funds now is to so levy taxes
that an economic burden will not rest
heavily upon the nation. The sources
of most just taxation are accumulated
capital, customary income, and wealth
accruing from increased production.-
Fiscal justice is derived from the
payment of taxes according to ability
to pay. Progressivity scale group
ing of incomes allows economic
justice. The danger here is that this
system of taxation will be extended
beyond the demands of government
revenue.
Tennis Aspirants Dwindle
Senior Tournament Monday
Due to "Jo-Jo's" continuous an
nouncements of rain the tennis tourna
ment has been played very slowly.
The courts have been used every after
noon that the mud would not go over
knee deep.
Those seniors who have survived so
far are Clement Eaton and "Snooks"
Durham. They have yet to play off
the doubles to decide the champion
ship. Kittrell and Washburn -are still
fighting for first place among the Jun
iors. .
Of the sophomores, there are several
unconquered heroes as yet. They will
battle the rest of the week, and the
victor will be announced later.
From the freshman group, Wil
liams and Barden are both unde
feated as yet.
The tournament will continue for
a few days longer, and a champion
form each class will be picked. Each
class will play each class twice, and
each champion will play each cham
pion twice. In this manner the
champion over 'all the classes will be
chosen.
. All ye seniors, take notice! A var
sity senior tournament starts Mon
day. Every man entering will drop
his name in the box on the door of
the Y office; if the box is full lay it
on the desk. The champions of this
will be determined by the "survival
of the fittest" method. The ones
staying in the fight the longest will
be chosen for the team.
ELABORATE PROGRAM
ARRANGED FOR THE
MEMORIAL CELEBRATION
EVENT OCCURS SATURDAY;
DAY FILLED WITH
FESTIVITY
COL PRATT AMONG SPEAKERS
Which Include Faculty and Overseas
Men; Battalion Drill
and Parade
The plans for the Confederate
Memorial Day Celebration, to take
place Saturday, May 10th., in Chapel
Hill, are practically completed. Since
there are more "veterans" this year
than ever before, of .course the cele
bration will be larger. As in every
previous year will the thin,grey line
come from far and near to discuss
"ole times" around the well. But with
the grey uniforms and bronze medals
of valor of the old Confederate Sol
diers will be found the khaki and
Croix du Guerre of the young, hot
blooded warriors. In short, the whole
of Saturday will be spent as a day
of reunion of fighters of every de
scription from the veterans of Get
tysburg to the bloody non-S. A. T. C.
man.
Extensive preparations have been
made by a committee, with Dr Patter
son as chairman. Promptly at 10:30
Saturday morning, the parade will
form on Franklin Street (The Street), -eastward
from the hotel. The line of
march will be up Franklin street past
the post office, around oClumbia
street and Cameron avenue to Mem
continued on page 4)
The contest for associate ed
itors on next year's Tar Heel
staff is now on. This contest
will run three weeks, including
this issue. All Freshmen Soph
omores, Juniors and Seniors are
eligible. A list of assignments
for each issue and the require
ments of the contest will be
found on the bulletin boards of
the Library, Gerrard Hall, and
the Post Office, hereafter on
Tuesday.
CAROLINA TEAMS LOSE
BOTH DEBATES HERE
AND IN BALTIMORE
DECISIONS CLOSE IN BOTH
CASES; 2-1 COUNT
' RESULT
- Carolina lost both intercollegiate
debates last Saturday here and at
Johns Hopkins by the close vote of
two to one. The debate on the query,
Resolved: That the Federal Govern
ment should own and operate the
railroads, was warmly contested at
'both places.
M, P. Patterson of Mount Airy and
C. T. Boyd of Gastonia upheld the af
firmative for Carolina, while W. P.
Estes and D. N. Sutton upheld the
negative for Virginia. At Johns
Hopkins University Carolina was rep
resented by W. C. Eaton and W. H.
Bcbbitt, who upheld the negative.
The judges were Judge Gilbert Ste
phenson of Winston-Salem. Hon Frank
Page of Aberdeen, and Dean W. N.
Wannamaker of Trinity College.
C. T. Boyd opened the affirmative
with the contention that it is a recog
nized fact that government owner
ship of railroads, is a powerful aid in
the effective functioning of the gov
ernment. He emphasized the fact
that the inherent defects of private
ownership are the inefficient use of
the facilities offered the railroads and
the waste arising from the failure to
cooperate for the good of the nation.
He concluded by contending that only
through government ownership can
unification of the railroads come.
Mr. W. P. Estes, the first speaker
on the negative, based his argument
oh the contention that government
ownership was unnecessary, that the
effects of the old system can be best
remedied by government regulation
and not government ownership, and
that political corruption would arise
cut of government ownership of the
railroads.
Concluding the argument for the
affirmative Mr. Patterson endeavored
to show that the government has con
ducted the railroad business with un
deniable success. He pointed out
that the nature of railroading is es
sentially a governmental function,
and that private ownership has failed
so far to serve efficiently in time of a
great national crisis and strain. Cit
ing the fact that the government has
completed the Panama Canal success
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Trinity Postpones Meet;
All-State Meet Here Sat.
J. Pluvius ruled that the track mcec
between Carolina and Trinity, w'ikh
was scheduled for Wednesday after
noon on the Athletic Field of the lat
ter institution, should not be staged.
The Tar Heel veterans of the cinder
path were in the act of boarding "Pen
dy's Special" when word was received
by Manager ' Cuthbertson from the
Methodists, stating that the condition
of their track was unfavorable for a
successful field event. Manager Cuth
bertson communicated with the offi
cials at Trinity in regard to staging
the contest at a later date, but it was
impossible to make a definite decision
owing to the big state meet here Sat
urday. On Saturday afternoon of this week
the big annual state track meet will be
staged on Emerson Field at 3 o'clock.
News from the other colleges states
that they are confident of taking off
the honors. It is; predicted that there
will be a strong aggregation of
Olympic stars from each college of im
portance in the state. The Carolina
team is in fine condition, and is confi
dent of a brilliant triumph for the
Blue and White. The local boys have
worked under the handicap of not hav
ing a regular coach this spring. How
ever the team has developed well un
der the coaching of Webb and Davis,
old track men who won their "N. C.'s"
in the past few years.
'Clinton B. Landis, '18, who is in
service overseas with the 81st Division
has been selected as one of the few
men from this division to take special
J work in the foremost French uni
versity.
Coach Lourcey to Leave
Tues. After Trinity Game
W. M. Lourcey, better known on
the campus as "Coach" or "Bill," is
leaving Tuesday after the last game
of a successful season has been fin
ished the game being with Trinity.
"Coach" came to the "Hill" with ex
cellent recommendations as to his
ability to play and also coach the
great American sport, and his record
here speaks for itself.
After winning a pennant for his
crew, the championship of the Navy
J League of the Eastern Coast, he jour
neyed down from Baltimore to take
charge of the chaotic conditions of
the local baseball market. He has
coached in other school, both colleges
and high standing "prep" schools.
Lourcey has also played in several
leagues of the Middle West, among
which are the Wisconsin-Illinois, the
fast Texas League, and for the past
season or two with the Western Asso
ciation. All of these are leagues of
Class A standing.
"Chaos" reigned when "Coach"
stepped off the "Dinky." The war was
just over; Carolina was trying to for
give and forget the days of S.A.T.C.
done, but this was easier to say than
do. Some of last year's star men
had not returned then. Would the
new men be allowed to play? If so,
what was in the new men? "It was
a perfect mess," as the fair sex say.
But with a protruding under jaw and
a light of hope in his eye "Coach"
called for men, and they came out in
large numbers. Then there was the
weeding-out process to go thru with.
The new men showed up exceptionally
well, and played in the first few
games. The one-year rule was then
put back into operation, and the gaps
thus left had to be filled. Thus has it
been thru the entire season, a series
of ups and downs, but that all these
situations have been met fairly and
squarely and handled in the right
wxy the record of Coach "Bill" and
his team demonstrates to even the
most skeptical inhabitant of the
campus.
Thus has the "Coach" labored thru
the season. If results tell anything,
they certainly should entitle the
"Coach" to at least one clean sheet iff
St. Peter's Book. He has led the
team thru one of the most successful
seasons Carolina has ever had. Look
at "The March Thru Virginia," whn
Carolina won four out of six, among
them being the 7-1 victory over her
"ancientest" foe, to say nothing of
having to travel over the entire Old
Dominion commonwealth. Then take
a slant at the Virginia series, which
was the most exciting in years as it
ran into a four game series instead oi
the usual two out of three variety.
Thus could you wander on thru the
season, but all things must come to
an end even good things.
At present Coach William M. "Bill"
Lourcey is much in demand. He al
ready has a contract with Joplin, Mo.,
a class A aggregation, for the coming
season, but the sister state to the
south of us realizes his true worth and
Columbia and Greenville, S. C, are
both after him. As yet the Coach
does not know just where he will land,
but is on the road somewhere after
the "last ball has been pitched," and
the last great game is over."
TEMPERATURE SUFFERED
SUDDEN DECLINE LAST
SAT. IN THE GATE CITY
BOYS FROM CHARLOTTESVILLE
HELD A HIT-FEST AT
OUR EXPENSE
CAROLINA PUT UP STIFF FIGHT
But Powell and Joyner Were Driven
From Box by Slugging Virgin
iansj Wilson Finishes Game
The hopes of thousands of Caro
lina rooters, who fiilled the stands of
Cone Park to its capacity, fell as
mercury in a thermometer on a win
ter day when the hefty sluggers of the
Virginia nine jumped on Powell, our
one best bet, for three hits and two
runs ht the first inning. Only once
was hope offered for the Carolinians'
That was , in the third inning, when
good hitting resulted in & two to two
tie, only to be badly broken by the
visitors in the fourth, when they
gained a lead that was never threat
ened throughout the remainder of the
game.
The sad, sad story of the game
might be related in many ways, but
to say it all in a few words would be
to say that Virginia hit the ball, hits
that meant runs, and runs that meant
victory, for they came in avalanches.
Carolina's infield worked as a per
fectly oiled machine, and clean-cut
fielding of the stellar variety .cut off
many balls that were labeled for hits
A feature of the contest was the work
of .Dick Milton, who played an excel
lent game both on the defense and
offense.
It was indeed a thrilling situation,
in the third inning', when the score
was tied, but along towards the last
an uninterested visitors would not
have guessed that over four thousand
people inclosed in Cone Park were
longing for an opportunity to yell to
their hearts' content. This oppor
tunity was never accorded them after
the third inning, when the visitors got
to both Powell and Joyner for several
safe singles. Wilson, who finished the
game had more success against the
slugging Virginians than his prede
cessors, only one hit being garnered
off the smooth delivery of the south
paw in the three frames he dished 'em
up.
In the first inning Pritchard doubled
after Mahood had slashed out a fly to
deep center, which was followed by
another beyond the ropes for two
bases by Vance, scoring Pritchardr
after Mount had fanned. Pettway
then singled and Lewis in attempt
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Forensic Arrangements
Made For Commencement
The program for commencement is
now being most carefully worked out,
but is not ready for publication. One
feature, however, which is of wide
spread interest, has been completed.
The Willie P. Mangum Contest,
which comes during this week, has
been arranged for Monday, June 16th.
All seniors are eligible for this, and
the one making the -best oration is
awarded the "Willie P. Mangum Med
al." There will be a preliminary about
two weeks before commencement to
get the best material to fight the final
battle. The battle will be the most
hotly fought of any staged during the
commencement, it is thought.
The Junior Debate will take place
on Tuesday, June 17th. The men for
this are chosen competitively from the
juniors of the two societies. The De
bating Council has not yet decided up
on the query, but will publish it in
the next issue of "The Tar Heel." The
preliminaries for this come off about
two weeks before commencement,
when two men are chosen from each
society. To the man making the best
debate on the winning side the Bing
ham Medal is given.
Dr. Greenlaw, Professor Koch, and
Dr. Foerster recently delivered ad
dresses in Greensboro. Dr. Greenlaw
gave a lecture at G. C. W. last Satur
day on Tolstoi. This was the second
lecture of a group; the first was on
Ibsen. Professor Koch gave the open
ing address before the State English
Teachers Association Friday, May 2.
The subject was "Communal Playmak
ing." Professor Kock explained how
collaborative dramatic composition
might be applied to high school Eng
lish work.
A community Sing combined with
an orchestra concert was held at the
High School auditorium Wednesday
night, April 30. A large crowd of
townspeople and a few students were
present to take part in the singing.
Old favorite songs were sung by th
crowd.