What 11 WaWa Not Footba iiooo 4 4 ' ' ' S - I t " u f! ii in.. llar-,-1 s t: " . i . 1 r ... I . , ft) . I ..t irO ' This is Rugby, just as it happened for the first time at VNC Sunday ... 'Ouch, Oof . . and this is no gentle sport, as you can see. DTH Photos by Jock Lauterer Rugby Dawns At UNC-'Kttll 'Kill!9 It could have been Andy Capp Day. Sunday saw the first offici al Rugby match played at Carolina unravel itself on the 120-yard stretch at Navy Field. Even though the Carolina men lost to State 11-5, the game was a colorful first of its kind on this campus where new sports seem constantly to be catching on. A curious huddling crowd hunched its back against the wind and watched the rollick ing match rumble up and down the Field. As soon as the action became thick, the spectators stood and pressed along the length of the side lines, nearly getting mowed down at times. The new - to - UNC sport of Rugby is a weird duck to the game much as a free-for-all joke. But to the British, Rugby is dead serious. Even at this game, short and clipped British accents poled out above the usual field talk of the players. Along the sidelines too, it became obvi ous that a large British stu dent contingent was present. If you don't understand Rug by, then it appears to be the "What it was was--. Jl story all over again. Most of the spectators had never seen a rugby game before and soon gave up trying to understand the action. At one point when a kick had been lofted towards the sidelines, a tousle - haired kid rushed Crom the sidelines and batted the ball down. The cold winds whipped the low field as the two teams would square off in the mono Jithic "scrum" or scrimmage which looks like something out of Dante's "Inferno." The ball is tossed into the mass of legs of the scrum and when it comes out of the mass of players, it may- be picked up, 1. What's eating you? Can't decide on dessert? . Worse. Can't decide on a job. 2. How come? The recruiters are swarming the campus. The kind of job I want just doesn't exist. 3. Give me the picture. I'm searching for meaning I want to be of service to mankind. 4. You can get a job like that with your eyes closed. The trouble is, I also want a slice of the pie. 5. Then why don't you get in toucl with Equitable. Their whole business is based on social research. As a member of their management development program, you'll be able to make a significant contribution to humanity. And pie-wise, the pay is fine. Make mine blueberry. rk cnurrABLE Life Assurance Society of the United States The EQUITABLE Llie Equitable 1966 Home Office: 1285 Ave. of the Amencas, Kern Yr " An Equal Opportunity Employer, Mr LUGV, LINUS, 5HERMV. SCHROEP&R' AND PPPR MIWT PATTV, SHOOPV, DIADCU 0W Akin I W I bill IW'Mtnur OWLV iO MORE SHOPPING PAYS kicked downf ield, or passed back to another player. Like football, the object is to get the spheroid playing ball to the other end of the field: But Rugby is much rougher than American foot ball. Before the game was ov er, Carolina players were shouting "Kill! Kill!" to team-. mates. 'T' Rugby is likely to become another Carolina tradition, the" first game seemed to have ma ny of the needed ingrediants including a Chapel Hill dog: who barked ferociously when ever the ball came his way. One. exhausted English spec tator wheezed, after the game . Vhaf . a'Yuddyway Jaiose ! " Old and Rare 7 Civil War Books For Christmas Giving The Old Book Corner In The Intimate Bookshop Come to the CHAPEL HILL TIRE CO. for Guaranteed Goodyear SNOW TIRES ALSO One-Day Recapping Front End Alignment Brake Service -A- 3 Full Time Mechanics 502 W, Franklin St. Chapel Hill $37-7091 V '-V Sir 5- j ) . . ...:.-..,wNy.. v ! "8 'it'-.-.X. 4 1 1? . flMWTWO 5 CAYS I? CMTIL. r? KTW0VN'5 SLUGME.EH? VlflVE BEENTAKNV Clf V CgPy: : I THIS LAW . Glasgo makes a quiet sweater- Maybe there are times you want to be quiet. FOR STORE NEAR YOU. WRITE TO GLASGO LTD.. 1407 B WAY. NEW YORK. N Y, f FOB AE NOWADAYS ) WHEN E HIT ME I- . lot Quicker r A wonderful for every member of the present (almost) familv ' mwK iiTnnni-Mirni hi nmnim n (iiiriniii in'Tr"rtiiTn"" " -ri Our "take home a phone for Christmas" plan makes it easy for you to surprise someone with the nicest gift of all. We'll do the installing afterwards. And while Christmas is a time to think of others, it should be noted that an extra phone in the home will make life more pleasant for you, too. So, visit our office today and choose your gift phone from a variety of decorator colors. THE CHAPEL HILL TELEPHONE COMPANY 3 b w I I !9 I?--

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