Friday, October 8, 1937.
THE SALEMITE
Page Three.
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IT STARTED IN INDIA
We are happy to say that this
year, we girls will have a chance to
become acquainted with a game rela
tively new in this district — Bad
minton. This game had its origin
in ^ndia and, pto'obably developed
along with battledore and- shuttle
cock, the ancestor of modern tennis
The first special court for Badminton
was constructed in Poona, India, in
1873. In about that same year the
sport was introduced into England
by. army officers from India, rrom
England the sport was brought to
Canada and then to the United
States. It is only recently that the
sport has had more than a- meager
following in this country, although
there have been Badminton clubs in
some of the eastern cities for as long
as fifty years. The sport has not as
yet reached the stage of national
tournaments in this country, al-
tliough such tournaments have been
conducted for many years in the
European countries and Canada. Re
cently, it has been included in the
sport programs of schools in the
United States.
Any number of players may play
in a game of Badminton, but not
more than four may play at any one
time on the .same court. It is some
thing like tennis and again some
thing like ping pong. Like thes*
games, it is played with rackets, a
net, and a white object called a bird-
This bird consists of a small white
rubber ball, only half of which is
used, and about whose middle is se
curely tied a garland of small white
feathers. This headdress is to keep
it from moving too quickly from
player to player, or falling too quick
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RESULTS OF THE
WEEK-END GAMES
The Duke University’s Devils,
held at bay for two periods, swept
across the green of Davidson s stad
ium in the second half to crush a
game and fighting Davidson eoHege
team under a 34 to (3 score Davidson
fouglit the powerful Blue Devils
every inch of the way but three bn -
Hant goal line stands in the second
period sapped their i>trength an
the thin red line crmnbled in the
final half before the hard driving of
the Duke backs.
Carolina dashed State’s hopes y
20 to 0. This score does not tell the
battle that State fought, but it does
show that Carolina profited by its tie
with South Carolina last week.
Tatum led State’s line play, while
Bershak, being groomed for the all-
America, was the Stellar performer
of the Carolina forward wave and
by far the outstanding linesman ot
the day. . . ^
V. M. I. conquered William ana
Mary 20-9.
Paul Shu, elusive Virginia Military
Institute Sophomore, personally con
ducted the cadets to a 20 to 9 tri
umph over a game William and Mary
team. . ,
A red garbed flash against the
green turf, the 184 pound Alexandria
fellow, scored two touchdowns; pass
ed to Bud Konar for the third an
added two placements to V. M. i s.
victory margin.
The Georgia Bulldogs proved their
superiority over the South
Gamecocks by winning 13 to
game was not so close as the score
indicated for it was only by valiant
and desperate defensive work tha
South Carolina, held almost coni-
pletely at bay throughout, managed
to stand off a worse defeat.
Other football scores of week-end
games:
At Salisbury: Catawba 20; New
berry 0.
At Lexington: Washington and Lee
6 ; Richmond 0.
At Knoxville: Tennessee 27; V. P. I.
0.
Games this week-end;
y. P. I. plays William and Mary at
Richmond.
V. M. I. plays Davidson at Lexing
ton.
North Carolina State plays Purman
University at Greenville.
Annapolis.
YEAH! DUKE
On your calendar mark a red ring
around November 13. This date
designates the time set aside for the
football battle of the season. Now
you needn’t ask which teams play
in the Duke University Stadium on
that eventful day! Everybody knows
that.
Several leading figures have been
consulted about the outcome of the
Duke-Carolina football classic. Mad
am X, who tells you what you want
to kno\^, refused to predict !the
outcome of this Blue Devil - Tar Heel
Cfonflict. She reported a hazy crys
tal. Popeye’s Jeep refrained from
his usual “Yes” or “No” when
Popeye' propounded the two ques
tions — “Isn’t North Carolina to
be the victor on November 137”
and “Do you believe that the Blue
Devils are to defeat the Tar Heels
again this year?” A confused state
appeared when John Smith, who
shows a high rating on telepathic
tests, tried to predict the football
games for the second Saturday in
November. Coach Wallace Wade
from Durham replied to a query
about the outcome of this -battle—
Now, your guess is as good ai
mine.” Coach Ray Wolf in Chapel
Hill failed to affirm the view that
the Duke Blue Devils would not
smash across the goal line when his
team meets Coach Wade’s power
house. All these results reveal that
each — from Popeye’s Jeep to Coach
Wolf — will not set forth publicly a
prediction about that game.
The Blue Devils, defending South
ern Conference champions did serve
notice that a great team was in the
making by smashing Virginia Poly
technic, Saturday night in Greens
boro. However, the road ahead
looks rather hazardous! Next week
the Blue Devils dash over to David
son. Those of you who have seen
past Duke - Davidson encounters
know that a great game awaits you.
Already we hear about ‘ ‘ The Battle
of the &outh Between Duke and
Tennessee.” At the Duke Stadium
on October 9, Duke meets the Uni
versity of Tennessee in a “home
coming” fracas, then in quick
succession, Georgia T\tch, Colgate,
Washington and Lee, and Wake For
est before that “greatest game of
the south.” Then Coach Wade’s
Dukes will be keyed to the pitch for
that Tar Heel encounter.
Ted Mann, Duke sports editor
writes — “Those of us who are
close to the situation at Duke can’t
figure out the Blue Devils so well or
haven’t, been able to in practices
that have been held this fall. The
team is a bit bigger than usual, the
line is not as fast but those backs
have looked plenty good — plenty
good — and in the gentle art of lug
ging that leather. Hackney, No. 66;
Tyston, No. 20; and O’Mara, No.
37, can go with any of them. The
ends are uncertain — So are the
tackles — the guards appear fairly
good — the centers are fine — shake
all those together — and see what
you could come out with.”
There is a Duke football hero for
each Salem girl. Pick your man!
Rah! Rah! him and his team to vic
tory on November 13. You Western
North Carolina girls should support
“Tiger” Hill, the blonde from Ashe
ville. Dan Hill is abrilliant center
and defensive man. There are plenty
of other North Carolina men on that
Duke team — “Honey” Hackney,
“Bolo” Perdue (Thomasville must
be represented!). Burns, Baskerville,
and Johnson. Now divide up —
don’t all pick the same man! Vir
ginia students (please note — Mere
dith Holderby and Martha O’Kcffee)
should be loyal to “The Red” Tip
ton and Hudgins. Eiber and
“Mouse” Edwards hail from Penn
sylvania. Oh yes! Tennessee has Hud
son, “Ducky” Stephens and Clark
on the Duke team. (Louis Preas al
ways supports those Tennessee rep-
resentative.s.) Joan Robinson can
yell for her statesman, McAfee. It
RAH! RAH! CAROLINA
North Carolina University plays
N. Y. U. at New York.
Duke plays Tennessee at Durham.
Clemson plays University of Georgia
at Athens.
Virginia University plays Navy at
Once more a loyal alumnus raises
his voice to cheer the team of his
Alma Mater. He cheers! Though
his cheer may sound like the voice
of one crying in the wilderness, or
it may even be entirely drowned out
and lost in the tumult raised by the
voices of that large but misguided
group of people who, for some un
accountable reason, prefer to support
the Methodist “Devils.” He cheers!
though he realizes that the team he
is cheering may win only one of its
home games this season. He cheers!
and yet, Carolina, weakened by the
graduation of some of her best lines
man, faces a schedule which includes
such formidible opponents as N. Y.
U., Tulane, and Fordhara, He cheers!
realizing that out of a total of nine
games on the schedule, Carolina will
be lucky to win three.
The game with South Carolina last
Saturday may or may not have solv
ed the problem of what the Governor
of North Carolina said to the Gov
ernor of South Carolina, but it did
reveal certain things about Caro
lina’s football team. First, it re
vealed that the back-field, consisting
of Little, Bruiiettej, ‘WatjBon, and
Ditt, functions as smoothly as a well-
oiled Singer and has enough speed
and power on the offensive to cause
the coaches of all the rival teams
(even Wallace Wade), to lie awake
at night. Second, it revealed' the
fact that Carolina’s line, which is
composed largely of boys playing
their first game of Varsity football,
is willing and able to provide a
suitable escort for Messrs. Little,
Burnette, Ditt et als, when these
young men take in into their head
to go places. The offensive perform
ance of this line must have been par
ticularly pleasing to coach Wolf
who has been worried by the num
ber of posts that he has had to fill
with inexperienced men. The third
fact which the game last Saturday
revealed is that Carolina has about
as much defense against a pass at
tack as Halie Selassie had against
Mussolini. Over the line, under the
line, around the line, Carolina could,
and did, gain to the tune of 19 first
downs to South Carolina’s 3: of 286
yards gained at ru.shing to South
Carolina’s 66. Yet the final score,
surprisingly enough, balances at IS
IS which is just one unlucky number
too many. It appears, from what the
sports-writers say, that when South
Carolina’s backs started tossing pass
es last Saturday the effect upon the
Carolina team was similar to that
created by shooting quail on the
ground — in other wards, slaughter.
If Carolina can develop a system
of defense which will prove effective
against an aerial attack — and any
Chinaman will tell you that this is
a large order — then she may garner
a few more laurels than this alumnus
has predicted. It is even within the
realms of the possible that, when
SALEM’S
WILLENA COUCH
“If only I could play tennis like
Willena Couch!” Thus goes the
sigh of many an aspiring tennis play
er, but we can’t all be champions
It’s no trouble to understand why
tennis is her pet. For three years
now she has defeated all comers and
has won Salem’s tennis cup. It has
reached the stage where just the
thought of being her unlucky op
ponent causes a wabbling of the
knees.
Hockey and b&sketball hold no
fears for her. For there years, she’s
played on the hockey varsity and for
two years she’s been an important
part in the basketball varsity. “An
other basket for Couch” is quite a
familiar phrase in basketball season.
Those lucky seniors, we’ll have to
fight hard.
Some folks are scared of the water,
but not Willena, she has passed her
Senior life-saving tests and can save
you if you need rescuing from the
drink. If you ’re drowning in school-
work, you need more than a lifesaver
to help yon.
Her sophomore year she won the
fair white Salem blanket for being
the year’s outstanding athlete. How
ever, if you think she has confined
her efforts to one year, think again.
She belongs to the monogram Club
with other top notch sportswomen.
This year she is the Vice-President
of the Athletic As.sociation.
She is active in other lines be
sides sports. Willena is a member
of the Student Self-Government As
sociation (and is a member of that
my.sterious Order of the Scorpion.)
A lover of music, she is the Presi
dent of Choral Interpretation. Her
major is in Public school music.
She’s so full of pep, vim, and song,
she can’t keep still. Usually you
can hear her humming too. She loves
dancing. Someone also mentioned
something about a fondness for tight
shorts, but that has nothing to do
with music.
All in all Salem has in Willena
Couch an athlete and leader to be
proud of.
the whistle blows to end the game
on November 13, this Carolina alum
nus will be able to rise in the stands
and, with the flush of victory on
his brow, shout aloud so that all may
hear: “RAH! RAH! CAROLINA”
’27.
is rumored that Elouise Sample and
Evelyn McCarty have already be
gun keeping their voices in training
in order to give the proper cheers
for McCollum and Knowles. John
son, who hails from Massachusetts
should gain the praises of Elizabeth
Hatt, Jean Knox and Charlotte King.
Now, if you should choose not to be
loyal to the home state boy just
pick out O’Mara. He has the repu
tation of being cosmopolitan and he
should allow you to adopt him for
the day of November 13. You can
easily find you a hero. So rally to
the cause of Dear Old Duke!
The eyes of football fans are sup
posed to be direct on the football
field, but remember that these eyes
might wander through to the stands
during the intermissions. Now on
November 13, take out that new fur
coat, that new brown sports suit,
that off-jthe-face felt hat with a
green feather, that football zipper
pocket book and that bright green
wool scarf, and break all the mas
culine hearts you dare. It’s all right
to start a romance at the half too,
but be sure you don’t do any flirt
ing while the game is in session.
Keep .vour eyes strictly on the game
and cheer those ‘ ‘ Blue Devils ’ ’ to
victory!
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From a third floor window in
Senior Building the newly marked
off hockey field looked perfectly
beautiful until the rain faded it.
Did you all see it? Even if it has
got to be marked again .before we
can play, it’s having been marked
must mean that it won’t be long un
til we’ll be out there playing hock
ey — Won’t that be wonderful? I’ve
taken a look around at the players
who will probably be on the class
teams agin. As far as I can see all
the sophomore players are back, or
most of them; most of the juniors
are back and ready to go, but they’ll
certainly miss “El” Ivy; the seniors
are here in toto ■— with Jane Nading
— a needed addition in the backfield
who was not here last year — as
for the freshmen, of course, we
can’t be sure but they certainly
ought to have an up an at ’em
team judging from the appearance of
their class.
The tennis tournament is moving
along very nicely — extra nicely!
The second rounds of .both the singles
and the doubles tournaments have
.been played off. Of course, the rain
will hold things up for a while, but
as soon as the sun comes out again,
everybody be sure to go on out and
play while playing is good and let’s
finish the whole thing up on time.
The untimely rain is also holding
up the first rides (on horses), of the
year.
A morning ride was planned for
Wednesday, but of courst, it was
rather wettish so was posti>oned —
Some of those horse girls like to
sleep almost as much as they like to
ride — I mean in the mornings —
ask Cramer.
Almost every single girl has al
ready been down and coughed,
breathed and hopped for Dr. Pfohl
and are we glad!!! Now there’s
nothing to hinder our hockey season
from opening with a bang — except
rain of course.
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