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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1908.
No. 3.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
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WAKE FOREST IS DEFEATED
BY A SCORE OF SEVENTEEN TO
NOTHING
Carolina Wins Easily Both Teams
Play Hard, but Show Lack
of Practice
By a score of 17 to 0 Carolina
defeated Wake Forest on the ath
letic field Saturday before a large
crowd. The weather was warm
and sultry, the field was covered
with dust, and both teams showed
a lack of practice. So it is not to be
wondered that the game was devoid
of special features. Both teams
did good defensive work, especially
Carolina, for Wake Eorest could
make onlv one first down. The
offensive work was as good as could
be expected this early in the sea
son, and while the back-field work
of Carolina was a little slow, and
the interference ragged at times,
a little more training will make
things all right.
Wake Forest won the toss and
chose to defend the east goal.
Simmons kicked off to Belden on
Carolina's 25 yard line, who return
ed the ball 10 yards. After making
one first down, Carolina was held
and the ball went to Wake Forest
On the second play a fumble was
made, and Ruffin fell on the ball
at the middle of the field. Then
began Carolina's steady march to
the goal. A series of line plunges
and end runs by Ruffin and Wig
gins carried the ball to Wake For
est's 6 yard line. Then Wiggins
romped around right end, covered
the intervening distance,, and scored
the first touchdown seven minutes
after play began. Captain Thomas
kicked a hard goal. Score, Caro
lina 6, Wake Forest 0.
The teams changed goals and
again Wake Forest kicked off.
Manning received the kick and re
turned it 15 yards. After an ex
change of punts Carolina again
rushed the ball to Wake Forest's
10 yard line, and Wiggins scored
a second touchdown by circling
right end . Thomas kicked goal
from a very difficult angle. Score,
Carolina 12, Wake Forest 0.
Carolina kicked off to Wake For
est. Wake Forest could make no
gain and was forced to punt. Caro
lina then carried the ball to the 25
yard line. ' Thomas tried a drop
kick but failed, and the half ended
with, the ball in Wake Forest's
possession on her own twenty yard
line. Score, Carolina 12, Wake
Forest 0.
After an intermission of 15 min
utes play was resumed. Carolina
kicked off to Wake Forest. In this
half both teams showed up well on
defensive and for twelve minutes
neither side could gain consistently.
Then Mann made a thirty yard run
after catching a punt, and again
brought the ball within striking
distance of the goal. A few line
plunges and end runs placed the ball
on Wake Forest's 7 yard line. On
the next rush Williams ploughed
through the line rough shod, and
laid the oval across the goal line.
Thomas failed to kick goal. Score,
Carolina 17, Wake Forest 0.
Carolina received the kick-off,
but could not gain consistently, so
an exchange of punts followed.
One minute before time was up
Thomas punted to Wake Forest's
7 yard line, and Lester recovered
the ball. Mann dashed around
right end for a gain of 6 5-6 yards,
and the whistle blew with the ball
in Carolina's possession on Wake
Forest's 6 inch line. Score, Caro
lina 17, Wake Forest 0.
For Wake Forest Captain Sim
mons, Legget, E., and Dawson play
ed good ball. Carolina's line was
like a stone wall on defense, and the
two tackles, Garrett and Norwood,
did well on offense. Ruffin, Wiggins
and Mann were the best ground
gainers, and Captain Thomas' goa
kicking was a decided feature.
This was the first game of inter
collegiate foot ball Wake Forest has
played since 1895. They have some
good material and before the season
closes should get out a fast team.
Carolina. Wake Forest
Leggett, W
MR. E G. MERCER SPEAKS
AND MAKES A VERY PROFOUND
IMPRESSION
r.e.
Gay
Collins.
Powell
Clark.
Gardner
Manning, Belk.
Garrett, Greer,
Coleman. r.t.
Howell, Rogers. r.g.
Deans, Hughes. c.
Ferguson, Iseley,
Hedgpeth. 1. g.
Norwood, Oliver. 1. t.
Wadswortli,
Lambert. 1. e. Leggett V., Brown
Belden, Mann. q. b. Dawson,
Kuffin, Williams, r. h. b. (capt.) Simmons.
Elvington
Thomas, (capt.) 1. h. b. Hipps
Wiggins, Hanes,
Lester. f. b. Murchison
Referee, Jacocks (Carolina); Umpire,
"Farmer" Moore (Davidson); Timekeeper,
Morehead; Head linesman, Dr. R. Lawson;
linesmen, Forehard (Wake Forest) and Daniels
(Carolina). Time of halves, twenty minutes
Bible Study. Conference.
The third annual conference of
North Carolina Student Association
will be held here October 2nd, 3rd,
4th, the first session Friday night
and the last, Sunday night. Dele
gates will arrive tomorrow night
from the schools and colleges of the
state. These delegates will be en
tertained by the members of the
faculty, the people of Chapel Hill,
and the students of the University.
The total number of delegates will
be one hundred. A strong list of
speakers has been secured, includ
ing Dr. H. F. Laflamme, of New
York; Rev. G. H. Detwiler, D. D.,
of Greensboro; President Venable,
of the University; W. D. Weather-
ford, International Student Secre
tary; W; E. Willis, Interstate
Student Secretary; E. E. Barnett
and J. W. Bergthold, General
Secretaries; J. E. Johnson, of Char
lotte, and others.
The first entertainment of the Star
Course series will be given in Memo
rial Hall this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
by Victor's Venetian Band. This
band is well known over the country
and the press notices are all very complimentary.
Mr. W. D. Weatherford also Makes
Several Forceful Addresses
to Students
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Mr. E. C. Mercer of New York
City, a noted speaker before college
men in the country who is now on a
speaking tour of Southern and
Western colleges and who is soon
to speak at Cambridge, Oxford and
other noted seats of learning, ad
dressed an audience of students in
the Chapel last Thursday night
that almost filled that building
from pit to dome. He held the
closest attention of eery man pres
ent throughout the hour that he
spoke,: and undoubtedly made one
of the most impressive talks of its
kind ever heard here.
His subject was the story of his
life as a college student at the Uni
versity of Virginia and the influence
of the habits of drinking, gambling,
and other forms of dissipation con
tracted during that time. He told
how these habits followed him
after he left college, growing
stronger and stronger year by
year and dragging him lower and
lower till be became a disgrace to
himself and his family, was dis
owned by his father, abandoned by
his wire, and landed at the entrance
to Brooklyn bridge four years ago
begging for money with which to
buy a glass of wine. While in this
condition, he was picked up by his
cousin, sent to the Jerry McAuley
Mission in New York City, and the
next day became a Christian.
For three years after his reform,
while engaged in work among the
prisons and slums of New York,
Mr. Mercer came in contact with
many college men who had lost the
fight, and his experience with
college men has given him many
instances where defeat has been
turned into victory. His address
was, therefore, of peculiar interest
to every college man.
Mr. Mercer addressed another
large crowd in the chapel at 12:30
P. M. Saturday, this time speaking
of Rescue Missions in New York
City, and of Jerry McAuley, the
founder of this work. That part
of his address in which he told
of the number and class of
college men who get into these
missions was especially interesting.
Twenty per cent, of all the thous
ands that go into them every year
are college men. Four hundred in
one month was the record at one
mission, and at various times they
have had the honor men of Cam
bridge, Oxford, Princeton, Univer
sity of Penrsylvania, and other
eading institutions, besides many
other prominent men, such as judges,
awyers and leading business men.
Mr. Mercer has a rich vein of hu-
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ATHLETIC NEWS OF INTEREST
TRACK, TENNIS, AND THE ATH
LETIC BROTHERHOOD
Shaw Succeeds Phillips Tennis
Contest Sweater Men
Organize
At a recent meeting of the track
team, Mr. W. A. Shaw was elected
captain to succeed Mr. D. McN.
Phillips who did not return to college.
Prospects for the track are very en
couraging. Messrs. Bridgers, Everett,
Eames, Williams, and Rutzler of last
year's team are back. The track has
been put into condition for the fall
practice. Several meets are being ar
ranged by Manager Eames.
The work on the tennis courts
back of the gymnasium has already
begun: the poles for the wire net
ting are being hauled from the woods
and the netting will be put up as
soon as they are planted. It is
hoped that the courts will be ready
to play on in the course of a week
or two. The following twelve men
have entered their names in the
'Varsity tournament: Venable, C. S.,
Douglas. Lasley, Cook, Lamlx, L.,
Baily. K. B., Tillett, C. W. Jr.,
Fountain, G. M.., Hunter, W. B.,
Hyman, Osborne, H. P. ,and Battle,
K. D. In this number there is one
man who made 'Varsity last year,
Fountain. There are also four that
made their class teams and several
promising new men. For the past
three years there has been only
three men to enter this tournament
each year. As soon as the Tennis
Association completes its enroll
ment the racket tournament will be
started. All those wishing to join
the association should hand in their
names to C. S. Venable, or O. W.
Hyman.
A meeting of the men who have
won their letters on the foot ball,
base ball, track, gymnasium, and
tennis teams was held in the Chapel
Saturday night. "Coach" Sim
mons explained that the purpose of
the meeting was to organize an
athletic brotherhood of the letter
men here in College, and afterwards
let it extend to the Alumni. Mr.
W. P. Jacocks was elected Presi
dent, G. O. Rogers, Vice-President,
and Richard Eames, Secretary
and Treasurer. Another meeting
will be held in the Chapel on Thurs
day at 7.00 P. M., and every letter
man is urged to be present, as some
important business will be transac
ted, and several committees appoin
ted.
T. Holt Haywood, John de J,
Pemberton, H. L. Sloan, W. S. O'B.
Robinson, and Q. S. Mills these
five held the first reunion of the
Class of 1907. The meeting was
called at Times Square, New York
City, at midnight, September -22,
1908. They got together by chance.
New York is pretty big, but not big
enough to lose Carolina or '07.