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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TH K ATHLKTIC ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
VOL. 20
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. CHAPEL HILL, N. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1911
NO. 7.
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IN A SPLENDID BATTLE CAROLINA
PLAYS V. P. L TO A STANDSTILL
The Teams Marvelous and Spectacular Defense Crumples
up the Onslaught of the Tech Back Field, and
the Game Becomes a Punting Duel
LINE UP
CAROLINA
Winston Coffin
J Tillett
Applewhite Abernethj Deans Ritch Orr
Hog-son Burruss Hicks Gibbs Evans Shoey Lefebre
Vaughan
Derby Macon F. Legge
v. P. I.
The above diagram shows exactly
up at the beginning of the game.
Officials: Glass, Referee; Barry,
In the hardest fought and best
played game that a Tar Heel team
has put up in many a day, Caro
lina played V. P. I. to a stand
still last Saturday at the Broad
Street Park in Richmond.
The weather was raw and a
drizzling rain fell all during the
game. This made the field mud
dy and slippery, the ball- heavy
and hard to handle, but it les
soned not one bit the fire and
spirit of the play;
The Virginians came on the
field expecting to win a victory.
The Orange and Maroon floated
proudly, supported by the pres
tige gained from many an over
whelming victory. But there was
nothing stirring. Time and time
again their backs hurled them
selves against the White and
Blue line for "no gain". Time
and time again they tried Caro
lina's ends only to meet the same
marvelous defense.
Carolina , made a few brilliant
advances of the ball two forward
passes for 20 yards, an ecd run
for 30 but always met a stone
wall defense when the ball came
close to the enemy's goal line.
The game, therefore, resolved
itself into a punting duel between
Legge and Coffin, with Legge
beating Coffin at every exchange,
and this idespite the fact that
Carolina's ends were doing splen
did service.
Coffin, however, by a good
piece of head work saved the
game for us once when we had
got the ball under the very
shadow to use the usual expres
sionunder the very shadow of
our goai. The ball slipped and
Ritch made a miserably bad pass
along the ground to Coffin, who
was playing back behind our goal
line to punt out. By the time
Coffin could get the ball it was
too late to punt, V. P. I.'s men
were on him. , He, however, sue
ceeded in running the ball out
and was not tackled until he got
on our 1 yard line. His getting
out with it saved us the game by
preventing a safety. Instead of
V. P. I. 2, N. CO, it is "OtoO
in favor of nobody." He made a
successfull punt out on the next
play.
The game started with Captain
Bob kicking to V. P. I. Legge
Jbought ,the ball back 15 yards.
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Small Stransre
how Carolina and V. P. I. lined
Umpire; Wellford, Field Judge.
Soon V. P. I. met Carolina's im
pregnable defense and was forced
to punt. Then followed an ex
change of punts in which V. P.
I. got the ball in the middle of
the field. ' From there Legge
punted over Winston's head and
V. P. I, recovered on Carolina's
IS yard line. The line held on
two downs. Legge tried a field
goal but failed.
Near the end of the quarter
Winston received a punt on our
25 yard line and ran it up to the
middle of the field. Tlilett
gained nine through the line and
Siegler followed it with a tenner
around end, bringing the ball to
V.: P. I.'s 30 yard line. That's
as far as it got.
After this nothing of special
note happened until the last min
ute of play in the second quarter.
V. P. I. took the ball on our 45
yard line and : proceed to go
around left end for 3 yards, right
for 12, and right again for 10.
This put them on our 20 yard
line, at which opportune moment
time very kindly consented to be
up. End of half 0. to 0.
The third quarter began with
the rain still falliug. Carolina
kicked over to V. P. I.'s goal and
they brought it out to the 25 yard
line and punted. For about five
minutes then everything proceed
ed in a smooth manner. Nothing
especial happened. Then we got
the ball in the middle of the field
and punted to V. P. I.'s 30 yard
line. Their man muffed the punt
a id Deans recovered the ball.
Chambers then after bucking the
line for a 4 no gain" tried a drop
kick, but failed. Score still 0 to0.
In the last part of this quarter
after a period of steady, but un
sensational gains, V.P.I. -had;
the ball on our 25 yard line. Our
men then proceeded to get off
side and were consequently set
badk 5 yards. ,V. P. I.'s ball on
our 20 yard line. First down.
They gained 3, and then 4. Next
they attempted a drop. It failed
as usual.
Tn the last three minutes of
play Winston received a punt on
our 35 yard line and ran it up
15 yards. He then got away on
an end run for 30 yards. This
put it on V. P. I.'s 30 yard line,
Continued on fourth page
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THE CALL FOR TRACK MEN
Captain Atkinson Issues Summons for Track
Candidates to Come Out and Begin
Ball Training
It is not tomorrow, or next
week, but the spring is coming
and what about our track team
for 1912? Fellows, there is just
this much about it. We must go
out this fall for training. A
number of men are already on the
field. Why stand the others idle?
Don't be afraid that you will ex
ert yourself a little, just go out
on the track and see what you
have got, and then stick Don't
stand back because you have very
little speed or endurance, for that
is the case with all of us at first.
but go out and try to develop
those qualities. As an example
for this, take one of the stars of
last year's team. When he first
went out for track work, he was
so slow and awkward that the
coach threatened to discard him
But, through persistent work and
that sticking quality of an ath
lete, he developed into a track
man, now holding a southern
record. There are men here now
who can do the same thing, and
we do urge you to come out on
the track.
Now for your personal benefit
of pleasure, we have three induce
ments for you on the track team
Think about them.
First we are going to try to
have a field day, and to the win
ners we want to give medals
This is uncertain as yet, though
it is both possible, and probable.
Second We are gokig to take
some trips that will", be .worth
your time to make.
Third The Athletic Associa
tion has a number of sweaters to
award to the new men who make
the team, and a number of stars
to the old men. Somebody must
win them, and what we are after
now is a large number of men to
try for them.
Don't forget, the men are out
every day, and there is not a
single place that is not open, so
come out and work, work, ad
then stick, and you will make
good. (Signed)
Captain of Track Team.
The community Club of Chapel
Hill has joined the State Feder
ation of Woman's Clubs. This
Club has been actively engaged
in civic work for the past 4 or 5
years. Its oject has been to
make the town a healthier and
more beautiful place in which to
live. The C'ub has done a splen
did work in the past. It intends
to become even more effective in
the future in improving the
health of the town and increasing
its beauty. Beside other plans
for beautifying the town it
will spend one hundred do'lars
before long in planting shade
trees along the streets.
A force of over one hundred
men using twenty teams and one
mammoth steam shovel is now
hard at work on the new alumni
athletic field at Cornell. The
main excavating is on the base
ball field and already 110,000
yards of dirt have been moved.
THE MAGAZINE ON TIME
The First Issue of the Publication Crn
tains Some Excellent
Material
Breaking all rules of precedent
and reflecting sadly on the repu
tation of that sedate and lie
surely publication, the Magazine
has appeared approximately on
time to the eternal wonder of its
readers. Students bad become so
accustomed to see it come out in
a sorter of now and then fashion
that the appearance of th. Oc
tober number, filled with
sighing poetry of the summer, on
the 2nd of November is truiy
amazing.
s But as to the matter of coming
out on time the Tak Hhkl can
speak, not as the common herd
that thinks things just appear,
but as one having authority bred
through hitter experience. 'I he
woes of college editors have been
told in song and story for lo these
many years, yet when the column
rules cut and ' the press 'Teaks
down, it's mighty little sympathy
the editor gets.
This issue of the Magazine is
excellent in spots, mid in other
spots it is mediocre. It contains
the address of welcome to the
war classes delivered at last
commencement by Prof. E. K.
Graham and an account of the
return of th ese cl a sses by Dr.
Hamilton. Besides these two ex
cellent articles, the Magazine
contains an interesting account
of the work of the Vanderbilts in
Western Nor' h Carolina together
with one or two clever sketches.
The one short story in the num
ber is interesting but toward the
end becomes a little hazy. It
gives one the impression that the
author was in a hurry to close.
There is one fairly good song
in the Magazine but the rest of
the poetry is painfal. The aroma
of quiet contentment and peaceful
resignation hangs around it of
course, but scarcely any of that
"vital soul", imaginative fire, or
weird symbolism that is usually
accredited to poetry.
The remaining articles are just
about the sort we expect to find
in the -Magazine, neither too
good or too bad io need comment.
.
George Hotton Hurt
The many friends of George
Holton, 1014, were very sorry to
learn of the painful accident
which befell him last Wednesday
evening. Shortly before six
o'clock in the gymnasium, after
a shower bath, George, following
his usual custom, dived into the
swimming pool. On account of
the darkness aud steam in the
room, he did not see that the
water had been drawn off and
then-lore he struck the cement
bottom with great force. He was
immediately taken to the in
firmary and Dr. McNider dresst
his injuries, which consisted of a
broken nose anil bruises on head
and chest, more painful, however,
than serious. The patient is
steadily improving and should be
all right again in a few days.
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.
Gus Zollicoffer spent the 29th
on the Hill visiting friends. .
LAST GAME OF THE
SEASON AT HOME
South Carolina Coming With
a Strong Team to Scrap
Against Varsity
THE VISITOhS HAVE A GOOD RECORD
Next Saturday the Students Have
Their Last Opportunity of Seeing
the Varsity in Action Before
Thanksgiving
The last game of the season to
be played on the local grounds
will be pulled off next Saturday
when the team from the Univer
sity of South Carolina b'nes up
against the Varsity.
South Carolina has the best
team this year that ; it has had
' ince football was renewed at
that institution. A large squad
of playeis answered the call for
candidates atj the beginning of
the season, and Carolina's pros
pects for recovering her prestige
on the gridion seemed brighter
than ever. The squad has" re
ceived excel ent coaching at the
hands of John H. Nef and James
G. Driver, both famous athletes
who made brilliant records while
at the University of Virginia.
The prospects at the beginning
of the season have not proved alto
gether vain, for these men have
developed a team that has one of
the best records behind it of any
team that has represented Sonth
Carolina in several years. The
team played Florida to a 6 to 6
tie; Florida defeated Clemson
College 6 to 5.
The team from the Palmetto
State is coming to Chapel Hill
with the intention of doing some
damage to brilliant record of the
Varsity. It is going to do some
scrapping and the mix-up will be
good to see. As the Governor of
South Carolina said to the Gov
ernor of North Carolina, "It's
been a dern long time since we
licked you, and we are going to
do our derndest".
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Col. J. Bryan Grimes,, Gen.
Julian S. Carr, and, Col. Benehan
Cameron, building committee of
the board of trustees, were here
Saturday in conference with Pres.
Venable and Dr, Herty concern
ing the location of the new dor
mitory. The choice of sites has
been limited to two locations, but
nothing definite has as yet been
decided.
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The Rowan County Club was
delightfully entertained by Dr.
and Mrs. R. A. Hall at their
residence on Faculty Avenue,
Friday night. Games were
played and delicious refreshments
Were served. Two co-eds were
present, Misses Richardson and
Summers, and added much to the
social enjoyment of the evening.
Sixteen members of the club were
present and. all unanimously
agreed that this meeting was the
best in the club's history,
:
J. R. Prevatt and W. B. Town
send recently spent a few days
at their homes, the former at
Lumberton and the latter at Red
Springs.
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