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OFFICIAL! ORGAN OF THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Volume XXVI. No. 24
CHAPEL HILL, N. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1918
Price, Five Cents
TAR HEELS CROSS BATS
WITH OAK RIDGE TODAY
TEAM IN GOOD SHAPE AND BAT
TING STRONG VISITORS HAVE
A FAST. NINE ,
PROBABLE LINE-UPIS ANNOUNCED
New., Material ; Showing Up Well
Winning Season Is Expected Play
lets Excused from Drill Suits
Are Given Out
According to" "Coach "Bunn"
Ileafn and Capf. Jack Powell, the
baseball nine is in ' fine shape for
its first game of the season to-day,
with Oak Ridge, Although the
war has worked havoc with the
avUiVble' meiiSYho would Have, re
turned this year, the new material
jslsiqVing. up in reat form, all-around-development
having been
especially ?ma'rkedP this last. week.
The batting, however, has improv
eil more than any other depart
ment of the game. ILitless sticks
are unknown to the local batsters.
jQak Ridge, has a very, strong team
'this1 war, having lost very few of
her last 'Years star' team.1 Her
pitching staff is particularly
strong, all the old members being
back.
' CarolinaV probable line-up will
be as follows:, Younce, c. ; "Vic"
Bryant, lb; Cordon, 2b; Herty,
83) Feimster, ' 3b; outfielders,
Harden, . Pipping and Grandin ;
and I'owell, p. Other men that
have been doing very good work
' are :'Spaugh ' and Walter Adams,
catchers, 0. R. Joyner and V. K.
Swift, pitchers, Stone at first
base, and "Pat"' Henry at second.
Signalling and', hunting: have
been stressed during the past , week
and the sprinters have been run
ning die bases. Suits were given
out Wednesday and the home lads j
put up a good .appearance in tneir
diamond- glad .rags,. ...;
Captain .Allen has excused those
players, who take military train
ing from drill on Wednesdays and
Fridays,
v With such a bunch of talent to
pick from and a red hot rooting
student body to back them up,
Carolina should garner a string of
victories this year, and make a
.'foolish virgin out of Virginia.
Coach Ilearn is very optimistic
'over the season's prospects and is
looking forward to something big
ger than the state championship.
All-Class Quint is Picked
' Buzz Tennent and the coaches
of the class teams have selected the
all-class basketball team: The an
nouncement of the team follows:
Rieht Forward. Peacock : Left
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Forward, Hawkins; Center, Rob-:
insoii; Right Guard, ' Kavenel,;
'(Capf) ; Left Guard, Morris,;
(Mgr.) ; Utility Man, Hodges. !
The Seniors have on the team'
three men, Peacock, Hawkins,
and Ravenel; the ' Freshmen have
two Robinson and Morris.
Buzz Tennent. said that it was
very difficult to make the selections
as there were a number of men of
all-class type. He also said that
the season j ust closed was one of
the best aird snappiest of recent
years.
William Xeal has received an
appointment to. West Point.
COLLEGE COMMUNITY GIVES
GENEROUSLY IN BOOK DRIVE
PILE THREATENS TO GO OVER
THE TOP THERE IS YET TIME
TO CONTRIBUTE
Chapel Hill has shown its true
colors in'answer to every call. made
u pon it by the Government and
patriotic ' bodies for the vigorous
prosecution of the war.
First, the .village; .and campus
sent their boys and 'men. The
Red Cross shipments have gone
forward ! with clocklike regularity
and have been large. In each of
the Liberty Loan campaigns the
Banks and their patrons over-subscribed
their quota. The sale, of
War Saving Stamps goes on daily.
One of the. latest .evidences of
the community's desire to hack, up
the soldiers and sailors is veritably
piling up in the lobby of the Uni
versity .Library this week books,1
books, and still more books from
student rooms and Chapel Hill
homes for the men who are fight
ing the Him.
If you haven't made your con
tribution to. the pile yet, carry
your books today, and see how big
the pile is. It-is decidedly worth
looking . at. And, while you're
looking, don't fail to put a book
a dozen if you like on top! What
kind of book if Why the sort that
will interest the man who is fight-,
ing your fight!
The campaign carried on by the
University Library with the Com
munity 01 nb co-operating, closes
Saturday at six o'clock sharp. If
you can't go to the Library, Le
Boy Scouts are at your service-.
From start to finish they have been
in the campaign and they will call
again if vou were not read v for
them when thev came first.
Class of 18 Receives and
Plants Davie Poplar Jr.
On the morning of March 10,
during the -Chapel period, the sen
iors planted near the venerable
Davie Poplar a young shoot,
grafted from the old, and named
Davie, Jr. Although many at
tempts had been made to produce
vigorous seedlings from this tree.
Dr. W. S. Long, who presented
Davie Junior to the class, was the
first to succeed by grafting a shoot
from the college landmark.
Immediately preceding the pre
sentation by Dr. Long, Dr. Kemp
P. Battle gave a short account of
the old tree's history. Davie Sen
ior was hit by lightning in 1873
and has successfully born' the force
of many violent storms, although
its destruction has many times
been prophesied in the last cen
tury. It represents the life of the
past to the' present student body,
and, apparently, is vigorous and
able to live many years yet. Davie
Junior, it is hoped, will be a fair
sized tree, before the old tree gives
np its fight for life. After Wil
liam York, the President of the
Class, had received the gift, the
members of 1918 took part in
planting the the tree, and then sang
"Carolina."
Davie Senior has played a sig
nificant part in the life of the
University, tradition telling us
that under the shade of this tree,
in 1703, even then of no small
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Tennis Outlook Bright
Class Matches Coming " "
Team is Playing U. S. C.
The outlook for a successful ten
nis season ; is very favorable in
deed. Already a great deal of in
terest has been, shown by the stu
dent body in this form of athletics,
and the Tennis , Association has
been re-organized. The courts are
being put into first class condition,
but there is a crying need for more
courts. . Lynch and Griffin were
elected to see that the courts are
well kept up.
This year, for the first time in
the history of tennis here, there
will be an interesting series of
inter-class matches, open to all.
The class teams will be picked
during the coming two weeks. Mc
Kie, Cooper,, and De Kossette com
pose the committee on class tour
naments. Hand your name in to
them if you are going to get in
the race. ' "
The varsity team, composed of
Capt. Prince and H. V. Wilson,
Jr., left Friday afternoon for
Columbia, S. O, to play the
strong team of the University of
S. 0., which last fall won the state
championship. A return game . is
to be played during the -week fol
lowing Junior Week at Chapel
Hill. Other games to be played
this spring include the Raleigh
Country Club, Wake Forest, Da
vidson, and possibly Trinity,
whom we defeated twice last
year.
Peter Lynch is the third man
on the team, Feimster having giv
en up his place for baseball. The
fourth man will be picked soon,
from the players doing well in the
coming tournament.
The same court rules are in
force this season as last. Sign up
for four o'clock courts at 11:40
and for two o'clock courts at
12:30. " " "'
ALL INDICATIONS POINT TO
EXCELLENT SENIOR STUNT
Several members of the faculty
who have read the senior stunt de
clare it to be the best stunt in 1
years. 'The Fall of the House
of Hohcnzollern" is the title of
this stupendous production which,
with elaborate scenic effects and
operatic overtures, will be pre
sented one night of the dances,
probably Thursday. Three or
four rows of seats will be torn up
in Gerrard Hall to make room for
a larger stage.
What's to Happen and When
Saturday, .March 23 Oak
Ridge vs. Carolina on Emerson
Field. Moot .Court at 8:30 l M.
Sunday, March 24 Race Study
Class in Gerrard Ball at 12:15 P.
M. led bv Dr. Moss on "The Re
ligion of the Negro."
Monday, March 25 President
Graham in Chapel.
Tuesday, March 2(3 President
Graham in Chapel. Y. M. 0. A.
Meetings at 7:30 P. M. led by
Hennas Stephenson on "The Good
Egg."
Wednesday, March 27 Tar
Heel Trio in Chapel.
Thursday, March 28 Student
Forum in Chapel. Elon College
vs. Carolina.
DEBATERS AGAINST VIRGINIA
AND HOPKINS ARE SELECTED
CARR, STEPHENSON, YORK, AND
FOWLER WIN OUT IN GOOD
PRELIMINARIES
Last Wednesday night in the
l)i Hall the debaters who are to
sustain the record of Carolina
against Virginia and Johns Hop
kins in the annual Inter-Collegiate
Debate were selected. Carr and
Stephenson will uphold the affir
mative against Johns Hopkins at
Virginia, while York and Fowler
won th.e right to defend the nega
tive against Virginia at Johns
Hopkins. : The c preliminary, as
usual, was held, in the form o fa
regular debate between the contes
tants trying out for each side. The
query, "Resolved: That our gov
ernment 'should immediately con
script each resident of this coun
try who is not now engaged in mil
itary service for such other ser
vice during this war as the govern
ment shall deem each best fitted to
perform," was very unusual in the
fact that it is an entirely new ques
tion with very little available, ma
terial. The men out for the affirmative
side were W. H. Stephenson, Leo
Carr, F. G. Miles, and E. S. Mer
ritt. The judges'? were, Dean
Stacy, Dr. Rapeer, and Prof. Wil
liam's. J. V. Raggett, W. M.
York, M. Ii. Fowler, and R. B.
Gwynn were the negative contes
tants. Miles on the affirmative,
and Baggett on the negative, were
chosen as the- alternates. From
the 'quality of their preliminary
speeches it is safe' to say that with
two such Phi men and two such
Di men on the teams, Virginia
and J olins 1 Iopkins will have to
"go some", to even make if inter
esting. . ,
Fresh Baseball Squad
Contains Good Material
Professor Hobbs and Dr. Law
son are coaching the freshman
baseball squad this spring. The
coaches say the material is excel
lent and should develop into var
sity prospects for next year.
The pitchers and catchers start
ed working against the varsity two
weeks ago and have gained much
valuable practice, since the varsity
has been walloping the ball and
the boys have been put on their
mettle.
Two diamonds have been laid
out by the coaches on the class
field and each coach, taking a team
in charge, gives his men a daily
work-out, which is followed by a
five-inning game.
The men who have so far show
ed the greatest promise are:
Catchers, Euro and Shamburger;
Pitchers, Wilson and Fields ;
First Base, Lipfert and Fowler;
Second Base, Lowe, Cochrane, and
Fields; Short Stop, Bobbins, Mil
ton, and Rnffin; third base, Arm
field and Cooper. In the outfield,
Beasley, Shaw, and Alernethy
have hsown up especially well,
while Jolly, Van Xoppen and Ban
ner have made a favorable impres
sion by their good work.
In consideration of the abun
dance of excellent material it is
hoped fhat the graduate managers
will arrange an attractive schedule.
FIRST NIGHT ATTACK IS
ENJOYED JYKHAKI LADS
EXACT OUTCOME DOUBTFUL
CO.'S A AND D ATTACK DE
FENDERS GO OVER THE TOP'
MUCH IS LEARNED IN MANEUVER
Blinded Sammies Wax Eloquent as
Gulleys, Stones, and Brush Score ,
Direct Hits Battalion Gets
"Lit Up" By Flares ....
The exact outcome of last Fri
day night's attack is still in doubt,
but the defending party seems to
have had -the best of the scrap.
As an attack the occasion was
more or less of a success, depend
ing on the person whose opinion
you ask ; as something new it was
a tremendous hit. The full meas
ure of its instructiveness can only
be realized by those who partici
pated. For instance one would
never , guess how much eloquence
lay . latent on the campus. One
who savs that the battalion could
not express its thoughts is certain
ly guilty ' What private Peat
wouldcall a "terminological in
exactitude." Company B double
timing across freshly plowed
ground, stumbling over under
brush, and rolling down gulleys
(admirable substitutes for shell
craters) with great loss of wool,
cotton, and epidermis, gave vent
to such eloquence that the atmos
phere became highly sulphurous.
The defense, comprising com
panies B and C left the campus
forty-five minutes past. seven and
moved out southeast of the col
lege to a hill, officially known as
hill number one. Here they de
ployed and retired to hill number
two, arriving there just as com
panies A and D arrived on the sky
line of hill number one. From
hill number two the defense re
tired towards the trenches, leaving
Captain Xeal with a rear guard.
The defense arrived at the
trenches about nine thirty. En
gineers immediately placed flares
and prepared to make a sttand.
Scouts soon brought back the word
that the enemy had deployed and
were advancing in full force.
About ten o'clock they were dis
covered advancing through the
wire. The machine gun fire of
the defense proving incapable of
repulsing the attack, the defend
ing, forces were ordered over the
top. The decision is still in doubt.
Xo prisoners were taken.
Among the casualties are report
ed : Captain Xeal, loss of speech ;
Simms, his nerve, Company B,
breath.
Dr. Bullitt and Professor Hick
erson assisted in the planning and
carrying out of the attack. Lieu
tenant Leonard had charge of the
offensive while Adjutant Whit
field controlled the destinies of
the defense. The attack was es
pecially successful in that it gave
experience in how to pass com
mands at night, how to keep in
communication, and a fair notion
of what it must feel like to strain
one's eyes across no-man's land
waiting for an attack.
Some whisper that among the
whispering of the pines there were
other voices. In regard to this
Captain Holding remains silent.
However the moon was not so bad
J for such a balmy night.
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