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The Tar El NEXT ISSUE On Saturday, on account of Holiday Thursday. WEATHER Hard on Turkeys Thurs day! OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA Volume XXIX. CHAPEL HILL, N. C, NOVEMBER 23, 1S20 Number 18 THANKSGIVING CONTEST MARKS ONE-QUARTER CENTURY OF RIVALRY I CAROLINA HAS WON BUT I TIMES TO VIRGINIA'S SIX FIRST CHARLOTTESVILLE GAME First Charlottesville Game on to Rich mond Cry Has Become On to Charlottesville The State Universities of North Carolina and Virginia will meet Thursday for the 25th time when the Tar Heels invade Charlottesville on Thanksgiving Day, and under the shadow of the Rotunda itself, will round out a quarter century of ath letic rivalry in the classic which con stitutes one of the best known foot ball series in the country. Thus begins once more the annual pilgrimage which loyal Tar Heels have been making year after year into the heart of Virginia, to back their team to the limit whatever the season's rec ord and the paper dope and to carry the flame of their enthusiasm blazing deep into the Virginia lines. This year the scene has changed and the old days at the Jefferson Hotel and at the Broad Street park have given way to new haunts around the sacred "Cor ner" in Charlottesville and in the high concrete stadium on Lambreth Field. But all over North Carolina alumni of every age have sent forth the word that they will reassemble with their team on Thanksgiving Day and Cap tain Beemer Harrell and his warriors will lead a mighty host to meet those happily-hated Orange and Blue jer seys. Carolina won once in 1892 when Captain Mike Hoke, now Dr. Michael Hoke, a well known physician in At lanta, led his team on a tour through the south and cleaned up Auburn, Vanderbilt, and Virginia, all in one week, and without making a single substitution. They made giants in those days, if not in statue, at least in spirit. Walter Murphy, of Salisbury, former speaker of the lower house of the General Assembly, played center on that team, Judge J. Crawford Biggs was another star, and Judge William A. Devin, and former Mayor Alf Bar nard, of Asheville. Others were Dr W. N. Gibbs, of New Bern, J. T. Pugh, G. R. Little, E. M. Snipes, Kirkpatrick, and Shaw, a famous full back. Carolina's victory in 1889 by the score of 6 to 2 was due to a dazzling run by Vernon Howell, now dean of the school of pharmacy at the Uni versity and still able to wriggle and dodge his way down the field. The 1903 victory, 16 to 0, was won by "Bully" Jones' team on which were such outstanding players as Jacocks, Sprunt Newton, Mann, Foy Roberson, Foust, Albert Cox, and Roach Stewart. In 1905 Foy Roberson, Roy Aber nathy, Romy Story, and Brown were conspicuous; in 1916 Folger's long run won the game; and last year a for ward pass from Captain Coleman to Lowe was the margin of victory. With two exceDtions all these cames have been played in Richmond, mecca for many years for the Tar Heels on Thanksgiving Day. Recently the two universities have decided that the games ought to be played before their wn student bodies and they now have a home-and-home agreement. Last year's game in Chapel Hill started the new arrangement. For the game this year hope runs nigh that Captain Harrell's team will follow the example of the last two Carolina teams and turn in another victory. The season's record does not snow a powerful team, but local en thusiasts here have pointed out that J'rginia has not shown spectacular football this year either. Both fell before the flying squadron from V. M. j- Virginia by 22 to 6, Carolina by 23 to 0. There is no other basis of com parison. For that matter there never s. More than one Tar Heel victory "as been won when all the odds were against her. On Thanksgiving Day your Tar Heel knows no odds. He wows only that Carolina and Vir 8'nia are meeting again, that there (Continued on page three) PERFORMANCES OF DEVEREUX PLAYERS DELIGHT AUDIENCES MISS GRAF HERSELF IS OUT. STANDING STAR OF TAL ENTED CAST EDMUNDE FORDE PLAYS WELL With a wide range and happy choice of repertoire, the Devereux Players gave pleasant surprise and keen en joyment to those fortunate enough to have gone down to the "Playhouse" last Friday and Saturday evenings. One very interesting and hopeful fea ture is that all the comment has not bee'n limited to Faculty row, '.and while roaming the campus one hears a bit of hearty applause, not only for Miss Graf, the lead, personally, but also for the playing of Ibsen's "Ghosts," admirably put over the lights on Saturday evening, in fact quite as much approval as "Her Hus band's Wife," of the night before re ceived. Both Devereux and Miss Graf gave more finished portrayals and subtler artistry in "Ghosts" than in either of the two preceding performances. Suffice it to say that those who went, and it is principally for them that the following critique is intended, were more than pleased, and those who were not there missed one of the features of the year. The Clifford Devereux Players, who came under the auspices of the Caro lina Playmakers, were a distinct suc cess, and in each of the three selec tions presented entertainment that rceived generous applause from com fortably filled houses. It is just such occasions as these, most often unforseen, that makes life bearable here. And then when one begins to write it up, some of the happy reminiscences melt into inde cision and baffled trepidation, unless one is hypercritical. For of course every attraction that comes to Chapel Hill must always be accorded gushing ly hyperbolical tributes of praise; and then let someone who has seen a few metropolitan offerings, who is inter ested a great deal in the drama and the stage, who read, let us say, Sy mons Notes on Mme. Rejane, point out some of the more obvious flaws, and the accusing finger of feigned superiority and "setting himself above us" is pointed at him; and if spontan eous admiration, there are those here and elsewhere who derisively wave it aside as "Sophomorical." As I settled myself in my chair Fri day evening, I mused: "Barnstorming company gone on the bum, touring the provinces." Along about the sec ond act I got a jolt. I began to set up a little straighter. Zinita Graf handed it to me between the eyes witjh hey delightful lafchrymosal music. Then Edmund Forde, in the role of the worldly wise uncle, began (Continued on page 5) " - - ( i t: ; - v' V" - , VvW ',' A ft lift Captain Harrell VIRGINIA FRESHMEN DEFEAT TAR HEELS IN ANNUAL CONTEST WORK OF DODDER ! OUTSTAND ING AMONG CAROLINA FIRST YEAR MEN GAME HARD FOUGHT THRUOUT Although playing a much stronger game than at any other time this sea son the Carolina Freshmen were de feated by the Virginia Freshmen Sat urday upon Emerson Field 14 to 0. The Virginians showed their greatest driving power during the first five minutes of play, after Carolina, who had received, was forced to punt. The Virginians getting the ball on their 20 yard line, carried it down the field on steady rushes and end runs by Foster and Harris, and carried it over ( on a pretty pass Foster to Robbins. ; Aside from this initial spurt, and the . few minutes in the last quarter when j they drove over their final touchdown, ! the playing of the visitors was ex tremely eratic, and they lost much by their untimely fumbles, which should (Continued on page 6) ' Squad CAROLINA SQUAD LEAVES FOR CHARLOTTESVILLE TOMORROW FOR ANNUAL TURKEY DAY GAME STATE'S SMALL PART IN EDUCATION SHOWN IN CLAXTON'S REPORT FIGURES AND STATISTICS ARE ; GIVEN SHOWING STATE'S i SMALL PART STATE IS LOW EDUCATIONALLY The State'u Total to the University Is Only Four Million Dollars One hundred and sixty-two millions of dollars in direct Federal taxes last year as against about one hundred and thirty millions of dollars for educa tional purposes in all its history is the story told about North Carolina by P. C. Claxton, United States Com missioner of Education in tables and figures which he has just compiled in an effort to awaken the State to its shortcomings and to show it its duty in this branch of public service. In his table showing amounts spent for higher education, Mr. Claxton shows that North Carolina has spent about $22,250,000 for state colleges and institutions in fifty years, and he estimates that last year about $45, 000,000 was spent for tobacco and snuffs alone. Since the state has been supporting the University, it has given $4,252,479 for its upkeep. In 1875, the first year it allotted money to the University, it gave only $11,330, and in 1918 the total was only $333,910. The firat year the state included A. and M. College in its budget, 1890, it got $27,500 as against $24,362 by the University; and in 1918, the former college got $464,226. Although the state has been keeping it up twenty years less than the University, the State College has received $158,635 more than the University. Mr. Claxton asserts that only two questions should be asked: Are better schools needed? Can the people of North Carolina afford to pay the price? To show the needs of better schools, Mr. Claxton gives the facts about poor attendance, shortness of school terms, low salaries of teachers; and then in order to show the contrast of the state near the bottom in the edu cational world and near the top in wealth gives the figures quoted above. He says that if in some high mo ment of enthusiastic devotion and self-sacrifice, the people of North Carolina had agreed among them selves to smoke two cigars instead of (Continued on page 6) NEITHER TEAM IS OVERCONFI DENT OF VICTORY THANKS GIVING DAY COMPARATIVE DOPE IS MEAGRE Many Special Trains to Go From State to the Annual Classic The squad 'leaves tomorrow for Charlottesville to meet Virginia in the annual Turkey Day contest, played this year for the first time upon Lam breth Field. The team is in excellent shape. Lowe having quite recovered from his mid-season injuries, while Tenney as serts that he is fit as a fiddle, and Hutchins has regularly participated in the scrimmages for the past week. Season Jinx Shaken The jinx that has persistently pur sued the Carolina team for the entire season appears at last to have struck his tent and departed. In no game since the Yale contest has Carolina had its full complement of first string men upon the field. Especially in the back field is this true, and the N. C. State, Maryland, and V. M. I. contests were all of necessity played with new combinations behind the lines. The question of the ends too, has given Coach Fuller trouble. Hutchins, who started the season at end, has now been permanently shifted to the back field, and his place has been fill ed by Morris who will start the Thanksgiving contest. On the other flank Cochran and Shepherd will both probably have a chance at the flying Virginians. Neither Side Overconfident Although both teams go into the fray confident of winning, there is on rfeither side that overconfidence that has resulted so disastrously in many contests. The Virginians evidenced just a touch of this before the Vandy contest, and the 7 to 7 result is sure to have a sobering influence. Caro lina likewise suffered from its conse quences in the early season contests with Wake Forest and Sofcith Caro lina. Virginia's squad has rounded into good shape. Witt, Fenwick, and ' Blackford are all back in the game. No injuries were sustained in the Vanderbilt game, and the squad has been going through stiff work-outs during the past week. The Blue and Gold are anxious to avenge the defeats of the past two games, and are putting forth with all they have for the sea son's classic. Comparative Dope Meagre The only direct basis of comparison between the two elevens are the V. M. I. contests. Virginia met the ca dets early in the season and succeed ing in scoring on them, the score be ing 22 to 6. Carolina encountered the flying squadron the week after their triumphant invasion of the Keystone state, and fell before them 23 to 0. Carolina locked horns with Yale for a 21 to 0 defeat, while Virginia lost to Harvard's second line 24 to 0. By these scores it appears that Vir ginia has just a slight edge, but Caro lina had admittedly played in hard luck the entire season, and dope has lately become the last thing to rely upon. Virginia has developed no marked offense, while Carolina has developed one of the best defensive teams in this section, so whatever the outcome, it is certain that it will be a well earned victory as a result of a hard fought contest. Captain Harrell's Last Game Captain Beemer Harrell, who for two years has been the mainstay of the Carolina line, leads his team upon the field Thursday for the last time. That a line man should be an out standing star is notable, and that he has risen to the captaincy . from the position where many good players never receive notice beyond casual mention, is in itself sufficient testi mony of his gridiron achievement. (Continued on page four) 1
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