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y Thursday, November 24, 1927 THE TAR HEEL Page Five Probable Line-up for r CAROLINA VIRGINIA No. Player Weight Pos. Weight Player No. 72 Sapp 175 L. E. 180 , Flippin 2 66 Morehead (C) 200- L. T. 198 Luke 12 99 Farris 180 LG. 208 .Daniel 16 67 Schwartz 180 C. 180 Taylor 9 91 Shuler 180 R.G. 170 Symington 17 85 Howard 198 R. T. 185 Cardwell (C) 1 56 Presson 165 It. E. 188 Byrd 24 57 Whisnant 155 Q. B. 155 Hushion 14 53 Gresham 158 L. H. 155 Sloaii 5 69 Young 170 R. H. 179 Kaminer ' 10 68 Foard v 165 F. B. 170 Falconer 4 Average weight of line: Carolina 183, Virginia 188. Average weight of backfield: Carolina 162, Virginia 165. Average weight of team: Carolina 175, Virginia 180. NUMEROUS FIRMS LABOR TO ERECT KENAN STADIUM Various Materials and Types of Work in New Field Fashion ed by Many Hands. The Kenan Stadium might be call ed a Tower of Babel, for it was in deed built by many hands. - But, un like the Tower, it has been completed and is considered the acme of its type. The stadium was, finished in almost every detail some two months before the contract time and this comple tion allowed the Davidson-Carolina game to be played there. It was thought for a while that, due to the unexpected rock formations found in excavating, the playground would not be ready for even the Carolina-Virginia game but complete cooperation of theV working units made possible the playing of two games in it this year. T. C. Thompson supervised the work but the grading and excavating contractor was Nello L. Teer. It was on this company that the burden of the stadium rested and -only after many heavy charges were set off in the blasting of the rock was the way cleared for the rapid completion. The Atlas Portland Cements com pany furnished the cement and the fence that encompasses- the stadium was furnished by the General Equip ment company of Charlotte. The 8 n 1 Carolina - Virginia Game fence is of the Page variety. , The lumber seats"are of Douglas fir, shipped in from the Pacific coast and treated with a special prepara tion to preserve the wood. The' cast iron supports came from J. D. Wil kins of Greensboro and the insets in the cement on which the seats are fastened were furnished by the Sterl ing Foundry company, Ltd., of Sterl ing, Illinois. " y The forty-two inch drains under the oval playing field came from two companies, the Gray Concrete com pany of Thomasville, and the Anson Brick and Tile company of Liliesville, N. C. A mixture of lawn grass and bermuda, a combination that has been found best for football fields, was planted by T. C. Thompson. The trucks from the local company haul ed the sand and topsoil from adjacent sections and about 10,000 cubic yards were placed on the field. The terra cotta pipes for the surface drain were furnished by the Pomona Terra Cotta company of Pomona, N. C. The steel forms and cement chutes were supplied by Dietrich Brothers of Baltimore. These appliances fa cilitated, the handling ' of concrete; eliminating the transportation of ce ment by hand and the laborious plac ing of many board frames. The coaches' and players' house and the adjacent buildings were erected by T. C. Thompson. The hollowed brick of the walls came from Clay Products company, the tile was fur nished by the Palmetto Brick' com pany of Cheraw, S. C, the plastering and stucco work was done by James A. Smith and Son and the roofing came from the E,. J. Latta Roofing Of the 56,000 cubic yards excavated to. complete the Kenan Stadium approxi mately 30,000 cubic yards were r6ck re quiring two car loads .of dynamite to remove. This excavation was done by NELLO L. TEER Grading Contractor ; Durham, N. C. DR.COKERSETS OUT PLANTS TO BEAIMp FIELD Famous Botanist Continues Campus Beautification Pro gram by Improving Kenan Stadium. To Dr. W. C. Coker goes credit for the great improvement made in the appearance of the Kenan Stadium by the setting out of shrubbery and trees. This is but a continuation of the work he has been doing for years, making the campus a place of beauty. As one enters the main gate, fac ing the memorial feature, he is faced by' a large bronze plate bearing the names of those in whose memory the stadium is given. This tablet is set in the wall at the base of the flag pole, just to the rear of the governor's box. In front of the memorial proper is a small plot, ,m which are growing various evergreens. Bordering both sides tf .the walk is a privet hedge. Between the walks and the fence, larger shrub's have been placed. The several rest rooms are being sur rounded by tall hedges and screening growths. Among the large pines in the enclosure, dogwood,, wild plum, and. other native flowering trees are being introduced. Grass has been sown on the steep banks to hold the soil in place, and later, honeysuckle will form a covering for the bare ground that now shows. At the ends of the two concrete structures, a profusion of abelia, ced ars, pines and other evergreens are be ginning' to start growth, somewhat softening the sudden break in the as pect of the sides of the field. company of Durham. The roads lead ing to the stadium were graded by T. C. Thompson. John E. Lingo and Sons of New ark, N. J., furnished the ; flagpoles. Both weigh about two tons apiece and approximately 30 men were required to move each one. The stone for the memorials came from the Durham Granite company of Durham and the bronze memorial tablets were made by John Williams Inc., of New York. The steel reinforcing came from the Southern G-F Company of Atlan ta and the cinders for the cement base came from the Southern Power Steam Station at University, .N. C. . ' x Around the handsome, spacious looking field house, spyrea roses, pyre cantha, sweet breath of spring, and like plants give the impression that it is a summer home or country club rather than athletic quarters. At the upper end, on the nprth side, a row of cedars has been set out just inside the fence. The plant ing is continued on the south side The cigarette 1927, B. J. Reynold Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, N. C ind HART : V'.: X HART with the use of privet hedge. This fence planting serves the double pui pose of adding to the beauty of the property, as well as preventing too good a view of the games from the outside of the field. Work was begun on this phase of beautifying the stadium November 12. A large force of men has been toiling daily to finish the task, some that by billions Just to state a great truth in another way Camel is so exactly what so many smokers want that no other brand is even a close second. ; The Field House, of the 1 is fully protected by it lOOfilE for ILvery i p Latta QOflllQx Company Pic, 407 Clispel HillSt., Di!rJ!ain,N.C. in the woods, digging the trees and shrubs, as native ones are being used; other men are transporting them to the field, mixing soil in which to set them and attending to the many more details of the work. The results of their labor , have caused much com ment, for the improvement it has made in the view of the new athletic field is great. .. leads 1 all cigarettes were as good as Camel you wouldn't hear anything about special treat merits to make cigarettes good for the throat Nothing takes the place of choice tobaccos. a
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