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ROUGE ET NOIR.
A COAT TALE, OR THE TAIL OF A COAT.
IIY “TRILBY."
The students of Athens, tho other day,
Carried the Colonel*A coat away,
Ami hid it deep in a damp, old well
And all agreed that none aliould ti ll
Where the old co it wan till Memorial
Day
llad passed on “the wing* of Time”
away.
I or a week he posed in a abort-tail
MM k,"
Then tho Colonel began Ida brain* to
rack,
And at laat by the aid of a willing coon,
A •* bucket letter” and great, full moon.
Recovered hia coat, with ita button*
bright,
And took it away at dead of night
To “Mr. Kafo,” and gave him the wink,
And aaid, “Now, I'll fool thoae boya, I
think.
Clc in up tliia coat”—lie looked ijuitc
wise —
“And to morrow I’ll the boys surprise/*
Hut “the boys” were not so easy to
down —
They’re always tough in a college town.
Two of them entered Rife's shop to
trade
(They had already prepared a raid
On the tailor's shop that would have done
Credit to Jesse James' own son)
And one of them climbed the alley wall
And fastened a hook to thu coat—that's
all —
And another chap pulled a lengthy
coni,
And up arose tho coat. My Lord!
Rut waau't the Colonel mad next day,
When he heard that Ilia co it had Mown
away!
So tills is the tail, or tile of the 00it.
<>ur dear commander will no never gloat
In after years of thu joke he played,
Or would have played, if the coat had
stayed
Where he left it to be cleaned and
pressed.
post script.
If you doubt this coat*tale ask llarry
Floyd,
Rob Draper, Craig Rarrow, or Josephus
Boyd.
FIELD DAY.
The postponement of Field day to
Tuesday last on account of the rain*
probably injured the success of the oc
casion. After training for months, the
disappointment of postponement, caused
a number of fellows to break training
and very little w.aa done between the
2.1th of April and the I Ith of May.
If systematic training had been con
tinned, no doubt, more phenomenal rec
ord* for the dashes would have been
made.
The young ladles of Lucy Cobb, who
patronise all of our athletic exhibitions,
were out in full force. To their pres
ence, the success of tbs occasion in no
small measure was due.
TilK RECORD* IIKOKKN WKKK —
Ry Trice, Tutting tho Id lb. Shot—
old record, ft., $$ in.; new record,
M ft., 4* in.
Ry Morris, AO Yards Dash—old record,
5} see.; new record, 5 2-5 sec.
Ry Gammon. Throwing 12 lb. Ham
mer— old record, 75 fL, 2 in.; new rec
ord, 105 ft., 2} in.
Ry Dougherty, Standing Broad Jump,
without belIs—old record, 9 ft., 0 in.;
new record, 9 ft., 11 j in.
Ry Morris, 100 Yards Dash—old rec
ord, 10 3*5 sec.; new record, 10 2-5 sec
Ry Dougherty, Standing Broad Jump,
with l>e!!* — old record, 10 ft., 11 j in.:
new record, 11 ft., in.
Ry Smith, Sack Race—old record, 11
sec.; new record, 10 1-5 sec.
Ry Dougherty. Three Standing Broad
Jumps—old record, JO ft., 4 in; new
record, 30 ft., 10} in.
Ry Ferrell and Harrow, Three-Legged
Race—old record, 0 1-5 sec,; new record,
0 sec.
Ry L. Halsey, Mile Run—old record,
5 min., 101 sec.; new record, 5 min., 39
sec.
The fifty yard dash and tho three-
legged race break the world's records.
The accidents of the occasion were
Morris's collision with the backstop,
Harvey's injury while pole-vaulting, In
the morning, and Hurt's fall at the finish
of the bicycle r ice.
The high jump did not reach the rec
ord of last Field day hccause the jumps
were made over a wooden bar Instead of
a string.
The thanks of the Athletic Associa
tion are tendered to Messrs. Yancey.
Morton and Charbwnnier, the judges,
and to Mr. Vondcrlicth, the starter, also
to the merchants of the city who gave
prizes.
Morris's extraordinary 5 ) yards dasji,
the 3 legged race, Gammons twirling of
the hammer, Trice’s shot putting, and
Dougherty’s Jumping,—all these show
that the first thing to he done hy the
1 new track officers is to get into the In
tercollegiate Athletic Association. Rec
ords like those made Tuesday will not
be made every field day, and we must
get into an association in which our rec-
I ords will he recognized.
The following are the records made on
Tuesday.
PUTTIXO TIIK SHOT.
Trice winner, 30 ft. 4 inches; Gam-
j mon second.
TIIKoWIXU TIIK RASKnALL.
Craig Harrow winner, 300 ft. 2 inches;
1 Fred Morris. 2nd.
STANDING lllun JUMP.
Fred Price winner, I ft 0 inches, K.
K. Dougherty, second.
FIFTY Y A It DA DASII.
Fred Morris winner, 5 2-5 seconds; .).
W. .Morton, second
Tit Itow I NO 12 I.II II AM MRIt.
Gammon winner, 105 ft. 2$ inches;
Nail ley, second.
HTAXDINO BKOAI) JUMP.
Dougherty winner, 9 ft 11 j inches;
Price, second.
HUNDRED YARDS DASII.
Morris winner, 10 2-5 seconds; Spain,
second.
STANDING IlltOAD JUMP WITH IIKI.I.S.
Dougherty winner, 11 ft 9} Inches;
Trice, second.
l*OI.K VAULTING.
.1. 1>. Boyd, Jr. winner, 7 ft 11 inches;
Morris, second.
IIAI.F MII.K Hi N.
L. llaiscy winner, 2 min. JO 1-5 sec
onds; R. Butler, second.
sack hack.
Archibald Smith winner, 10 1-5 sec
onds; Harrow, second.
IIUKDLK HACK.
J. T. Dunlap winner. 10 3-5 seconds;
F. Spain, second.
TURKIC STANDING JUMPS.
Dougherty winner. 30 ft 10} inches;
Trice, second.
TIVKF.F. LEGGED RACE.
Craig Barrow and F. C. Ferrell win
ners, 0 seconds; Yancey and Fender,
second.
MILE RUN.
L. Halsey winner, 5 inin. 39 seconds;
K. Butler, second.
RUNNinu HIGH JUMP.
Dunlap winner, 5 ft.; Boyd, second.
TIIK ItlCYCI.K RACK.
Boyd winner, 11 seconds; Hurt, sec
ond.
’VARSITY BASE BALL TEAM.
While the class games were going on,
everybody said we bad good material :
for a team, but what in the world were
we to do fora pitcher? What have we j
done? Used two Juniors, Pettis and j
Morris one, last year’s 'Varsity t wirier,
and the other, the pitcher of last year’s
Emory team. Haven't they showed up
well? The work of Pettis against the
Atlanta professionals and against Madi
son was excellent, while it can he sta !
ted without fear of contradiction that !
Moriis has more strike-outs to his cred
it and fewer hits recorded against him
than any other pitcher aimmg the
Southern colleges. In Madison he
struck out 20, in Columbus 13, and
would have Increased the number bad
lie not hurt bis wrist, and in Macon 12,
in 0 innings.
The strength of the team is in its
pitchers and hatters. With scarcely an
exception, every man handles the stick
like a veteran, especially Hall, Spain and
Davis. The pretty base running of the
two latter deserves mention.
Captain Kemp has played good ball,
both at short ami in left. Nally’s catch
ing and batting are praiseworthy, and
improve with each game. His only
fault is in throwing to bases. Hall on
first is a great success. He is a splen
did all-round player and knows the
game like a book. Tho other infleldcrs,
Halsey, Clarke and Stubbs are playing
1 first-elass ball. Kemp, Davis and Spain
I in the outfield are all that could he de-
| sired—sure and quick.
The team lost one of its best players
when Butler left. He played capital
ball every game. Lovejoy ami Ezellc,
we know, will sustain their reputation,
as good planers whenever called upon.
Up to the Seewanee game the record
was.
At Athens - Atlanta Professionals, 22;
Georgia, 5.
At Athens—Y. M. C. A., 2; Georgia,
13.
At Athens—Madison, 6; Georgia, 12.
At Madison —Madison, 8; Georgia, 9.
At Co) umbas—Auburn, 8; Georgia, 15.
At Macon—Mercer, (?)3; Georgia, 2.
This is the first season we have played
a full schedule of games, and the result
up to date 4scertainly one of which we
should feel proud. The best feature of
it all is that our men have played honest
ball. No one lias yet bad cause to
charge Georgia with anything unfair'or
ungcntlemanly. and we feel assured that
no such cause will arise.
Emory in Athens June 14, is the only
game on the schedule so far as definite
ly known. We may meet Wofford here
may 25th, but it is doubtful.
A WRAPS0DY
My girl, she is a sweet one
She does things in a speed,
I She runs in ten or ’leven.
And in wheeling takes the lead.
She holds a rowing record,
And in hurdling is hot stuff.
Rat the one fault that I find in her,
Is, she isu't fast enough.
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