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Diversity of Georgia, Athens, Ga., November 1,8 IS!)!).
No.;
ORATORICAL CONTEST TENNESSEE GAME.
The third annual contest of
the State Inter-collegiate Ora
torical Association is a thing of
the past, and Mercer is again
victorious. The scene at the
(irand Opera House on last
Wednesday evening is one long
to he remembered. Such an
enthusiastic crowd of college
hoys, young men, and such a
Iteauliful crowd of college young
women were never before gath
ered together in one body. The 1
four leading colleges of the
State were there, in full force,
with their veils and songs and
just before the exercises began,
pandemonium reigned supreme
—they literally rent the air
with their enthusiastic out
bursts. The Opera House was
packed. Every available seat
was occupied, and hundreds
were compelled to be satisfied
with standing room only. So
far as the largeness of the audi
ence and indeed so far as its
briUian.V and culture is con
cerned, the third annua! contest
was pre-emin'iitly more sue
^nffnfrn'fT iftfv contest of like
nature that has ever taken place
in Georgia or in the South.
Wit >n th * p irti -ipa its 01 the
program took their places on
the stage the crowd was simply
wild with enthusiasm, and not
until Mr Palmer, the President
of the Association, canr* for
ward and began to make bis
address, was ipiiet restored.
Gov. (handler, the M ist‘>r of
ceremonies, was then intro
duced and after a few appropri
ate remarks he, in turn intro
duced the first speaker of th •
occasion.
Here is the program in full
and to say that each speaker
diil credit to himself and to his
institution is speaking it mildly.
Mr. (Tuner Wood word. Kino
rv college, “Our National Per
ils and Safeguard.”
Mr. J. T. Moore, University
of Georgia, “The Citizen Sol
dier of the South.”
Mr. Fred II McClesky.North
Georgia Agricultural and M**-
chanical college, “Th • Suprem
acy of the Law.”
Mr. Mark Bolding, Mercer
ITiiversity, “The American
Birthright ; Shall it lie Sur
rendered.”
Our representative, Moore
was supported loyally by the
wearers of the Red and Black
and he himself made a great
impression on the audience by
his magnificent delivery and his
powerful effort. We have not
one word to say about the do-
(Concluded on 4th page.|
THE TENNESSEE COACH REFEREES
AND WINS THE GAME FROM
GEORGIA.
Our football team left Athens
Thursday night of last week and
arrived in Knoxville on Friday
night. They were shown toi
their quarters in the rooms of*
the college dormitory.
Satuday lit two o’clock they'
started for the football grounds!
(walking) and finally reached
them nearly an hour after the;
scheduled time for the opening
of the game.
A detailed account of the
game is herewith given, in a
broken way, and goes to show
that Georgia clearly outclassed
her opponents but was pre
vented from demonstrating it
by the unfair decisions of Pearce
who refereed the game, and who
was none other than the cifncli
of the team which represents
the University of Tennessee.
The first decision was made
on the kick off. Ritchie caught
flic ball, advanced it ten yards
and fumbled it, but McIntosh
fell on it, and yet Pome gav<
the ball to Tennessee, on the
absorb grounds that it made no
dierefl'nce vhirh team secured
the bill 1 oil a fumble, that it al
ways went to the opponents of
the team that lost it.
Ilis next decision was on an
alleged oil-side plav; here lie
gave Tenn. 10 yards, which
brought the ball in a few feet of
of Georgia's goal. Georgia's
line bold for two downs and
Tenn. tried a place kick, the
ball striking Tenn.'s centre.
Here, according to rule the ball
was Georgia’s, but the referee
again gave it to Tennessee ; the
same act was repeated with the
same result and the same de
cision.
Still again it was repeated.
On the fourth trial of three
downs each, Tenn. succeeded in
kicking goal from field. Thus
the ball was unjustly given to
Tenn. three times on the same
play, though that team was ac
tually losing ground till the
time, for after repeated trials,
they found Georgia’s line im
pregnable.
By alleged ott'-»ide play, Geor
gia was parali/.ed, by having the
ball taken away from them no
less than a dozen times during
the game. Every time we at
tempted a series play, the referee
would interrupt by saying lie
had to blow his whistle, thus
preventing the play from hav
ing its effect.
The rule requires (as we know)
i (Concluded on 3rd page.)
Resolutions on the Death
of Ira L Jenkins.
Whereas, an all-wise Provi
dence has brought to a close the
life of our class-mate, Ira L.
Jenkins, and,
Whereas,the news of his death
is received with sorrow bv those
associated with him at the Uni
versity, therefore,
Be it Resol veil, by the Uni
versity of Georgia Law ('lass of
eighteen hundred and ninetv-
niue, thiit our sympathy lie ex
tended to the family of our late
associate and friend.
And further, that these reso
lutions be published, its a mark
of respect for the deceased, in
the pamphlet to be issued by
our Class, and also the Univer
sity papers.
Zacii I,am All < ‘otiii, |
I > i ri’KKK 11 in m< i rr, ' < 'om.
Jo. (’. Bkhnakd,
Grin Roukicts, Pres.
’VARSITY VS. AUBURN.
0 DAY'S GREAT GAME IN AT
LANTA
To-day, in Atlanta, takes
place t lie sixth game between
the'Varsity and Auburn. In
'03 Auburn came oil victorious.
In '111 Georgia won. In 'Do
Auburn again conquered, and
in '011 G >nrgi.i again took the
lead and Auburn was van
quished. In 'D7 no game was
played owing to the mortal in-
jIIry received by one of Geor
gia’s men in the Virginia game.
On last Thanksgiving day the
final score was IH to 17. In
that game Georgia left the field,
on account of a rank decision
of the referee, while there was
-•till eight minutes to play.
Giving Auburn three gaun-s
and Georgia two, it seems that
to-day is our turn to win. The
game will undoubtedly be a
close one, as Auburn has an ex
ceedingly fast eleven and her
team work is perfect.
Georgia's team has improved
wonderfully during the past
two weeks, and with her supe
rior weight it is earnestly Imped
by every student in college that
she will conn: oil the field vie-
rious.
Chancellor Hill was in Atlan
ta Wednesday to attend the
Oratorical contest. On Thurs
day lie spoke before the State
Legislature about the Univer
sity. Mr. Hill's addresses arc
always strong and eloquent and
we feel sure that his of Thurs
day worked a vast amount of
I good for the University.
TREASURER'S REPORT
F-iutoii Ri n \sn Bi.ai k :
I beg permission to present
through your columns a report
of (lie work of the commute ■
appointed by the Athletic Asso-
ciation last year, for the pur
pose of making a canvass among
our friends and alumni, and so
liciting from them subscriptions
in aid of the Association.
All of tis will remember the
circumstances under which this
committee was appointed ; how
we found ourselves colifroujed
with a debt of more than $1000,
which had accumulated since
the disastrous football season of
1807 ; bow we were required by
(lie faculty to pay one-half of
this debt before we would lie
permitted to engage in inter
collegiate football contests ; bow
we determined, as a last resort,
to appeal to our alumni for aid.
The situation was indeed
grave; tin* chance of success
small. Vet we believed tintt an
appeal to our loyal alumni would
not go null led, and the result
bus amply justified our faith.
The response was most generous
and hearty. Our young atenmeia
rallied to our side. Undergrad
uates undertook, with a zon 1 un
deterred by rebuffs, the disagree
able task of soliciting subscrip
tion*, and, in the greater num
ber of cases, they found willing
and liberal support from the
alumni. I wish to express for
the entire student body our deep
sense of obligation to these
friends in need, and to assure
tliein that we shall not readily
forget this timely, generous as
sistance.
Subscriptions by students last
season, ... |:(2 oo
I regret extremely that the
list of subscribers was lost by
tin* canvassers and could not be
recovered, notwithstanding eve
ry effort to do so,
The first response to our ap
peal to our alumni was from
Knmk S|i:itn ... Oe
J. W. Hpnln, A 00
#10 00
Mr. (Tiff Walker, '07, of Mon
roe, sent the following:
C. M. Wallo-r, #2 0*>
A It. Moblajr, ... z fri
K. M. I.uoeeford, 2 no
#0 no
Next wo heard from Geo. T.
Jackson, '07,of Yugusta, whose
example of genuine, unselfish
patriotism, we cannot tint high
ly appreciate. Hero is his list,
the result of untiring work dur
ing the summer:
(Concluded on 4th page.)
