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PAGE THREE SPORTS OF THE DAY IN BRIEF What Dempsey is to boxing, what Lonidos is to wrestling, what Jones is to golf, what Ruth is to baseball, what Weissmuller is to swimming, what Nurmi is to track —that’s what West Georgia is going to be to West Geor gia sports in general. First, the boys started the infant school into tho spor tanic world by a wonderfully success ful basketball season. On the side epeedball was played, the first game of tho south being played between the frosh and sophs; and now the season of sports is getting in full swing. Coach Bonner has his track men run ning their “dogs” off, and they are all training faithfully, although the dormitory students still take huge sops of that good ole syrup. Tho sprinters of the school will be Driver, Fields, Webb, and Loftin. The sprints to be included ar e the fifty yard, two hundred yard, and two twen ty yard dashes- Mabry will be the school’s high jumper and“/ Screechy” Daves will do the broad jumping and the pole vaulting. It is significant to know that “Screechy” was second in the state last year in the pole vault. Then M’oses Baskin, cousin to the famous Weems Baskin, w T ill ido the hurdling. As yet no man for the four forty (lias appeared. Taylor, Watts and Fields are expected to lead in the shot put and discus. But baseball is drawing the most attention. Candidates galore are try ing for the team, and among them are many stars of past season. Kelly has the back-stop sewed up. Kelly has a peg that would make “Pepper” Martin think before he tried to “swipe a sack.” Then Staples has first base cinched; Daves has second; Webb has short, and Driver has third. Staples played lasit year for G. I. C., in Barnesville, and had a very successful season there, being one of the leading (hitters. “Screchy” played last year with Cal houn, and is an excellent fielder, as well as batter. He had been hitting very strongly and is expected to be a main stake in the batting line-up. Webb, at short, is good fielding and with coaching should be good at bat ting. He will probably prove to be the most colorful player on the team. Driver, a veteran of Carrollton Hi in past years, is a good batter and is also good afield. Driver has shown up better than any other Brave as a base run ner. Then Entrekin, at center-field, is an excellent fly chaser, and is showing up favorably at bat. And more for these pitchers —Wil- liams is the speed demon of the team. We would advise all opposing batters to wear knee pads when Fred pitches, because their knees will undoubtedly knock. Parker has the best crooks of the hurling staff. Jack was the pitcher of the Carrollton Hi Midgets last year, and hurled one no-run, no-hit affair. Jack is also good at the bat. Cansler has both speed and curves. His only fault is that when there is a girl in the stands, regardless of how she looks, Cansler insists on playing too much to the grand stand. Last, but not least, comes Sam Fields, (l aptain of the baseball team of the past season. Sam plays in the out bid also. He h'as a good curve ball, an d has exceptionally good control. With the support of the student body -we (oui, oui, monsieur) will pro ceed in the near future to prepare a petition to be presented to the faculty before the end of the present quarter. This petition will call for a three year school instead of a two year one. Simply because we might have °ur unsurpassable student body presi dent, Damon Webb, for another year. *ft9lK By JACK SMITH KELLY ELECTED BASEBALL CAPTAIN About two weeks ago'the basebabll candidates, after one of their prac tices, elected Edgar Kelly, first string catcher, captain for tho coming season. Kelly played last year at Teachers ’ Colloge at Tifton, Ga- He is expected to prove very valuable to West Geor gia’s first baseball team. Kelly is a slugger at the bat, and is the best re ceiver that we have seen in these parts in a long time. He has already been offered a contract to play with the Carrollton team in the West Georgia League during the summer. Kelly is from Blakely, should any of the ladies desire to know. FRESHMAN GIRLS NOSE OUT SOPHS Thursday night the fresh girls’ bas ketball team nosed out the Soph Quin tet with a score of sixteen to four teen. The result after the first quar ter was never in doubt- The sopho mores, led by Hazel Robinson, got off to a good start and led at the end of the first quarter. Then the freslh girls came out of their sleep, and with Mil lie Webb leading, began to drop the ball through the hoop with deadly ac curacy. By the half they had taken the lead, and continued to increase the lead. About six minutes after the end of the game the sophs opened up again, and the game was a real fight till the final whistle- The game was played for athletic fund being raised for the basketball team. Mondell Driver refereed. ROUGH MAN’S GAME What about a little croquetting To the knocking of the croquet balls Where you play such a rough game Down by the Jerico walls? Although we ar e not poets and know it, how’s that for a poem? Yes, it’s a poem, and it is very realistic. When Mr. Bonne r brought a croquet set out, it was originally meant for the weaker hearted of the students, but, alas! tho games became more and more thrilling. They were so exciting that the women had to seek the company of the gents, and, of course, the gents wouldn’t miss the game; so there you are! This game of ancients became so exciting that the girls were no longer able to engage in it without the company of the boys. W r e feel sure that Dean Gunn will agreo with us when w e say that it takes a most powerful force to cause tho boys of West Georgia to associate with the girls. What next? Probably a heart failure at a strenuous tiddle-de-winks tournament! Damon had already impressed th e stu dents very favorably, but since he’s been struggling for the cause of base ball and its finance at West Georgia, the students have been even consider ing applying fo r Damon a berth in St. Peter’s Tavern. Th e only thing that’s holding them is the fear that probably Damon would really try to find out where M’oses was when the light went out. Although the school nudist colony has not made it a practice heretofore to admit faculty members into its ex clusive society, they ar e now consider ing given pledges to Profs- Gordon Watson and Strozier. Of late the col ony has been holding its meetings on the river banks about a mile back of the school, and about two weeks ago the two profs partook of a refreshing swim with the members of this colony. Fearing that the two faculty members may let some of the club’s secret creeds out, tßie Board of View of the colony has been seriously considering the above mentioned actions. Oh! we can just visualize Mr. Watson with his THE WfiST GEORGIAN TENNIS SCHEDULE BEING FILLED With the coming of spring and the incidentally warm weather, the school’s tennis wizards have begun practice for the meets planned by Coach Bonner. Two new courts are nearing comple tion, and the team already has one practice match, scheduled with Doug lasville. Matches with Tech Freshmen and Alabama State Teachers’ College have already been arranged, although neither of the matches have been set. Oscar Hay is generally recognized as the numbor-one ranking player of tho school. Hay has a fast service, and is a chop stroke expert. His backhand is as good, if not better, than his fore stroke, and his lobs are practically un returnable. Then comes several good tennisters, including Platt, Campbell, Morris and Newman. At present Platt is proba bly superior to any of tho others of this group. James has a very regular service and, exepet for a slightly weak back hand, has a large variety of shots. His lobs, barely skimming the net, are very hard to return. One of James’ best means of defeating his opponent is by working him out of po sition and then dropping an easy one out of his victim’s reach- Campbell lias practiced very little, and is sure to get back in his old form before long. Morris has undoubtedly the best service of tho group and will give a hard fight for a berth on the team. Newman plays a steady game, and, as may be seen, from his not be ing eliminated in the tournament last fall, is to be recognized with serious ness in the selection of the team. Then, Harding, although playing with seeming recklessness, will give any body at any time a real go. LINE-UPS AT W. G. C’s FIRST GAMES By JACK SMITH FIRST GAME N. G. C. Ab. R. H. E. Ragsdale, ss 4 0 10 Tanner, 3b 4 111 Stewart, 2b- 3 110 Meeks, c- - 3 0 10 Graves, 3b. J 0 0 0 Walden cf 3 0 0 0 Watkins, If 3 0 0 0 Hobson, rf 3 0 0 0 Brown, p 3 10 0 Total 29 3 4 1 W. G. C- Ab. R. H. E. Driver, 3b 4 0 0 0 Webb, ss 4 0 0 0 Kelly, c- 4 0 2 0 Staples, lb 4 10 0 Entrekin, ef 3 110 Daves, 2b- ’ 3 0 2 1 Fields, If 3 0 0 0 Reaves, rf 2 0 0 0 Cansler, rf 10 0 0 Parker, p 3 0 0 0 Total 31 2 5 1 R 11. E W- G. C. 000 002 o—20 —2 5 1 N. G. C 210 000 o—3 4 1 SYMPATHETIC Hart —‘ ‘lf there are any dumbbells in the room, please stand up.” A long pause and then Mamie stood up. “What, do you consider yourself a dumbbell?” “Well, not exactly that, sir, but I bate to ,see you standing all alone.” AN ECHO OF TENNYSON Break, break, break, On thy cold gray stones, O sea; But I bet you could break for forty years, And not be as broke as me —V. P- I- Skipper. perpetual dignity upholding the prin ciples for which the nudists (nutists, if you desire) stand- HUMOR M’iss Ward—“l hope that’s a nico book that you are reading, Helen.” Helen II.—“Oh, yes, it’s a lovely book, but I don’t think that you would like it - It’s so sad In the end.” Miss W—“ How is it sad, dear?” IL H.—“ Well, sho dies, and he had to go back to his wife.” Tolephono—“Hello, I’d like to know where I can get hold of Miss Cart lege.” Hawkeye (answering the phone)— “I don’t know. She’s awfully tick lish. Bill Brown—“ Hazel, what’s that light shining in your eyes?’ Hazel—“ That’s my stop light, Bill.” Mr. Strozier in a restaurant called a waiter and complained: “Waiter, my co-co is cold.’ “Well, sail,” replied tho son of Ham, “why don’t yo’ put yo’ hat on, sahf ” “Collier,’ said Mr. Howell, “give tho formula for water.” Bill—“ Yes, sir, h, i, j, k, 1, m, n, o.” Mr. H. —What are you driving at? Do you think that you are in kinder garten?” Bill—“ Well, you said yesterday that it was H to O.” Melvin Harris—“ This butter is so strong that it could walk over and in sult the coffoe.” Lively—“And this coffee is so weak Fiat it couldn’t resist it.” Mr. Fisher—“ Now, don’t let me hear (any bad reports about you.” Emmy—“l’ll try hard, dad, but you know how things leak out.” “Now,’ said Mr. Watson at or chestra practice, “we’ll play ‘The Stars and Stripes Forever.’ ” “Gosh,’ said Enk, “I’ve just finish ed that.” SECOND GAME W. G. C. Ab. R. H. E. Driver, 3b. 5 2 10 Webb, ss- 5 0 11 Kelly, c 5 2 S 0 Staples, lb 1 4 12 1 Daves, 21) 4 12 1 Entrekin, cf 4 0 10 Fields, If 4 0 0 0 Reaves, rf. 4 0 0 0 Williams, p. 4 2 2 0 Total 39 8 12 3 N. G. C. Ab. R. H. E Ragsdale, ss- 5 0 0 1 Tanner, 3b. 4 2 2 0 Stewart, 2b 4 0 10 M’eeks, c• 4 0 0 0 Graves, lb 4 3 10 Waldin, cf 4 0 3 0 Watkins, 3f 4 0 0 0 Yarbrough, rf 4 0 0 0 Lee, p 2 0 0 0 Brown, p. 2 0 0 0 Total 37 3 5 1 R. II.E. W. G. C 001 222 03 x—B 12 3 N. G. C- 010 001 010—3 5 1 A POINTED QUESTION Mr. Gunn —“I never told lies when a boy.’ Barton—“ When did you begin, fa ther?” THE TRUTH Howell —‘ ‘ Where is the capital of the United States?” A. G.—“ All over the world-’ Williams who reached an examina tion question, “What causes a depres sion?” wrote, “God knows! I dont! Merry Christmas! ’ When the examination paper came back he found the professor’s notation, “God gets 100. You get zero. Happy New Year!” / Frances Cruse—“ Have I got the right expression?” Photographor—“Perfectly natural.” F- C.—“Then hurry. It hurta. my face.” “Eyes right,” thundered the negro lieutenant. “You is wrong,” came from the back of tho black troops. Sadie Morrow, looking at an Ital ian menu —“Please bring me two or ders of Spurmoni Vormicolli.” “Very sorry, mam, but that ia the proprietor.” Margaret —“Why did you break your engagement to Tom?” Luta —“He deceived me- He told m 0 bo was a liver and kidney special ist, and then I found that he only worked in a butcher ahop.” There was once a man who #aved up for the future, And put in his money-box all he could spare; But, ah! for the poor economical moocher The future arrived and the man wasn't there. Plumber (arriving late) —“How is it?” Mr. Strozier —“Not so bad. While we were waiting for you I taught all the boys to swim.” I 1-der when I say 2 you While c arth 3mains my heart is true (I never felt like this be-4) If 5 a chance at all to win In this 6-ponsive game I’m in It’s 71y to think you mine! If 8 will only lie 9 I’ll love you 10-derly always, And 0 shall cloud your (happy days. “My follow,” yelled the gam# war den, appearing suddenly near Lowom Gladney fishing, “don’t you know that it’s against the law to fish out of season?” “Sure,” replied Lowom, “but when it’s the season the trout don’t bite, and when it’s out of season there are all kinds of them. If the fish won’t obey the law I won’t either.” THE MUSSING TEACHER Gunn—“Did you hear about Laven der stealing fifty thousand and run ning away with his best friend’s wife ? ’ ’ Ingram—“ Good heavens! Who’ll teach his Sunday-school class .tomor row?” KISSES Kisses are the connecting 1 links be tween the wife and poeketbOok or the divorce court, depending upon Whose wife it was. Prior to marriage kisses denote affection; afterward, ®fty- They usually start with a warm smack in the parlor and eird witht a s bl<l snack in the kitchen. They are caused by shy, sensitive microbes - whichfc'ia* habit darkened corners and* scheduled places when the lights are turned lew and the moon is gently percolating through the vines overhead* but once they get a foothold they bring* unex pected returns. There are many kinds of k kisses, among which are the duty ? dab f the soul kiss, which is a sort of airialjttte political kiss such as candidates; give to babies; the double-barreled L kiss which whiskered French generals', be stow upon heroes; and that inimitable kiss which results when a wad of chew ing gum gets tangled up with mn mm brvonic mustache. _ INDIVIDUAL BATTING G.Ab.R* H. Pet. Daves, 2b 2 7 I-. 4 . *572 Kelly, c. - 2 9 2 5 .555 Williams, p- - 1 4 2 2 .500 Entrekin* cf* .. 2 7 1 2 .286 Staples, lb 2 8 2 2 '.250 Webb, ss 2 9 o' 2 *225 Driver, 3b 2 8 2 1 "5®85 Fields, If 2 6 0 0 ’-000 Reaves* rf 2 6 0 0-;d00 Parker, p I'. 2 a- 0 •<•00 Cansler, rf 1 1 0 0 -000 Errors, Daves, 2; Webb. 2; Parker* I‘, Staples, 1* Double plays, 3.