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THE MERCER CLUSTER
»t*5 SPRING. . '
. By W«rr*n Holland
I piped whien I opened nty eye* to
the day,
And the inner • ME murmured,
“How can you, be gey?
You’ve fluttered -too . high and
• - you’ve broken your wing—
There’* never e reason why crip
ple* should sing!” ' r j
“But it’s Spring!” I said, “It’sj
garden—my
Spring!”
And. I called it
prosy old room—
And I danced to the well— “pa
per roses in bloom
And in the inner ME murmured,
“What does it all bring?
You’re a cuckoo, a cricket, a sil
ly young thing!”
I answered, “I know, but it’s
STONE AND COGDELL
GET ALL-SOUTHERN
MERCER CAPTAIN AND STAR
HURLER IS MASTER.-
Tutored to Measure by Som*
r T T HE man who buys hb first Bom
Tailored suit for the price sav
ing it affords is agreeably surprised
with the quality of die completed
garments.
He gets the smart style, gqpd fit,
rich appearance and long wear
usually expeded only of clothes sold
at extravagant prices.
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So it is not strange that the buying
of clothes "tailored to measure by
Bom” becomes a fixed habit with
men when they learn how'gener-
Bom Value is measured.
CMisly
Grown Tailoring Co.
306 BROADWAY
FULL LINE OF GENTS FURNISHINGS—“THE BEST FOR LESS”
Call to 8m U> and B« Convinced.
GOOD BEYOND ALL
DOUBT
You cannot afford to buy
which are the least bit doubtful.
Experiments are too costly.
We will not sell a shoe unless we
are absolutely sure it s good, all the
way through. We will not take
chances with your good will, or
your money.
We 'have the also A the C. B.
.•v:'; slater Shoes for men
$8.00 to|$18.50
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CJORNEW LOCATION
STREET NEXT TO HOTEL DEMPSEY
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By Carey J. William*
Athens. Ga.. May 13— ’Tige" Stone
was Georgia’s biggest hoodoo on Fri
day the 13th and therefore Mercer
chaHtert up a 2 to. 0 victory in the
jline innings the little Mercer heaver
■was on the moundr, it seemed that the
stone age was again with us;
It was in the pinches, that Stone
demonstrated he was the master of
the situation. On two different oc
Casions with men resting on third, the
Baptist hurler fanned the bather for
the third out.
Mercer Infield Busy. ,
If you will consult the box sqgre you
will see that the Inner works of the
visitors had a busy day for sixteen as
sists are credited to them. Stone
himself had ten assists..so the Bulldog
sluggers were hitting to him’
It was a great pitcher's-battle be:
tween “Seth’’ Dekle and Atone.
Dekle granted a trio of bingles- while
the ihad and Black garnered the same
number off the Baptists’ hurler.
Dekle’was wild and granted fr§e
transportatio to six visitors. Both
of the runs scored by the Baptists
ANNUAL COMMERCE
RECEPTION GIVEN
BESSIE TIFT GIRLS GUESTS OF
MERCHANT PRINCES.
4, were scored by men that Dekle had
walked. '
Stone' pitched the entire game ft>r
the Orange and Black and though he
is not officially accredited with a time
at bat. he scored a run. ’ He was
walked twice and secured a sacrifice
hit. Both teams played well in the
field, 'each side committing one miscue
Mercer* scored first in the third
I when Stone walked. Hammock went
: out at firBt and Stone took second on
.[-.the play. -Wilkes bit a Texas leagu'er
1 -over third and Stone scored when
! McWhorter-let the bell go through his
: legs. ,
The other counter was challfled up
in the seventh when Prentiss walked.
Graybill singled. Stokes sacrificed
both men up a bag. Stone hunted in
j front of tire plate and Rawson lobbed
* it to Clark. Prentiss scoring on th ■
' play. .. ; ' '/
Fitts Makes Feature Catch.
Fitts made the prettiest catch of the,
game , in the sixth when he made a
shrte-string catch of Sheppard's drive
while Wilkes was occupying second.
Georgia’s best chance to score was
in the sixth when Dekle opend things
j up with a hit to center. 'Graybill and
J Hammock did the Alphonso and Gas
ton stunt and het the ball fall free.
On Cody’s fielder’s choice. Dekle was
forced to second. Cody took second
on.a wild pitch. Watson went- out
from Prentiss to Cogdell. Hutcheson
walked and Immediately stote second.
Then w.th the students veiling for 1
hit Siohe tightened up and Mangmri
fanned.
Georgia had another chance to score
in‘ tire seventh when "Boose” Mc
Whorter tripled with one man down
Fitts -went eut from pitcher to first
Kawson . fanned.
Henderson" played a good game at
second Cor .the Baptists^ He accepted
six chances without an error.
The Box score:
Georgia
ab
r
t
P.o
a
e
Cody, ss
-.4
0
0
3
1
0
Watsonfi 2b
-1-i ■
0
1
1
f
0
Hutcheson, 3b
..3
0
0
2
2
0-
Mangiim, .C&pt, rf
--4
fl
1
0
0
b
Clark, lb
..4
0
0
11
1
0
McWhorter. If ---J
-.3
0
1
2
0
0
Fitts.' cf „ r —-
2*
0
0
2
0
0
Rawson, c
—3
Q
e
6
1
0
Dekle. P -—
.-3
0
.0
1
4
0
Total ------
30
0
3
27
14
0
Mercer
ah
r
h
po
a
e
Hammock. If
4
0
1-.
2
t>
0
Wilklee. 2b.
--1
0
-1
0
1
0
Henderson. 2b J--
-3
0
0
3
3
0
Sheppard. rf -----
-3
0
0
1
0
0
Cogdell, lb _ —
-.4
0
0
14
0
0
Prentiss, ss
:_3
1
0
0
1
1
Graybill.'cf ------
.4
0
1
0
0
0
Stokes, r ; —
-.4
0
0
7
0
0
Stone, p
..1
1
0
0
11
1
Totals '
26
2
3
27
16
1
Score by innings
Georgia _
Slercer
.. — -000 000 000—0
001 000 100—2
Summary—Three base hits, M
Whoftvr, Stolen bases. Hutcheson.-
Wilkes, Henderson. Double plays
Watson to Cody to Clark. Wild pitch-
Stone. Hits off Dekle, 3. off Stone, 4
Struck out by Dekle 2, by Stone-6.
Bases, on balle off Dekle 6. off Stoire 2.
Left on bases, Georgia .6, Mercer. 7.
Umpire Bob Higgins. Time of game
two hour*.
INDEPENDENT
LAUNDRY
The annual Commerce reception for
the Bessie Tift girls was given Friday
evening by the "Merchant Princes ’ in
the fraternity halls of the university
A) out fifty of the prettiest of Pres?
dent Joshua Hill Fister's pets took
the.-Southbound Central "cinder beat
er" to Macon Friday afternoon, antic
ipating a happy evening at Mercer as
guests of the Merchant Princes. The
B. T. Juniors were the honor gifests
of the occasion and as the reception
was (lie third given by the Commerce
fellows in honor of that, class, they
naturally anticipated a delightful so
journ at Mercer.
That the girls were not disappoint
ed 'was evidenced in the unanimous
expression that they spent-a “wonder
ful evening" at Mercer.
Guy Cheney had charge of beautify
ing the fraternity halls for the even
ing and as "Good-evening Guy" had
-previously served in the ‘capacity of
Domestic Architect and .home beau-
rifter, the job was done to the. satis
faction of . all. even meeting the ap
proval of the Commerce artist. Mal-
co'm *Rat" Page.
When the. B. T. girls arrived at
Mercer, via the Wrayflivver line from
the Dempsey, they were escorted to
the reception parlors, where fihey,
with the Commerce students, filed
down the receiving live. Dean and
Mrs, F. J. Holder, Prof, and Mrs. C.
B Wray, from the Mercer faculty,
Miss Pearl Townsend, Miss Elizabeth
Starr and Mrs .Ntewsome, from the
Bessie Tift faculty, Miss Savannah
Ellis, Junior Class president, and Rb-
hert Gamble, president of the School
of Commerce, note in the receiving j
line. I
Thfc B. T. girls who were the invi
ted guests of the Merchant Primes
were-;.
Misses Elizabeth Ashby, Martha
Burdette. Ethel Bush. Mexie Beasley.
Lucy Bell, Vjaleria Brown, Alfreda j
Bell. Mary Canter. Olive Charous, •
Eulalee Cheek. Leila Clifton, Louise
Dodd,. Louise Dickens,' In t Geiger.
Grace Garner. Mary Granade,- Ruth '
Hammond. Glyds Harris, Savannah
Hillis, Gertrude Hillis. Anne Hoffman, !
Miriam Hall. Eunice Mae KIn$. Lillian 1
Logue. Ida Ledford, Charlotte Jelks. i
Ellrabeth Moore. Virginia Mays. Alice
Morris, Mattie Moring Mitchell. Willie
Maude McClani. Mary McKay, Sara "
McKay; Miriam McCall." Nellie Mae
Oglesby, Clara OKellev, Estelle Par
ker. I.oris Paulk. Leila Daughtry. Ma
mie Loii Rahun. Esther Rish. Lola
Richards. Elva Robinson. Rosamond
Radford, Mamie Rabun. Ruby Smith
Mary Sammons, Safa Mae Shaw, Jes
sie 'Shirley: Sara Summerford, Lucile
Wilson, My 1 tie Wood, Mary Wheeler.
Bennie Williamson. •
Senior Claes
Misses Ruth,Green. Jese Mae John,
son, Nina Kingery, Elizabeth Roper.
Cleo Tripp. Ruby Maudlin. Jewel Bird,
Eurena Brown. Elma Maxwell,' Jesie
La'throp. Lota Speer, Alice Perry,jMa-
mie Lou McMichael, Frances Williams
Alberta Brittain. Margurite Monqrief.
Emogene Daniel. Annie- Fulghum
Lowell' Townsend, Nellie Whelchel
Nadi, e Callaway, Ruth Willis. Pauline
Doster. Ardis Lancaster. Sara Lucj
DeLoach, Mary Kate Dubheriy. Fran
ces McMath. Gordey Fay Rogers
Olive Mays; Willie Mae Rowe, lone
Foster.
MORE ENTERTAINMENTS
CHAS. D. REESE
PIEDMONT PICNIC
On Monday morning the Junjor
class of Piedmont entertained the Sen
iors with a picnic. At J o'clock they
were carried out to the Satilla rive
at Walttertown, where they went heat
riding, kodaking, the boys went in
swimming, and about noon served pit 1
nic dinner beneath the beautiful shade
trees on the bank. . They spent tnv
remainder of the day in froiickin
and at the clo3e of the afternoon re
turned to Piedmont.
Raymond E. Boyles
Charles S. Jones
BOYLES &j ONES
PRINTERS
School Work Solicited.
Close Prices Given.
411. Broad way
MACON, * GEORGIA
ONLY ODOM’S QUALITY ICE CREAM
When s at home alwayi call for
ODOM’S
HALL TAILORING COMPANY
A full line of nifty fall Suiting* to select from
Makers of
MEN S CLOTHES THAT FIT
At the Right Price. Investigate
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125 Cotton Avenue Macon, Georgia.
See ROBT. GAMBLE
i Launders-
” Cleaners-
Dyers
PHONE 1000
Student
—From freshman to senior, * every
man in college is mindful of the
importance of Good Clothes. The
body, no less than the mind and
heart, need* adornment, and we ca
ter to the sartorial requirements of
college men of every degree.
For More Than A Generation
We Have Stood For Quality
SUITS, OVERCOATS, HATS
SHIRTS, UNDERWEAR,
HOSIERY, SHOES.
JOS. N. NEEL CO.
One Price to Everybody
With two social successes to their
credits this year, the members of the
School of Commerce are going after
further honors in this line of activity.
The_ next entertainment to be given
by the Merchant Princes will be a j
prom party at the home of P. F. Scar- 1
borough on Washington avenue. *
Invited to the entertainment will be
the members of the Commerce Sunday I
school class which includes twenty-j
five Wesleyan girls in additioin to the ;
thirty or more .Commerce students.
Manufacturing Jawalar
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BOWMAN, GA.
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PIEDMONT INSTITUTE offers the following courses: Literary,
jr eluding English, Mathematics, History, Science, Latin, French,
Bible; Commercial, including, Shorthand, Bookkeeping, Type
writing; Music, including. Piano, 'Voice and Violn; Expression,
Art;-Domestic Science. Faculty experienced and college grad
uates.
W. C. CARLTON,. President, Waycros*, Ga.
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MERCER AND THEIR FRIENDS
ARE ALWAYS WELCOMED BY
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HOTEL MACON
One block from Terminal Station
Macon. Ga.
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12 Barbers
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Music Department has everything
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Men's Department
Cherry St
Women’s Department
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