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THE MERCER CLUSTER
November 18, 1921
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LOCALS OUTPLAY
VISITORS’ TEAM
Failure to Kick Goal After
Touchdown Loses Game.
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in a desperate attempt to score, but
ah,failed, though 1’oqre caught one
that would have netted fifteen yards,
only to drop it when it appeared the
pass was complete. >
learly outplaying the Oglethorpe
tcels" in every phase of the game
except punting, the fiercer Univer
sity football squad fell the puhgs qf
defeat' Saturday afternoon on Alumni
Kidd, holding the , wye end of a 7-0
counti From the opening ring'of the'
referee’s whistle unti Whe close of
the 'game Mercer Was seriously af
fected by '.the bad breaks and hard
I tick plays resulting in their losing
the hardest fought’ football game, of
tin' scUsqn. All Mercer, fandom
s< ruled satisfied with' the play dis
played by the' ent'ire Mercer team as
t lay, never ceased, to light until the
filial call of the referee announced
that 'old man fate had followed thein
throughout th( : contest.
After. .Oglethorpe had scored a
touchdown in the second quarter, just-
a few seconds before the close, mak
ing the score for the first half 7 to 0,
the - Orange and Jllark athletics of
t d'aclv Cody rallied strongly and com
pletely outplayed the visitors,, scor
ing one touchdown lii the third period
and rushing the pigskin to . Ogle-
t+i^S pe's 7-yard line, where. her. own
linemen faltered, allowing Ogle-
thorpe; to break through and throw
Mercer hacks for losses. Failure to
mix up short and long ' forward
passes, together with . end : runs; in-
steael of line plunges, may also lie
ascribed as one 1 , cause of the locals'
downfall.
Petrels'.Given IHg Surprise
Oglethorpe did hot display the
team \hut her supporters had ex
pected, her line 1 being weak and in
fact only one man, . Varncdoc, the
quarterback, showed great ability.
The "Stormy Petrels” expected an
easy victory by three or four- touch
downs, hut t.hey were, met by a furi
ous lighting eleven ' that outplayed
them for three-fourths of the con
test. ’ •
Both touchdowns .were pie result
of luck breaks for the scoring ma
chine. Oglethorpe scored her points
in the second quarter when Harmon
Was thrown and. fumbled behind the
line of scrimmage, an Oglethorpe
.man recovering bn Mercer's 17-yard
line. A line plunge, an end run arid n
shift play, gave the Presbyterians a
first down on Mercer's -i-yard line and
on two more plunges, through the
center of the line the pigskin was
carried over by. Varncdoe for the Pe
trels' only score. The &oal that fol
lowed, making the ..re 7 to .4, won
the game. In the 'first half Mercer
made three first" dowiis to .only one
'.for Oglethorpe.: ■
" Mercer came back' strong in the
third . quarter, the players showing
renewed fight and determination.
With the haji on .Mercer's . r >-yurd line
1 eWin. k irked thirty yards out of dan
ger'.where an Oglethorpe man fum
bled and Poore recovered, making a
-hurt advance of five yards .before
dicing downed.
Smith Scores for Mercer
l.ine plunges by Wealeh and Cecil'
brought the ball to .Oglc'thorpe's 35-
'. yard line,-where a long forward- pass,
Irwin to Smith, for 2b yards and a
dash .for the -remaining’- distance,
gave Mi rrer her touchdown. Though
Irwin is the,regular gold kicker for
.Mercer, Welch made, ari„ atUmi.pl,.
while much confusion Was-on and his
effort was.so far off.that the-ball did
not' rise over-two feet. from the
-ground. Overanxiousness cost the
locals ut least a tie- score.
Merger, continued her" fight afW
this' and'with the fans and Mercer
students' cheering them on, like rav-
' ing maniacs, advanced the hall to
Oglethorpe’s 3-yard line. Here
5-yard penalty put the'ball back to
Oglethorpe's 8-yar<| line as the'third
quarter ended. On' the first play,
them in the fourth quarter, .Cooper,
tackle for the Pctrelp, broke through
the Tine anil threw a Mercer back for
a ‘.(-yard loss and Mercer’s charices
went glimmering, though-a lopg pass,
Irwin to . Smith, ■ the lather behind
Oglethorpe’s .goal, was missed by
.. inches op the fourth down. Tjhe hall
was put into play on the : visitors*
2d-yard line and .thereafter Mercer
never got within less than 26 yards
of a tally. •'
Oglethorpe threatened toward the
game's close, ohly to lose thic baH on
the 20-yard line. With time fleeting
Mercer carried three forward passes
Great Day for Mercer
It WUs a bitterly fought affair with
Mercer holding the upper hand. They
outplayed' the vaunted Oglethorpe
elan ami should have won. It was a
heart-rendering game to lose for the
Orange and Black after they had
staged such y brilliant comeback in
the second half and overanxiousness
on Welch’s part, spelled .defeat. Var-
nedoe also came right over Welch
when he made his touchdown. “Red"
■played a dogged game, fought hard
throughout, smashed away at Ogle
thorpe’s line tiipo and.again for good
gains and, all in all, the big fullback
is not to he Censured for Jihe defeat.
Though beaten by an ancient rival
in her biggest football game of. the
year on her home grounds, it was a
great day for' tho-Orange und Black
■cohorts. The team put up an unu,su-
filly,good game,,much better than at
any other time this season. Few
fjirws Can be found and with just a
bit - more .experience, they would
doubtless have walked off with a 14
to d victory instead of a 7 tii 0 .de
feat. The tackling of.Coach (’oily’s
n'en, their blocking and savage-like
Icti rmination made them heroes .for
the large, crowd of. fans that turned
nit for the • struggle. ■' The Nl'ercer
student body and bund hacked up the
eleven, well, never letting, up at any
time, and- Macon fans were pleased
.with the game.
Fo’i Mercer, ev.ery man played a
• rill ialit game'. The. haekfietd, offen
sively and defensively, was on the
job'. Harmon ripped off a great- run
if twenty'yards in the. first quarter,
while 'I’oore skirted left' end for a
Ill-yard advance in tile same period.
Cecil, though hurt early in the con
test, got away with a good exhibi
tion, while Welch showed (logged de
termination iii hitting the line.
The l.ineup and Summary
t Iglethbrpet'
llaefele
Adams
HambriCk
Uarti afield
debt r.ts
Cooper
Day'll
Vardenoe(e l
Morris
Turner
Paris
Score by periods:
Oglethorpe
Mercer
R.E.
R.T.
R.G.
. c.
I- G.
L t.
1.. E. •
Q.B.
R. II. B.
1.. H. B.
F. B.
Merger (ti)
Smith
Cowart
Dasher
Johnson(cj
Lancaster
Simmons
•Irwin
Cecil
. l’o°re
Harmon
Welch
MERCER ONCE OLD
BLUE LAW SCHOOL
Tobacco Banned From College
■ Campus.
i shall be fined a sum not less than one
Summary — Scoring: touchdowns,! ., • , ,
.. . ,, , ' , ' thousand dollars for each and every
varncdoc. Smith. Goals after touch- ) jy onso „
down:. Morris. Substitutions: Mer- '■ , , . • , ,
. A person having, or selling'tobacco
•or. Bennett, for Harmon:,Oglethorpe I . - . . , . .
. , . J i was not guilty of a misdemeanor but S
Vickers for Paris, Whitehead fori . _ •• —
b); umpire, Joe Smith (Cornell);
-head lihesriian-. Green (Wosleyah);
timers, Clements. ( Mgreer ) and Brown
("Oglethorpe). Time" of quarters, 15
riutes each’.
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Years ago when Mercer was at
Penfield, .Georgia, there was drawn
up at the' State Baptist Convention' a
mode of laws for Mercer University.
Among these laws and regulations
there was a special law known ns the ] =
Blue Law, which stated that any per- j f
son bringing or selling any kind of =
intoxicating beverages, having or f
selling any form 'of tobacco and run- 1 =
ning or owning any game that bor
dered on chance or gambling on the
Mercer campus, was guilty of a mis
demeanor. . 's' .
At the time whe\ this law was
drawn up, Georgia l..id ho prohibition
mil at- that time bootlegging would |
have been a very suitable course at
Mercer.
The law is as follows: “And.be it j
further enacted by the authority of
the aforesaid, that upon the premises
now owned by the Baptist Convention
of the State of Georgia, rri Green
county, or that may hereafter come
into their possession, no person shall
■by himself, servant, or agent, keep,
have, Usd or maintain a gaming house
or room of any description, or permit
with his knowledge any house or room
occupied or owned by him to. be used
by uny person whatever as a pluee of
gaming, nor shall any person upon
the premises of aforesaid, by himself,
servant or agent, keep, employ or
allow with, his knowledge to he kept
or eniployed on the premises he may
occupy, any faro table, billiard table,
E. C. table or A. B. G. table or any
table of like character, nor shall any
person by himself, servant, or agent,
upon the.premises now owned by the
aforesaid convention, in Green cou
or that may hereafter come inUg.thc.ir
possession, be allowed—tir'seTl anient
spirits, wine, egfilials, porter or any
other intoxicating drinks whatever,
nor permit the same til be (lone with
his or her knowledge or approbation,
on the premises whifih he or she may
.occupy, Provided, however, that.the
trustees . of Mercer University may
have power .to, authorize any individ
ual tii sell ardent spirits, wines, etc.,
upqn their premises, for medical und
.sacramental .purposes; any person
.violating .the prohibition contained in
this section shall be liable to be in-
dieted for a misdemeanor lie fore the
Superior' Court, and. on conviction
500 MERCER- MEN KNOW
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that the name
Hart Schaffner & Marx
is a Synonym for Good, Stylish Clothes
We carry this and other
Modish Lines/
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Next to Hotel Dempsey r. Cherry Street
We are soliciting your account on the basis
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.MACON, GA.
MANY MERCER MEN
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Hnmbrick, Bryant for Vickers. Offi
cials: Referee, StruppOr (Georgia
it was not allowed upon the campus.
Any student found guilty of having
or selling tobacco was punished by
the faculty. • .* *
TO MERCER MINISTERS
HELL FOR FAY DAY
I penned the lines of a simple song,
And. hoped for to cheer the world
along—
Said a friend in a mildly pitying way,
‘T.is fair, but poutry doesn't ay,”
And so it's pay,' pay, pay-— •
lust a yfarning, 1 '
And a-strivlng, ■
\nd a-hoping,
And a-going to . ; x •
Hell for pay day!
challenge . to lust and
million poor hearts
1 .-Voiced
greed
As I saw a
■ bleed;
But one spoke n warning in a cynic's
way,
He said in passing, “It doesn’t'pay.”
And so it’s pay, pay, pay—'
Just n-hqping, :
Arid a-yoarning, ' . . , .
And a-strlyin'g, .
And a-going to ' ■■'>
Hell-for pay‘day!.
By . Milledge S Learh
Far beyond this earthly sphere
A call rings on the-cold night air,
Telling us to never fear
Of sin or sinners Over There.
| Jos. N. Neel Co.
1 Offers to Mercer Boys—
That
voice, methinks, is heav’nly
sweet,
So kind ami soft and full of love,
That we must fall at Jesqs' feet
And lift our . hearts und souls
above.-
And
brave and bold and
now,
' strong,
We can.hasten to the fight, .. .
And With heart alive to evdry song
Can drive away the night.
Through Satan’s dart and ■ sinner’s
spear, - . !
We go on bur upward way.
We fight and win. with .Jesus near,.
And rest in peace at'end of 'day.
1 raised, a' hand fbr to right a wrong,
I found many comrades in the hur-'
rying throng,
But one .paused slightly, just' time to
\ . say, ;* •'
“Well. (tone, old fellow, but it doesn’t
pay”—- , ; / ' ■
And.so it’s pay, pay, pay.
Just a-striving,
And a-hoping.
And a-yearning, . . "
And a-going to ^ , 1 • '
Hell for. pay day*. '
.Soon we’lay aside our earthly frame
And rest with Him who lives on
high,
Having won our fight in .Jesus’-name
We dwell with those who dwell oz)
. high.; ; .,*“ '•. ’•••' ; "
“Look here, now, Harold,” said
father to his naughty little son, “if
you don’t say your prayers jrou won’t
go to heaven.”
“I don’t want' to go to heaven,”
gobbed the boy, “I want to go with
you and mother.”—^Exchange.
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for they know real values-and appreciate them.
See our line of Orange and Black Sweaters,’Buntings,
Pennants and Caps. ’ 1
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Get the Neel habit.. We are easy to. locate. .
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speak good judgment, perfect poise.
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More convenient for Mercer Boys
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