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Page Six THE MERCER CLUSTER November 18, 1921 j LOCALS OUTPLAY VISITORS’ TEAM Failure to Kick Goal After Touchdown Loses Game. "i 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’. '()■() 11.0—7 (I 0—6 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 . *..■»' • that the name Hart Schaffner & Marx is a Synonym for Good, Stylish Clothes We carry this and other Modish Lines/ B. H. Jones Clothing Cos Next to Hotel Dempsey r. Cherry Street We are soliciting your account on the basis of SERVICE that has builded the largest National Bank in Central Georgia. Fourth National Bank .MACON, GA. MANY MERCER MEN Are Buying Their Suits, Overcoats, Hats, Shoes and Furnishings . Here • ... ' ' We can save you 25' ( on your purchases 5G4 Mulberry St. TWO STOKES 603 Cherry St. iMiliiiiiiiiiMiHiiiiiiiiiiiiMimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimitiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiitt 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. High-jrrade merchandise at the most, mixlerate cost con- = sistent with square dealing'aiid fair profits. This policy \ gives the best satisfaction in the long run to college men, ■ for they know real values-and appreciate them. See our line of Orange and Black Sweaters,’Buntings, Pennants and Caps. ’ 1 Noel’s is one of the truly “Mercerian” Stores of Macon, f Get the Neel habit.. We are easy to. locate. . College days are days. of. development: Good clothes be- | speak good judgment, perfect poise. One Price to Everybody ' nilllllllHIIIIillllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIld Luther Williams Banking Co. ••• 4Vt% ON SAVINGS ■ Open All Day’from 9 to 6 More convenient for Mercer Boys SWEETSHOP THE HOU^E OF ORIGINALITY pelicious Iceland Creams • Excellent Candies , Dainty Lunches <■ ■ ■