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THE MERCER CLUSTER
February 10, 1922
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TRIO OF VICTORIES
By. R. B. Morris .
Another trio of victories added to
.the Mercer basketball “won column”
when the University of Florida, Au
burn and the University of Chatta
nooga Were defeated by the snappy
college quintet. The second team
lost to Camp Benning in Columbus..
Mercer defeated the University of
Flo.rida 27-26; Auburn in Auburn,
28*26; University of Chattanooga,
31-26.
-In the Florida-Merccr game the
Mucon funs witnessed one of the
best games of the season. Moss, for
Florida, made many spectacular
.shots which brought applause from
. the rooters of both quintets. The
game was featured by the ppectacu
lar shots of both teams; <For Mercer,
(.■amble and Harmon were the stars.
The “elongated duet,” Bob Gamble
and Consuello Smith, used their
height in a systematic way by tip
ping the bull-in time after time. In
fact many points have been made by
these two highpoekets by the “tip’'
route. '• . ./ . • 1 ’
Mercer was doped to defeut th
Auburn team by a large margin of
points; but because of thg. uncanny
shots of the "Tiger” crew they were
able to hold Mercer to a two-point
victory. Wilkes, . the little “Lucy
t obb” special, played the best game
lor Mercer. This little . forward
played an • even ‘ more spectacular
game than he displayed against the
Georgia team.. Gamble, Harmon
McWilliams and Smith all put.up an
excellent exhibition of basketbull
The Auburn coach' stated' that his
team played the best- game of the
season against the Mercer live.
The' University of Chattanooga
was defeated Saturday night in one
of the best games of the season
Mercer was behind one' point at the
end of the initial period; but came
back strong in the last half and
played the visitors off their- feet,
winning the game by a 5-poipt mar-
, gin. Ralph Wear uncovered #ome
uncanny shots from midrfloor. He
was the chief light of the contest.
Gamble also played spectacular ball
The complete ■ Mercer five played ex
' ceptional ball throughout the series
Lineup and score:
Chat. (26)
RF
. LF
V ' C
RG
l.G
MESHMAN LOCATES
IN WRUNG fLAGk
■Sherwood Hall Athlete Tires of
Demonstrations.
Mereer(31)
Wear 10
Smith?
Gamble 10
.... Harmon 9
McWilliams
Dyer.....!.
Barnes 10
Redd 16
I.uthrie ‘
Cate .....
Substitutions: For Mercer, Wilkes
for.Smith, Smith for Gamble, (lam
ble for Smith, Smith for Wilkes. For
Chattanooga, Wingo for .Dyer, Wil,
l ams for Wingo. Foul goals, 12 out
of 15 for Redd; Harmon 9 but of 18
.Referee, Kyler of University of
Georgia.'
,, l ineup and score:
Me‘rcerf27)
, V-'ilkes
Smith .2
Gamble 12
, Harmon'.
- McWilliams
RF
LF
:. C .
RG
I.G :...
Fouls,. Harmon T out o. 17;
out of 14.
Florid'a(26)
Moss 20
....... Miller
... Duncan
, .Newton
Byrd
Moss
- Howard E. Littlefield
iuercer n..s a new uinieus who puts
■MiioKy narper, ivaipn vveai, uuu
oamuie aim Geu'rgc J.U|moil in toe
nuue. i taau inio consiUeiation, toe
act that they are oi tne best atn-
etes in Georgia anil ttld South, out
ne athlete that 1 an) to heraitl has
nem beat a country blues—and a
■arneu long one at tnati
the neio is none- oilier titan
.-rancis m. iluline, ot ord lioor, Suer-
v’oou. oust to glance at him and give
,n on hand, opinion one inigni tnuiK
nut-he is more pi a lady's man tnaii
hi atnie.ee. in tact, such was lily
.pinion until. 1 saw.-him pertorm the
xtiaorninaiy stunt winch 1 am to
describe.
it w as just be lore* the Christmas
■outlay.s and a group ot. h reshiinjp,
nciunuig ihe—1 always happen to be
■resent when any loobery or any
dung exciting comes oil—weft, up On
■ru nopr slinging the usu Concerning
<ur athletic fichicv’cmcnts. liulmc,
.ikc ah .men of- real ability, didh t
uy much. F inally-our praises boreu
dim and he arose Iroin his bed,
aw (lea slowly, and asked someone
o bring two mattresses out into the
.mil. (!•' made sure tout- J: Henry
mint read the (.luster before
.igned'the .contract to write this ar-
icic.) VV e brought them out and put
-hem end to end. We- expected to see
nothing more than a clumsily exe-
uted tumble, llulme withdrew down
-he hall, announcing that he would
-urn u flip for pur approval. He was
cleverly throwing us oil of our guard
so that we could better appreciate
-he stunt which was to- make him
■ amuus. We. little realized what a
-rent‘was coming.
Gracefully Loped
1 , stationed myself ut the end ot
-he mats as he gracefully -loped, or
galloped aij it were-, toward us. He
sprung into the air just before reach
mg the . mats, dived headlong grace
idiiy over'both of them, holding his
.lands on his hips, and alighted with
■omewhat of an awe-inspiring but
harmonious thud, as. his head came in
-.onlact with the floor about a foot
beyond the mats. It took us sev
jral minutes to realize the stupend
jus feut and while we were standing
-here,' dumbfounded, Hulmc arose
with a nonchalant air, his head bang
ng a little, possibly because he. was
ashamed that, he hud hot dived over
more than two mats; although his
■ate was Hushed with, pride ut his
accomplishment.
In spite of all persuasive argu
.mints, Hulme modestly declined
perform further. Even before the
ouilding ceased quaking from the
shock, he strode in his room.
The first of a series of lectures
given under the direction of the In
ternational Relations- Club of Bessie
Tift College was heard by a large
number of students Thursda^ after
noon on the subject of “The JRcspon-
ibilities of Citizenship,” delivered
Dr. - R. S. Flippin, professor of
History at Mercer University. These
lectures include subjects on Citizen-
hip and International Relations-
In giving a definition as to who
are citizens, Dr, Flippin stated that
the Fourteenth Amendment defined
citizen as “all persons born or nat
uralized .in the' United States and
subjec't to' the jurisdiction thereof.-”
After giving a cle^r explanation of
citizen and his rights the speaker
next gave a brief discussion n regard
the-acquisition of citizenship
stating the different ways in which a
person may become a citizen of the
United States. In addition to stating
how citizenship may be acquired by
naturalization, Dr. Flippin. explained
the two principles of "jus soli” and
jussanguinis,’/. or the doctrine of
itizenship by place of birth and by
reason of parentage respectively.
The next step discussed by the
peakef in regard til citizenship was
that of how citizenship ‘is lost, giv
ing the nets of a citizen which would
automatically cause him' to lose his
itizenship. In this connection Dr.
lippin also 'discussed the citizenship
In Federal Republics,.
In ' conclusion Dr. Flippin gave
tear and vivid discussion-of the du
ties and responsibilities' of a citizen
to his country in order to be the best
itizen and -one that acknowledges
the protection of the Country in which
they live.
The second lecture will be given
February 16th by Dr. J. T. T. Daniel
Wesleyan College on thy subject,
LEGGETT LOSES;
STICK-UPS GAIN
-Lineup and-score':
Auburn! 26) Merger (28)
Hahn, 12 ' - ■ '' Wilkes
Dudley 6 - - . i', Smith 4
Harrison 6 • : • Gamble 6
McKinney 2 ' Harmon 10
Duke . McWilliams
Substitutions:, For Mercer, Wear
for Smith; Smith for Gamble, Gam
ble for Smith, Smith for '.Wear.
•Fouls, Farmon 2 out of 3; Hahn 1
out of 3. Referee, Miles.
Mercer Student Out Again and}
Doing Nicely.
MERCER V- M. Cv A. SPEAKERS
CONDUCT CHAPKb SERVICES
(Continued from page one)
maintaining a -Greater Mercer,*-’ ..he
said. “It is for us to help in'the
task of making .Mercer’s name known
around the world. The dreams of our
president. Dr- Weaver, cannot mate-,
rialize unless Mercer students do
their part.” , 1
The speaker then stated that the
third requisite for a Mercer, than was
that he should stand for the princi
ples of Christianity. All other vic
tories will be , of no avail Unless we
hold -to our Christian standard, he
showed. Mr. Hineply concluded by
saying that almost all the worth
while things- of . life were based
According to Julian. I*. Leggett,
Mercer ouitipr, who hails from Ash
Jiirn, Ga., the thrills experienced
■vheri riding.under u box-car enroute
to see Mercer play lech, are not in
the class with the mental sensations
which. result lronr,. having a gun
shoved into your shoulder blades fol
■owed by the command, “Hands up
Leggett was the- - victim Monday
night of stick-up men who met him
in front of the Georgia Casualty
puildipg shortly before' midnight and
With the- aid of a six-shooter; ready
for action, coaxed- him into an- alley
where he was relieved of seven dol
lars in cash. ': ' .
The hold-up - gang .consisted of
white-man and a negro, 'Leggett de
claring. that , the most heart-rending
part of the entjre performance. was
seeing the white 'man, who appar
ently hail engineered the deal, hand
the negro two dollars and pocket the
remaining five. » .
Incidentally, Leggett was wearing
a large ring with an. even larger
white setting. The stick-up men de
cjinetl this article of jewelry,, how
ever, declaring that the stone was
glass..
, , ” — , ~T . ~r~r~ Leggett Was two days recovering
°" the Principles of Chris-'. fro|n the .hock, but is noW attending
■ classes regularly.
tianity.
DR. FLIPPIN LECTURES
,\
DR. NEWMAN TO LECTURE
Dr. A. H. Newman is to deliver a
series of lectures in the interest of
the “W. C. Vfilkinson Foundation”
at the Northern Baptjst Theological
Seminary in October. One lecture is
to .be on “Di;. William C. Wilkinson
as Theologian and Religious Writer”
and three other lectures on subjects
connected with church history, which
will be selected by the speaker.
The more than usual lack of intelll-
gence among the students that morn
ing had got under the professor’s
skin. “Please don’t flap your ears as
you pass out.”
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The New Citizenship.”
BESSIE TIFT PLAY
A Rose o’ Plymouth Town,” a de
lightful four-act play, was presented
in the chapel at Bessie Tift College
by the Cliohian Society Saturday
evening, February 4.
Under the magic spell, caste by
the Ciiohian program committee, and
the well selected characters, the. au
dience was conducted back two hun
dred and fifty years- to- Plymouth
Town, where Miles Standish and his
crew lived and ,in the- play were
brought to live onec more.
-The great .skill the Characters led
their audience ibto- the .charming
Puritan home circle. In this horn
Garnrtt Foster makes his hurried
appearance. 'He has been stealing
corn and begs Ror.e do la N. ye to
hide nim. He is caught but Rose
pleads bis case, o he is freed. Things
gi> well for Rose .and . Garrett when
John Margeson enters. Margeson
and-Foster are fighting a duel ov
Rose when Capt. Miles- Standish en
ters and orders ' Foster from the
house.
Rose Waits for a letter from Gar
rett for weeks. At last, she hears
from him, hut' alas! He. bids her
farewell because he believes her to
be in love with ’Margeson. About
this- time, Margeson enters and in
her madness Rose promises to marry
him. In the meantime, Foster enters
and warns the captain against the
Indians,- Through his . bravery, the
tort is saved. Margeson proves unv
Worthy so Rose breaks Her engage
ment, The curtain falls on the touch
ing' scene where Rose gives herself
to the better man, Garrett Foster.
Dramatis Personae:
Miles Standish '. .. Jessie Dyer
Barbara Standish Anne Hoffmai
Resolute Story "Ruby Lawson
Miriam Chillihgsly
Lavune Abercrombie
John Margeson. .. . Florence Johnson
Philipe de la Noye Rossie Champion
Rose de la Noye... Winnie Mae Adams
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