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SCHOOLS AND
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Vol.fr
MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GA., FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1922 t -
No. 23
CtiBpioos Over Howard; Green »nd MiRie |
WABASH QUINTET
TO VISIT SOUTH
Intercollegiate Champions Plan
Christmas Holiday Trip.
TO TACKLE MERCER HERE
Champions Over Mississippi; Matthews and Marshall
Mereer and Wabash Return
* Champ Quintets of 1922.
R. W. Green and W. G. McRae, .who won unanimously from Howard on the
‘ negative of the triangular debuting contest..
GA. WINS COUPLE; MERCER PRIMING
LAST BY “GA. LUCK”
Thompson Pitches Fine Ball hut
Bulldog Horseshoe is Too
Much for Him.
FOR GEORGIA TECH
Games Expected to Be Hardest
of Season.
Hy Julian l-eggett
Jack Frost pitched the University
of Georgia to a 9-2 victory over Mer
cer last Friday on Sanford Field in
Athens. The Baptists were able to
gather only four bingles, while Tige
Stone was touched for a total of ten
safeties. • •
Georgia’s infield was playing air
tight ball throughout the' game and
the outfield gathered in several long
ones that looked good for extra buse
hits. Chief Co<ly, the- first sacker,
and Allen, shortstop, were, the out
standing stars on the infield. George
Clarke and Thomason fielded the
outer garden in-fine style and -gave
Frost excellent support.
Thompson, Frost and Allen, took
off the hitting honors for the
.Crackers.. .Each of these secured
two hits from four tinies to but and
Frost made his two hits count for
two bases each, The entire Georgia
outfit had on their batting' clothes
and hit the ball hard and often.
“Consuello” Smith -was the individ
ual hatting star for the Baptists and
securrtCtwo hits out of. four trips to
the Plate. These two hits were ex
tctly half of the number garnered by
the whole Merer team. Wilkes and
Irwin got the other two bingles.cred
ited to the crew from the Central
City.
Bob Higgins umpired an excellent
game, with both teams agreeing to
the fairness of all his decisions.
■ Score by innings: R. H. E.
Mercer 000 200 000—?' 4
Georgia ..,.. 000 414 00*— 9 10
Batteres;’ Mercer; Stone and Mor
gan; Georgia, Frost and Rawson.
11 Inning Game
Georgia made it two .straight .-Sat
urday by defeating Mercer 6-5 m an
eleven-inning game. Pantone and
Thompson were the opposing pitch
ers in this extra-frame. melee and
gave the crowd an exhibition of good
pitching.
The mighty Pantone was hit hard
throughout the gfcme, the Baptist:
collecting’ twelve hits, several of
which went for- extra bases. Morgan,
Poore, Hammack and Thompson
wielded a wicked ‘ stick, touching
Pantonc for nine. hits, Sheppard hit
one of those hooks for three bags in
the ninth but. failed to- score: when
Smith grounded. out.
Allie gave up ten bingles, two. of
the “fluke”’ variety, but had hard
In fielding his position.. He ran' in to
field a bunt laid down by Thompson
when three men were on bases and
Ml down. When . Allie made the
throw home,, the runner was between
him and .Morgan and a wild throw
*u the resuH’with two runs being
•cored for Georgia.
- Ay Hob'(iambic
Wabash College, of. Crawfordsvllle,
lnd.;„ national collegiate baskotbull
champions in. 1922, will.send its bas
ketball team to the South during the
coming Christmas holidays for a ten 1
day trip, the Dixie tour to' include
games with Mercer, Tech and other
colleges in addition to contests with
other .Southern teams. Games prob.
,L. B. Matthew and Warren M. Marshall. Jr., Mercer’s
won a unanimous decision against Mississippi in the
representatives’ who
triangular debatfc, ”
ably will be played with the Atlanta
Athletic Club, Birmingham Athletic
Club, Albany Y. M. C. A., Nashville
Ramblers and the Evansville, Ind.,
V. M: • C. A.
This antroufiement is contained in
TWO TECH GAMES
MERCER TO PLAY 1922 BASKETBALL
AT DORM. BANQUET
Mercer is back off the first road
trip ami lias been priming for the
hardest games of the season,, when
they meet the Georgia Tech “Yellow
Jackets" in a two-game series in At
lanta. ,
The "Yellow Jackets” have one of
he strongest teams jn the South and
for Mercer to win this series will be
luite a feather in-her cap. Last year
Tech had one of the' best teams in
Southern . college baseball' with the
famous outfield of Barron, Ingram,
and Settle and the star twirler “Sun-
hine”- Thompson. Tech hasn’t lost
but one or two men from last year’s
squad and this makes them a very
formidable foe. , .
There will only be two gamgs as
Tech can’t play n return in Macon,
so Mercer must do, her best to up
hold the standards of the Baptist in
stitution and try to cop both-of the
games.
-*£hcre certainly will be a good
game when “Tige" Stone and “Sun
shine’’ Thompson will oppose each
other, as there has'been a good deal
of talk over the two twirlers as to
their ability, etc.;, hat you. can rest
assured that it will he 'some game.
This is the first time in three years
that Mereer has played Tech and it
will he probable that Mercer will
play Tech in Atlanta and Macon next
year.
too much stuff on the ball. Bob Hig
gins stated after the game’ that he
was’ unable to follow . the ■ hall ami
missed several’ -that should have
counted for strikes. This was the
tirst defeat for Thompson in college
hall. . ,
Shorty Poore and Hammack gave
a go.od account of- themselves in the
oilfield and gathered in several long
hit balls. Ac ording to spectators,
Mercer’s ■ outfield,- looks good-ami . will
give/ any otTicr bunch’ of outer gar
deners a hard’ - run for first honors.
Each’ man is hitting the- ball right
on the noSe. and have good averages
for this early, in the season
George Clarke broke up the. ball
game in. the eleventh inning when he
hit a Texas leaguer to left held with
two men on. George was doing good
work in the field and secured two hits
from four, trips .to. the plate. .Thomp
son and Etheridge also played well
in the two other .outfield positions
Mercerls infield looked better
this game than any played this sea -
son. Only three errors were made
and these were on hard chances and
excusable. None of them counted
toward Georgia’s victory. •
Score by; innings: R. H. .E
Mercer ;.040 000 100- 00—5 12 E
Georgia 000 020 201 01—6 10 8
Batteries: Mercer, Thompson and
I Morgan; Georgia, Pantone and Raw-
a letter received by Coach Josh Cody
from R. E. Vaughn, director of ath
letics in the'.Indiana college. Coach
VaUghn is coming South with His
team at the suggestion of Coach'-
Cody, and the Wabash mentor has
written the Mercer chief asking him
to arrange -a schedule of- games for
the HpoSier quintet in the territory
below the. Smith and Wesson line.
Coach Cody indicated that' he would
suggest games with the teams above
listed in addition to other.' strong
teams in the South, if the Wabash
qtiintet comes to Dixie, which seems
now- almost a certainty, followers of
the. indo.or sport in‘this-section will
be' given opportunity to see in action
one of the greatest quintets of all
time, acording to the members of the
Mercer indoor squad which met the
Wabash College-quintet in the semi
finals of the national tournament in
Indianapolis.
It will he recalled that the Baptists
playing with' a badly shaken lineup,
lost to Wabash, Mercer’s participa
tion in the semi-finals, however, givi
ng the Orange and Black third place
n national standing. The Orange
and Black players declared that the
Wabash team was the greatest quin
let of 'all "time and that no, team
played by Mereer during the season
just . closed compared with the
Hoosiers.
Although Mercer lost i.o Wabash,
the elgan- playing and .fighting spirit
of the Baptists was. the subject of
much praise by the sport writers at
the .Indianapolis tournament who
sent to 10,000 papers throughout the.
United States the results of the Mer
er-Wabash hatt'e each dispatch con
gratulating the spirit shown by the
Baptists., ‘ * • • ’
“If we get beat, \1 hope' that we
can take defeat as gracefully as, you
and. yoUr team, did,” Coach Vaughn
said in his letter to Coach Cody. This
tribute , to the Mercer-coach and- the
team is but representative- of the
n any received during ’the season, At
lanta sport writers declaring that the
Mercer team was the cleanest- and
hardest-fightings in,, the South—-
Tige and Allie in Mid-Season
Form-—'Infield Strengthened.
DR. MONTAGUE
AT HOWARD
Last of Many Big Feeds for the
Champions. ’
Dr. A. P. Montague will deliver
the commencement address at How
ard College, Birmingham, on Wednes.
day. May 24. The Mereer professor
is a-former .president of Howard and
is well known to Alabama Baptists.
Since coming to Mercer Dr. Mon
tague hs(s been one of the leading
personalities in promoting the inter
est of the Greater Mercer program.
He. has addressed large audiences in
the interest of Mercer and has
preached for some of the largest
churches in the State.’ As chairman
of Mercer’s Debating Council he hais
helped to place Mercer in the lead ir ! erans.
the Triangular League, this institu
tion having won three- out of’four! Courses, in
, By Bob Gamble
Determined to come away, from the
rtest of the Tech Yellow Jackets,
minus the sting, the Orange and
Black baseball squad, left Macon this
morning for Atlanta, where Mercer
will meet'Tei-h in’baseball this after
noon and Saturday. The series i:
looked upon as one. of the most im
portant of the year, and the Baptists
are exceedingly anxious to come
through with •' the laurels for this
reason, in addition to the fact .that
Mercer is especially anxious to trim
Tech in Atlanta again.
During the- warm weather since the
team's return from Athens, the Blip-;
lists have shown remarkable im
provement and it is believed that the
team will be- in top form for the At
lanta battles. The intields is exhibit
ing'real class, workouts of the week
on-Alumni Feld being highly satis
factory to the student fans who
turned out • in large numbers eac
afternoon .to see their, favorites per
form in' the daily grind. "
With the intimacy of warmer
.Weather, which- has been noticeable
during the ' week, (’apt. “Tige"
Stone's- all-Southern whip is rapidly
rounding, into the-old-time midscason
form* Mercer’s plucky little captain
is known as a “hot-weather pitcher,”
thjs class of temperature being nec
essary to have Tige at his best. Win
ter already had lingered too long in
the, lap of; Spring when Mereer went
to Athens, this fact doubtless beiqg
responsible for miseries, there long
.since forgotten.
Warm weather with, some regular
ity. however, seems to have removed
the kinks and the team which meets
the Tech nine in Atlanta this after
noon and again tomorrow is .expected
t(> show itself far superior to' that
of a week ago, . ' ' ;
Allie Thompson, Mercer’s portsider
who'has hung up a pair of victories
this season, is uoming inUi- his own-
ris a twirler and- if the’ Jackets -an-
stop Allie and Tige in the series, Mr.
Morgan Blake and the-other Atlanta
sport "scribes’may”go on a rampage
in 'declaring that Tech, has SOME
team! ■ ■
Although the Baptists' have, not
gone undefeated this season, the stu
dents of the university arid Macon
fans are solidly behind Coach Cody'
and his men, realizing the handicaps
of the early season and confident
that the remaining games on the
1922 schedule will be chalked up with
Mercer on the happy side of the
score. ■ '
Let’s go, Mercer!
"Oh, boys, if my Mamma could see
me'noto.” declared “Bubber” Pope
jubilantly as he demolished the fried
chicken and other palatable delicacies
spread before Coach Josh’ Cody and
the members of the 1922 basketball
team at . the annual banquet for the
team given by. the university in the
new dining hall, Tuesday night.
At this remark, McWilliams .
laughed. He lov'es to laugh, hut that-
was one time when' the mirth seemed
painful, s<> intimate had Me been
with the grapefruit, cherries, punch,
fruit, oyster, stew,! creamed potatoes
and other relishes which appeal to
the appetite'of college men.
Me was , not alone, however, for
Coach Josh Cody, (’apt. “Smokey”
Harper, Bob Gamble, George Har
mon, “Consuello" Smith,'. "Little”'
Wilkes, Ralph Wear, “Bubber” Pope
.and Manager J. W. .Jones seemed to
be enjoying every moment of their;
kisojourn at the table.
From the opening number, grape
fruit with '.cherries, until , the final
hqrus of vanilla moussb, strawber-
ies and layer cake,, the’’Teed” was
pronounced by each guest . as the
best be had* ever attended Hearty
Votes of thapks were given to J:
Henry Burnett, business manager,
“long, with congratulations upon h.s
knowledge; of t,hc iik.es of . college-
men. Mr.. Burnett , arranged the
menu. .
Miss Sallie'’Boone was the merry
maker of the occasion and through
out the ..banquet- kept- things running
in a lively way. After, the hoys had
-made away with everything-in. sight
they departed, “Miss. Sail'd •" .telling
them as they went out, "Dr. King,
still is the ’college physician, boys."
More than 14,000 graduates.' and
former students of Oxford ' Univer
sity, England, -are world war' -vet-
CALLAWAY-BAKER
Allie pitched a good game but had aon. Umpire, Higgins.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Callaway-
announce the engagement and ap-_
proachinjg marriage of their, dajugh- '
ter,- Xtfdinc. to Mr! William Baker,
of Macon, the wedding to-be 'solemn-‘
i.aefl at the- home of the bride's par
ents on Xapk'ravenue, April 12.
, • —Macon Daily Telegraph.
The above announcement is of espe
cial interest’ to students of Bessie
Tift College and of Mercer. Miss
Callaway graduated from Bessie Tift
in 1921. - During her Senior year she
was president of the . Kappa Delta
Literary Society- and under, her lead- '
efship great, things were achieved by
the society,, it is said. She was re-
garded as one of the most popular
girls in- the college.
Mr. Baker is well known to Mercer
and Macon young men. He is en
gaged in the automobile sales busi
ness in Macon, holding the agency
for Chalmers and Maxwelj cars. He
is recognized as one of Macon’s lend
ing young business men and his
friends are confident that his- strict
journalism *re ..now
decisions for a total 6f nine judge’s taught in 175 American colleges and ! attention to duty and affabieness wRl
votes. ■ ’.’ I universities. • j mean true success for him,
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