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UNIT ESS ITT
• FOURTEEN
SCflOOLS AND
COLLEGER
MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON', OA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER l,Vl!>2:
REJUVENATED FOOTBALL TEAM COURAGEOUSLY FACES FORWARD
I SECOND VICTORY
I IS WON AT HO
•
= . Kaptists Bead 31-0 at End; Den-
§ g'ue Rebels Are in Retreat.
Ily Bob llamlilr
After being held to line touchdown
hi tlit* first half of the game against
I hi- Ninth Ueorgiu Aggies at Alumni
I n lil lust Saturday,. Mem r’s rejuve
nated team came into its own .sphere,
in the latter period anil tull'ieil
■ hough markets to run the linal
.ipe up to Sl-O, .the visiting team
‘.l)m dig been unable to score during
liv entire game.
The showing of the Buptists against
the invailing eleven was highly jijcus'
inVi considering, the fai t that , the
• ty.ani.hus been, crippled throughout
i lie season by illness, ('apt, t ail l.un
.iii'lei, Ike Cowuft,.'•'Bubber" 1’ope,
i,i,it others' having suffered. wi'li den-
rile lever. Fortunately for Mercer
' h.it. unfortunately for teams which
: I.;Uruuge ami Black is yet tii play
.this disease js fust on the wane.,
■„iui the Baptists Are expected soon
.it.on to Ik- jn top. fprni.
When Mercer played Ueorgia in
Mlu ns, Cowart, Lancaster and l‘upe
sire on the sidelines. With these
hieii back on the Held, the spirit and
morale' of the squad are greatly no
prioed, Mercer exptsts to win a
inspirit) of the names; remainuiK on
ihe schedule.
In the latest contest, ‘,'CniisuyHo’'
■Smith’, elongated Tenncsspi an, was
' i to- til st until "to imss’ the goal line'
of the opponents. •
Bice Makes Ureal Bun
1 lave. Blee's lift yard run was the
M ost sensational (ilay of the ..ganny
However, to |iii k out any player as
-landing 1 ubove the others would lie
.lil.n.uJl as every mail was "in there"
at ■ all tiines, giving his best to tipi
iiii.se. of. the Opaline and Black
Mercci’s next name will he played
I i day afternoon with Birmmirliam-
’ " 1-nit hern in Hiriniifghum. The game
was• scheduled fui Saturday Imt dliv.
■ the open inn of the VamK stadium
M^atmdiiy t he o .M el eel B.S game was
'Jo i. vii.l forward,* ;•
’ e,,aih Josh Cod., ami• Birinini’dilim's
.h ai' former' .Vaiiilei'hil't lio n and
I. : li Were urgi ih In .a tie ml ’A lie. sta
dolin' npfiilnn Sat o ill ay The shift
. : on of -the date also, will ellaiile the
.Mercer eleven' to see the Tech-Alu-
Minor palm in Atlanta tot route home
ffpnV Birmingham- • • This doubtless
. w.itt be of ’great benefit - ,-to tin locals’
as tin giillie 'is expected to', be one of
rip- best' of the season. ■’ . . ’
Ureat Auburn Team Next
•h ollow inn the name this week
Mercer. will go to Auburn, Ala, to
battle the Tiger in his lair. This
name, unquestionable will he one of
. the hardest on Mercer's schedule us
Auburn has a v e tec an team this year,
Ha letter men having enrolled for
duty’ on the team.
Che following Saturday finds Met-
oei. in Niushville, playing the t'ommo-
doies at the new: stadium.- Another.
• week's, passing will witness the re
turn. of the Baptists to Macon where
Maryville Colfcgoi of Tennessee, will
entertain the Codymen on Friday,
November ii. • Other home games ,in-
< hide .Howard and Oglethorpe, while
. Mercervis yet to • ipvade Jefferson
city: Tehji.. for a,game with CarsQii-
Newman,. VKh vpn games were ached.-,
uled und' the season's showing ik ex
pected. to be creditable, especially us
many pf. the yets Were on the sick
Jist the major part of the early sea-
ion. games; . ' : , . •
Gangway! Behold, Mercer’s Football Team—Battling Baptists of the Gridiron
^: ... • *• v • ' ' . i?‘>urtVsy Morgan Klakt. -Atlanta Journal * , .. ,
;• Above, left. to .rigl.it: 'BackiVebi; "Sli'oi ly" i'.'.ore. halfback; Olive TiuV, tullh.-uk: .lv..r i,u i(L i, , ■'
Insert, (apt. » arl.l'.iincastyry guifrdh ■. ' - ■ ; • . ... ' .
*V'o' V ' ^ right: "CWsjicllo", Smith, ynd;lke ('tiwar.t. tuck!« : Mik. JJirt.imtH gu’a.idv S:d Johns', v.. n
* Siimnons, tackle,, and Kd ’ Irwin, end. . , . •« . . . •.
• They're ,% Mercer., I'.et .-every Mercer tnaiy !*■ heart .:tml-soul f/>p tlji'in..' \ll.'tfogettieg. ;Mi-riy r!. \
to oly. ji;.r:. , n> calftia, k.
d 1 .'. ! •i'nCas , .t r. - guai:<l;
He: “Thbre’-s u man who certainly
has a hafe-raising occupation.” . , -
Shg; “Steeiile-jack.' I--'..
Her “No, he uwns a rabbit farm.”’
< . u- - ■> —Jester.
CHALLENGE FIRST'
PHI DELTA MOVE
Freshmen to Debate; Many New
Members Added. '
Arousing from the dormancy of (lip
summer, vacation, it lie I’hi Weltq. Lit
erary So<defy 'isSped "pi p” ai its. first
meeting last .Monday evening, wlicit
ii ehallenge'\yas. given to- thd Ca iro-,
ninrt Sileiety for an earjy lehate .to be
staged between tile Freshtlien. df both
the societies. Both Societies have a
Weil It li of Fr.estimiin material and the
debate should prove.to Fie a.lively bill'
all fife w*av through. •' . - * -
JL L. Brantley.wav the'speaker 'of
tfie evening, outlining the aims of the
society for the .year, He stressed'the
•hut. th;it every mamsHouW.'-takc pitf'-.,
*la.it. "lily 'foi:';Lhe hfrnelit, pfAlie Society,
1 *ciI lor'.liis own ]>t rsv/hai vi.lfare, iK-
Urged-that eve! ) ..inan xvhu i'iuld pAs:
•st|>.ly do. so sliiiulil go "lit fill' thehni*
tvreoflej aVe dehatlng leaiJis. ' . - "
A • half. dozeir or ipone Freshmen
.miiile . two-in ifiut'i'. spisa lies - and tit's-' 1
play i d- 'tFiV fai't. that they had had
Some.previptis training along brittori-.
,i al lines.', .They ail I'Vjiia-.ss.sF tltieir-
des'ire,. to.-IIn' all .-in thyir |aiWer lb de-j
' , cty and forge:.it 'ahead'
.orators, of eongincing/abibty.
M. I' 'll :i.' I .M'ii" graduated last
api rig and. wjtii^'Wiij, always a . loyal;
an.i' :.ait lit ul -t'h.i. 1 Vita '.Iheniber, was
it x ..'..J- and- mad. a.hrit.f laik .io'n-
eermri'gTip,.benefit of the society life
to otp.'i while th eoflygu. '. :
, About .forty new, npim'ff'r's have ,
hern Taken iiito tli.e.society arid sev'v.
era! inure- lire expeeU-.d to j„j„ at an
early ,dyte. - ' ,••.. .