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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. - ' ,••.. .