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VoL 3 MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1922 armistice day is OBSERVED MERCER Overseas Club Adds Armies of the World. Mercer’s annual Armistice Day cel- bration was featured by an address )r. C. W. Daniel, in chapel this morning.' Owing to the- fact that November 11th comes on Saturday, Friday morning ' was designated by he Overseas Club as the day for heir services. Dr. Daniel- paid fitting tribute to he American dead and lauded Mer- sons who took part in . the- World War. For' the Overseas Club, Chaplain i. 1. Foster, who served as senior Implaiii of the 'Old Hickory (3Qfrh) livision and who is known throughout hi* South as the “Fighting Parson of he 30th,” gave a short talk in which ie set forth the principles for .which he ■ Overseas Club at Mercer stands: On the platform were seated the members; of the club in which were represented the Army., Navy und Ma- rnie Corps of the United States as ve|l as the Scotch Highlanders und rmy of Brazil. Ronald Young •rved for more than two years as'a member of one of the famous "Ladies rum Hell” regiments. f Members of the Mercer Overseas lub who occupied the seats on the ostrum' ate us follows. ' - Joseph W. Jones, Green A. Jones, , Frank Evans, J. H. Bowling, R. K. handler, O. B. Newsome, J. L. Huclr- ey. Glen T. Cartrhon, Thomus A. )yer, C. K. Bryson, Jolm.Ballurd, C. Harper, W. J.' Weaver, Ronald foung, Ed Everett, Milledge Leach, lyde C. Stanfield, Hoke H. Shirley, B. Matthews, A. I. Foster, ‘IChief’’ cucpck, I). C. Coalson, “(’olumbus" iddle. MERCER “DENGUES” TRIM MARYVILL Locals Upset Dope and Score Two Touchdowns. IARDEST SCHEDULE FOR “CHAMP” TEAM usketball Squad Begins Early Season Workout in Gym. ISMOKEY” HARPER CHARGE MERCER’S 1921-22 OVERSEAS CLUB Battling every inch of'the way for two hurd earned touchdowns, the Fighting Baptists of Mercer defeated the scrapping aggregation . from Maryville College, at Alumni Field Friday .afternoon,-1? to 0, -The game from, every standpoint, was. pro nounced the best-that has been played in Macon for several seasons. A fine picture that displayed the lighting spirit of tile' Mercer eleven was presented to the fan.'v.whferi Sid Ellison, lying on the- ground with a broken juw, begged to' be allowed to return to his' place on the, team. He showed great disappointment when .this request was refused him..' Sharing honors wi A Sid Ellison'in tile gallant fight for . victory, were “,1'onsuello”' Smith, .“Coot” Lnch,. “Kid” -.Cecil, Dave Rice, “Shorty” Poore, “Red" Simmons, and..in fact - he entire team. » , , * For the visitors, McMurray, quar terback, vyas outstanding. Rg was well supported by Hamilton and Ac-, ton. • After u scoreless first quarter,-Mer er delivered the punch necessary for a touchdown, -Felder taking the ' ball over. - . .' . . Mercer's second .touchdown came in the third period,' when a punt to Muryville’s-25-yard line was received. A series .of line bucks carried the bull over for the second counter, Rice running, the last play. Mercer failed to make point after touchdown and the-game ended .12 to 0. Lineup and Summary FRESH GORDON GAME FOR ARMISTICE DAY WAR HERO CHAPEL MEETINGS i BY DR. C. W. DANIEL Expert the Hardest Game for, Alumni Field. Y . Musical Programs by Misses Faust and Lockhart. ' facing the hardest schedule in bas ketball ever undertaken byi^a Soutn- jrn univeraity, ten of the ' veterans rum last year’s squad werr k , called firth by Coach Cody to begin practice the gym under the direction of ex- laptain “Smokey” Harper last Mon.- jay. afternoon. < Among those Who have been under- oing the wprk for this week were nur who have already won their let- men of considerable experience n the cage game. They are “Smokey” larper, ‘.’Sidney”' Ellison, “Watlie” leier and Wilkes. Besides them-were everal of the men ' who subbed for lercer last year, Cadenhead, Mor- Stone,'Connell and Roberts. ‘ope. Smith, Harmoit, »McWilliams, knl "Red” Simmons who are letter Jen, the confining their entire at'ten- on to football; which wilW continue ntil the first official practice on De- Imber lit, when all of the students kill be given an opportunity to prove leir mettle! Bob Gamble, who is Je captain of this year’s five and is also sporting ' editor. -of the k’legraph, has not been out for prac- jee due to illness. ■" ’ I The new schedule covers more ter- jtory and is more extensive in its ope than the one of last , year, hich .embraced, eight states, namely, rgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennes- . North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio lid Indiana. Thl» year Pennsylvania, jew York and Virginia are additions the above and the indications are at when the final schedule is given kt, there will be others. | One feature of this schedule is the eying of i game with Baylor Uni- Irsity here ■ on- Christmas night, pur or live games will be played he re Christmas and from December ' until March Jat, there will be con- hual excitement In a basketball When the Mercer Freshmen line.up for the kick-off 'in the game Satur-, day, they will' face in Gordon Insti-j lute a team of great renown for-a I prep school and can expect from them' the hardest struggle, that they Have j undergone this season, • Gordon was formerly coached by | the same person who has charge of I the Freshman team, Coach" Mosely.'! He desires especially to win this game und Has beep Working" towards that end for the past few weeks. Not only the coach, but qlpo.a nqpiber of players- - and other students are alumni of that institution und they j cannot but hope for a Freshman vie-' tory. . ’ I This game murks a close to the season .of the first Freshman team ■ver representing Mercer University, before in any sport. Their record fori the season is an. even, break and they; are counting strongly, on winning the last and hence raising their percent age in'the- win. column. Those games, which were lost were by the closest scores possible not to. have, been tie games.- | The Freshmen rooters will be out, en masse for the game and will 'yell io the extent of their capacity, at'all times cheering their comrades to vic tory. This is the |ast time that the Macon supporters will have of see ing the'first-year team in action that will help to compose the varsity for the ensuing year, so it is expected that a tinner crowd,will be in at tendance. Dr W. Daniel, pastor of the First aBptist Church-of Atlanta, be gan a series, of meetings at the col lege chapel Monday- evening. Da, Daniel is speaking three times a day. Regular chapel period' has been extended in order for him to address the students in ,the morning A special lecture for the ministeria students is offered at 4 o’clock every afternoon. In the evenings the serv ice begins at <1:30. and ends promptly at 7:30 . • E.. Powell Lee, director of the G Club, has been leading the song serv ice. assisted by a chorus of forty-two I men,-who survived the, first elimina tion in the receht Glee Club tryouts Miss. Fay Lockhart and Miss Dixie Faust Have-been assisting with duels and solos euc'h-evening. The-meeting will* continue through out this 'week and probably will »un .either into or through all next week. All professors have modified their .assignments- in class work in order that ufl students will have more time •1 to attend meetings.' A. Mercer(t2) • Pos, Maryville(O) Ellison ... LE Williams Simmons LT •... Thrower Lynch LG J. Rice .Johnson - <- . .Wyncoop .Gaines-. . RG .-(’lemons Shiflet RT Bowles Smith RE Musiek- Cecil Q McMyrry Pope. ... ' LH ' Sneed INtort* ■RH Acton Rice... F . Suilingor Score by periods: Mercer Maryvill Mercer scoring: Touchdowns, Rico, Felder-. Substitutions, Mer.er.-.S. T. Reese’. L. E. Reese. Felder, Irwin, Co wart,-Herndon. '. ' , ■ Time of quarters-, l", minutes each- Referee Russ l uht'n. t Vandy), Um pire, Joe' Smith t-t orilclj). Head linesman, Jim Clements (Mercer), HAS TWO < Ol NTRIES Mercer - has- ••)' stp-tent -who is -"a man- without .a coun: ry’’ ,-,r ratin’r a man with two count in' . This inter • testing fact was discox-iivd in-ait terviow- with Albert K. Dun-ton. the ytiftng'mab Trom Br'a/il,-. Under'the law's of .B) u'''.d, x- lv, ■- t • .was iiortl, heel's a' Bha/'ii-'.-an s'ni)i.ect and under the laws, -i. ,.t 1 :ute-l States he is ari: ,Amei.icatt s'u'l-jis, , his parents being eit-izms-of t-iie l. luted Stats s.' ■' ■■ ■' •’Smokey" Harper, as he last year led the Mercer chumps. Before entering college, he w as a member of the 151st M.. G. Bn. (.Rainbow) and cited jin having killed 150 German soldiers while seated behind gun. With front teeth shot out he refused to leave .his post. ' *“ • MEXICO TO MERCER MACON “RATS” Among those who became Mercer “Rats” are: Arthur Miers, Tom Nalls, “Buck” Smith," F. Aids, Olin Bass, Frank Gormly, Marshall Kerry, Cecil Raby, Ralph .Johnson, Wm. McDon ald, Rufus Smith, Minter Huguley, Ward Dennia, Wheeler Johnson, Leo McCall, Lamar Cbeely. Lanier Orange and Green. The exchange list of The Cluster is growing-in proportion to "The Great er Mercer” expansion program. This week a new exchange was added in ‘‘The Week in.Mexico” a single sheet published in English in Mexico City. 1htk paper is edited by Adolfo D. de 'Castro, a Mexican representative of the Mexico-American News Service. Welcome, ! Volunteers, to Mercer University, IN FLANDERS FIELD- By JOHN McCRAK ■'Jn Flatiders "fields the-,poppies blow . Between the i roVses,’row on rojv. That mark our place, and in the sky ' The larks, still bravely' singing, fly- ( Scarce hoard amid the guns below. We'are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw 'subset glow, Loved and were loVed, -and now we lie', , . '. In Flanders fields. . ' •_ l . .1; Take up bur quarrel with the.foe: To you from failing hands we throw -The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye brbak faith with us whq die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow '- In Flanders fields. '( IDUItnH SCHOOLS AND OOLLBGKS