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Tttf MpyRPFP Pt ttctfp SCHOOLS AND 1 ilD vLiUOl HilY* OOLLMHS MERCEft UNIVERSITY, MACON, GA„ FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1922 FRI No. 8 VENGE COMES LOCAL TEAM AFTER 3 YEARS TO “ONTO NEW YORK” FEATURE OF TRIP petrels Lead 10-0 But Baptists Stage WonderfurComeback. ELDER IS POPULAR HERO ilth Scores Two Touchdowns on Forward Passes. ByBobGamble Mercer 18; Oglethorpe 16! Revenge is sweet indeed. A raving |iob of Mercer students acclaimed it For three long years the Bap i had. waited, worked, watched prayed for victory over the Pe- els. At last, their efforts were re tarded and their prayers answered. All of this did not happen, how- ver, until after one of the mightiest, Lost thrilling struggles which ever larked- a day’s activity at Alumni field. A band of Battling Baptists, forthy of the name, rbought victory the Orange and Black, and' brought the light smiles long stored up in }ie heart of Big Josh Cody, Mercer's Treat coach, who had worked unceas fgly throughout the season to have team in condition to defeat the resbyterians. Entering the game with the odds cidedly against them—with the favoring Oglethorpe to win at least six points—the Baptists Lfused to be conquered. They were bit slow in getting off to their Iride, ten points being scored by the Isitors before Mercer had come with the.scoring sector of the Petrels | More glory to the Baptists, for this ten-point handicap had chalked up,against them as a t of a Held goal and a touch- vn, the Codytnen dauntlessly came and it was one of the greatest kmebacks seen around these dig- Ings in many seasons. I A costly fumble put the Petrels in |oring distance for their first tally, Baptists miscuing on their own K-yard line. David took advantage Basketball Team to “Take In” Biff City. Final arrangements for a game with the Crescent Athletic Club, of Brooklyn, N. Y., to be played in New York City on the night of January 25, having been completed, basketball became more serious to those now working out daily in. the local gym. With this game as a feature at traction of a feature schedule com posed of games with noted institu tions throughout the land, the de fenders of the honor of Mercer Uni versity in this branch of sports shall be given an opportunity - to place the Baptist school even more "on the map” than ever before. Practice this week has been enliv ened by the appearance of three main stays of last year—Captain-elect “Bob” Gamble, Manly McWilliams, and No. 4, George Harmon, who was unanimously chosen for ah all- Southedn place on the mythical team. The football season shall be brought to a close Friday and soon thereafter the remainder of the 1021- 1922 indoor five will begin practise so that on December 16 they can nobly face the Albany “Y.’,’ Striking Testimony By Morgan Blake Sporting Editor of Atlanta Journal. Morgan Blake has long been a member of the Agoga Bible Class of the Tabernacle Baptist Church, At lanta. He liked the class because of its athletic activities but recently, irt company with “Red” Barron, famous football player, he professed Christ and joined the Tabernacle church. He speaks in Macon Sunday- afternoon, November 26th. From Christian Index DR. B. D. RAGSDALE IN CHAPEL ADDRESS ‘FIGHTING PARSONS’ FAVORITES IN GAME Declares for the Need of Prun ing Hooks and Shocks. Mercer and “heads up,” doing all that be comes a back field man who wishes to make a hero of himself and his team. Summing up the work of the locals, it might be said that they., every man of them, put up a wonderful exhibi tion. While it is true that at times there was some fagged work, especi ally on the two costly fumbles, the fighting spirit of the Baptists was excellent. Their playing thoroughly satisfied a large patronage who turned out to see Mercer win. For the visiting .team, the speedy Maurer was all that he was heralded beforehand to be. His46-yardrun fea tured his work, while he made sev eral other nice gains. Mercer wor ried him considerably ■ throughout the contest but he certainly worried Mer cer in return. Local fans expected to see -in Maurer a wonderful halfback. They the opportunity to score by boot- j were not disappointed for in his al|- t with his left fott a perfect place-J around work he proved to be one of nt kick for a field goal and three the greatest buckfield men in the nts. Another fumble gave Ogle- South to-day. That he scored on rpe the ball on Mercer’s 20-yard Tech is not to be wondered, for as a i, which eventually resulted in a broken field runner he is a wizard, rward pass to David, placing the A quick- thinker, always alert and It on the one-yard line, Varnedoe ready .. to take advantage of any mg it over for the Petrels’ first break, ho would be 4 splendid asset chdown, David added the extra to any backnJd in the South today, int on a placement kick." ' . For several years I , have been an “honorary member of the Agoga class. On special occa sions I used to drop arojind and mingle with you fellows. But usually . I re garded Sunday 'morning as the ideal time to sleep. I heard it \yas a day of rest but I took the Word too literally. I am here today; fellow members of the Agoga Class, to tell you, arid with all the emphasis possible, that 1-am with you with all my heart and with all my soul. I am here to tell you that henceforth and forever your people shall be my people and your God my God. 1 dori’t want you to think that I am .K°ing to tell you any sob story. 1 am not going to indulge in any dramatics. : I'll . be frank -with you, I’m not a bit melancholy, not a bit depressed. I’ll never wear any long face. I have changed a • whole lot, but I haven’t changed a bit. I’m'just the same old John J. Dubb, only dif ferent. I just want to make it. clear to all, and hide it from none, that from now on I stand four-square on the right side. , The road since then has not been hard a bit. I was really disappoint ed that it has been so easy. I was wanting to show my fighting spirit, but somehow • or other I haven’t needed - to. . Of course, I know that the temptations will' come in their most alluring form. I aril not foil enough to think that my troubles are oVer< But when . the temptations come they, are going to find a tough bird to scratch. And with God's help I will get the best of them. I ap preciate what He has • done for me, and you can bet I am going to show my appreciation. Dr. B. D. Ragsdale spoke at the chapel exercises • Tuesday morning. Tuesday is the regular day for fac ulty speakers, . Dr. Ragsdale being the third member that has spoken this term. Dr. Kagsda.le emphasized the im portance of ignoring public opinion’s influence at critical moments. He illustrated his point with .the .story of David slaying goliath after David had been warned by the populace not to attempt such, an impossible deed. . "We need rasps, pruning hooks, und all kinds of shocks in order to bring' uS to our senses,” declared the speaker in. referring to the tide of materialism the people had drifted ifito. A plea for the revival of' the spiritual and n neglect of the mate rial things of life was made by the speaker . (Continued on page six) THETA CHI OMEGAS “CHANGE THINGS” Theta Chi Omega, of Bessie Tift, is- an Honor Society, organized 1920. The purpose of this society is to encourage a high standard-of scholarship and to promote high in tellectual ideals. ■ The members are those students who have maintained an average of 90 per cent or higher in regular scholastic work to the number of thirty-two term hours The.active members are -Misses Mary Frances Johnson, Helen Power, Julia Mae Oxford, Christine Lowe, Lois Gray, Mildred, Thoirias, Elizabeth Nix and Christine Goodwyn. Miss Elsie Ragan is ah honorary member. This society on ' Saturday morning had charge of the chapel exercises. The Senior members wore gold tas gels as an emblem of honor. Mary Frances, Johnson gave a talk on "The Challenge of a High Aim.” Dr, Chamlee then made an impressive talk on' "Intellectual Ideals.” These messages inspired many underclass men to strive more earnestly for in •tellectual attainment. In the.evening the members had dinner. The decorations were in gold and black,- the society colors. Toasts were given by .Mrs. Chamlee .and Miss Ragan. Miss Power gave a propecy, foretelling the brilliant futures of the society members and their guests. “Dengues” Are As Big Losers. Doped Josh Cody ar.d his crew of “Den gues” are in Knoxville, Tenn., where this afternoon they will meet the “Fighting Parsons” of Carpon-New- rnan' College, in the last game of the Mercer, football schedule. There is little available dope on the two teams because, of the fact that they have riot played the same teams this year. However, Carson- Newman has shown considerable strength both on offense and defense. Their high scores of the season prove that they are powerful since they rolled up a score of 85 to 0 against Cumberland College and a score of 56. to 0 against,Milligan. . In addition to this the “Parsoris” held Washing- tori and Jefferson to the low score of. 13 to 7, and press, reports stated that- the “Presidents” had a difficult task winning by even that small margin. . It is true that both teams are away from home, but they are not in per fectly neutral territory. Carson- Newman is situated about thirty miles; from Knoxville and will be close enough home to bring a fair number of rooters and supporters from the student body. Mercer, on the other hand, must stand up under a long journey of about 350 miles. Sizing up the situation now, every-, thing, seems to indicate that the. “Fighting. Parsons” go into the game favorites.by a large margin, and a Mercer victory will indeed be an un expected feat. In spite of that, it is possible that Josh’s boys will display the talent they, had in the Oglethorpe game, and in that case Carson-New- man will be fortunate to escape a drubbing. PUBLIC SPEAKING CLASS’NEWMETHOD English Style of Debating Tried Out. is | Mercer’s first two touchdowns came the result of passes from Irwin to the third coming after an in cepted pass by Lancaster and suc- ssive line plunging. contest furnished thrills a- enty for the more than 1,200 fans attendance. There were fumbles, e.'tacular end runs, forward passes, etty punts and a world of other |ings to keep the fans’ interest and ention. |There, in those last few minutes, Mercer led by a scarce two Lints; Capt. Edgar David attempted | placement kick from the 46-yard , which might have spelled a K defeat for Mercer. The fans their breath. Again, in that last riod, when Mercer’s lead was srcely enough to win, the Petrels the ball within scoring distance again the spectators prayed for end of the quarter, etween halves, the band kept Sf pepped up by the parade of ents which it led across the field. Jennin gs and Ma crew of clowns, added to the interest at the ocal As a direct result of an editorial published in the Cluster, the public speaking class, under the direction of their leader, Dr. Moptague, success fully tried out the English method of debating. The subject which was discussed Was this: Resolved, that the United Stqtes should prohibit immigration from foreigh countries for a period five years, beginning June 1,1923. Much interest' was provoked by advo cates of .first ones sidy and then an-- i but the judges decided that if there should be a decision they would 1 render it in favor the affirmative. The best speech-on the affirmative side of the question was made, ac cording to. the judges, by Mr. Clav- brook .and the second best by 'Mr. W’ainwright. For ' the negative Mr, Buice receivi'-d this honor wjth Mr. McWhorter pushing him a close Rev.' Pruitt, a preacher, and ex-; merchant of' Tallahassee, Fla.., who was a visitor, expressed 'his appre ciation of the great work that was being done .by this class. He stated that this was his second visit, but, if he remained in Macon this winter it not be his last. CLASS RECEPTION the particular heroes of the diet, one might atart with “Big Irwin at left end and continue the Unedp through “Coot” at fullback, stopping to praise ch member of tho Mercer eleven, certainly every one of the Cody- deaervee praise. Hera was Nor- Feldev, wonderful halfback, pWwiag, racing, over dart OGLETHORPE’S WATERLOO Mercer closed its heme schedule last Friday when' Oglethorpe was defeated 18’to 16 on Alumni Field. During the present season Mercer did net lose a game on this field. This is second year that ^Mumni Field has been used artd only once since then has Mercer-been defeated at home. That was the Oglethorpe 7-6 defeat last. George Harmon made the Ant Mercer touchdown and Conauella Smith the Inst, one, both .at, the south goal shown nt the left of the pktan. ' _ . ' V v Dr. Percy Scott. Flippin’s Sunday . School class, consisting of a member ship of over forty Mercer men, will entertain som.e forty Wesleyan girls tomorrow evening, with an informal . receptioh in the parlors of the. First ' Baptist Church. ., Several socials of' this nature are given by this , class each year. This is the opener for the 1922-23 season and plans are to make the evening especially attractive to those who at tend.