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PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS OF MERCER UNIVERSITY AND BESSIE TIFT COLLEGE
Vol. 8
MERCER UNIVERSITY. MAOON, GA., FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 9. 1928.
No,«r )7
athletic stadium worth
MORE THAN $500,000 MILL
LOCAL CAPITALIST
BELIEVES IN PLAN
COACH SITUATION |
■STILL UNSETTLED
Would Develop Stronger Men
PhyeicaRy, Mentally and
Morally.
Br H. J. «Wm
*'I had rather aee a $100,000 athletic
itedium in Macon than a $600,000 cot
ton mill," • statement made by
pr. w. O. Lee, Macon capitalist trus
tee . of Mercer Univeraity and chalr-
HM of the building committee, in an
I iaterview Saturday morning.
The propoaal that a permanent ata
I dium be constructed in Macon was
■sde about two weeks ago by Dr.
Wab Russell Owen, president of the
$iwanis Club, and has. received the
bsarty support from almost every one
|ta the city.
“People of Macon are mighty en
I tkosiastic over the stadium. More so
than about any one thing else,” de
dared Dr. Lae. “We are going to put
this project before all the civic clubs,
and I believe that we will get their
mpport. We want to complete, this
oae big thing' before we start on an
Sortie Announcement May
Made This Week-End.
Dr. Lee declared that the time had
I come when Macon needs a stadium,
sad that her people couldn’t do a bet
ter thing than to build one, since it
I would furnish a legitimate place
| where the young men of Macon could
| dsrelop into stronger men, physically,
| mentally and morally.
“Immense crowds will be drawn
I ten to witness the athletic contests
•(the seasons From a commercial
standpoint, the stadium will mean
I more to Macon than any one thing
1 believe that the annual foot-
I ball game between Georgia and Au
I bum that has been played in Colum
| bus every year can be brought here.
Because of neutral grounds, Georgia
I Tech, games would be played here,
l ead by the time that the stadium is
I completed, Emory will have probably
I installed athletics, dust think qf the
I people that would come here to see a
[ Mercer-Emory game.
“A $100,000 stadium ought to be
I constructed for the cost of approxi
I mutely $80,000. Dr. Rufus W. Weav
I or, president of Mercer . University,
lbs pledged the .lands back of the cob
liege, and the stadium will be located
Just-below the Alumni Held. The
| saturn I lay of the lands has furnished
with a ‘bowl,’ all thd sand and
I gravel , that will be needed is there,
| end can be mined at d small cost.”
Dr. Lee continued by saying that
Ids stadium could be reached easily
| b either automobile or street car, as
! car lines go within close walking
| daUiHe of the grounds.
"The people of Macon are behind
letter. They are keenly interested
|h all the forms of athletics out there,”
l«ated Dr. Leo. “The building of the
Idadium will enable Mercer to put out
Be
BIG CELEBRATION
FOR SOCIETY DAY
Beanie Tift and Weeleyan Girls
on Program.
Unless Dr. Rufus Weaver decidgg
to give out some announcement this
week-end relative to the coaching sit
uation for next year, nothing will be
known definite until about Feb. 26.
Some time ago -it was announced
that Coach Josh Cody’s successor
would probably-be named by the first
day of this month but authorities at
.he university have decided' to. defer
the matter for at least three or four
more weeks. V
Coach Cody, Whose contract will ex
pire in June, now has charge of the
basketball team and will remain here
Director of Athletics until after
the baseball season, and the close of
college for. the year.
He will leave June 1 for Vanderbilt
and assume his duties as successor to
Wallace Wade. Josh will be assist
ant football coach under Dan McGugin
and head coach of baseball and basket
ball.
Many well-known' athletes . • and
coaches have been mentioned in con
nection with the position at Mercer,
but no hint has been made as to just
who will be named for the place.
Some tinfe ago Dr. Weaver said that
every man would be considered, no
matter how big or how little, until
he proper person to carry on the
program started under Josh Cody
could be be found.
According to “Miss Sallie” Boone,
there is going to be a. real celebra
tion on Society Day, February 22nd,
pep, eats, speeches, and girls taking
tre lead op the extensive program.
Each year Mercer University cele
brates on George Washington's birth
day with a holiday which is taken up
with the activities of the two literary
societies, namely, the Phi Delta and
Ciceronian. This year the occasion
wilt be observed in a “jam-up” style,
witr new features on the program,
one of these being suggested by “Miss
Sallie” in her announcement in chapel
Thursday morning, her suggestion be
ing that each man invite his beloved-
best-girl and take particular care of
her when shfe arrives on the campus.
The program, whirr - is to consist of
an inter-society forensic contest, ora
torical contest, and ba'sketball game,
will, if further changes are not made,
begin at G in the afternoon and last
through the reception which will be
informal and will commence about
9:30. This closing function of the
day will be hejd in the new Daniel
Marsrall hall and will be Ailed with
novel features including abundance of
refreshments.
Debaters, orators, and cagemen are
working hard with their various part*
and are rehearsing daily for the big
day which is only two weeks off.
Many out of. town visitors are ex
pected to. he present on the occasion.
Bessie Tift, Wesleyan, Macon, and
out of town girls will grace the day
with 'their presence, or else all the
human - nature of Mercer studes will
rave dried up long before.
CODYMEN DEFEAT FORMER
CHAMPIONS OF THE SOUTH
Speed, Endurance, Fighting Spirit, All Around Ability of Bap
tiste Too Much for Veteran Atlanta Basketeers.
Every Mercer Player Stars, Harmon Getting 21 Points; Joe Sin
gleton Is Bean’s Best, Playing Excellent Game.
MILTON K. WALLACE
WITH MACON NEWS
Magasine Writer, and Cluster
Editor on Daily.
VANDY FIVE IN MACON
FOR TWO-NIGHT STAND
Invaders Recently Defeated Chi
cago Team.
Having defeated the Atlanta Ath
letic Club last Saturday in rather
handy fashion, Mercer’s Battling
Milton K. Wallace, of Douglas, Ga., J Baptists have been busy all this week
sophomore student and a member of preparing for the invasion to-night
the Law School, baa accepted a call
from tre Macon News to be sporting
editor of that well known daily. -Wal
lace will have full, charge of the page
of sport*.
Wallace is a member of the, Cluster
staff and recognised as a writer of
ability, having edited many short
stories for publication, and recently
chaperoned a column in the Mercer
Cluster. Before coming to Mercer,
Wallace was connected with the
Douglas (Ga.) Enterprise.
Wallace will continue to take night
courses at Mercer and Will be inter
ested dfc the university in different
ways.
During his two years on' tie cam
pus Wallace has made a hoat of
friend* who-are glad to see him rise
to his new position-
ktler team*, and aa this is the beat r The Mercer Cluater ha* trained two
fcai of advertisement that a college sport writers for Macon papers, Rob-
I*** have, the enrollment will increase
I""* rapidly htan it has ever done.’’
CLIONIAN
I entertaining program was #n-
2* by CHoaiam* and visitors
Iwtaiday svwitag In chapel. It
I u fellows-.
Jtading—Bettis Coker.
- «-i.
I teno 8*lo—Kathleen Estes.
"1" and “My Ship*”-Pauline Gay,
8 «oul Mio—Orchestra.
.*•*<* play, “Tickets far tha flhef-
|*ta Cboir." Cast:
I
*ta Temple—Late Hagta.
art Gamble having recently been se
lected to edit the sporting page of
the Macon Daily Telegraph.
Mcner-Seath Caretiaa
and to-morrow night, of Vanderbilt’
crack indoor five in the new City Au
ditorium here.
The Mercerians are in fine condition
for the games tris week and .are ex
pectant of decisive victories over the
Commodores. . Last year it will be
remembered that Mercer had quite an
easy time of it in defeating Vander
bilt. Since that time, however, Van
derbilt has improved greatly
On a road trip through the Middle
West recently Vanderbilt met six
great teams, defeating five of them
Included among the victories was
17-12 win over the great University
of Chicago quint in Cricago. Vandy
also has defeated Georgia this year.
We dare not predict the outcome of
either of the two, struggles this week.
Mercer will have to extend herself to
win and Vanderbilt will have to-do
likewise.
As to seating accommodations,
Manager Wilkes and Assistant Man
ager Fields state that those who have
not purcrased seats had better hurry,
for advance sales are far above ex
pectations.
The students from South Carolina
attending Mercer . University met re
cently and organised the Mercer-
South Carolina Club. There are seven
members of the club and -aro J. B.
Csaton, Taxahaw, president; J. M.
Sullivan, Brunson, secretary; J. W.
Hammond, Columbia; N. G. Evans,
Edgefield; J. A. Smith, Winnsboro;
Rev. /. A. ’Seymour, Wolford; Rev.
Y. T. Shshaae, Hsath Springs.
It la tha purpose of the Mercer-
South Carolina Club to have at least
twenty South Carolinians attending
Mercer University next year, Tha
dub intends to canvas tho state for
NEW MATH COURSE
AT BESSIE TIFT
“New American Business Encyclo
pedia” (used in Yale, Harvard, and
Teh) is the text book to be studied in
Prof. Strapper's Math. 4 class at Bes
sie Tift. 1 This will cany them, into
discussion of wills, contracts, stocks
and bonds, notes and all the various
departments of the
This is the Bret clean of this natara
to be inStHated at Basaia Tift, It will
mean well-informed twentieth eoatnry
girls, and the girts consider them
In having each a
4,’
By John L. Hackney I
They-came, they saw and were con
quered. ... . / -
That summarizes what happened to
Atlanta Athletic Club last night when
Mercer handed them a drubbing 27 to
19. It was- the second time this sea
son that A. A. C. went down before
college opponent.
From the first whistle to the last,
it was a battle royal. It had been
predicted, as a “battle of the cen
tury," and it was .just that. There
was ,not a minute, hardly a second,
when both teams were not fighting.
The play was fast and hard, and
Rougher than the ordinary cage exhi
bition. But n game can’t be that fast
and at the same time be tame.
When Referee Eylfer gave the sig-
rtnl for play to start, he uncorked the
only contest that Macon has seen that
cah be compared with the Mercbr-
Wabash encounter.
Mercer used five hard-fighting Bap
tists who were but for revenge. A. A,
O.. used five hard-fighting Clubmen
who were determined to lick Josh
Cody's outfit for a second time. It
was certainly n scrap. Gettysburg
could hardly have been, more ex
citing. .
First Field Goal After 18 Minutes
For seventeen and a half minutes
both, teams tried in vain to score
field goal. Joe Bean’s crew drew
first blood, a foul shot by Joe Sin
gleton.' .George Harmon reciprocated
with, one of the same kind. Then Joe
gpt two more and George two more
Singleton made it five and George
ran' jt up to six.
These foul, shots were all of the
scoring until A. A. £. looped a two-
point counter and it was Singleton
.who did it. In fact', Little Joe got
all of the.Red and White points. With
two and a half minutes to go, George
Harmon shot Mercer’s only field goals
.of the half, • two of them, and the
first period elided, Harmon 10, Sin
gleton i: • .
This does not mean that Joe’ and
George did all the playing in the
first twenty minutes, for Atlanta had
lour other excellent basketbers and
Mercer had five. sdbstituting Captain
Bob Gamble, for Red Simmons.
Wilkes played wonderful ball
.hroughout, shooting a beautiful-
basket. " . ■
1 Second Half Waxes Hotter
The second half was just as hot
if not' a little hotter than the first
and neither team got uway to any
ihing like a comfortable lead. ' There
was a pretty big. difference in the
scores once or twice, running up to
a margin of nine points once, but the.
lead was never by any means com
fortable. Mercer stayed ahead.
eGorge Harmon showed his phe
nomenal ability as a dribbler by turn
ing,. side-stepping and halting until
he went through the entire visiting
team.
Johnny Groves and Tom Bryan,
with the very able assistance of -Scrap
py Sullivan, made it extremely dilfi
cult for George to shoot after he got
through and twice- his attempts, went
pver the back board.
“Consnello”- Smith probably made
the prettiest play of the evening by.
blocking a pass from Sullivan out of
bounds and dribbling through two
Clubbers for a field goal.
Capt. Bob Gamble played the’game
of hia life. Unfortunately, he. was
injured again, but this did not pre
vent him putting up a “doo-iee” scrap.
Boh also made one of the prettiest
shots of the contest, a long one from
the side line. . i
For Atlanta Athletic Club, Joe Sin
gleton Was tha leading parformer. In
addition to shooting all of hia team’s
points, he played a wonderful floor
game. Bryari, Sullivan, Graves and
Russell bIso played well. * .
Ro(h* Club Minus Regular
It will be hard to find a quintet of
players who can out.—play and out- ,
fight this bunch of veterans. It hap
pened that last night was Mercer’s (
time to win,
Neither outfit looked far superior .
to the other. The teams were well
matched, and had Singleton had a
partner to help with a few points,
the score would .have been closer.
However, Pope and Harper were ab
sent from the Mercer squad.
Manly McWilliams played his stand
ing guard to perfection and to an ex
tent was responsible for the fact that
little Joe didn’t have the needed
helper.
Red Simmons also gave a good ac
count of himself. ’ He was in the
game about twelve minutes and con
vinced the spectators in that time
that he WAS a center.
The auditorium was packed to ca
pacity many fans occupying space in
the rafters, of the building. It was
the largest crowd to turn out for a
basketball game in Macon this sea-
l.ineup and Summary
Mercer 27. Pos. ” 19 A. A. C,
Smith R F Singleton (19
Wilkes (2) L. F Graves
Simmons C Bryan
Harmon (21) .... R. G iT Sullivan
McWilliams L. G. , Ferrell
Substitutions: Mercer, Gamble (2)
for Simmons.-. A. A. C., Bass for
Graves; Frazier for Bryan; Hartney
for Ferrell. -
Score, first half, Mercer 19, A. A.
C. -7. Time of halves twenty minutes.
* Foul goals: Hannon 15 out of 20;
Singleton 9 out of 15.
Officials: Referee, Clement Eyler,
(Georgia);-time keepers, Mosley and
Villard, Scorers, Collins and Govan.
MISS DE AHNA HEAD
VOICE DEPT. B. T. C.
European Concert Soloist Native
of Berlin.
t-eontine de Ahna was born in Ber
lin,^Germany. Throughout her youth
she was surrounded by a musical at
mosphere. Her father was' Heinrich'
de Ahna, one of Germanys foremost
violinists, and member of the Joachim
quartet. She is a cousin of . Pauline de
Ahna, wife of Richard Strauss. Such
artists as Johannes Brahms, Ahton
Reubenstein, J. Stockhausen, Franz
Wuellner, Joseph Joachim and his
wife, Amalie* Joachim, often visited
her home. - •
These-associations helped to awaken
Miss de Ahna’s talent and she grew
up with a great desire to become a
singer—the voice interesting her more
than any other branch of musical art.
When eighteen, she began the study
of voice with Etelka Gerster, one of
the Greatest European - teachers, with
whom she studied six years.
Miss de Ahna has toured Europe,
appearing in the important cities as
concert soloist and in oratorio. Her
home is now in the United States, of
which country she is a naturalised
citizen. For twelve years she was a
member of the Faculty of the Insti- ■
tution of Musical Art (New York
City), also directing a large class ,of
private pupils. She was the contralto-
soloist of several of the important
churches in and around Now York.
Bossie Tift is quite fortunate ip
receiving Miss da Ahna as director of
ypieoe. Under her dinettes the Glee
Club has toads quite a record. The
next program will bo givou at Msreor,
February flflth.
