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PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS OF MERCER UNIVERSITY AND BESSIE TIFT COLLEGE
Voi. 8
MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GA., FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1923.
No .-88^
YALENOMATCiiFOR
LITTLE TIGE STONE,
FANS TWELVE MEN
“Conxudla” Smith Slams Oat 3
Two-bane Hits.
Mercer University’* baseball team,
with Tige Stone striking out twelve
opposing batters, yesterday defeated
the Yale team 3 to 0. It was a great
day for the Battling Baptists, and
Stone’s greatest feat in several sea
sons, the little moundsman dusting
the Eli men olT whenever they en
dangered his winning manner.
In addition to the featuring of Tige
Stone .against the Yale team, “Con-
suella” Smith, unanimous all-southern
selection on the basketball team, won
a big berth by slimming out three
two-baggers. The Mercer runs were
made in the second and fifth innings.
The game of yesterday was the
second win of the . season for Tige, he
having already shut out the fast Au
burn team by the score of 2, to 0.
Yale defeated Oglethorpe on Tuesday
and . Wednesday defeated Mercer , in a
shower of rain beginning in the fourth
nning and lastig through the game .
Yale plays Georgia Friday and Sat-
L.G.I. TO BECOME
■SCHOOL FOR BOYS
New Ruling Effective Septem
ber Term. - •
Locust.Grove Institute,.* school of
the Mercer system, celebrated the
twenty-ninth anniversary of. its estab
lishment last Friday night, at the an
nual Founders’ Day exercises. Dr.
Rufus W. Weaver was the principal
speaker of the evening.
Dr. Weaver, as Chancellor of the
University System, Dr. John G; Har
rison, and Dr. Aquilla Chamlee, were
present at the meeting of the insti
tute’s board Of trustees when it was
decided that the school would no lon
ger. be co-educational,, This step has
he?n under consideration for some
time, but .lt was only last week-that
definite action was taken on the mat
ter. . • -■
The new ruling is not to be effec
tive until the opening of the new term
in September when no girls will be
admitted. A much larger enrollment
jf boys, however, is expected at that
time.
Locust Grove ranks as one of the
foremost preparatory schools in the
State, Dr. Claude Gray, president of
the school for a number of years, is
an alumnus of Mercer mid had the le-
gree of Doctor of Law/ conferred on
urday and Auburn Monday. Thejr him in Macon last yedr during Cbm-
Lave a fast aggregation and as the
weak continues should play better and
be'.Ur ball. Both games with Mercer
h ive been clean and hard fought and
the same high class and sporlsmanly
spirit prevails as in the last three
years. r
mencement. ,
There are between fifty and sixty
men. in school in the university who
had their prep training at Locust
Grove, five of these being in the pres,
ent Senior Class.
L
. By HughAwtry
With the rain coming down in a
drizzle daring the last five innings of
play, Mercer lost the first baseball
game'of her Macon season Wednes
day afternoon with the Yale Bulldogs
holding the big part of a 5-3 score.
Lewis Hamilton, pitcher on the
Freshman team, twirled his first game
of ball for the varsity and made a
good job of it, except for two fatal
innings, the first and the fifth. With
the exception of these frames, the
hits of the New Haven outfit were
kept well scattered and the Bulldogs
were under control.
Mercer hreatened to score every
inning for the first four, and the fans
were scared out of the proverbial
seven years’ growth when the locals
failed in each of these frames to
overcome the two-run lead the sons
of Eli had jumped off to in the first.
The Baptists’ efforts bore fruit in the
fifth when Reese, fourth man up,
framed the agate a natural for two
sacks and scored Wilkes and “Con-
suello” Smith, who had been donated
free passage to first by Hickey.
Hickey, the Elite (pronounced as
spelled), pitcher, gave his mound
duties over to Pond when “Red”
Adams clouted a double on his first
appearance at the plate, sending Rees
across the pan for. the third and final
tally. '
“APRIL SHOWERS
BRING MAY FLOWERS!’
I tear the March leaf from my cal
endar and there it is, staring me in
the face—April. Just what does this
month bring?
To the farmer it is the time of
sowing. The poets sing of the com
ing of spring, of the budding trees
;.nd refreshing * bowers. like to the
poet the college girl may sing of the
showers though not always refresh
ing. Showers of concerts, recitals
and programs of our finals and gnat
dotages of toots that cause auuks to
spring oa our records ready to burst
to flowar hi May,
And the* we look for May Sowers.
We Sad a beautiful hod of final e*
smiaatlsas lifting their lovely heads
to the sunlight
Truly, to school life, as in other
ptacia, April mesas showers whk
result hi May Sowers.
Julia Mae Oxford.
MERC “ A ? D „ A “ „ GREATER MERCER S
GLEE CLUB ON GO
Locals Lose
RICHMOND DEBATERS
REST LOCAL TEAM
Marshall and Polhill Lose
Furman.
Arguing the unpopular side of the
question, “Resolved^that the United
States and Great Britain should can
cel their war claims upon the other
allied nations; provided each of these
nations cancels an equal amount of its
claims against Germany and Austria,
the Mercer debating team represented
by Rabun 4 Brantley and W. A. Boo
tle lost the decision of the judges in
the first intercollegiate debate of the
year, in the Mercer chapel, Monday
night, by the vote of 2 to 1 in favor
of. the negative, championed by i
team from the University of Rich,
niond, of Richmond, Ya, The Rich
mond team was composed of John T.
Tarrant and J. Hillis Miller.
While this debate was being held
here John C. Polhill and Wm. M. Mar
shall debated the affirmative side of
the same question against Furman
University, of Greenville, S. C. Al
though the speakers made a good
showing the negative won by the
split Vote of 2 to 1.
The debate which was held in the
chapel was attended by what was said
by many to be the largest audience
that has heard a debate here in sev
eral years.
Dir. William Russell Owen, pastor
of the First Baptist Church( preaided.
He was presented by Dr. Percy 8.
Flippin, of the Mercer faculty, who
delivered the welcome address.
Dr. Flippin mentioned the fact that
he and Dr. Owen were alumni of the
University of Richmond. Others in
the audience referred to as alumni of
the visiting institution were Dean
W. E. Farrar and Dr. A. P. Montagu*
of the Mercer faculty, and Dr. Henly
Fugate, pastor of tha Tattnall Square
Baptist church.
Musical numbers were rendered by
the j, Mercer Glee Clubaed Misses Fay
Lockhart and Dixie Faust.
ANIMALS \-
Stud wit: “Thera are thine Mads of
aaimala at Marcur."
• Visitor: “Animals! What do you
SPLIT OPEN SERIES
First Bat
Second 2 to 0.
Win
“Tige” Stone, Mercer’s pitching ace
for the past four years, turned in his
first victory against the Auburn Ti
gers last Saturday, when he let the
Plainsmen down with four scattered
hits. The ITttle man did not allow an
Auburn player to reach second base
until the sixth inning, and the Anal
score showed that the Tigers failed
to cross home plate. Mercer won the
game by a 2-0 score.
Stone was ably assisted by- his
teammates in handing the Plainsmen
shutout. Harper, playing' center
field, made a number of beautiful
catches, while the other members of
the team turned in nine 'innings of
errorless ball.
Sid Ellison, stationed at second
base, featured the game in the sec-
ondond frame with a circuit blow
into centerAeld, one man crossing the
plate ahead of him for the two runs
secured by Mercer.
Auburn had her biggest chance to
score in the eighth inning when Ed
Shi rl ing, well known for his many
homeruns, came to the bat with the
bases full. Stone tightened up at
this point and the big fellow was re
tired to the bench via the strikeout
route.
By winning the second game, Mer
cer Was able' to split the series' with
the Plainsmen, who won the first con
test on Friday by a 4-0 count.
In the Arst. game, Auburn looked
good, although the game was played
on a wet Aeld, which accounted for
numerous errors.
“Dog Face” 'Sheridan, on the wound
for the Tigers in Fridays game, held
the Baptist sluggers well in hand, be
ing touched for only three safeties.
Sheridan used a fast ball throughout
the contest which was effective on
account of. the cloudy, drizzly weather
prevailing during the afternoon. The
gam? was called in the Afth frame on
account of darkness.
First Game
Score by innings: R. H. E.
Mercer .".1........ 000 00—0 3 2
Auburn 120 1^—4 7 1
Batteries: Mercer, Ryals and Mor
gan, Auburn, Sheridan and Gibson.
Second Game
Score'by innings:, R. H. E
Mercer 020 000 000—2 6
Auburn J....OOO 000 000—0 4
Batteries: Mercer, Stone and Mor
gan. Auburn, . Knight, Webb and
Gibaon.
Bcgsfc Tift Engagement for
Saturday Night.
• “Greater Mercer’s Greatest Club”
will play at Bessie Tift College to
morrow night under the auspices of
the Bessie Tift Glee Club. This will
be the fourth engagement of Mercer’s
Glee and Mandolin Club season; the
towns of Montezuma, Dawson, and
Americus' having been already visited.
The trip to the girls’ school is al
ways looked forward to by all mem
bers of the organization and it‘is the
desire of-every member of the merry
makers to put on their best show at
ihe sister institution. Reports from
'the: members of . the club are quite
satisfying, and it is expected, that they
will be “£oing good” when the city of
Forsyth is invaded.
The club has recently returned from
its Arst road trip of the season, and
press reports give glowing accounts
of the highly pleasing-program pre
sented by the' Mercerites. First one
act is featured as the evening's great
est applause extractor, then another.
The end men, “Parson” Chandler and
Earl “Fat” Lord, never fail to' take a
good share of the applause. There are
others who Writ the hearty hand-
laps that follow their demonstration,
among these being’Dan Davis’ Seven
Shufflin’ Syncopeters, “Parson” Chan
dler’s Minstrel, Hurst’s original skit,
For the Sake of Science,” “Scottie 1
Young and his Addle, and a variety of
other attractions equally as good.
. Many other places will be played
before the season is' over, among them
being Wesleyan, Shorter, Chattanoo
ga, . Atlanta, Dalton,' Calhoun, Mil
ledgeville, Warrenton, Eastman, Cor-
dele, Brunswick and Moultrie.
KAPPA DELTAS
The Freshmen of the Bessie Tift
Kappa Delta Literary Society pre
seated a play entitled “Poor Me,” Sat
urday night, March 24, in chapel.
The cast of characters were:
Mrs. Cameron—Dorothy Holland.
Her .daughters—Mr*. Morey, Lucy
Lane; Patricia, Josephine Goodwin.
Nancy, Pat’s friend—Betty Gunn.
Jumbo, a servant—Lucy Rushin.
First Representative— Augusta
Wadsworth.
Second Representative — Pauline
Parker.
COLUMBIA IN LEAD
Columbia University’s total student
enrollment now reaches 36,239, ac
cording to a recent article in the New
York World giving the Agures of
Edward J, Grant, the university
registrar.
The number of rasident students is
given at 30,597, and non-resident stu
dents registered In the various de
partments aggregate 6,642, The total
slimmer seaeion enrollment was 1^567
and an even greater Agora is expected
daring the coming season.
GENIUS
Qmkn is ninetenths perspiration
MERCER GRIDMEN
TO START WORK
Strapper Has Set April 9 As
Date for Spring Football.
April 9 is the date set fdr Spring
football practice to begin at Mercer,
it was announced yesterday by Co.ach
Everett Strapper. The call has been,
sounded for all the members , of the
1922 Varsity and Freshmen squads,
and all the men in school who have
any gridiron experience whatever'.
Fundamentals” was the answer by
Strap when asked just what his pro
gram called for, A good share:of the
time will be spent in passing and re
ceiving the ball and the backfield will
be worked hard, on punting, drdp-
k'icking and placement kicking.. Skull
drills wiLl be mixed in with the out
door work.
A good many of the iettermen, as
well as regulars on the Freshman
team will be kept aWay because of
baseball. In epite of this, Strapper
is expecting about 75 men to be pres
ent. . . ..
Mercer will be minus the services
of several valuable men when the
football season opens' next Fall and
some to All these gaps will lhave to
be found.. Captain Lancaster and Sid
Johnson leave a big hole in> the line
that will have to be. plugged. Some
one to carry the burden of passing
and punting, in place of Ed Irwin will
also have to be found. It is thought
now that the crop of Freshmen who
have just become eligible will go far
in making the Mercer backers forget
the absence of the old-timers, for
many of the Arst year men are prom
ising. V . •
FRESHMEN LOSE TO
G. M. C. SCORE 4-3
Mosleymen Fail to Stage Rally
in Eighth Inning..
Coach E. Parker Moseley's Fresh
man baseball nine struggled -in vain
to overcome the opposition of the
G. M. C. team here last Saturday and
lost to the Dowis boys, 4 to 3. . It. was
the opening game of the season.
Both teams played spectacular ball
with, the exception of a few minutes
in the eighth inning when both nines
wobbled. Up to that time the score
was tied, 2-2.
Reese batted 1000 per cent; getting
a couple of 'two-baggers and a. single
in three , trips to the plate. His base
running Was far better than that of
any member of either of the two
teams, His fielding was nothing
short of perfect.
Jim. Tom Bdsh -and Hamilton also
played good games for Mercer.. Jim
Tom covered third Splendidly, while
Hamilton demonstrated clearly that
he will be a moundsman par excel
lence before another year is past.
For the Cadets McMillan was the
outstanding player of the day.! Mac
made quite a name for (limself on the
football Aeld las) Fall, it will be re
rr.embered. He was hated by sport
writers all over the State as one of
the greatest half-backs ever to grace
a Southern prep eleven. McMillan
played centerAeld last week, .and he
was a credit to the game, so con
vincingly did he. demonstrate his
.ability to Aeld, and to hit the ball,
McMillan got four singles oqt of
five trips to the bat, and scored two
of the runs credited to the cadets.
Carlisle and Dowis. *1*Q played
nifty game.
JACOBS ON CAMPUS
YALE TEAM GUEST
MERCER ATHLETES
Water at City I'ark So Alumni
Field Used.
Through .the courtesy of Mercer’s
athletic officials, the Yale baseball
team was invited to use the Alumni
Field for their practice Monday af
ternoon rather than lisc the water-
soaked. diamond at Central City Park.
Coach Bernie Tommers, Assistant
Coach “Smokey Joe” Wood, former
Cleveland pitching ace - and hero of
the world Serie?, Trainer Walter Mace
and the entire squad' of. the Yale play
ers reached the; Aeld at 2 O’clock, eager
to hear the crack of the bat op the
old horse hide.. . • -
The spectators," mostly Mercer stu
dents, looked on with wonder and
marvelled at the ease in which Assist
ant Coach'Wood fungoed Aies to the
players deep in the Aeld. He would
knock the ball so high that they would
disappear in the clouds . only to ,be
seen a moment late* descending with
speed into, the-hands of Captain Edd
and his crCw.. , . •
After thirty minutes of receiving
flies the team was divided into two
squads of hitters.' Considered .that
the team had been cooped .up in the
gymnasium for the past few weeks,
it was wonderful, the way they. han
dled the willow for the first time out
doors. . They knocked ’em long and
hard. (
After two hours of batting prac
tice, Mercer took the field, .while Yale
retired to right field for “pepper
games.” Joshua’s “boys” showed
their stuff in hitting,, keeping, the out
fielders trotting like ponies.
MISS THOMAS IN PLAY
Prof. Peyton Jacobs, dean of the
8chool of Education, and now absent
on leave, was a visitor on the univer
sity campus 'daring the past week.
Dr. Jacobs has been studying at
Peabody, in Naqhville, Tenn., during
the past year in preparation for his
degree of PhD. from that institution.
The . Dramatic Club of the Expres
sion Department of Bessie Tift held
its regular meeting in the studio last
evening with Louise' Wells presiding.
A short but very enjoyable program
was rendered; among which numbers
wen:.
A one-act play, Mildred Thomas.
Two selections given in Chinese
and later interpreted by Mary. Lae.
Ayers. Mary Lee is the daughter of
Dr. Ayres, our missionary to China,
and often entertains with readings in
the foreign language.
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