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Overcome 7-Point Load and Then
Pile up Score M Poult Are
CeU+d
The Mercer Bears and the Georgia
Bulldog* renewed their time-honored
lend last' Saturday night on ' the lat
ter’* home court. Up to the last five
minutes of the game the Beet* held
the Bulldog* in leash. The Bulldogs
broke away with • brilliant peaeing at
tack to finish the encounter, leading
the Bear* 37 to 28. At the end of the
terms Were still struggling for an ad
vantage. The score stood at 19-19.
Georgia quickly jumped to a 7-4 lead
in the first of the fray, only to lose the
advantage by two successive field goals
’Phoney's” ajne
by Smith,
point* and the ten added by his team
mates, Mercer held the lead' until a
spirited rally by Keen, Florence and
Turner tied the score it 19-all at the
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Bulldogs Trail Again
The phenominal “Phoney” contin
ued his brilliant performance, garner
ing three counters to give the Bears a
22-19 edge. Mercer increased their
edge to 26-19 at Malcolm Green tallied
from udder the goal and Dicks, who
had just been substituted for McGart,
looped a beauty from midctferti Mercer
was hitting her stride and things
lookfd dark for Georgia, But with a
yelp' the Doggies began a retaliation
that, finally throttled the Bear*. Only
two other points were added to. Mer
cer’s score and these by Captain
“Shorty” Green. The Athens men
continued on their scoring bee, many
of their counters tAing made by way
of the foul route. Here Mercer began
roughing it, at leait 'in the opinion of
Referee Sullivan, for in quick order
nine fouls were called against the
Mooremen. And ‘ "more" they ware
given. Smith soon bad his four per
sonal fouls and was deprived of the
privilege of finishing the game when
he protested against the referee’s de
cision.
His hard to pick a star in the game.
The brilliant action of Smith of the
lodal team add Florence of the State
THE MACON TELEGRAPH
Features in its niws columns all
— activities at
MERCERJJNIVERSITY pjN
LAUGHS AT LETTER
BY HIS FORMER GIRL
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wealthy, comparatively famous and
comparatively older, read aloud the. let-
tar ha received from this girl It said:
“I have just heard about your won
derful invention. I am atill siagte, yon
know. I am sure that your invention
will make you vary famous. Somehow,
t often think of the happy times we
spent together. They say I have grown
real beautiful. I with we could; see
each other again real soon. Somehow,
I believe things umuld be different”
And Dr. Craig laughed again. The
Jangh let you know the movie ending
wee not in order,
Gate Other Lett*re
But that was not the only letter the
professor-inventor has received to pro
voke a laugh.
”1 get hundreds of letters from all
over the country from fools, maniacs,
idiots and cr-cr- former, friends,” be
continued, selecting several front the
Society Day, ona of the notable
events an Mercer’s calendar. Is ta taka
place probably on February fit. The
program has not boon fra mad la full,
but it is known that the day i* to begin
with the inter-aoelety debate and ta
and with inter-eociety basketball gams.
Tha orations will taka plaea altar
ehapd as usual. Tha snbjact for do
bs ta is: Kamlvsd: That the Volstead
Act Should be Modified so as to Lagal-
isethe Manufacture and Sale of Light
Wine and Boor Containing 2.76 par
cent Alcohol by Vohwne.
The CieerOnlans arc to support the
affirmative aide of the question. They,
ate to bo rapraaantad by. John Gilbort
and Roy Hals. George (Tiny) Roberts
end Robert Gunnels will support the
negative far the Phi Delta. All four
of these men have had extensive ex
perience in the Forensic Art, and the
MERCERIANS,
Coach Monro’s only remafk war:
“WfB beat them next year with the
aid nf the present frethman team.”
This is the second defeat for Mer
cer this season and the second defeat
at the hands of Georgia in aimany
years.
Poe. Mercer (2i)
JR. F.._. McCart (5)
. L. P. — Goerry (2)
. C. -r—~ Green (7)
_ R.G. „ Smith (12)
MACON COCA-COLA BOTTUNG Ca
1 One w*o from a man who told of hit
pitiable plight in having bnriad a largo
Keen (8) —
Florence (16)
Draw (4) —
Forbes (2) _
Turner (7) ,—
Substitutions: For Georgia, From
for Forbes, Forbes for Frain, Harris
for Florence, Frain for Forbes; for
Mercer, Dick* (2) tor McCart. Ref
eree: SnlUvaa.K A. A.C)
SOCIETY GETS NEW J
ADMINISTRATION <
At the regular meeting of the Phi
DOfta Literary Society le*t Monday !
night, the following officer* wet* In- i
stalled: Bill Bruner, president; <
Charlie Wallace, vice-president; B. >
Ware, reporter; Tom Cshb, irMIc; Igf-
foid Tripps, sensor. .. •
An interesting program was aMa
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