University of the South, October 10, 1896. Football
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VOLUME VIII. UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH, OCTOBER 10, 1896. NUMBER 6 FOOTBALL. less characterized the play of governor, North Carolina's ath- THE LITERARY SOCIETIES And this beautiful expression the current week. That the letic reputation stand.- in no of a half truth has caught the 'Good Game Between Varsity Varsity failed to score against a danger of being lowered. An Improvement Noticed Over fancy and crystalized in the. Last Week. and Scrubs Saturday. strong scrub on Saturday was Henry Baun, University of minds of many, the idea that the cause of some dissatisfaction ; Illinois, is in charge of the Tu- The Societies Are Getting Down to success is dependent upon en- Steady Falling Off in the Practices of Hard Work at Last-Better State this 'Week—Difficulty in Se- but material for serious reflec- lane football kickers, -college of Things Promised. vironment and obstacles are in- curing Two Teams. tion is furnished to all, when in I Sfir it reports that the prospects centives to more determined an afternoon's play a weak scrub I for a successful season are much This week there was a slight , effort. On Saturday afternoon of last runs over our representative ag- brighter than they were last improvement in the work of the j A volume could be written on. week the Varsity lined up gregation to the extent of three year. literary societies. All of Pi jour environment here in Sewa- against the strongest scrub team touchdowns to one. Students Omega's appointees were pres- nee, its advantages and disadvan- The manager of the Univer- that the University coiUd pro- eye each other askance,and ask, ent, although they had to speak tages. The greatest danger from sity of Georgia baseball team is duce. Each team had been how is it going to end? to empty benches ; Sigma Epsi- our isolated condition is that of specially selected for the occa- in correspondence with the lon's programme was marred by The answer to this question is Baltimore National League club, being narrow in our views sion, and both sides went in with evident, and its application in- the absence of one or two men, and self-conceited. Here apart the determination to do their ut- to secure from its members a but altogether the meetings were evitable, unless a change in tac- coach, and also possibly a series, from the world of strife and most. The Varsity had given a tics is adopted by the players. an advance on the previous competition we are apt to live miserable exhibition the evening of games during the early spring week. Sewanee is not alone in An insight equal to that exer- with the regular team. in placid self-satisfaction believ- before, and consequently felt cised by Jeremiah, is not required this lack of interest in literary ing that all which is worth hav- that an opportunity was afforded to be able to foresee that things The series for the Temple societies. Most of the Southern ing and knowing is to be found to arrest its rapid!v disappear- are going to end badly, if some Cup between Cleveland and college papers are pleading for on the University domain. We ing reputation. The scrubs on awakening does not take place. Baltimore has resulted in four better work and attendance in have a high moral and intellect- the other hand had nothing to There are many things to be straight for the latter. In her this line of student activity. ual tone in common with many- lose, but the possibility of beat- desired, many which need re- accustomed role of Pennant win- SIGMA EPSILON. other Universities and colleges, ing the Varsity fired their en- form ; and principally among ner, Baltimore has for the first In the absence of the readers | but we are open to the dangers thusiasm, and induced them to these is more playing with the time captured in addition the Mr. Pinckney volunteered. The of apathy and disregard of the make a desperate attempt to head, with the arms, with the coveted cup. Many thought that first declaimer was Mr. J. M. world around us, as one of our scale the precipitous path to legs, and less with the mouth. Cleveland would win easily, and Harrison, who spoke with con- orators has recently shown. The glory. Each individual scrub In this respect, a number of the such an opinion was fully justi- siderable spirit and fire. The great advantage of being situa- knew that his name would be aspirants for the Varsity are fied by a comparison of the second declaimer was absent. ted apart from the busy world, immortalized if this could be ac- frequent violators of the well games played this year between The essayist also failed to per- as the writers call it, is the culti- complished. It was with con- established truth, that violence the two teams. form. vation of the idealistic side of siderable pent up feeling, there- is weakness. One can very easily The practice of crowding on Debate, resolved "That a our nature. This is an age of fore, that the two teams awaited imagine how the captain, the the football field, and thereby Dormitory for the Juniors would realism, and a liberal supply of the signal for the opening kick- coach, the spectators—among greatly impeding the movements be for the best interests of the ideals to counteract this influ- off; and when it came the strug- whom by the way are a few of the players does not seem to University." Affirmative, Messrs. ence is badly needed. A gener- gle abounded in interest until ladies—could wish that the team be confined to Sewanee. Both Blacklock and Hogue ; Nega- ation that grovels in the dust and the final call of time. was composed of a collection of the universities of Georgia and tive, Messrs. Edwards and D. T. estimates all things at their com- Throughout, the game was mutes. Probably if some of the North Carolina are loudly Smith. There were several mercial value is as unsatisfactory hotly contested, and free from all players would devote less atten- lamenting the same nuisance. volunteer speeches. The judges as an age of knight-errantry unpleasant features. Either tion to conjuring up and giving Why is it that students are not decided in favor of the affirma- and crusades. Sewanee leans team was unable to score ; and utterance to choice expressions, satisfied unless a hollow square tive. Messrs. Young and Mem- towards idealistic instead of although the scrubs confidently they would be able to give a bet- is formed immediately about the minger were elected members of realistic cultivation, and it is it •expected to do so, the failure of ter exhibition of football. players? Common sense and the society. good thing. the Varsity to realize similar as- Too much mouth mav not be the exercise of ordinary observa- PI OMEGA. One's environment is a power- pirations, which it held with tion, must teach them that the All of the appointees were on ful motive and great care has to •even greater conhdence, proved the principal cause of the poor practices, but there is no doubt team is greatly inconvenienced, hand, and had it not been for a be taken in seeing that one's A source of sufficient consolation. and that it is not necessary for lack of an audience to appreci- surroundings are conducive to Dr. Blair played with the scrubs, whatever that it partly accounts for them. It is absurd to sup- each individual on the field to ate the efforts made to entertain true development. But this fact and treated the spectators to an be so near the scene of action them, the exercises could be is not to be lost sight of, that •exhibition of half back work pose that any team can do its best, or anything like its best, that he can perceive the exact called very successful. The everyone (and this is especially which is seldom seen south of formation of each play. reader was Mr. Shields. De- true in a place of this size) helps Mason & Dixon's line. Doc. while its members are engaged with each other in Billingsgate claimers, Messrs. Wicks and make that environment which "Rennie," although slightly out RECENT FOOTBALL SCORES. debate. If Abraham Lincoln, Robt. Benedict. Mr. Gillett plays such an important part in of his proper element, butted the Yale, 12 ; Amherst, o. during the rail-splitting period was the essayist. The debate life. Two of the strongest ot line with the combined force of Harvard, 6 ; Williams, o. of his life, had done as much read, resolved "That the United these influences and which en- a piston rod and a Peck's Bad West Point, 7 ; Tufts, o. talking in a month as a single States of America should have courage the growth of the two Boy goat. Others of the scrubs Konig Club, o ; Staten Island a strongly centralized govern- sides of one's nature at Sewanee who showed up well were Wild- member of the Varsity team does in ten minutes, he would Cricket Club, o. ment." On the affirmative were are athletics and literary socie- er, Spillman, Lenning, and University of Pennsylvania, Messrs. Tucker and Noe, and ties. If these two factors in oar Craighill. never have developed into even a decent rail-splitter. Mis talent 40 ; Bucknell, o. Messrs, Bovd and Green on the life are to take their proper place The good work which was for debate was cultivated under Wesleyan, 22 ; New Britain negative.