Goodbye NowFor Football! TheDaviIBPsonian BasketBall FOR A BETTER DAVIDSON VoLX DAVIDSON COLLEGE, DAVIDSON, N. C, DECEMBER 7, 1922 No.11 MANY ENJOYABLEFEATURES PRESENTEDBY MINSTRELSDECLARED BEST PURPLEHURRICANE SUCCEEDSIN WRESTING THECLASS OF1923IN ANNUALEXERCISES IN HISTORY Of DAVIDSON APPARENT VICTORYFROM WILDCAT WARRIORS Four Ludicrous Acts Keep Aud- Many Guests Attend Senior ience in Throes of Laughter Long Runs by Shepherd Place SpeakingDespiteInclement SENIORSDELIVER ORATIONS HARD SCHEDULEPRESENTED Pigskin Within ScoringDis- On last Saturday night there was pre- tance of Goal Weather sented in Shearer Hall to an unusual and BEFORE ASMALL AUDIENCE expectant crowd Ihe greatest, largest, and FOR 1923 WRESTLING TEAM Derbies Donned by Seniors as best minstrel of the Wildcat variety ever Davis Grabs Pass for Wildcats' Class Distinction MenFrom Societies Competefor held ill Davidson, in the opinion of all pres- Majority of Last Year's Team Lone Touchdown Senior Orator's Medal ent. It was a big success from the ap- Will AgainPerform Last Friday Old Sol gavepromise of ex- pearance of the Pullman porter the last tfl Playing licinre a small holiday crowd, ceedingly good weather, and with everything strains of O Davidson, and everyone went Speaking in Shearer Hall on the morning The Wildcat wrestling will face a which expected an easy Furiuan victory, the indicating one of the best Senior speakings away from Shearer thinking and saying that team of December 2nd. before an audience whose >t itT schedule tbi> year. Practice is to begin Wildcats were nosed nut by the Purple llnr- for many years, the class of '23 began their at last the best Wildcat Minstrel had ap- numbers were greatly diminished by the in earnest immediately directly after the ricijtie in their annual Turkey Day contest program and carried it to a successful con- rain, Seniors, peared in truth. pouring six chosen from the Christmas holidays, Practically all of the at Greenville, 13-10, in a colorful game re- clusion in spite of the sudden change in the The first scene was that of the interior of four literary societies, delivered speeches in □Id men have returned andit is expected that plete with thrills and scintillating with elements when Jupiter Pluvius came into his a Pullman car inhabited by the Pullman por In- competition for the Senior Oration Medal. much new material will be available. The dividual brilliance. Displaying a powerful own. six, ter, ably portrayed by Bob McLeod, and the Of the competing composed of F. S. first meet of the year will take place with running attack, the Davidson backs swept With the Thanksgiving holidays combined Wildcat Minstrels minus their manager and Johnston, D. 11. Ogden, .T. \Y. Baldwin, \V. Trinity ;it Durham on February 23rd. The around the Purple Hanks long gains and with the usual week-end for speaking, there on their way to New York via Statesvillc. for A. Gamble. W. 11. Moore and T. I.. Fraser. Wildcats arc out to avenge the defeat they the witlgtncil the field time after was plenty of time for those who were suf- They are set right by the Pullman porter raced down the four chosen by judges from the faculty suffered at tin- bands of this mat aggrcgaflon time, once for a touchdown, after pulling fering from any degree of exhaustion due who is allowed to join them ill their travels to speak again for the medal at commence- last year, when the Durham team secured the down lleiulri\'s accurate passes, but the to their scholastic efforts to be in the pink which were include performances before ment were J. W. Baldwin, AW A. Gamble, to verdict by amargin of two points. charging backs of the Hurricane marched of condition for a goodrest and a good time. Ogburn. the crowned heads of Europe. They start P. S. Johnston and D. 11. The second match will be with Smith down the field twice anil snatched victory Very few of the visitors came up before Fri- introductory speech by for New York, guidedby the porter, to em- After a short Pro- Carolina at Davidson on March 2nd and the from the grasp of the lighting Presbyter- day evening, and Thanksgiving day was Erwin, presided ovcasion, bark on the Saxophonia. fessor who at the Wildcat student body will have the privi- iaus. devoid of almost all excitement, for most of Wallace Moore spoke on "The Trojan The second act shows the Minstrels, still lege of seeing their champions of the nut It was a wonderful battle, Playing in the student body was offthe hill. Drawing aparallelism minus thefr manager, afloat in the middle of Horse." between the in action. Kurman's backyard, the Red and Hlack war- Senior speaking year saw an even immigrants coming into this country and the the ocean ina small life boat from the Saxo- riors were not outclassed. Doped to lose by greater Davidson than last year. Of course, Trojans dragged phonia. which had sunk on its first trip on Tin- third meet for the Wildcats will he horse that the within their a safe margin, the Wildcats matched the the majority of old Chambers building was walls, a new route. The scene was opened by a with V. M. I.at Lexington, Va., on March Moore showed the menace that threat- 1' gone, andthe attractive view from the cupalo song, "One Hundred Fathoms Deep, sung 10th. The Cadets always turn out a scrappy Furman gains yard for yard and excelled in ens America in the immigrant population game was denied to the visitors. From the ruins of by D. G. Wilson. The boat is rocking to and mat team and the Wildcats will have to all departments of the except line which yearly comes to our shores and is not plunging Davidson's "broken heart," two new dormi- fro with the motion of the waves and the sharpen their claws to make the fur fly. and the runback of kicks. Poteat eared for. In a very interesting way he and Dcmpsev plunged through the line for tories have arisen, and Dnvjijsoft-idm'catcr controlling remarksof the shipwreck' J minstrels oailsed Captain Cromartie i« in the midst of ncgo-j ■xplsiaedtW6*i»ressi ry of our im- gains pushed than ever before. many a laugh in the audience. A storm tiations with V. P. I. for a meet at Blacks,- consistent and over two touch- migration and the need of teaching the im- downs, Gig Shepherd, playing Friday evening, at 7:30, the exercises be- arises and descends with great fury upon the hnrg, but can not promise success as yet. but to the final migrants whodo settle here, American ideals. game of his grid career, belong the honors gan with the motion picture, "The Young "Unity" subject Fraser, little boat causing it to rock even more and The old men returning to the hill this year was the of T. L. day; by long runs, Rajah," at the gym. The audience was en- also causing great consternation among the are Captain Cromartie of the 129-pound of the for his end his the next speaker. Fraser spoke on the need passing, dependable punting, tirely too large for the space and the vesti- blackfaces. The act closes with the singing class, Kimsey, 140; Patterson, 150; Codiran, forward his and of unity of character and ideals. He em- his beautiful goal from placement from the bule was filled with those standing. The phasized especially unity of "Good Xight Ladies" by all, amid a great 1.10, and White, 175. Together with the old the need of in the 30-yard line, he lifted the Wildcats to picture wasup to the usual standard of those disturbance among the elements. men and with some new material, Davidson character of two persons who love each heights which they had reached only once or shown here and through the arrangementsof other. The third act presents a wildand desolate should put out a mat team that will more twice during the present season and wound the Seniors, was entirely free. Following the Ogden spoke cannibal isle soon augmented by the than hold its own with all comers whoever Dunbar next on "What's pres- up his throe years as an important cog in the movie the fraternity halls were thrown open, Wrong Questioning Algernon, they may be. Wrestling is a comparatively With America?" the ence of Lord ambassador from the Wildcat machine by playing the greatest and the inter- fraternity reception was held. stability of St. the Sultan of Sarawak, new form of athletic endeavor at Davidson. of our modern civilization with the court Janus to game of his career. None of the groups, it seemed, had as many gradually losing importance immediately after by that of four fero- Last Year Davidson first held matches with home its in the and Six Red-Jerseyed athletes, Big McMas- guests as hadbeen expected, but trueDavid- lives of emphasized cious and man-eating cannibals who execute other institutions and the creditable showing individuals. He the ters, Davis, Brice, son hospitality was prevalent and joy was necessity of the home. Without its healthy a fantastic war dance prior to the partaking made during the initial year of the sport here Sam Marion Bascom Sor- plentiful. reception,lasting :30, rels, Gig Shepherd and Captain Spratt The until 11 influence on the characters of American of a feast. Their dialect was particularly causes the Wildcat mat men and student to look forward to great Moore donned their moleskins for the last made a lit opening for the good times that youth, he pointed out that the national life amusing l<> the audience, even that of Mont body things in this coming time and although denied the right of plac- followed.