OCR::/Vol_018/WLURG39_RTP_19141124/WLURG39_RTP_19141124_001.2.txt Cihr ifiittg-T BY THE STUDENTS AND FOR THE STUDENTS VOL. XVIII WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY, TUESDAY AFTE RNOON, NOV. 24, 1914 BASKETBALL §5ciALEvENTs TOW lNoRTHcAR in ii I ENLll_llEl‘i W. & L. Thanksgiving Dances and Ribbon Society Shows Will Give Frolicsome Air ' The frolicsome spirit soon will pervade Washington and Lee. The annual Thanksgiving dances, the two initiations of the Ribbon societie: and other events will enliven the usually staid nature of the Universi- ty atmosphere, beginning next Mon- day. The Sophomore cotillion, the first soial event of the class of 1917, will open the festivities next Monday night in the gymnasium. The dance} will be led by Jesse B. Wadsworth with Miss Mary Byrd of Randolph Macon Woman’s College. He will be assisted in the figure by James Faulkner, Gallaton Paxton, and Rob- ert Gardner. The gymnasium will be decorated in the class colors——gold and black. The following afternoon,Lhere will be a dansant in the University Com- mons,given under the direction of E. A. Donahue and Miss Nell Carring- ton. The freshmen will be permit- ted to attend "the dansant and thus enter the festivities. '1he P. A. N. and White Friar Ribbon societies will hold their an- OLINAA.&M.HAS A MIGHTY TEAM TO DOWN AGGIES T0 OUTWEIGH GEN ERALS Mighty Backfield, Van Brocklin, Riddick, Townsend and Tenney, to Oppose W. & L.—Generals Are Outweighed Seven Pounds in Backfield—White and Blue is Just as Strong The unvanquished Washington andgof the season. He will enter the Lee eleven is speeding on to Norfolk 3 Washington and Lee game fit for to meet the mighty North Carolina , battle. Agricultural and Mechanical eleven. Eight consecutive victories have been registered hy the (;eheh-313, hut to Riddick,whose wonderful runs from annex the ninth hdtue a mighty me. the punt formation, featured the at- chine of speed and heft must be over- tack ngainfit the Generals in 1913» home ‘will start at right halfback. Though The Aggies outweigh the Generals iast Yea!‘ he did the Punting for the over four pounds to the man. ThelAgéi€S, he has surrendered this art average weight of the A. and M.Var- , t0 T0WnS9nd» Whn is 3 far‘ better sity is 173, while the Generals tally I Pnnten Riddick t0W9'5 Six feet One up at 169_ The mighty Aggie hack. inch, weighs 180 and is one ofthe field’ with 3 Weight of 173’ has anlswiftest halfbacks in the division. advantage of six pounds over the ; Last V931‘ he W35 awaffied an A11 Generals. In experience, the North l Snnth Atlantic P05iti0n 35 W39 Ten‘ Carolina eleven is strong. Everyln€Y- H9 is the fn0St feared infin in man, who will enter the struggle in the A- and M- h8Cktieid- Norfolk, has battled ou the A. and! T0WnS8nd. the Oniy he-Wcoinei‘ 0n .M. Varsity eleven before, exceptlthe €i9Ven» is light, hut fast and 3 Left Halfback Townsend, who is aid”-Ting Tunnel‘ around the 8nd5- He Townsend Will Do Punting nual public initiations on the campus during the days of the dances. An- nouncement. is made that the White Friar Ribbon society will give its annual show on Tuesday afternoon, while it is announced that the P. A. N. goats will follow with their per- formance on the following afternoon. As usual, the shows will depict the various local and national characters. The Cotillion club german will close the series of events with its first dance Wednesday night. The president, Thomas S.Kirkpatrick will lead the German with Miss Elizabeth Anderson, of Lynchhurg. The Wright Saxaphone orchestra will render mrsical selections for the dancers. It will he the first ap- pearance of this organization here, and much is expected of it. From present indications there will not be as many young ladies present at the dances as is usually the custom. Some of those who have accepted invitations to the dances are: Miss Agnes Chilton, Miss Vir- ginia Williamson and Miss Mary Donally of Charleston, W. Va.; Miss Sallie Edmunds, Miss Elizabeth An- derson and Miss Lois Hixon of Lynch- burg, Va.; Miss Edna Steves and Miss Evelyn Haiie of Sweetbriar col- lege; Miss Mary Carter Gi'aham,Miss Elizabeth Bruce of Richmond; Miss Amizetta Northcot and Miss Clara Wilson of Huntington, W. Va. ; Miss Mildred Turner of Durham, N. (3.; Miss Sallie Elaine Detherage of Kan-ll sas City; Miss Eutha Young, Miss] Virginia Moore, Miss Nell Carring-l ton, Miss Nancy Pendleton, Miss nestine Cutts, Miss Mary Byrd anili Miss Katherine Splawn of Randolph-i Macon Woman’s college. This list is expected to be swelled to over forty before the date of the opening dance. The various committees appointed Continued on page 4 fihst yea, nlhyen ihas alternated with Sharpe, from i The ' hackfield.——composed of the'N0rthW‘—‘3“',t9Yn UniV*’-I‘9it.V.- hilt i9 ‘inn’ iauburn crested Van Brot-k]in' at sidered 8 better halfback. TOWNS- jquarter back; the speedy right halt- ‘ end has been hunting for theAg8'i99» back Riddick; Townsend at left half, 3 while Riddick has been kicking goals back and Tenney at ful'lback—~is a , after t°nCnd0Wn9- great combination of speed andl Quarterback Van Brockiin 3 weight. Townsend, the punter, is star at directing an eleven. 'ie is the lightest man in the backfield atlone of the n31'de5t men t° down that ‘152 nhhnde_ “Moose” Tenney’ f0,.m_ , the Generals will encounter and is a nerly of Brown University, is one of. Superb defensive Player He has the most formidable fullbacks in the bee" tnmwing the mrward passes for South. He weights 191 pounds and 1 A- and Mn and has met with fair stands five feet eleven inches tall. l3“°°e95- He is Playing nis Second He has a great reputation for smash- ’ year with the Aggiesv migrating -ing strong lines, but has been handi ifmm Georgetown: Wnere he St3”“"‘i capped by injuries from the opening‘, WW” Continued on page 4 EALL FIELD DAY TEAM LEAVES FOR NEXT ON SCHEDULE; SCENE or BATTLE Track Aspirants Will Have Anlienerals Depart Following Rous- Open Meet Next Wednesday ing R3-iiY—Wiii Present ~Thirteen Events New 1-if1€11D is T l Hopeful that Washington and Lee,’ Following a rousing ovation, the has sufficient track material to war- Washington and Lee eleven departed rant the elaborate schedule that the for the scene of a tinal battle of a track department has arranged, ‘gruelling campaign of marked suc- C(;]8.(‘.h Fletcher sson will see just cesses. Coach Elcock subjected his W at talent the niversity affords. jmen to a final signal practice this af- ‘Next Wednesday, the annual fall ternoon on Wilson field gfield day of the University will take tion for the final ‘place on Wilson field, the openinglNorth Carolina A. and M. and de- eve_it being scheduled for 4 o’clor-k. ‘parted for the battle field confident A sleries of thili]-teen events have that victory would reward the efforts been p aced upon t e program. All of his luckv Generals. events will be "scratcli,” without,‘ A nepw battle array will be pre- handicaps and all students will be , sented to overcome the Aggies. The eligible for anygevent. The thirteen ,‘ Generals will enter the game under a on the program are: One hundred, {handicap that will be hard to offset. 220, 440, and 880 yard dashes; onelLeft end Ira Simms will not open the and two mile runs; 120 yard high %struggle against the North Carolin- hurdles and 240 low hurdles; high l ians. Seeley has been shifted to jump; broad jump; pole vault; shot} left end, while Jimmy Izard has Continued on page 4 in prepara- encounter with l Continued on page 8 TAKE THE BOARDS Coach Fletcher Issues Call For Candidates——New Talent Needed Following in the wake of the’ close of the football season. prepara- tions for the 1915 basketball season will be inaugurated by Coach Forest: Fletcher, from Notre Dame. An- nouncement has been made that can- didates for the Washington and Lee quintette “will have a first practice on next Monday. During the few weeks prior to Christmas, the new leader hopes to get a line on the different candidates and to so draw up his plans for the winter caiiipaign_ New material will be relied upon heavily, as several of the 1914 Var- sity quintette will not return. The loss of Captain Roger Bear, For- wards Frost and McCain, and Guard Charlie Lile will be severely felt, although Captain “Buck” Miles and‘ Left Guard “Cy” Young Vllll offer their services again this season. The new material seems promising to Coach Fletcher. The new leader was one of the star forwards on the Notre Dame College Varsity five for two seasons and was noted as a clevv er passer and an accurate shot from the field. He hopes to develope a team that will combine speed with the latest metlit.’-.29 uf play. Among those who will offer for the team are several likely aspirants, Penney Bailey, a former star on the Marshall College team, will report, while Albert Pierotti, from the Bos- ton Everett High school, is also slat- ed for a trial. Frank Dingwall, who starred on the Freshman class team last season, will be an applicant for a position at guard. Kenneth Seeley, who played at’ forward in several of the important games last season,and Leonard Zaiss, another substitute, will be on the squad. thirty candidates, ule confronts the Generals, battle will be staged in the gymna- sium on Saturday, Jan, 9th, when George Washington University is en- countered. ' Special Wire from Norfolk A special leased wire from the scene of action direct to the Lyric theatre will givea detailed account of the battle in Norfolk Thanksgiving. The game with A. & M. willibe re- f l001'i8