Erskine College - Arrow Yearbook (Due West, SC)

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30 THE NAUGHTY-SIX CALYX 4440904404044994464404'bibO9090900444444000GQOQQOOQQOQQQQQOQO Athlrhm 004'064'444409499044'449000000'l l l U'94'4 l l'4 l l l l l b4'0'l'0'lI'l l l'044044499 9444044 4444009 In giving tl1is history, review, or whatever you choose to call it, of athletics in Erskine College, it is our purpose to tell you what the nienibers of the present Senior Class have done toward maintaining the high standard of 'thealthy sport which our predecessors have established, to tell you of Senior Class football and baseball. Remember that in balldom, whether in the land of the pigskin or in baseball fan- dom, there is a freedom of speech, a variety of wo1'd and phrase expression, a novelty of coinage which you will not tind elsewhere. The sporting writer, if he wish to be the successful reporter of modern doings in athletic-land, must renounce conventional forms, must enter and live in the land where slang is slung, in a worcl, must murder the English language. If, then, in making' this tour of the athletic field with the Seniors, your sense of propriety is shocked, your modesty is undermined, grin and bear it, We d0n't detain you long. , , ' A' ffl- 7f1flQ5Q-52,32 7 'f ff -f ,ff f e eb if . .,-L3XrlFii?i2it1 J c W W. ee t 1 1.521 '-t- - to t ' fig.: Sf. .c - ,sf it t c .' If a ra 'P .ff p m' - C F1-fi-8 W! v 7 :V ,sk J DN' Hr , t ll f. 1. ' . ' W . 1- , . - i . ' f '. if c J , Ti Ti J ' t S- ., M N to . .-.' r ,. 1 -fQ7if'Ef. .- .1f'Nt '-L I-15: sir giifffffffii if tw-t. ,htm , . s 1 cc wr- ,.f-frsgsfr' ,-tt, V 'f:f:-pggfxyzg-tr - E ss-P' X- -X 'W 1.1 . tx,,,NXwX -ZQ:5:- ' r- 5.f,.1,1 J!lb.'-.r S'-'A ARR fx ' X, First, we shall tell you of our football team. Averaging' 159 pounds to the man, in for winning, determined, gritty, with pluck to spare, the team of the fall of l5.l05 was truly a. formidable class football team. Only two galucs ot special interest were played,-these against the Juniors. The following' was the score: Juniors, 6-Seniors, fl. Juniors, tl-Seniors, tl. SENIOR FOOTBALL TEAM R- L- llilfliffk, f'Gl1ll'1'. E. tl. Carson, Left Guard. J. B. Pearson, Night Guard. W. ll. Pharr Lett Tackle. NV. M. I-lunter, Right Tackle. J. ll. lh-vliu, LCM 14:1141- Ql. H. lVl'. Pressly, lliglit End. ll. lr. IC. l'ress'ly, Quarter Back. J. S. Miller, Left llzllf Back. li. M. Stevenson, lliglll llallf Hawk. lfltlganr Long, Full Back. SlIllSltlllltGS-'I'I2lul'10Il :ind llabb.

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32 THE NAUGHTY-SIX CALYX I yy , .tt tilt --'lp mp! Q at fifths 'mx f 25 1' E i VJ ' X 1 , ,ft I - X' X X K I? ,ff H Q,-X!-N X. in Q 3 7 3' Q i' Y ,riff 4' MFT? ,. ' ff E 'X V. 1' f . ' 'WZ ' , ' x t ' ,. 512 ii 3- J V'Vi 6 ld Mtttt lmllwt' XVhile the big' leaguers are turning' their faces from Northern territory to the land ot' balmy, pine-scented zephyrs, while the niinor leagues are bending' every effort toward the capture of the inuch coveted pennant, along' with great activity in base- hall circles in the world outside of Due West, there is also something' doing' on lirskine 'S diamond. Of the Seniors, Kirkpatrick, Long, Pressly, H. E. and J. S. M., Stevenson, Miller, Hohinson and Hunter are trying' out for regular positions on the team of 1906. A. brief history of the 'treg'ulars, of those who have seen service, might in- terest, you. Motfat tt. Kirkpatrick, of keystone sack 't'ame, was born tas far as baseballists are concernedj in the spring' of ltttlt, and is still living: He joined the regular col- lege team in his Sophomore year, and was with the teani again last season. A good hitter, a fairly good inhelder, f'Kirk would be a valuable addition to any team. It was in the sinnnier ot' 15305. Kirk was teaching' school away over near the Highland Rini of Middle 'l'ennessee. They don't play much hall in this particular out-of-the-way section of the country. Naturally, therefore, Kirk was considered somewhat ot' a. stan At a hig' country picnic and harhecue, his services as second haseinan tor the ball game ot' the afternoon were retained. They play in pastures over there. Now it so happened that t'Kirk had a new S15 suit of clothes, and that he had lzetore the ganie exchanged this suit for a hasehall uniform, at the same time hanging' his citizen's clothes on a persinnnon hush. After the battle was over, Kirk went to see ahout that new suit tnaturally he was a little proud ot' itl and what do you suppose he saw '? .Xhout two inches of hreeehes leg, dangling' from an old eow's ljaw. 'l'hat' cow had eaten his new pants, containing principally wire nails, one pocket knite, one cork screw, an lngersoll dollar watch, and thave mereyl B letter, unopened, nnreadfsit front his hest, girl. U'l'0IllTlll6H Long, erstwhile captain ol' the ttastonia locals, a youngster who be- lieves in good, clean liasehall, and who helieves in worlqing' hard for the game. hutted into llllllllttlll in the spring' ol' HHH. lly some means, which he himself has not yet' ascertained, he led the college teain in hitting' in the spring' ol' 1905. Six t'eet one inch hy ltitt pounds, 'l'onnnie's greatest tronhle in hasehall is getting' his hreeches long' enough. Several pitchers have died in the attempt to get halls allove his liuees. lt. J. lfolninson, who, it is reported, has heen trying' tor the team since IS--ttl.