The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-12
Chapel Hill Notes
Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Chapel Hill, N. c., April Z

Chapel Hill, N. c., April Z.
Last Saturday morning the base ball
team went to Wake Forest where, in the
afternoon, they defeated the deep
water" boys by the score of Z to 1. The
game was called at the end of the sew
enth inning to allow Carolina to catch a
train.
Tuesday the university received it's
first defeat at the hands of Lafayette
college, of Pennsylvania. Lafayette had
a good team and/e especially good fielders,
and beat by the score of 10 to 9. Yes
terday afternoon We returned the COM
pliment and defeated them by the score
of 9 to Z. Our team played excellent
ball and Lawson, our 'invincible Twill
err" played especially well, allowing the
visitors only eight hits. Belden, who was
indispOsed in the first game, held down
his old position, second base, all right.
Hume made an excellent catch of a foul,
while many of the team made hits.
For LAFAYETTE they had in another
succeeded in getting nine hits off i'm.
LaFayette's features were their battery
work, while their hitting was distributed
between Hila, WalIeridge and Bray, sec
Ond, short and centre, respectively. The
Lafayette team left this afternoon.
Next Monday our team plays Johns
Hopkins in Winston; Tuesday at the
same place, Pennsylvania, and Thursday
at Charlottesville the University of Vir-
ginia, returning to the Hill in time to
play Harvard On Field Day, April 10Th.
Many of the preparatory schools have
entered the feld-day contests. In the
afternoon all the visitors will be given
reserved seats for the Harvard game.
A large number of students left today,
some for home, and a crowd for Winston
to see the base ball next week.
The m club leaves next Sat
urday for Winston where, on Monday
night, they will present John A. Fraser,
Jr.'s "A Modern Ananias.' After leaving
Winston they will go to Greensboro.
Reidsville and Danville, Va, respectively.
A box has been placed in the bursar's
office for the press association, where
the faculty and others may place any
news which they may wish to appear in
the newspapers of the state.
Mr.. T. G. Pearson, assistant curator of
the Biological Museum of the university.
has been employed to do some tandem
ing for Mr.. Geo. Vanderbilt, who has
directed his forester to have taken and
Mount specimens of birds, etc, found
on the Biltmore estate.
The Tar Heel" the official organ OF
the university, speaking on the excite
ment at present, says:
In his tension Of excitement when our
people are watching with GREATNESS anx-
threatens to break with all its fury on
our nation, the little village of Chapel
Hill and the university are quietly pur-
suing their wonted course and calmly
awaiting results. Believing in the wis
dom of our national officers, W. eel that
We shall not be hurled into a war that
is unjust. nor yet allowed to sec our flag
d~ishon2red. If peace is preserved, we
shall thank God for it; il war must come.
lone are more ready 10 don their martial
grab than the sons Of the university of
North Carolina"
The Chapel Hill choral society. COM
posed of the local talent and many Of the
university boys, announces an enter
tainment for April 18th. The chorus will
be ompose of fifty voices. Talent from
elsewhere in the state IS also secured.
Work on the alumni hall is progressing
nicely.
DR.. Byrd, the third university preach
er. did not stay his whole time. as one
of his congregation died and he had 10
leave.