The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-22
IrHAs STIRRED THE BOYS Up.
Debates and Athletics at the state
University.

University.
Athens. Ga. March 21.-The defeat Of
the university deoaters a few nights since
in the contest with the representatives Of
the University of North Carolina has
served as an incentive TO stronger effort
on the part Of Messrs. Adair Jones and
Sanders. who have been chosen as Geor-
eia's representatives in the debate with
Mercer
That debate will be. held in Atlanta
April "A. and the colonist expansion ques-
ton will be debated. Georgia has the ex-
pansion side and Mercer the nnti-expan-
sion. The university faculty has given
the students permission to go to Atlanta
on that day. ana quite number OF them
will attend the debate.
The Phi Kappa Society of the university
will have competitive debate next sat
t,rday 10 select its representatives for the
champion debate at commencement me
subject Of debate win be, That We
should Have an Educational and Prop
erly Qualification for Voting
Mr.. G. d. Perdue has won the senior
debater's medal in the Demosthenian so
ciety Of the university, and Mr.. W. ..
Payne the junior prize. Mr.. r. n. Han
bv won the junior medal in the PM kappa
Society.
The members of the Phi Kappa society
have almost given up hope of ever re-
covering the old society banner, winch
was stolen several weeks since.
The university track athletes are about
ready to give their first exhibition, which
will be a handicap field day next Satur-
day, az which there viii be quite num-
Der Of entries for the different races
Capt. Mcintosh, Of the track team Is
satisfied that several college records VIII
be broken this year. Among the number
who are showing up well this year are
Adair in the high jump, MeCutchen ana
Young i'm the dashes, Lindsey, Richie and
Krause i'm the middle distances, and Mar
shall in the mile Finnegan of New YORK,
who recently entered the university, has
a record of ten seconds fiat for the lOu
wards dash. % 20 seconds in the 22O yards
dash and 81 seconds In the 44O yards
dash He also has record OF ~ teei
i'm the shot Among the old men VINO
hold records are Mcintosh, II. q. Cox
A. j. Cox, Cothran, Hull, Yancey, Walden
and Moore.
II Is almost certain that the University
of Georgia will send four men 70 take
part in the great relay race at Philadelphia
this spring The four men who will prob
ably 20 are Finnegan Fl. .. Cox, A. l.
Cox and Cothran. F'inuegan is ten-sec-
ond runner. H. o. Cox 10 is seconds. and
A. 7. Cox and Cothran, 10 20 seconds
That viii make a relay team that vii
make it interesting for any team that II
goes up against This will be the first
Georgia athletic team to be sent north OF
Mason and Dixons line.
Manager Pratt Adams of the Universits
base bail team is being warmly congratd'
lated on The fine schedule of games he has
arranged for this season. 1t is by long
odds the best schedule ever secured anc
the varsity team this year is the strong
est the university ever had. The team has
two excellent batteries, Richardson lnC
Moore, and BGnkston and Tourney. Every
position is filled by a number one man
and the entire team are heavy hitters. The
season opens April l with game in AT
lanta between Georgia and Cornell Uni
versity. The Georgia boys believe thes
win win 1t is believed that the Cornell
boys viii. be unable TO hit Richardson, anC
the Georgia team is an aggregation tina
can hit almost any pitcher.