The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1903-03-20
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News Notes
From University
Observation-Disclosures


TINE base ball team returned last Saturday
~ from trip to Ocala and Gainesville,
playing one game at the former and two at the
latter place, In the three games Il score of
thirty-siX runs was made against two for the
opponents
The first game ut Gainesville was played
with only one error for our team and was won
by heavy hitting This is the result of con-
tnued batting practice, and in few weeks
he team ought to be able to 20 against any
pitcher IN the state.
one feature of the game was the fine bar r
terry work the Gainesville men only getting
three hits on Reed. Med is small but so far
has been able to hold down any team that he
has pitched against
All the members of the team were sorry. I hat
they could not stay longer in Gainesville. us
the hospitality and courtesy of the T.. +. :.
students ana citizens of Gainesville has Gre
atcd quite II feeling in Stetson for that place.
Tho games in Oculu were not as exciting Az
the Ocan team, although composed of good
players, has not practiccd enough to get to-
gethcr. Two of the players are old stetson
men. Dan Ford, catcher, and Clifford AMBER
son, first baScman.
The spirit IN ocala in supporting the team
cannot he cquucd in any town in the state
The young ladies of the city attend the
games in II body and their songs and cheers
are enough To make anyone forget 10 play
ball
Mr.. Geo, A. DcCottes left on Tuesday for II
snort visit To BuytOna.
Ii il with great sorrow that we see the end
of the winter term drawing 10 Il close, not
only On account of the approaching ey0mina-
tiOnS, hat because of the departure of the
students from Chicago, who return TO take.
up their work again in the L. of G.. We only
hope that they have found IT sufficiently
pleasant here To induce them To pay Us
another visit. For our part. We are always
glad to see them as they bring with them
plenty of college spirit and put 10 shame some
of our older Il udcnts in enthusiasm for ~trt-
son.
MI. George r. MaCC lymcnt has decided not
TO ret to Chicago this spring, and has ac-
ceptcd II position in Wyoming. III. He will
be greatly missed here, not only ON account
of his playing on second base bur for his val
liable coaching in bringing the team up TO its
present standard.
The base ball team viii also feel the loss of
Roy Johnson, commonly known as b, who has
been playing right-fi"ll. lie has done good
work. not only in the field but also at the bat
and on the h:t-ce.
The fncult y-stlldcni game postponed from
Presentation Day viii he played some time
next week.
Hiss Edith Merry gave II dinner party in
Chaudoin Hall TUESDAY evening in honor of
Miss Ava 1rcloar. Mrs and Miss Trrloar left
on "Wednesday for their home IN New England.
If the persons who are SO uselcSsy concern
ing themselves about the welfare of the stud
ents ana al attempting to make themselves hink
that they are not doing it from petty spite or
other worse motives, could only see how
quietly and steadily the work is going on in
bic attacks only place themselves in the posi-
ton of the little dogs that bark themselves
hoaISr AT the moon
The third annual urntorical contest took
place ut the auditorium Tuesday evening, be-
fore II large audience. The first prizes of $40
and gold medals were won b, Miss Violet Me- |
10Y, who took tor her subject ideals" and
Paul Carter whose subject was THE Angle.
SAXON j. d, Pounds and Miss Helen Man
Vile were awarded honorable mention, the
formers subject was "lniun of the North and |
The SOUTH the lattcrs, Child Labor in the
SOUTH The other contestants were: Miss |
Jennie Sharp, subject, "The Americana }. |
Turner Butler, subject "'The SOUTH Angus |
us $. Ninyood, "Dcstiny of America j.
Hall Br,lnscy, ''Thc Inherent Urge" Mr.. |
Miss Crawford and Mrs, Rosa Fu-
relief Gideon rendered several musical selcc-
ions.