The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-03
JUNIOR FOOTBALL CUP.
Elegant Event and Eloquent Speeches
at The A. and Nj. College.

Pullen Hall at the A. and M. Col
lege was the scene of Il delightful
affair Monday evening for the Junior
Glass of the college and many of their
| friends.
The occasion was the presentation
| of the Faculty Football Cup to the
Junior Glass for supremacy in football
| over the other classes for the sea-
| son OF 1904. The boys had as their
guests the Junior and Senior Glasses
of st. Mary's School, Peace Insti-
cute, and the Baptist University for
Women, Raleigh people, the college
| faculty and their fellow students of
| the Senior class, at a reception in the
| college library following the presen-
tation exercises.
In the big auditorium they were
| gathered, filling it to the doors, and
on the platform sat President Win
ston. of the college, Profs. Burkett,
Wilson and Phelps, of the Faculty
| Athletic Board; Mr.. o. Max Gardner,
| Graduate Manager of Athletics; Mr..
c.. c. Clardy, president of the Junior
| Glass; Mr.. Reid Tull, who has won
| fame on the college team; Manager
Winston, of the Junior team, and
Messrs. Oden, McLendon, Myrick, L..
A Niven, Lovill, Lacy Moore, Gro
| marta. Brock, Etheridge, Vaughan,
e
d. Clark. and G. P. Asbury, the men
| behind the ball.
A row Of palms on the edge of
| the platform partly hid the modest
athletes and their champions, and
adjoining the table cover and the wall
! above the platform were class PEN
nants in the '06 colors orange and
black. The table in the middle held
the precious trophy, but it was hid
/ vic m h n n Il of n
red and white until the time for its
| debut
| DR.. Burkett presided and welcomed
the audience. His remarks We're de-
| livered with his usual grace, and ex-
| planned the nature of the event-the
first cup presentation in q series of
! football, baseball and field contests
J between the college classes
| Prof. Wilson explained the A. and
M. athletic system, the inter-classi
| system and the varsity system which
| under the direction of Mr.. Gardner
| has made possible her recent tri-
umphs in football, eleven victories out
| of seventeen games in baseball. vic
| tory over the University in track and
field sports, and a magnificent stand
in college athletics in North Caro-
| lima.
! Capt. Phelps talked of the ideal
| athlete, the one who sinks self for
| the good of the team, the man who
| doesn't cuss the other fellow when
he himself muffs a wild ball, and the
man who sacrifices for a run at the
expense of mis- own batting average.
| DIR. Winston's subject was college
| Athletics" and you could feel his en-
| thusiasm and pride with every sem
| tence. He was bubbling over with
wit and with gracious compliments to
| the girls in the audience.
| The Doctor wants an athletic park,
a good field with a fence around it
and a grand-stand inside worthy the
| fair spectators who lend the most
charm and inspiration to an athletic
| contest of any kind in any cline. He
| called on the students for support,
| and earnestly babe them storm the
| city administration for action toward
| the desired end.
/ Mr.. Gardner was a trifle confused
| by the many. compliments that had
been thrown at him during the even
| ing and, when speaking of his long
| connection with the college and his
coming retirement, broke down in the
midst of his eloquence. Prolonged APP
plause greeted his final return to his
subject and he ended in graceful
style.
Messrs Clandy, Tull, Asbury and
| Lovill responded for the class, AMI
| the trophy was carried of in triumph
to the library below, where it will
remain on exhibition. 1t is a beautiful
silver urn about IS high and 81 acros1
the horn handles. On one side is
the seal of the college in gold, and
the following inscription: Faculty
Football Cup. The North Carolina
College CT Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts. Season of 1904. Glass of 1906"
All assembled in the library after
the exercises We're over and the cadets
passed ice cream and cake. Chatting
continued until about eleven o'clock,
| when the general exodus of the col
| lege girls brought the delightful event
| to a close.