The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-14
TAR HEEL DEbATER
G. T. Stephenson, Of Pen
dleton, at Cambridge.
A Carolina Club Organized at That
College. A Blind Boy From This
State Who is Pushing Bravely
Ahead.
Ahead.
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especial 10 News ana ODSefVef.)
Cambridge. Mass, Nov. 13.-Tomor-
row evening one of the brightest young
fellows who has come 10 Harvard re-
Gently will have his final chance TO
northerners who have excelled in for
cnsics Southerners have heretofore
not been able TO win places on any of
The Harvard teams, principally be-
cause they have not given the time to
such work. G.. II. stephenson, oil
Pendleton, y. c., has decided talent in
speaking. His work has been praised
by Harvard professors even before he
went out for the debating team. That
encouraged him To make the trial, and
he was justified in doing ii. He was
selected in the first twelve retained.
and Friday evening was again retained
IN the last six from whom the final
team of three will be picked to meet
Princeton next month. This final trial
will arrange the team and the other
three will be substitutes, so Stephenson
is already assured of a place, though
unless he IS one of the first three, he is
not assured of a chance TO speak. The
subject is: Resolved That inter-col-
legiate football as played in America
is - detriment. rather than benefit.
StcphenSon'S only disadvantage is lack
IL knowledge of the game. An init
mate knowledge of the ethics of the
game is essential To the best debators
on such subject. One of the strong
est candidates for this match is &
former Yale football manager. who is
attending the Harvard law school.
(Thcy may prefer Yale, but they have
to come here before they are through.
II is remarkable how many Yale men
there are i'm Cambridge
This subject of football is a vital
one in Harvard just now. | look. for
n radical change before another year.
Spectators are clamoring for style
Of play that will be more Spectacular.
President Eliot denounces the present
style of game as dcnordiiZing to the
players. The players themselves adj
nit that more depends upon brute
strength than upon skill. Yet Harvard
fears to take stand against the game,
for fear her ODponent5 Will cry QUIT
ter for Harvard has been consistently
losing TO Yale for many years Per-
sonally. | think the reason is because
she will not stoop TO methods employed
by her rivals. The eligibility rules are
very strict. For instance. a boys ac-
ceptance of a money prize no matter
how small for winning q foot-racc
Keeps him out of all Harvard compe-
tition. This has been amended. now
however. so i'm certain cases, where the
offense was committed at an early age,
the man may be eligible
One Of the Carolina BOYS now in
Harvard. is affected by the rigidity of
these rules. A. l.. Cox, of Penelo, y.
G., now i'm the law school, was one of
the University of North Cardinals best
ends in 1903 and 1904. Harvard is
wocfully weak in that very position,
and vet Cox cannot play because Har-
ward saws man from another UniVer-
sitv must reside in Harvard a year be-
fore he can play. Next year Cox will
be eligible. and | look with anticipa-
tion on what he will be able to do With
a Crimson eleven. He is tall, looks
very fast and has the right weight for
an end. 1t will be interesting 10 see
how a man who stood high in South
ern football Will con, oare with the
much-vaunted Crimson team with the
heaviest men of the East. ] should
like to see Harvard meet Michigan.
too. if it were not for fearing that oar
team would be outclasSed.
Cox has just been elected president
sc the new Carolina club ORGANIZED last
Friday evening. while South Carolina
got the president in F. Fl. Horl-
beck. of Charleston. | drew the sec
rctary's job. as Il matter of coure.
presumably because | have my hand
in at writing.
We have already fifteen members
and some honorary selections. There
are four or five more men to come in.
We NAV be able to be of some assist
ance TO new men from the carolinas
who come here IN the future.
our members now enrolled make up