The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-29

South and surpassed by few in the
'ar-r institutions.
I "O'e Miss has TO players OF espe-
..al hHl'iancc. Walton being The onl.
mau ON the lineup who is regarded
coed enough for the all-star Southern.
The genius of the 4. x N. team is
/ Capt "Blondy" Williams. With this
tov-headed youngster out Of the game,
th. Asgies wouldn't have a peep-in
| for victory. He forms twenty-five
per cont Of the strength and nearly
half the brains of the organization.
Until it became apparent that viii
liams had sufficiently recovered from
his injuries to get back into the game
| it was generally conceded that the
Thanksgiving event would be a very
one-sided affair. He is here with the
team. apparently in the best of health
and spirits, and the Thursday crowd
can expect with confidence that his
brilliant headwork and wonderful zig
gag lodging through the tackles will
be very much in evidence.
Local Players In Lineup.
Jackson has furnished numerous
stars for the football organizations at
Starkville and oxford in bygOne years,
especially for the latter institution. 1t
is a noteworthy fact that all of the
players sent from the capital city
during the past fifteen years have
succeeded in making the regular team
none of them have been scrubs or
substitutes hanging around the side
lines yoarning for opportunity to show
their mettle
This year Jackson has five players
on the Two teams, Shields and Man
hip, the speedy halves on the cole
, Miss eleven and Kimban. NcGee and
, Nagruder on the 4. & NJ eleven
/ While Magruder's name does not
appear in the provisional lineup for
p Thursday, it is practically certain that
I he will be in the game before the sec
/ ond quarter is finished This was the
: prevailing opinion at A. & NJ. head
t quartes today. The plucky Jackson
T. lad is of course anxious for his oppor
. tunity, and he will doubtless get it
t Kimball and MCGEE have earned the
positions they hold, and will play the
e four full quarters unless knocked out
t by injuries.
D "OIe Miss" cheermasters.
For the past ten years A. & M. has
had the edge on "Ole Miss" in furnish
n ing noise at the game, solely because
of the fact that they outnumber the
University contingent by fully two t.
. one.
To remedy this rather importan
defect, the Oxford delegation tomor
6 row will be under the command o
n four cheermasters, Bill Foot, Chucl
Trotter, Jim Jordan and Jim None,
q Vardaman.
- The cheermasters will be attired il
.. unique uniforms, and they had thei
=. forces so well in hand at the gam
with Vanderbilt that they succeeded
" in cilencing the 900 students of tn
n big Nashville institution during tn
, critical periods.
q Brought Scrubs Along.
d A clever display of sportsmanlik
r spirit was shown by the members G
i the "Ole Miss" regular team. The
o brought the entire scrub contingon
with them to Jackson, paying all c
{ the expenses of the lads whom the
+ lave hammered so heavily duriu
v practice work on the campus durin
4 the past few weeks.
= Yes. the scrubs came with us,
S said Capt Mitchell last night, IAN
they are being treated in all respect
= as though members of the regula
: team. If it were not for the scru
eleven this year we might not have
| regular eleven next year. Heretofor
the scrubs have not received the cred
it they so distinctly deserve. View
brought 'em along this year. and thu
; scrub of 1911 may be the hero o
1912"
Will Hold Prayer Meeting.
In accordance with the annual Gus
tom. established during the first yea
thot DR.. Stauffer assumed command
as coach, a brief prayer meeting ser
vice will he held in the cole Miss
apartments Thursday afternoon just
NcFore the team starts for the field
md the pigskin warriors will get down
IN their knees while a fervent prayer
ig offered for divine help in plotting