The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-24
MANY AND CURIOUS NICKNAMES GIVEN TO DIXIE'S TEAMS

Atlanta, Ga, February 23.-Students of southern universities and colleges delight in attaching to their football and baseball teams some picturesque nicknames. The reason for some of these names is easily fathomable, but for others cannot be determined, ex- cept that they have been used for years.
 The list of nicknames and some of the reasons for them include 7 THE. PRAYING COLONELS, Centra College, Danville. Ky. because they pray before entering contests and be- cause they come from Kentucky where colohels abound.
 THE FLYING CADETS, Virginia Mill tary Institute, Lexington, Va, because they are military cadets and have a fast team.
 THE GENERALS, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, va- be- cause their university was named for General Washington and General Lee.
 THE FIGHTING VOLUNTEERS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. because of the title of the Volunteer State earned by Tennessee in the Mexican war.
 THE COMMODORES Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn, because their. institution was named after Commodore Vanderbilt.
 THE HATCHETITES, George Wash ington University, Washington, D. C., because of the little episode George Washington with hatchet and a cherry tree. according to popular story.
 THE INDIANS, William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va, because the institution was founded back in Indian times
 THE PLAINSMEN, Alabama Poly technic Institute, Auburn, Ala, be- cause the institute is situated on the plains of Alabama.
 THE HILLTOPPERS, Georgetown University, Washington, D. c, because the university stands on the top of a hill.
 THE GOLDEN TORNADO, Georgia Polytechnic Institute, Atlanta, Ga. be- cause of the swiftness of it's team and its schools colors.
 THE PURPLE HURRICANE, Fur man University, Greenville, S. C.. be- cause of it's university colors and its fast team.
 THE CRIMSON TIDE, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala, because of
  strength. Also called the Thin Red Line in other years when it's team was not so strong.
 THE MAROoNS, Mississippi A. & M. NColle.ge, Agricultural College, Miss, because of it's colors.
 Ferocious and other animals are favorite nicknames as will be seen from the following list:
 THE TIGERS Clemson College. Clemson, S. c.
 THE WILDCATS, Davidson College, Davidson, N. c.
 THE ALLEGATIONS. University of Florida Gainesville, Fla, because Florida is ,oted for it's alligators.
 THE GAMECOCKS, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. c.
 THE HORNED FROGS, Texas Chris tian University.
 THE BULLDOGS. University of Georgia, Athens, Ga
 THE SPIDERS, University of Rich mond. Richmond Va.
 THE GOBBLERS. Virginia Poly technic Institute Blacksburg, Va. {. THE JACKRABBITS, Emory and Henry College, Emory, Va.
 THE YELLOW JACKETS, Hampden- Sidney College, Hampden- Sidney, Va
 THE STORMY PETRELS, Ogle- thorpe University, Atlanta, Ga. THE TIGERS. University of the South, Sewanee. Tenn.
 THE MOCCASINS, University of Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tenn.
 The denominational institutions teams usually take on the name of their religion:
 THE PREsBYTERIANs, Presby- terian College of South Carolina, Clinton, s. c.
 THE METHoDIsTs. Trinity College, Durham, N. c.
 THE BAPTIsTs, Mercer University, Macon. Ga.
 THE CATHOLICS. Catholic Uni- versity, Washington, D. c.
 The state universities without nick names usually are called by their state names except these two:
 THE TARHEELS, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. N. c.
 OLE MISS. University of Mississippi, University, Miss.