The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-11-17
Old Furman Football Men
To Witness Came Nov. Is


man University's Purple Hurricane
battles the Clemson Tigers here on
Saturday, November 25, the fray will
be witnessed by thousands, if calls
for reserved seats is to be taken as
an indication. The fracas will decide,
in all probability, whether the visitors
will bear off the title of state cham
lions or whether the coveted honor
will be shared by the "Big Three" of
football in South Carolina-Carolina
Clemson and Furman.
Occupying a conspicuous place in
the grandstand when the Tigers and
the Hurrcaners clash will be the
remnant of an ancient football team
Of Furman's that spread terror into
several southern states 20, years ago.
For the surviving members of the old
gang of 1902 have decided to hold
their first reunion since they turned
in their uniforms score of years ago
and began tackling problems little
more serious than opposing pigskin
toters. From the wind-swept plains
{ Oklahoma to the breezy shores of
The Great Lakes and from "way down
IN Alabam" to the hills Of "ole Vir-
einny,' these patriparchs of the grid
.ron are coming back for a night and
DAY of reminiscence in the vale of
years that have gone as tale that is
told. -f
Three members Of the old team are
dead. One ign ufiaeec2Rted FOR. Of
the 20 known living, all but two have
written that they will, in all prob
ability, be here for the reunion. They
are to be the guests of honor of the
Furman Club Of Greenville County
at a banquet to be held Friday night,
November "a, in the new refectory
at Furman. Even the old coach,
Charles s. Roller, Jr., now head of
boys military academy in Virginia,
writes that. he is coming and will
bring along his wife and 12-year-old
son.
Ancient records, resurrected in
preparation for the reunion, reveal a
chedule OF games played that sea-
son that is al but astounding. From
he schedule it would appear that ga
game every other day" was the order
of play for those huskies of day
when "beef and Drawn" was the most
vital factor in deciding contest. For
Hample, the team went on the road
and played eight games in % days.
Sch teams as the University of North
Carolina and the A. G. NJ. of North
Carolina were taken on but one days
intermission for resting, no, for trav-
cling from one college to the other.
This famous eleven took on Georgia
and with but three days. intermission
gave battle to Clemson's team of
giants. Then in six days after the
fierce struggle with Clemson the Fur
NANTES battled Georgia Tech to a 90
tie in Greenville.
The old warriors will gather about
& table reserved especially for them
at the Furman alumni banquet on the
night Of the oath, and the following
day they will look down on the Fur
man-Clemson mixup from a section
OF the grandstand reserved especial
ly for them.
Following are the names and pres
ent addresses of members Of this
ancient and honorable team: w. H
LaBoon, Chickasha, Okla; j. T. Law
renee, Spartanbnrg; D. X. McColl,
Bennettsville; Pratt King, Chicago; F.
Fl Shirley, Westminster; G. c. Scaife,
Millers Creek, N. c.; J. G. Holland,
Edgefield; J. L. Webb, Greenwood;
McKellar Townes, Birmingham; Wis
tar Sharp, Atlanta; Alva L. Sublett,
Westminster; r. H. Sublett, Green
yille; J. E. Attaway, Saluda; w. C.
Clinkscales, Bolton; A. s. FAINT, Bel
tell; R. A. Gentry, Anderson; Glenn
Parrott, Concord, N. c.; J. Boyce
Duckett, Whitmire; Julian Clink-
scales, Montgomery; Charles s. Roll