The Simmons Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 31, Ed. 1, Friday, May 18, 1917 Page: 1 of 4
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SEASON'S VICTORIES
TOTAL THIRTEEN Of '
SIXTEEN COLLEGE GAMES
MOST SUCCESSFUL TEAM IN MS-
TORY OF COLLEGE TURNED
OUT BY COACH BRADLEY
SEVEN SHUT-OUT GAMESfe
Norman. Hardin and Winters Ranked
Among tho Best College
Pitchers In tlio
State
When the baseball workout began in
the early part of tho spring thoro woro
. about seventy-fivo men out- ovory af-
ternoon working hard .'for a place on
tho team. Coach Bradley's task was
equal to that of John McGraw's when
it camo to picking tho "Regulars" out
of tho splendid group of ball playors.
After three weeks hard work tho
squad was picked and from then until
the opening of the season it was hard
work for the men that Bhowcd enough
basball ability to stay In tho squad.
Bad weather for several days in suo
cession was responsible for tho team's
not being in' the very best condition
when the season was opened with Me-
ridian. Tho "Cowboys" lost tho first
game to tho Meridian team in an eleven
inning battle but camo back strong the
next day and won their first shut-out
game. The first two games with
Trinity University tho "Cowboys"
showed their team .work and hitting
ability that is characteristic of them.
Both these games were won one being
a shut-out game. Honors woro divided
with Austin College Simmons College
winning the first game and losing tho
second by a close score. From' .this
time on tho ''CowboyB' played some
of the best collego ball necn in this
part of the state winning nine of tho
remaining ten games played
Ballew did tho "receiving" work for
tho team-and did It in good form al
ways studying tho batters and getting
the most possible out of tho pitchers'.
In Norman Hardin and Winters Sim-
mons has a trio of pitchers that ranked
among the best college pitchers in the
State. Each man with an abundance
of "smoko" fast breaking curves and
a world of experience and "head work"
enabled the players In turning out for
Simmons one of tho most successful
teams in tho history of the collego.
The infield composed of Thomas 1st
b; Leesf2b.; White 3b.; Godfrey ss.
played good ball throughout tho sea-
son! Their fast team work and pep be-
ing a subject of pleasurable comment
in almost every game.
To tho outfield is duo great praise.
In Bradley Hunter Nowman and
Payne thero was an' outfield that "got
em all." Many "seemed-to-be-h'its"
were pulled down by these speedy men
(Continued on pago 4.)
CHAUTAUQUA TICKETS ON SALE '
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There havo been only one hundred
and fifty Chautauqua tickots allotted
to the' students of Simmons; and this
limited number will be Bold at a re
duced price for 'students.
Mrs. O. H. Cooper has charge of the
tickets and thoy can be obtained In
tho office of the Administration build-
ing. The price for Students' Season
Ticket is $1.50 The Chautauqua for
this year will include some exception
ali and splendid entertainments and
a large number of Simmons Students!
will attend. Last year a largo major-
ity of the students enjoyed tho Chau-
tauqua and the tickets for this year's
attractions are going fast. Mrs.
Cooper stated that all v'ho wished to
buy tickets at the Sfiednt's rates
must do so immediately '
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MIS
WINS
IN
Jennings- and Hodges defeat Ouachita Debaters and Hopson and
Miller Win. From Trinity Team on Friday Evening
TRINITY VS. SIMMONS
M. L. Hopson and A C. Miller rep-
resenting Simmons defeated Allen
Grundy and John Deaver of Trinity
University in debate at the Simmons
Auditorium. Friday evoning. May 12.
Tho subject was "Resolved that a De-
fensive Alliance among the American
nations should 'take tho place of the
Monroo poctrine." Tho Trinity team
defended tho affirmativo and tho Sim.
mons team upheld tho opposition. The
judges were Judge W. B. Ferrell of
Roby and Judges L. L. Blackburn and
W. R. Ely of Baird. This debate was
the first of a series to bo 'held between
Simmons and Trinity which will end
after one institution shall have woo
two debates. Tho Simmons team goes
to Waxahachie next year.
Tho Trinity Team arrived Thursdoj
night and visited chapel Wednesday
morning At chapel thoy wore intro
duced and mado short talks which
made it evident that thoy would "pu
up a good fight."
And'thoy put it-up.-" -Friday-even
ing saw ono of tho hardest fought de-
bates over held in- the Simmons Audi
torium. Tho Trinity representatives
opened the discussion with "tire and
pep'' and increased in this element as
tho dobate continued. Their speeches
showed careful preparation. The well
founded argument' and crafty manage
mont of reputation by tho Simmons
speakers were tho most potent factor?
in .winning tho debate for Simmons.
Mr. Grundy of Trinity desorvos1 special
mention for his arrangement of refu-
tation but Hopson "pulled the "sW
play" in a crafty turn of thought which
caused a general murmur of approval
in tho audienco.
Tho dobato held tho interest of tin
audienco throughput tho ovoning.
Much honor is duo tho Simmons
team for this vlctory.slnco Trinity has
triumphed ovpr Texas Christian Uni
versity and Southwestern University
debating tho samo question.
HIRIGHTiCONIEST IN ORATORY
This contest which has heretofore
been known as tho Lcggott Contest
will bo hold during Commencement
wcok the exact date to bo given later.
Tho rules governing tho contest are
given below:
(1) Tho contest is open to all stu-
dents of tho Collego and Academy.
(2) The speeches shall bo not loss
than twelvo minutes nor mora than
fifteen minutes in longth. Overtime
will bo graded off.
(3) Oration shall bo original and
any orator found guilty of plagiarism
shall bo eliminated from the contest.
(4) Tho minimum number of con-
testants shall be six. If more than bIx
enter tho six having tho highest grades
on manuscripts shall remain -In con-
test. (5) Threo typewritten copies of each
oration shall bo given to tho president
of tho Oratorical and Dobatlng Coun-
cil on or before Thursday May 24.
(6) A cash prizo of $25.00 given
by W. O. Wright shall bo given to the
contestant maintaining the highest av-
erage in oratory and manuscript. A-
prizo of $15.00 given by tho Farmers
and Merchants' Bank of Abilene will
be awarded contestant second In rank.
DOUBLE-HEADER
INTER-COLLEGIATE DE
0. S 0. COUNCIL
HAVE ANNUAL BANQUET
J. MY. Moore Elected President; First
Gnvcl in History of Collego
Presented
Tho Oratorical and Dobatlng Coun
cil met for tho last time this year
Tuesday evening May 15 1917. Final
roports from' tho officers and commit-
tees woro heard after which tho Coun-
cil elected tho following officers:
T resident J. W. Moore; Vice Presi-
dent D. W. Hlgglns; Recording Secre-
tary R. W. Foy; Treasurer Hyman
Harrison. These men will assume the
responsibility of .guiding the Council
through another successful year.
Tho Council adjourned to Johnson's
Cafe to one of the most delicious re-
pasts over served. Mr. Walter Jen-
nings tho retiring President of the
Council acted as toastmaster. Tho
after dinner speeches began after the
inauguration of tho officers. Each
man elected gave an excellent toast
Mr. Foy who had Just beon initiated
as actlvo membor expressed regret
that he. had not Joined tho organiza-
tion earlier in the year but. that now
as -an" actlvo member he would put
forth his utmost effort to mako the
coming year as successful as this past
year. Several toasts wero given to
tho retiring Seniors which wero re-
sponded to with that keen appreciation
which ovory rotirlng O and D man
feels toward tho Council and its mem-
bers. '
Professor Arnotto the official coaclr
of tho Council mado a most excellent
speech-. Ho roforred to tho lntercsl
taken in th eathlotlcs and tho lack of
interest on tho part of many of.thf
students and faculty In the intellectual
linos. Ho said "I would like to see a
reserve of tho conditions from the
'heellstic' to tho intellectual. I would
like to sco a keener appreciation of
tho higher honor which .comes through
tho intellectual efforts not only In or.
atorical and dobatlng lines but in our
publications." There wero twenty
men present at tho banquet of tho
Council and each man had attained
his position on .his Intolloctual merits.
This shows tho honor correctly spoken
of by Professor Arnetto.
Tho climax of tho evening was given
entirely to tho charter members Mr;
Jennings one of tho men in whose
caro tho Council has grown to 'thf
largo and important body which it If
now made tho speech of appreciation
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jo BBOujsnq auHuqotf puu ioojoiao
oin no 3ujxiT!3 Xnuojpodxoj u poijo
Bioquioui on. qojqM. Jopun soiqnoii
pun sojuo oirj. Pomoiaoj oh 'nopuz
-ju3jo on joj OAuq saoquioui jQiJuip
oqi qojqM. oaoj oqi posBOJdxo oh
'Bjoqmom .jojiuqo oq? o?
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organization which has been tho dream
of tho charter members for four long
years
Mr Jennings called for tho nowly
elected president inaugurated him
and presented him with the first gavel
(Continued on page 3.)
OUACHITA VS. SIMMONS
Tho Ouachita debaters Messrs.
Hodge and Jennings accompanied by
O. J. Hull as alternate arrived In Ar-
kadelphia Thursday evening at 8:15
o'clock. The vlstors woro taken chargo
of by a committee that proved them-
selves experts in showing their guests
a good time.
Arkandelphia has some five or six
thousand population. There are twe
colleges located here Ouachita the
BaptlBt school and a first class Metho-
dlst college.
Ouachita College is not an old in
stitution Just threo years older than
Simmons founded in 1888. Thoy havo
something above throe hundred stu-
dents. It Beems thoy mako morn of
mo Fine Arts than wo do In tho
West. The Dean said that If they had
fifty more students than they now have
they would pay all expenses without
asking the Educational Board for one
Cent. That meanB they patronize tho
Fine Arts Department. Dr. Dickor-
Bon the. president of the college was
In Washington as understood seeking
to have a training camp established
in Arkadolphla Jn connection with tho
military department of tho collego.
Ouachita Is built on tho banks of
tho Ouachita river and has ono of tho
most beautiful campuses yoii will find
anywhere. To ono who has always.. liv
ed in tho West it would bo tco much
for him to attempt to describe those
big trees the magnolias that were In
full bloom etc. etc. for fear he would
bo called on for proof. But with all
that it was a shame tho way our boys
"cleaned up on that bunch." It brings
honor to Simmons in a peculiar way
in that Ouachita makes dooatm. ono
of tho leading features of tho college.
Only1 week beforo last thoy 80iu n team'
to Louisiana and dofeated Louisiana
College. They had a good team in the
field this time but it seemed to be tho
universal opinion of tho audienco that
Simmons won easily.
An amusing incident occurred in tho
courso of tho debate wherein tho chair
man of tho meeting got nia "wires
somowhat tangled." Mr. Jennings was
to closo for tho negative but after tho
last speaker on tho affirmative had
closed instead of calling Mr JenningB
the chairman began to announce tho
ordor of the rebuttal. Whan order had
boon restored Mr. Jennings' romafkod
that it only went to prove we are liv-
ing in a fast age.
Ono of First Simmons Students Visits
Old Scenes
Mr. Frank Kell.ey who Is now a suc-
cessful attorney at Po3t was a visitor
in Simmons a few days ago Mr; Kol-
loy was ong of tho very first people to
enter Simmons. Ho has promised to
contribute some romlnlscenaes of Sim
mons at sho was in hpr earlier years.
This will undoubtedly be "very inter-
esting. Mr. Kelloys article will likely ap-
pear In tho commencement issuo of
the Brand.
Bob Smith says that the street car
runs so slowly that ho can. milk tho
cows that graze near the track In
MnTvlinnt'a nnntifrn nnrt nnvnr '
never "get
left"
CLIOS ANO PHILOS
STAGE THE TIGHTEST
GAME OF THE SEASON
Twelve Innings Fall to Break Down
Determination of Either Team.
8core Tied 2 to 2.
Great bob-cata! But that was some
game tho one played between the two
mutually best literary societies of Sim-
mons last Wednes'day afternoon. For
twelvo long innings the air was strain-
ed with adjectives yells and cheers
omlnating from a grandstand filled
with educated maniacs; while out on
tho diamond tho valiant met tho val-
iant in a baseball royal which finally
terminated in a concrete example of
tho immovable object and the. irresis-
tablo force A Clio vs. Philo baseball
game with tho score tied 2 to 2 in tho
12th. inning.
Tho game was not only notable for
tho unusual amount of Boclety Bpirlt
present but also for tho leaguo ball
which was tho universal stylo of tho
evening. The infield work of tho two
teams was a pretty sight to behold;
and it was indeed a credit to tho
training ability of Coach Bradley. If
thero is any feeling to bo distributed
it must go to pitcher Norman for the
splendid way in which ho fought
through-out tho twelvo innings. T-bone
Winters also pitched leaguo ball until
the 9th. when he was relived by Har-
din on account of a strained shoulder.
A flip of the coin decreed that tho
Philos should havo the bats. Godfrey
advanced to the plate and slammed a
hot ono" to the pitcher. Hunter then
grounded out to first and Hardin flow
out to center. Lees led out for the
Clios by hitting out to short; White
hit to pitcher and Norman popped out
to second. Thus tho game rambled on
until tho Cth. with nothing to dis-
turb tho 3 up and 3 down except the
hot hit that Bradley pulled down in
the 2nd.
SIXTH
It was in tho first of the Cth that tho
Philos started tho scoring. Jobo lined
out to short. Johnson wont to first on
a long drive after which Nowman
mado a hard but vain chaso. Winters
hit by tho- pitcher advanced to second.
Godfrey then scored Johnson on a two
base hit to right field but with the
loss of Winters at third. Hardin
closed by hitting to short to first.
Clios Clean hits by Payne and Lees
placed two runners on bases hut
White and Norman failed to bring
them home
- SEVENTH
Philos Failed to score.
Clios Bradley hit out to second to
first. Thomas singled to center; stole
second and camo homo on a wild
throw. Score tied 1 to 1.
EIGHTH
.Philos Johnson hit put to third' to
(Continued on pago 3.)
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SCHEDULE FOR EXAMS
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For Courses which como at
tho 8:30 period Examinations
will bo held on Friday after-
noon from 1;00 o'clock to 4:00
o'clock.
Course for 9; 30 period
Examinations on Saturday
Morning l):00 12:u0.
Courses for 11:00 Poriod
Examinations on Saturday
Afternoon 1:00 4:00.
CoursoB for 1:00 Poriod
Examinations on Monday
Morning 9:0012:00.
Qourse for 2; 00 Period.
Examinations on Tuesday
Morning 9': 00 12:00.
Courses for 3:00 Poriod
Examinations on Wednesday
Morning 9": 00 12:00
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