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Official Organ of the Associated Students, University of Southern California
Vol. VIII
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, March 1, 1917
No. 74
‘Oxy’ to Match Basketball Juniors Inaugurate Plan of Team With U.S.C. Mch. 5 Holding El Rodeo Tag Day
COME OEF TONIGHT
Samuel Stagg, Harold Carleton, and Harvey Wendt to Represent U. S. C. in Chapel
The U. S. C. debating team will begin its season tonight with the annual triangular debates between Occidental, Pomona and U. S. C. The question will be: “Resolved, that thc United States should make protection rather than revenue the chief aim of its tariff policy.”
The debate in which U. S. C. will be pitted against Occidental will be held at this University. Samuel StagR, Harold Carleton and Harvey Wendt will uphold the affirmative. In a simultaneous debate Harold Griffen, Ray Haight and E. Dow Hoffman will represent the Trojans at Pomona, on the negative side. The third debate will take place at Occidental and will involve the teams of "Oxy” and Pomona.
According to Ray Haight, the U. S. C. boys are not tottering with self-confidence but look to school support
to spur them on.
FOODSTUFFS CLAIM FORENSIC ABILITIES
"Resolved, that Congress shall fix a maximum and minimum price for all food stuffs and regulate their disposition," was the question debated by the I.aw Rialto at their meeting last Tuesday.
While the debate started out as a perfectly legitimate one should start, and for a time showed signs of turning out to lie a good argument, it degenerated into a wordy contest over the relative value of gravey and onions when Lloyd Miller complained be-cause In- had been charged three cents extra for gravy in a downtow'ii cafeteria.
Perry Thomas and L. O. Miller upheld thr affirmative, while Clair C.
’nk ami O. H. I vine supported the Negative The judges decided in J*Vf,r "i the affirmative. Alva Hub-
iard, ni wly elected Rialto member, Rave a short talk.
TROJANS WALLOPED
BY WHITTIER TEAM
I xhaustod by the strenuous free-wr_;''l nght with Alhambra A. C. five "inlay evening, the Trojan team
l,r't il i•,, match for the fast Whittier 'u i,! jn t|K> flrS( roinu] 0f the .	round-robin championship
"iirnaiiu ni. 'I |u. fma| score was 40 : ,vor of tht* Crescents.
. an i v, the Crescents’ star forward, vvol)derful game, scoring a ' J . 1 ' points for his team. Ileam, al>,V ' 1 ^or the Whittier team,
starred.
Expected That Trojans Will Run Up Against Fellows of No Mean Ability
Tigers Succeed in Holding L. A. A. C.
Team to a Tie Twice
Occidental College, represented by a varsity basketball team for the first time in four years, will send against the Trojans next Monday evening a team composed mainly of men who belong to the “dark horse” class as far as their reputatiins in intercollegiate contests are concerned. Judging from their high school records, however, these men are all players of no mean ability, and should be able to give Motts Blair’s proteges a hard run for their money.
The Occidental team has not appeared in enough games this season to enable the fans to get a true line on their ability. In an early season contest they succeeded in holding the L. A. A. C. team to a tie score. Against the Whittier Crescents the Tigers were beaten by approximately the same margin that the Trojans were defeated on Tuesday night. These are the only games outside of a few contests with the local high school fives that the Tigers have engaged in.
Carl Brandstetner, captain, manager, coach and star guard on the Oxy team, has had several years’ experience at the cage game. For the past three years he has held down a guard position on the L. A. A. C- squad. Previous to this he played several seasons of high school basketball in Covington, Ky.
The other guard position is taken care of by Kenniston Root, formerly of Manual Arts. John Batz, who played guard for four years at Alhambra high school, alternates with Root.
Louis Evans, who plays center for the Tigers, is said to be one of the best men in that position in the south. His experience was gained in Wheaton, 111., where he played two years on the high school team and later for two seasons on the Wheaton College team. Previous to entering Occidental he was captain of the Pasadena Y. M. C. A. five.
Harold Searles, last year captain of the Hollywood high school five, is thc team’s star forward.
Warren Betts and Dan McKellar take turns at the other forward position. Betts was formerly a star player and captain of the Santa Monica high school team, while McKellar played forward at Downey for four seasons and captained the team during two of these.
Blair Hopeful
Coach Motts Blair is working overtime this week in an effort to have his Trojan basket shooters in the pink of condition for the coming battle with Occidental. In the games with Alhambra and the Whittier Crescents, the S. C. men appeared to be somewhat stale from the effects of too much I basketball. However, the team has five days in which to get into shape, and Blair is confident that his boys will come through satisfactorily.
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Paul Elliott, President of Class, Devises Novel Scheme of Conquest
Millikan Refuses to Name New Man While Prospects of Retaining Koerner Hold
Pat Millikan gives out the cheering news that Coach Phil Koerner of the S. C. baseball team, whose resignation w-ent into effect yesterday, may continue to direct thc activities of the baseball nine. Koerner is still in the city and as yet has not perfected his plans for going north. Millikan refuses to consider the naming of a new coach while the prospects of Koerner’s retention look certain.
Koerner has held down first-base with the Angels for two years, and has been coaching the U. S. C. varsity nine this season. The announcement that he had been traded to the San Francisco club of the Pacific Coast League was made by Prank Chance during the first week of February.
In view of the fact that U. S. C. is scheduled to cross bats with tbe University of California here on March 9 and 10, followers of the game are greatly elated over the possibility of Koerner continuing as coach.
LAW VARSITY MEN TO DEBATE ARIZONA
'fhe second College of Law varsity debate of the season will be held away from home, when George W. Fenni-inore and Lyle Wilson Rucker journey to Tucson, Arizona, on March 5th, and debate the team there.
'I'lie Law team will uphold the affirmative of the question: “Resolved, that the United States should adopt a plan of military training similar to the Swiss system.”
WILL HOLD BIG RALLY MONDAY
Por the purpose of creating “pep" and spirit for the Occidental and U. S. C. basketball game, there will be a greater university student mass meeting in the chapel next Monday morning at 11:40, according to an announcement made late yesterday afternoon by Johnny Sigler, student manager of athletics.
Mr. Sigler stated that elaborate ! preparations have been made for an i enthusiastic rally. The band will play, members of the Alumni will speak, and student thespians will disport themselves on the stage.
ZETA TAU ALPHA INITIATES
Zeta 'l au Alpha announces the initiation of Katherine Pitch and Florence Brunn.
Today is “El Rodeo tag-day,” the last big day for ordering copies of “El Rodeo,” the annual of the junior class.
Tables for the sale of tags have been placed in the main hall, by tbe collateral rooms, opposite room 14, tinder the trophy case, in the sccond floor corridor, and in tbe engineering building. The tags arc given in return for one dollar, which constitutes an advance payment on a subscription for “El Rodeo,” the entire price of which is $2, or $2.75, according to whether a cloth or leather bound book is ordered.
The junior class is temporarily divided for campaign purposes into two groups, known as “Division A” and “Division B,” and designated respectively by the colors of the University. The “reds” arc endeavoring to outsell the wearers of the gold, and vice versa.
The winning side will be treated to I a “feed” by the losers.
There are fourteen “captains” on each side and the other members of | the class are working under these cap-i tains.
Frieda Martens will be in the book exchange at 8 o’clock to distribute the ribbons to the workers.
Wendell LaDue is masquerading as I a “sandwich man" and warning all who have not ordered a book that this may be their last opportunity.
Paul F.lliott, president of the class and leader of “Division A,” requests all juniors to watch the bulletin board for news of tlu- campaign and directions to workers.
‘PAT’S’ BALI SQUAD TO TAKE ON POLY
High School Men to Be Met Tomorrow—Saturday, Lawyers Will Tackle College Alumnia
“Pat" Millikan’s law school baseball team is keeping busy lately, getting in shape for tin- games with California on March 9th and 10th.
Tomorrow they arc to journey out to (Exposition Park and take a whirl with Poly High's baseball team Schmitz and Levinson will do mound work for the barristers.
Saturday they are to have a return bout with I'.d. Knox’s college alumni team. It is rumored that Knox is going to use a professional league pitcher for this game. Nevertheless Millikan expects his team to more than duplicate tbe beating it gave the alumni last Saturday. Spies will twirl for the lawyers.
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