Athletics Stories from 1915

These are excerpts from the Wofford College Journal’s April 1915 sports section. Spring sports were an important part of campus life in the early 20th century, and baseball was arguably more important to students than football during those years. 

Baseball

The baseball season was ushered in Thursday, April 1, with a brilliant victory for the Old Gold and Black nine over the “huskies” from Guilford College, NC, 4 to 3. It was a great game in every sense of the word, the Wofford boys deserving great credit, as Guilford reached Spartanburg after having taken several scalps on her way South. It was also the Terriers’ first game, this fact being considered gives some idea of the swell exhibition they put up, only one error being chalked up against them. The Terriers had lots of “pep” and kept fighting harder than ever when their opponents tied up the score in the fourth inning, and finally nosed out a victory in the eighth by a one run margin. Wofford began the fireworks, scoring one in the first and two in the third, and things began to look like a cinch for the Terriers, when, by a splendid rally in the fourth, Guilford tied things up. The score remained a tie until the eighth, when Wofford managed to shove another man over the plate and sewed the game up. The Wofford boys are justly proud of this victory, and are sure they will add a long list just like it ere the season has closed.

Track

A preliminary track meet was held late in March to determine who would represent Wofford on the track team this season, and a fine array of talent was picked up on that occasion. A meet will be held with Carolina on the 8^th, and the Terriers are sure to give a good account of themselves and show the university boys a few things in the way of track work. The following are the events and winners:

100 yards – Fletcher, Cates
High Jump – Collins, Cates
Half Mile – Riley, Wannamaker
220 Yards – Fletcher, Fowler
Pole Vault – Williams, Morgan
High Hurdles – Cauthen, Harllee
Hammer Throw – Williams, Earle
440 Yards – Moseley, Riley
Broad Jump – Cates, Morgan
Low Hurdles – Cates, Cauthen
Shot Put – Williams, Earle
One Mile – Collins, Whitaker
Discus – Morgan, Williams