Lincoln University - Lion Yearbook (Lincoln University, PA)

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 THK BA8KKTBAI.I. TEAM ,'iml Byrd, defeated in tin mile relay, Howard, Mor- . gan, and Hampton, who were also in the same heat. After winning the Howard Open Meet, Coach Taylor’s Traeketeers put the C. I. A. A. meet on j the spot. Through some arrangement, there was per- mitted to participate scluiols which did not have the atliliations with tin C. I. A. A. Due to this intru- sion, our track team lost the meet hv a mere four points. Such tilings will happen, for that is what the spice of life, its caprieiousncss.

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THE FOOTBALL SQUAD Football Tile footImli seuson wus not successful. Yet it could not lie culled disastrous, for out of eight games pluyed, four were victories, three defeuts und one tied. It wus in this sport tlmt an observer might see the room for the greutest improvement. The evils tlmt were most prevalent seemed to liuve been lack of co-operution In-tween couch and pluvers, too much personui feelings involved, need for greater spirit on purt of student body, and finally too much ulumni Intervention. Tim C. I. A. A. Championship was won by Morgun College, and tin- fundamental driving force wus their spirit, which knew no duunting in lace of seemingly stronger teams. In spite of these handicu| s we were represented by a fast, fighting team. There were moments when they fully lived up to the name of Lincoln Lions. It is absolutely necessary, however, to have the co-op- e rut ion of the student body to sustuin this fight, and this wus many times lacking. It is with high hojies that we are awuiting our next season’s football team for we have the material, the experience of this year’s weaknesses, as well as our optimistic spirit. Our team wus captained this past season by un able and fighting leader, Jerry Harmon, of West Chester, Pu. Next season the mantle will be upon tile shoulders of Ernest Smith, of New York, who will lead the Lincoln Gridiron Chargers. Basketball It wus with greuter success tliut our basketball team went through their schedule. Again just miss- ing tl»e C. L. A. A. Championship, being runner up to Morgan College. Playing an unusually lengthy schedule of thirty-five games, our cagers won twenty- three und lost twelve. The mujoritv of these gumes were lost, not liecause of so much superior uhility on the purt of our opponents, but due to poor ar- rangement of tlie schedule. Fatigue from much traveling and over-playing, faulty plucing of impor- tant gumes, und still a semblance of friction. These could lie called the major drawbacks to the team’s greuter success. However, those were far over- shadowed by the flashing uhility, skill and well- rounded teamwork of those representing Lincoln Uni- versity. Captained by John Huwkins, the basketbull team upheld the standards of Lincoln, of setting the pace for the others. Baseball Due to a very short schedule, our C. 1. A. A. Buse- hull Championship Team did not liuve the oppor- tunity to show their ability. With only five games to play, this prevented them from really hitting their stride. In the few gumes played they proved that they still retained their last year’s chumpionship form, wlien they swept aside all those who fueed them. Track Track season brought the sports activities to a whirlwind and fitting culmination. Winning their race at the Penn Relays, as usual, the team composed of such speedsters as Luke, Buskerville, Moultrie

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THE TRACK TEAM Soccer Our soccer team winch has been gaining more and more in prestige and prominence each year, made very creditable progress in their schedules. Meet- ing several of the teams from other colleges they displayed their skill and ability, gaining several vic- tories. Under Hr tutelege of Coach Silvers the soc- cer team bids fair to become one of the favorite sports of the campus. THE SOCCER TEAM