East Tennessee State University - Buccaneer Yearbook (Johnson City, TN)

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22 THE CHALK LINE 1936 Basketball Basketball practice opened on December 2 with a large squad of promising candidates for varsity positions. Returning lettermen were Todd, Dyer, Kilday, Oakes, Thornton and Speigle. There were also several capable reserves from the 1935 squad and numerous freshman hopefuls, many with brilliant high school records. On January 11, the Buccaneers journeyed to Boone and took a game from the Boone Teachers, 35 to 30. Cash, Todd, and Dyer led the scoring for the Bucs. The Teachers won their second conference victory against King College on January 14, by a score of 39 to 34. They were forced to overcome a big lead at the end of the first half. Cash and Dyer led the scoring for the Bucs, amassing 31 points between them. On January 16, the Teachers won over Lincoln Memorial University, 47 to 43. Despite the close margin of victory, the Bucs played their best game of the season up to that time against the Railsplitters. Cash and Dyer led the scoring while Todd, Kilday, and Ryburn played a superb floor game. On January 18, the Bucs won their fourth straight conference victory against Tusculum, 36 to 26. Cash and Dyer led the scoring, while the defensive play of Todd and Kilday held down the Pioneer total. On January 20, the Professors dropped their first game of the season when they lost to Carson-Newman, 30 to 46. The Buccaneers lost another conference game to Maryville, 48 to 31. The Bucs were wild, fumbling passes and missing shots they should have made. On January 29, the Corsairs defeated Tusculum for the second time. The rough game was featured by 14 foul points by each team. Cash, Dyer, Kilday, and Ryburn led the scoring, while Todd’s floor game was invaluable. In the next game the Buccaneers made it two in a row over Boone by a score of 46 to 34. The game was a thriller; the lead changed hands often until the waning minutes when the Bucs forged ahead to a comfortable lead. Continued on page thirty-six

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1936 THE CHALK LINE 21 jFoottnill Coach Gene McMurray’s Buccaneers had a highly successful season in 1935, winning five out of eight games and placing second in the Smoky Mountain Conference. They won over Lees-McRae, Western Carolina Teachers, Tusculum, Appalachian Teachers,, and their tradi¬ tional rivals Milligan. The team dropped games to Carson-Newman, Cumberland; and Maryville. The team reported for practice on September 16. Returning lettermen included Co-cap- tains Taylor and Wayman, Anderson; Congdon; Boyer; LucaS; Bowman; Sabin; Shields, Burle¬ son, Jamison, and Graves. There was also a large group of capable reserves from the 1934 squad and a fair amount of freshman material. On October 12 the Buccaneers opened the season at home by beating Lees-McRae 19 to 0. The game featured long touchdown sprints by Anderson and Boyer and brilliant line play by Congdon, Parsley, and Jones, In the second contest of the year the Bucs struck a snag in the Carson-Newman Eagles. The Bucs, handicapped by having played only one game before meeting the strong Eagles, were unable to get going. They showed defensive strength by holding the Eagles scoreless in the second half. The game ended 12 to 0. In the third game the Bucs defeated the Western Carolina Teachers, 13 to 0. In the first quarter, Bowman, former lineman drafted into the backfield, broke away for a 50-yard touch¬ down dash. Lucas scored for the Teachers again early in the second quarter after a sustained drive from midfield. In the first half the Bucs showed determined blocking and tackling. On Home-coming day, October 26, the Teachers decisively defeated the Tusculum Pioneers 19 to 6. All three of the Bucs 5 touchdowns came in the first half. Boyer accounted for two tallies, one coming as a result of an eighty-yard return of a punt with beautiful blocking by Peters. Lloyd Thornton scored the third marker on a quarterback sneak. Sabin, Clark, and Congdon were outstanding in the line. On November 2 the Buccaneers won a bitter struggle from Boone Teachers 19 to 12. Continued on page forty-five

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1936 THE CHALK LINE 23 OSasetmli Coach Gene McMurray started baseball practice on April 1st with only a few men who had had college experience. These men were Chambers, Todd, Boyer, Anderson, Garland, Thornton, Kilday, Atchley and Bowen. New men reporting for practice were Ryburn, Brainard, Cash, Henry, Davis, Glover, Hea¬ ton, and King. Coach McMurray has built a team which is one of the finest in the history of the school. The season opened April 2 at Carson-Newman, where the Bucs took the Eagles for a double header. Chambers pitched the first game, in which the Teachers came from behind in the ninth to score nine runs with two men out. Brainard pitched the second. The Buccaneer batters pounded out five home runs. On April 23 the Teachers beat Boone 11 to 4. Brainard pitched, keeping Boone’s hits scattered. On April 27 the Bucs beat the Buffaloes 5 to 3. The game was close, going 12 innings before the Teachers got the edge. Cash gave only six hits and struck out 13 men. The Bucs went to Lincoln Memorial University on April 29 to play the Railsplitters a double header. They won the first and dropped the second by a close score. Chambers pitched 6-hit ball to win the first game 7 to 3. On May 4 the Teachers entertained Maryville. They lost 3 to 2. Chambers pitched a fine game, giving only five hits and striking out 12 batters. 1 l lie Buccaneers made it two straight over Milligan on May 7 and beat them here 4 to 1. Brainard pitched a two-hit game. Cash hit a homer with the bases loaded. On May 8 the Teachers beat Milligan a third game 15 to 1. Garland was on the mound, and gave only five hits. Milligan pitchers were hit hard by every member of the Teachers College lineup. Coach McMuray’s dub beat Carson-Newman two games here on May 9 by a score of 12 Continued on pacfe forty-five