Lane College - Lanite Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

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DANIEL DEFOE DAVIS Guard fy RY While off the field of play Dan 'N is quite a baby but on the field I ' he is a big and powerful guard, knocking everything cold that 4 comes his way. It was quite a task for the opposing teams to gain over Defoe. We hope to have him back next vear. HERBERT NELSON Guard Herb was the lightest guard on the line, but his fighting spirit and speed brought his weight above par. Opponents found it quite a difficult task to gain over Herb's guard. We could always expect a hole when the play was directed over his guard. HANSEL AMOS Tackle Hank , the big, stalwart Okla- X homan, played his first year of college football this season and ' gained for himself many laurels. . Hank really found himself when coach placed him in tackle. It . can be said of him that he is one of the greatest scranners among the Dragons. I ... V EDMOND RAGAN Manager-End Money was one of the fastest men on the team. Altho' he loafed in practice, in a game he always did his best. He is a true sport and a clean fellow. His fighting spirit and loyalty won him an everlasting place in the hearts of his teammates. As much as we hate to lose him, he leaves us this year. . A. C. PARTEE Guard 1 Partee made good from the 3 start. He may be bashful, but . when you get him on the gridiron ' -- . M you'd be surprised . He was in MT' A the game fighting all the time. A -by E ' hard worker and never complains. . , ..- He will be back next year with this year's experience and a de- termination to fight. JOE COMPTON Center Comp's first year as a regular was fraught with much success. He is a very light fellow but he fills the position all right. He always passed the ball with as much dex- terity and ease as any veteran could. He will be back next year a full fledged Dragon. GENERAL GRANT ' ' Tackle Graves, the man of steel, is one of the most efficient tacklers Lane ever had. Oppo- nents tried only once to go off his tackle. His motto was to stop 'em in their trcaks , and this he carried out, always. He will be back next year. Page eighty-si.t'

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FLOYD IVIE Halfback When going through a line Floyd seemingly ran between the legs of the big linemen. They simply could not find him. He was fast and shifty. He was also good in backing up the line, in many instances preventing the enemy from passing the line of scrimmage. U He leaves us this year. PHILLIP BROOKS Tackle Brooks leaves old Lane this year with the friendship of all the fel- lows. His work as a Dragon has been of the highest quality and demands the praise of everyone. He was in every game and almost every play. He always kept up the fighting spirit of the Dragons. GRAFTON BROWN Captain-elecl-End Knute is hard to beat when it comes to hard, straight playing. As an end he has been hard to beat, for he is always ready and in his place when the ball is thrown. As captain for the '28 team it is believed that the team will develop into a No. A team and maintain its position with the outstanding colleges. THOMAS COUNTEE End Because of his alternating be- tween end and halfback Count did not get to show his wares as much as the other ends, but he put out the best he had when he was on end. He showed up ex- ceptionally well against the big timber . He graduates this year and will be missed very much. ALLEN SIMS Quarterback It took two years for Happy to win a berth on the varsity but it seems as if he is here to stay. He is a brainy quarterback and is full of fight and the Old Lanite Spirit , which should help him quite a bit in his coming season. Page eighty-five

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Football By G. R. Brown The past two years of football have put Lane on the map of collegiate prominence. In September, 1926, when Coach Meade called his first prac- tice, Lane College was unheard of in athletics and as a result she received little recognition in Southern sport circles. The season, 1926, opened with Philander Smith College of Little Rock, Arkansas. These very confident contenders succumbed to the fiery onslaught of the Dragons by an over- whelming score of 39-12. .Then followed Rodger Williams, Rust 1925 champions of Mississippi, M. I. and Shorter. All these teams put up stiff battles but in every game except one the Dragons emerged victorious. September, 15, 1927, brought practically all of the old Dragons back to camp for another season of stiff contests. The real strength of the Dragons was brought to light this season in contests with noted teams as Fisk, More- house and Alabama State. Although the Dragons were not successful in win- ning over these three formidable teams, they showed up Well. But the losses to these teams were more than evenly balanced by the winning from the other three teams. FISK ENTERS THE DRAGONS' DEN With the city of Jackson behind them, the Dragons journeyed over to the capital city where they hurled, their fiery darts at the Fisk Bull Dogs . Over eagerness and the woeful lack of reserves proved very detrimental to the Dragons. Davis, Triplette, Brown, Brooks and Dad Graye were the satellites around which the game revolved. Credit must be given to the functioning of the Dragons' line for it was impregnable. The aerial attack of the Bull Dogs baffled the Dragons. Even though the game ended by a 26-0 count in favor of Fisk, the great crowd of spectators was held in suspense until the last whistle blew by the Dragons' marvelous Wonder Shift . DRAGONS STAGE TRACK MEET WITH W. K. I. C. On October 29, before a large and enthusiastic crowd, the Dragons de- feated the West Kentucky Rats by the overwhelming score of 70 to 12. In the first twelve minutes of play the Dragons had piled up 19 scores. In order to test the strength of the reserves, Coach Meade pulled his regulars at the end of the first quarter. This gave the Rats a chance to score two touch- downs. After a quarter's rest the regulars came back to finish the track meet. They did. The game ended 70-12 with the Dragons at the big end of the counting. TIGERS CAGED On November 3, the Dragons set out for Mississippi Industrial College at Holly Springs, to engage in a pigskin duel with the 'l'igers . The attack of the Tigers was unbearable for the first quarter, but the Dragons, with Captain Brent leading the attack, opened up in the second quarter with a pass formation that completely tantalized the Tigers. It was in this game that Amos learned that Oklahomans were built for tackle. Ragan, Woodson, Page eighly-seven