Lane College - Lanite Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

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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

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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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Triplette,AMcReynolds and Ivie played a stellar game, demonstrating their various abilities in side-stepping, broken-field running and, receiving of passes. The game ended, Lane, 595 M. I., 0. BEAR CATS BITE THE DUST The Armistice Day battle was set for Rust College, another Holly Springs outfit. Rust, having received much dope on Lane by seeing them perform the previous week, felt very confident that she could override the Dragons. The Bear Cats played in the Dragons' territory for the first period before they realized the grave danger they were in. The Dragons using the famous pass- ing combination, McReynolds to Ragan, crossed the goal line for the first touchdown in the first two minutes of play in the second quarter. In the third period the Dragons held the Bear Cats for downs and the attempt to kick out of danger proved detrimental to the Bear Cats. The punt fell into the hands of Captain Brent, who in turn, raced through the entire Rust aggre- gation for a second touchdown, giving Lane a 13 to 0 Victory. DRAGONS MEET DEFEAT Primed for a gruelling struggle and encouraged by the victory over Rust, the Dragons met the strong Alabama State aggregation on neutral ground, Lewis Park, Memphis, Tennessee, November 19. In eight minutes after the whistle blew to start the game, the Dragons placed the spheroid safely across the Hornets' goal line. It had been rumored that the Hornets' line could not be penetrated, but the Dragons made this a false statement by ploughing their way through almost at will. Woodson, the Invisible , wedged his way through the Hornets' line whenever he wanted to Cand that was oftenj. The game had been predicted to have been a runaway affair for the Ala- bama boys, but on account of the stellar performance of every Dragon, the score was kept down to a 19-12 defeat against Lane. THE TIGER TRIUMPH S Coach Harvey's Tigerss came up from Atlanta Thanksgiving day billed as easy pickings for the Dragons. The Atlanta boys proved themselves very different from what the Dragons had previously thought of them. Fif- teen pounds lighter to the man than the Tigers, the Dragons fought doggedly through the first half holding the lead by a 7-6 score. But in the second half by a series of line bucks and off-tackle plays the Tigers succeeded in crossing the Dragons' goal line for a second touchdown. Trip , Black Mare Brown, Graye and Captain Brent made football history against Morehouse. It was Trip who raced fifty-five yards down the sideline for the tying touchdown. It was Trip's right foot that kept the Tiger at a safe distance when the Dragons had to give up the ball. Brent returned several punts for good yardage. The game ended 13-7 for Morehouse. Page eighty-eight