Lincoln University - Lion Yearbook (Lincoln University, PA)

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 LINCOLN NEWS 23 STUDENT COUNCIL Robinson Parson ......................President Kermit Hightower.................Vice President Harry Scott ..........................Secretary TRACK SQUAD—1930

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22 LINCOLN NEWS THE DEBATING CLUB The Varsity Debating Team of 1930-31, composed of Oscar J. Chapman, Edward S. Gray, Clarence M. Mitchell, with Fannin S. Belcher, coach and graduate manager, has won from West Virginia State College, Fisk University and New York University, and it has held a no-decision debate with Bates College of Lewis- ton, Maine. RELAY TEAM-1930

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24 LINCOLN NEWS (Crack T?OR natural and untrained athletes, Lincoln has no rl 1 equal. This has been pointed out time and again, but it has been undeniably proven by this year’s per- formances. The credit lies almost entirely to the trackmen and the various track enthusiasts. With practically no coaching and all self-training these iron men have done great things for Lincoln on the cinder path. This year’s conquests have been over Cheyney in a dual meet ; over other mile relay teams at the Penn Relays; the Hampton Field and Track meet. In de- fense of the Championship, Lincoln was defeated by Morgan, at the C. I. A. A. meet in Washington, May 17. She was also defeated by the same school at her own meet May 10. She was nosed out by Morgan by a paltry I and 2-3 points. Sterling and Spaulding were the big cheeses for Morgan, and only one other Morganite scored a point along with them. This de- feat was considered almost inevitable, as Lincoln was not in the proper form and condition, and no team can win without the proper training. What will the harvest bring forth next year? We know not but we hope. We do feel certain that we can carry on to the championship and hold what we have. Wt have wonderful potential athletes, and these with training will be powers for Lincoln. One particularly noticeable is Cooper, a sophomore. He broad jumps twenty-one feet, and in the hop-slep-and-jump, he dis- tances forty-two feet. What would he do with train- ing? He is absolutely ignorant of how to hit the board. He lucks up, and does his stuff. His luck fail- ed in the Lincoln meet, and out of three trials, fouled all of them and was disqualified. Let us hope that this talented young man will not be dormant but active, will not go to waste another year. Other men with possibilities are C. N. Jackson, who runs without training a hundred in lo seconds flat. We also have others who with training will net Lincoln points enough to never be in the danger of being beaten. Jf o « t h a I I U EAR! Hear! Hear! One more school year has x 1 passed and we now prepare for another with its coming activities. As the school year closes, the lirst thought of the returnable scholars is football and its possibilities. What will we do in that line another year, and how will our accomplishments compare with those of the past year. Of course the goal is ultimately to beat Howard. It always is; and to be sure it is the hope of the class of ’3 I that it will be done this last time. Our poor Gods the present graduating class of ’3o leaves us in sorrow and disappointment. For their four years’ studentship here. Howard has been unbeat- en by us. We feel sorry with them, but we hope our hearts will be gladdened at the expiration of the coming Fall campaign, at which time we hope to have conquer- ed the Uisons even in their own lair. It can he done, what with Coach Taylor’s second year here, and we feel with him that it will be done. Coach Taylor has not had spring training here as is held elsewhere, but we realize our potentialities and our prospects. The Lions lose only one or two play- ers by graduation, though these players are of the best. The reason for this is obvious. The class of '31 con- tributes the majority to all sports at Lincoln, and here as well, the squad is almost entirely composed of next year’s graduating body. Accordingly, if these mm» return in the fall, why shouldn’t we excell in football? We lose, sorrowfully, from the line Waters, an ex- cellent tackle. He has done wonderfully well at his position, and we will miss him greatly. We sincerely feel, the only reason he has not made all-American his last three years of football career, has been due to his playing on a losing team. From the backlield we will miss “Shorty” Carter, a monarch even in his shortness. Few men will be able to (ill Carter’s shoes in general- ship, and trustworthiness. He held the conlidence of the entire squad, and did his best for the Lions on the Gridiron. Those left behind to give another year lo Lincoln on the gridiron are considered of the best material among college stars. We have no doubts as to our material and its growth. Our only aim now is to pro- duce lighting spirit, and enthusiasm will carry us to victory. With such men as Harmon to lead the war- riors, and other backlield men as Anderson, William Clark, W. 1). Jackson, C. N. Jackson and Shirley Hask- erville, and line men as Sydnor, Kane, Oats, James, and Bullock, assisted by any incoming prospects we hope to have a team of sterling worth to represent Lincoln. In football last season we felt that the championship should have been ours. We had the man power, the coaching, and the generalship. Yet we lacked some- thing. We lacked one of the most fundamental and most needful things to be successful. In short we lack- ed critical stamina and fortitude. Our boys could drive Howard to the four-yard line, but the scoring force was limited, and in three downs they found it impossible to