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LINCOLN NEWS 25 gain a paltry three-and-a-half yards. Can this be rem- edied? We tirmly believe so. The football men and coaches will do their part, let the student body also lend a hand, and imbue the men with such courage, stamina, and power that we will, above all, beat Howard de- visively and unquestionably. FOOTBALL RECORD 37 St. Paul 6 37 Annapolis 0 6 Union 13 32 N. C. State 0 Lincoln 12 A. T 6 19 Morgan 7 Lincoln 13 Hampton 6 Lincoln 0 Howard 0 BELIEVE it or not, but in the sport of Basketball, the C. I. A. A. championship was snatched away from Lincoln by that same old jinx, in the last few minutes of play. Howard again demonstrates greater lighting spirit, and again overthrows us even with our superior players and keener markmanship. The Lincoln cagers toured the South and lost two C. I. A. A. games. One to Hampton and one to A. T. These games, however, mattered little, for Lincoln conquered Hampton in New York and A. T. at home. Besides both teams had been beaten before. The last of the season drew near. The sport world was predictive, and Lincoln was certain of victory. Howard had been easy in Orange, having been con- quered to the tune of 35-27. It was at this time that C. N. Jackson ran wild, and scored eleven points. Any- way. as the story goes Lincoln went to Howard; and for going! We lost the fame and a chance for first place. Taking everything into consideration, however, Lin- coln had one of the best basketball teams for some years. And we have nothing to be sorry for. Coach Taylor was altogether new to the men, and his system had to be mastered. Just as well one time as another. Thus we can already see our 1930-31 basketball team at the top of the ladder. We lose but one player, ‘Jiver’ Jackson by graduation, accordingly, our future prospects are nothing but the brightest. Among the feats of which we boast was our victory over Morgan. This was accomplished with precision and accurateness, leaving no doubt as to the superior team. It is true they won in Baltimore. But that happens with every team. Morgan has a court that no one can win on but her. We had to wait patiently until we caught them away from home and in Philadelphia, then we ad- ministered to them a trouncing they shall always re- member with bitterness and disdain. Gaining honors on the floor this year was Captain Avery, high point scorer for the season. Avery was slow starting this year, but he soon awoke from any laziness that he might have displayed, and before long made himself a terror for all opponents. He was al- ways watched and guarded more closely than any one else, and we are surprised that he retained his position of high pointer gotten last year. Not to be forgotten are Sydnor and DeCosta. ‘Stretch’ Sydnor at Pivot position played excellently, as usual. Like Avery he had a slow start, but soon hit his stride and became his old self on the floor. DeCosta playing his first year as a regular, was unexcelled in ag- gressiveness, and could always be relied on in a pinch. Of course John Hawkins is still our best guard, and we believe the best in colored colleges. His direct oppo- nents scored fewer points on him than any other guard in the C. I. A. A. League. That speaks well for him. His twin Ridley should be a terror next year, after this first year of seasoning. Let us look forward to a great season next year in Basketball. It is bound to come as it is just about due. f a a t b a I I I INCOLN has at last found her mastership. She is now queen of the Diamond, having proved that fact quite decisively in the last few weeks. There is little to be said about Baseball. Everyone likes it, so every- one follows it up. So there is little left for me to relate. It might be of interest to know, however, that Lin- coln’s Diamond runners are of the best. As a total aggregation they are the fastest among college teams. She boasts of an ‘air-tight’ infield and a fast outfield. All can hit. The pitchers are of the best calibre. They had to withstand the bombarding of those southern wood-choppers. Out of thirteen games played this season, Lincoln lost only one. That one was lost to our old rival, Union. It has always been hard to beat Union, as their rabble is almost as good as ours. Anyway, they were victorious in Richmond. Too bad they didn’t come up here. From the entire baseball team we lost only three players: Jiver Jackson, shortstop; Charles ‘Jit’ Taylor, second baseman, and Waters, pitcher. We will miss these men as all are invaluable. Coach Walls, looking ahead, has already been training men to fill these va- cancies, and next year we expect to see a team equally as good if not better than this year’s.

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