Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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wmmm MM m Mill liiiiiiaiifcftMii Franklin Hayne Barnwell — Lcfl E uL Barnwell is an example of a game little man mak- ing good. Last year Barnwell, the little wonder, played center on the Second Team, and through his consistent playing, made a great showing on the scrubs. At the first of the 1911 season Coach Denny was looking tor a center, and natural!} ' the tirst one he trieci was Barnwell, the Scrub ' s center of 1910. And in spite ot his weight ot only one hvmdred and seven- teen pounds, there is no doubt that Barny would have made good as a center, if it had not been that Assistant Coach Francis, knowing the qualities of Barn- well as a tackle, and taking into consicieration his M ' eight, thought that it would be best to shift him to lett end. Barnwell deserves much credit for the showing that he made, as he has been in football only two years. He was a good tackier and a good man tor running down under punts, tor when the ball landed he was ready either to tackle the opponent in his tracks or to intertere in such a manner that his opponent ' s chances for gaining round were nil. Page Four.

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Louis Daniel Conn — Center. Conn is another of the tew men who have been on the team tor more than one season. In tact he has been a First Team man tor three v : rs. In 1909 Conn played the position of p;uard and, althoup;h he was not quite as large as he now is, he proved to be a very valuable man. In 1910 he again played the position of guard, and he held his job down in great style. In 1911 Coach Denn}-, after having shifted little Barne} to left end, looked around to see where his center would come from, and as experience is essential to a good center, he naturally tried Conn. Pecan readily adapted himself to his new position, not only on the offensive, but on the defensive, for it was on his defensive playing that Conn ' s chances for remem- brance in M. U. S. ' s Football Hall of Fame are based. He played in the second line of defense a defensive position which gives many opportunities, of all which Conn readily took advantage. At a meeting of the Football Team Conn was elected Captain of the 1912 team. Page Five.