Randolph Macon Academy - Sabre Yearbook (Bedford, VA)

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SABRE??m 149-2-8 e E all 1 .1-1 an Q Football i WHEN, at the call of Coach Marks, the Randolph-Macon Academy Cadets reported on Day Field for the initial' football practice, there was one letter man of last year tot report-Captain Phlegar. I Asa result, there was a great ditliculty to overcome--that of 'building avnewsteamq r However, the boys set to work earnestly and steadily showed improvement through the, entire season. y i s a I N q On the first day of October our boys met their first -opponent, Forge High School, at Bedford. The High School boys, with, unpleasant memories of last year's defeat ringing in their ears,.came, with- increased determination to get revenge. Both teams fought hard, but when the final whistle blew the score was I8-0 in favor of the opponents, an exact reversal of the score of the preceding year. g o I Our schedule originally called for a game with Lynchburg High School the following week, but since their card was overcrowded, Moneta High School was substituted. Our eleven seemed to have gotten quite 'a few pointers ISII llllll , -- --llll -1-Y J ..-. ii l

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l 'III , ABRE.Z m51'9' . A u it al 1... 5 w -in-L L. i801 JAMES MARSHALL KIDWELL Fulllwack Coming up from the ranks of last year's squad. Kiddie proved the main bulwarl-t of the baclclield and also a consistent ground-gainer. Kidwell pushed over 'our two touchdowns against V. E. S., and repeatedly tore through the enemy line for gains during they season. We, lose him next year and predict a brillianticareer in college for him. 1 JAMES STUART BARNES Subslilule Center SL l..ouis 'failed to respond to the' first call for recruits but was taken from the ranks of the junior Varsity into the regular line. HUGH COLLISTER ' Cenler Despite his inexperience, Dainty put up a line game and we view with sorrow the fact that he will not remain with R.-M. A. SIM ARTHUR ABBEY Sulzsliluic Quarterback ' . One of the hes! performances of the season was given by Sim. His inexperience was the only factor which prevented him from holding a place on the regulars, WILLIAM MCELROY I Unmy Backfeld Coming to us from Pilslaury, Mac arrived too late in the season to wear the monogram but we wish it were in our power to .award the insignia to this sturdy little hack. RHI ll! .EL -ag.-. ips

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X N SABRE I ll U U from the preceding defeat and went after the Moneta boys in earnest, running the score up to 46-0. - V Vlfhen next our team drew up in battle -array on Day Field they faced Blackstone Military Academy. The Blackstone cadets showed us a mighty good team, but they failed to run away with us has was predicted. We were again playing against a heavier team than ours, but we managed to push' over one counter. 5 The final tally read l8-6. I Roanoke High School invaded our camp, bringing quite a large crowd with them. The field was overflowing with Jefferson rooters. The Roanoke team was composed almost entirely oif letter men or second stringersu of the preceding year. In fact, their experienced team ranked high in State circles. Therefore, it was not surprising that they won by four touchdowns. I On the following Saturday the team packed up their kit and journeyed to Fork Union to meet a 39-0 defeat. The Fork Union line outweighed our light defense almost ten pounds to a man, and our boys showed the effects of the hard-fought battle. Our second trip, to I-largrave Military Academy, was not as disastrous as the first. However, we failed to score, while Hargrave pushed over four l82l l -- s gg -as so ,Lael ' s