Sewanee Military Academy - Saber Yearbook (Sewanee, TN)

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III IIIII The Junior Varsily experienced a very successful season, winning six of 'flue nine games played. Led by Caplain Ed Gar- ner and Ivlonlgomery Gales, The group deall SI. Andrews, Soullw Piflsburg, and IIIIIIIIII Mclvlinnville Iwo deleals apiece. Sam Parham, Shelby Scales, and Roberl Davis, all lellerrnen. compleled a 're-am slrong in every posilrion. SCORES S.lvl.A.. . . . l37 Sl. Andrew s... 27 S.Iv1.A.. . . . 202 ST. Andrews . . . I7 S.lvl.A Soufli Pillsburg I2 S.M.A.. . . . I87 McMinnville . . . I3 S.lVl.A lvlclvlinnville , 7 S.IVl.A. . , . . 242 Winchesler. . . . 25 S.M.A Sou+I1 Piffsburg I2 S.IvI.A.. . . . I7: Sf. Andrews . . .20 S.M.A S+, Andrews . I2 73

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PAT APPERSON Capfain is 'Kg Rn: l A 3 Xl C. lvl. A. Tom WorTh, consisTenTly an excellenT deTensive man, scored six poinTs To Take second place among oTTensive leaders. Cur Big BroThers aT The UniversiTy were shown no mercy as The Academy Team deTeaTed Them, 32-28. The big shoes oT Tom WorTh were ably Tilled by l-lerberT l-lobday, a sophomore, who Turned in a Top-noTch perTormance. ln quiclc order, Tullahoma and WinchesTer succumbed To The mighTy Sewanee machine, losing by scores oT 20-ll and 33-I9. Raymie Edmonds was The big guni' on oTTense in These Two games. The Tigers proved They were a maTch Tor any Team when They humiliaTed The bewildered DarlingTon Tive in a dazzling exhibiTion oT baslceTball aT iTs besT. PaT Apperson had a Tield day, scoring I4 poinTs while holding his opponenT scoreless. Edmonds Tollowed closely wiTh I3 Tallies. Ben Dallas conTinued The ouTsTanding deTensive play ex, hibiTed by him The enTire season. Charlie Linalcer, TogeTher wiTh Dallas, conTrolled The baclcboards. Final score: 45-25. This vicTory broughT The seasonis record To The impressive ToTal oT IO wins and 2 losses. There is every reason To believe ThaT They will uphold This record The remainder oT The season. Much oT The crediT Tor The greaT success oT The Team belongs To Major Paul Robinson and LieuTenanT RoberT Wood, who have spenT many hours creaTing an eTTecTive sysTem Tor The Team To use. Sewanee is deTermined ThaT Their oTTorT will be iusTiTied by The resulTs of The season. ,....--M-mf

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LT. EUGENE TOWLES Assislanl Coach ln lne S. M. A, rzyrn lne Tiqers slammed lo a decisive 7-3 viflory over Sl, Andrews in a holiy conlesled ballle. This was lhe opening liqhl ol lhe season and lhe lighlincz cadels slarled oll will' a bang. lri 'he lirsl lighl Lozkharl gained poinls lor lhe Tigers wlh a deosion over nis cp- ponenl, while Cracrall losl a cose boul. ln lhe nexl slug' lesl Co-caplain Jack Adcue carne cul on lop will' a KO. being lollowed by Bob Higgins who in a l'ne exhib'lion cornplelely oulclassed hs opponenl. Bob Fowler, Mac Van Warl, Tommy Price, and Ed Srnilh kepl lhe lighlhg Tigers lar oul in lronl while Seav linally lcsl anolher close malch. The men back lrorn lasl yearls leam are Caolahi Bill Seal. who won lhe Mid-Souln Championshp lasl year Co-Caplain llllll Jack Adoue. a Challanooga area runner-up. Tommy Price, anolher runner-up in lhe Challanooga area, Herb McCall, a rough opponenl in any ring, along wilh Pislol Jacobs and Ed Smilh, bolh hard hilling boxers. Several new men show a greal deal ol promise. Among lhese are Bob Cajun Higgins, George Squirrel Hullon. Bob Fowler, Ernesl Rubsarnen, Charlie Lewis, Park Urquharl, Bill Roberls, and Rick Lockharl. The leam is beginning lo shape oul and by lhe lime ol lhe MideSoulh Tournamenl lhey should be in liplop condilion wilh perhaps several cnarnps. A greal deal ol credil goes lo lhe able work ol l.l. Gene Towles, who has worked hard pulling lorlh lime and ellorl as coach ol' lhis learn. Through his leadership lhe boys will nol only become capable ol laking care ol' lhernselves bul will learn lo carry lhe lighl lo lhe olher man in no uncerlain manner. Also we should nol, as is ollen lhe Case. lorgel our managers, Dexlrose Russ and George Hopper, who are always on hand lo give every assislance possible. The scedule lor lhe rarnainder ol lhe year is: Caslle Heighls Academy Tennessee Mililary Academy McCallie Mid-Soulh Tournament Wilh lhe corps behind lhem lhe TwoAFisled Tigers will always give lheir opponenls a hard lighl lor lop honors.