US Army Infantry School - Doughboy Yearbook (Fort Benning, GA)

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have given the best that was in them and have exemplified the infantry spirit of never quitting. The possibilities are unlimited and the athletic teams of the Infantry School will continue to be a credit to the great service which they repre- sent. 1'5' gag fi? l N I llfl ff i ff Thi' Yllf tell? Wal . X v

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ATHLETICS HE Infantry School occupies a unique place in army athletics. It is the only service school or post where a collegiate program is carried on in all the major sports. ln View of the great amount of splendid athletic ma- terial contained in the student classes which annually re- ported it was realized three years ago what an important part competitive athletics with the various Southern uni- versities and colleges would pay in the community life of Fort Benning and how close such a program would bring the Infantry to those with whom our teams came in contact. Infantry School Representatives, therefore, in 1920, sought entrance in the Southern In- tercollegiate Athletic Association, W IIILIKVRX then the largest and most powerful i ' lflf-ri'1'1h' IIl'I.XD CILXVII 'J organization in the South. The In- 1 'r 1'm f'-lime CAPT. S. F. GRISWOLD, INFANTRY I-Imam COACH BASKET-BALL-1923 fantry School was readily accepted as a suitable com- petitor and members urged to open relations with us. Qui' overtures met instant response until now there is hardly a Southern institution with Whom the In- fantry School teams have not competed in one of the major sports. The Infantry School has become known throughout the South and its oflicers and men have been brought into close touch with the communities where our teams have played and particularly With the student bodies of the colleges who Will furnish the leaders of tomorrow. Altogether the teams of the Infantry School have made very commendable records during the last three years. Despite handicaps and hardships the teams

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