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

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This was the situation on September 3oth when the Infantry played its opening game with Piedmont College. Qutweighed and outplayed by the strong Blue offense, the lighter collegians were whitewashed by a 54 to o score. An attendance of three thousand established a record for an opening game. True to custom, Coach Milburn used the entire squad and it natur- ally follows that a great many names may be mentioned as contributing to the day's success. Fay Smith and Mellon were the outstanding stars and principal ground gainers. These two backs dashed for long gains about the op- posing ends time and time again, aided by perfectly timed interference. Chapman handled the signal position with splendid headwork and a coolness and precision which did much to make the victory possible. Kin- man, Henry, Lehman, Sebukaty, and Zellars were other prominent back- field stars while hfIacNab, Peckinpaugh, Coates, Gee and Yon took honors in the line. The Infantry showed a varied offense combining a fast end attack with the aerial game and hard line plunging. Seven out of twelve passes were completed and two of these went for touchdowns. The Infantry line was so aggressive that Piedmont failed to make a first down. The game was unusually free from the customary first game blunders and fumbles, and the Infantry did not once ,- fglfa lose the ball on fumbles. Gratified with this showing the Infantry was pre- ...gg pared for the next conflict with Wofford College of fir . - 1 , f,- fy, in , ' ,. .,,'....f, Spartanburg. On the following Saturday these two ,513 '4g:51L,3-, 1 elevens met at the local Driving Park and again the . r V ,. . , Max ,. .T Infantry won by a score of I2 to o. fi fy gm' 6, hril ,7,,,... I ay The score would have been larger but that a ver- . A itable cloudburst gave the light Woffordians decided LZ- assistance. Time and time again the Blue backs of the Infantry would carry the ball to the opposing goal line and then would come the inevitable fumblej Ball and field were slippery and every fumble was excus- able. Line plunging Was the order of the day inter- spersed with a few end runsg any semblance of for- ward passing was impossible. CAPTAIN Wwmrs, LINE COACH, 1922

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THE 1922 SEASON WENTY FGUR candidates representing the advance guard of the I Infantry 1922 football squad reported for their first practice on September 4th. They took the field clad in track togs in an effort to combat the fiery tropical sun which burned from the clear skies of Georgia. Condition was the paramount object of the Infantry coaches, and for the Hrst few Weeks the Doughboys were kept busy getting legs, backs, arms and Wind into shape and reducing convex Waist lines. Every effort was directed to develop a team which would be able to go the limit every second and the full sixty minutes of the grid game. With the arrival of the student classes about the middle of September the size of the squad gradually grew until some sixty-five men Were daily reporting for practice. Captain Milburn, head coach, arrived from Platts- burg and took charge of the Workouts assisted by Captains Weems and Legge, line coaches, and later by Captain Lambert in the backheld. There Was a unity of purpose and enthusiastic in- terest Which had not been present the year before. Various methods of play acquired under various coaches and Well drilled into the heads of the individ- ual players were submerged to suit the methods which the Infantry coaches adopted and this Was done With a cheerfulness that was splendid. lNfIature men sought to bring back the days of youth and to overcome the effect of years in an effort to place a Winning Infantry varsity in the field. Stud- ents and permanent personnel ungrudgingly made sac- rifices of time and energy. Bit by bit condition came, plays Were acquired and individuals molded into a team. With games With four major elevens the Infantry faced the hardest schedule in its history and for that matter in the en- CAPTMN LEGGE ' - END COACH, 1922 tue South' The team as a Whole was lighter than in 1921 but it was more evenly balanced. A splendid lot of first line and reserve material gradually de- veloped.

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Chapman and lVlellon did most of the line smashing and time and time again tore big gaps in the Terrier defenses. Sebukaty and Smith also contributed largely to the ground gaining. Adams, l'eekinpaugh, Gee, and Bartow loomed up as the best choice of the lincmen. Due to the wet lield play was delayed time and time again and the lnlantry line could not make its full power felt. The University of Tennessee was the next eleven to face the Infantry and the Volunteers brought the strongest team they have had in years. The game proved an acid test and although the lnfantry lost by a I5 to o score the battle proved that the team had plenty of power to hold the husky Volunteers to such a small tally. The lnliantry opened with a rush and carried the ball down the lield on successive plays to the very shadow of Tennessee's goal. Here came a costly fumble, Tennessee recovered, and the best scoring opportun- ity ol' the afternoon vanished. Clayton and Campbell led a dazzling offense which gave the Volun- teers their lirst touchdown. A hidden ball play and delayed buck, coupled with passes from Campbell to Clayton, were responsible for most of the gains. The linal touchdown was the result of poor punting by the In- lantry. Gayle and Coates played spectacular games and time and time again smothered the Volunteer llank attacks. Mellon did most of the ground gaining while Chapman played a strong game at the start but weakened in the latter stages. Yon was the best choice of the lnliantry mid-line and did some brilliant tackling. BLUE T195 'N - 54' tm Mas: J . X j C. f 'ff ' T ff x si! cr 4 ' fist ,QE sbrx 50X-fw X iw Maya