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

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. Lehman and Chapman starred in the Doughboy backfield. The former gained most ground while Chapman did some brilliant tackling. Peckinpaugh and Gee carried off line honors. The Infantry felt the strain of the three hard battles with Tennessee, Tulane, and Auburn, and the squad was weakened by injuries. These contributed in no small degree to our defeats by Carson and Newman and Oglethorpe. The Baptists downed the Infantry to the tune of 25 to O while the Stormy Petrels claimed the long end of a I4 to 3 score. It was Rogerls toe that gave us our only score when he booted a perfect field goal from an almost impossible angle. These two games proved to be the last losses, for the team came back with great power and finished the season with an unbroken series of victories. The first to fall were the lVIarines from Paris Island, and with this victory came the Inter-Service Championship of the South. The Infantry won by a I5 to O score and in Winning put forth one of its best fights of the year. This game, like many others, was Won by the air route. Twice in the first half the ball was carried to the lVIarines one yard line but lost on downs there. In the third half the Infantry took to the air and both touchdowns came as a result of an unbroken series of passes. Chapman, Lambert, Smith, Milburn, Kinman, Rogers, and Zellars gave spectacular exhibitions in the backfield. Adams, Gayle, Yon, Ellis, and Bartow upheld honors in the line. The Infantry employed a pony backfieldn for the first time in this game and with great success. Aix 80 ggi! ff x7 Q lbfxri ASS bmw is V X! s - I ZAR I J Libffv

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Gaines may conie anal go but seltloin will a11y prove more thrilling than the I4 to I3 classic between the lnliantry antl Mississippi. lt was a beautifully playctl anal hartl fought gznne which was a11ybotly's lllllll tl1e last secontl :intl the lnliantry won by the narrow lllZll'f.flll ol' one poi11t after touclnlown. hlississippi scoretl first-then the lnliantryg again hlississippi anil once more the lnliantryg-so the story 1'an. 'lihe 1nen lironi the Delta Country niissctl one try lor point while l,i1llll1L'I'l' bootetl two perfect tlrop- liicks between the posts lor the lnliaintry. So passetl the inost exciting game of the season. tlilllllf anal time again the lnliantry rolletl over the opposing li11e. Straight football honors went to us but the Mississippi eleven al111ost equalizetl niatters with a perliect air attack. 'lihey provctl to be the best passing team seen in actio11 on the local lieltl last season. Lambert and Chapinan starretl lor the lnliantry. lN'lilburn, fellars, antl Smith also clai1nctl lanrels lor baclalieltl work while l,ClllllIlll anal Gayle perliorinecl splentlitlly on the entls. liacluiian, Atlains, antl l'arlcer gave meritorious exhibitions in the line. lt was Atlanis' best game ol' his three years with the Infantry. 'lille season closetl with another brilliant victory when we triuniphetl over the big lVlercer eleven. 'lihe Baptists hatl been tl1e favorites but tl1e pretlictions were sniashctl to hits when the Infantry tlisplayetl an unbeat- able ollcnse ancl won 27 to 13. 'lihe squatl louncl its full power that clay and gave the best exhibition ol' the year. 'lierrilic li11e plunging, a tiniely and successful air attack, coupletl with brilliant entl running by Rogers were the features. f' N- JN? ft if is T Q? i- 'E X im Zag , fe - b 1? G 'i J x TD .f ff! Q! M15-X le ,al ,si sow' - I Y al n Z il. 1 If ci? 21 Xe? A AX ' if We

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Tennessee proved to be the first of several stumbling blocks, for the powerful teams of Tulane, Auburn, and Carson and Nc-wman were met in succession and the Infantry lost each game. They were all played abroad and completed the road schedule. The Tulane-Infantry game was a big feature of thc- American Legion National Convention ai New Urleans. Aside from a defeat it proved to be the most serious blow of the entire season for bfellon, captain and star fullback, and Coates, game little end, went out with severe injuries. Mellon sustained a broken leg and Coates a broken foot. Mellon was out of the game for the rest of the season. A torrid sun and sandy field played havoc at Tulane, but in spite of this the Infantry gained more yardage and completed three forward passes to one for Tulane. It was the Infantry's inability to score at crucial moments, coupled with brilliant work and spectacular dashes by Alfred, Brown, and hlaloney for Tulane, that gave Tulane the victory by a score of I8 to o. For the Infantry Milburn, Chapman, Adams, Coates, and Peckinpaugh were bright lights. The annual battle with the Auburn Tiger came the following Satur- day. VVith Nlellon and Coates out and facing the most powerful eleven the Tigers have had in five years the Infantry lost a 30 to o game. Fast runs around the Infantry flanks were responsible for most of the Tiger gains and Shirey and Scott were the outstanding choices of the opposing backfield. The Infantry opened with a splendid air attack and carried the ball straight down the field in the third quarter but the Auburn forwards held on their own seven yard line. The Infantry completed exactly twice as many passes as did the Tigers. 45' 1 I ego? Q 'b , Q .,.,---i,:.-.if.J:., .5-.L -3 6 1 7,'ev4 Q 1 -iflf f fi lm f f gi, 5 N F 1- N TJ?' fffffppy, -Ji2ipK,NJjf?4.