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

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V n lST L114:1v'r. Far Sxirrrx portion of the taken the first BASKETBALL STORY of Infantry basketball activities must in- clude in addition to the results of 1922-23 a brief resume of last year since only a portion of the schedule had been completed at the time the 1922 Doughboy went to press. 9 The IQZI-22 season may be classed as successful in every aspect. A splendid tt-am played a hard schedule I which brought them face to face with some of the strong- est college lives in the United States. Decidedly the hardest schedule was the lvestern Conference trip part of January. It was the hrst time a Southern quint had ever invaded the floors of the Big Ten I and may be School. - 4 .L llc CAPT. VEVIA. The names of Cranston, Johnson, Vevia, lVIcQuarrie, Smith, Whittemore, lVIcCasky, Rundell, will be long remem- ber as the bright lights of this splendid team. Inspired with the successes of last year the Infantry un- dertook another strong schedule for IQ22-23. With the ex- ception of the Conference trip practically all of the big games of the preceding year were repeated and a few additional ones scheduled. taken as a decided compliment to the Infantry V ' Twenty-six games were played and the In- I fantry won eighteen. But one Southern Col- lflgdlbl 4' I E f lege defeated the Infantry and this honor went A e to Georgia Tech. Likewise with but one ex- cfm-. 1s11Lr..mb ception the Infantry had an unbroken series of victories on its home court. Two of the hardest and most brilliantly fought games of the year were played with the Columbus NY. Each team scored one victory by the narrowest margins and al- though a third game was discussed to decide the tie it was never played. . .Q CAPT. BIOORE

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DATES SCORES TEAMS December 12. West Point Athletic Club, December 15. Gordon Institute ....... December 20. Auburn CAlabama Polyj January January January January January January January January January January January January 30. February February February February February February February February 26. University of Georgia ..... Atlanta Athletic Club ..... University of Chattanoga.. Spartanburg Y. lll. C. A.. .. Wofford College ......... University of Tennessee ..... Carson Sc Newman College llfl ercer University ...... . Spartanburg Y. llfl. C. A.. Wofford College ......... Albany Y. M. C. A. ..... . Birmingham Athletic Club. . Columbus Y. lVI. C. A.. .. Auburn CAlabama Polyj. Piedmont College ........ 13. Columbus Y. llfl. C. A.. .. 14. Carson Sc Newman College 17. lVIacon Y. M. C. A. ..... . . Centre College ..... .. . Albany Y. M. C. A. .... . WHERE PLAYED SCORES INEANTRY-OPPONENT Ft. Benning, Ga. ...... 39 8 Fort Benning, Ga. ...... 52 22 Fort Benning, Ga. ..... 39 32 Fort Benning, Ga. ...... 25 I7 Atlanta, Ga. .... ..... 1 3 28 Chattanooga, Tenn. ..... IQ 33 Spartanburg, S. C. ..... 20 43 Spartanburg, S. C. ..... 33 31 Knoxville, Tenn. ....... I3 I9 Jefferson City, Tenn.. . .19 25 llflacon Ga. ......... 1..7 35 Fort Benning Ga. ...... 22 28 Fort Benning, Ga. ..... 16 34. Fort Benning, Ga. ..... 23 I7 Birmingham, Ala. ...... 25 33 Fort Benning, Ga. ..... 36 22 Auburn, Ala. .......... IQ 24 Fort Benning, Ga. ..... 28 IQ Columbus, Ga. ......... 32 31 Fort Benning, Ga. ...... 24 29 Fort Benning, Ga. ...... 34 II Fort Benning, Ga. ..... . Albany, Ga. .... ,

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Twenty odd promising candidates reported to Head Coach Griswold for their first workout the last week in 5 November. Smith, Whittemo1'e, and Vevia were the only AEI the lack of a big nucleus was felt. In spite of this the training period A I progressed very gratifyingly and gave f ps, promise of another strong varsity. It if was hoped that all home games could be T played in the new gymnasium, then in LIEUT. GALE . process of construction, but lack of available funds to purchase flooring prevented this. The season opened with an easy victory over West Point Athletic Club. The Infantry out- ' played the visitors at every angle and 9 ir Carr. players of the preceding year who were still available and Li. I U . -l OLMSTEAD displayed a strong front for an early game. A second vic- I - tory came three nights later when Gordon Institute Was smothered under a 52 to 22 score. These two games served to round out the preliminary season and bring the team to a satisfactory state of develop- S ment. The collegiate season was formally opened when cf M Auburn invaded the Infantry floor. su cam. LIPPINCOTT the entire season. At the end of the regular halves the score was tied 32 to 32 and an extra five minute period was played. The Infantry forged ahead bit by bit and held such a tight defense that the Tigers could not score. The final result read Infantry 39-Auburn 32. Activities, other than a daily practice for those mem- bers of the squad who were not on leave, were suspended during the Christmas holidays and the New Year opened with the University of Georgia as opponents. ' Georgia had a splendid team and, though not as fully developed as the Infantry, put up a brilliant fight. The Blue five hnally nosed out the Bulldogs 25 to I7 but it was a hght all the way. ' This battle proved to be one of the most exciting of E 'ai , 21 fag? g J- f i ff ' ff Fff iff' ...Hs CAPT. BRAND