US Army Infantry School - Doughboy Yearbook (Fort Benning, 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

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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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Then followed the only long road trip of the season and an assortment of games which proved disastrous to the percentage column. The Infantry met many of the South's best lives in rapid succession and as a result dropped thr- F majority of the contests. The fast live of the Atlanta Athletic Club administered the first defeat of the season, romping to a 28 to I3 win. The big Atlanta Hoor proved a serious handicap to our team play. The University of Chat- f tanooga proved the next stumbling block and defeated the Infantry by the considerable a 1 - , . , . l margin of 33 to 19. The playing of Redd, if Q, all Southern center, was a big factor in the I.1IiI'T. Ituelc Moccasin victory. The third game was dropped to Spartanburg Y. INT. C. A. at Spartanburg the following night but a day later the Infantry had a decided reversal of form and defeat- ed the fast YVofford College five in a nip and tuck battle by the close score of 33 to 31. Close games with Carson and New- lowed and the Infantry lost these exciting L contests. Both the Baptists and Volunteers 3, scored a win by six narrow points. V Mercer' defeated the Infantry the fol- . i ' man and the University of Tennessee fol- 4 0 I lowing night at Macon in the final game of .1 .1 the trip. Goals as the result of fouls play- ed a prominent part in the IVIercer victory. LIEUT' MCMILLAN Harmon annexed seventeen points in this way. Honors as to team play, passing and field baskets were about even. The hard schedule, constant traveling, and the fact that the team played itself in each game were contributing all ii ! fl ..2' l'.kl I XVIll'l ll Xl! I I LIEUT. ANDREYVS A w .. Li? Carr. GIBSON