University of Miami - Ibis Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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The Kentucky blues seemed to stay with the Miami eleven even on the home grounds, and the Hurricanes lost their homecoming game to Alabama Reserves in one of the hardest fought games of the season. With the coming of the Erskine squad to the land of palms and sunshine, the University of Miami hit their mid-season stride and sent the South Carolina boys home with a 9 to 0 defeat. This game turned the tide of bad luck that had followed McCann all season, and the Hurricanes finished their season in characteristic fashion by turning in two straight victories, defeating the Parris Island Marines, 12-6, and Alabama Teachers, 14-13. 'The final game was more bad news, but a real thrill for the Hurricane fans, Miami, 9; Norman Park, 19. 'The boys were playing a new system of football that was entirely alien to their previous training, and much credit is due to Tom McCann and his assistants for turning what promised to be an experimental season into a creditable display of Hurricane talent. Good luck, Tommy, old boy! Next season looks good. University of Miami, 7.................Bowdon, 12 University of Miami, 12 ......South Georgia, 13 University of Miami, 7.................Rollins, 0 University of Miami, 20.............Southern, 31 University of Miami, 0........Western Ky., 20 University of Miami, 0.....Murray Teachers, 15 University of Miami, 6.........Tenn. Teachers, 24 University of Miami, 0.....Alabama B Team, 16 University of Miami, 9................ Erskine, 0 University of Miami, 12..........Parris Island, 6 University of Miami, 14.... Alabama Teachers, 13 University of Miami, 9........Norman Park, 19

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In the past season the University of Miami Hurricanes inaugurated an entirely new system of football under the leadership of Coach Tom McCann, who succeeded Ernie Brett as top skipper on the Hurricane deck. Phis season also saw the organization of the U. of M. Athletic Association, composed of prominent business men throughout the Miami area. Headed by Mr. Booth and Mr. Ungar, this committee arranged the financial backing necessary to see the Hurricanes through their second season of night football. The first two games at home proved to be bad news to the Hurricane fans. Miami turned over a stubborn victory to Bowdon State by a six point margin, 3nd were short one point when the final whistle stopped the second game with South Georgia. With the confidence of their traditional jinx over Rollins, Miami won their sixth victory from the Tars, 7 to 0. OKI man hard luck exacted his toll the following week, however, when the Southern Moccasins came to town and ambled home with a well earned 31-20 victory. Early in November Tom McCann and his crew invaded Kentucky, losing to Western Kentucky, and Murray Teachers. The Hurricane had spent its force when the squad met the Tennessee Teachers at Murfreesboro, and dropped the third and last game of the trip. 24 to 6.

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Basketball The Hurricane basketeers, under the strategic handling of Head Coach Tommy McCann and Assistant Coach Lloyd Solie, waded through an 18-game schedule with but one defeat for the best cage record ever set up by a University of Miami basketball squad. A clear title to the South Florida A.A.U. championship, with wins over the leading amateur teams in this district, climaxed an eminently successful season. With only two veterans answering McCann's call, Louie Hansen and Luke Crowe, prospects were slow in assuming their brightest hue, but an influx of such stars as Folger, McKimmie, Delaney, Graney, Gordon, and others, rounded out one of the smoothest working teams ever seen on a Miami court. The Hurricanes started off the season with one-sided victories over local Y.M.C.A. and church league teams. With these games under their belts, McCann’s men waded through such teams as the South Florida Athletic Club of Tampa, the Parris Island Marines, St. Petersburg College, Fort Lauderdale Athletic Club, and Xorman Park College of Georgia to effectively demonstrate their court supremacy. Statistics gave the Hurricanes a season point total of 816, while their opponents were held to a 456 score. Folger and McKimmie took high point honors with respective totals of 167 and 160, and the former was chosen together with Hansen for a position on an All-A.A.U. team following the South Florida tournament.