Webb School - Sawney Yearbook (Bell Buckle, TN)

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Sports

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4. ahilk . .. f- 41. .. 'za Hb r 'r 35 ii- JK 949 'ua 1-7 Kira.-K'-1 Lcfi io rigbl, kneelirzg: Jim Anderson-President, Albert Goodin-Vice-President, Charles Bass-Secretary-Treasurer, Monty Mom3gue.M3r5h3l: 5,51 you-r Billy Rgy, Billy I-Iurteau, joe Vance, john Dean, jimmy Wertheimer, Lanny Beaty, Toby Brewer, Dr. E. B. Tucker fSponsorj. LQWER C i t,S Although Webb School from its founding in 1870 has been strictly a college preparatory school, covering the four years of high school or secondary education, it has been necessary much of the time to conduct classes for pupils who were not well prepared for the ninth grade or first year of high school. On the campus these have been commonly referred to as sub- freshman as distinguished in general from freshman or beginners in the prep-school classes. These sub-freshman classes have always been organized to fix the needs of the individual students in particular subjects. Sometimes their students have been taught in coaching classes by teachers of the upper gradesg at others, special teachers have used their full time for this particular group. For a number of years the late Miss Ida Hunter had exclusive charge of sub-freshmen with notable success, confining her work largely to eighth grade subjects. , In recent years the school administration has had applica- Page 36 tions from parents of still younger boys and in response to that demand, classes for grades tive through eight have been set up with two teachers in charge, Since the classes are small, the instruction is largely individual, enabling the teachers to correct deficiencies and overcome particular difficulties of the pupils. Promotion is by subjects rather than by grades and thus opportunity is given for upper class boys to remove deiiciencies and for lower class boys to accelerate their progress if they have the ability. NVe now have the foundation for an organized lower school, if demand justifies, strict and thorough enough to give ade- quate foundation for entrance into the ninth grade, yet flexible enough to meet the special needs of individual students. It may not be too optimistic to hope that the lower school may in the future have its own dormitory or wing with its own facilities and special regulations, as Webb School expands to meet the needs of its growing patronage.

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FUOTB LL Shortly after the opening of school this year. Webb sports began to get into full swing. Number cne on the list was football. the main spo t of the fall, and within the first two weeks of school all the participants were arduously running off the wild and riotous living of the previous summer in an elfort to get into shape for the first junior-Senior game. The rirst clash of the year was held on September 25. and resulted in a close 6-0 victory for the Senio's over the juniors. The game started as the Seniors kicked off to the Juniors. with neither team able to score in the Iirst quarter. The only score of the game was a pitchout from Frierson to Patterson. who plowed ten yards around his own left end for the T.D. This was late in the second quarter. Both :he third and fourth quarters were mostly defensive play on the part of the juniors in an etfort to block further scoring by the Seniors. The second game was played after two weeks of additional practice. on October 16. and for this reason was a considerable improvement over the tarst one. The first quarter ended scoreless. with both teams having had equal possession of the ball. Late in the second quarter. as a result of a drive from mid-field, the Seniors scored their first touchdown on a crash over his own left tackle by Page Faulk from the T.D. An attempted pass for the extra point was no good. Taking advantage of a fumble, recovered by R. Murphy deep in Junior territory. the Seniors Juniors and Seniors in Action , .fait 5 x i4.2'-f' Page 38 Jr.-Sr. Captains racked up their second score as Albert Frierson went over from the five. Early in the fourth quarter, Ellzey returned a punt S5 yards to pay dirt, for the Seniors third score. The Juniors, only score of the game was a pass from James to Stephens from the 15 yard line. The Final score was an 18-6 victory for the Seniors. Seniors lnniors Klllcyz R. Murphy. LE Lassiter, LE Bush: S. Murphey, LT Stephens. LT Handley. LG G. Frierson, LG Oliver. C Ball, C Pelts, RG Truppcndahl. RG Ferguson. RT Bash. RT F. Smith: Coffey. RE Barker. RE Faulk. HB Prescott, HB Patterson. HB Izason, HB G. Smith: Ab Taylor. FB Smartt. FB A. Fricrson fcapt.J. QB james lcapt.J, QB A week's lull followed the second junior-Senior game. and then all began to be a part of the daily workouts which were to eventuate in the annual Thanksgiving Day clash between the Tigers and the Bulldogs, respectively, with Coach Himclrick to lead the Bulldogs and Mr. Kelton, the Tigers. Both teams had worked hard during the next three weeks, and by thc time Thanksgiving came around, seemed to be about equally matched. With a free steak going to the winning team, at the expense of the losers, both could be predicted to put out their utmost.