Identifier: desoto191700unse (find matches)
Title: Desoto (1917)
Year: 1917 (1910s)
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Subjects: Yearbooks -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- West Tennessee State Normal School West Tennessee State Normal School -- students -- yearbooks College yearbooks
Publisher: West Tennessee State Normal School
Contributing Library: University of Memphis, University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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the spectators. The team was not disheartened by this defeat, however, and went toJackson to rout the Union squad. In spite of the fact that three regulars,including Captain Hardy, were out of the game, they put up the hardestfight of the season and held the collegians down to a score of 7-—6. A numberof loyal students accompanied the team, and, reinforced by several of theNormal alumni in Jackson, did much to put the fighting spirit in the team. The season ended with a hard game on Thanksgiving against the Jones-boro Aggies. The Blue and Gray machine put up a hard fight, but was over-come by the score of 26—0. Although the team was not as successful as it might have been, the sup-port of the students could not have been better. They stood by the teammorally and financially and displayed their school loyalty as well in defeatas in victory. Letters were awarded to fourteen men, Capt. Hardy, Wilson, Washburn,Tucker, McClure, Thurman, Morgan, Phillips, Berry, McMahan, Branson, in t V
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7. < -J< CC 112 Stroup, Lane, Caldwell, and Sorsby. Honorable mention should be given tothe scrubs, although they did not share the glory of the games, the successof the team was due largely to their loyal efforts throughout the season. Bob Berry, at right end, was the shining light of the team. His thoroughknowledge of the game, his ability to diagnose the opponents plays, his abilityto stop them before they were started, placed him, without any shadow ofdoubt, as the best end in Memphis. His work in every game was praised. Themembers of the team recognized his value to them, and elected him captainfor next season. Wilson, at quarter, showed his ability to run the team. His quick judg-ment and his ability to mix up the plays kept the opponents on the jump, andthey never knew what to expect next. His ability as a punter was also agreat asset to the team. His sure tackling cut off many touchdowns. Al-though he worked at quarter he was picked as an all Memphis end as a run-ning ma

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