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BASKETBALL EDITION Devoted To The Dost Interests Of W. G. C. VOLUMN VI Basketball Teams Of Past Seasons Reviewed It was in the fall of 1933 that basketball became a major sport at West Georgia College and was played on an intercollegiate basis. Coach J. C. Bonner was director of the sports and he stated in a WEST GEORGIAN of that date, “Judging from the prospects, the team will be very formidable. Fifty men are expected to report next month and it will be hard to select five men from such a num ber of basketeers.” The team played hard in the 1933-34 season and won nine games and lost three games. It is said that this team is one of the two best that has ever been produced at West Geor gia College, numbering among its conquests Birmingham - Southern and a strong Army team from Fort Benning. From an excerpt from the July IG, 1934 issue of THE WEST GEORGIAN we find that David M. Braswell, Jr., of Tifton, was elected to the faculty of West Georgia College as director of Physical Education for the com ing year. The College took more interest in basketball the next fall —1934, and, “Coach Bonner did what is commonly known as a swell job of coaching the Braves this season, and our hats off to him” says an old WEST GEOR GIAN printed that year. Indeed, (Continued on Page Five) BASKETBALL SCHEDULE December 2—C.A.C.—Here. December 9—C.A.C.—Here December 10—Southern Un ion—Here. January 6 & 7—Reinhardt —There. January 13 & 14 Young Harris —Here. January 24—C.A.C.—Here. February 2 & 3 Young Harris—There. February 7—C.A.C.—Here. February 10 & 11—Rein hardt—Here. January 20 Dahionega— Here. January 26 Dahionega— There. Brave Comments ■ ■. Sports Editor Predicts Braves Will Win First Three Games By TOM LUCK Since this issue of the West Georgian is being devoted pri marily to basketball and the forth coming season, your humble scribe would like to make a few but sincere predictions about our outcome. Maybe Grantland Rice and Henry McLemore could be a little more accurate... but they could have no more faith than I have. Here they are! Your guess is as good as mine.. .so pardon the mis takes. When the Braves meet the Carrollton Redskins on December 2 in their initial battle, they will face a group of ex-college stars and experienced players. My pre diction is that West Georgia will emerge victors after a hard strug gle. . .the reason... better physical j Z-112 Braves In Readiness For First Encounter With Redskins As Pre-Season Practice Nears Climax Local Cagers Appear To Be In Top Shape For First Game Scheduled For December 2 Basketball is in the air. The West Georgia Braves are ready for the warpath! With only four more practice sessions before the season’s opener with the Carrollton Redskins, December 2, the local quintet is practicing feverously. Coach Taylor is determined to have a winning team; over a score of West Georgia’s basketeers are determined to have a winning team. Furthermore, this spirit of determination has spread to the student body supporters. Serious Practice After grueling daily workouts, the local squad has perfected plays with a clock-work precision. The practices have consisted of run ning plays, both defensive and offensive. Passing and goal shooting have been stressed. In all probability the first scrim mage will be held to-night. Outstanding Players Noted In the practice sessions the fol owing players have been singled out for their outstanding abilities: Dale Hampton, Glenn and Seth Whittemore, Eugene Evans, Dal ton Scott, James Morrison, Merlin Goss, 0. E. Smith and Hubert Brooks. Coach Taylor withheld the probable lineup. Henry Crowder is manager of the Brave cagers. Dalton Scott is captain. Tom Luck is co-cap tain, but has been out of practice because of injuries. The opening game with the Redskins of the Carrollton Ath letic Club will be played in the city gymnasium. The college bus will provide transportation. Word From The Enemy Camp From the enemy’s camp comes the following information: With about the same crew back this year from last year’s team, and Lester Reaves as coach, the (Continued on Page Five) condition. Besides winning their first game from the Redskins, I believe the Braves will win their first three games ... namely, Red skins, December 2; Redskins, De cember 9; and Southern Union, December 10. After that I can’t say! Time alone will tell! This season watch Captain Scott. Because of his consistency and de termination, Scott has proven him self to be a real leader for the team... his defensive work is hard to beat. Goss, high point man on last year’s squad, will give strength to the offensive. Among the newcomers watch Brook, the Whittemore boys, and Hampton... with a year’s experience Smith and Rowe improved a 10t... In fact conditions all point to a favorable season for the Braves. THE WEST GEORGIAN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1938 RAH! RAH! RAH! AN EDITORIAL BY JACK BARNWELL It’s Brave time again! The tepees art? folded up; all is in readiness to go on the warpath and invade the enemy camp. War paint and war whoops; all signify that West Georgia’s basketeers are ready to start a season of campaining. The first scalp slated to be hung in the local belfrey is that oi another redskin, hut no relation—the Carrollton Redskins. Our Braves play no favorites and show no mercy; every opponent is expected to bite the dust. A good tribe follows its warriors into a battle and encourages them to greater heights in such undertakings as anhilations, etc. Asa good tribe the West Georgia student body should do the same by its war riors. When the Genola camp is invaded by enemy forces, it is the duty of every West Georgia student of be “Johnny-on-the-spot” and stick by the Braves until either the foe is vanquished of the Braves are beaten and the finel round is over. “Medicine-man” Taylor says the boys are good, the boys say they are good; so there is no reason why they should not be barked by even those who only support a winner. Our boys have tomahawks charged with lightening and it would be a shame to miss seeing them use them. Leading our rah, rah, rah, section will be several cheerleaders whose duties are to centralize and lead the Genola tribes’ vocal out bursts in behalf of the Braves. With such leadership, organized bedlam would be a reality, so lets all leave the papooses to their papoosing and go to every game with tomahawks in each pocket and a pair of spare lungs to “whoop—whoop.” THE TRIBESMEN OF 1937-38 SEASON ;" '• 81l i n^ : - ~ - ; &**> @|| JS 4 SHS f ’S' SHfe!.- # 6 • IkL “* *2Bl K| Above are members of last season’s basketball squad. Also Coach Taylor and Manager Cole. Reading from left to right, Earl Griffin, Merlin Goss, Bobby Bell, Coach Taylor, Dick Grace, Tom Luck and Dalton Scott. Bottom, left to right; Gay Rowe, Allen Longino, Aaron Buckalew, Manager Cole, Buddy Brown, Fuller Gordon, and O. E. Smith. Seven of these players are out again this season. —Picture Courtesy 1937-38 Chieftain Notebooks Required Of Physical Education Classes In order to familiarize physical education students with the rules and regulations, and general in formation concerning the activity in which they participate, a note book is to be kept by each stu dent on his physical education activity. These notebooks are to contain the rules of the selected activity as well as actual reports on all games. The South’s Best Junior College Newspaper NUMBER FIVE Merlin Goss Given ‘All State* Mention Last Season Was High Point Man Last Season With Total Of 142 Points Returning this year to West Georgia’s basketball team is Mer lin Goss, who was one of the main stays of the 1937-38 squad. Goss is expected to do the major part or the forward duties during the coming season. In the 1937-38 season, he was the Braves’ high jeorer, amassing a total of 142 points during the season, and Coach Taylor is depending upon his steady performance to be of great value to the team all this season. Received All-State Mention Because of his outstanding play in the Georgia State Junior College Basketball Tournament held at South Georgia College, February 27, 1938, Merlin won honorable mention for all-state forward. In this tournament he scored 17 points in the one game that West Georgia participated. In the state junior college championship play offs, ten outstanding players are nominated for all-state honors; of this number, five are given all state rating with the remaining five getting honorable mention. Merlin was the only player on the West Georgia squad to receive this honor. Merlin played basketball in’his pre-college days with the same in terest he displays now. He has proven to be a basketball player ‘from the heart.”