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70 THE ATHENAEUM SIDELIGHTS ON THE PERSONNEL OF THE VARSITY By O. E. Holland, ’23. The opening of football this season was of much interest to Morehouse. When the call was made for the old veterans and the new aspirants, more than thirty men eagerly donned their togs and marched out on the gridiron to defend “the old Maroon and White.” On the field four teams operated, all of which showed up exceedingly well; but, of those comprising the whole squad, I shall make special mention of the men of the varsity team. On this team it was quite natural to see Captain Gayles, the alert wingman, snatching forward passes from the air and putting up remarkable interference. A comjmon thing was it to see the in- dom(itable “Key West” Irving, the famous tackle, dashing over his opponents and downing the m ! an with the ball behind the line of scrimm'age. Cooke, the unconquerable all-southern guard, was im movable on defense and invincible on offense. “Red” Williams, “the 19-year old wonder,” so wonderfully and so creditably played the position of center. Howard, “the silent guard,” was seldom! seen, but very often felt by his opponents. Jordan, although young and in experienced, played great at tackle and manifested encouraging signs for next year. Starr, the stalwart end with a great adaptability for forward passes, was always at his best in putting up interference. Harper, the great disciplinarian, was cool and calm under most try ing circumstances and was noted for outwitting his opponents. Gentry, the wonderful little half-back, frequently encircled the ends for gains of fifty or sixty yards. Kelley, the hard-hitting halfback, was forever known to gain ground wjhen all others had failed. The sight of Maxwell, the mighty full-back, dashing through the line for gains of fifteen or twenty yards thrilled the spectators on many oc casions. To behold in action an entire eleven, composed of men of such calibre and metal as the preceeding, was to behold a conquering team that worked together like a machine. THANKS TO MANAGER WILLARD WINTERS, 24. By F. W. Taylor, ’23. The Morehouse Athletic Association extends to Mr. Willard Win ters, manager of football for ’22, its hearty appreciation for and en dorsement of the tremendously good schedule which he gave to Morehouse and to the city of Atlanta during the past season. He has not only brought to us, in Livingstone, Talladega and Fisk, som'e of the best coached and most sportsmanlike teams that ever stepped on a gridiron, but from his ow;n team he has also given us four of the all-southern men for the season of ’22. May such success follow him throughout the term, yea, even throughout his life. ATTENTION! Please Trade With Our Advertisers.