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VANITY FAIR AND ATHLETICS MISS HOWARD UNIVERSITY Miss Mazie Hubbard QUEEN OF THE BISON Miss Cozette Walker MISS ZERITA STEPTEAU—MOST CHARMING The Class cf 192' HOWARD-LINCOLN F From the year 1925 through the year 1928, each "H'' member on the squad from the Class of '29 has been on the first All-American team during the period, one or more times. AA'inners of the "H." Edgar Ross, '^'apt a.i n Dan Broxvn Dennis .Siini)son Harry AAebb, Capt ain-bTlect Joe Drexv John Alarshall Jack Coles Harry Payne Sales Aloore. Shelton Hayes Young Haxvkins Sallie in relation to )OTBALL CLASSIC 1928 RECORD Hoxx-ard . 32 Livingstone --. 0 Hoxvard . 19 Smith . 6 LToxvard . 7 Aloorehouse --- 0 Hoxvard - 7 Fisk 0 AA'. A'irginia... 21 incoln Howard 7 Bluefield 0 'come Hoxvard . 0 Howard . 12 Lincoln . 0 Original '29 "II" Alembers of the S(piad Edgar Ross, ca])tain, 4 years Dan Pjroxvn, 4 }ears Jack Coles, 3 years Harry AAebb, ca])tain-elect, 2 years "Fats" Hall, 1 year "L'ete" T}-son, 3 years Ben Brown, 1 year Alanager Theodus Connor, 1 yeai N O N ^ B I S O N °/ I 9 1~9 Howard 32—Livingstone 0 On October f)th the Howard University Bisons opened their season by defeating the Livingstone College team in Salisbury, N. C, by the tune of 32 to 0. For an o])ening game away from home the game was one of the most interesting of the year. Coach AA'est changed his entire method of a])])roach and for the entire afternoon ])ri()r to the game the Bisons w-ere made to learn nexv ])lays and succeeded in doing so to a remarkable extent. For Howard both the first team and the second team shoxved u]) to great advantag<" xvith the Doctor Dan Brown taking the ])re- mier role, xvhile for Livingstone Berry and Butler xvere outstanding. Howard 19—J. C. Smith 7 Coach AA'est sent his second team out to face the Smith "Bulldogs" in the home open ing game but it wasn't for long because the "Bulldogs" broke loose with some too bad football and for a few moments it looked like a Smith day. AVhen Coach AA'est sent out the regulars there was a general sigh of re lief jjrexalent in everybody who xvanted the "ole" Bison to romp. Smith actually came u]) here xvith something up their sleeve and after it had slip])ed out, Bogel xvas first sug gested for an All-American j^ost which ])Ost he won hands down. It xvas a great game. Page one hundred seventy-four Howard 7—Aloorehouse 0 Aloorebouse came all the xvay from the Georgia that some peojjle call "dear old;" de termined to break that '27 tie game by a nice little margin. They did—the score i.s' jirintecl above. But they sure went doxvn fighting. Captain "Hoss" Ross planted the old ])igskin 'tween the goal posts for the one and only score of the day. Aloorehouse got anxious and gave Howard the extra point by jumping offside on the "try." Marshall and Coles starred in the ])assing act. Hoxvard 7—AA^est Adrginia 21 While several of the strategists of the team were witnessing the Bluefield-AIorgan game trying to get the "ups" on both Morgan and Bluefield the "A'elloxvjackets" from AA'est A'irginia threw a croxvbar in the "works." But they beat us and beat us fair so there's no kick coining. But, honestly, I think the boys had an off day and no fooling. Jack A'oung and Harry Payne xvere the real How ard threats in this game. All the AA'est A'ir ginia bunch played well. Hoxvard 13—Atlanta 7 On Noxember 10th Howard journe} ed to Atlanta in that same Georgia spoken about some time ago, and beat Atlanta by the score 13 to 7. The first two scores were made by forward passes and the first one by Atlanta from Edwards to AA'iggins. .A long ])ass from Ross to Coles evened things. It was in this game that Lloxx-ard coini)leted 16 out of 22 forxx-ard ])asses, a new colored inter-collegiate record. Ross, Paine, and Marshall xvere out standing for Hoxxard, and AA'iggins, Lamar and Clay xxere best for Atlanta. Howard 7—Fisk 0 In the LTniversitx- Stadium Hoxvard crushed Fisk by a score of 7 to 0 in the fifth game of the season. Howard greatly outplayed Fisk in the first half, but L'isk came back strong in the second half and held Hoxvard closely for at least a cpiarter. The officials seemed to haxe an off da}' in this contest. Hoxx-ard scored 19 first downs to 4 for Fisk, but xx-ere unable to ])ut oxer the score in ])unts but once. AA'ebb, Paine, and Alack were best for Howard. Alack substituted for Siin])son and showed us some of the best end plax- that we hax-e seen so far this season. Brooks and Thornhill were Fisk's best bets. Page one hundred seventy-six Howard 0—Bluefield 0 In the hardest game of the season the How ard Bisons and the Pduefield Big Blues clawed each other and broke each other up gently, and when the smoke had cleared neither team had scored. The Negro nexx-S])apers unanimous!} declared it the outstanding game of the sea son. Cain, the xx-onder All-American c]uarter- back of Bluefield, had his leg broken early in the second quarter and jjefore the game xva.-- over his mates xvreaked vengeance on the Bison clan, by sending both Tommy Haxvkins and Jack A'oung to the hosjiital with badly torn legs. There xvere more casualties in this game than all the other games combined -vx'bich caused Coach AA'est no little xx-orrx'. Howard 0—Morgan 0 Hoxvard journexed to Baltimore and met the Morgan Bears in the new Alorgan ])ark and what went on is unnecessary to talk- about. Both Morgan and Howard xvere xx-ith- in one }-ard of the goal line but neither could score. In this game Alorgan proved a big sur])rise for it xvas thought that Lloxxarfl would score an easy x-ictory. Ex-erything ba])- ])ened at this game, but scoring. N {^^ ISON ^/ 1 9 "2 9 DM u t ' -b ;*~»4# Wu .... va.. ^M. ihl .•'.-.. KL,WM ^% Howard 12—Lincol9 wn 0 Ten thousand football fanatics made the j^il- grimage to (iriffin Stadium last Thanksgiving to witness the tx\-enty-ninth version of the Howard-Lincoln game while ten thousand others equally qurious folloxved suit osten- sibl}- for the same ])urpose but actually to "sit in" at the annual fall fashion shoxv of Negro aristocracy. Lincoln won the toss and elected to take ad vantage of the incline and picked down hill to Hoxx-ard's five yard line. Coles returnexl the ball ten yards before being tackled by Douglas. Howard uncovered a consistent of fensive and made four first downs in succes sion xvhich ])lanted the pigskin on Lincoln's fifteen }-ard line. Llere the Lions, aided by a fi\-e yard penalty, held for doxvns. Lamar kicked out of danger to the midfield. Howard started another offensive. Alternat ing off tackle ])la}-s xvith a decej^itive aerial attack, with Alarshall and Payne carr}'ing the ball, the Bisons inarched again to the shadow of Lincoln's goal only to lose the ball on a fumble. Lamar booted again past midfield. Coles returned the kick to Lincoln's ten yard line. Lincoln fumbled on the first ])lay. Howard recox-ered as the quarter closed. LIow- ard returned the compliment by fumbling on the first ])lay. Howard started a great offensixe from Lin coln's ?>,^ yard line. A twelve yard jiass from Alarshall to Coles xvas ruled successful be cause of interference with the receiver. Coles skidded off left tackle for a touchdoxvn and Pa}-ne's droj) kick was blocked. Just as the half ended Payne received a Page one hundred seventy-eight short pass from Alarshall, and aided by per fect interference, made a most beautiful run only to be tackled cjn Lincoln's one yard line just as the half ended. Lincoln showed the effect of Coach Meyer's lecture by varying their attack and matching Howard xvith a deceptive overhead offense. Lincoln kicked to Coles, who galloj)ed to his own 35 yard line. After a first doxvn had been made by Alarshall, Clark of Lincoln, inter cepted a forward pass. Lamar kicked for a touch back. The ball went to Howard on the 20 yard line. Coles kicked to midfield xvhere Jackson, in an attein])t to make a "scoop," fumbled. Sally recovered for Howard. A pass, Marshall to Coles, shortened the distance to the ene my's goal by 13 yards. Lincoln subsequentlv made several substitutions. Ca])tain Ross made six yards thru the line and made a first down on Lincoln's 15 yard line. Two attempts at the line failed. A long ])ass to the end zone, Marshall to Mack, sewed up the game for Howard. Coles' drop kick for the extra ])oint went xvide. Martin and Smith made substan tial gains for Lincoln near midfield but the Lions never got xvithin Howard's 20 yard line. Clark punted to Payne on Howard's 45 yard line. Alarshall added five yards. A triple pass, Payne to Alarshall to Alack, netted ten yards. Lincoln smothered the next play. A pass, Marshall to Payne, netted the first doxvn, Lincoln tried desperately for a touchdoxvn.