inTHEthe vast deposits of iron ore, limestone and coal, all in close proximity, Birmingham area of Alabama have placed this area in a dominant position in the iron and steel industry in this country. In no other State are these essential raw materials found within a radius of five miles of each other. The economy of production under such conditions is obvious. The total supply of iron ore in this district is believed to he adequate for 150 years, as compared with an estimated supply of only 35 years for the rest of the country, based on present rate of consumption. Coal deposits are estimated to underlie an area of approximately 8,000 square miles. The production of inn ore in Alabama for the year 1938 was 4,303,329 tons, and of pig iron 2,023,268 tons. For the same year the production of iron ore in Georgia was only 9,221 tons, none of which was converted into pig iron in this State. Alabama has the raw material deposits of iron ore in the South and will always he depended upon to supply t he iron and steel requirements of this territory. It is doubt- ful if t ile Georgia ores will ever compete in a formidable way with the Birmingham
district, nor is this necessary. Iron and steel from Birmingham Call be delivered at Georgia points at very satisfactory freight rates and opportunities in Georgia in the iron and steel industry will he confined to converting the finished products from the iron and steel plants of Birmingham into higher grade products, structural designs, and specialty work as may he required.
There are a number of plants in Georgia utilizing the Alabama irons and steels along the above lines at the present time and supplying the local demand in an entirely satisfactory manner.
H. L. MUMMA ...... Head Cheer Leader M. T. CAMPEN . ..... . . Cheer Leader
ED SCOTT . ...... . . Cheer Leader
W. R. SLAY . . ..... . . Cheer Leader R. W. WHITLOCK...... Leader R. H . BRretz . . . Captain
M. R. DUSENBURY . First Lieutenant
S. F. ELAM . .
. L. GREEN . . . Drum Major
Miss KATHRYN BLAIR . sponsor The Southeastern Conference has long been recognized as one of the truly great football circles of the nation and the 1939 season did not let this reputation fall. Playing in a conference that boasts of such teams as Tennessee and Tulane, it was indeed a great Georgia Tech team that took its place with them as Conference Champions. Rated no better than a second division team at the beginning of the season the Yellow Jackets set out on a sched- ulc that hooked no breathers. At the close of the season they turned in a clean slate except for two reverses--a 17-14 loss to Notre Dame and a 7-6 setback by Duke, both non-confer- ence games. In conference play the Jackets took on and beat everything in sight; ramblin
Coach W. A. Alexander, more affectionately known to all as Coach "Alex," has just fin- ished his 20th year as Head Football Coach and Director of Athletics. During this time t he fame of Alexander coached teams has gained nationwide recognition and to him should go the greater part of t he glory and honor. As Head Football Coach he molds into one unit the products of the various special coaches and directs the general plan of attack that never fails to puzzle the op- ponents. Due to the line record his teams have had in the past and especially the record t his year s team enjoyed, Coach "Alex" was named by his fellow coaches as "The Coach of the Year." through Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. Climaxing a n already successful season the Yellow jackets canceled their game with the University of California and journeyed to Miami to meet the Missouri Tigers, Mid- west Conference C h am p on s, in the Orange Bowl. Playing the best game of their careers the jackets completely outplayed the befud- dled Tigers from "ole Mizzou" winning 21-7. such was the record of the 1939 edition of the Yellow jackets; a great team.
R. L. DODD, Backfield Coach G. C. GRIFFIN, Track Coach N. C. DEAN, Freshman Coach
Coming to Tech in 1932 from the Uni- As Assistant Dean of Men and Per- Norris Dean joined the coaching staff versity of Tennessee where he was an sonnel Director, Coach Griffin is one after graduation front Tech in 1936. All-American, Bobby Dodd has made of the busiest men at Tech, yet he his is the important task of prepar- himself a necessary part of the Tech still finds time to coach both track ing new men to enter the ranks of the coaching staff. Under his direction the and cross country. A constant parade varsity after their first year. His work tricky offense which bewildered so of outstanding track stars shows his in the past assures his continued suc- many opponents this past year was worth on the cinder path. cess in the future. built up. Around Tech the word has gone out that as far as football goes —"In Dodd We Trust."
M. M. THARPE, Line Coach J. R. MacARTHUR, "B" Team Coach GLENN CUSHfNG, Line Coach In the hands of "Mac" Tharpe, an In his position as "II" Team Coach (Assistant) All-Southern Tackle from 1926 Tech and Chief Scout, Coach MacArthur football team, lies the job of develop- tills an important place in Tech s coach- Coach Cushing, a former football star ing the Jacket lines. Through all these ing staff. Ile is largely responsible for at Tech, served ably this year as as- years, by his diligent work, Coach the "B" Team s successful schedule sistant line coach. In this capacity he Tharpe has shown himself to he one and their important work in prepar- did much good work in developing of the outstanding line authorities of ing the varsity for their weekly bat- the powerful Jacket line that did so tles. the South. well this past season. FIRST ROW: Aderhold, Arthur. SEC- OND ROW: Bates, Bartlett. THfRD ROW: Beard, Beers. FOURTH ROW: Bosch, Cavette. FfFTH ROW: Clay, Dyke. SfXTH ROW: Ector, Fain, son, Lackey, Muerth, Murphy, Nettles, Pair, Perkerson, Plaster, Quigg, Rich- ards. SEVENTH ROW: Gibson, Goree, Sanders, Shaw, Sprayberry, Sutton, Webb, Wheby, Wild, Wilkins, Wood, Wright.
FOOTBALL LETTERMEN Twenty-eight members of the 1939 Georgia Tech football team earned letters. Seniors include Howard Ector, Captain Buck Murphy, Eston Lackey, Charlie Wood, Alternate-Captain Billy Gibson, Earl Wheby, Bobby Beers, Roane Beard, Buck Shaw, and Bo Richards. Juniors were Hawk Cavette, Bob Ison, Butch Aderhold, Paul Sprayberry, Roy Goree, and Joe Bartlett. Sophomores were Johnny Bosch, George Webb, Elmer Dyke, Jim Wright, Slim Jim Sutton, Albert Muerth, Bobby Pair, Bobber Quigg, Louie Perkerson, Charlie Sanders, Harry Arthur, and Jim Clay. All of the letter-winners except four played 100 minutes or more. Shaw, Arthur, Richards, and Clay were honored "on basis of service to team or for four years effort." Also the two senior football managers, Irving Massey and Dan McIntyre, were awarded letters. 1939 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
October 7 . . ...... Notre Dame at Smith Bend October 14 Howard in Atlanta October 21 Vanderbilt in Atlanta October 28 Auburn in Atlanta November 4 Duke in Atlanta November 11 Kentucky in Atlanta November 18 Alabama at Birmingham November 25 Florida at Gainesville December 2 Georgia in Atlanta January 1 Missouri at Miami ROBERT ISON, End. Bob s skill as a ball-carrier, his speed, and his strength on defense is familiar to everyone who watched Tech play this year. Lion made the Hearst All-Ameri- can first team; the U. P. all S. N. C.: the A. P. all S. E. C.; and the All-Bowl eleven.
HOWARD ECTOR, Back. Ector is the top thinker of what is conceded to be the smartest. team in the loop. Howard made the U. P. all S. E. C.; the Hearst all S. E. C.; and was voted the S. E. C. most valuable player.
Robert (BUCK)consistentlyBack.Aeasily MURPHY, fine performer, Buck was the outstanding defensive player on the team. He stood ou t in the Alabama and Duke games. Buck made the Hearst all S. E. C.; and the A. P. all S. E. C. squad. WILLIAM (BILLY) GIBSON, Back. Playing his last year, Billy was hampered by a bad knee. However his early season play, especially in the Vanderbilt game, established him as a fine hack.
NEIL (HAWK) CAVETTE, Guard. Hawk besides being a mainstay in the line was the kicker for the team. His play in the Missouri game was especially good.
jOHN (JOHNNY) BOSCH, Back. Although only a sophomore, Johnny was the spark plug of the team. He was placed on the team as the outstanding quarter- back playing in the bowl games.
JIM WRIGHT, Center. Another sophomore who made good. Jim was a bulwark on defense and stood out in the Alabama game. ESTON (TARZAN) LACKEY, Tackle. A powerful lineman who was essential to the success of the team. Taman stood out in the Duke and Notre Dame games. GEORGE WEBB, End. Big and rangy, George was a fine defensive as well as offensive player. He played well in the Alabama game.
ROBERT (BUTCH) ADERHOLD, Guard. Playing his first year on the varsity, Butch won his spurs by his never ending fight. The Auburn and Notre Dame games were his best.
CHARLES (GENERAL) WOOD, Tackle. As a tackle, The General was one of Tech s best. His play in the Notre Dame game was outstanding. ROY GOREE, Back. Roy was noted for his fine place-kicking and ability to pick up that extra yard when needed. He was outstanding in the Vanderbilt game. ROBERT ( BOBBY) BEERS. A good passer and a fast runner made Bobby a threat at all times. He stood out in the Auburn game.
EARL WHEBY, Back. Give the Whebe an inch start and Tech has scored again. His play in the Alabama game was outstanding. ROANE BEARD, Center. Roane held down the center spot GENE (BUCK) SHAW, Back. Buck is a real triple threater well, where he shone on defense. The Notre Dame game was in that he can dropkick, pass, and block exceptionally well. He his best. stood out in the Vanderbilt game. ROBERT ( BOBBY) PAIR, Back. Bobby, another sopho- ALBERT (RED) MUERTH, Tackle. Playing his first col- more, was a fleet-footed back who by the end of the season lege game against Notre Dame, Red earned his spurs in grand was one of the regulars. The Florida game was all style. He played in every game after that, reaching his peak against Florida. CHARLES SANDERS, GUard. Charlie does a yeomanlike job of backing up the line and is a capable kicker. As he is ELMER DYKE, Guard. Elmer started out as a guard and only a sophomore his future is bright. Charlie played well in had indifferentsuccesstackleto where until switchedhe was the Alabama and the Kentucky games. a standout. Rugged and courageous, he was at his best against I )nuke. PHILLIP (BO) RICHARDS,BoGuard. started his first game against Georgia and because of his fine play that day he PAUL SPRAYBERRY, End. Paul has all the attributes earned a place on the Orange Bowl squad after four years of that make a good end: ambition, fight, andability.played He scrubbing. well against Vandy. S. B. (SLIM) SUTTON,productofCenter.A the Tech JOE BARTLETT, End. Converted to an end at the start reserve team, Slim earned playing time in nearly every game. of the season, Joe fast developed into a standout flankman. Joe He played well in the Notre Dame game. was the best end on the field during the Duke game. The Yellow Jackets began their 1939 football season on October 7 in South Bend against the "Fightin Irish" from Notre Dame. Although the Jackets came out on the short end of it 17-14 score, the game was one full of thrills and chills and until the final whistle the winner was in doubt. Tech struck like light- ning in the first period, suf- fered a relapse in the second, batted evenly in the third, and completely dominated the play in the fourth period. Trailing by a score of 17-7 at the start of the second half, the Jackets came hack with a passing attack that nearly won the game. Litte Johnny Bosch tossed a strike to Bob Ison who made a circus catch for one score, but a last minute pass to Gibson clear on the 20 failed and the Jackets chance was gone. Final score: Notre Dame 17; Tech 14.
The second game of the season was played on Grant Field in Atlanta on October 14 against Howard from The Jackets defeated Howard 35-0 in a game that saw the Jackets hit the stride that they were to keep for the remainder of the season. For the first three periods Tech could score only twice, but in the fourth period the dam burst with Tech scoring three touchdowns in ten plays. The team was obviously taking things easy after the terrific Notre Dame battle of a week ago, but certain elements of play could not be disguised. THe punting of the Jackets was superb, the quick-kick- ing better than good, and the offense was clicking in such a way as to make the coaches grin. Final score: Tech 35; Howard 0. Two superb teams, in the pink of mental and physical condition, fought it out brilliantly on (;rant Field November 4, in the presence of the greatest crowd that football has assembed in Atlanta since 1926. Those present saw Tech lose a heartbreaker to Duke 7-6. The margin, thin as a badly worn dime of 1892 vintage, represented the merits of play. The slender margin tails to tell the thrilling story of Tech s fourth-period onslaught with the most captivating football of the day— an attack which carried all die way from Tech s 23 down to Duke s 17. "I here on the fourth down "Cowboy" Shaw made a desperate attempt to dropkick the three points that would have meant victory for the home forces. However, it failed and die game was over shortly thereafter. Final score: Duke 7; Tech 6.
Georgia Tech s ball-handling wizards turned in their four-star special on November 11 by tumbling Kentucky from the ranks of the un- defeated grid teams. Led by hard-running, pass-shagging, Rob Ison, who played the greatest game of his career, the Yellow Jackets successfully won their third conference game. Ison personally accounted for the two Jacket touchdowns; one on a 28-yard end-around, the other on a pass from Bosch. The entire Tech team played great ball. Captain Murphy and Ector played line defensive ball chile Gibson and Bosch did some neat running and passing. Hawk Cavette, the old reliabe, was a standout in the line and his punting was better than good. Kentucky s touchdown came with wily two minutes left as a result of a drive that carried 79 yards in two plays. Final score: Tech 13; Kentucky 6. Georgia Tech's light brigade finally conquered the Alabama giants in a game played in Wham on November 18. It was the Yellow Jackets' first victory since 1932 and it was gloriously won. It was rather early in the first quarter that Tech put over the winning touchdown. A pass from Bosch to Wheby was competed to the 10-yard line where the "Whebe" did some fancy sidestepping and jitterbugging finally to case over the goal with the precious six points that meant victory for Tech. Alabama fought back gallantly after the Tech touchdown and it took everything the Jackets had on the defense to sit tight on the lid and hold the Crimson Tide in check. The laurels for individual performance must go to little Johnny Bosch. Not only duke he pass in his usual matchless fashion, but lie did some brilliant ball carrying as well. The old reliabe Captain Buck Murphy continued to ring the bell with a whale of a defensive ball game; in fact the entire Tech team played inspired football. Final score: Tech 6; Alabama 0.
The Yellow Jackets unleashed a powerful land air attack to score three touch- downs in the first half and spoil the University of Florida's homecoming at Gaines- ville November 24. Tech scored first in a thrill-packed opening quarter which saw the Gators of Josh Cody come hack and deadlock the count on a tricky forward pass play. However, the Jackets settled down in the second period and tallied twice more before the half got them. With the Orange Bowl committee looking on, the golden-clad Tech eleven strutted its stuff on a few plays, but more often were content to play straight foot- ball in protecting their 14-point margin. It was in this game that sophomore Bobby Pair got his big chance and he went to town. Other outstanding Tech players were Red Muerth and Hawk Cavette. Final score: Tech 21; Florida 7. The Vanderbilt game at Grant Field in Atlanta on October 21, was the jackets first con ference game. Led y Billy Gibson, who put on a one-man¬ofseenone the finest show, looking the football jackets teams decisively that hasdefeated been the Commodores 14-6. Vanderbilt brought here in many a day, but the Jackets were quicker and slicker. Early in the second period the little men in mustard shirts got their start when Gibson made an acrobatic catch of a pass to set up a touchdown which he later scored. Tech scored again in the third quarter on a pass front Bosch to Gibson to sew up the game. It was evident at this point in the season and borne out y later events that Tech was out to set some kind of a record for a Tech team— namely to make all points after touchdowns. The two conversions made by Goree in the Vanderbilt game left him with the record of five con- versions out of five tries. Final score: Tech 14; Vanderbilt 6. AUBURN In the Auburn game played in Atlanta on October 28, the Jackets placed their vaunted attack on display for one quarter, but it was long enough to win 7-6. For a considerable period of time after the first kickoff there were grave doubts in the minds of the Tech supporters that the end of the game would find the Gold mid White banner on top. Before the half ended Auburn had scored six points, threatened seriously to score again, and had made eight first downs to two for the home team. The second half saw a different Georgia Tech leant take the field. Late in the third quarter the Jackets started to roll and on the first play of the fourth quarter Howard Ector dove over the line to tie the score. Roy Goree split the crossbars with a perfect hoot to put the Jackets Inout in front. Tech led in first downs 13 to 0 and out-rushed the Tigers 230 yards to 201. Final score: Tech 7; Auburn 6.
the traditional game with Georgian played in Atlanta on Yellow Jackets demonstrated their cham- the 2, December pionship caliber by defeating the BulldogsThe13-0. plunging Georgia hacks kept the jackets on the defensive until early in the second quarter when Johnny Bosch crossed the a right tackle slant after a forty-yard drive by on goal line Ector, Ison, Bosch, and Bartlett. Later, after the hard- charging Bulldogs had disabled half of the varsity squad, the Jacket reserves came on to assure victory with another score, holding the fast Georgia backs in check. In the second half, the tightness of the Tech defense was displayed by the factGeorgiathat only made one first down. Bosch, Beers, Wheby, Pair, and Bates all performed notably.
in the Tech backfield, but it was "Iron Man" Cavette who was the star of the show. With the Georgia vic- tory safely tucked away under their belts, the Yellow Jackets had just completed their most successful cam- paign in many years. Final score : Tech 13 ; Georgia 0. The Orange Bowl Classic, played in Miami on January 1, proved conclusively the strength and versatility of a great Georgia Tech team when the Jackets decisively defeated the Missouri Tigers 21-7. The Jackets exceeded all their press agentry which had forecast the finest exhibition of football ever given in that howl. But the finest exhibition by the Jackets was in the matter of courage. Set back b y a quick Missouri touchdown ill the first period, they battled hack, took the tight away front the Tigers, and held complete command throughout the rest of the game.
Every Jacket who took the field in the unaccus- tomed blue jerseys was a hero to the 34,000 fans who looked on, but Bob I son, one of the greatest all-round ends in Tech s history, the brilliant and poised little Johnny Bosch, tail-back and sparkplug, and the brainy a and indispensable Howard ector, who played 58 minutes, were clearly out- standing. It was a nip and tuck battle all the way, but the Jackets had too n u on the hall for the "show me boys" from ole Mizzou. Final score: Tech 21 ; Missouri 7. The "Baby jackets" ofwere1939 a team hard hit by luck front the start of the season to the finish. Having scheduled a game with the Flying Cadets of the Naval Air Station at Pensacola, Florida, the team made the trip down and upon arriving found the weather in no condition to allow the Cadets to play football. After staging a hard fight against a superior Auburn freshman eleven, the Baby Jackets had to admit that they were whipped, but not too discouraged to put up gloriousabattleOn against the Bullpups. the usual cold and snowy day of Thanks- giving, the Bay Jackets of Georgia Tech lined up against the Bullpups of the Univer- sity of Georgia. Sports writers and spectators had very firmly predicted a fifty to nothing defeat of the Baby Jackets, but with tine moral support and hard playing they cut the defeat down to thirty to nothing ; therey winning a moral victory of twenty tonothing.
N. C. DEAN . Coach
R. G. CUSHING Assistant COach
e. GuardJ.BackKUHN B. Adams G. Alhadiff . Tackle S. LAM PERT . . Tackle T. G. ANDERSON . . TaCkle W. W. LOGAN . , . End R. K. AwtREy . . Guard J. D. LYNCH . . Guard J. C. BRADFORD . . Back S. A. LYONS . . Tackle P. W. BROWN . . Back W. J. MARCIN . Guard W. T. CARDEN . . Tackle J. A. MARshALL . . End W. R. CHANDLER Tackle R. W. M ARTIN . Back J. P. COOK . . . Center P. V. MoRRISS . . Guard O. D. DALTON . Back C. R. MoTT . . . Back M. R. DEMPSTER . . Back J. W. MOYER . Guard R.O. Dodd . . . Back S. OleR Tackle S. A. DRESSIN . . Guard R. J. OWEN . . . Tackle H. L. EWE End P. F. PAGE End R. W. GoREE . End J. T. PORTER . . Tackle S. R. GRANBERRY . . End D. O. SAVINI . . Back J. K. HANCOCK . . Back G. C. SCHROEDER . . Back S. HAND . . . Back R. W. SHELDoN . . Back J. R. HERB . . . Guard W. STEIN . . . . Back R. H. johNs . . Back B. L. Wood . . Center H. E. KILGORE . . Guard J. S. Wright . . Tackle When the basketball team of 1940 came out on the "Flats" to open the season it seemed a wistful hope that they would carve a very large niche in the Southern Conference schedule. Haymans, Hughes, and Bryant were the only lettermen back from the 1939 season and, with the exception of Burroughs and Burpo, the rest were all Sopho- more Hopefuls, untried in the excitement and pressure of a big game. However Coach Mun- dorf took them in hand and, with Haymans. Hughes, and Bryan as a nucleus, formed a steady and tightly knit team. It was soon seen that the new Sopho- mores had the lire and cooperation that is typical of a Yellow Jacket varsity in any sport. In our opening game at Columbia with the South Carolina Gamecocks Coach Mundorf used a number of different combinations in order to find the best of our new material. Although the Jackets fought hard they were as yet a little ragged and the game ended with South Carolina in front by the narrow margin of 34-30. By the second game of the season the new men seemed to have found their stride and in the first five minutes of the first half built up a lead over Vanderbilt that held throughout the game and brought us in victorious in the first home game played. Captain I lay- mans was the backbone of the team and scored 13 of the winning points. Our next game was with Florida, a team of more superior skill and experi- ence than ours. In spite of this however it was a close game and it was not until the last few minutes that Florida broke through with their long shots from the middle of the court to win. it was in this game that the Sophomore, Lewis, began to come forward with his ability to shoot those difficult shots from a tight posi- tion. As the first half ended in the next game Mississippi University was leading 25-22, although we had pulled up from a 16-point lag of the first ten minutes. In the second half Lewis and Johnson found a clicking combination and brought us ahead to will by a score of 50-39. Lewis and Johnson turned in a score of 15 points each. Who said our team was green? In the fifth game played our luck did not hold and we were defeated by a fast-moving and shifty five from Athens town. Although we scored the last 7 points of the game, Georgia had built up too large a figure for us to match and the final score was, Georgia 46, Tech 31. At the close of the Alabama game we were still on the wrong side of the score with only 34 to Alabama s 52. In spite of the fact that Lewis shot 13 points the veterans of Alabama out-maneuvered us with a superior team and left the Jackets feeling pretty blue. The team next dropped down to do battle with the boys from S. U. in the gay city of New Orleans. The old Tech spirit seemed to come hack to the Jackets and they put over the upset of the season by defeating the Tigers. Captain Haymans played the fair-haired boy for Tech by dropping a beautiful basket from the middle of the court in the last half second of the game to give us the top- side score of 34-33. The team next journeyed over to the Tulane campus where the strain of a three-day trip seemed a little too much for the boys, for the game with Tulane was our low point of the season. The heartbreaking score at the final gun was Tulane 37, Tech 25. After the Tulane episode the Jackets rallied anti came hack with a three-game win against Au- burn, Vanderbilt, and Duke.
The highlight of the game with Auburn was the work of Lewis who shot 21 points, while Burroughs brought up his point average by shoot- ing 11 points. The other 20 points were pretty well distributed and brought us a score of 53 to Auburn s 31. In the Vanderbilt game "Boneyard" Johnson and Lewis tied in points with a score of 14 each, and as the ending gun was fired Tech was far ahead. The whole Tech team was playing fine ball that night and sent the Vandy Boys home with a score of 57 -39 to worry about. Coach Mundorf shifted Lewis to a guard position in the Duke game and it seemed a wise move for we heat the fast Duke team by a score of 41-3S. Although we came out on top at the last it was a hot and fast game and kept the spectators on their feet most of t he time. Our next game was on the Georgia campus where we were de- feated by a fast team of Bulldogs. The Jackets got off to a slow start and at the half the score was 31-12 in favor of the Red and Black. Although we swung into stride in the second half and scored 16 points, it was not enough to win and the game ended with the score of 40 for the Georgia boys and 31 for the Jackets. Down on the "Flats" again we prepared to meet the onslaught of the favorites from the Blue Grass country. In what was one of the most exciting games of the season we again pulled an upset out of the hat to astound the experts and routed Kentucky b y a score of 44-39. It was a hard-fought game all the way with an almost tied score until the last two minutes. Then Tech put on a final spurt and made the five winning points. Our final game was with the Auburn Tigers at their home fort. It was a nip and tuck game all the way with the lead changing hands five times in the last five minutes of the game. When the final gun fired the lead was Tech s but the Jackets were doomed to disappoint- ment because Auburn was allowed two free attempts for a technical fowl. The Auburn man sunk the two baskets along with our hopes and brought their final score to a lead of 39-38. As we went into the tournament hope was high for the jackets for they had lost only seven games and had won an equal number. They were, however, quickly met with disappointment for we drew the fast and cagy five from Ten- nessee as our first opponents. The Tennessee coach had to admit that Isis boys played an inspired game to defeat us; though we scored more points against them than any other team to that point in the schedule they retired us from the tournament by a victory of 55-43. The cynics may complain that we had a poor season but for my part I II say—We beat the Tourna- ment Champs from Kentucky, didn't we? Under the able coaching of Bobby Dodd the 1939 baseball team came through in good form. The end of the season found the Yellow Jacket squad with a number of important wins and many
lettermen for the next season. Billy Gibson, captain of the 1939 team, proved to he all the boys had ex- pected of him by batting just over .400. Due to the first two series being road trips and a late start on practice the team did not come out on top in a few of the beginning games. However, the team showed considerable improvement as the season went on and won from such teams as Vanderbilt, Naval Air Station, and Georgia.
The opening series of the year took place on Flor- ida s home field. Florida won both games, the first by a score of 14 to 2 and the second by 5 to 3.
The second series of the season also being a road trip, the team did little better than the opening games. Tech lost both games, the first 5 to 2 and the second 11 to 3.
A third road trip, having yet to pla y at home, the team showed improvement for all the team. Tech lost the first game 12 to 3 but came back to win the first game of the season against Vanderbilt 7 to 3.
Unbelievable as it may sound, the fourth series of the year, as were all the preceding series, was a road trip. This trip took the road-sick team even further front home to South Carolina at Columbia. Tech lost the first game 9 to 7 but came back strong to win the second 12 to 4.
This was one day when a rain check was as good as gold. Tech was leading 1 to f1 when the game was called on account of rain.
Tech dropped another to Vanderbilt to give Vanderbilt the series. The score 10 to 4. The second series with Auburn proved no more successful to the Gold and White team than the first. Tech lost the first 10 to 1 and the second S to 4.
This series with the Naval Air Station proved to he quite successful for Tech. The Yellow Jackets won both games, the first 8 to 3 and the second 9 to 6.
The first of the game was rained out before the end of the first liming, with Tech in the lead already 2 to 0. The second game Tech won in fine style by a score of 10 to 4.
The closing series of the year with Georgia as opponent showed the team had come a long way during the year. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets won the first game of the Georgia series by a score of 9 to 3. The next week end it lost two games to Georgia, the first 2 to 0 and the second I I to 2, to give Georgia the series. Florida . . . . April 7, 8 . . . . Gainesville Auburn . . . April 14, 15 Auburn Vanderbilt . . . April 17, 18 . . . . Nashville South Carolina . . April 21, 22 . . . . Columbia Alabama April 27 Atlanta Vanderbilt . . . April 29 Atlanta Auburn . . . . May 1, 2 ..... Atlanta Naval Air Station . May 5, 6 ..... Atlanta Presbyterian College . May 8, 9 Atlanta Georgia . . . . May 12 Atlanta Georgia May 19 Athens Georgia . . . . May 20 Atlanta BURPO First BaSe Busby Second Base CAVETTE Pitcher CH WI NCTON Pitcher CORB ITT Pitcher ECTOR Center Field fLYNT Third Base GIBSON Short Stop GI LM ER Fielder H ITT Fielder HOLLEY Utility H UGH ES Pitcher JOHNSON Right Field MUNDY Utility 01 IV ER Pitchy, PERKERSON Left Field PITTMAN Fielder SHAW Catcher
VOORHI ES Second Base Wilkins Center Field The track schedule for 1940 is probably the hardest the team has faced in a good many years. Prospects for winning more than three of the meets are uncertain. The loss of Belcher is a handicap that will not be easily overcome. Due to the fact that Weeks and Peebles, the two best pole vaulters and high jumpers we have had at Tech in a number of years, withdrew from school makes the outlook only fair. The outstanding men returning are Beals, in the quarter mile, 220 and broad jump; Small, in the mile and half mile; McGuire, in the half mile and mile; Plaxico, in the hurdle races; Bartlett, in the weight events; Manley, in the two mile. These form the nucleus of the team. Sophomores coming up that look well are Pair, in the dashes; R thin, in the quarter and half; Cash, in the mile and two mile; Webb, in the discus and javelin; Sanders, in the shot; Braddy and MacManus, in the high jump. There are great possibilities that Cooper, Bryan, Scott, Cliff and Whitney, Parks, Goree, Haymans, Mumma and Driscoll will develop fast enough to prove of great value to the team this year and the success of the team depends a great deal upon their improvement. Artie Small, 1940 Captain; T. NI. Manley, 1940 Alternate Captain; Belcher, Captain 1939, now gradu- ate student, won national 600-yd. championship, Madison Square Garden, New York City, February, 1940.
April 6 University of Alabama vs. Georgia Tech April 13 University of Florida vs. Georgia Tech April 20 Georgia Tech vs. University of Mississippi April 27 . . Georgia Tech vs. University of Georgia May 4 Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt at Nashville May 11 . . . ..... . . . Georgia Tech—Auburn Meet—both Varsity and Freshmen TWO-mile Run . . . MANLEY, CASH, HECKMAN, SUTTON, RANKINE, SEAY One-mile Run MCGUIRE, HOOPER, SMALL, CASH H alf-mile Run SMALL, MORGAN, BELCHER, CLARENCE, COURSEN Quarter-mile Run, BEALS, VENABLE, ESTES, WHITNEY, RABIN, MUMMA, PLAXICO 220- yd. Dash, PAIR, SCOTT, BEALS, PARKS, MUMMA, CLIFT, DUTEIL, ESTES, RABIN 100-yard Dash PAIR, BEALS, SCOTT, PARKS, ESTES, VENABLE high hurdles PLAXICO, BRYAN, MACINTYRE LOW Hurrdles PLAXICO, BRYAN, MACINTYRE Broad Jump BEALS, SCOTT, BRADY
High Jump BRADY, MACMANUS, DRISCOLL
Pole vault GOREE, HAYMANS
Javelin WEBB, WOOD, BEALS, BARTLETT, STUART
Discus WEBB, WOOD, BARTLETT, SANDRS Shot Put BARTLETT, ARTHUR, WOOD, SANDERS Coach BNORTELL, H. EE.
THE SQUAD RUSSELL BOBBITT ED VAN BUSKIRK JIM GARLAND GEORGE GRAHAM WILL JOHNSON CHARLES LE CRAW CHARLES LINDSAY
Led by Captain RussellBobbitt,the Jacket netmen this year will attempt to uphold the splendid record made by past Tech tennis teams. Last year a Tech team, composed mainly of sophomores, emerged third n the conference, and with practically the same team this year much is hoped for. In the S. E. C. Tournament last year the team of Bobbitt andL indsay fought their way to t he finals in the doubles only to lose a heartbreaker, and then the same sor t of luck followed Bobbitt who lost in the singles semi-finals after winning the same event the year before. Additional help from Graham, Van Buskirk, Johnson, Garland, and Le Craw and other members of the team should assure Tech of a ranking position in the conference this year.
March.. 25 ...... • . . . Davidson in Atlanta April I . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . Presbyterian in Atlanta April 3 L. S. U. in Atlanta April 6 Alabama in Tuscaloosa April 13 Florida in Atlanta April 20 ...... . . . Georgia in Atlanta April 23 ...... . . . . Alabama in Atlanta April 26 Vanderbilt in Nashville April 27 ...... . . . . . . Kentucky in Lexington May 4 Georgia in Athens May 9, 10, 11 . ..... . . . . . . . . Tournament in Sewance
R . T. MoRENUS ...... Coach BOB LEVIN . . . . . . . . . Manager
STEVE BARTHA JACK Ivey, Captain Bob HAGGART T. P. TALLEY CRAIG DAVIS OTHER MEMBERS HUGH WRIGHT ARTHUR WADE CARL. REISMAN I. J. GERSHEN JAMES STURROCK RALPH SEIFERTH
Among all the minor sports, none is so strong as fencing, and as a result the Tech Fencing Team is one of the strongest in the South. Upon completion of their 1940 season it was found that they had lost two matches and had won seven. This year's fencing team was composed almost entirely of lettermen from last year's squad; those members being Davis, Ivey (captain), Bartha, and Talley. Bob Haggart, a member of last year's squad but not a letterman, completed the team. At the tournament to be held at the University of North Carolina on April 4, 5, and 6, Tech is favored to win the meet.
February 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . Vanderbilt February 10 ...... Atlanta Fencing Club February 17 . . . . • • • • • ...... University of Georgia February 24 ...... Fort Benning march 1 • • • ..... • • • ...... University of Kentucky M a rch 2 ...... Vanderbilt March 9 ...... FOrt Benning March 29 ...... University of Kentucky March 3O ...... University of Georgia April 4, 5, 6 ...... Tournament at University of North Carolina E. H. DENNISON, Coach THE TEAM DAN YATES FRANK LEGG HARold FLoRENCE jACK COOK GENE BROOKS JIM CLAY BOB THOMPSON
This year s Golf Team, strengthened by the return of Gene Brooks, Dan Yates, Jack Cook, Frank Legg, and Bob Thompson, all members of last year s squad, is expected to have a successful season. At the end of the 1939 season when all results had been tabulated, it was found that Tech had nearly split even in matches played—won 5, lost 4. However the team led this year by Dan Yates, one of the golfing Yates, got off to a good start by beating Purdue in a six-man match, and from the results of early season play should do very well.
March 25 Purdue in Atlanta March 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee in Knoxville April 6 Alabama in Tuscaloosa April 9 Michigan in Atlanta April 11-12-13 . . . ...... . . Tournament in Athens April 15 ...... , . . . . . Florida in Atlanta April 16 Alabama in Atlanta April2O ...... . . . . . . . . . Tennessee in Atlanta April 26 Vanderbilt in Nashville April 27 ...... . . . . . Kentucky in Lexington May 4 ...... . . . . . ..... Georgia in Athens May 11 ..... . . ..... Georgia in Atlanta C. L. FELL R. REYNolds F. DENDY W. SHARAHON
J. P. ADAMS T. M. Ezza RD W. P. McGuIRE R. F. ALRED R. W. FERGusoN J. W. MORGAN J. T. ANDREWS R. L. FINKELSTEIN T. H. MORGAN C. H. BATEs J. R. GORDON P. H. MURPHY W. E. BECK D. A. HECKMAN C. D. PASCHAL C. E. BELCHER G. C. HICKS W. H. PULLEN C. L. BELCHER M. F. HoopEr C. A. N. RANKINE R. L. CASH I. L. IvEY W. R. SEAY N. B. CLARK J. P. JONES A. H. SMALL L. V. COLTRSEN S. T. KAUFFMAN T. G. STEIMER R. W. DiEKmAN M. E. KELLY G. M. SUTTON W. B. EsTEs S. M. WHITNEY FRED LANouE . Coach VERNE JOHNSON Manager
TED ABBEY SAM HUTCHINS* ANDY SPEED* BERT ANDERsoN BILL HUTCHINSON* BOB STUNTZ* DICK ANDERSON* JIM LIPFERT HAROLD VAN ARSDaLE* DICK BATES * GENE MONSPORT* AL VILLAGELIU* RANDY BERRY* F. H. Smith* H. O. WARD* Howard DUNCAN* GEO. STRADTMAN*
*Received
Under the able tutelage of Coach Freddie Lanoue, the swimming Jackets completed a successful 1940 season on March 22-23 by placing fourth in the S. E. C. meet held in Atlanta. Although the team lost most of the meets in which it participated, it was a team not without its stars. Dick Rates, free style swimmer and holder of time Georgia Tech pool record, and Howard Duncan, S. E. C. diving champion, were easily the outstand- ing men on the team. With a new pool and this year's team composed mainly of sophmores the future of the swimming team looks bright.
January 27 ...... Emory won by Emory February 5 Kentucky, won by Kentucky February 9 Georgia, won by Georgia February 12 Florida, won by Florida February 17 Duke, won by Duke February 24 Clemson, won by Clemson March 2 Tennessee, won by Tech March 9 Auburn, won by Tech March 20 L. S. U., won by L. S. U. March 22-23 S. E. C. Meet held at Georgia Tech, Tech 4th place