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[[decorative border]] considerably. The fullbacks were John West and Wallace (Alligator) Andrews. John played a stellar game, probably more so because he had a stellar lady on the sidelines awaiting him, and a fumble might mean a future fuss with her. Andrews' play was very hollow because of a twisted ankle he suffered on his first plunge through the line. He had been an All-American fullback in Florida, and we certainly would have liked to see him display some of her ferocious play, as he is a man who never believer in sleeping on the job while able to stand up. Our golden line class halfbacks were Bustern Bacchus, erstwhile Hoard football star, and ladies' man, and Theodore (Panicky) Gandy. Panicky was in rare form on the day of the game as our records give no evidence of glycosuria on his part comparable to what he usually evidenced in the class room while under fire or while engaged in carpet bagging like one of our other above-mentioned players. This was one football match that was not to be won by carpet bagging because Charley West and Charley Doneghy would not stand still long enough to be carpet-bagged. These two All-Americans tore the line and end of the case of '29 to shreds and scored two touchdowns. The game ended in a 14-0 decision against us, but the sophomore victory had a note of sadness because two of their team members had to visit Freedman's hospital because of the vicious play of the paenie medics which kept their goal line from being crossed until the final moments of play by a more seasoned and better equipped Sophomore team. Honorable mention should be made of George (Sparky) Adams, who forgot love-making long enough to help his class out on end; Foster Brown, the Wilmington wild man, who substituted heroically at halfback; Montague Cobb showed some of the cross-field running that made him famous at Amherst, and if that terrible trio of West, Doneghy and Carter had not got in his way he might have saved the day. We want to express our indebtedness also to Connie Long, another dental student and former Howard star, who was not afraid to mix with butchers even if they were Sophomores and supposed to know their cuts better than Freshmen. The weight of the medical school curriculum during our freshman and sophomore years made a united class effort in other athletic games besides football impossible. Our class could not function as athletic unit again until our game with the class of 1930. As Sophomore we were able to present the same all-star one-up we presented during man year. The class of 1930 had a very inferior aggregation in so far as individual players were concerned, but their team play was superb, and after all that is the thing that counts and a fact that indelibly impressed itself upon the mind of the class of '30, but the offensive strength of the class of '29 was never fully displayed, for our team had too many stars who found it difficult to subordinate their individual wishes to successful [[end page]] [[start page]] [[decorative border]] team play. In as unguarded moment "Pat" Patterson, who played a stellar game as halfback for the class of '30, succeeded in drop-kicking 3 points from the 35-heard line, the nearest point this class advanced to our goal line during the game. Yet this class honorably gained a victory, and although we will always feel that had out team play been as perfect as their's we would have trounced them more decisively than the class of 1928 beat us. We must sing their praises. At the onset of this article I tried to tell about some of the virtues of athletics. We realized all of the fine things mentioned and still more in our football endeavors. We cultivated good-fellowship by bringing closer together some of the most prominent athletes in the country. We helped to instill individual self-confidence, self-control, and courage in all the athletes who took part in our contests, and the fortunate ones gained valuable aids in the battle of ice if they will but see their gain. Our football reverse during our Sophomore year taught us as a class that team play either in school of out is the sine qua non with which no individual success can be permanently attained. I feel that our class entertains deep gratitude for all the men who participated in these games. During our first year the game was played in a driving snowstorm on a bitter cold day, and our boys with little chance beforehand to attain even fair physical condition risked life and limb for class honor. The second year a heavy rain and muddy field made football extremely miserable, but there was not even a semblance of complaint from any regular who played the whole game through or any substitute injected into the fray for a few brief moments. So in our valedictory let us say the athletes of the class of 1929 had great ambition and displayed stern stuff in the realization of their dream. Team Line-up Right end, George Adams, Connie Long; right tackle, Oliverre, Raymond Dokes; right guard, George Martin; center Maurice Howard; left guard, Price; left tackle, Clarence Hogan; right end, Edward Long; quarterback, Charles Kelley; half backs, Theodore Goudy, Foster Brown, Bacchus, Clarence Smith, Montague Cobb; fullbacks, John West, Wallace Andrews. [[image - drawing of two quills and a candle]]
