The Washington times., 1918-01-20
DAVIDSON, FLY In GEORGIA TECHS OINTMENT. IS
PROUD OF WORK DONE BY ITS GRIDIRON MARVELS

was Ralph Flowers" said Keeler. The
little Davidson back shone brightly in
every department. His punting was
good; he ran beautifully with the ball.
and on three occasions his deadly
tackling nailed an Auburn man just
about to get loose.
Once It was Flowers all by himself.
with Ducote in full career. and well
away from the field. The kid dropped
him with as clean and hard a tackle as
ever was seen. The crowd showed a
warm appreciation Of the little chaps
splendid work. and it looked like Tech
stun. with Z. Strupper in the Van. when
Ralph grabbed a punt and went dodging
through a broken field"
Three Men stand Out.
Three players stand out in little
Davidson's wonderfully successful
campaign on the 1917 gridiron. You
have been told OF Buck" Flowers. In
addition. there is George King, left
end and captain, and Hugh "Wooly"
Grey. who plays offensive guard and
defensive center.
Kings work all season stamped
him of all-Southern material Twen-
ty-two years old. he stands five feet
ten inches and weighs $50 pounds.
Good at regular end work. King stands
out as a wonderful receiver OF for
ward passes. 1t was this skill that
allowed him to score against Georgia
Tech. Along this line King scored
a touchdown against V. p. l.. v. NJ. l.,
and Auburn. with two against Wake
Forest and two against Wexford.
Grey is twenty-one years old. five
feet nine inches in height, and weighs
1S3 pounds. being the biggest player
on the eleven, and the only third
year man in uniform. But Grey is
fast. being a 10 3-5 seconds man on
the track. He is also an exception
ally good punter. and his rue gsdness
keeps him always in the lineup.
Are Strong At Tackle.
Though not coming in for quite as
much boosting, Shaw and Elliot. the
tackles. have been powerful in swing
ing the team to victory. Especially
were they good against Tech and Au-
burn.
Richardson. who plays right end, Is
also a capable player, his work
against Georgia Tech being brilliant
on defense.
Burns. the lightweight fuIlback. is
particularly valuable for his defen-
sive play and his WORK in the inter-
ference.
Davidson is a small college. far up
on the hillsides OF North Carolina. 1t
turns out Presbyterian ministers. It
has turned out Carl Cashion. who
came close to being a major league
pitcher before injuring his arm. But
II has also turned out this past year
one OF the best little football teams
in the country.
DaVIdson's 1917 Position.
Just where Davidson stands in
sports when the United States is at
war is shown by the official state
ment OF ]. w. Clark, manager Of the
football team. which runs thus:
Davidson College has done her
duty as far as the first army for the
present war is concerned. And she
expects to continue her duty to her
country by preparing men for the
succeeding armies to be called out in
the next year or two. Hence, realiZ-
ing that a sound body il a necessary
requisite for a good soldier along
with an active mind. Davidson, fol-
lowing the advice OF President vii
son. expects to offer her students
anu patrons as llDtldl an dlHltllN
season as ever before.
We do this not merely to afford |
but with the realization |
that il is for the good Of the country |
to have some sober form of recres- !
ton in this time OF strain. In pur- !
suance of this course we have ar
ranged the following football sched- !
ule for the season OF 1917 and eN-
pect to carry il out in detail. Proyi- |
dence permitting"
Has Done Pretty Well.
In the light OF Davidson's Gridiron
performances in 1917 one would say |
that the mountsineers did pretty |
well With a small squad Of players |
always outweighed bS the enemy, the /
eleven ruined Georgia Techs other
wise spotleSs record. scored against !
the Navy, and upset Auburn's un- I
beaten aggregation.
Just as the season started Il Il |
Davidso9'S captain. quit 10
join the army Ills departure proved /
a heavy blow. but George King was 4
chosen TO succeed him. and ne quite |
filled the shoes of his predecessor.
This is what Davidson did on the /
gridiron last fail:
Davidson, Z: Navy, 26.
Davidson, 3: North Carolina State. :.
Davidson 10: George Tech. 81.
Davidson, :: V. i. l.. Is
Davidson. IS: V. VI. l..
Davidson, 26: Furman, =.
Davidson. n: Auburn.
Davidson. -; Wake Forest,
Davidson, e.: WonOrd. q.
Davidson; II: Clemson. 2.
Little Davidson has borne the night
we'll. She deserves praise.