The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-04

GEORGIA COACH
RESIGNS POSITION
Alex Cunningham, Popular
Mentor, Will Enter Bust
ness World

| Athens, Ga, December. ESPECIAL
The south saw the passing of one OF
her best and most popular athletic
| coaches when Alex Cunningham closed
! the season for Georgia last Thursday
and then left Immediately to enter the
Coca Cola business in Keokuk, Ia.
Cunningham cameto Georgia the fall
| OF 1890, bringing with him the famous
| Bob McWhorter and several other stars
he had developed at Gordon institute,
and for nine years he has kept the Red
and Black team near the top OF the
southern list, and his passing from the
gridiron as coach will be regretted by
thousands of his admirers who have
followed the success of his teams since
he took charge of Georgia football. He
is an a1umnus of Vanderbilt, where he
played both football and baseball. After
leaving Vandy he went to Gordon in
stftute and there turned out the cham
pionship prep team of the south and
won the success that brought him to
Georgia in 1910. He is also graduate
of the Georgia law school
SERVICE IN FRAME
When war was declared in 1917 he
was among the first to volunteer for
the first officers training camp, and
was commissioned captain at Fort Nc
Pherson, assigned to the Second divis-
ion and went to France as commander
of machine gun company of that di-
vision. He was in the St Mihiel drive
and later in the Argonne, and distin-
guished himself in action, being award
ed the distinguished service cross and
the Italian war cross. He was pro-
NOTED TO the grade of major and after
returning to America and securing his
discharge he again returned to Georgia
to coach the 1918 football team.
His success at Georgia is best shown
by record of the Georgia team from
1910 to 1919, there being no collegiate
football at Georgia in 1917 and 1918.
1910 FIRST YEAR
In 1910, his first year at Georgia. his
team lost but two gamea one to Sc
vance and one to Auburn, while Cor
don, Locust Grove, Tennessee, Mercer,
Alabama, South Carolina and Alabama
and Tech bowed to defeats. and the Au
burn game was scoreless tie; 1912
brought victories over Mercer, Dahlon :
ega, Sewanee, Alabama, Clemson, the
SAta0ol, L CIu anu AuOufA niic v all
derbilt was the only team not defeated
| In 1918, the last year McWhorter
| player. North Carolina, Tech, Clemson
Alabama, Dahlonega, Chattanooga and
Auburn were all disposed of, while
| Virginia won in = close game in At
/ 1anta
| The year 1914 was mot such a good
year. and North Carolina, Virginia and
Clemson slipped over victories, while
Citadel, Sewanee aud Florida were de-
| feated, and Tech. Auburn and Chatta-
nooga tied. In 1915 Virginia agar
nosed out a close game and Tech anc
Clemson, Citadel, Florida. Sewanee
Furman, Tech, Auburn and the Navy
put across victories.
SUCCESSFUL SEASON
| The past season has been highly sue.
Z! cessful for the Red and Black, consid-
| ering that it was the first team turned
out in two years. But three touchdown.
were made against Georgia and but {
total of 81 points scored on her.
total Of IS points was scored by Geor
gia and victories registered over Cita
del South Carolina, Florida, Sewnne,
and defeats administered by Auburn
and Alabama. Tulane, Virginia ant
! Clemson were tied.
| During the entire nine years SO win
have been put across by Georgia Sh
suffered IA defeats and participate,
in eight ties. Approximately 1871
points were scored by Georgia, Will
opponents were registering $50.
4 Cunningham has maintained a popu
larity that is nothing short of remark
able all during his career at Georgia
and his admirers regret to see hin
leave the coaching staff Of the Red ant
Black. He put Georgia on the foot
ball map at a time whom her team
were meeting with little success. ant
ever since he took charge he has KEEP
the Georgia banner high.