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...DAVIDSONCrowley (180) le Kelley (180)Nichols (216) lt Craig (195)Pappas (201) lg Davis, D. (175)Lemay (192) c Perkins (190)Manos (200) rg Davis, G. (175)Stargel (202) rt Tucker (190)Cochran (190) re Pierce (200)O'Neil (190) or Marsh (175) qb Ruth (170)Clasby (180) lh Thacker (165)Ederer (190) rh White (180)Culver (215) or Blitz (185) fb Fargason...
Davidson could, of course, spring an intense aerial attack, but the spark for the offense has been furnished by the two sophomore backs--left halfback Jimmy Thacker and fullback Leroy Fargason...
Even before the season began, Davidson was labelling Thacker as its "outstanding candidate for All-Southern and All-American honors...
...nine games as a freshman last year, Thacker was far ahead of the rest of his teammates in rushing yardage, with 437 yards for 80 tries. His average--5.5 yards per try--was highest on the team. It is significant that the 5 ft., 8 in., 160-pound halfback was able to do this with a squad whose overall record was one win and eight losses...
Died. Henry Thacker Burleigh, 82, Negro baritone who composed (or arranged) more than 50 spirituals (Deep River; Go Down, Moses) and some 200 songs, acquainted Antonin Dvorak with Negro folk music that became thematic material for his symphony From the New World; in Stamford, Conn...