Calyx . istle. They then returned to Lexington and on the fol-lowing Saturday, by a remarkable display of fight and spirit defeated theirancient rivals, N. C. A. & E. They then held the mighty Gilroy and hisGeorgetown associates to an eight point margin and during the greater partof the game outplayed them. And as a fitting close for a fighting season theyheld W. & J. scoreless until the last five minutes of play. And as is wellknown to every W. & L. man the credit for this remarkable performance goesto Coach Raftery. He not only taught them football, but he also imbued themwith his wonderful
Calyx . istle. They then returned to Lexington and on the fol-lowing Saturday, by a remarkable display of fight and spirit defeated theirancient rivals, N. C. A. & E. They then held the mighty Gilroy and hisGeorgetown associates to an eight point margin and during the greater partof the game outplayed them. And as a fitting close for a fighting season theyheld W. & J. scoreless until the last five minutes of play. And as is wellknown to every W. & L. man the credit for this remarkable performance goesto Coach Raftery. He not only taught them football, but he also imbued themwith his wonderful fighting spirit and imparted to them a courage that looksdefeat in the face unafraid and refuses to quit. Therefore, we ofWashing-ton and Lee feelthat we have an athletewithout reproach, a coachpar excellence, and a manin every measure of theword, and it is to him,William Caulfield Raftery,courageous coach of thefighting Generals, we ad-dress as a token of ourgreat appreciation. J. B. Page One hundred sixteen
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