1909–10 Columbus YMCA basketball team
| 1909–10 Columbus YMCA men's basketball | |
|---|---|
Southern Champion | |
| Record | 19–0 ( ) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Tippo Peddy |
The 1909–10 Columbus YMCA basketball team won the Southern championship. Members of the team were guards Leonard "Jakey" Pease and Alonzo Dozier, forwards Tippo Peddy and Harold Lyons, and center Bud Massey. Also on the team were Chester Newman, Tom Lewis and Dana Kilcrease.[1] Peddy was "without a doubt the best forward in the South".[2] Pease and Peddy were All-Southern.[3] The 1910 team was awarded an ovation on return from its road trip.[4] The team outscored opponents 825 to 264.[5]
Dick Jemison was on the Atlanta club beaten 54 to 13 and 47 to 26.[6][7]
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * |
Americus YMCA | W 72–2 | 1–0 |
Columbus, GA | |||||||
| * |
Birmingham YMCA | W 46–17 | 2–0 |
Columbus, GA | |||||||
| December 16* |
Montgomery YMCA | W 35–15 | 3–0 |
Columbus, GA | |||||||
| December 20* |
Central | W 56–26 | 4–0 |
Columbus, GA | |||||||
| December 22* |
Charlotte YMCA | W 62–17 | 5–0 |
Columbus, GA | |||||||
| December 29* |
Vanderbilt | W 34–29 | 6–0 |
Columbus, GA | |||||||
| January 7* |
Birmingham A. C. | W 53–15 | 7–0 |
Columbus, GA | |||||||
| January 14* |
Auburn | W 44–8 | 8–0 |
Columbus, GA | |||||||
| January 22* |
Atlanta A. C. | W 54–13 | 9–0 |
Columbus, GA | |||||||
| February 7* |
at Atlanta A. C. | W 47–26 | 10–0 |
Atlanta | |||||||
| February 8* |
at Spartanburg YMCA | W 89–11 | 11–0 |
Spartanburg | |||||||
| February 10* |
at Charlotte YMCA | W 46–20 | 12–0 |
Charlotte | |||||||
| February 12* |
at Wake Forest | W 54–15 | 13–0 |
Wake Forest | |||||||
| February 15* |
at Trinity | W 34–15 | 14–0 |
The Ark Durham, NC | |||||||
| February 16* |
at Charlotte YMCA | W 51–22 | 15–0 |
Charlotte | |||||||
| February 20* |
at Auburn | W 42–16 | 16–0 |
The Gymnasium Auburn, AL | |||||||
| February 22* |
at Birmingham A. C. | W 46–10 | 17–0 |
Birmingham, AL | |||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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References
- ^ "Article clipped from The Columbus Ledger". May 28, 1961. p. 59 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Columbus Five Here Saturday". Atlanta Constitution. January 30, 1910. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Article clipped from The Atlanta Constitution". February 28, 1910. p. 7 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Article clipped from The Atlanta Constitution". February 17, 1910. p. 5 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Article clipped from The Atlanta Constitution". February 19, 1910. p. 4 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Article clipped from The Atlanta Journal". January 23, 1910. p. 16 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Article clipped from The Atlanta Journal". February 8, 1910. p. 16 – via newspapers.com.