Hicksville High School - Hixonian Yearbook (Hicksville, OH)

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if 1bi'f 'f 1 1f,'l.'.' ll' ii l i . I! N l N L'.'fif'7f'l'lr' rkw - .e -. ,. . A -- KARL WELTY-Tackle' This man's nick name describes him perfectly. f'Bull was a ripping, snorting, slashing tackle with natural football ability. Making holes in the opponents' line and breaking up off tackle plays was his specialty. Considering. that this was his first year we think he will make a tackle of no mean caliber. X WARD HART Soc bids farewell to his football carreer this year and has finished a record to be proud of. He played the position of Right Half Back for three seasons and has proven himself to be one of the best players that.ever received an Hl. He could always be depended upon to make a gain and also was a great punter. His position will be hard to fill next year and he will be missed by every one. I H H WALTER AHLEMAN-Guard ' i This fellow was a star, a natural born football player. He was hard as nails and possessed great charging strength. No .matter how badly he was injured he Wanted to stay in the game and get even. His favorite words in a game were, 'fI'1l get that fellow. Ahleman will be absent from the squad next fall which leaves a problem to be solved-4 some one to take his place. MERLE HOOTMAN-Left Half Back The back field was made complete when foot ball ability was discovered in Hootman. He is speedy and his tackling is effective. This being Merle's first year as a regular, his experience this season should prove valuable next fall. WELLINGTON BLALOCK-Substitute Guard The team could not have succeeded without Blalock. When needed he was there with the goods. He wasin a few games this fall and his playing merits approval. :Big things are expected of him in the future as he has two more years. VERNE KEENER-Substitute Half Back Whenever injuries in the back-field necessitated a fresh man Keener was the recruit called upon. He could be placed in the game without any apparent change in the team- work. He is a clever player and in the next two years he should give valuable service to the H. H. S. V l85l 'fl M- R-1 fi ' 5

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w N. 1 x N Qjrfsgfsjgzfaq f ax f DOYLE PAL.MER-Fulzback ' As fullback, Palmer is a wonder. He plays the game every minute. When it comes to ploughing the line, with or without interference, there are none to compare with him. A hard tackler, a tower of defense and a wonderful offensive player, Palmer bids fair to be the best fullback in the conference next year. GALE SMITH-Center Fuzzy made a splendid pivot man this year. Very accurate and cool-headed he was equal to all emergencies. When Codney wanted to work his center sneak for the necessary yardage, Gale could always be depended upon to do his part. FLOYD PALMER,-Tackle - - Here was a valuable man. Snip slashed the opponents line, thus making holes for the backfield. His weight made him an ideal man for the position of tackle. He was steady and could always be relied upong to successfully carry out his part in any play. He will leave a gap in the line next fall, hard for anyone to fill as efficiently as he did. CARL SMITH-Quarterback This clever fellow was a most consistent and reliable player in practically every game. A keen thinker and able to meet any situation, he was elected captain! and played a brilliant game at quarter. He was a good tackler, drop kicker, a shifty runner and will be valuable to next year's team. JOHN RETTIG--End John stands six feet two, which makes him especially adapted to the position as end. His ability to snatch high passes made him most valuable to the team and contributed materially to its success. This was his Hrst year as a regular and much can be expected of him in the future. ELMER. MILLER-Guard Pete's position was at guard. He possessed a weight which placed his opponent at a disadvantage in the beginning and yet he was exceptionally fleet of foot, an unusual combination. Another year of football should bring out some good stuff in Pete. ROBERT BATTERSHELL-End Hicksville claims the smallest end in the whole conference. Though small, this fellow was a mighty player. Being built close to the ground he was continually getting tangled up with the opponents' legs, proving himself a great hindrance to their offensive. This is Pigmy's last year and too much credit cannot be given his effective interference and astonghing tackling in blocking many an end run of the opponents. He will be greatly misse . l84l l -V A .-...fins 34 r: Q'-511. '

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l i 'J' fill i F' 'l i 7 l Y ' ' ' bf' Jllu-Lam-- :. 1 1.1- x I J. . 1 l . l X 'N kD.xti,..:QQ9ffqQTl,g f- -4x 7 ' we P Hicksville - Dehance q The team with hopes of winning a hard battle invaded the Defiance gridiron only to meet with heart-breaking defeat, score 19 to 0. It was a hard blow, but nevertheless the Defiance warriors realized that they had been through a battle. Scores were made on flukes which necessarily go against inexperienced p ayers. This was the first game of the season and eight men had not been under the fire of opponents before, so naturally the odds were greatly in favor of Defiance. However the game was a clean one and played with all around sportsmanship. Hicksville was a good loser. 1...i...l- Edgerton - Hicksville The squad was all set to win this game after the two defeats administered by Defiance and Fostoria. It was rumored that Edgerton had a team of first caliber and Hicksville was cocked and primed for a victory. ' The game ended in Hicksvilles favor with a score of 33-0. Yet they did not have an easy v.ctoiy for it was fight during' all four quarters of the game. Hicksville outclassed Edgerton in all plays, line plunging, end runs, punt.ng and forward passes being worked to perfection. It was in this game that the team first worked together as a unit. ill- Hicksville - Bryan The Hicksville squad had a two weeks rest before this game and every one was set for a battle royal. The previous week Bryan had defeated Defiance by a score of 27-7 and were feel.ng rather sure of victory. The Hicksville boys had their minds made up to take advantage of their over-confidence and their cocky actions made the home team more determined than ever to send the Bryan aggregation home a sorely defeated team. The Bryan team were by far the heavier. From the football dope of the Week before they had Hicksville outclassed. Dope however does not figure in football for the Hicks- ville team completely outplayed their opponents in all departments of the game. The defensive was successful for bryan was held t.o a single touch down. The offensive was excellent for the boys fought to victory with a score of 20-7. Codney circled end on the first touch down. Sock with the excellent interference of Palmer and Hootman smashed through tackle for the second. In the last quarter a pass from Sock to Codney completed the scoring for the day. . Hicksville - Fostoria This had been a much anticipated game and some of the girls and faculty members gave the team a send-off amid rousing cheers. Just before the game the Fostoria band came upon the field arousing no little attention and cheering from the Fostoria rooters. Then came the opposing team from the gym door, a seemingly endless string of well epuipped, capable looking players and the Hicksville team first began to realize what they were really up against. At two o'clock all was ready, the starting whistle was blown, and things began to happen. Our line. inexperienced as it was, did well against the terrific plunging and slashing plays of the Fostoria offensive and it was only a matter of putting up the best defensive game possible. When the half ended, Fostoria had scored 19 points. The second half was only a repetition of the first. Fostoria, having plenty of capable reserves, was able to keep up the hard onslaught against Hicksville's weakening team, who were unable to substitute. It was a good game against one of the best teams of Northwestern Ohio and Hicksville made a good fight. Score, 46-0. in .ii Eg l l :us-.w-ings: .x was-nl i 2 2.-32:2 :li ee 3 ffl QQ ii