Lafayette High School - Oak Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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Y-ff 54, 2 FOOTBALL The nucleus of the 1928 football team was a group of nine last year's letter men. Reserves of the preced- ing year's team were added to the squad. The first game was played at Beth- any, Mo. Early in the game Parvin blocked a punt and Michel picked it up and ran for a touchdown. Litz kicked goal and that ended scoring for the day. This was Bethany's first defeat in two years. Score, 7-0. Old Man Hard Luck made his appearance in the first home game which the C. B. H. S. team won 12-6. Penny scored the Shamrock counter in the first half but the Golden Eagle team came back in the second half and converted two Lafayette misplays into touchdowns. In the Central game Lafayette did what other city teams have been try- ing to do for four years-score on Central. Penny was the player who OAK scored for the Shamrocks after a long run of about seventy yards. Central soon overcame this lead and won by a score of 39-7. Didlo, Farnan, and Sanders played well for Lafayette's team. Lafayette next fell victim to Savan- nah, 6-2. The interurban town team proved to be the better mud hens and won after a long and hard battle. The Shamrock score was the result of a safety. The losing streak continued over into the St. Benedict game and the green and gray clad warriors lost to the Atchison crew, 6-0. Lafayette showed a good defense and played tricky football but cou1dn't score. Captain Farnan and Litz were the outstanding players for Lafayette. The Green and Gray tide was not to be held back and the team from the down-river city, East High, was held back'on the short end of a 12-8 score. Two passes from Sanders to Litz accounted for the Shamrock scores, while East scored one touch- down and a safety. Sanders, Litz and Captain Smith were Lafayette's best bets. iff? Page Forty 1910

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4 ' 'YTXK -9' The Benton game was played in a sea of mud and a drizzle of rain, but everyone had a good time. The Sham- rocks proved to be the better mud- splashers and won, 6-0. Parvin blocked a punt, and Smith recovered it for a Lafayette counter. This was the end of the scoring, although the Shani- rocks threatened to score several times. Farnan, Litz, and Smith in the line, and King and Slaybaugh in the backfield, were outstanding. Lafayette placed two men on the all-city mythical eleven. Litz was placed at an end position, and Farnan was picked for a tackle. King, Smith, and Didlo were chosen for the second team, and Moore and Morgan were given honorable mention. 3 sc .A1 - I The squad finished the season with a fair percentage of .428 games won. This is the best record turned in by a team for several years. Prospects are encouraging for next year, as but four letter men will graduate this spring. Several reserve players, who have done good work this season, will prob- ably make the game next year, and will help put the team on the winning side. Timm Smith and Thomas Farnan were elected co-captains of the 1928 Shamrock football team. Both played tackle and were outstanding players throughout the season. rbrffrt- 1910 Page Forty-one M C jx X-