Midland High School - Catoico Yearbook (Midland, TX)

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Tht Rtglonal Champlonshlp gamt was playtd at Mldland and one of tht largtst crowds of th stason turntd out for tht gamt Flhtrt wtrt mort than two thousand ptoplt atttndtng tht gamt Soon alttr tht gamt starttti Waftord had scortd from tht tlght yard l1nt on an off tacklt play bthlnd btautxful lnttrftrtnct Not to bt out dont Nttley of Llttltfleld xnttrcepttd ont of Waffords passes and ran tht ball 70 yards to tht Mldland 5 yard l1nt btfort btlng brought down by Bar btr flttt lVl1dland halfback But tht Bulldogs camt back strong Wafford passed thlrty flvt yards to Rountree rtght tnd who madt a btautlful catch and then ractd to tht 5 yard lme The play was good for 47 yards On the stcond play Watford scortd over hrs ovtn ltft tacklt standxng up ll R C lx left Guard 'I HLRVIKN BRN 'KN I left Halfback l,l,OYD WlNlBl5RLliX' JESSE LEE BARBER . N A Center l.eft Halfbaclt IVF -flax vw- ' I'-nh Ilwrrzwf '

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Pa Th ml Xlxlilox TAXI OR lulllx lt BGB l IDQOXY Left Guard 1 ht B1 D1str1ct game was played at Vlcfxmcy Thc Bulldogs wtrc rcady to a man and thc scorc shows therr dtsm. not only to w1n thls gamc but also thc Rcxonal crown Wafford scorcd on a 75 yard march then be tort thc gamc had stttlcd hc had scored two more touchdowns on runs of 78 and 84 yards Barber came back and scored twxct on an off tackls. play and an tnd run vuth runs of 35 and 46 yards In thc thlrd quartcr Wafford slrppcd Bryant a beautrful pass down thc ctnter for a galn of thxrty yards and Bryant took the oval and raced twenty fnve more yards for a touch down Marlon Taylor scored from the sux yard l1ne on a center smash Mmd land was awarded a safety when a punt vxas blocked bchrnd the Badger goal l1ne NlcCamcy s only score was made whcn Wafford recelved a bad pass from centcr and gave lVlcCamey an automatxc safcty The flnal score was Mldland 56 Mcfamcy 2 Thrs game gave Mrd land the B1 DISIYICI Champxonshxp and thc right to play Lxttlcfleld the fol lowlng week PML KHUI TRLMAN WHIITAKLR Rxght Guxrd Center

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fx .Ibn The half ended with a score ot Midland I3 Littlefield 7 lzarly in the third quarter the Bulldogs mixed a hard running attack vwith some accurate passes that carried the ball to the 8 yard line and again the Quant Ace of the Bulldog just a second before the game ended the most beautiful play of the day was carried out Barber carrying the b1ll for the last time in his high school career took the leather on his ovxn 77 yard line cut in off his own right tackle reversed his field and squirmed through a broken field shaking tacklers from the right and left all of a sudden he was in a clear field and raced 73 yards to a touchdown Adams missed the try for the extra point lVlclVlullan was rushed in for Barber and this brought to end the football career of one of the best halfbacks seen wearing the Purple and Gold in many a moon The entire squad played a real game every man on the team saw service and every senior took part in the game This win gate Midland the Regional crown Every player covered himself with glory and the echoes can still be heard on lackey Field As the gun fired and the curtain was drawn it brought to an end the high school football playing days of such men as Wafford Rettig Bryant Barber Roberts Roun tree Miles Mitchell Klebold Vvlimberley Cowan and Lawson The boys who will be back for one or more than one year are Adams Eidson Whit taker Klart hnglish Van Dyke lVlcMullan and 'Iaylor From the team three players u ere selected for the All District team Waf ford at quarterback English and Adams at the two tackle positions Rountree and Rettig and Barber were given honorable mention and made the second All District team Thlrtq six V ' . -uqhiqgii' ' i . 1 , ' - ., 3 4:-'L I 1 V' . . I '- 3,55-v' F Xp B .L , af f - .' V 1 1,,Yf,',. R I ,NH Q' N 7 I 3 Y. 3 I . V . J .3 . 4 4 . 1 V X . 3 1 . Y' 3 .3 5 5 - Y I 3' ' I , K B' X backfield was checked over the goal line after circling his own right end. But 3 'A 3 1 D 1 Y 'X A D , Y' 3 L 3 . I I 4 . 1 V 5 5 'A I Y A- - Y I 'nv . ns I I i' 7 I 3 Z 3 . I D L 5 . . I 'I 1 7 L I . 4 7 : 3 'I I 3 . . Y . , . , X . . j - . 4 , . . V - I ' j .. I I ,