Mobile High School - Bartonian Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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I9 BARTONIAN passes brought two more touchdowns and defeat f01 Bav M1nette We began our sho1t 1ourney home another 103d tllp that p1oyed successful th1s tlme nettlng Coach Creel a folelgn scalp that he added to those already 1n h1S scrap book Our fxfth uccesslve V1Ct0ly of the season came when we met the Sldney Lanler Poets of Montgomery The game was played 1n the worst klnd of weathel a slow dr177le falllng throughout the game Thls coupled wlth a stlff no1th w1nd had the spectators that packed Crampton Bowl shlverlng but thev stuck gamely w1th thelr team to the la t the flnal yy hlstle f1nd1ng the scole reading 6 to 0 IH our favo1 'lhe contest severely 1arred the hopes of the Poets to cop the cham plonshlp of the state and opened an opportunlty for us to b11ng the champlon h1p of the state to th1s clty When the referee s whlstle brought the two team on the fleld the ball was klcked off and everyth1ng looked flne for the Montgomerlans untll about the mlddle part of the quarter yvhen the Poets fumbled Wlth the ball on thelr own elght yard l1ne Joe Sawyer rlght halfback lOl the Poet let the sllppery oval ooze f1Om hls hand and when the huge plle of mud covered wa1r1ors were cleared away one of our bovs had the ball tucked securely under h1S chest Joy was supreme amld the loyal bunch of Barton spectators and rooters that had Jaunted from th1s clty to the State s Capltal to wltness the annual confllct Wlth onlv e1ght yards to go and fust down Captam Leon Athey called fo a pa s formatlon And once more that well known pass of Athey to G1add1ck wolked thls tlme for elght yards and enough to accumulan SIX pomts the only markers scoled ln the game Athey s attempt to k1ck goal falled After thls nelther team d1d any scorlng Fumbles we1e f1equent and costly mostly to the Poets L1ppman and Mlke O B11en play ed a good game for the Poets They fought ha1d agamst Barton s flght 1ng Warrlors but It went for naught Captam Leon Athey left the Capltal w1th the d1st1nct1on of haylng been proclalmed the best cap ta1n that had V1 1ted Montgomery Bull Smlth and Lester D1amond were the mamstays on the l1ne although the whole team fought l1ke yy1ld cats agam t thelr old tlme rwals The Panthers l1ne was Cl0bS9d fOl the fxrst tlme of the season yy hen Gleaser Barraza by a beautlful bloken f1eld xun sco1ed Spllllg H1ll s flrst touchdown Barton won the toss and the kxck off to thelr Purple and Whne foe who returned the ball ten yards The Hlll Toppers we1e held for four downs wlthout maklng the requlred dlstance Ba1ton gallilllg posse s1on of the ball The ball remalned vyell w1th1n m1df1eld nelther team bemg able to push It w1th1n the opponents ten yard l1ne At the beglnnlng of the second quarte1s the t1de of battle shlfted Bonham Barton halfback plowed thlough the Hllls l1ne for fou1 yalds Captaln Athey qualtelback on an end lun galned ten yalds The thlrd play Graddlck wlth a terrlflc plunge car11ed the ball ove1 fOl a touchdown Athey k1cked goal maklng the score 7 to 0 favo1 Ba1ton at the close of the half Wlth the openlng of the thlld quartel B1lly Donahue s maglc charm began workmg Afte1 a Vlgll of SQVQI al yy eeks looklng for yvagon loads of hay and holse shoes to make yylshes hls team clossed Balton s l1ne 24 Q . 11, 1 M . 1 . Q 1 1' 4 V L - ! K l S 1 1 ' Q L Y I it- 1 44 . X LU I w Y 1 ' S, 1 ' '. N V . 1 K w I - . u . . Y 4. 1 , 1 4 . Q . . o . , . A . U 9 1 1 , 1 -Y 7 9 3 ' O ' 7 ' P 1,, 1 W 1, ' 2 1 . 1 . . , . . . . . V .Q . 7 F u 7 ' fs' ' . - ' . 1 1 . . . Y 1 V 1 ., V. . K 1 . Y, 1 , 1 . 1 . . . N . a ' , 1 . 1 , ' as ' sv 1 ,' , x y L - .1 . , . ' v - 1 1. 1, . . . . . . Y. . - . . . U ,, . . S . ' v 7 1 S - ' . 7 ' ' 1 s 1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 1 , V 'K ' ,, Y . ' l ' in 1 Y 7 ' ' ,W ' I u . . .4 k, ' ca ' ,H , ' S, . . . . . 4 . . 1 1 , s . 1 - , . . . . . , . L -V - 1 1, 1 . I V ' ,1 . H 9 ! ' Y . 1 ' y - . . ' Q s U 1. , , , 1. Y .I . . . .. I 9 9 I Y 'I I ' Y ' Y . . .Q ' . Y , . , 1 . 1 . . 1 , Y . 1 . 1 1, 1 v - w y' 'v 1 1 7 ' 4 Y ' '

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19 BARTONIAN 24 JULIAN GRADDICK He hlt the opponent s l1ne hard and often NED MEREDITH He was mall but a sure tackler A fme substltute 1n the backf1eld HORBERT NIOLON A fast man and a flne Judge of passes LESTER DIAMOND It took a good man to get through Black Fullback End End Tackle JOHN L. KEARLEY ,.,,....,.....,.,,.,........,.,,...A................................ Halfback

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I9 BARTONIAN 24 CULVER WHITE End He could plck passes out of the atmosphere ERNEST TAYLOR Halfback He was a regular mud horse One of the best tacklers ln the south CLARENCE MORGAN Guard A small guard but as good as any of em PAUL BONHAM Halfback The greased llghtnmg of the backfleld BELFORD SHOEMATE ......,........................................................... Tackle