Phillips High School - Mirror Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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 wV v TOL MIRROG K 11A RR Y JOH XST()X. Li! Roy I: ml Tin Mg fell finished hi ihinl year as a Crimson cm!, am! he was a good one every minute he played. Harry was an excellent jaw-receiver am! a har«l man to get around. The Ul Bojr leaves us this year, but his spirit will help carry on next fall. SAM HAY. Trick Tackle Sam was about the most dependable linesman on the squad. Had he not been so Icind-beartc ! to the p| otition. he would really have been a terror. Hut Trick was right on the s|»ot every- play. RAYMOND CALLEX. Sergeant Rack Tile Sergeant started the season at end. hut was later shifted to the backfteld. His tremendous driving power accounted for this. He will |arade for the Red and White again next fall. ALTERNATE CAPTAIN JACK FRAWLEY, Yack Rack Ml-Stair! Yea. sir. genuine all-state and iust harelv beaten out of spark plug of the team, and how he could run. kick. pas , block, and tackle, the mow outstanding man on the team. JIMMY JONES. Scraper End Jiuimv's will and determination earned him his letter. Against grout odd , he stuck the season out And wa awarded the honor he had been look ng forward to. Jones graduates this year. All-Southern! Jack was the Everything! Jack was easily

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This game was the first and only game away from home and was played under the mighty lights of Crnmpton Howl. The Poets had one of the strongest elevens in the state, and. in defeating Phillips 18 to 0. proved their power. 1 determined not to let their first defeat of the year kill their spirit, the Crimsons passed their way to victory over the only out of the state opponents. Pensacola was the victim. The Pctisacolans. known in the sunny state by their aerial attack, were defeated at their own game. Jack Frawlev. fleet Phillips half-hack, showed the opjKments a few tricks in flinging the oval. Although Pensacola scored in the first few minutes of play, the Crimsons kept a cool head and ran up a score of 19 to ( . (1930—Phillips 19, Pensacola 0.) The more they came, the more interesting they were. Rated as underdogs, the same as last year, the Crimsons next faced the Bessemer Bcngals, who were favored county champions. However, the fighting thin Red line scented to have been more than the “Bcngals could handle. This game was the best of the year. The old Phillips fight of 1931 was being carried out in perfect style. Vicious tackling anti broken field running featured. The final score, somewhat similar to that of last season, was in Phillips favor, 25 to 13. (1930— Phillip-. 28. Bessemer 14.) Realizing that the regulars needed a rest. In'cause of the hard schedule. Coach Walker decided to send his second team against Fairfield, a weaker hut fighting team. The second stringers proved their worthiness by remaining in the game three quarters and coming through with a 19 to 9 victory. (1930—Phillips .13. Fairfield 0.) Phillips' Big Three campaign started in the next encounter. The first of these games brought on a city rival, the Woodlawn Junior Colonels. The hitter rivalry of the two teams was indicated hv the score. Fighting all the way. the Baby Tide again brought a 13-6 victory. (1930 Phillips 7. Woodlawn 2.) touch of over-confidence found its way into the Crimson camp in the final battle of the year. Those who followed the fighting hand of hoys up until this game know all details. The Crimsons, lacking the confidence of the preceding games, almost met disaster. The failure of the line in charging puzzled many. For the first time they had failed to work together. The fighting Vdlow-Jackets from Fnslcy held the Tide to a 6 to 6 deadlock. However, one of the prettiest runs of the year was made in this game. Jack Frawley, be-hind perfect interference, sprinted 95 yards through the Jackets’ entire team for Phillips only touchdown. His trial for the extra point failed by a hair. What a game! (1930— Phillips 0. Fnslcy 13.) The season ended with three teams of Jefferson County in a scramble for the Jaffe Trophy. These were Phillips. Bessemer, and Fnslcy. After serious consideration as to the records of each school, the committee awarded the cup to Phillips, who became the permanent owner, having won it three years. Too much credit cannot l c given to the 1931 edition of the Crimson Tide—a squad composed of inexperienced but heroic and determined men.

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 He JOE MORROW. Hill-billy Guard Joe held down hit |M itiim well to lie Mich a small nian. He didn't care how hi they came, liked to hit the big boy and tee Vm fall hard. It too had Joe graduate before next fall. WALTER DAVIDSON, trail Back Walt was the most cootiMDt man on the team, lie wa not a spectacular tdayrr, but be always did the right thing at the right time. Ifavidsou was especially good on quick opening play and was a nice blocking hack. Next fall hould find him an All-State man. NORMAN DOWNEY. Flash Back Norman was held hack on account of an injury, but, when be did cc action, he showed oach and me eUc that hr had the will and ability. Flash” will he hack to don the Phillip color next fall. FRANK SLAUGHTER. Bobby” Tackle V.r , lrUf1r,niu »■«•«» !a t year, got a had start thit year due to a knee injury, hut he turely de- 'lot of credit. Not many yard were g until over “BohbyV «i«lc of the line. ERIC HARRIS. Strong Man- Guard „ llamt .wa an experienced guard hut wa another man who wnt handicapped hy an injury, n played a lot of good game , and next fall he will he out there doing better than hi best. everyone serve