Abilene High School - Flashlight Yearbook (Abilene, TX)

Johnny Barely Misses a Touchdown BENTON COLLINS Tackle Weight 170 4 -4' A. W. BALFANZ End Weight 150 H. J. JONES Center Weight 161 EHO HOWELL Guard Weight 155 COLLINS BALFANZ JONES HOWELL 1227 i127 4149 4133 ABILENE 65 RANGER 7 Un October 26, the Eagles played the Ranger Bulldogs in the first game O1 me district race. During the first half the Bulldogs outplayed the Eagles, but the tide turned in the last half and the Eagles overwhelmed their guests. Ranger began its drive for a touchdown from the 47-yard line. .lones and Baldwin kept the Bulldogs from gaining very fast, but the goal line was finally crossed and Anderson kicked the extra point. ln the third quarter a fumble, covered by the ball-hawk Baldwin, opened the chance for the Eagles to start their scoring march. After a short pass to Gal- braith, Brookshire made two gains of fifteen and eighteen yards each for a first down on the 18-yard line. Galbraith angled to his right for a pass, which he took on the 2-yard line. Three plays by Brookshire and Pennington gained one and one-half yards against an embattled line. On the fourth play Cogdell started for the line, but swung to the left and lunged through three tacklers for the counter, after which Brookshireis try for point was Wide. In about two minutes the Eagles made another threat, but it was nipped by an incomplete pass over the end zone. The final whistle ended the game with the Bulldogs on the big end of a 7-6 score. ABILENE 14g BROWNWOOD 0 1 On the muddy and dreary afternoon of November 3, the Eagles niet their second district foe, the Brownwood Lions. The Lions kicked off to the Eagles, who scored Seventy-six