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COWBOYS FALTED AFTER CDDENEIQ Dedicate New Stadium bg Downing Lindsborq and Then Go winless for the Remainder ofthe Seasong Six Requlars Graduate IIIC 1937 l70O'l'B.Xl,l. season found the Abilene high school Cowboys still in the throes of a vie- tory drouth that began with the opening' of the 1936 season and continued uninterrupted throughout the past eanipaiggn except for an early season win over the Linclshorg Swedes. ,Xlthough a dismal tail- ure in the win eolunin, the season will eventually prove itsell' as a valualmle conditioner lor the under- elassinen who are expected to develop into one of the finest grid niaehines ever to represent .Xbilene high sehool on the gridiron. The hopes of the Cowlioy fans were given a great hoost last Septeinher when the llands, led by Pren- tiee Clary, opened the season hy roping the Vikings .t QA, ,.A QW my .ggi ,,fA, ,fly I and then ran the seore t' 1 t l -t hy the tiniekeeper. from Lindshorg, IQ t ers eanie next and proved to he the pin that pricked the Orange and Hrown huhhle hy runilmling over the helpless Hueksters, 35 to 0. The Cowboys played host to the lfllsworth l'le:ti'eats the following weeit. and on a field that was nothing' short of a quaginire, the Cats waded to a so to 0 vie- tory. ln its lirst encounter on hostile ground, the ,Xhilene team was completely outelassed lmv the Salina Ma- roons who scored alter only a few iniinutes had elapsed o gj o 0 it ore lmeing stopped The id2l1lilSiti1C1l stepped out of the league to meet i Gridders First Row, Lett to l:lgL'l'ltgAlfl'0xl Switzer, end: Norman xYlllll'llilll', taek- lel Lester Akers, guard: Junior lilns- worth, eenter: liloyd Sexton, I.Z'Ll2lI'llI Virgil Allison, tackle: and .lim Mat-lien, end. Second Ilow, Left to llight -Vhnrles Murphy, halfhaek: Hill liarlver, full- haekg Prentiee Gary, liztltlvztekg and Bob Polley, quurterlraek. First naw, Lt-ft to lli,:'litfl1l'd liens, end: Don Vickers, taekle: .lnnior Mur- phy, guard: ldarl llurdisty, et-nterg Robert Akers, guard: 'Pom Harris, taekle: and Glen liinsworth, end. Sec-ond Row, Left to llisrlit-Frzuik Puckett, quarterhaek: lloln Kenst, full- baekq lylerven Neis, halflvaekg and Fred Gans, ltalfhaek. 'Phird Tlow, Lett to liig'ht-llenry Kohman, Hob Taylor, lildward Metful- lough, Dale Kirkpzttriek, .las-li Ster- rett, Everett Muir, and .Xnson Foul- son. 0 0. The lflerington Railroad- XVheeler. Naney .lane Prather and XVendell Ilarinon. tl, Ii. holds its meeting in the Vozy pool hall. Af- ter the grangr sung: Sweet Vio- lets. Misses XVt-isgerher and La- welli11 put on at display Ull how to play billiards. Ilrd-Still reading: 'l'l1e April Foo. flll1'iStl110l'l' assassinated hy disappointed .lunior play east seeker. Body found in gai'lm,are enn hy Dale t':lvender. George t'hristiun 1-1tl1ering:toJn's favorite food tlld Quaker :ind his favor- , ite drink is Old Quaker. Junior- Senior theme will be 1nfants' l'll.VIN 11. Mt-lTllY l'hysieal lfldui-ation i':llIllUI'l2L State, li. S. Italy, High seholzistie honor lie- stowed U11 liupe tlil and NV:1yne Stuek, Cnrolling' Collins eaiugrht UtPllllt01'l't'itll1Q'. t'li:irged with sil- ver-plating' eopper eoins. Is sen- teneed to life in the eleetrie ehnir. Rayinond Miller appointed mayor of the nudist eanip south of town. -1-t1l? 1'U5l'l'ii Allison returns to sellool after getting 1'id ot' his :lp- pendix at the Memorial llospital. t'an't listen to any Little Au- drey's for fl'Zll' ot' llreaking the stitehes. 5th-Mrs. Ii. M. Altfltbiltlllgil. Abilenes bid for faune in the world
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the undefeated Junction City Blue Jays. They held the lays to two touchdowns in the first half, but were unable to stop Lallis, junction's colored flash, in the last half. The final gun sounded with Abilene on the short end of the score, 33 to 0. lt was a revived Orange and Brown squad that took the field against the Mcl'herson Bulldogs. Having been unable to score in previous games, the Hands showed more puncl1 and aggrcssiveness and stayed abreast of the Bulldogs until the last quarter when Holbert, colored half, broke loose for a 95-yard dash that ended the scoring at 20 to 12. and from there on made up for lost time by playing a crashing game from his guard position. A deadly tackler, he was also a power on offense. llflerven Neis, halfback-This was the first and last year that Merven played under the Orange and Brown colors. He strengthened a doubtful reserve force 6 and saw considerable action. Robert Polley, quarterback - Polley was the 'gbrainsu of the Cowboy attack, a leader who at all tinies could keep his teammates keyed up to a fighting pitch. V The following underclassnien received letters: Jim Nachen, Alfred Switzer, Glenn llnsworth. junior The Chapman Irish entertained the Bucksters on Armistice llay and were rude in giving their guests a sound beating. lt was in this game that Tom Har- ris, sub tackle. received a broken leg and was forced out for the remainder of the season. The Irish were Murphy, Tom Harris, Bill Barber, Fred Gans, Don Vickers, Lester Akers, Prentice Gary, Bob Keast, lfarl fiardisty, and Robert Akers. Out of this group of yearlings, .lim lAlZl.CllCll, jun- later forced to forfeit this game. For their last road trip, the Cowboys traveled to Hays where they tangled with the Hays Cadets on a snow-covered gridiron. The Cadets were out-played and out-gained but took advantage of enemy fum- bles and won, 20 to 7. The Clay Center Tigers were Thanksgiving Day guests of the Cowboys in a game that was a finale for both teams. Determined to bring an unsuccessful season to a successful close, the Hands out-charged the Tigers but still lacked the punch that is needed for counters and succumbed, 13 to 0. This game wound up the grid careers of six regulars and eight lettermen. Senior Lettermen Virgil Allison, tackle-'f,Pege was the bulk of the team in more ways than one, He took care of his side of the line in a manly manner and will leave a big hole in the line when he graduates. ior lllurphy, Bill Barber, Lester Akers and .l rentice Gary were regulars on the 1937 aggregation which helps to confirm the belief that within a year the Abi- lene Cowboys will be a team to be reckoned with when Central Kansas League laurcls are handed out. Prentice Cary, colored half, who will be a junior next year, was one of the Cowboy's main scoring cogs, hav- ing registered most of the Orange and Brown coun- ters this season. jim lllachen, Alfred Switzer and Junior Murphy, three ends, will engage in a battle royal next fall for the wing positions while the guard notches will be capably filled by the Akers cousins, Les and Bob. Oddly enough, one of the hardest-charg- ing backs on the Abilene squad this year was a fresh- man, Bill Barber, who is ex- pected to develop into a first- class gridder by the time he's a senior. ,llarl llardisty will prob- ably take over the pivot duties in 1938 after understudying junior linsworth this season. VVith the end of the 1937 sea- Nornian W'hitehair, tackle- Norman was Abilene highis one man gangfi He was surprisingly fast for his weight which he used to the best advantage in the line. junior Ensworth, center-One of the team's outstanding per- formers. Vlfas given all-league rating because of excellent de- fensive play and his steady offen- son. Coach lilvin C. McCoy, brought to a close a four-year coaching career to, as he says, enter a saner profession. His successor will be Mr. Carl Thur- low, who has been at Norton dur- ing the past year. Although unsuccessful in his sive maneuvering. Franklin Puckett, fullback- Frank could play either fullback or tackle well. He also proved himself an adept signal caller on various occasions. Lloyd Sexton, guard-Lloyd came into his own in mid-season Standing-Albert Hawkes, line eoaehg Floyd Currier, freshman eoaeh, and lilvin lVft-C7'oy, head eoaeh. Kneeling4Don Davis, student manager title bids during the' past two years, lNfcCoy's record is not all one of constant defeat. During his first two years at Abilene high school his gridders captured the league crown both years and his cagers were champions once. I of art, speaks to G. R. on famous 1 1 paintings. McCormick, Black, Souders, Logan and Haslouer, from the dramaties class, present l The Underdog in Ili-Y. Miss l.AUL E- COLLINS Christmore's plea brings devout Science silence throughout the produc- Nob. state T. C., Peru, tion, ' titli-Found: Deep in the an- nals of the City of Abilene, the name: Jule LeRoy Jolley. Tth-About 2 o'cloek this af- ternoon a blizzard strikes Abilene from the north and roars unabated throughout the night. Sand-like snow swirls before a howling gale. A. B. V irginia Polytechnic No history session at Mike's. Sth-lVorst blizzard in twe11- ty years tthey all arei. About halt of Abilene high's population digs their way to school while the rest dig deeper in the blankets. School dismissed for the day at 9 o'clock in the morning, Run on linimeut at local drug stores. Lack of skiis causes postpone- ment of music contest at Salina. 12th - xvlllllfl Staehli with lVhen Ma Rogers Broke Loose wins highly superior in the CKL declamation contest at Herington and Don Davis cops an excellent
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