Central Catholic High School - Echo Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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18 THE ECHO initial whist'e found the vqarrlors of both camps on their tces pranclng' about eager to grasp their opp ineits in a death strug- gle, for neither had yet known defeat. The first half was a battle for life, neither team yielding their opponents a point. Early in the second half it was evident tnat the Paynites were no longer able to bear up under the continuous onslaught of the Purple and Gold. C. C., taking the ball deep in their own territory, slashed and cnopped the forward wall of their oppo- nents to pieces, and drove the Paynites to their own ten-yard line. where Volz, our heady little quarterback, emerged from the struggling mass and tossed a pass to Waite, Who was waiting behind the goal line. Not an opponent was within five yards of the receiver. Graf failed to tally the extra point. In the third quarter C. C. took advan- tage of their opponents' weakened condi- tion and drove them again to their ten-yard line, where Bushman made one of his fa- mous end hikes for the second and final touchdown. Waite dropped back to regis- ter the final tally. NOVEMBER 2 C. C. H. S., 24, Decatur Catholic H. S., 7. On November 2nd our gridmen jour- neyed to Decatur to meet again the much improved Decaturites. Though the hosts proved to be stronger than when we first met them, they fell an easy prey to our fleet-footed backfield men. When the final whistle blew the score stood Decatur 7, C. C. H. S., 24. NOVEMBER 9 C. C. H. S., 32, Huntington H. S., 12. On November 9th Huntington High School football aggregation visited Fort VVayne with one of the manliest and most sportsmanlike teams that ever placed foot on the Lincoln Life gridiron. Brilliant open field running marked the game. It was a battle between the fleet- footed backfields, with Bushman and Peq- uignizt taking turns in showing their heels to their opponents. Berghoff, who until this game had shown a mediocre style of f obali, tore through the Huntington line and dropped the opposing backs in their tracks, many times before they even took a step. , Bucher, Huntington's quarterback, re- vea'ed speed that at times surpassed that of Bushman. His brilliant runs often paced the ball within reach of the goal and twice he carried it over. Huntington's gains were made almost entirely on tricky mixed plays that were bewildering because of the speed and accu- racy with which they were executed. They made their nrst touchdown in the latter part of the second quarter. Gur iirst touchdown came soon after the game was started. Graf kicked the ball over Huntington's goal line and Hunting- ton punted from their twenty-yard line. Bushman returned the kick for thirty-five yards, then went through the line for sixf teen more. On the next play Pequignot followed Bushman to the one-yard line. From here Bushman skirted the end for a touchdown. At the opening of the second half Hunt- ington stzpped a series of long end runs and held us for downs. After a series of their mystifying plays they scored their second touchdown. Un the kick-off which followed Huntington's onslaught C. C. re- ceived the ball. Bushman and Pequignot took turns in skirting around the ends for gains which netted fifty-tive yards and a touchdown. Bushman made the final score when he flashed through his opponent's iirst and sec- ondary defense for a sixty-five yard run and a touchdown. A NOVEMBER 11 C. C. H. S., 403 Montpelier Public High, 6. After a two-day. rest C. C. H. S. grid- warriors Hbussedi' over to Montpelier to assist in the celebration of Armistice Day,