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

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24 THE ECHO although the Catholics muffed once in the shadow of the Van Wert goal and the Buckeyes recovered, preventing a touch- down. Although the second period resolved it- self into a punting duel, Van Wert threat- ened twice during the last half. In the third period they drove the ball to the one-yard line, but Fort VVayne held and threw them back. Again, after Fort Wayne's second touchdown and just before the game ended, the game Ohioans started a desperate and intricate series of plays that netted them thirty yards before they were stopped. The Catholic seniors were given a chance in the game and played brilliantly in their last contest. They were Captain Graf, who played one of the best games of the year, Bushman, Kelker, Waite, Loney, Flick, McGrath, Volz, Ferguson, and Foo- hey. Handicapped by the heavy field, Bushman could not get away for his usual long runs, but he played one of the hard- est games of his career. Kelker, Waite and Loney gave their very best and Flick made a fine showing, for he was pitted against Hines, Van Wert's center, and one of the best men on his team. McGrath showed more than his usual fight and Volz, at quarter, led the team for the last time, but to a most admirable victory. Ferguson and Foohey fought like demons, being especially strong on tack- ling. The Van Wert team seemed to be built around Hines, their fighting center, who was flanked and bolstered by two good guards and the fat tackles . Eckenstein and Siples, in the backfield, did most of the gaining, although a forward pass, Ag- ler to Gunn, helped along. p Van Wert COD C. C. H. S. QIZJ Gunn ............,......... RE ........... McCormick Fawcett ....... ........ R T. ........ ......... G raf Riggins ....... ........ R G- ....... .... ulligan Hines ....... ......... C ..... ........ F l ick Connelly ..... ........ L G ........ ..... M cGrath Eck ........... ........ L T ........ .... F erguson Hartman ..... ........ L E . ........ ....... W aite Agler -........ ........ Q B ......... ......... V olz ECkCT1S'EClI1 ........,.-, ,,,--,--,,------ Bushman Leasure ..... ....... L H . ............. Pequignot Sipels T ...... Kelker Substitutes: Loney for Bushman, Foo- hey for McGrath, Steinbacker for Volz, Shea for Berghoff, Tindell for Eck, Gwnes for Riggins, Palmorey for Eckenstein, Blackwell for Hartman. Touchdown- Graf, Bushman. That C. C. H. S. had a wonderful aggre- gation of grid men is evidenced by glanc- ing over the All-City high school team picked by a local sports editor. Undoubt- edly C. C. sentatives might have several more repre- on the first team, but Coach Doriot in planning for next year's team gave each member of the squad a chance to develop in nearly all of the games, thus preventing more players starring individ- uallyf' -LEO HARTMAN, '25, The Alumni Game for old time sakeQ A Our Team Our team is there, it's far the best To any other one we're told, And it has stood the acid test For us, it is the purple and gold. Our halfbacks all can carry the ball, End runs are full and wide. They never seem to tumbleand fall, But help to turn the tide. Our quarterback's a brainy one- To him is left the brunt It's up to him the team to run- He's always at the front. Last of all, our line, it's great, For our captain does his part, For he stops 'em at any rate With his dash and endless dart. -+HOWARD PAULEY, '24. Meet our new coach at the Alumni Game.