Central High School - Helios Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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if ..., Qu o .- ull! .Hfi5?iplQfJSl'lfCTS fur a successful seaswn luuked yery lwright this year in that Cuacli Cfvryell wwuld have lmth inure experienced and heavier ft -- A iff? material In wwrk with than in swine time past. Of last year's team Hicks, Mee, Simpspn, llruckineier, vlaehnig, llnnes, Cunnan, Price, and Kun- ing were lwack. .Xruuml these lmys was cwnstructed the team uf '27 which, with the exceptipn uf the last game, we feel has a very guild record. The iirst game uf the year was played with Ottawa llills. The Indians, after en-plying an undefeated season in 1926 and the return this year of fifteen letter men, were all set fur lwig things. They played well and fnught hard hut fnund class .X cnmpetitidn quite different from class C. Despite the very hut weather and frequent sulnstitutiuns, Central piled up a scare uf 41 tu Ottawa llills, U. The second game uf the seasun was the one with Creston. The day was cumfurtalmly warm fur the crrvwd nf about three thwusand people who watched, lrut it was intpleralily hut fur the players. The game was nut characterized lwy much spectacular play: fur the must part it was just straight fundamental tlmtlwznll. This secwnd annual fmttlrall game with Crestun ended Z0-O in favor uf Central. The third game in line this seaswn was the Lansing game. .Ns yet Lans- ing has but png large high sclmnl and that schfml is always represented hy Fl' Allwrt Alf-nes llaxid Hrwclsnieier llmrard ,laehnig Irving Simpsnn 51163

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good teams. They are called the Big Reds and this year had won their preliminary games by large scores and were predicting a state Championship team. However, when they played Central this thought was changed: they were doomed to defeat. The first half was scoreless, but in the third quarter Lansing weakened and was forced to resort to a safety and a few minutes later had their goal line crossed for the first time. Thus the game at Lansing ended 8-O in favor of Central. It was a great game. A week later our team played Catholic Central at Houseman Field before a crowd of eight thousand people. The battle waged back and forth for a long time, but in the third quarter Catholic crossed our goal line. This seemed to inspire them so that, hght as our boys did, they were unable to reduce the lead of six points. This was a hard defeat, for it not only disqualified us for the state title but placed the city title far out of reach. The Central-South game a week later left Central in a much better posi- tion. Although up to that time South had not shown a great deal of strength that day she exhibited some line pass work. During the lirst quarter the ball was worked up and down the held and was several times in scoring position, but each time South held for downs. In the second quarter, however, Bill Irwin made the only score of the game when he fell on a punt blocked by Irv Simpson back of South's goal line. lt was an exciting game, for often South threatened with her offense. Theodore Norris VVillard Geutz Charles Hicks Kenneth Mee gnu