Dyersburg High School - Trojan Yearbook (Dyersburg, TN)

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The Squad The first call for practice was issued the first week in September. There were about thirty out for the first two weeks, after which some of them dropped out. Most of them remained loyal to the school and kept coming out all season. Those who did not make a letter did much to develop the team. For a team without subs is a failure. Those not making a letter this year should have little trouble making their letter next year. Only four men will be lost to the team this yearvby graduation: Fowlkes, captain and quarterg Summers, guard: Hinson, ehdg and Arnett, end. This should leave this year's team in good shape. No doubt they will have a wonderful team under able coaching. Here's hoping, anyhow. Only one man was lost to the team last year by injuries, that being Green, an end, who got his arm broken in the first game. Had this not happened he would have made his letter easily. Page forty-three

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D., H., S. 'Varsity Hinky Hinson, Boob Draper, Louis Summers, Delbert Palmer, 'Charles Walker, Motley Toddy, J. T. Fielder, Sally Fowlkes, Ferd Hall, Halbert King, Red Moore. Facing the hardest schedule ever attempted by the school, including games with such teams as Jackson, Newbern, Brownsville, C. B. C. of Mem- phis and Trimble, the team was the best ever produced by the school. The team was not very heavy, but made up for this in speed and fighting spirit. The team was a credit to the school and always played clean and hard. The team entered every game with a spirit and iight that was not to be denied. Out of eight hard games we lost only one game, that to C. B. C. of Memphis, by the close score of seven to nothing. Not losing a game in the conference, the championship of West Tennessee was won again for the second straight year. We give the credit of all our success to Coach Morgan, who worked long and faithfully in the development of a winning team. Page forty-iwo

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A1111 Star Gridiron Players Named on All West Tennessee Team Page forty-four 1F11-om Evening Appeal FOWLKES Beginning with quarterback I name Sally Fowlkes, of Dyersburg, a 100 per cent improved performer. Fowlkes is a good general, can carry the ball splendidly, good on interference, and the best punter I have seen in a number of years. He is also a fine dropkicker and is unerring at forward passing. I have chosen Folwkes as captain, because he is a heady per- former and knows how to conduct himself while a game is in progress. HALL Ferd Hall, of Dyersburg, is one of my halfbacks. He is a wizard at sliding off tackle, stepping out of the arms of tacklers, and can receive forward passes like a col- lege man. Defensively Hall is unsurpassed. HINSON - Hinkey Hinson, of Dyersburg, is my choice for an end. Hinson, in my opinion, is the outstanding linesman of the year, a fast charger, vicious tackler, and ever alert. I have not seen his equal this year in high school football. PALMER Delbert Palmer, of Dyersburg, is my pivot man. Playing his first year of foot- ball he was a star. He is' the only center in this section this year who has been able to get down the field on punts and assist his ends in making a tackle, and he does this on almost every kick. On line plays he manages to smash through and do his part in cutting down the secondary de- fense. He is extremely accurate in pass- ing the ball back.