Ensley High School - Jacket Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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THE GLEAM 23 Ensley vs. Baylor On October 20. Ensley visited Baylor Academy, in Chattanooga only to receive a heart-breaking defeat to the tune of 31 to 7. Baylor had a good, fast team which plunged, passed and ran its way to victory aided by bad referee-ing. Ensley fought a game, uphill fight with the odds in Baylor’s favor; that is, the muddy grounds, being away from home, and having been on edge the week before. Baylor scored several times in the opening quarter. They got away to a good start, and played Ensley off her feet for a while. Our boys, confused at first by the dirty playing and refereeing, could do little. They fought gamely, but couldn’t seem to get together as they should. In the first half, the ball see-sawed back and forth; when Ensley did get the ball she didn’t keep it long. However, in the second half the Jackets came back in their old spirit and gave Baylor a hard fight. Baylor scored again in the third quarter. A penalty on Baylor once gave Ensley the ball on Baylor’s seven-yard line. Lowery smashed off six yards in two plunges, but Baylor stood firm and the visitors didn’t score. Ensley’s touch down came in the fourth stanza. McGonagle picked up a Baylor fumble and raced 15 yards for a touch down. Lowery kicked goal. For the remainder of the game neither team scored. Hard feeling was manifested throughout the game by both teams. The referee called no penalties on Baylor for offsides, cutting down from behind and interfering with receivers of forward passes. In the fourth quarter, a free for all fight was started, when a Baylor man slugged Lowery; and May hew, standing by his captain, after being hit in the back of the head, returned the blow. Players of both teams rushed together, and play being on Baylor’s side of the field, her subs came out to engage in the fight. The officials quieted the disturbance, however, and play was resumed. It was a dirty game throughout,, and it is supposed that athletic relations will not be resumed with Baylor. On Ensley’s line. Mayhew starred, the big tackle breaking through to spoil many of Baylor’s plays. Faircloth, Scott and McGonagle put in some good work also. Lowery was the backfield luminary, and Pearson gained well, too. Marston punted well against Witt. For Baylor, Gfoerer and Bush performed brilliantly in the backfield. Both were fast, elusive and hard-hitting. Alley, Butler and Landress put in good work on the line. The Ensley boys were out-weighed, out-aged and partly out-played; however, they put up a game fight. Baylor certainly has a classy team, one equal to that of a small college. The Ensley team stayed over night in Chattanooga, and visited Lookout Mountain on Sunday morning. The trip was altogether an enjoyable one. Touchdowns: Ensley—McGonagle. Baylor—Bush 2. Gfoerer, Alley, Landress. Points after touchdowns: Witt 2, Lowery.

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22 THE GLEAM and Marston stood out above the others. McDowell also performed brilliantly. Sutherlin and Roper starred for Gadsden. Quite a number of students made the trip to Gadsden, and so the team didn’t lack rooters. LINE-UrS Ensley—McGonagle, r. e.; Fayet, r. t.; Barnett, r. g.; Hardy, c.; Fair-cloth, 1. g.; Mayhew, 1.1.; Ziegler, 1. e.; Lowery, f. b.; McDowell, g.; Vines, r. h.; Marston, 1. h. Substitutions—Scott for Faircloth, Pearson for Vines, Johnston for McDowell, Clark for Barnett, Twech for Pearson, Walker for McGonagle, Manly for Marston, Pearson for Twech, Vines for Pearson, Jackson for Vines, Inman for Ziegler, Coleman for Scott. Tuchdowns—Ensley—Marston 2, Lowery. Disque—Sutherlin. ------------:o:--------- Ensley Loses a Hearttbreaker to Central High of Chattanooga, 14 to 6. Ensley out-played Central Hi of Chattanooga for three quarters and then lost through hard luck, to the score of 14 to 6 on October 13. at Rick-wood Park. October 13 was truly our unlucky day. We out-bucked them, out-punted them, gained more ground (making 11 first downs to their 5) and then were defeated by several unlucky forward passes. However, in our hearts we were not defeated, for we played the better game. In the first two quarters Ensley came in striking distance of the goal several times, only to have victory snatched from her hands by luck for Central. Once the ball was bucked across but we were penalized for offsides. In the second quarter an unlucky pass was intercepted by Estes, who raced 70 yards for a touchdown in the last minute of play. Ensley came back fighting like a demon in the third quarter. After a succession of passes and plunges “Country” carried the ball over. The attempt at goal failed. On the next play Chattanooga made a pass by hitting an Ensley player. the ball bouncing from his head into Williams’ arms. This made the game safe for Chattanooga in the fourth quarter. Yet, we certainly out-played the heavy Chattanooga team. They out did us in one item and that was weight. We have the better team; they, the luckier one. Lqwery was undoubtedly Ensley’s star. He bucked, passed, and ran. He never said die and fought like a hero till the final whistle. McDowell ran his team well and brought back punts for good gains, though he carried the ball very little himself. Johnston performed equally well and great gains were made under his leadership. Pearson put in some good work, as did Vines. On the line Mayhew. Fayet and Scott starred. Charlie McGonagle was also in the midst of the fight. For Chattanooga, Captain Estes played a fine game. He was everywhere at once, fighting hard. Williams and Cahoon were also good.

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24 THE GLEAM Ensley va. Phillips-Yellow Jackets Tie Crimsons in Great Battle Saturday morning. November 3. witnessed one of the greatest games ever played in Ensley history. The game Jackets, fought, buzzed and stung their way to a 0 to 0 draw, giving the highly-touted Crimson Warriors the surprise of their young lives. In a sea of mud, partly through a drizzling rain, the Ensley lads outplayed themselves, every man a star. In spite of the bad weather, four thousand fans witnessed this hectic battle. A chill wind blew throughout the game, and rain drove the rooters to the stand in the first period. Both teams on emerging from the battle, were soaked wet and were covered with a heavy coat of mud. The dope gave Ensley a 21 point defeat. The Jackets, however, opened the game fighting, and fought till the final whistle. Cheered on by their loyal followers, the boys put all they had in this game, and handed Old Man Dope a great surprise. The ball was heavy and slippery, all of which tended to slow up the game. There was no chance for any brilliant field running or passing. Ensley’s punting, bucking, and ability to hold the ball, combined with their spirit, was the reason for this score. Phillips won the toss and Mayhew kicked off. Phillips failed to make first down, and punted to McDowell, who returned five. The ball seesawed back and forth, but by penalties and plunges Phillips had the ball on Ensley’s eleven-yard line as the quarter ended. Early in the second period, they advanced the ball to our two-yard line, where our line showed its true worth, and held as a line had never held before. They ball was ours, and Marston punted out of danger. The remainder of the half was mostly punts, mixed with a few bucks. The half ended with Ensley’s ball on Phillips 35 yard line. The third period opened in hard rain. Hardy kicked off again for Ensley. A punting duel ensued, with Ensley getting much the better of it. The quarter ended with Ensley in possession of the ball on her 35-yard line. McDowell punted and it was the Crimson’s ball on their 15-yard line. Phillips endeavored to complete several forwards, but in vain, for McGonagle or Mayhew broke through to spoil this little game. About the middle of the quarter, Holder raced around right end for 80 yards and a touchdown but J. Smith was caught tripping Lowery from behind and the ball was brought back to midfield. This was one of the prettiest pieces of work of the morning, but fate handed Phillips a hard blow and the referee rightly decreed that the score shouldn’t count. For the remainder of the game both teams tried hard to score, but in vain. The game ended with the ball in Phillip’s possession on their own 25 yard line. In this muddy scrap, it was hard to find a star, because all the lads played the game of their lives. However, it was the grim, bull-dog-like tenacity of '‘Country ’ Lowery that kept our team going. He it was who backed up the line and held back the charging Crimson Warriors. He it