Abilene High School - Flashlight Yearbook (Abilene, TX)

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:KM 5 -:ttf .fan DOES TAKES TO WlNGS The Sweetwater High School Mustangs, fighting stulgwlvzirnly to the last Glitch, were rulnbecl out of the Oil Belt Championship puzzle with one auicl: stroke by the fighting Eagles, Making use of an aerial attack, lorries Be-ani flung a short pass which E, l-l, Hughes carried to the one-yard line, from which position Lester Dorton dived h-Pail on through the line for the toucliaowri. Zoius Motley then converted his twentyffirst extra point of the season ior a final score of Abilene 7, Sweetwater O, Proving to be tougher than expected, a classy Cisco team gave the Eagles an unlooked for battle on October 29. In the first few seconds of play, P. l-i. Hill raoecl thirty-six yards for Abilene-'s first touchdowng then Motley booted the goal to mal-ce the score 7-U. Later in the game, after being the chief factor in the BU-yard drive that put the ball in scoring position, Hughes smashed the ball over from the onefyard line. The try for point was blocked. The fighting Loboes threatened the Abilene goal several times, and the spectacular punting of Yancey kept the Eagles in the hole. ln spite of Lobo efforts, the score ended Abilene l3, Cisco O, -- Y IAMES BEAM LESTER DORTON A. K. DOSS Page 93 fi

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THE EAGLES AND BUCKIES WAR On October 8, a rabid crowd of Abilene fans watched the Eagles, paced by their brilliant little field general, lames Beam, and B. H, Hughes, stellar lialfbaclc, romp over a scrapping Eastland eleven by a score oi 21-Ei. The Bulldogs put up an unexpected battle and the Eagles had plenty of trouble in getting started, but at last teamwork overpowered Eastland ior a decisive victory. ln a windswept game on October 15, Abilene High School pulled the cover oft its offensive Class, sadly lacking in earlier showings, to boot Brownwood out of the quadruple tie for Oil Belt leadership by the large decision of 49-12. Twinl-:letoes lames Beam flitted to two firstfhalfytouch- downs, and in the third quarter the Eagles scored another counter, then with a decisive victory already assured, the Warbirds turned loose and poured iour more touchdowns through the disor- ganized defense of the invaders. After Abilene's score had mounted to 49, Brownwood thrilled the two thousand five hundred fans when the Lions ran eighty-tive yards for a touchdown. Final score: Abilene 49, Brownwood 12. -5' DUB SIBLEY P. H. HILL CLAYTON LEACH Page 92

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lx' '.. 1 .Q 'ifffqan V FM.- -4 BEAM DOES HIS DUTY WITH A SMILE On Friday, November 5, with the score 6-U against them and only two minutes to play, Abilene staged a comeback drive to check the winning streak of the Stephenville Yellow Iackets. The Warbirds were outplayed until almost the end, but the old Eagle spirit finally asserted itself to inspire the Eagles to make a powerful drive that took them to Stephenville's I2-yard line. Then alter two line plays Rachie Hughes swept around end for a touchdown, thereby tying the score- the Stephenville counter coming earlier in the game. When Zolus Motley swung his foot for a beautitul conversion, he proved that a place-kicker can amount to something besides excess bag- gage, for that extra point won the game for Abilene. This was Stephenville's iirst year in the Class A division, and in spite of their lack oi experience, the Yellow Iackets were surprisingly strong. Their strength lay in their specialty in tricky, unexpected plays. Their one touchdown resulted from a play so elusive that it had even the fans puzzled. On this play, the halfback slipped back for a pass, and the rest of the backfield drew Abilene's defense. The pass was completed for a touchdown. A chance for a tie was lost when the try for conversion was blocked. 40: 4173 fi . '- . .. . s gf .3 '-5 J L ' '-fin'-e . 4 5 9' wr iq ,f Qv-.'1.-'g:e-- ,sees 1 ,'J!,gQ' .', I., A,+:+f1..afff 1....,.-if .-..-Tffifvifzes-iriif: PETE SIMPSON RAYMOND CHAMBERS CHARLES IONES Page 94