Abilene High School - Flashlight Yearbook (Abilene, TX)

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'i igefillflgr J QQ- .. fzfl , ' ' --f Suffix ' A 1-A ' ax - A ll' , HUGHES FINDS A lA'A'r' In their annual Armistice Day game, the Eagles' unlslemished recartil hung perilously on the hrinl: of destruction when for three guarters Brertizeririlge tlireatenesl a shaky six-prirnt lead. In the first quarter the Buclcies fumbled on their own I6-yard line. Capitalizing on this break, the Eagles after four line plays gained a first dawn. Then with machineflilze precisian the Warlprrds carried the pigslcin over far their first caunter, For the next three quarters the Wrirrliirds looked sickf an illness caused by the fact that the Buclzies with beautiful passes and line plays camped an the Eagle goal line. Ear three quarters the struggling group of players roflzed Lael: and forth but always deep in Eagle territory. In spite of their powerful efforts, the Eu-tlzies Q-:fuld not break through that stubborn Warhird defense. At last in the final quarter, growing encauraged lgry the fact that the Buclzie eleven was alvviausly tiring, the Eagles started Cllflillltj again. Vlfith a fifteen- yard pass Abilene started moving toward rnuch needed pay dirt, Eallrifwing this with prpwerfui line wlays, the Eagles scared their final touchdown to talze the game If-U. ELLIS IONES I. T. BELL Page 95

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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

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1 . . X f 1 x . . . : . W i t ' 9 it t1..fttf . 'A , -. wi -. li if 1 , l 1' N A ' -:il F E- ,cfm ., , .t ,aa ff ?e - - by V Q, P U 3 Q 3 -. H-.QI 1 ' gif ' 1 it .420 ,,,. , Y ., g 'I SZ., - I J. J 6 Q , I J. fe H 1 ' Q 4 . - . - ,AM 1 'I' '- .' V' ' . , A . ,, -V P' - 1-- f V MOTLEY'S SENSATIONAL CONVERSION On November l9, the Warbirds added another victory to their record, this time at the expense of the Big Spring Steers. The Eagles, capitalizing on first-minute breaks, scored two touchdowns in the first five minutes of play, both counters coming as di- rect results of Steer fumbles. Then Big Spring, on their own sixteen-yard line, fourth down and eight to go for a first, thrilled the football fans when they called a run that netted them 54 yards. A few minutes later Big Spring smashed over for a touchdown. But Abilene came back strong with Doss's interception of a Big Spring aerial, which resulted in a touchdown. This victory assured Abilene at least a tie for the Oil Belt Championship, San Angelo being the only remaining contender. Before a Thanksgiving throng of football fans, the revenge-bent band of San An- gelo Bobcats forced their way to a 12-7 victory over the Abilene Eagles on November 25. With grim determination to avenge last year's defeat, the Bobcats clawed the Warbirds from the list of unbeaten, untied to a first place deadlock with Stephen- ville for the Oil Belt Championship. Because of a more imposing record, Abilene was awarded the championship by the District Committee meeting in Houston the next week. A field goal by El Paso proved too large a margin for Abilene to overcome, and Austin High of El Paso was the Bi-district winner at Abilene on Friday, December 3. The lightness in weight of the opponents lured the Warbirds into a sense of false se- curity that resulted in an Eagle defeat. Finishing their football career in high school with a brilliant performance were the following lettermen: B. H. Hughes, lames Beam, Pete Simpson, I. T. Bell, Tommy Proctor, Lilius Virden, Zolus Motley, A. K. Doss, P. H. Hill, and Lester Dorton. Coming back to uphold Abilene traditions next year are the remaining lettermen: Charles lones, Boland McAdams, Ellis lones, Dub Sibley, Raymond Chambers, and Clayton Leach. lt is a sincere wish of the Flashlight that Abilene may have a bigger and better team next year with more of the old Abilene spirit. Page 96