Allegan High School - Echo Yearbook (Allegan, MI)

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CASSOPOLTS We 7 They O The Allegan Tigers started out the l939 football season by downing Cassopolis with the score of 7 to O Allegan out weighed and out played the Cassopolis' eleven. Although the Tigers had several chances to score they did not do so until the third quarter The ball was brought up from our 20 yard line to the 50 by Edgerton Barrett took the next play around end mak ing it first and ten to go Barrett and Edgerton, with three plays brought th ball up to the opponent 25 yard line On the next pla th ball was carried by Terry on a quart r back sneak, making a touchdown the score now being 6 O The extra point was made on a pass from Barret to hverhart, takin the score 7 O It remained that za for the rest of the game QOUTM HAV'N Je O They 15 The Tigers met south Haven in the second battle of the season Tri was one of the hardest fought and closest games Allegan has ever given onuth H ven in quite a few years The ground was muddy, and the air filled with rain drenched the players and spectators to the skin In the first quarter, Allegan received the ball on their own five yard line Allegan although handicaoped by a strong wind,outp1ayed South iaven in the first quarter In the second quarter oherman, of oouth Fav n, took the ball on a reverse nlay around end aining everal yar s n xt nlay he took the ball throu h the center for a touch down The attempt for the extra point was not cessful The hall cnzog with South Iaven in the lead 6 O The second half led d with Couth iaver kicking to the local bovs tried vciv n 1 ,th 5 could not advance it any further thi qiarte and e first part all r as s ent with Allegan and Soutr n ekchar ing oo session of the ball Neither of the team threatfneu to scoreg unlfl late in the quart r, when Sherrar's pass was com pleted for another tou hdown This try for the extra point al o failed The gane ended vith south iaven out in front, 17 0 . J D . 1 . an . . . . I . G , o . . '7 ,TH I A KX , xx F3 - ' , V 9 - - . 1 , g , . A , , A4 P 3 A Q . 0 'V' , YV 'J J AL A 0 0 ' , 4-J Xl I . , . 0 1 S ' ' . .. ' 0. - ' . A ' x . 4 G o T . l . . . . 9 A l . . . I I 5 , . . 5 'A 1 L ' T ' ' .. L 9 - J , , O Y, - - o -Q. ' ' V 1 X 7 , g N s o . ,he . A ' U 5 t f - 0 A ' . A g - -. . , , . 0 -L ' 0 T og e v. o . T' 1. N , , . T , Allegan, who took the ball on their own o5. although 7 . ld '1'. '2'd of - , ' ' J . The rect of tqe -'rd ' r ' ' , 0 1. V. . . , 1. - . - ' th , ol the lubt 4 ,'te w - p 1 ' ' L Elawfo ' ' .'.lg , L' s ' o t ' ,1 -L 9 L S .V Lx . ' Y - ' ' ' G ' 4 . A 7 - C g J. all T .' . . - . , N S ' . J, - ,, Iv X L 5 Lu' o' o