Arkansas City High School - River Rat Yearbook (Arkansas City, AR)

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5 . N I ONNIF ROSE4- HERMANK BARNETT- Half, A Halfback. Whether Lonnie started the game or was sent in later, he always fought his hardest and was a good ground gainer. He was at his best at line plunging. Rose will not be in the line-up next year. REVERDY FR Y- Full. ftaptain-electl Stew was a hard fighting l full-back, car- rying the ball or open- ing up holes for the halfs. He was a good punter and could pass if necessary. He was always in the game and played with injuries that Hoss played half. He was a hard hitter and at hard tackler. He had a little had luck during the -season - injuries keeping him out of a few games.. When, he did Play though, he played! He has one more year to go. ' I el . 4 l2.3fC652?J si! zfmassse:f..g: v ,. ,-I ' ffm: 9 42 Q 5 ' go' ' ' , M U ' 'E 9 - -- would have put some on W - F- 9 the sidelines. 0 , 2- . . H E 2 l l Q 5 3 'ml' ' ' : 5 ELWOOD MILLS- MELVIN TIPTON- Z .E End. I . l End. b ' 5 . .. , - 3 E uBinn down the end HTiDDi6': 'played end and : - Dosltion. was down on End. 2533221 13351. 0 tile ms 2 puntstvand was a sure It was Banks' first year and downed meg is 2 - tackler below the knees. at f00tball, but he won their tracks. , He played 3 2 He is a man to be feared his letter' He was fast a Stal' same Turkey dill' 3 g th fi ld .-0 I at circling ends and was when he broke up many 2 : OH e 2 ' n Y a a hard tackler. He could line ,plunges from be- E 5 Sovhomofe- We exvecf always be relied upon in nina the uline of Scrim- 5 3 great things from Mills. a Diflch- mage. g 3 A ' v : 3 , 2 1 1 I . 3 g -- as - 2 5 5 z r 5 E A RICHARD LAYNE- 2 E MALOY STEVENSON- End' ROBERT RARICK- E 2 Guard. Dick was the can boy Tackle. ' 5 - that could nab passes. U H - as It was Maloy's first year He ran good interfer- Bob C011ld play either 5 3 at football, but he was ence, and could kick a gsksvisglggslggaglievgfgg 5 Q , Q a, hard tlghfting guard lnean,pu.nlt if he had to. 7 g 5 and could be relied upon Dick will return next begaufiemff his Yeiglg E 3 A fan. E an g ng spir t. - -3 to do his best at all Junior High .star last 3 e times- Malay .was a yearg a Senior, High let- ? 09 dangerous man to face He ls a senior ter man this Kea? What will he le in 19289 oo 'mn 9 - 'ra 'Qf k Y I I .M - we Q U-4-11221315 ff ' ff ' 'xx L . 133. Ea tg is 1, 'gs aa' .2-'ls 0 4 FE:

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I' rf u--asp, 13:1 A I T '3i5 hiv N, 1 its 551-sf-3' -ff' tl 7110 4745 f' 'nfffff ,ff , . ' 2-'ani' wi XX V, . --f ?tnh, if N4 ng, .mfg xtfas. K .. FOOTBALL August 31, 1925, a week before the opening of school, thirty some boys re- ported to football camp which was located at Wild Cat Canyon. The purpose of the camp was to teach the fundamentals of football and to get the squad in condition. Coach Curry had only two letter men, Captain Wise and Chandler, around which to build his team, but there was plenty of raw material from which real gridiron heroes could be made. Among these were Mills, Rarick and Harwell from Junior High and some from last years squad who were out determined to make a letter. Howell, a letter man, came to us from Columbus, Ohio. We lost the first game of the season to Ohilocco. by a 28-0 score. but this did not dishearten us because it was considered as only a scrimmage. Loose playing in the first t-wo minutes of the game the following week ac- counted for Ponca Clty's lone touch down, but it defeated us 6-0. We then went to Wichita for the first league game. and with the breaks going their way, we were defeated again 6-0. It was in this game that Red Howell heard the birdies sing. After three straight defeats, we downed Augusta 10-2 on our own gridiron. One week later, Pratt. was tackled on our home field, which was a sea of mud, and they were defeated 19-0. This made prospects look brighter for A. C. Hutchinson was the next victim of our attack, losing to us by a 6-0 score. Fry was out of the game with a sprained ankle. Hutchinson presented a much heavier team than oursg but nevertheless A. C. won the game. El Dorado came to town. With listless playing in the first three quarters, El Dorado gobbled up a fumlble and raced for a touchdown-the lone score of the game. In the last period, Arkansas City presented a real fighting spirit which, if it had been aroused earlier in the game, would have made a difficult story to tell. Determined to make up for its previous downfall, the team took Newkirk to a cleaning, defeating them 37-0, the largest score of the season. On Armistice day at Wellington, a bitterly fought battle resulted in a 57-7 -tle. The game did not lack thrills. Wellington made a touchdown which didn't count. Bill Mills got knocked out. Stew Fry and Snowball Johnson couldn't get along together. ' ' Thanksgiving Day was an ideal day for a football battle. A great crowd of rooters gathered to see A. C. take on Marion. Ark. City played her best game of the year giving the spectators many thrills. Although A. C. excelled in every phase of the game, Marion defeated us when in the last quarter, Pierce of -Marion, with his left toe, drop-kicked the winning goal. Harwell received a fractured leg in the second quarter. His fighting spirit was missed in the remainder of the game. The football season as a whole was unusually successful considering that Coach Curry had only two letter men as a nucleus for his team. He developed a team which fought like veterans to the last minute of play during the entire' season. From a group of raw material, Curry ironed out a football team which worked together with clocklike precision when the season got in full sway. Curry is to be C0mmend- ed. for his success in producing an almost entirely new teaxm. When the cleats are donned next year, Curry should not have to worry about material as there will be about eight letter men back and some material from Junior High. ' Records show that Arkansas City has always turned out good football teams. In 1908-09 Coach Schmidt developed a team which lost only three games in two years. In 1910 A. C. tallied seven victories, six of which were shut-outs. A. C. was champion of southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma in 1911, win- ning nine out of ten games played. , The team of 1912 scored six shut-outs and lost but two games. ln 1914, A. C. never lost a game. In that year, however, A. C. lost Coach Schmidt, and the opponents began to come through the line. It was left for Coach Curry, who arrived ln 1923, to build up a team. With the familiar stars, Weller, Wilson, Houston and others, Curry gave A. C. a team which lost no games. and only nine ,points were scored against them. 1924 brought many injuries, and more defeats than victories. Coach William Gough, J. L. Robinson, Francis Schmidt, Ivan Trusler, Roy Williams, Ernest Uhrlaub, and Amos Curry have all helped to make.excellent records for'A. C. H. S. Some of the former athletic directors are succeeding in similar work in Universities and other schools today. f 'r2s..Q?i.i'4 - I am.-. rr' 4