Atlantic High School - Javelin Yearbook (Atlantic, IA)

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FOCTBALL To Atlantic the 1931 football season was exciting and erratic. The Black and Gold team started out nobly, slumped, held the conference champions scoreless, were squelched-and all the time played the fight-hard, die-hard game. Every home game was played on a muddy gridiron. In the opening game, fought under the floodlights against Anita, Atlantic squeezed out a 7-0 victory. Since it was the first game for both teams, the players played slowly and sluggishly, showing their inexperience with new plays and signals. Creston, famous throughout the state, came, saw, and conquered the lack- rabbits, 40-0. Skeets Haltom and Tubby Sadler, all-state quarterback and fullback, respectively, shone individually: and the perfect co-ordination of the entire team was remarkable. Atlantic, although completely out-classed, fought gamely and died with their boots on. In the first half of the next game, Greenfield outscored the Iackrabbits. But in the last half the Black and Gold gridsters came to the fore and evened the score 6-6 as the final gun was fired. Smashing line plunges and long passes featured the next battle as Atlantic conquered Corning, 20-O, on a muddy field. Atlantic traveled to Shenandoah only to be downed 53-6. A slippery field somewhat handicapped Atlantic, but after the team work of the Mustangs be- gan to click, the Iackrabbits were swamped. Atlantic's Black and Gold warriors battled bravely at Council Bluffs, but were disarmed, 13-O. Villisca caught the Iackrabbits napping and captured a 6-O victory. Came the upset! The crippled Atlantic eleven, presenting a wonderful exhi- bition of football manoeuvers in every department of the game, held the Clar- inda Cardinals to a 0-O score. Clarinda wound up the season as champions of the Hawkeye Six conference. During the entire season, Atlantic was the only team to hold the Cardinals scoreless. On Armistice Day, another rainy time, the Iackrabbits were upset by Car- roll's dazzling aerial attack, 12-0. Harlan found revenge in the last home game by winning, 19-0, The traditional Turkey Day game was fought at Red Oak. Atlantic put up a good defensive game, but an icy field and the Tigers' passes won a lff-0 victory for the southern eleven. Atlantic's Black and Gold warriors have the old fight that has always char- acterized A. H, S.'s battling elevens. Atlantic's student body and towns- people always support the players, winning or losing, with every ounce of enthusiasm and loyalty they possess. 17 MQ Q 6,1 CD Xingdlfl Gi' 9 to :ll 5 T 4 sl E 1 l I 9 ce NN G 70 Gif?

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kb co Q2 U ll Here J! Here Here Here There There Here There There Here There 5 44 FOOTBALL September 18 . September 25 October 2 . October 9 . . October l6 . . October 23 . A October 30 . November November ll . November 20 . November 26 . 6 . GRAl1AM MCFADDEN GERALD BROWN HAROLD KROHN IOHN ALLIBAND LEON GETZ ELMER KELLEY ORIN KELLEY LAWRENCE LEWIS MERRITT WELTON EDWARD WILLIAMS f ROBERT SRARR EARL PICKENS K CHARLES NORD f X BILL TRAILER BILL SPARR Oo N070 PAUL OAKES MAURICE STRITTMATTER CLAUDE OAKES PHIL ANDERSEN Din FOOTBALL 1931 FOOTBALL-1932 . . . Anita There September 23 ..... Creston . . Creston There September 30 . . Greenfield . Greenfield There October 7 ...... Harlar . . . Corning Here October 14 .... Shenandoah . Shenandoah Here October 21 . A. L. Council Bluffs L. Council Bluffs Here October 28 ...., Villisca . . . Villisca Here November 4 .... Clarlnda . Clarinda Here November ll . . . Carroll . . Carroll Here November 24 . . Red Oak . . Harlan . Red Oak FOOTBALL MEN HAROLD SHRAUGER HAROLD STRUTZ NORMAN LEE RASMUSSEN IAMES PAGE DELBERT KING GEORGE CRANSTON JAMES WELCH RONALD ANDERSON BILL TRAILER GLYNN WARREN HUGH PRESTON ALBERT MANRIQUEZ IOHN LEWIS GEORGE LANG LETTERMEN VALLIE PELLETT ROLLIN SCHULER FRANK GUSKE DONALD SMILEY RONALD ANDERSON GLYNN WARREN HUGH PRESTON 16 DONALD AUERBACH BILL ERGENBRIGHT DALE LYNCH HOWARD SIEN PAUL OAKES BILL SPARR MAURICE STRITTMATTER CLAUDE OAKES PHIL ANDERSON VALLIE PELLETT ROLLIN SCHULER FRANKE GUSKE DONALD SMILEY ALBERT MANRIQUEZ IOHN LEWIS GEORGE LANG DONALD AUERBACH BILL ERGENBRIGHT DALE LYNCH

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FOOTBALL LETTERMEN WILLIAM lBILLl TRAILER Fullback GLYNN fSCRAPPY, Hui? lSKEETl WARREN RESTON Guard End ALBERT KABJ IOHN UOHNNIEJ MANRIQUEZ LEWIS Fuzzbafk Halfback GEORGE fPEzoJ D0lXl5gRsQZB'El LANG Tackle Center WILLARD fERGlEJ ERGENBRIGHT DALE KARCI-IIEJ LYNCH End Quarterback WILLIAM QBILL, TRAILER, Fullback Bill Trailer, A. H. S.'s plunging fullback, was one of the most outstanding players on the team. Breaking through the opposing line to block plays and plunging through an apparent stone wall to make long gains were two of his strongest assets, Bill, a senior, always brought courage and pep to his team- mates, and an admirable spirit-a spirit that calls for hard, fast, clean playing.