Bastrop High School - Ram Yearbook (Bastrop, LA)

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7?vL!5' After a successful season in 1940 the Bastrop Rams began their training this past fall with a fine spirit and with g eat plans for future success Several good players had been lost by graduation but there were reserve players from the 1940 squad who showed promise of carrying on at these positions In the opening game of the season the 1940 edition of the Rams made their debut by thoroughly trouncing Hamburg 46 0 In this performance the team showed indications of reaching the heights attained by the team of the previous year when they won the North Louisiana Championship The second game on the schedule was with the Crossett Eagles a neighboring rival who had in former yea s dealt much misery to Bastrop teams In this encountertlm:Rams struck pay dirt early In less than a minute after the opening whistle captain Talmadge Foreman behind perfect interference ran sixty yards for a touch down to give Bast op an early lead Apparently stunned by this early onslaught the Eagles became helpless before the terrific charging of the Bastrop forward wall An avalanche of touchdowns brought the score to 46 0 Newellton the class B champions of 1940 proved to be a rugged and well coached aggregation Receiving the opening kick off the boys from the Delta country staged an early drive which nearly netted them a thouchdown This early thrust seemed to awaken our boys to the realization that here was a team capable and soon four touchdowns had been negotiated but now without bow ing once to the visitors Final score 27 6 Then came the game with Tallulah the team that three years before had defeated Bastrop for the Northeast Louisiana Champion ship The Rams met Tallulah on the Trojan field in a down pour of rain Both teams played well under the condit ons A stubborn Tallulah defense kept the Rams well away from pay di 1 during the first quarter The second quarter however found the Ram offense striking with the fury that had characterized.1tin earlie games and at half time the score was 12 0 A third and fou th quarter touchdown brought the total 25 O In succession Rayville Mangham and Winnsbo o were defeated by the Rams The last gane ofthe regular season was against our tradition al rival Neville High Scho 1 Neville fought a hard battle how ever in the end they had to bow to the Rams Score 43 0 For eight days the team prepared for the game with the Rusto . . . W . ' r , ' s X F ' 1 of taking their measure They promptly went about their knitting ' I ' A 1 . X 1' . 1 ry I :V 3 n A n P , I p I , T Q 3 . C . . 1 Y , 0 V ,

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Iearcats whlch would dctermlne the Northeast LOU1SlaH1 Vhampron shlp The game was staged at N8VlllC stadium at 'onroe The largest crowd tc ever vrtness 1 football game rn Wonroe attended Few football games ever equalrd the one played that nlght Suprrb lrne play luuflrunnrng txa txtlng 1Dt6If9FcUC6 flerce tacklrng sensatlonal passlng anlspectacular h1ChlDg thrllled the spectators that packed t St3d1Um to overflowing The Rams tool the lead rn the flrst quarter after an rntercepted pass by Lourr Ahlte and a frfty yard qurcl klck hy Talmadge Foreman whrch drove the Bearcats deep lnto thelr own terrltory where they were held for downs and forced to klck out on thelr own 18 yard llnt The Yams took exe here and a serl s of well executed plays brought the ball Rustons 18 yard lrnf Cn the flrst down Foreman pr sec o howard Cupple who was lcwntd or the Quston Lnf T Foreman then plunged over for a rouchdtwn The try for pornt was sufcessful and the score was 7 U Bastrop The Rams uffcred a great loss ln the second Juartrr when Capt Talmadge loreman sustained 11 ankle rnjurv hlch f fel hrm to retlre fron the game The ilfrr Bastrop defrusc ler the vauntcl uston offense Well 1n Cherx Ruston fLC9lVC6 the klckoft openlng the thlrd quarter and w1thout losing the ball drove for a touchdown Capt Tones try for polnt was good and the score was knotted at 7 all Gather rng momentum rn the uanmzg mrnutes of the thlrd quarter the Rams offense strlllng by lano an by a1r drove the ball tr th Ruston 18 yard lrne where a beautlfully executed pass from Atxrn to Loule White netted a touchdown to put the Rams out rn front The try for polnt farled Score 13 7 The fourth quarter found Bastrop flghtlng fiercely to hold therr lead but a fourth down 30 y 11' pass from jones to Sklnner ln the end zone was good and the score was tled 15 13 Iones ccnverslon was the margln of vlctory for the Bearcat Score 14 13 The success which the ball club has enjoyed the past few years IS due rn large measure to the flne teamwork comblned with lndlvldual effort Cne for all and all for one was a splrrt reflected 10 every plav 'ach player from the seasoned letter man to the least exrfrrvnced reserve evoked on more than one occaslon the admrrntr n of all by h1s hard work excellent sportsmnnshlp and cocctre' ve effort Loolrng after the equlpment and physlcal lnterests of the boys was a frne group of tralners Hats off the these fellows whose work though undramatrc was of lnestlmable value to the squad There rs no doubt too that the ball club lS a producf f the flHCst leadershry Coaches Dutch Brnlon and john LeTard have been an vercresert source cf rnsplratlen to the bcys and have drsplayed xpert sklll and techn',uc 1U the gurdance ot a W1DD1Dg team auch lDflUtUC8 as ' rrs wlll be 'astlng an a rhallenge to future athl tlc endeavors vln lose or draw Plways CJ LQ fr s , . . , . . . ' ' , 1. L - . ' . Y ' ' , v . . c V - -, ll ' . r - 4,2 - 5 1 P V A V ' v ' 1 5 1 , CA. I I ' C .1 r I Y 3 4 I ': 4 . F l, . , '. C' 3 ': S I . . V . x 3 . . . . . . c . , L . . . slte : ' 1 Q 4 , ,' . 1 , . Q .3,, . . . . . . . . 1 l ' ' ' ' ' V ' .x . l 1 - ' if 9 ' ' V ,. I if H . , , 2 ' 1 T. . 4 ,553 l Y, ' ' 3 ',f pr' 1 1 ,' ' ' :M . 1 ' 2 ' 'Tx . v I 1 . n H ' i . .J 5 ' l - -1 v.. s 1 -x X 4 ' Q , - ' ' , - f ,T , , , , 1 U ' , 5, ' ' W.' wrt? .' 4 ' 1 . .Q T . V , - V3 ' -- ' , , F x .ixl 31, -x . 1 a x . . . . durmng the second quarter. Half trme score Bastrop 7. Ruston 0 A ,I X . A 1 V. 7 . . . Y L J J' Y Q 7 - J r. V f et s 1 A . 1 , V4 . X .. ' T ' 'i t' V . . V . J . A , 5 U , , . , J f' J . 1. ' 5 J . : . I . . . . . . . A . L Q . . Q U 1 . . 1 , ' T V . . V ' 'Q l , , . . Q . . . ' c . 1 s. ' , ., L . A ' - . , A ' . . . - . 1 . --. L , . I 1 - A x V ' . , r cw . R, , , . , . N -e ..1 ' . V f. , . . V 3 X M 7 W- 1 AA r , 7 A . . , , '.- 0 I e ' U. ,f 21 ' x K fx , I 4 I ' I L- , x ' ' D - , ' , ' 1- .1 ' I 4 ' 1 - , A ' I az F ' ' X'. .1 ' F H' 1 . d . , s . lee '. Q' 4 g A 'Y ?f T' e - 'lrlfw 'nc i U . -