Battle Ground Academy - Cannon Ball Yearbook (Franklin, TN)

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True, the season had been somewhat disap- pointing up to this point; however, we now were awarded an opportunity to alleviate our sins. Stratford was an N.I.L team, and if we could beat them and they could beat M.B.A. in the Clinic Bowl. ..! Rains came that afternoon along with a cold wave. A strong wind whipped across J. B. Akin Field, permeating each body with the damp cold. The crowd was somewhat small—some twen- ty-odd students—but we didn’t care. We had come to play football. Harry Blackburn scored all our points on a field goal, a touchdown, and an extra point. Between these, Stratford managed to toss a double-reverse touchdown pass to a quarterback, sustain two long drives, kick a field goal, and thus outscore us 21 to 10. We lost to Jackson the next week 40 to 0, ending our season.

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We had started in August with great expectations. The season then proceeded to grind away with every de- feat. The Wildcat fan who followed the team through- out the season did have some pleasant moments. Allen would always hit somebody hard in every game. The sound of his tackles could sometimes be heard high in the stands. Buzz and Jimmy made fine pass receptions. Of course, somebody had to throw the ball, namely Brother or “Mitch.” Nobody worked harder in the line than John Moran. The opposition just didn’t move Johnny. He couldn’t do it all, though. And nobody worked harder in the backfield than David Gerth. In fact, all of us worked, for there was little time for slack on the field.