Big Sandy High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Big Sandy, MT)

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THE CENTENNIAL quarter, no change in score was recorded and the game ended 7 to 6 in favor of Big Sandy, making us one of the four district champions in the state. Because of a technicality, we were forbidden to play for the state championship by the State Board of Control. However, we were placed as fourth best team in the state, with the probability of winning the state championship, had we been given the chance. Dosia Shults was given the position of third all-state half-back. Honorable mention was also given several men among whom were: Clifford Flatness, tackle, Earl Schill- ing, center, Lloyd Callison, quarterback, and Herschell Hurd, fullback. Much credit should be given the second team who gave their best in order to develop the first team. These men, many of whom will be heard from in the future, are: David Moe, Art Holst, Byron Connors, Floyd Hanson, Sam Sprague, Ted Homan, Harold Snow and Charles Cole. BASKETBALL The 1924 season was the best in the history of Big Sandy High. R. E. Cameron was again our coach. The season opened with only two veterans; H. Hurd and Dosia Shults. Others out for the squad were: Callison, (a last year's sub.) Capt., R. Hurd, Bartlett, Flatness, and Schilling who were of known caliber and S. Moe who played with Missoula last year. Schilling dropped basket-ball on account of an injury to his knee, which he received during football. Shults was also forced to drop basketball after playing a couiple of games, on account of injury received in football. He did not play again until the district tourament. S. Moe was not eligible to take part in basketball until the second semester. The first four games were won. Then there was a dcline and it seemed as though the team could not win. Various combinations were used because of injuries and trying out new material. But it was not until the tourna- ment that the team really “Got going,” the way they should. Up until the district tournament, six games were lost and nine won. The total score of these games was 292 for Big Sandy and 199 for the opponents. Including the tournaments the total was 436 to the opponents 326. This shows that we had a good scoring machine as well as a good defense, considering that many fast teams were played. The total for Big Sandy would no doubt have been higher, but in several games, at least one regular was out, and in others subs were run in after the game had already been won. It is indeed unfortunate that six of the first seven men will not be back next year. Hansen is the only one who will be back. But there will, however, be plenty of material left for a very good team next year. Those who will be back next year that are of known caliber are: James Mason, Gaines, D. Moe, Worsted, Cole, Flatness, Homan, and Hansen. With this material and with Mr. Cameron as coach again, Big Sandy should make a strong bid for district honors next year. The second team played three games, losing two to the Havre seconds

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THE CENTENNIAL FOOTBALL Fooball started out with a rush the first of school under the guidance of the same coach as the preceding year. At Coach White’s first call, the majority of the boys came out, all eager to give their best to the Purple and Gold. With the definite assurance that, Campbell, Flatness, Schilling, John Bartlett, Dosia Shults, Callison and Hershell Hurd, all regulars of the 1923 season, were to be with us again, games with the strongest teams in the district, such as Havre, Great Falls, and Lewistown were scheduled. The arrival of Sig Moe and Nat Gaines, and the splendid showing of Russell Hurd, Jacobson, Cline, and Worstell, all new men, strengthened the team, until local fans began to hope for victory over some of our ancient rivals. How the team justified their hopes was one of the bright lights of the school year. Few of the most optimistic fans held out hopes for a victory over the famed Electric City boys from Great Falls, runners up for the State Cham- pionship the preceding year. Although out-weighed some thirty pounds to the man, the Sandy boys fought like demons. On the first play, Shults, one of the standbys in the backfield was knocked out and taken from the game. The battle ranged up and down the field, with neither side scoring the first half. The second half was almost a repetition of the first, with the odds in Sandy’s favor. Towards the end of the third quarter the Sandy boys started a determined drive towards the opponents goal line, which could not be stopped and which ended in a touch down. Bartlett, the man with the educated toe, kicked a perfect goal. Score 7 to 0. The rest of the game was fought on even terms and the game ended 7 to 0 in our favor. Our old rival, Fort Benton, was our next scheduled opponent. They however, saw fit to call off the game after we had beaten the Falls. Havre next came down full of confidence, as they had beaten Chinook, 95 to 0 the preceding Saturday. The game, the first quarter was exciting, ending 6 to 0 in Sandy’s favor. The rest of the game was a track meet as far as the Big Sandy backs were concerned, as they ran up a score of 100 to 0 in our favor before the final whistle blew. This record score is not likely to be duplicated, between the two schools for some years. As we were now the strongest team in Northern Montana, we scheduled a game with Lewistowm, the strongest team in their section of the state. The game was played in a snow storm upon a muddy field. Three minutes after the opening whistle, we scored a touchdown and followed it m ten minutes with another. Lewistown in the third quarter scored the first touchdown scored on the Purple and Gold in the season. The game ended 14 to 6 in Sandy’s favor and placed us in line for the district championship. Harlowton, undefeated at this time, wras chosen as the team to meet Sandy for the district championship. Lewistown agreed to stage the contest. Excitement ran high and 2000 people assembled to view the game. Big Sandy kicked off to Harlowton and forced them to kick because of inability to make first down. The ball was carried back to Harlo s 18 yard line, where Shults broke a bone, and tore the ligaments in his leg when tackled. Perle Cline, a 14 year old sub took his place, and the team went on fighting the fight that only the wearers of the Purple and Gold know how to fight. In the second quarter, Sandy, after a drive of 50 yards pushed the ball over for the initial touchdown. Bartlett kicked goal. In the third quarter the Harlowton squad managed to make a touch- down by recovering a blocked kick. They failed to kick goal and the score stood 7 to 6 in our favor. Although both teams fought savagely the final

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District Champions 1924. Standing—Moe, Coach Cameron, Hanson, Sitting—H. Hurd, Shults, Callison (Captain), Bartlett, R. Hurd.