Bloomington High School - Gothic Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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THE GOTHIC '24 l 0tl'l'l3.Xl1l1 Asoicm. A big man is essential to a football team, but a big, fast man is a find and a treasure. l'eannekel played taekleg and his plaee will be hard to fill next year. Bom.AND Phil is Captain for next, year. lle played tackle and was one of the hardest hitting: men on the team. Next year he shonld rank as one ol' the best in Indiana, l1.u'i,'r ,Xetion speaks londer than words and Dale held down the lel't e11d in a fine way. Ile never failed to get his man. This is his last year. Cnrrwoon l'arl was one of the hard hitting baeks. Ile played either half or full baek. Ile graduates this year. I'II'1l'l3URN Although he was the lightest man on the team, he was one of the snrest taeklers. Keith has another year. Ilowxim Bob was the smallest 1112111 on the team. lle was also the fastest man. Ile was a fine open field l'llllll0l'. Ile leaves in -lnne. llrxri-:ic Fat was the heaviest man o11 the team, and a real fighterg he played guard and opened np big holes in the opposing lines. It will take a big man to fill his plaee next year. Page Tll'07lifll LE'l l'EIi M ICN IiEI.I.lCY Kelley played guard: his size helped fill a big plaee i11 tl1e line. This is his last year. Mruns Ilollaee held down right e11d. Ile was into every play and always got his share of passes. Myers will not be baek next yea1'. Nicxr. Soe was one ot' the basketball men who stayed ont all year. Ile played half baek and end. Ile hit hard Zllld taekled the same way. Ile will be baek next year. l'oi.1xo Fuzzy was the peppiest man on the field. Ile fought every minute of the game. Ile alternated at end and taekle. Ile has one more year. S ll .Xl4'l l-IR Big .loe was one ot' the best fnll baeks in this part of the state. Ill addition to l1is size he was a hard hitter Ellld good for many yards. Ile will be in sehool next year. Sll0l'I.'l'Y M'hen Moser joined the basketball team Clyde took his plaee at quarter- baek. Shonlty is o11ly a sophomore and has two more years to play. Toon The steadiest player on the team, .Toe never got exeited and always proved to be in the way when the opposition attempted to break through his part of the line. Fast and dependable.

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THE GOTHIC '24 , .. . , Ja... ,.-....,. How 0110-XY. Hall, Poling, Correll, Lallanee, Moser, Myers, Hepburn, Kelley, Shaffer. Hou' Tll'0?'Blll'll2lll2lll, Todd, Shoulty, XVeayer, Bault, Miller, Borland, Steen, Neal. Row Tllrer'-Coaeli Poland, Brisbane, Howard, Hunter, Schmidt, Hall, H. Hunter, Smith, Chitwood, Coach Esarey. BLOOMINGTON For the first time in fou1'teen years, Bloomington put a football team on the field. ln the first game with Jasonville, the husky coal miners ealmly ran up a seore of sixty-six points, while Bloomington failed to get the ball at-ross Jasonville's yet unerossed goal-line. Bloomfield was able to foree only half as many points from the Purple gridders in the next game. Although Bloomington had yet to know the feeling that eomes with a touchdown, the team was fast developing a strong defense and offense. It was at Seymour that tl1e locals proved it to be so. For Esarey's and Poland infants romped over the field for a total of fifty-three markers. VS'orthington furnished the real football drama of the season. Although outweighed, and although Worthington held the ball on the loeal's goal line more than onee, tl1e game ended with the seore standing 7-G, in favor of lVorth- ington, but they had the sc-are of their lives. ln the last game of the year, Midland was able to seore three times on the Purple. The game ended 19-0 in Midland 's favor. This year 's football team wasn't wonderful as teams go, but it was a start. lt was the beginning of a sport that is destined to become as popular as the hard- wood game i11 future years. So here 's to you-Charter members of the 1923 team. Page Nineteen

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THE GOTHIC '24 WAMPLLZR Red was another basketball man who stayed out till the end of the season. He was a hard fighter. He played center and taekle. XV EAV ICR, Gib at center was one of the best in this part of Indiana. Ile was an ac-- eurate passer and kept his head in the thick of the fight. Ile will he baek next year. POLAND Dad is largely responsible for the football team this year. Early in the year he started the practice and without a man who had any football experience he helped to develop a very creditable team. ESAREY Coach Esarey reinstated football last fall after an absence of fourteen years. The very best equipment was provided. Esarey laid the founda- tions for winning teams in the sea- sons to come. Page Twenty-One