Central City High School - Bison Yearbook (Central City, NE)

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t Individual Foot Ball, L Max, as captain, showed his natural foot bail ability by his management of the xteam. Although this. was his first year as quarterback liewcouldimlti his owii with any V' ' quarter in the state. He was a good ground covere f and always arose after eavh scrim- mage With a determined smile and a cheery word for his team mates. Captian-eleet Wilder played left tackle and was considered the best piayer 0n the team. He played hard all of the time and showed exceptional abllitj at opening holes and carrying the halli He was further hon- ored with a position on the ttall statui, team and with the captaincy of next years team. Lutes, at full hack, was a fast hard player and could at any time be depended upon to make a consistent gain. Carl is a punter of no mean ability and his long: spirals many times kept our Opponents be- yond the danger mark. vHe excelled as a passer and his line plunging wasiidreaded. by every opposing team . Grieve tried foot bail for the first time this year, holding the position of half back. Although rather light he performed credit- ably at all times. x Ayres, at right haif black; showed inarke ed ability at tackling and breaking inter- ference. He was known for his marvelous speed and his knack of catching passes. Abie was also a shark on running baekpunts. Dunovan, though small, was .not slow at end. There was hardly a play came around his end that hedid not spilland when 011 the offensive, he was always ready to run interference. Nolte, at guard, was one of the really strong men in the line. He could always be depended upon to open a hole or stop the opponents fine plunging. a a a ' Meiii-nw made an efficient center. He developed wonderfully during the season' and was especially strong in breaking up interference. He won special honor this year in the game with Beatrice, being a ttstzu'ii piayerthrouszhout the entire game. Fleming, at right guard, proved to be a tm'rorto all opposing teams. Shortyts playing was steady and dependable, his de- fensive work being particularly meritorious. Stubheis Work at right tackle was es- pecially commendable. He was worthy of' being a running mate to Wilder and When- ever called upon to carry the ball, spread havoc in his path. t Woodward, at end, could play With any of them. When on the offensive he spoil- ed many passes, endii'uns or anything that . teaine-his way; Touchdown Eoff won great renown in his tii'st year 011 the gridiron. He played haiE-baek and was a capable player in every sense of the word. His tackling was es- pecially good and the fact that he never called for Htime out.H is an excellent char- acter hint of him. The first in foot. ball, the first in basket ball, the first in base bail, the first in the heart of his fellow students, the first to prefer the top of a freight ear to a comfort- able passenger coach, thatis Vaughn. Clayton was an invincible guards again this year. Steadiness and effectiveness characterized his playing in every game. 5! - tit

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Basket Ball Notes iizisket Ball has been the major sport Captain Grieve game on account of the excellent teams we have had representing our institution in the past. How- ever the fact that they lacked a high school gymnasium has been a severe handicap to them, but this lack will not-have to be contended with in following years onwaecnunt 0f the new high school which is being erected. Immediately after the foot hall season, the basket ball squad. started p 'actiee with the intention of avenging some of their foot ball defeats. The prospects for a good team were excellent as almost all of last years players had returned. We were at first aiittle disappoint- ed by lesing Vaughn Lutes, one of the regular players, but we soon recovered hopes when Randall Morrow, our big guard, showed stellar form and made a bid for a regular berth. Nolte, one of last y'em'ts substitutes, also showed fine form, and could at any time he depended upon to take the place of any of the regulars. Percy Lloyd, physical director of the Y. M. C. A., acted in capacity of coach. Grieve was elected captain, and showed good judgment in handling the team on all oeeaSi011s. After gaining a considerable proficiency in basket shooting, we in our high school. The people of the town have always taken a lively interest in the 1 r... a xiwwpm-mww W Mww, yn'w J, Captain-Elect Morrow