Central High School - Caldron Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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THE FOOTBALL TEAM A THE SOUTH SIDE FRAY HOWARD CRONINGER has played football for the past three years, but only in the past two has he been able to play in the varsity games. Last year he played right half position in several games re- placing Babb. This year he was shifted to quarter and went down in history as one of the best quarter- backs that the Tigers have ever had. NATHANIEL BUGGS, four year letter man in football, elected captain of the team after he had played one of his most successful seasons. In his freshman year Buggs played guard, but for the last three years has been in the backfield playing fullback most of the time. He has been among the leading scorers of the city and one of the most consistent players ever to grace a Fort Wayne gridiron. RALPH SHEETS has been playing football for Central for three years. Ralph is a junior and still has one more year to play. If he does as well as he has in the past, he will be the outstanding man on the team. Sheets has divided his time between the line and backfield, being successful in both positions. JAMES NASH has divided his talent as a gridiron hero between the center position and the backfield. He was one of the outstanding scorers this season, and was easily one of the best players on the city gridirons. HOWARD CRONINGER JAMES NASH is . SS . sn 3:54 x f A , .. ,N Q M em . , . 3 'fl NATHANIEL Booos RALPH SHEETS Page 92

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il THE GRIDIRON-REEL TWO periods of the game. Later in the quarter Jennings ran around left end for the first score for the Tigers. In the second period Nash put up his first marker of the day after Weiss had made a first down from the 35 yard line. From that time the Tigers had no trouble in marking up points and came out of the game the easy victors. The Yellow-Jackets were the next victims of the Tigers although Central used the reserves during most of' the game. During the nineteen minutes that the varsity played, they scored five touchdowns which cinched the game. At the end of the fray the Tigers were on the heavy end of a 31-6 score. Taking the first defeat of the season at the hands of Ironwood, Mich- igan, the Tigers put up a good fight and went down scrapping after 15 points had been piled up against them. Central had the ball near the goal line several times but were unable to put it across. Recovering from the gruelling contest with Ironwood, the Tigers de- feated Technical of Indianapolis 55-0. Buggs running true to form scored three touchdowns and made one after a run of sixty yards through the entire Tech team. Croninger returned two punts for distances of 45 and 60 yards. Jennings scored first in the second half and a little later Alex- ander put the ball across for his second marker of the day. Croninger also accounted for two scores and Wilson marked up one against the Tech eleven. The game was played in a heavy snow but this did not hinder Central, although the ball was very hard to handle. In the last game of the season the Tigers scored their third consecu- tive win over South Side and also cinched the city and N. E. I. C. champion- ships. They took the Archers down the road to defeat 26-0. Although the game lacked thrills, Jennings, Nash, Buggs, and Wilson were able to collect one marker each and Sheets and Nash accounted for the points after the touchdowns. Croninger was up to par and returned all but one of South Side's punts for gains. Page .91

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GRIDIRON PLAYERS NORTH SIDE VS. CENTRAL STANLEY JONES has struggled along as a substitute until this year, When finally he was allowed to play with the regulars, he showed such ability that he was allowed to continue with them. Weighing only one hundred and thirty-seven pounds, he held his own against any opposition. ALBERT JENNINGS, one of the fastest and best ends in the city, played in practically all of the games and never failed to turn in a good record. Al was on the receiving end of most of the passing combina- tions for the Tigers, and succeeded in putting most of them over the final chalk mark. WILLIE WILSON played at various positions throughout the season, but at all of them he proved success- ful. Wee Willie has played two years and is always a threat when on the receiving end of a pass, or when tackling. ROYAL STAUFFER has probably had more bad luck than any other member of the squad. Stauffer broke his ankle last year and was unable to play. He has also received minor injuries that were not serious enough to hinder his playing. STANLEY JONES WILLIE WILSON ALBER'1 JENNINGS ROS AL STAUFFER ,. , , .. ...,. -..,..,. li- . ., . N, . ,F L, 'f 'S E if 1.3 '51 Page .93 NN H3