Central High School - Helios Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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lf T if i Q 23. .3 F2 a. - . .- From the Tech game. and greenness so often displayed in early season games. but that was to be expected. Although the team was new and inexperienced. the game was thrilling. and Central showed that it had some potential stars in its lineup. Central's traditional enemy. Ottawa. stormed Houseman Field on the following Saturday. and carried away a hard-earned 16-0 victory. For three quarters the game was hotly contested. but in the final period the experience and ability of the Indians weakened the Central defense. and the visitors put over two touchdowns. A safety was scored in the second quarter as a result of a blocked punt. The following week Central rooters had the novel experience of witnessing a game played at night. The contest was held at Lansing. against Lansing's Big Reds. The cool night air seemed to inspire Central to play a game worthy of a seasoned team. Neither side could get a suitable advantage. and it looked like a scoreless game. However. Lady Luck cast her lot with Lansing. and that team got the one and only real break of the game in the second period. What is more, they capitalized on it. and scored what proved to be the winning touchdown. tit was a tough game to lose. but it was also one that no one regretted having seen.l After the Lansing game. it seemed as if Central had started down the path to a rather successful season. It was because of this that the next game proved to be somewhat of a surprise and shock to Central rooters. Our opponent was Catholic Central. and the game was rated as a toss-up. but the Cougars upset the dope and scored the second victory it has ever made against Central. Catholic found it could not gain through the line with any success. and therefore resorted to passing which was unusually successful. and which brought about devastating results. Central seriously threatened to score in the last quarter. but lost the ball through a fumble. and the final score was 20-O. .lust as the Catholic game was bad in all respects. so the South game was good in all respects. except the score. which is. after all. the main issue. The team played good football throughout the entire first half. After South had thwarted Central at the 8 yard line, the team came back for what seemed a certain touchdown. However, One Hundred Ten

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f to vii? -'A QW? First Row - Marcus Bespriloff, Roger Ilenflricks. Second Row - Ralph Hudson, Charles Remington, Coach XVilliam Drueke, Dick Gros. Cross Country Team NE of the newer sports introduced at Central this year is Cross Country running. Long distance running is one of the world's oldest sports. ln ancient days the Creeks held great athletic contests and the greatest feature of the day's games was the running race. From those days till now. running has always held the interest of athletes. lt is one of the few sports where the individual must absolutely pass the tests of the sport himself. One of the interesting things about Central's new Cross Country team is the fact that it was student-coached. Bill Drueke. last yearls captain of track, deserves much credit for the fine showing his harriers have made. It is a hard job for any man to start a new sport. Bill Drueke can capably fill a man's place now. He,s proved that by his Cross Country team. The turnout for the new sport was surprising. Ten men came out and from that ten. a running squad of five men was selected. These men are Marcus Bespalolf, Man- fred Kepler, Ralph Hudson. Roger Hendricks, and Dick Gros. The other runners were kept as substitutes. This group made a fine showing in defeating Ottawa's team during the Central-Ottawa game, and by their running in the city meet. The fellows will be rewarded by receiving school letters. Next year the squad hopes to gain more victories and new athletes for this event. ' 1 One I'lLll1dl'el.l Tllve