Central High School - Prospectus Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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Prospectus 1927 FOOTBALL (Continued) Next came the annual struggle with the “Wolves,” the team going to Bay City with Minardo back in the line-up, but their few spectacular moments failed to stop the straight football drive of the Bay City team. Barringer and Sackrider played very well, but in spite of all the hard fighting Flint did, Chief Nevitt’s “Wolves” ran up a score of 19-0. Finally came the last game of the season, which also opened athletic relations with Battle Creek. The Dort Field tasted the first defeat of its entire existence, the Red-Blacks going down before the attack of the heavy Battle Creek team. The field was a sea of mud, which checked the Red-Blacks gallant and spectacular open-field playing and the visiting team were the victors of the Thanskgiving Day battle, by 6-0. This ended a fine season of the game for Flint, fine because the Red and Black squad fought their hardest and showed an excellent spirit. During the season ■they made' 12 touchdowns, 6 kicks after touchdowns, and 1 field goal. I Pa ge 2 j J

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Prospectus 1927 FOOTBALL (Continued) Saginaw Arthur Hill came up to Flint with their old vengence, but they could not equal the Flint spirit, and were defeated in a hard fought game of 7-0. With great confidence and three victories to their name, the Red-Blacks journeyed to Saginaw Eastern. The team had a little ill luck and a muddy field to play on, and Saginaw edged them 10-6. Minardo pulled a ligament in his leg and it was thought that he would be out the rest of the season. The Grand Rapids Central Catholic game was another discouragement to the Red-Blacks, when they were beaten by an 8-3 decision. Two defeats in a row were tough on all Flint, but the fine old fighting spirit came back and our team dropped Pontiac a nice loss, winning by a margin of 26-12. “Sid” Haughlie played his last game for Flint, because his twentieth birthday came the next week.

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