Central High School - Prospectus Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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Perfect blocking and team coordination provided Iones with the start he needed to race 93 yards for first touchdown ever scored against Northern from the opening kickoff. The Iournal photographer was alert to make this excellent shot. Football The Vikings won the toss and elected to kick. Fusi booted the ball to Norm lones on the Red-Black seven. Iones raced up the field to his twenty, and turned sharply to the southern outside line. With superb blocking Iones got to the mid-field stripe where Law- rence nearly tackled him. However, Iones wrenched away, eluded Richiger and romped 93 yards for a touchdown. Alderson made the conversion. This was the first time Northern ever had been scored upon from kickoff. Northern threatened the Central goal but Gratsch recovered a fumble on his own six: Alderson punted 49 yards from the end zone. In the third period Lawrence threw a pass but Alderson picked it out of the air and raced 65 yards for a touchdown. In the attempt for the extra point the ball skidded off his foot, which ended the day's scoring. Besides the glory for their school, Central and Northern fought for the fourth Wildanger trophy. This trophy was donated by Dr. A. I. Wildanger, and is permanently given to the school which wins the city football title for three years in a row. Northern has already retired three of the prizes, and had one leg on the present cup. Central got their name first on the cup, but that win was nullified last year when the Vikings won, 19 to 0. The Tribe victory this year nullifies North- ern's leg on the present cup. The only Tribe threat in the race for the trophy was in 1931 and 1932, the only time that we have won twice in succession. How- ever the state champion Northern team swept the Indians in 1933. THE 1944 429, Central rooters were wildly stirred throughout the game.

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vii'-1 Football As usual, pessimists thought the forward wall would be weak, but these critics were forced to change their minds as the season progressed. Outstanding linemen of the year were A1 Thrower, Rex Parsell, Arlen Bloomer, Mark Lynch, Eugene Woods, Dave Elston, Elmo Gratsch, Bud Oxley, Don Cummings and Al Iohnson. Under the lights at Atwood Stadium Central thumped Bay City 25-0. Norm Iones tallied twice and Alderson and MacManama once each. For the first touchdown, Iones went around his own right end and Alderson failed to convert. MacManama lugged the ball to pay dirt from the two-yard line: Alder- son again failed to convert. Alderson then intercepted a pass and raced 70 yards for a touchdown. Skaff passed to Parsell for the conversion. Iones again went around end and made the final tally. In the Turkey Day classic Central was pitted against a powerful Northem squad. Central went into the game the underdogs and when the final gun had sounded Atwood Stadium rocked with Central cheers as the squad cams outsafwinner 13-Q. .1 X t... Nts... X 'N Q N-.R g v , .1 L .4 Wx Centra1's bench was rarely occupied. rzva PROSPECTUS

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Northern showed fine form, but could not hold the inspired Indians. Reserve Football The Reserve football team accomplished its primary purpose this year, which is not winning games, but rather building future varsity material. Mr. Homer Parker and Mr. Iames Richards. the coaches, spent many hours every night teaching the fundamentals of the game to the fledglings. The team opened the season at Owosso, losing a hotly contested battle 13 to 5. Corunna came to Dort Field to lose by one point, 14 to 13. This game was marked by an outstanding Central goal line stand in the closing minutes of the game. Doc Bibbs and Iim Fulwood did most of the ground gaining for the Indians, F ulwood scoring one touchdown. The second touchdown came on a pass to Bill Walker. Bibbs kicked both points. St. Matthews, parochial league champions, trounced the Tribe 27-0. During the first half the breaks were even, but the Matts got rolling in the second half and piled up a top- heavy score. Central proved no match for St. Michaels, a heavier team, and was drubbed, 20 to 0. For the closing game of the season the Indians battled with M. S. D. in a close and tough contest. Central came out on the short end of a 13 to 12 score. Throughout the season the line play of Fred Saunders and Bob Benton, along with the kicking of Karl Smith, pulled the Indians out of many holes. Honorary captains were Mort Smythe, acting captain and quarterback, and Karl Smith. If .r 1 3 . ,x X I ZI' ' 4 YU t ,f A is - ' s 4 ' Ass , ' The unsung heroes who provide X A g. the varsity with opposition in N' an XM' it ' , Eg g . s i tsp-Q: .vt -.. ps L is Q f 41 1 tw, Lg . ., , .,,,, , ,as f as gy A . it -.gf . . Ji ::: ll... ,I ,-v: . . , . ,..,., 1 Nbtvv K y-::-,, ,R --.- I ,Q 'QM czap PROSPECTUS