Central Normal College - Centralian Yearbook (Danville, IN)

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4 ul ,sl 'Hill' lily-'. li l , f f I il' .IL llll il I f psi? WW QRS: ll ll! 'H ifi 1 . - ' i 1 Lemmo Dell has a terrific drive and seldom fails to gain. He is making a real full back. Lowell Fancher, Buck, is fast, shifty, and a good ball carrier. When he receives the ball he knows what to do with it, usually advancing it toward the Purple goal. William Hill, Billy, has good speed and is one of the best half backs on the team. Great praise is due the members of the 1927 football squad. They came to Danville three weeks before school opened and worked hard for three or four hours each day under the hot September sun to give C. N. C. a winning football team. The fine spirit manifested by the men is shown by the fact that not a single man quit Who came out for the squad during the season except for injuries. Football in C. N. C. was better supported during the past season than ever before. All forces were joined to' give the Purple Warriers the support that helps to bring victory and success. Much credit is due the business men of the town for their help and loyalpsupport. It would be unjust to close this article without paying tribute to the memory of Professor Charles A. Hargrave, who was a warm friend and loyal supporter to athletics in C. N. C. To every athlete he was affectionately known as Uncle Charlie. If there were a game and he could spare the time from his many office duties, Uncle Charlie could be found at the football field. Deprived of robust health himself, he seemed to take great delight in fostering and witnessing the games that were building up the health and manhood of his students. Seventy-Eight ,ff . S- 5-gg Afi temher the Lit game s Chilton halves: and Bn took th the sec downs. showed Af for the tors' st wth a Tl against Gorill by a s O1 hosts i near tl for gi - game i F1'21nkY Offense Sevenly.

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S I0 the end, aruiuet given girlie-s are un- 9. very val- ,. llfle. hitting the l of him in will-Sir Clyde Richardson, Fat, returned to school after two years of absence and discouraged all efforts of opposition to penetrate left tackle. . Gerald Alexander, Yock, plays the game at left guard with honor and credit to himself as well as the team. 4 Charles Chilton has a world of grit and endurance and much may be expected of him next year. Edward Dean joined the squad late, but was a very valuable man in the mid-season and late season games. Edward Cushman plays his position at tackle well and all have good faith in him for the coming season. Harold Pruitt, Red, is a danger signal to any ambitious half back who tries to circle his end. S eventy-Seven X i ll life i I , MQ Af if ? N 1 - Q0 1 Z- ,- Lim! I l

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1 hack 'i'- 5 Ilie ball They came 'or three or . 11 winning hy: the fact the season 4-ason than ihe support he business me to the l :incl loyal 'ag-rionatell' i spare the .mfl at the are treat 1 the health .',- ff ll ' ffl' . A 1 , f '- . s -f 1 il, ' ln Action After three weeks of very intensive training during the month of Sep- tember the entire football squad was taken to Crawfordsville to battle against the Little Giants of Wabash in the opening contest for both teams. The game started with Walls and Pruitt, endsg Hazelett and Cushmen, tacklesg Chilton and Alexander, guards 5 Argenson, quarter g Darnell and Capt. Franklin halves, and Bratton, full. Central Normal received and Darnell, Franklin, and Bratton made a first down in three plays. Here Wabash tightened and took the ball, scoring a touchdown near the end of first quarter, and one in the second quarter. In the second half Wabash scored three more touch- downs, making the score 31-0. Although beaten, each member of the team showed that he knew how to fight and gave promise of a very bright season. After the Wabash game the squad settled down to a week of hard practice for the Vincennes contest. This proved a disappointment from the specta- tors' standpoint, but showed the strength of the team, since the game ended wth a score of 66-0 in favore of C. N. C. The following week, October 8 at Danville, the Purple Warriors battled against a strong Evansville team. Led by Cowboy Long in the line, and Gorilla Dick in the backfield, Evansville put up a strong fight, but lost by a score of 18-0. On October 15 the Hoosieroons of Muncie Normal played the part of hoSts to the Purple. After a few scrimmages a Muncie punt was blocked near their own goal line and Central Normal recovered. Bratton went over for a touchdown about five minutes after the contest opened. During the game C. N. C. scored two more touchdowns, Bratton getting one and Capt. Franklin the other. Meanwhile the Purple defense was holding the Muncie offense in check, completely suppressing it when it threatened to score S eveniy- N ine 'l T li l li V' f. l I lf f l l nl ,,- uf lil fl l 6 l 4 q lglll ., , I 7 li my r K g--fav