Central Normal College - Centralian Yearbook (Danville, IN)

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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

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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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4 ,igfgf flll ' 1 Il t' '33, !::.i ' 1i ,, Sli f lil if Q 0 N On October 21st, before the largest home-coming crowd ever assembled for a Central Normal football contest, the Warriors took the field against Rose Poly's engineers. When the dust had cleared away Central Normal had 38 points and Rose Poly 6, six more points than any team had taken away from C. N. C. for two years. Indiana Central was next on the schedule, and in spite of their very best efforts and numerous substitutions went home on the short end of a 32-0 score. A cold windy day greeted Central Normal and Oakland City when they met on November 4th for their annual football contest. The Oaks were primed for the game. However, after spending a great deal of time thawing out, the Purple managed to squeeze through to a 13-7 victory. On'November 12th with perfect football weather the Warriors went to Greencastle to end the- football season of 1927 with DePauw University. The game opened with the Old Gold and Purple about even in every way. However, DePauw showed a little better defense in the first half than Cen- tral Normal and scored one touchdown, while holding Central Normal score- less. During the last half after DePauw had brought the score to 13-0, Bratton scored two touchdowns and Captain Franklin added the extra point to each one, making the score 14-13 in favor of the Purple. Near theend of the game DePauw tried desperately to score by the aerial route and on a pass which Darnell intercepted, the oiiicials ruled that Captain Franliln had interferred with Captain Anderson to whom the pass had been directed. On the next play Brandenburg scored a touchdown for DePauw, making the score 19-14 in favor of DePauw. - Eighty Q' . ' ' Altl they fou Wabash In c Normal twenty 1 In . Playing Fro the area ed the Eighfll-On