Central Normal College - Centralian Yearbook (Danville, IN)

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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

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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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it -r asembled ielfl against iral Normal i had taken ' their very ft end of a I when they Oaks were me thawing lors went to University. every wal'- ' than Cen- ii mal score- ? to 13'0, extra point far theelld me and 011 n Franliln .n directed- making the Eighiil i Basket Ball l SeaSOn's Record C. N. C. 42, Vincennes University... ...., .... ,... . , .25 C. N. C. 24, Butler University-.. ....,....,.,,.' ........ . H49 C. N. C. 17, Evansville College ....,.............,. ,......, 3 4 C. N. C. 35, Wabash College ,.,.... .....,.. .,,,......... 2 8 C. N. C. 32, Muncie Normal ..........., ...,......... 3 5 C. N. C. 41, Indiana Central ......., .. C. N. C. 29, Franklin College ....,.... ..,... ............. 2 3 C. N. C. 35, Evansville College ..... .......,,,. ............ 3 8 C. N. C. 25, Butler University. ........... . .... C. N. C. 32, Muncie Normal ........,.............,............. 22 C. N. C. 35, Oakland City College ............,........ 7 C. N. C. 44, Wabash College ......., ...........,....,,......... 2 2 C. N. C. 49, Valparaiso University ,.................... 29 C. N. C. 37, Valparaiso University .......,...........,. 42 C. N. C. 44, Oakland City College ..............,... 45 y C. N. C. 50, Vincennes University ........... ......... 3 6 41 I C. N. C. , Franklin College ...................,.......... 48 Bud A , HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEASON ' V C. N. C. 35, Wabash College 28 Although the Warriors had to play Without the services of Capt. Francis they fought the fight to a successful close, and thus evened the victories with Wabash from last year. C. N. C. 32, Muncie Normal 35 In one of the fastest games ever played on the Danville hardwood, Muncie Normal nosed our C. N. C. Capt. Fulmer of the Cardinals accounted for twenty one points. C. N. C. 29, Franklin 23 In a typical C. N. C. Franklin basket ball contest, marked by the hard playing of both teams, the Warriors emerged victorious C. N. C. 35, Evansville 38 From the spectators as Well as players standpoint this was probably the greatest game ever played on the Danville floor. The Purple Aces shad- ed the Purple Warriors by a small margin. Eighty-One X i I 113 il-A lm I -K, f lr l'I T' ii ll 'L .ll I IMI' I I - A W Q-is f 3 yi ll i f ig 'Sr I' 'ir will ' lit H i, ' 1 al l 7 li my I L ' -R