Charleston High School - Recorder Yearbook (Charleston, IL)

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FOOTBALL I I935 saw 'rhe mos'r disasirous foolball campaign in recen+ Trojan hislory. Coach Carson slarled The season wi'rh only four regulars from his '34 eleven: Oueary. HuHon, Slillions, and Ward, all linemen. +he resf having been gradua+ed or having become ineligible. Coach Carson made The besl of lhis maferial and wi'rh The aid of some brillianr freshmen developed a light inexperienced. buf scrappy leam. Despife The unforlunafe number of defeals during The season. Coach Carson considers +his group a 'rrue championship +eam, for, from 'rhe beginning To 'rhe end of fhe season. 'rhe boys cooperaled and pu? up a game Hghf in each new encoun+er, proving by Their fine spirir +ha+ They were of The s+u1 F of which champions are made. The Trojans won Two games, losl six. and 'lied one. THE SEASONS RECORD Urbana . . Trojans Decaiur . . Trojans Marlinsville Trojans Casey . . . Trojans Maffoon . Trojans Paris .... Trojans Marshall . Trojans T. C. .... Trojans Oblong . . Trojans Twenly-fi V9

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REVIEW OF GAMES Urbana-I9lC.H.S.-0 The Troions opened ?heir campaign wi?h ?he s?rong Urbana eleven. bu? ?he lack of experience and weigh? were ?aa much of a handicap and ?he bays wen? down afler a gallan? ?igh?. Decafur-8-C.H.S.-0 Showing e?fec?s of ?he gruelling game ?he week before, ?he locals played a dull and Iis?less game and finally wen? down by a small margin. Marfinsville-0-C.H.S.-0 The Corsonmen, showing ?heir wars? form o? ?he season and mu?ling many scaring oppor?uni?ies, laugh? ?he Blue S?reaks ?a a s?ands?ill on a muddy field. Casey-6-C.H.S.-0 On ?his occasion ?he Troians se? ou? ?o redeem ?hemselves for ?heir miserable showing of ?he week previous. They did ?his in a very capable manner by ba??ling ?he E. I. League Champions evenly for ?hree quar?ers, bu? wen? down in ?he final minu?e on a long pass from Miller ?o S?acey a??er a brillian? exhibi?ian. MaH'oon-biC.H.S.-0 The annual slruggle wi?h our bi??er Wes? Side rivals really braugh? our bays ?o ?heir peak of ?he season. For six?y minu?es ?he Troians laugh? ?he heavier and more experienced Indians a?l ?heir ?ee? wi?h a dazzling pass a??ack and only wen? down a??er Hayes, s?ar wes? side 'lull-back, had plowed across ?he goal af?er a susfained march la?e in ?he second quar?er. . Paris-0lC.H.S.-39 Playing ?heir lirs? game on ?heir new a?hIe?ic field ?he Troians go? ?heir firs? ?as?e of vic?ary a? ?he expense of ?he Paris Tigers. The locals ran ?hrough ?he invaders a? ease, and a??er?l1e regulars had run up a com?ar?able lead, ?he reserves linished in siyle by scoring seven poin?s. Marshall-I9-C.H.S.-I2 Ba??ling ?or revenge for ?he previous season ?he Troians can?inued ?heir good work bu? i? was no? in ?he baaks for ?hem 'ra win and a??er an exci?ing s?ruggle succumbed by a one ?ouch-down margin. T.C.-6-C.H.S.-26 Ohl Swee? is vic?ory a? ?he expense of our Sau?h Side rivals, and wha? a grand vic?ary i? was, a??er one of ?heir mos? successful seasons in his?ory. T.C. was ready ?o ?raunce us. bu? ?he Traians showed ?heir me??le and ?horoughly subdued ?he Vikings. Oblong-39--C.H.S.-0 Playing one of ?he s?ranges? prep 'reams in Illinois. ?he Troians received ?heir mas? humilia?ing de?ea? since ?he regime of Coach Carson began. The Troians were compIe?ely ou?classed bu? fough? gamely. In ?his game ?he ma?erial available for nex? year's eleven was used considerably and looked very promising. Twen?y-seven