Ensley High School - Jacket Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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THE GLEAM 23 Ensley-Woodlawn The Jackets trimmed Woodlawn 10 to 0, in the first game between the “Big Three” title aspirants. The Junior Colonels put up a great fight and held the Jackets to a scoreless first half. But they had extended themselves too far and the Jackets had little trouble in putting over two touch downs in the second half. Bub Walker was the shining light of the game while “Hog” Manley made several nice gains. ---------o Colbert Swamped, 48 to 0 The Colbert High School furnished the Jackets little opposition who easily ran up a 48 to 0 victory. The Ensleyites began scoring early and from then on the game was never in doubt. The entire scrub team was sent in in the latter part of the game and they continued the onslaught. The feature of the trip, besides the great victory, was a visit to Muscle Shoals sponsored by the Alabama Power Company. ---------o--------- Ensley Trims Invaders, 13 to 0 Little Rock High School came to Birmingham primed to trim the Jackets rather easily, but when the final whistle blew the Jackets were riding on the long end of a 13 to 0 score. The Ensleyites scored their first touchdown when Country Lowery sped 55 yards for a counter and later Bub Walker carried over the last six-pointer. The Jacket line was in rare form and stopped the visitors when they began to threaten their goal. ---------o--------- “City Champs” Ensley High School won the Big Three title for the second straight year when they trimmed the Philips Crimsons in their annual Thanksgiving battle by the score of 14 to 10. The Jackets got the jump on the Crimsons by scoring early in the first quarter, but the down-towners put over a counter late in the second quarter and tied up the score at the half. The Crimsons came back strong and worked the ball down to the Jackets’ one-yard line, but the Jackets braced and they had to be content

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22 THE GLEAM Jackets Win Opener After putting up a gallant fight throughout the game the Yellow Jackets finally nosed out the Gadsden High School by the score of 7 to 0. The game was played on a rain-soaked field and was marred by constant fumbling by both teams, neither team being able to take advantage of the breaks. The Jackets score was the result of a pass, Lowery to Manley, who sprinted the remaining distance for the score. Captain Hardy added the extra point. For the Jackets, Captain Hardy and McGonegle were the main stays of the line while the backs were not able to gain consistently, because of the wet ball. Walker and Lowery turned in some neat gains. -----------o---------- Jefferson County Falls, 10 to 0 The Wildcats of Jefferson County came to Rick wood determined to be the first team to trim the former “State Champs,” but after an hours hard clawing had to be contented with a 10 to 0 defeat. Lowery crashed over center for the touchdown and Captain Hardy added the extra point and later added three points to the total with a beautiful field goal. The Jacket forward wall played a great defensive game, throwing back every thrust at it and keeping their goal line uncrossed. ---------o---------- Poets Bow to Ensley Bringing with them one of the largest bands that ever invaded the Magic City, the Poets of Sidney Lanier came to Birmingham ready to reap revenge for the drubbing received the year before. After putting up a hard fight the Poets went back to the Capitol City on the short end of a 12 to 0 score. Country Lowery and Bub Walker proved the undoing of the Poets by their line smashes and long end runs. McGonegle and Hardy showed up well. o---------- . Jackets Meet Waterloo For the first time since Coach “Cannonball” White took over the reins, the Jackets lost an engagement on the gridiron when their old jinx, the Tigers from Bessemer, trimmed them 19 to 0. The game was featured by a 105 yard sprint for a touchdown by “Chink” Cooper, fleet Tiger back. The Ensleyites put up a gallant battle but the heavier Bessemer team was not to be downed and the Jackets were stopped for the first time in two years.

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24 THE GLEAM with a field goal. Then Ensley began a series of passes. McGonegle took a pass from Lowery and ran to the five-yard line and Lowery bucked the winning counter across. The entire Ensley line played a great game while Smith and Walker gained most of the ground with Country Lowery supplying the punch to put them over. HUGH ACKIS, '26. -----------o---------- Armistice Day Parade On November 11th our football team went to Sheffield to play Colbert County High, and a very great number of our students journeyed along. Because of this we were not able to get together any appreciable number to march in the parade. However, we gathered under the Ensley Banner some thirty-five or forty girLs—all dressed alike in dark skirts, white middies, Ensley caps and colors. Tt fell to our honor to lead the high schools and to march next to the R. 0. T. C. units. The parade as a whole was an inspiring sight and the streets were lined with people who were intensely interested in observing and keeping alive forever the memory of Armistice Day. -----------o---------- Initiation “All is well that ends well.” This quotation certainly applies to the initiation of the “rats” into the grand order of the gym girls; for what can conclude a well rounded initiation better than the old-fashioned “spanking-machine?” All rats,” so speaking, are much inferior to the upper classmen until they have undergone a number of ordeals which entitles them to an equal standing in the gymnasium. The “rats” are first christened with a suitable nickname, given to them in a very effective way so that they will remember it—by pouring a glass of water down their backs. Next comes the “stunt.” Each rat is required to exhibit her talent by amusing the upper classmen. The most enjoyable part of the occasion is the “grand supper” served by the upper classmen. Ow! How we all remember that grand six-course feast! Delicious food? Ah, yes! Cocktail a la fishfeet, soup of green lizards, slimy worms and cats' eyeballs served on elephant tusks. After the feast, the toastmaster asks each “rat” to select one girl whom she will solemnly promise to “love, honor and above all obey” for a period of one semester. At the end of the semester if her attitude has been one of loyalty she is given the honor of being referred to as an “upperclassman.” Ah, the fun one can have when she has reached such a height. She can then enjoy the sure movement of the “spanking machine” as never before.