Fort Worth Junior High School - Purple Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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5 Mp J--.A-glee-'J3gglil.i11NiioR DURDLEiH i-? . l A 'Y an it ,:-'.,, f , ' 1 'V'1 1 H . ,mm-A L gif! g Junior vs. Arlington Heights l 1 Q Worth Field, October 14, 1926. 1 RLINGTON HEIGHTS won the first city championship game by a score of twelve to nothing, though kept to a low score by the i mighty defensive work of Bass, Junior guard. The Arlington eleven scored in the first and second quarters. Jordon, the only man in the Junior backfield who seemed able to gain consistently, picked up a fumble and ran sixty yards for a touchdown, but was recalled because 1 of time outf, Junior Vs. Granbury M Worth Field, October 29, 1926. ll if UNIOR'S team, though victorious over Granbury's earlier in the sea- !! son, today suffered defeat at the hands of their eleven. Granbury's ly! twelve-to-one victory was offset by Junior's hard fighting, though the fl former outweighed our men fifteen or twenty pounds to the man. Stell, l receiving the kickoff, ran to Granbury's thirty-yard line. Throughout the game the opposing men displayed a great deal of unnecessary rough- i ness, for which they were heavily penalized. 1 u I i I 5 i ll: llj. it Rl S1 iz. 2 2 g at S T9 Winston Bransford Charles Beard George Ankele Maurice Meyerson L

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i-T a+iglITiL1Ni10I-ii DLIRDLEUH ,n',1i,:.:i- ,a f ..a . .,,,,,,..- several gains, but Junior did not seem to have the necessary enthusiasm to put the ball over. In the meantime Plano had succeeded in making a touchdown and also a field goal, scoring again just before the final Whistle ended the game. Plano showed great hospitality when they entertained seventeen Junior boys that made the trip. Junior vs. Diamond Hill Worth Field, November 18, 1926. N THE deciding game of the season, and the one in which Junior paid off a long owed grudge to Diamond Hill, the inal score was forty-six to seven, with Junior at the long end of the score. Junior kicked oif to Diamond Hill and the latter was held for downs. After that the game was played with Junior in possession of the ball the greater part of the time. The offensive Work of Jordon and Bransford stood out for the victors, the light Junior line holding Diamond Hill to three first downs the entire game, none being registered the second half. 'Lt' Ernest Brown Lawrence May Wilson Carpenter Otis Stell