Georgetown High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Georgetown, IL)

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 Dear Chari.es: la caja del oro ' Um Letters From a Sweeley-Made Athlete to His Chum Well, old fellow, I’m back in school again and everything is going fine. Of course I am on the football team again this year. However, I’m afraid we can’t duplicate our success of last season, in having an unbeaten team, because we were defeated 7-6 by Decatur the first game. If it hadn’t been for Snook’s legs having a very bad charley horse, surely we would have beaten Decatur. Hoy, but it was one tough encounter. Pooshie was knocked nutty in the second quarter and Stassy and Snook had Milo, the black boy of Decatur’s team, scared or laughing all the time. Write soon, I gotta quit. So long, Speck.’’ How Are Y’a Chill: Thanks for your letter. Received it on the day of the Jasonville game and it helped sooth my nerves some. We were expecting a tough game and naturally a guy gets excited. All the worrying was for nothing though for we walloped ’em 25-0. Boy, it was so hot and dusty that day that the referee had to call time out after a tackle so that the dust could settle enough to see where the ball was. I tasted mud for days afterwards. So long, Chuck, gotta go practice F. B. Speck.” Dear Chl'ck: I’m not feeling so well now, this is Wednesday and yesterday we played Hoopeston. A great big tackle smacked me one in the bread-basket and as a result I stayed home from school today. 1 believe that that game was the hardest T ever played in. John Greer’s boys were all about evenly matched. They worked together well and altogether they were one sweet ball-club. We put the blocks to them with a 13-6 defeat, and boy, what I mean that mellie will go down in history with Gettysburg and a few other famous encounters. Ole Haney, Stas, Snook, Klink, Erickson, and, well, practically all the boys, played a bang-up game of football. They “covered themselves with glory,” so to speak. Till better football games are played, So and So. CHARLES A. DAVIS, WEST HEATON, ILL.: WESTVILLE GAME PLAYED SATURDAY STOP FIELD SLIPPERY STOP NOT ENOUGH PUNCH STOP SCORE 0-0 STOP Speck. Charlie Old Boy: Well, football’s done for another year, and last night they gave us the annual feed. Pat Page, coach at Indiana U., was the principal speaker. He seemed to know his subject, football, pretty well, even if he wasn’t any golden voiced orator. Sweeley presented the letters and gave a short talk extolling the virtues of each player. Haney gave a speech. Elmo, next year’s captain, gave a speech upon the teams possibilities in ’31, and that talk will go down in history along with Lincoln’s Gettysburg address. Crum was presented with the Sportsmanship trophy. The food was very good with the exception of the beans and everyone went home satisfied. Write you again some other football season. So and So. Page Twenty-eight

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 p0MMM HANEY CRUM SNOOK 1930 Captain Sportsmanship Trophy Winner 1931 Captain D. Hanky—“Alabam”—Center—This boy was captain of one of the best fightin’ teams which ever played under Georgetown colors. Won a place on the All-State selection of centers which is certainly a tribute to his ability. A great strength on defense and a boy who likes the game. His loss to next year’s team will leave a great gap and all will miss his oratory. K. Crum—“Red”—Tackle—Another boy who will be missed from next year's line-up. Crum played guard for two years and this year moved over to left tackle, the toughest assignment on a ball club, and played it with the same success. A hard, fast charging lineman with the ability to block punts with pleasing regularity. Won the sportsmanship trophy which speaks for his personality. E. Snook—“Pinochle”—Back—This boy is next year’s captain. He s big, fast, throws passes with the speed and accuracy of bullets, and has the fighting spirit so necessary in a ball game. He carried the brunt of this year s offense, carrying the ball about seven out of even- ten plays. Besides outplaying the great Rex of Decatur, it is rumored that he holds some swell hands at pinochle, and is quite an after dinner speaker. THE COACHES Coach Sweeley has this year completed his seventh year as coach at Georgetown. He is a graduate of Susquehanna university. Since he has had the actual experience of college football, he knows the hard knocks of the game and the preparation a boy needs for playing. When it comes to making blockers and tacklers, Sweeley will always stand out. Assistant Coach Burch has attended the Indiana university coaching school under Pat Page. He helps to build good quarterbacks along with his coaching of the second team. Page Twenty-seven

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; i|i LA CAJA DEL ORO §g SECOND TEAM’S SEASON A schedule of live games was played by the seconds this year with four wins, one loss, a broken nose, and lots of experience as a result. From this group of reserve material, it is hoped that some high class performers can be developed for next year’s team. For the past few years it has been a practice to play a second team schedule in order that boys who could not get into first team games might get playing experience. Eight games were on the schedule for this year but three games were can celled, much to the regret of boys. The principal reason for these games is not necessarily to win, altho winning is not unpleasant, but to provide an opportunity for the green material to get some seasoning. Seniors are eliminated from the squad because they would not be available for the next year’s team and all the attention is given to boys who have one year or more to go. It is the belief of Mr. Sweeley that in order to have a good team next year one must plan for that team in advance. This idea seems to be working out with considerable success. Georgetown has been Boys Who Showed Promise as Seconds Name ]JOS. Year H. Clark Hack Soph. I). Itrooks Back Soph. J. Stirnac Hack Junior L’wand wski Hack Soph. Thompson Hack Junior Cebulsky End Junior Anuzis End Junior Chandler End Soph. Hubbard Center Soph. Lewman Guard Frosh. Hughes Guard Soph. R. Lewman Tackle Junior Androwski Tackle Junior Holaday Tackle Soph. Pinter Guard Frosh. Dietkus Guard Frosh. T. Stirnac Hack Frosh. Holstine Center Frosh. Donaldson Center Frosh. Williams End Frosh. the SCHEDULE Geo. Opp. 2n ls. Catlin (there) 0 6 Ridgefarm (there). 0 7 Westville (here) 0 14 Catlin (here)— 0 21 Ridgefarm (here).... 6 0 6 48 represented by good ball teams for several seasons past. Few boys playing on the first team have not served on the second team. Only two boys on this year’s varsity have never p 1 a y e d as seconds, having made the first team their first year out for football. Those are the exceptions. No letters or numerals nor recognition of any kind is given these boys who stay out all year and go through the monotony of taking a good bruising every evening from the first team. It certainly is commendable to find thirty or forty boys willing to work the entire season when they know there is no chance of their getting to play on the first team. This is just the spirit that makes Georgetown teams mighty tough to beat every year. Eight games have been lined up for next year’s second team. Gatlin, Indianola, Westville, and Ridgefarm will be played, two games each, with Hoopeston a possibility to fill out a nine game schedule. Every boy who reports for practice next fall will be given a chance to display his ability in a game if he stays throughout the season. Paoc Twenty-nine