Henry Clay High School - Statesman Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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BERNARD .loHNsoN Halfback SIMON LEVY Fullback QJMER CUNNINGHA-xm Guard AIOHN BOWLES Tackle D. L. PROCTOR Guard -IOHN TUTTLE End BILL HARPER Halfback E. C. H,-xRmN Ccillrr 0 PAGE 92 KI I H Aa-gk LETTERMEN Georgetown was next on the list, and they fell before the rushes of the Blue and Gold, 20-0. This game marked the fourth victory against two defeats so far in the season. Covington's Red Devils, or in reality Holmes High, proved to be a little too tough in the next assignment, and they were the winners 18-8 of a game decided at the northern Kentucky city. Henry Clay led the Holmes outfit at the close of the first half 8-6. They couldn't withstand the last half spurt of the boys in red, however, and lost a tough ball game. After Holmes started out with a touchdown, the Devils led by Vanaman and Stafford brought the ball 60 yards down the field to register from a 4-yard plunge over the center of the line by StaH:ord. Hardin blocked a Red punt in the first half which punt rolled behind the goal line and became an automatic safety to give the Lexington crew a two-point lead. Covington came back with a rush to win in the last half. Manual shook loose some shifty halfbacks and the result of the Manual- Henry Clay contest was a 25-0 victory for the Red machine. The Devils tackled fiercely throughout the game and were outplaying Manual's team in many parts of the game, but were not able to match the few minutes of brilliance which the Louisville team was able to muster.

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HENRY CLAY The next game on the schedule brought to Lexington the Red Devils of Shelby- ville, a team which had beaten the Devils the year before. Henry Clay found her winning ways and promptly trimmed this outfit 25-0. The third tilt of the season saw Madison High's Royal Purples offering unex- pected opposition but succumbing to the Heber coached boys 6-0 in a very tight ball game. Henry Clay won her second straight C. K. C. victory the following Friday by overpowering Mt. Sterling 18-6 in a contest decided on Cassidy Field. The affair was ragged and slow throughout with the exception of one or two sterling plays. The first came in the second quarter when Vanaman intercepted a Troian pass and streaked 73 yards to score without being touched by an opponent. This run was made possible by Lawrence Garland, who in malcing a perfect bloclc, took out the only man between Vanaman and the goal line. That play will be remembered by those who saw it as possibly the finest bit of work of the who'e season. Ioe Vana- man passed to Garland, who caught the ball on the 20-yard line and ran the remain- ing distance for the second touchdown. Having won their last three games, the Devils toolc a tumble from the powerful Danville Admirals in a night tussle the next week. The score was 12-0, and al- though the Hebermen played good ball throughout, they were never able to fully match the speed and drive of the Danville eleven. The Football Squad V I I f

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1 Ill it LETTERM Vanaman personally conducted the last touchdown for the Blue and Gold when he carried the ball 59 yards in five tries to score in the last quarter. Mt. Sterling's lone touchdown came as the Devils had a punt blocked which rolled behind their goal and was recovered by a Trojan player. E N In the final game of the campaign, Henry Clay rose to real heights when they outplayed and outfooted a favored Somerset eleven to gain a scoreless tie. This tilt gave the Lexington boys second place in the C. K. C., and Frankfort was declared the winner. Incidentally, Frankfort was the only team in the conference to best the Devils, although they were tied by Somerset. At the end of the season an all C. K. C. eleven was chosen and Garland was placed at end and Robinson at guard on this team. Jumping Joe Vanamen and Joe Stafford were honored with second team choices in the backfield. Gar- land also made the first team of an all-Kentucky team chosen at the close of high school warfare throughout the state. The season was successful, and the most encouraging part of all is the fact that a number of the boys will be back this coming football year. Boles, Proc- tor, Johnson, Wilfred, Levy and a number of others will again take their places in the lineup next fall. L xwknxclf Gnu. End ICLDON SI.o,xN Ilalfbarlc 'lou Ronmsorsr Tackle FRANK XVILFORIB llalfbrlrle -Ion V.fxN.xAlwN Q-,IlllI'1I'!'bIlfk Gnoluzn Comma Tackle' -IoE ST.-xlflfokn Fullbafk W -1 AND 0 PAGE 93 -a -.fi ,,. if