Hughes Springs High School - Mustang Yearbook (Hughes Springs, TX)

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Witt made the final touchdown on a fake pass and 45 yard run. He also ran the point. Outstanding linemen were Welch, Floyd and Preston Currey, Philip Goolsby, and .Toel McDaniel. JAMES BOWIE TROMPLED 41-0 The Bowie Pirates put Out to Sea Oct. Zlst in six inches of mud and water but fa1led to rob any glory from the Hughes Sprmgs Mustangs as they fell before Coach Blount s undefeated eleven 41 0 Anderson opened the scorlng by dr1v1ng behxnd Ha1rl Prxce s broad shoulders for eleven yards and W1tt escorted by Welch and Goodson ran the pomt for a qu1ck7 0 count The Mustang s unsung hero B1lly S1mpson pulled a quarterback sneak for the second tally and W1tt added the po1nt In the thlrd perlod the Mustang forwards opened up large holes and W1tt sk1pped through them for touchdown runs of 60 41 and 11 yards Goodson and Anderson scored two of the extra polnts W1tt scored agaxn xn the f1na1 per1od wlth Jo1t1ng Doc ramm1ng for the po1nt Outstand1ng were Cyrus eeder Rab Wallace Donald Naron Ph111p Goolsby Carol Leftwxch and Leo Duck THE DEPORT TIGER CAGED 41 7 The Pomes talhed 1n every quarter and permltted a Deport touchdown and converslon only after four success1ve penahtxes Holye Pomeroy attended to both for the Tlgers Open1ng the mght s busxness W1tt, on the 8th play of the game sklrted left end for 18 yards and a touchdown Anderson plowed over for the po1nt In the second quarter Anderson r1pped 16 yards for a tally, and just for d1vers1on W1tt ran the po1nt W1tt scored agam mn the second perxod w1th Anderson convert mg for a 21 0 halftmme lead

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polnter Bxlly .Toe Szmpson passed to Anderson for the f1nal tally and Guard Floyd Currey blasted through for the po1nt br1ng1ng the total to 41 7 BOGATA CRUSHED BY HUGHES SPRINGS 59 6 Every Mustang saw act1on and even the tlurd team scored as the Mustangs humbled an outclassed Bulldog eleven here Arm1st1ce afternoon svnmss on scuoom. .5 I down to the score parade Johnny Welch Ph1l1p Goolsby and Carol Leftw1ch were outstandmg and guards Floyd and Preston Currey along wlth tackles Ha1rlPr1ce and Cyrus Reeder all played a good game. MUSTANGS WIN DISTRICT TITLE BY TROUNCING THE ONCE PROUD DAINGERFIELD TIGERS 39 7 Coach Joe Blount's Hughes Spr1ngs Mustangs became the D1str1ctChamp1ons by harshly drubbxng the Damgerheld T1gers here Nov. 19th by the lop s1ded score of 39 7. ! I 1 Q i - A ' in t I , . it . 1 'Wai-17 -wi:-I .- l . l A .e.. .n 3 4 - l I l In the th1rd quarter Goodson 1ntercepted a Txger pass and went48 yards for a score w1th McDan1el clearlng the way Leo Duck plunged for the po1nt Shortly thereafter McDan1el raced into the end zone and took Anderson s pass for another sxx Anderson carr1ed the brunt of the attack to notch two touch downs and passed to Tommy Morgan for another score Before be1ng 1nJuredW1tt dashed for twotouchdowns on runs i of 43 and 41 yards D1tter Weeks replac1ng W1tt played a stellar game comp1et1ng pass after pass and add1ng one touch Ends Wayne Russell and Joel McDan1e1 played heads up football and caught several touchdown passes B Strlnger Hump Russell xntercepted a Bogata pass and set up a Mustang score