Laredo High School - La Pitahaya Yearbook (Laredo, TX)

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1 l lr' f xxai XX X ---'-'fm --- 1 , .1 - 'ru t . gi . n Maids nmol Sponsor IJAST year Shirley l,,21fl21Illt1I'2l, the athletie Voaeh, in- trodueed the maids and sponsor system in Laredo lligh Sehool. Eaeh boy on the football team named a girl whom he thought had the spirit that was needed. From these the eoaeh seleeted the girls, and the entire team voted on a sponsor. Helen Dixon had the honor ot' being the first football sponsor in this sehool. l This year Philoman Gorman holds that plat-e. Her ten l maids are: Ethel Puster, Nadyne Shumate, Jeannette PHILOMAN GORMAN Taylor, Belia Leal, Barbara Bigglo, Mabel Beyette, Sponsor Evelyn Randolph, Jessie Clarke, Lillian Boubel, and Graeiela Farias. The maids work with the boys, supporting them and believing in them. They go to all of the out-ol'-town games, il' it is physically possible. When the football boys were the bi-district ehampions, no one was more pleased than the tootball maids. The maids and sponsor system was introduced with the idea of helping the team. The eoaeh said that the boys needed a little more inspiration, they weren't fighting hard enough, and he thought that when the boys knew that the girls were baek ol' them, rooting I'or them, they would tight harder. lt may be beeause the team made sueh a reeord this year, but the tact remains that they eertainly broke all previous records. M. Beyette, E. Randolph, B. Biggio, P. Gorman, J. Clarke, L. Boubel, E. Puster, G. Farias. Page 10.6

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X at wZm'fif54.fgTsil l X LP I T X I l xr X Wffr2: ..,............2 N ,T-D-M, A A-,,,,,,,Jr L lmtviczl Practice HE 1927 Tigers began football practice with a training camp at Cotulla. Some twenty boys under Coach DaCamara spent a week on the Nueces River getting in trim for the season. On September 7 these boys returned to Laredo and were strengthened by the addition of twenty more prospects. LAREDO 32-EAGLE PASS 0 Laredo opened the season with a brilliant victory over the Eagle Pass Eagles. The game was a stiff battle and the Tigers had a slight advantage in experience and weight. The Tigers played straight football and broke through the Eagle line for two touchdowns during the first quarter. Mejia and Pena made the touchdowns. Mejia skirted end SHIRLEY DHCAMARA time and time again and Pena, Pivot man, went off tackle C0aCl1 for five yard gains consistently. During the second quarter Killam, with the aid of a plunging line added another touchdown to the score and Mejia ran the score up to 19 with a try for point. Eagle Pass had failed to score during the first half. The second half was played in a downpour of rain. Coach DaCamara sent his second string men into the field. The Eagles completed only one first down while the second string was on the field. The first string re-entered the game and Killam went over for another touchdown. At the close of the third quarter, Mejia scoredhis second touchdown and ran the score up to 32. The final whistle found the score 32-0 in favor of the Tigers. il l TOP ROW:-C. Hansen, G. Crabb, R. Bunn, L. Smith, W. Mims, O. Hein, E. Crabb, M. Matthews, H. S. DeCamara. MIDDLE ROW:-N. Windrow, L. Fortassain, E. Pena, F. Pena, V. Quiroz, R. Campbell, R. Conner, J. Jefferies, H. Farias. BOTTOM ROW:--H. Goodwin, E. Cook, A. Macmahon, E. Mejia, J. Pena, G. Burr, R. Killam, T. Mann, W. Shutt, R. Davis. it Page 106 fm--.,......,.g- J sg H L,.-,-L-,.. ..,.. C X e gilggg ,W .C My-.-