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

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ie'ef'iYrfic1ocari5i1TeQ - . e--T-as--f-s as l, v ..,.... ' 'ry'- ..1- b w - Laredo 20-fDezZ Rio 0 i AREDO journeyed to Del Rio to play the first game that was played on foreign soil. The two teams were well matched, Del Rio having a slight advantage in weight in the line. The teams played a flawless game and it was not until the last few minutes of play that Laredo was able to sew the game up. Laredo's first touchdown came in the first six minutes of play, as a result of a series of plunges and a fake play by Pena. Mejia drop-kicked the goal. During the second half the two teams punted frequently, Burr of Laredo having a slight advantage in the kicking. Pena plunged through the Del Rio line for thirty yards and then carried the ball once for the second touchdown. Mejia CAREY BURR failed to kick goal. Captain In the last few minutes of play, Del Rio line seemed to crumble and the Laredo backs had little trouble'in making five yards time and time again off tackle. Mejia signaled to attempt a field goal but he fumbled the ball. He neatly circled end and turned the play into a score. He kicked goal for a score of 20-0. Both the line and the backfield showed up well in this game and Coach DaCamara seemed well pleased with the showing his team made. LAREDO 19-DEVINE O Laredo added another scalp to its long list when the Tigers defeated their visitors 19-0, on October 15. Laredo ran up a record of first downs during the game, making nineteen while Devine made only four. Mejia and Pena each carried the ball over the line for touchdowns during the first half. Mejia failed to kick goal both times. During the second half Devine opened up with a passing attack, but the Laredo line rushed the passes so consistently that only two of the many attempted passes were completed. - 4 A - T . TOP ROW:-H. S. DaCamara, R. Conner, G. Crabb, R. Bunn, Wm. Mims, O. Hein, E. Crabb, M. Matthews, J. Jefferies. BOTTOM ROW:-J. Pena, R. Campbell, L. Fortassain, F. Pena, G. Burr, R. Killam, E. Mejia, H. Farias, E. Cook. Page 107 W fx HMM .-f.f.-4A .... L , - tffrfl 'U 1 N 'QL'-.L':giig14....gg.:Q,gg513ifiiogfgigege.. N.,

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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-.-

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Richard Bunn, Fernando Pena, Enrique Mejia, George Crabb. Mejia boosted the Laredo score to 19 when he went over the line for a touchdown and then made a perfect drop kick for the extra point. Both the line and the backfield functioned well during the game, and even though there were no individual stars, each man played his position well. LAREDO 33-PEARSALL 0 The Tigers evened up an old score when they defeated the Pearsall Wildcats 33-0, and incidently piled up a total of 104 points by the game, to opponents 0. The Tigers broke the record for iirst downs again during this game by piling up 31 downs to Pearsal's 6. Mejia began the slaughter by crossing the line and kicking goal for a total of seven points. During the second quarter Mejia added six more points to the score. Laredo made 11 first downs while Pearsall made only one. Burr scored a touchdown and ran the score up to 20. During this period both teams were penalized frequently, but the Tigers continued to advance the ball as they had been doing throughout the game. Pena scored a touchdown and the extra point was added when Pearsall was penalized for being off sides when the kick was attempted. Burr's second touchdown and Mejia's second drop kick brought the score to 33. Several passes were attempted by Pearsall during the last few minutes of play, but they were unable to score. LAREDO 18-CRYSTAL CITY 0 By defeating the Crystal City Javelins 18-0, the Tigers won the championship of the district. Pena Going Through the Left Side of the Line Page 108