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

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f-raigiiissljiigii i .X LPI I L. Fortassain M. Matthews J. Jefferies R. Conner downs to the Teachers' none during the first quarter and four to the Teachers' none during the second quarter. The Tigers scored first and then lost two more chances to score with the ball on the left line by fumbles. Kingsville Teachers then opened up a passing attack and this the Tigers could not stop. When Capt. Burr left the game with injuries, the Laredo morale crumbled somewhat, but Ferdie Pena carried on for the Tigers. During the second half the Teachers' Team was greatly strengthened when Rutlidge, a brilliant quarter back, entered the game. On a series of passes Kingsville succeeded in putting over the second touchdown. Neither team scored any more points and the final score read 13-6. COTULLA In the last scholastic game of the- season the Tigers received the surprise of the season. They were expecting a somewhat easy victory over the Cowboy eleven, but at the end of the first half the game stood 0-0. The score varied during the second half when Mejia and F. Pena, on a series of line plunges, carried the ball to Cotulla's seven yard line. Mejia on his last play made the final seven yards and scored Laredo's first touchdown. Burr failed to kick goa . The cowboys were fighting to overcome the lead when the Tiger machine was strengthened by the arrival of Matthews, one of Laredo's guards. During the last quarter F. Pena's long run and a series of wonderful passes from Burr to Mejia netted another touchdown. Del Rio Hits Laredo's Left Side Page 110 e e e e if-qnifl1flg 1

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pi 11.sgiiafiii'ifiaifa. I g 5 A W ,ff .. ...Q ep..- i te v Oscar Hein, Radcliffe Killani, Hector Farias, Ellis Crabb. The Javelins received the kick-off and Tyben substituted for McKormicks, Laredo covered a fumble back of the line of scrimmage, and Mejia went over the line for a touchdown. Burr was injured during this quarter but continued to play. The Tiger machine functioned well and in spite of several penalties put over another touchdown. Crystal City began the second half with a passing attack but only one out of five of the attempted passes was completed. Pena went over the line for the final touchdown and ran the score to 18-0. The Tigers missed a chance to score in the last few minutes of play when the team was penalized fifteen yards when the ball was on the three yard line. A special train bore several hundred rooters to Crystal City to see the game and to do their part of the winning by giving the team undying support. KINGSVILLE 1 3-LAREDO 6 The first and only defeat of the season was handed to the Tigers by the Kingsville Teachers' Reserves. The game was played in order to get a comparison of the strength of the Tiger team and the Robstown and Kingsville High School teams. The Teachers had defeated both of these teams and as they loomed as winners of the district, a game with the Teachers would give the relative strength of the two teams with that of the Tigers. The game was played on the Laredo field and a large band of rooters were in the stands. Neither team scored during the first half, although the Tigers made five first iw-E bv. -- .15 I - . l I Laredo 18-Crystal City 0 Page 109 V6-ggytm gry, - it t ft 'ii 9.2.51 so

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.1911 'vi itll xx x Eugene Cook, Wm. H. Mims, Richard Campbell, Javier Pena. The try for point failed, and when the final whistle blew the score stood 12-0 in favor of the undefeated Tigers. Laredo was handicapped by the loss of Jefferies, star guard, who was unable to play on account of injuries received during the Kingsville-Tiger game. The Tigers seemed handicapped, also, by the delayed truck which arrived in Cotulla bearing players and uniforms just a few minutes before the game started. BI-DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP Laredo won the district championship with a perfect record, that of being un- scored upon by any of their high school opponents. In the course of the season Laredo totaled 141 points and were defeated only once by Kingsville College who was able to score only thirteen points on the Tigers. Laredo was conceded the Bi-district championship when San Benito, the winner of district 16, forfeited due to a prolonged schedule which made it impossible to play Laredo by the date set by the Interscholastic League. Laredo, by the forfeited game, had a total of 142 points compared to the 13 of their opponents. The Tigers had a very successful season and look forward to a banner in 1928, even though they will meet much stiffer opposition in class A com- petition, which they enter in 1928, than they did in class B. SEASON SUMMARY A very successful season from every standpoint, and one that placed Laredo up in the football standing of Texas High Schools. The boys worked hard, obeyed orders and kept training and really deserved their glory. A fine bundle of fellows to work with, I couldn't want more. H. S. DaCAMARA, Coach. Fl- l-- L.. X A R Burr Hits Devine's Left. Prlyr? 111 ,V . '- : - a f A---me 1 .--MA... ..1-..-.IffI'. IU 7. 'N 'Tm L, .... MW., 1