London High School - Londana Yearbook (New London, TX)

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BASKETBALL The YV1ldcats opened therr season wrth Carllsle on january 10 after a serles of practice games and two mvntatlonal tournaments held at Knlgore and Iongvrew After a thnlllng dlstnct plavoff the Cats wound up wnth second place and Gaston xn first These are the results of London s dnstnet games London 63 Carlisle 28 The London Vhldeats plavlng wlth onlv three returnmg lettermen swamped the Carllsle Indxans ln their opemng 16 A basketblll glmc The C,lts ran the Indlans ragged wlth their fast break High pomt man for the C 'nts was Fleld with I4 pomts london 28 Ieverett s C hapel 27 The I C Llons put on n last minute rallv ln their eneounter with the YVlldc Its and the C,ats llmost dldnt lnll lt out ln tune to wln bv a narrow margin of 28 27 It was a thrlller all the wav through wnth nerther te rm ever bunldmg up a safe le nd Hugh pomt men for London were Yernon and Fleld who eaeh hvd mne pomts London 41 Overton 38 The Wildcats went to Overton for thelr first game aw ay from home and the London bovs drd very well wmnmg by a 47 '38 margin The game began as lf It would be another thrlller but the C nts played a calm brand of hall and vvatehed the Pomes foul themselves mto defeat agaln Vernon and Field who both had ten pomts London 43 C'aston 30 The Wuldeats made lt four ln '1 row when thev beat their old foes the Gaston Red Devils ln their own gvm to the tune of 43 30 The glme was close throughout the furst three quarters but the Cats began pullmg 'lwav m the fm xl frame of play Nernon set the pace for the Cats with I4 pomts and he was followed eloselv bv Fneld who had I2 London 44 Carlisle 32 Carlisle was the host m the second encounter between the Indxans and the Cats The Lon don boys went home with a 44 32 vlctory under their belt as well as their fifth conference wm The Indians were not so easy to go down ln their second game wrth the Cats Hugh pomt man for the Cats was Fleld who tallled ll pomts Leverett s Chapel 41 London 32 The L C Llons dropped the Cats wxth a 41 32 wm Ill their second game It was the first conference loss for the C,ats who couldnt seem to get started The game was close for two and a half quarters and then the Lions got hot Hugh pomt man for the Clts was Fneld wlth 12 pomts Overton 44 London 42 The Overton Niustangs stole a page from the L C' Lrons book and they also whipped the Cats m their second game however the score was very close with the Pomes wmmng by only two pomts The Cats put on a last seeond rally th lt looked as lf It would do the trlek hut the clock ran out before the Cats could get one more good shot Hugh pomt man for the Cats was Field who totaled 23 pomts Gaston 39 London 38 The Gaston Red Devlls ended the Xhlcats hopes for a dlstrlet champlonshrp when thev stopped the Cats wxth a 39 38 vretorv The Cats agam staged another rallv that almost did the tnek but the Gaston boys held them off untxl tnme rm out Hugh pomt men for the Cats were Field and Xienasco wnth ll pomts each . i. - V' . U T, I 'fl V. 1' I . F I , M 1 l . , . . 4. I. ' I- 1 .E ' . . H. ' .' . . . ' . ' I , . 11 .1 I il lx 1 V 1 ' ' A A-A x AL ' . l I 7' . , ,' ., . . , ,. ' , ' -. . I 4 l ' , li Q 1 1 f - Y . in the dying seconds. This was the third straight wm in conference play. High point men were t - 1' . ' .. if 1 ' ' 1 , . 1 .. s' S ' 5 ' -' ' 1' , - :-I . - 1 ' 3 ' ' .1 , , . . , , , I 1, ' 7 . , ' , 3 ' 1 . u A 5 . A. ' A . , I . A I ' 4 , s , . , , .F Y . 1 ' . ' ' 4 , . . .I , Y, . . i . . . i

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FCDTB LL C arllsle 6 london 0 September 16 the Carlisle Indians edged the Xhldcats 6 0 at the VVlldcat stadium Carlxsle seored early m the hrst quarter and held thenr lexd throughout the game Fumbles lost the gflme for the Cats who reached the flwe ward Ime IH lndlan territory ln the thlrd quarter but fumbled, Ind then late ln the fmal qu lrter the Cats drose to the lndlan ten vard hne but tlme run out on them london 14 Tlmpson I Angered bv their lmtl ll loss 'nt the h mds of the CIarllsle te lm the Wlldeats bounced baek on September 23 to overw helm eompletelv the Tnnpson Bears 14 7 on the Cats home field Seorlng rn the game for london were Arnold Bulloek Phllllps Nlenlseo C'race and Yernon Bennett eonwerted five extra polnts london 45 C arthage 6 The Carthlge Bulldogs eame to the Wddeat st ltllllm on September '30 and absorbed a 43 6 heating The Bulldogs onlv seore elme late ln the thlrd period after a VVlldcat fumble Seormg for the London te lm were Yernon Phllllps Shlflett Field Ltsman and Bullock Three of the touehdowns e mme on pnsses from the arm of Field Bennett converted for three extra pomts London 62 Rusk 0 The Wlleats went to Busk on Oetober 1 for their frrst game lwaw from home The Eagles were a good host for the Cats llterallx massacred them to the tune of 62 0 Tallymg the Wildcat T D s were Ltsmln Shlflett Phlllllps and Oller Bennett spht the UDl'lghlS for eight extra polnts london 12 WVh1te Oak 0 On Oetoher 14 the Wlldetts took tlme out from their regul xr conference pl ly to engage the VS hlte Oak Boughneeks The Xvllflldli came out on the long end of a I2 0 score ln a game that w IS thnllmg throughout The C its seored elrls III the first period when Fneld whipped a plss to Shlflett Bennett dld not eomert Then late ln the final period Utsman ripped ofl guard for ten vards and the flnal C at score Bennett again missed the extra polnt try Ieverett s Chapel 2 London 0 The L C Irons came to London on Oetober 21 to eng 1ge the Cats ln a game that was uerw but as thrllhng as its ads ance notices The weather agam w as on the opponent s side, and the Cats sueeumbed to the Llons bw a 2 0 seore The I :ons seored on a safetv that came late ln the thlrd quarter The Wildcats were 'lttemptlng to punt from their own end zone A low pass from eenter gave an L C llneman time to hurst through block the punt, and then reeover lt london 47 San Augustme 6 On October 28 the London te lm innmhllated the San Augustine crew to the tune of 44 6 to post the Cats fifth wm of the season Offensne standout for the XVlldL2llS was Nolan Field who eompleted slx out of ten passes for two T D s Scoring for the WVlldcats were Oller, Xernon, and Poole Tommv Bennett m :de five extra pomts out of slx attempts london 32 Center 0 On November 4 the london Wilde :ts sent the Center Roughrlders home after whipping them '32 0 Crossmg the double strlpe for the VVlldeats were Phnlhps Xernon Bullock and ltsman Bennett converted twxce London 26 Gaston 6 On Nlovember I1 the London lhldeats defeated the Gaston Red Deuls on the Devlls home sod The first half was left scoreless but the VVnldcats came to llfe and clawed the Devxls to the tune of 26 6 Seornng., for the Cats were Nlenasco, Vernon Pool and Oller London 33 Overton 0 On November 18 the Wlldeats upset the Overton Nlustangs at the Nlustang Stadium The Nlustangs dldnt gne the Wildcats mueh opposltlon Carrymg the plgskm over the double stnpe for the lhldcats were Ltsman Phllhps twice, and Oller The Xhleats had a good football season all m all Losing two serv close games, the hllldfdilb stlll wound up second ln the eonference on 'I I I I '- I - - I ' - , ' I ' 'I '- -I I II ' I ' - I ' I I I . I I I I I - 'I - I I I I II II ' ' 'I ' I ' ' I e I , , I I I ' ' I I - I ' I ' I ' I 1 I , ' ' I I I I I I - I V , I I I' ' ' 'I -- I I I I 'I '- I I. Y' .I . I 1 I I. I I I I I K I I - , -I - I I I I ,- B- ' - I I- b I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I. - I. , I , I I II I I I ' - - ' I I I I II 1 1I h- .I I I II L-1 K I I ' I I I - I -I I . I . ' I . I 1, ' y I I .1 I I I I I . I I I I x I- . I V I I I , l I - 4 I If I v s ' ' ' ' I 'Z ' LII 'I' ' I ' , 1' ,I I - I ' ' - I I I I I I ' I ' I I 1 . I . I I 1 ' I I - ' I , I I I ,. I , I . . I I I I - I - I I I I I I ' I 4 I . I, . I I I I I- - ' I I' I I I I I I I I I I I I I ' ' I I I. - I. I I I - 1- I I -1- l I Ai I I Ii 1- I - I - I I . ' I I -- ' ' I ' I I I I I ' I ' II, . I , I 1. h- I I I A 5- I- I I I I I' I. I J - . I. I I ' 1 ' ' .' I A g . I Q I I V . V D l I h I I4 I 1 . I. e I I I - .I I 1- I I. J - I I -I I I ' I . I -- I I I I I I ' - I I . . , II I' -. X .I - I I- K I A b I I . . . - I .,, I I I - , I v I . I . . 'I I' I 2 I I I I ' .I 5' I I ' : - I- A - I I I .1 ,- A-I I 'I 1 ' I K- I I I I ' I ' I. , I ' I ' I. I I , ' ' I ' - . I I I I I , , I - I I I I' ,I I I I I .I - - II - I I , , . I I - I I I I I . I... ' I V' .I -I I I ' I I . I. I I . . I -I I I Q I ,I 1 ' , I I v. , I I- , Q . ' I .

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TRACK London also had a good track season rn which they placed second m district and sent three bows to Statc one of whom j C XS right set a new state record Here are the meets London attended and their results On Nfarch 2 a practice meet was hcld at London ln w hich Overton took first place Lon don sccond and Carthage third Niarch 10 the Oll Belt Relavs wcrc hcld at london Oxerton took first and London took second 'wfarch 25 London trick team went to Jacksonulle to the Tomato Bowl Relavs London took third place London s sprint rclay won first place and a trophy Aprll 1 the track hovs went to Palestine to thc Dogwood Relavs Shlmng for London were 1 C Wright who took hrst m polc xault and joe Bryan Crace who won first ln the high hurdles The Dlstrlct mect was held at London Aprll 8 London got second place with a total of 345 pomts Londons bovs broke three district records I C Wright m the pole vault joe B Grace ln high hurdlcs and the sprint rclay team with Willis Sutton Munn and Grace Regional track meet was held at Kilgore on Saturday April 22 London placed third ln the mect 1 C W right and Frnest Shxllctt tlcd for first pl ru. IH pole xault and joe Bryan Grace won first rn high hurdlcs London track team J C Wright joc Bryan Crlce and Lrnest Shlflett went to Beaumont to an mutational meet j C Wright tled for second ln pole x nult joc Bryan Grace and Ernest Shxflett had a bad day because of ram all during the mcet At the State Nieet held m Austin on Niay o 6 J C tVnght Ernest Shlflett and joe Bryan Grace represented London I C tied for first m pole sault with 12 fect 2'5 inches a new state record and Ernest took fourth m pole mult joe Bn an got sixth ln high hurdles BASEBALL After a serles of practice games wlth Kilgore Overton and Pme Tree the Cats ln their rst conference gamc, beat the San Augustme W olves 13 Niarch 31 saw the Cats drop a close game with the Center Roughrldcrs .J to 2 at London Apnl 4 the L C Lions mvaded the Lats stadium and licked us 7 to 4 On -tprll 7 the Carthage Bulldogs scnt the Cats 1 little further into the cellar with a 6 to 5 defeat at Carthage April 11 the Cats lost their fourth straight game to the Rusk Eagles 'lt London by 6 to 1 April 18 the Cats broke their losmg streak by beating San Augustine 13 to 9 at London April Za London vlslted Center and took a beating of 4 to 2 April 27 London went to L C and the outcome was a thrilling game ln which L C won 2 to 1 taughn Fry pitched brilliant ball for London while Phillip Little twnrled for L C Leveretts Chapel got their two runs in the first mmng from two errors The Cats scored their one run m the fourth mmng Niay 9 London visited Rusk and gave them a beating of 6 to 2 4 ,4. V . . a s ' '- a ' . , , ' . . '. ' s- 9 s - ' . -s s . . - . 1. 4 . . A . . 1 . ss- V . V V . - . . .. ,.. , . .s . . 4 . . V V V V R. V I V V. . . V . . , . 1 , . ,V .V . V ,. . sf. - .. . V ' - ' ra s ae s ' V 1 . s . 1 ' ' . ', 'A ..,' .. . . . . .. a . 4 V .V . . VV V Y- . . . - 1 s t. .. . . - . . 1 , . . , uc , . t . . .. I ' '1 . - ' I , . .' . ' , 1 . - - V- . . A ' V ' ' ' ' a 9 . . . ' ' 1 ' . . ' f ' , . lc . ,' , f 9 s s 9 fi ' 1-4. I V . . , A ' . . . . . V . . . . , . . . ' 4 ' ' s . v . . . . s -