Madison High School - Trojan / Madisonian Yearbook (Madison, IL)

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CONXOLE LYBARGER PRICE RIDDLE TONCOPF Tackle. Halfback Halfback End Halfback Belleville was the next school visited by our boys, and as was ex- pected, the Dutch defeated us quite handily, due to the brilliant work of Cole and Patterson. The Maroon Devils were ultimately declared the Champs of Southwestern Illinois. The boys rose to their greatest height in the game with the Wood River High eleven. Displaying the best game they played during the whole year, the Green and White gridders went down to defeat gamely, losing by the score 7 to 6. Several times during the game, Madison had chances to score but breaks of the game thwarted our attempts. During the game Roger Studebaker had the distinction of making the first touch- down made in the history of M. H. S. football. Collinsville and East St. Louis, members of the Southwestern Conference, also were returned vic- tors over the green eleven, but not until they knew that they were in a battle. After suffering many defeats, the Hub-Towners tasted victory, their first victims being the East St. Louis Junior High eleven. The score was 13 to 0, with Lee accounting for all the touchdowns. His fleetness thrilled the many fans who attended the game. The team showed semblance of becoming a strong offensive machine. In winning only one game out of six the boys scored six touchdowns, Lee and R. Studebaker each registering three. On defense, our boys were not quite able to cope with stronger and more experienced teams. Page twenty-nine

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First row, left to right: Kenneth Williams, Eugene Blacklidge, James Shipcoff, Paul Kydgig, Paul Connole, Juan Doyen, Lloyd Williams. Second row: Eugene Wood, Leonard Andrews, Jonn Toneoff, Leonard Miller, Vasil Vasileff, Melvin Lee, Christ Novacolf, Thomas Studebaker, Arvel Price. Third row: Adam Zentgraf, Alex Gitcho, Richard Ulffers, Woodrow Lybarger, Everette McCart, Coach Sprout, Coach Rohe, David Connole (Captain), Roger Stude- baker, Fred Riddle, Louis Nornberg. FOOTBALL Approximately two weeks after school opened in September, the ath- .etes received a pleasant surprise when the call was issued in summoning candidates interested in football. This was the first attempt made by our athletic department to install football on a par with basketball. In response to the first call, twenty-five youths, ranging from Fresh- men to Seniors, turned out. Twenty-four suits were obtained and prac- tice began immediately. The boys went through hard, gruelling practice sessions in attempting to learn the fundamentals and rudiments of the game. At the close of this time, eleven boys were molded into what ap- peared to be a well-oiled machine. Mr. Rohe and Mr. Sprout thought that the boys could improve their play by engaging Granite City, 1928 Southwestern Champs. Although the game resulted in a Madison defeat, the boys gained a great deal of experience, as was displayed in later games. Page twenty-eight

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ULFFERS R. STUDEBAKER McCART LEE VASILEFF Guard End Center Halfback Fullback Backfield men who shone during the season, were, Vasil Vasileff, John Toncoff, Melvin Lee, Woodrow Lybarger, Arvel Price, and Tom Stude- baker. From the first eleven that played this year, eight men will return to form the nucleus around which to build next year’s team. A great deal of credit must be given to Mr. Rohe and Mr. Sprout for their work in molding the team together. Also, the scrubs must be given credit, as they turned out night after night, and willingly became adver- saries for the first team. Football, all summed up, gained success at Madison High School. Next year, as a member of the Southwestern Conference, Madison should be up among the leaders at the close of the season. NORNBERG T. STUDEBAKER GITCHO NOVACOFF ZENTGRAF Tackle Quarterback Guard Guard Tackle dZ Par e thirty