Malvern High School - Mirror Yearbook (Malvern, AR)

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by big Kelly Register, highlighted the game, which ended in a final score of 19-0, chalking up a second victory for the Leopards. 'The rugged Camden Panthers proved a little tougher to handle, and it was here that the Leopards were forced to yield their undefeated title, for the Panthers scored twice in' the final period, making the final score read 13-0. Calvin Vaughan made a spectacular 68-yard touchdown run in the third Bill Boyle r Left Guard Left End Rlghf Halfbfwk Jerry C013 Elwood Elklf1S Ee Xa W X B X X is X Q X EE XX X A S f 2 X it 5 NX R 'N i i Q is X t il, , ,Q Q . , ff gb? ' X . 55 :xl Qg ift ., 'lf ii . t I M fi , X X Q up Q, X E -L A XXXX -X .-- N ' lx 9 .., s ' N f vig it t O' X L x Q . if .1 X - i. - sX -L fs 2 E ' Wi Pk . ' rrrt X ' -X We Q 1 1 t V XSS Q . gc r i si f e S 'X si? X - f .: X z K S S ,.,. - 1 WW - rig E1d0H Embrey Bill Green Herbert Griffin Quarterback Center Left Tackle quarter of the Morrilton game to take the spotlight and in- sure the Leopards' victory over the Devil-Dogs. Both teams were forced to take to the air through most of the

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LEOPARDS WIN 6 OUT OF I0 IN '48-'49 SEASON The Malvern Leopards, under the capable coaching of Coaches Jim Dildy and Charles Ray Baker, won 6 out of 10 for a percentage of .60 for the '48-'49 football season. The first game of the sea- l son saw Sammy Ashcraft 'James Bailey Judson Batts Left Tackle Center Right End fwfwfr iff' Q Garland Beason Elwood Bengoa Stanley Boshears Fullback Left Halfback Fullback the Dierks Outlaws fall before a thoroughly trained Malvern eleven, with the score reading 18-0. Boys to see action for the first time on the main team were Elwood Bengoa, Durell Nichols, Billy Green, J. M. Johnson, Sammy Ashcraft, and Jerry Cole. The Leopards then journeyed to Con- way for their second game, where they handed the District 5 Champions their first defeat in three years. A bruising running attack, spearheaded

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Qi X IQ: X 'K s ,,., , ,- - 4, si s -S:. 'v 1 r 3 Wifi it it E is Q E x 'E 5 QQ Q i is L as game, as both were sparked by outstanding line play. The Hope Bobcats added the Leopards to their sizeable list of defeated teams when the two teams met for Mal- vern's fifth game of the sea- son. It was-the Leopards' second defeat, but when those Jim Halama Eddie Jones Robert Jones Left End Right Guard Left Guard Mavaa-awk ww ,U 2 f 47 p ngagf gkfljffr fi sts fz, 'ir 5' I' :Q 'i 3 ':s '1 ,, 'iss f, ' , ,e, .. 1. , www M, ix ' J. M. Johnson Billy Duke Knight Bill Morton Right Tackle Left Guard Quarterback two sensational backs, Sutton and Britt, are figured into the opposition, it is conceded that the Leopards played a mighty good game and fought back every inch of the way, although the score doesn't show it. The game ended 35-7 in favor of Hope. In Catholic High, the Leopards met a more evenly matched team and didn't waste time showing the Rockets that they could play ball . The first and only touchdown of the game was made in the first 4 minutes of play, when Vaughan plunged over from the 1-yard line after a 20-yard pass from Bengoa to Eason had been completed. The strong aerial attack of the