Central High School - Warrior Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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SENIOR EDITION -2- 1940 Page Twenty-nine CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Central-26 C. B. C.-0 After only three minutes of play the Warriors poured on the offensive steam. Standing on his own 35-yard line, Holland passed to Day in the flat, who, after reversing his field, crossed into pay dirt for the first tally. It was only a matter of minutes before the Warriors scored again. This time Day took the ball over on a reverse from the six-yard marker. Holland scored the third counter when he went through guard from the 20 to make it 19-0 at the end of the first quarter. After a series of powerhouse plays, Phillips made the final Cen- tral tally on a plunge from the three. The Brothers never got past the Warrior 20 at any time. Central-10 Tech-0 The biggest crowd of the season, 15,000, turned out to see Central roll over the Yellowjacket squad in a most impressive victory. Early in the first quarter Central marched deep into Tech territory until they reached the 'Iacket 8 on the last down. Central elected to kick. Gerber kicked the oval be- tween the uprights to put the Warriors ahead, never to fall behind. In the second period Turley passed to Gerber, who stepped over into pay dirt, but the play was called back. lust show 14,876 fans that it wasn't luck Holland passed to Gerber in the end zone for 6 points that couldn't be evaded. Gerber's kick was good, bringing the total to 10 points. After a series of sweeping reverses, the 'Iackets found themselves resting on the Warrior two, on the fourth down. Iamerson called for a pass-and a pass it was. Final score: 10-0. Ac- cording to social etiquette Goldstein, Walt, and Coffman were very rude throughout the game. They lived in Tech backfield in a most annoying I'!'1GI1l'1eI'. Central-6 South Side-0 This game proved to be a game of breaks- most of them bad for Central. The Warriors let a scoring get away in the first part of the second quarter after Coffman recovered a blocked Scrap per punt on their own 15. But penalties turned the Warriors back. In the first part of the third quarter Coffman took a pass from Holland to place the Warriors in a scoring position again. This time they did not fail. After two thrusts at the Scrapper wall, Holland scored on an off-tackle thrust from the seven-yard line. On several other occasions Central went inside the South Side 10-yard line, but bad breaks kept the Warriors from scoring again. ln the last few minutes the Scrappers cut loose with an attack that took them to the Central 15, but it was cooled when Holland intercepted a South pass while standing in his own end zone. Central-13 Catholic-0 The Warriors started their first touchdown drive in the last four minutes of the first half, after Lambert punted out on the Warrior 10. Holland moved to the 47 in three plays, from which point he heaved to Gerber on the Terrier 24. On the next play Holland scored around end. Central's second scoring march started in the last quarter when Turley took Lambert's punt from the 48 to the Terrier 40. Turley went 25 yards to the Catho- lic 14 in the next three plays. Davis scored on a reverse on the next play. Goldstein and Fox were the Warriors' defensive stars. WW SUMMARY OF SEASON Central ...... ..... 2 0 Central ...,.. ...... 8 Central ...... ...... 2 5 Central ...... ...... l 0 Central ...... ..... 5 Central ...... ...... 5 Central ...... ...... 5 Central ...... ...... 1 3 Central ..i,. ...... 5 Messick ..... ...... 0 Humes ....... ...... 5 C. B. C. ....... ...... 0 Tech .............. ...... 0 South Side ...... ...... 0 Greenville ........ ....... 0 Little Rock .................. 25 Clarksdale .V........, ...... l 4 Classen ........ .......... 2 5

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Page Twenty-eight SENIOR EDITION -i- 1940 The Warrior x CENTRAL HIGH sciiooi. Wall, Friedman, Conziwziy, Holland, Groskind, Miller. Coffman. Sitton, Allen, Davis. Dany, Bolling, XVilkins. lflUl'll0l', Goldstein, .tllfl Fox not 17lCllll'9dl City Championship Gridders F HE Warriors marched through and left piled on the turf six City grid squads to walk off with the City title without dropping a tilt. While the Warriors were collecting 83 points, their Mem- phis foes could find but 6 points. Of course the thriller of the season was the Tech game, but the Yellowjackets offered little opposition and fell in the wake of the green-clad lads to the sweet tune of l0-0. Coach Murray deserves a great deal of credit for bringing the Warriors back into their winning ways. lust polishing off his second year as coach at Central, Coach Murray has let his grid- ders drop but one tussle in the two seasons. The team didn't do so well on the road this year, losing three out of four starts. Central-20 Messick-0 The Warriors opened the season with a 20 to 0 triumph over a stubborn Messick eleven before a large following of students. Before the sound of the starting whistle had quieted, Kenny Holland scored for the Warriors on a 53-yard jaunt. After scoring, Central settled down to some fine defen- sive play by Coffman and Goldstein. Early in the 3rd quarter Turley advanced the ball to the Panther l4, from which point he passed to Groskind for Warrior's second tally. Campbell scored for the third touchdown on a buck from the two-yard line Captain Gerber kicked both extra points. Central-8 Humes-6 Central played on about an even keel with the heavier Tiger squad for the first stanza of the tussle that drew some 3,000 fans. The Warriors got their first break in the second quarter when Goldstein recovered a Humes fumble on the Tiger 20. Holland broke through for seven, and Camp- bell carried it to the three. The Hurnes line tighten- ed and turned the Warriors back on the first three tries. Then Holland slashed through tackle on the last down for the score. Gerber's kick bounced bad. The Warriors made the all-important two points on a safety in the third quarter when Gold- stein blocked a Tiger punt and Apperson recovered it in the end zone. Later in the third quarter Hague unleashed a 30-yard pass for the only score that was registered against the Warriors by a Mem- phis team.

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Page Thirty SENIOR EDITION 21- 1940 The Warrior C M C CBNTRTXL HIGH SCHOOI. ltlugene Bledsoe, Capt, Fulton Wilkins, Kenny Holland. Elsworth Taliaferro, .laines Brown City and District Cage Champs 'HE basketball team enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in many a foul shot. Al- though the squad never met a foe on their home court, they marched to the City and District titles on foreign, with little or no trouble. Coach Murf ray built a squad with air-tight defense and an offense that couldnt be stopped, with boys that seemed to be made for the court. Messick and Tech gave the Warriors their greatest trouble. ln the City loop games with Messick, Central came through with a one-point win one time and a field goal in the Other. But it was a different story in the District when the teams met on an equally strange court-Central tripped the Panthers by a l5-point margin. In the two games with Tech, Cen- tral took one and dropped one. After winning the City Championship with only one defeat on their record, the Warriors headed for the District at Whitehaven. In the first two rounds of play Central eliminated Covington and Messick in the order named, then the going got tough. The team met the host team, Whitehaven, next. The Tigers are dangerous anywhere, but the Murray men couldn't be stopped, and they came through with another win. The final game was a breeze for the Warriors, taking Collierville and the District crown with a 60-26 victory. The quintet was tripped by Clarksburg in the first round of the West Tennessee, but they had already met and defeated everything with five men and ball in their District. SUMMARY OF SEASON Central ,,,, ..., , , . 61 Germantown ,, ,. .46 Central ..,, ,,,,.33 Bartlett .,,. , . . 25 Central 1 34 Collierville .. .. .. 32 Central ,, .. 25 Milian ..., ....., . .. 36 Central 49 Union City 30 Central ...I . ,.,, , 58 South Side 21 Central ,,,..., 53 Catholic ,, ,. 40 Central 39 Bartlett 24 Central , 47 Mark Tree , 46 Central , 51 Humes . 24 Central 1 ,.,, 56 C. B. C. ,, .. 30 Central ,,,,... ,, 23 Messick 21 Central ,,.,. ., ., 41 Bemis ,II,,....,, .... . 24 Central ....,,, H . 33 Tech ....,.. ...... .I,I . . 41 Central ,, 68 South Side ,. .,,, 16 Central .. 50 Catholic ,,..,I,, . 30 Central ,,I,, , ,,. 46 Humes 32 Central ,,,,..,. 32 Tech ..., 31 Central ,,.,,,, .. .. 31 Messick ,.,, . 30 Central , 19 Covington .. 43 Central 37 Tech ...I.., ,,,, 3 5 Central , . . ,, -10 Messick . 25 Central . 36 Whitehaven 34 Central 60 Collierville .. 1 26 Central ,,,,, ,, ,,,, 30 Clarksburg Central 1,052 Opponents . 67