Meridian College - Bosque Yearbook (Meridian, TX)

Page 65 text:

X i ww ' , . . X.. X 41, ,,',, 'I 'I 'ffgfl , I Wk, On the 3rd of October M. C. was host to Hillsboro J. C. And b-efore the afternoon had worn off M. C. had showed her superiority. The final score being 21 to 0. I The Cougars journeyed up to North Texas and met that fast and heavy squad of Aggies. The score does not show the fight as it really was. Aggies 19, M. C. 6. ' The next game was with our old rival, Clifton College. The town, as well as the student body, moved to Clifton for the afternoon. As all foregoing games have been hard fought this one was no exception. As the sun sank behind the western horizon it saw the Maroon and White leave that field with the big end of the score. Cougars 37, Cats 0. The game with Thorp Springs was only a light workout for the Cougars. Using only straight football and giving every man on the squad a chance to show his wares M. C. came off victorious 85 to 0. On the 31st day of October saw one of the best looking groups of Junior College teams that had been on our field this year. But with a running, pass- ing, and plunging attack the Westminister Wildcats were not able to withstand the onslaught of the Cougars, they left the field with the small end of a 29 to 0 score. The 11th of November witnessed a .double celebration in M. C. One was a national holiday and the other was the celebration and getting revenge over the Weatherford College Coyotes with a 21 to O score. The Cougars journeyed out to Abilene on the 17th day of November to do battle with the McMurray Indians. Notwithstanding the high altitude and hard trip the Cougars nosed out a 7 to 3 victory. The 27th of November saw the two old foes get together once more. It was a hard fought game and although the Cougars were forced to accept the small end of the score it is an unwritten story of the fight displayed against the heavier and more experienced team. The final outcome was 21 to 6 in John Tarleton's favor. 1 Mc HUSQUQZQQSA '1'

Page 64 text:

J i Q. 4' 'J l' J AUX ,, I 1' gi v-'ffif Wh Football of 1924 Along about the l.5th of September, 1924, any one passing by the campus of M. C. could have seen a group of earnest faced men preparing ,for one of the hardest grinds that an athlete of old M. C. has been called upon to bear in a good many years. By the time that the Training Camp had come to a close there were about twenty boys that were prepared for the schedule. The first game of the year was with Dallas U. on the 27th of September. From the start it was apparent that there was a sure enough battle. The first half ended in a scorelesstie. With the opening of the second half Dallas U. d opene up an overhead attack that netted them two touchdowns. The game ended 12 to 0. OieB05QUEf925rf 1

Page 66 text:

,lf XY Furs CARLTON Guard Although playing for the first time on the Cougar squad, t'Fat1 proved himself a tower of strength in many a game. Sustaining a badly sprained ankle in an early season contest, he was considerably handicapped in ,some of the later games. For a Iran of his bulk he is exceptionally fast on his feet, and his opponents at the guard position found invariably that he was well nigh immovable on the defense. C,'.rT,x-IN-ELECT TQ C. HALLMARK Half Back HT. C. is popular not only for his athletic ability, but for his sterling personality. For sheer driving force in attacking an opponent's line with the ball, he has few peers and prob- ably not a superior in the Junior Col- lege Conference. His first year in col- lege football, he has proven that he is exceptionally Well grounded in the fundamentals of the game, uses his head, and bids fair to be an outstand- ing grid star in the state. During the season of 1924 no team in the confer- ence Was successful in completely stop- ping him. CLAYTON I'IANNA Tackle Though light for his position, every opponent during the year Will testify to H1nna's gameness and aggressive- ness. For all round sterling Worth in the line, for his ability to be in on every play, for his flying leaps through the line to stop a play, for his eternal grit and gameness, for his never say die spirit, Hanna will be remembered for many moons by those who knew him and saw him in action. f J ' lx 1 :Q f 9 ,' ' W hi If sr -, of .,. ar.