Mexia High School - Black Cat Yearbook (Mexia, TX)

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RICHARD BUFORD Full Weight 145 Dlck was a valuable man through out the season as a consxstent ground gamer through an opposmg l1ne Many a game was rumed for the v1s ltors by Dlck s long runs for touch downs Dxck lsnt so fast, but Just fast enough to elude would be tack ers RADO WARD Guard Weight 135 Rldo IS another flrst year man one who was always ln there wlth the old flght Rado could be de pended upon to open holes and break up plays Hls wllllngness to learn earned for hlm a letter Rado wlll be a mfnns ay xn the hne next year JIM KARNER Half Weight 140 I m lS another conslstent ground galnel always gettlng his man and allowmg xery few gams when he backed up the lme Jlm dld most of that could be depended on to get off good punts Jlm also added polnts to the score by klcklng goal after a touchdown Jxm IS just a Sopho more and should make a real foot ball player before his school days are over MILANDER AULDS End Weight 150 M11 wls a fast man 'und when he completed a pass he was gone for a touchdown Because of hls speed he broke up mxny a play before the opponents got started KMII was good m the mterference because he always got hls man WILBUR HOELZEL End Weight 150 Hoelstme was on the recelvmg end of many passes addlng several touchdowns thls way Wllbur was a hard tackler and could alvx ays be de pended upon to get hls man Very few gams were made around hls end and after the dust had cleared Wll bux would nearly always be seen commg out of the melee ig. 1 . . , . . , . l . 7 C ' . . . C. L . . u 1 .1 ' .' 1, - i ' 'L 1 the punting, as he was the only one i n ' sv H , .. , . Z . K ' YY I Q C V' . 1 D u - U , ' ' c , ' . vc - 1 1 Y . , ' - - Y

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COACH E H POTEET To Coach we owe everythmg was through his untlrlng efforts that we won our many vlctorles Coach IS a true representatlve of h1s slo gan Sportsmanshlp, then Vlctory CLARA BELLE BYBEE Sponsor The Cats never had a more loyal sponsor alawys yelllng for the Cats and encouraging the old flght that turned games which looked llke de feat 1nto vlctorles Clara Belle graduates thls year and the Cats lose one of the yelllngest flghtlngest and loyahst sponsors m thelr hlstory WAYNE THOMPSON Captam Wexght 175 Wlth hls welght and speed he broke through many a llne to down the runner IH his tracks Tomp s abllxty to carry the ball and hlt the lme netted us several touchdowns We are sorry that you cannot be wlth us next year Tomp CARLOS CLOVER Quarter Weight 160 Carlos was a nlce fxeld general and through hls abxlxty to pass and lead the team led the Cats to thelr many v1ctor1es Always cool headed and waglng the bold flght Carlos w1ll be back next year and w1th h1s knowledge of the game should make a real quarter for old M H S ' . It , ll ' ' 17 Y l ! ! ! As a tackle, he is unsurpassed. ' ' If Y Y! li 77 , . I 7 7 I

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JACK COLEY Guard Welght 165 Jacks wexght was one of h1s as sets as he stopped many a l1ne plunge and very few teams gamed through h1m Jack was used 1n sev eral places on the team He was used at tackle when Lucas was 1n Jured Jack ayways played wlth the flght and determmatmn to Wln WILLIAM MURPHY Guard Welght 135 B1ll made a wonderful lmprove ment toward the end of the season thereby wunnmg the L1ons Club football B111 IS llght but 1n spxte of thls he IS a hard h1tter and a good tackler He has one more year 1n MQXIA H1 and we are expectlng great thlngs from hlm next year Keep up the old flght B111 DOYLE PERKINSON Half welglxt 150 was a half that could nearly always be depended upon to gam ground dartmg here and there when ever he saw an opemng and always tw1st1ng out of an opponents hands Doyle s specxalty was catch1ng d1ff1 cult passes that counted for many a yard RUFUS McKENZlE Guard Welghi 135 Rlp IS a very lxght man but could always be depended upon t open a hole R1p IS another man that broke up opponents plays be fore they got started Thls IS Rlp s f1rst year out md he surely made a good showmg for a flrst year man MARVIN BENNETT Center Welght 155 Bozo played a bang up game at center 111 the year and as a re ward for h1s SCTVICBS he was elected Captaln for 1925 As he was voted the most valu :ble player of 1924 h was presented the Merchants Cup In spxte of lllness and an lngury Ben nett mlssed only one gxme H1s work at Enms was 1 feature WAYNE LUCAS Tackle We1ght 155 Luke was a man feared by all our opponents often dolng thlngs that were to the dlsadvantage and ruma t1on of vlsltors Lucas rece1ved 1n Jurles durmg the season that knocked hlm out of several games but when he got back he fought all the hard er to make up for lost t1me A 1 , . . Y I I I Y. . U . ,, ' I Y I , . ! as vs , Pa , - I Y . . , 1 , . . . . l ll ' 77 ' ' ! s o C4 ' !Y ' Y , ' ' u - r sy . , I . l li Yi LK !7 2 . , . .L . , . z . , e v KL Y 7? . I - . z . ' Y 7 1 y ' - 1 Y' ., , -