Mount Pleasant High School - Tattler Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, IA)

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The Target DISNSLOVV LEE Guard Itchey played a guard all season and to the satisfaction of all onlookers. He did exceptional well on defense going through his man and stopping the play before it was fairly started. On offense he always made a hole when Called upon. C'l'lARl.liS CASE Guard and Tackle Casey is another of our big men. lle has the reputation of playing every plau- on the line and playing them well, too. Charley's pep aided greatly in keeping up the moral of the team. XVILL GREENUP Right Half-back Bill was the dark horse . His speed and tleverness earned him a position in our backlit-ld which none were able to take from him. Bill played his best game against Burlington. He also played full time. KARL BERGDAHI. Full-back Curley started the season at end, but was shoved to full-back. Curly played a good defensive game and his line plunges gained us many yards. With a little more bavktield experience, he will make a full- back to be feared by all.

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Season Review of Football Football in Mt. Pleasant High School had been discontinued for several years and was not revived as an inter-high school sport until last fall. For all the boys who played on this year's team it was a new experience. Not one had ever played on a regular team before. More than that, some had never seen a game of football before they Went to Gskaloosa to play the opening game of the season. The season was opened at Oskaloosa against a team that was out for all-state honors. We didn't expect to win when we went up but we hoped to hold the s-core within reason. The field was muddy and water was even standing on one end. Oskaloosa's line was heavy and should have done wonders on that field, but with the old pep and fight that stayed with us all through the season, the score was held down until it wasn't a disgraceg for experienced teams were beat- en during the season worse than we were. The next week we were entertained at New London. The team got off with the usual punch and played New London off their feet during the early stages of the game. Early in the second quarter the ball fell into Mt. Pleasant's possession near their own goal. With an off-tackle buck hrst on one side then on the other, the team marched full length of the field to within the opponents ten-yard line, where we should have scored but eased up momentarily and lost the ball. This lost chance to score took the heart out of the boys, and in the next period Jarvis put over the only score in the game for New London. The following week the nrst home game was played against the strong Burlington team. In this game Billy Greenup showed his best form as a ground gainer. Late in the last quarter Burlington slipped one over the line tieing us. Thus the game ended. The team showed a wonderful development even at that. The Burlington game left the team pretty well crippled up. Most unfortunate of all was Thorson, who got his collar bone broken. This put him out for the remainder of the season. The following week the game was staged at Centerville. The team that went down was com- oosed of but five first string men. The remainder were laid up for repairs. The second string showed, however, that they were possessed with the old fight nevertheless for they came home with the long end of the score. This showed beyond a doubt that there was increased steady development from the beginning. The next was a home game with Fairfield. The team showed the best form and fight in this game of any in the season. Every one was on his toes and out to win from our ancient enemy. Fairfield,

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e Target RAY CARIS Left Half-hack Speed combined with headwork are the two essentials of a good backfield man. Ray possesses hoth these qualities. He can ably execute the triple threat of pass, run of kick. ' CECIL MILLER Tackle Cecil played a very quiet game and you wouldn't have known he was there if it were not for the holes he opened. He could always be relied upon to do his best. MAX KEITH Left End Cheney was another one of the three who played full time. His work on the offensive was particularly good in the lfairtivld game, when by completing two passes lie paved the road for our only toufhcloxvn. VVALIJO l'llEl.l'S Right End Cherry Came to us from Sigourney H. S., where he had gained a great deal of football experience. He immediately won a place: he was a dvvi-ded faftor in our clvl'ci1se'. JACK LEE Tackle Jack was our utility man. He played' in the lxacktield and in the line. His offensive work was good in the Burlington game when he paved the way for our second touchdown.