Paris Junior College - Galleon Yearbook (Paris, TX)

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Our Fighfing The boys who wore The Green and Gold for The T946 foofball season will always be remem- bered for Their consTanT efforT and husTle. AlThough They failed To win The maiorify of Their games, The boys and The coaches remained high in The esTeem of The sTudenT body. The opening of The season found noT only The foofball Team, buT The enTire school, in a sTaTe of uTTer confusion. Unprepared as They were, The Dragons were hardly ready for a well-rounded Hardin Team, who defeaTed Them, T2-6. Then, afTer dropping a game To San Angelo, 27-6, They began To recover Their pre-war sTyle, downing Hillsboro, 20-6. AfTer losing a 6-O decision To Lamar, a reduced squad of TB Dragons defeaTed Navarro, 7-6. IT began To look as Though we were Trading vicTory for defeaT and back again as we blanked John TarleTon, 7-O, and Then The following week were ser back, I9-O, by The NorTh Texas Aggies. Kilgore spoiled The Dragons' hopes for a com- pleTely successful Homecoming Day by winning 27-O. I NEIL COKER CapTain Page 74 P.J.C. Dragons: FirsT row: Hugh Brown, Tinker Mills, Jake Koenig, Orbie Floyd, Richard Jackson, Jake'Coker, L. G. Mar- Tin, Sonny Fagan, Gus Cothran, Bill Spencer, Joe Murphy. Second row: Neil Coker, Joe Hillhouse, Jesse Fussell, Trenfon Fowler, Caddo MaTTheyvs, Gene Abshire, Travis Ferguson, Eudell Dicus, Hank WaTkins, Gene Hudson, John McVay, James Hill, Third row: Red Sims, John Sfevens, Byrl Sonntag, Ger- ald SonnTag, Bo Campbell, Herman Bailey, Jack Whife, Clifford Reeves, Bill Keller, Dudley Dearman, Henry Thielman, James Burch, Delberf Miller, Buddy Sfarks. Fourth row: Bobby Hodge, John Baucum, Carl Mac Coker, Curlee Bailey, Paul STevens, Bobby AnToine, Jeff Boswell, Kennefh Wafson, Hugh Hooks, Bill Fry, Charles McClaren, Amos Priddy.

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Mentors and Managers Coaches Harold McRae llettl and Bill Moomaw frightl look on as Coach Dixon Hatcher Ccenterj sketches a play. The Three capable coaches pictured above earned the respect and admiration ot the players and of the entire school as they strove from day to day to build our team into a winning machine. They are truly coaches ot whom we are proud. They were gentlemen on the field os well as in our school life. Head Coach Dixon Hatcher come to P.J.C. from Winnsboro, and in 1942 coached the first State Championship club in the history of the school. Assistant Coach Harold McRae came from Neder- land this year to add his able assistance to our coaching staff. Bill Moomaw, a resident of Paris, is a friend to both men and boys and is a member of our Paris Fire Department. These three directed our boys through a ditti- cult seoson. We salute them tor their efforts. Page 73 Blackburn, Oclas Moffitt, The ever-faithful managers, and Spencer Abbett, are shown as they worked throughout the season for the benefit of their team-mates and coaches.

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Dragons ol '46 epr epf CT. CT. CT. ov ov ov 1946 Football Schedule P.J.C. 6 P.J.C P.J.C. 20 P.J.C. P.J.C. P.J.C P.J.C P.J.C . 6 Holrclin College Son Angelo Junior College Hillsboro Junior College Lomor College Novorro Junior College John Torleton N.T.A.C. Kilgore College A i2 27 6 6 6 O 19 27 HANK WATKINS All-Stole End Page 75