Prescott High School - Hassayamper Yearbook (Prescott, AZ)

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X THANKSGIVING day before one of .the largest and most enthusiastic crowds Pres- cott ! as ever turned out to witness an ath- letic event, the Prescott High School football team defeated t! e Phoenix High School team by a score of n to 5. The game was fast ■'lid furious from t1 e start and exceedingly good work was done on both sides and es- pecially on Prescott's side since Phoenix had them out- weighed. In the very opening of the game Prescott displayed to the onlookers a pretty example of stone-wall defense by holding Phoenix for three downs on t! e two yard line and what is more with a line that had. with a few exceptions, never been in a game before. During this quarter neither side scored and at the whistle e’ch team trotted to a different end of the field and took a three minute rest. In the second quarter by several successive and brilliant plays Prescott worked the ball to the one yard line from where Merritt by a dive through center made the first touch- down of the game. lTpoti resuming play both sides were at it harder than ever but the quarter ended without further scoring. This quarter Prescott again scored. Lowry tried an on- side kick. Jackson (Phoenix) got under the ball but fumbled and Crawford regained it and ran down the field for a tuoch- down. Crawford then kicked goal making the score 11 to o in favor of Prescott. The playing was resumed and in just a few minutes Captain Crawford was injured and forced to leave the game. Brinkmeyer, left end, took his place and Mc- Nulty. substitute, took Brinkmeyer’s place and the ball was again put in play. Phoenix now rushed the ball to within a few feet of the goal but the Prescott team once more braced itself and held them and Phoenix was unable to score.

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Top row—LING. L. Tackle; BELL, R. Tackle; PIPER. L. Guard: LOWRY. Full; BRINKMEYER. L. End: HART. Coach. Middle row—MERITT, Quarter; CRAWFORD. Capt.. R. Half; BEATSON. L. Half. Bottom row—PAUL. Center; ROSS. R. End; McNULTY, Substitute; AITKEN. R. Guard.

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By a desperate rally in the fourth quarter, Phoenix carried the ball to the three yard line but was unable to break Pres- cott’s defense and lost the ball on downs. Crawford kicked the ball out of bounds on the five yard line giving the ball to Phoenix from which point Phoenix once more rallied and by successive plunges carried the ball over for their first and only touchdown. Goebel failing to kick goal; the score was ii to 5 in favor of Prescott. After a few minutes more of heartless play the game ended and Prescott had, for the first time in a long time, beaten her old rival Phoenix. There was great evidence of clever individual playing on both sides. Goebel deserves a greatdeal of credit for saving Phoenix from a more severe drubbing for in several instances when the ball was in dangerous territory his foot would send it whirling down the field and Prescott would have to take the ball and begin all over. Jackson was the man who gained ground for Phoenix and made their only touchdown. Prescott's star was Lowry who, whenever he was called, hit the Phoenix line for a good substantial gain. Merritt, quarter-back, was the guiding spirit through the game and his plesantries all through the game kept the Prescott boys in good spirits. Captain Crawford was another individual player lor Prescott duplicating in this game a trick he is noted for that is, grabbing a fumbled ball and running for a touch-down. Little “btumpy Ross was the boy who took every one's eye for by tackling fellows three times as big as he was and holding on to every forward pass he made a deep impression with the Prescott and well yes—Phoenix fans. FOOTBALL BANQUET. In appreciation of the defeat of the Phoenix High School football team by the Prescott High School team in the Thanks- giving day game, the business men of Prescott tendered the football team and other members of the squad, a dinner at the Yavapai Club. The table was decorated in Blue and Gold with goal posts at either end of the table and a blue and gold football in the center. An enjoyable four course dinner was served after which the coach, captain, referee, umpire and several members of the squad delivered short speeches. George Merritt was elected captain of next years team and after cheering the hosts of the dinner the boys went to the Elk’s theater as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Howard and spent a pleasant hour there. Upon leaving the theater the boys walked the town cheering individual members of the team and celebrating their victory generally.