Prophetstown High School - Prophet Yearbook (Prophetstown, IL)

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THE PROPHET THE 1922-'23 FOOTBALL SEASON Each succeeding year brings greater success in football to P. H. S. Our school is not an old, old football school but, if the present spirit and ambition continues, we will soon have a team that will play with the best of them. We will have the same squad next year excepting Warren Curry and Bud LaDine, who will graduate. For the first game of the season our boys went to Manlius, where they were defeated by that strong team. The next week a large number of rooters went to Tampico with the team and saw them win. Tampico came here on October thirteenth and we played our first home game. A good crowd attended and we once more defeated T. H. S. Goodness! Manlius again! They won. The best playing of the season was done in the first half of the Dixon game on the home field. Our fellows held the larger school to a nineteen-twelve score at the end of the half. Dixon, however, had too many men for us and did better in the last half. Neponset-Where if Neponset? That seemed to be an off day for the fellows and we were badly beaten. The season was made short by the small-pox scare but we ended it with a bang by defeating Amboy, thirty-two to six. It was nice and cold to play that day, but Oh! the side lines. S FOOTBALL MEN WAITE, CAPTAIN-Played at right tackle and fullback. At tackle he was a hard man to get through, and at full-well, let Amboy answer that. Back next year. BURDSALL-Piloted the team until the injury of the regular center when he was shifted to that position. Oh! for ten more Burdsallsn. He's coming back. LADINE-Bud, at left end, was the find of the season. Speedy and sure, he leaves a name of which to be proud. He won't be back, graduation. WOODWARD-ID the backfield played a steady consistent game, noted for his wide end runs. He'll have a position next year. CURRY-Played at right tackle and center was always on the job. He not only played his opponent but the whole opposing line. Lost by graduation. ADAMS-Famous for his touchdowns from long passes, will Hrun 'em ragged' next year. HOTCHKISS-At left tackle tore ,em up , so to speak. He'll be going stronger next year. , CLARK-This one hundred thirty pound tackle made many a larger man take low . He has another year. MATHIS-Playing his first year at end, Flop spoiled the ambitions of many opposing backs. JOHNSON-Conjy played at left half the whole season, except one game. He's a hard fighter with two more years of football. GIBSON-Gibby was always there-even scarlet fever failed to stop him. He has another year. SUNDBERRY-The largest man on the field played a steady game at left guard. Two more years. LEWIS-Ockey's main difficulty is keeping his shoes on. Let's go! Two years. FRITSCH-Coming in late in the season is going to develop into conference material at guard. He'll be back. FADDEN-Cotton, although the lightest man on the team, only has to hit them once. Three more years. MABLE-Ikey, the smallest man on the team, made up for it with grit. He was a valuable man playing end. He has two more years to go. 1923 Thzrly rzghi

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THE PROPHET 1 ! I JOHN ADAMS I'lOVVARD BURDSALL ALXRCUS FRITSCH VERNON HOTCHKISS CONRAD JOHNSON FOOTBALI LIN Ii-U P CIJNRJXD SUNDBERRY CLARENCE LADINE OSCAR LEWIS PHILIP IXIATIIIS ARNOLD XVAITE IDONALD XVOODWARD I OOTBAI.l, SCORES Maulius . . . , . Ol Prophetstown Manlius Tampico . . . 0 Prophctstown Tampico Tampico . . 7 Prophetstown Prophetstown Manlius . . . , , 33 Prophctstown Prophetstowu Dixon ....... . . . 40 Prophctstown Prophetstowu NCPC7llSCt .... . S4 PI'0pllClStOWI1 Neponset AmbOy .... . 6 Prophetstown Prophetstowu 1923 Th iffy-J't'i't'l1

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