Sam Houston High School - Co Lon Neh Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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was E4 F5 396932 faux' lt must be admitted that the Black and Gold played four listless,uninteresting quarters, and nothing exciting happened until late in the last quarter when the Tornadoes began to play on the Tigers' well known weakness against forward passes and they proceeded to cross the goal for the only score of the game. For such a showing there must have been some excuse. On the one hand the Tigers were overconfident, and on the other Lhiy had not completely gotten over the shock of the Purple avalanche of the weak e ore. The time arrived for the game with San Jacinto. This game was to decide the second position in the city championship race. Because of this both teams were keyed to the fighting point. The Tigers were eyed a little too much, and several times in the first half they threw their own game away. Once a South End player ran a kick-off back through the entire Tiger squad for a score of 6 points. Doc,' at the half, must have used some kind of rejuvenating powder for when the hnal whistle blew the Tigers had gayed the best football of the season. They had scored I2 points and had scared the ears into their dens. However, fate would not have it a victory for Sam Houston and the final score was I7 to 12. The following week, Coach Simons got really ambitious and entrained his squad to go to Arkansas to play the National Cham ions. In the first quarter of the game, the Tigers were anxious to fight. There seemedp to be a chance for a generally interesting game, but soon appeared that eventually, why not now'l monster and the Tigers succumbed to the Hnowl' so definitely that eventually their goal line was crossed ten times, and the score was 66 to o. On December 4th, the hectic season was brought to a close with the most important game. Needless to say, the opponent was Heights. Time after time, during the season the Black and Gold had disappointed their followers and all seemed lost, for everyone thought that the Bulldogs were several touchdowns the better team. Nevertheless the Tigers grasped for one last chance, worked themselves into a do or die spirit, and went on to the field determined to give their all. After the kick-off the Maroon and VVhite got the jumps and soon rushed through the Tiger Defense for a score of 6 points. The Tigers acted as if they thought they were still in Arkansas, but they soon verified the well known saying that Hwhere therels life therels hope by coming back and fighting the Heights team. The 1926 football season did not produce a very enviable record to leave the old school but it was at least a different one. The season was not a total loss. It was a build- ing for the years to come, but by far the greatest value received was the fact that Cen- tral showed that they could lose as well as win. The team fought and lost, lost and fought, and in both the fighting and the losing found the school solidly behind them. SEEDS

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