South Side High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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CLUB The S Club had 1ts hrst meetlng ln December and plans were made to help buy sweaters forthe football team A dance at the Catholxc Club and a skatmg party at East End made thls poss1ble The S Club IS composed of only boys who have recelved letters ln major sports at South Srde The purpose of the club 1S to promote and encourage athlet1cs at South Slde and to up hold good sportsmanshtp at all tlmes The annual p1cn1c was held at Maywood where the members and the1r guests enloyed a day of danclng swlmmlng and playlng games lack Young IS presldent of the club of thls year Semors graduatmg 1n Iune are lack Young Iames Blackwell Onon Blanton George Roberts Iohn MOTIIS Bob Shelton Lou1s Wells lack Farms Thedford W1lson Thomas Lovmg good Walter Srmmons Bedford Calhoun Blak Boyer Marshall Ghsson and Sam Berzansky FRONT ROW LEFI' TO RIGHT Flem Wxllxams Iohn Donovan Manon Cook I C Walker Blake Boyer lack Farns Walter Slmmons Bedford Calhoun Harns Green Ray Pxttman SECOND ROW Iames Black well Wesley Acee Bruce Iohnson Iohn Morns Paul Sharpe Ken Sxgman Iohn Reneau Iack Young Raymond Boatman Leonard Patterson Newton Baskm Marshall Glxsson Bob Shelton THIRD ROW Thedtord Wxlson Ed Feeble Wmbourne Hxcks Sam Berzansky Zane Wells Carl Webb Albert Owmgs Bobby Peacock Sidney Vxck George Roberts Wayne Cross FOURTH ROW Bmks Terry Thomas Lovmggood Frank Webb Rlchard Peters Iohn Clark Frank Davxs Orxon Blanton I W Arnette lohn Bird 68 ll I I , . I I I I I I - . D . , , . V , , . Y. - Miz, , I 5 .A 'gr i . F I T , ' A F V, . - A 2 , , ' , ' , : : . 1 I ' . 1 1 4 1 I 1 I , . : : ' , ' . .

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COACH EWING AND HIS 1940 SCRAPPERS FIRST ROW LEFT TO RIGHT Frank Brewer Winboume Hicks Clyde Holley Irmmie Nix Iohn Thompson lack Darden Iohn Reneau Houston Douglas Billy Hutt William Phillips SECOND ROW Zane Wells IAsst Mgrl Iames Blackwell KMgrI Wesley Acee Iohn Donovan Paul Sharpe Manon Cook Bob Shelton Ed Feeble Iohn Moms lack Young Ken Sxgman Frank Davrs Irvin Irby Fntz Wexgandt Iohn Bird I C Walker Bedford Calhoun THIRD ROW Porter Chappell tAsst Coachl Eddxe Bndges Fred Frazier Ioseph Columbus Ray Pxttman Louis Wells Thedford Wilson Billy Callxcott Iohn Clark George Roberts Earl W1lson Iack Farris Leonard Patterson Raymond Boatman Onon Blanton Preston McAlexander Harns Green Raymond Clme Robert Carothers Blake Boyer fMgrl Coach Ewmg FOURTH ROW Thomas Lovmggood Iohn Lee I D Hrggmbotham Wendell Cofer Herbert Ballentme Iack Carter Ed Evans Robert Stokes I W Arnett Bernard Mayer Frank Vlebb Flem Wrlllams Ioe Dard 1 FOOTBALL The Southside football machine paced by Captain Squirrel Simmons came second in Prep League com petition for the second consecutive season Opening their season with a very impressive victory over North Little Rock High School the Scrappers were in mid season form in defeating the heavy Arkansas team 21 to 6 Returning home with victory number one safely under their helmets the Scrappers then disposed of C B C in the fxrst prep league tilt 13 to O for victory number two Then the Scrappers went to Crump Stadium the next week to be stung by the Tech Yellowlackets 24 to 13 for the only League defeat of the season Next the Scrappers yourneyed up to Dyersburg Tennessee to defeat the home team 12 to 6 in a very brilliant game won in the last half by a dashing eighty yard run by the Squirrel The Scrapper line led by George Roberts Billy Callicutt and Iohn Clark played an outstanding game were pressed against the wall but the sturdy line opened up a hole and Simmons went fifty five yards to pay dirt lack Farris then made a spectacular catch of Simmons pass for the second touchdown Next week South Side engaged Messick at the Fairgrounds and came home with a 32 to 0 victory ln this game South Side used three teams against the Panthers ln an encounter with the l-lumes H1 Tigers South Side continued this dazzling brand of football to overwhelm the Tigers 12 to U Louis Wells small but husky right end caught a touchdown pass in the end zone which the experts considered one of the best catches made in Crump Stadium during the year Then came the never to be forgotten tilt with the Deshler High Tigers of Tuscumbia Alabama Not only was South Side unfortunate in losing the game 20 to 14 but also the services of Captain Simmons on account of a broken arm South Side minus the leadership of their captain spun the Golden Tornado team of Union City around for a 19 to O whirlwind victory in Fairgrounds Stadum Ken Sigman Bobby Shelton and Frank Davis followed Squirrels footsteps toward the goal line The South Side boys went into the Turkey Day Classic seeking the scalp of the Central Warriors avenge last years defeat which barred them from the League Championship Central was leading 3 to O by means of a field goal in the second quarter The boys came back a 'ie half saying that three points could never down a Scrapper eleven Frank Davis made that statement come true Davis took a pass from Shelton and behind perfect interference from the Scrapper forward wall raced to pay dirt and glory Bugger Red kicked the extra point and South Side won 7 to 3 The Scrapper forward wall was led by All Memphis George Roberts and guard Leonard Patterson When 1 came to pass defense and line backing observers declared that the Job turried in by Iohn Heime Clark was the finest of the season South Side boys who won All Memphis recognition were Walter Simmons Iohnny Donovan George Roberts and Iohn Morris The team loses twelve letter men by graduation They are Simmons Shelton Mor TIS Young Roberts Earl Wilson Thedford Wilson Orion Blanton Thomas Lovinggood Louis Wells lack Farris and Raymond Boatman 61 South Side then won a hard fought struggle from Catholic High, 14 to 6. In this game the Scrappers Q . it

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FRONT HOW LEFT TO RIGHT Gerald Blanton Manager Orion Blanton Bob Stanley Billy Mills Edward Iackson Harry Concklxn Iohnny Donavan Wxllxam Carpenter Wendell Coler Iohn Clark Earl Bailey SEC OND ROW Bmks 'I'erry Marshall Ghsson C E Wilson Robert Carothers Blake Boyer Walter Simmons Marlon Cook Rxchard Hawks Iames Blackwell Bobby Peacock Frank Davls Iohn Heneau PREP CHAMPIONS IN BASEBALL The Prep Champions of 1940 finished the first half of the 1941 season undefeated The Scrappers hard hitting attack was led by All Memphis Walter Simmons Frank Blackboy Davis and centerfielder C E Wilson Of the five victories Frank Davis pitched masterful ball in winning four of the games Outfielder Marshall Glisson pitched the Scrap pers to victory in game No 5 South Side defeated the Tech team runnersup in 1940 by the score of 7 to 3 Sacred Heart was then bumped off by the championship nine 12 to 7 Central Warriors then fell before hitting attack of the S rappers 15 to 5 after Davis had pitched a four hit ball game South Side came back the same week to defeat the C B C ball club 6 to 5 in one of the best games played in the Prep League Catholic H1 rated second to South Side in prep standing fell easily before the invading team from South Memphis ll to l Other members on the team were lohn Reneau and Robert Carothers catchers Binks Terry first Bobby Peacock second Rabbit Cook third and Blake Bover right field The senior letter 'nen were Walter Simmons lfarshall Glisson Blake Boyer lames Bapba Black: ell . . X l I ' .. ' 1 ' . , i ' , , . About 25 boys participated in the school eliminations to select the Scrapper team. Z E. , A 1 .ll l l ll , 1.4 P ' l . hoo o' . . - 'r 5 Q . . . r , , r , ' 5 .. , ' Q. I ' o , p 'i . rn A e 1. 'A Q . ' p t . jo ' ' r .. Rutherford playing L is tn rd year on tfte tearri Jas c osen capta n ln toe annual sch lt arnament loe as seeded fi st Milton Potte s an second Sam Be zansky third and lonn lves fourthi Triese p ys laying true to fc 1 reached th semi finals Rutherford defeated lves and Berzansky u set Rottersman Ca tain Rathe ford enterged th victor in sch ol competition by a triumph over Berzansky in the finals The two finalists represented South Side in the city tournament but were defeated Rutherford and Rottersman top doubles team competed against the court kings of other s hools in the city eli nations 69