Starkville High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Starkville, MS)

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BOB KIRKPATRICK. Tailback Bobo Bobo, All Little Ten Back, was high scorer for the Yellow Iackets this season. His speed, weight, and determination made him one of the sparkplugs of the team. CHARLES McELROY Blocking Back upap.. Pap won honorable mention as an All Little Ten back this season. He helped SHS to many a victory because of his fine all-'round play- ing ability. STARKVILLE 6 OXFORD 13 On September l5 Starkville journeyed to Oxford to meet the University High Colonels. This was the Yellow Iackets second game. Oxford scored first on a sustained drive of 60 yards with Pettis going over from the 2-yard line, but they failed to make the extra point. Oxford kicked off and Starkville led by Bob Kirkpatrick moved 45 yards in 5 plays. Kirkpatrick went over for the touchdown on an end sweep from 8 yards out. The try for the extra point failed. ln the second period the Oxford line held the Starkville backs, and after an exchange of punts the Colonels put on a drive. Holcolmb went over for Oxford from the 4-yard line. The extra point was good and that left the score standing at 13 to 6 in favor of the Colonels. This also ended the scoring for the game. Starkville threatened the Oxford goal line again in the third period but failed to score. This was the first defeat of the season for the Yellow Iackets and the boys played a fine game. STARKVILLE 7 WEST POINT 0 On September 22, Starkville took their first win of the season by defeating the West Point Green Wave 7 to O. They preserved their long record over West Point again for the sixteenth year. The first half was marked by terrific lineplay and hard tackling by both teams. The whole half was played around the midfield stripe with neither team threatening the other's goal. In the third quarter a Yellow Iacket recovered a Green Wave fumble on the 33-yard line of West Point. After the few plays the ball was moved to the 18-yard line by Kirkpatrick and Walker. Walker took it over. Billy Slaughter kicked the extra point to end the scoring at 7 to U in favor of the Yellow Iackets. After the score the rest of the game was un- eventful and Starkville goal line was never threat- ened. The game ended with the Yellow Iackets setting the Green Wave way back in their own territory. The team as a whole played its best game as a unit and there were many outstanding players. LAMAR WILLIFORD. Wingback 1 -Hess., Hess had to double up at both offensive back and defensive end this season. His speed helped him to make several touchdown gallops this year. DON WALKER. Fullback Pheba Don's all-'round play on offense and defense tagged him as a gridder to watch. He is a fast and elusive full- back and he will be totin' that pig- skin again next year.

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umm N' LINE COACH PETE RAY HEAD COACH WALTER SCALES This was Coach Ray's first season as Assistant Coach For Years now Coach Scales has been turning out ol the Yellow Iackets. He played a lot oi football at superior lootball teams. He believes in mal-:ing the State College and he really has what it takes to most ol the material he works with, and he knows coach a team. how tO do il- STARKVILLE B-LOUISVILLE B The Starkville Yellowjackels opened the 1950 football season by battling the Louisville 'Wildcats, champions of the Choctaw Conference, to a 6-G lie. Bill Fulton, Louisville ace, led the Wildcats to a touch- .tt 4 down with his accurate passing. In the second quarter Louisville, with Fulton in the driver's seat, moved down to the lacket's two yard lineg and Tripplett racked up six points from there. The extra point kick was wide. Starkville struck back in the last period. Don Walker intercepted an all-important pass deep in his own territory. The Iackets then rolled all the way up the field from their own thirteen. Bobo Kirkpatrick took the ball over to begin a brilliant season. The run for the extra point failed and the tinal score stood locked at six lor Starkville and six for Louisville. The Yellowjackets pass ollense was not working well but they moved twice the length ol the lield on the ground. STANLEY EDMONSON IOHN EDD PARKER FRANKLIN BARNETT Sonny Boy Tunia Iohnny The Yellow Iacket managers were always on the spot to do a good job and do it right. They played an important part in keeping the team rolling. Our beautiful cheerleaders Kirkpatrick ties up the score with Amory

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IIMMY MARTINDALE. Guard ..Pew.. Pew was another of Starkville's fine guards. His will to win made him dangerous. He was a hustler and always ready when the going was rough. ERWIN WARD. Center Weeny Erwin won honorable mention as an All Little Ten Center this season. He was a rugged and ready lineman, playing the last four games with a broken hand. I. E. LOGAN. Guard I. E., All Little Ten Guard, was one of the rnainstays of the Yellow Iacket line. His fine punting saved the Yellow Iackets many times. STARKVILLE S-AMORY G The Yellow Iackets held the undefeated Amory Panthers to a 5-6 tie here September Z9 in one of the hardest fought ball games of the season so far. Except for one play the entire first period was played in Starkville territory. A 26-yard run by Amory's Ted Stewart gave the Panthers a first down on the Iacket 9-yard line at the end of the quarter. One play later, in the opening minutes of the second quarter, Stewart again took the ball and scored from the six. They failed to make the extra point and the score stood 6-0. Starkville almost scored ,at the end of the first half, when McElroy intercepted a pass on his own 38-yard line and ran it back across the midfield stripe. One play later Ioe Peters took off on a 26- yard iaunt down to the Amory 15. The Panther line tightened and stopped the next two plays at scrimmage. Then Kirkpatrick found a hole and went five yards to the Amory 10, when time ran out and the first half ended. In the third quarter Starkville recovered an Amory fumble on the Panther 33 and at the end of the period had moved down to the 17. Four more plays gave the Iackets a first down on the 6-yard line--then Kirkpatrick fumbled the slippery ball and Amory recovered. When three plays failed to gain yardage, they punted. Kirkpatrick took the punt on the Amory 40, and, picking up beautiful blocking all the way, ran it back across the goal line in the longest run of the ball game. Slaughter's all-important extra point kick was blocked and the final score was Starkville 6, Amory 6. STARKVILLE 34-ABERDEEN 6 The Starkville Yellow Iackets smashed the Aberdeen squad here on Thursday. October 5, by the one-sided score of 34-6. The first score came in the opening period. Quarterback McElroy caught a short pass from Kirkpatrick and gave a fine exhibition of broken-lield running as he raced 59 yards before being caught on the 2. Ioe Peters carried the ball over for 6 points and Slaughter converted to make it seven. In the second quarter Kirkpatrick scored on a 70-yard run. Peters made another T.D. after a long drive up the field. Slaughter con- verted on and missed one. Starkville made two touchdowns in the second half which were called back for oi- fensive holding. Besides these, McElroy and Kirkpatrick each scored one that counted in the final period. Slaughter kicked both extra points. Aberdeen finally scored in the last quar- ter. Nichols hit pay dirt from the 1-yard line to climax a 54-yard drive. The final score was 34-6. BILLY SLAUGHTER, Tackle Bubby Bubby played a fine game this year as one of the Yellow Iacket's tackles. His place-kicking ability ac- counted for many points, including a game-winning field goal. FRANK SHROPSHIRE, Tackle Big Frank Big Frank played best at defen- sive tackle where his special was breaking up interference. He was the biggest boy on the team and should make some college a fine prospect. ROBERT CARD. Tackle Bruiser Robert won honorable mention as an All Little Ten tackle this year. He was one of the fastest linemen and his forte is offensive play. F