State Normal High School - Normal Light Yearbook (Elizabeth City, NC)

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926 THE NORMAL LIGHT T O0 C11 Q FOOTBALL PLAYERS AND COACH

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84 THE NORMAL LIGHT 1926 Football of 1925-6 On September 7th, 1925, the State Normal School opened its regular session of the 1925-26 term of school. The bright warm, autumn days had not yet ended the season for tennis playing, and the courts which had been frequented during summer school were recognized again. But as the days grew shorter and the cool afternoon breezes began to foretell frost for the oncoming night, the time had come when King Football should begin his reign. Coach Holmes, of Howard University, to whom we are very grateful for his untiring service of three yeans, met a stalwart and robust squad of men aspiring for the football team. He began at once to train and practice usgfor the initial game of the season with our old rival, St. Paul of Law- renceville, Va. On Saturday, October 3rd, we met the St. Paul Tigers on their own gridiron and every one was expecting to see at the least a 25-0 game in favor of St. Paul. After the game, many of the spectators expressed themselves thus: I have never seen a young, lightweight tealm hold up so well against an old, experienced team. I do not see how it can be. We held the Tigers to a score of 15-3. Not a touchdown was made until the last 12 minutes of play. Our next game was played on our own gridiron on 'October 20th, against the Norcum High School of Portsmouth, Va. Norcum fell before us by a score of 12-0. From here we went to Hampton, Va., and lost to the Union Street High School of that city 25-0. We played our Annual Thanksgiving game November 26 with the Roa- noke Collegiate Institute aggregation on their own gridiron. We took the scalp of that team by a score of 12-0 The Thanksgiving game marked the end of our football career for the season. The Line-up PROFESSOR C, F, HOLMES ............ .......... C oach CHARLES FAYTON fCaptainj HENRY CABARRUS ......... NORMAN PARKER .......... WILLIAM PARKER .... ----- --Right End --- - -Right Tackle - - -Right Guard ---------Center OWEN THOMPSON ......-. ----- L eft Guard RALPH HILL --,-------,- --,- ..... L e ft Tackle MANLY ROYAL ......... -.... -------- L 2 ft F-Hd ADOLPHUS WOODHOUSE .... ---Quarterback RALPH EVERETT .......... HARRY SLADE ........... Right Halfback Left Halfback ELMER WHITE .... ..-------- ------- F U llback sUBs JOHNNIE SLADE .... --------- ---- T H Ckle EARL FORBES ........ ---- T ackle SUTTON SPENCER ...... --- Center SAMUEL HOLLEY ........ EIARNEST GORDON ......... THEODORE WHITFIELD .,.. ------Guard --------Guard -----------End LESTER SPELLMAN ..... .... Q uarterback AUGUSTUS MOORE ........ ----- H alfback BRADSHAW STALLINGS -- ---Halfback LUTHER WILSON ....---- ---- F Ullback

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86 THE NORMAL LIGHT 1926 Baseball of 1926 I Baseball is not the success at State Normal School this year that it has been in former years owing to the lack of material. Then too the Senior Class which has heretofore furnished the major number of players, was unable to render many candidates this year. Only three members of the varsity team are here to strengthen the new players. Nevertheless, the aspirants for the team came together and under the keen and scruti- nizing supervision of Professor H. D. Jacobs of Hampton Institute, Hamp- ton, Va.. they organized and began to perfect a team. The season was scarcely under way when the Annual went to press but so far the boys were exercising in perfect form the Old Normal Spirit. Having played only two galmes thus far, we have won one and lost one. THE LINE-UP PROFESSOR H. D. JACOBS ...... .L ..... .... C Oach JAMES ADAMS fCaptainJ .... ....... . ---Pitcher ADOLPHUS WOOIDHOUSE ..... ...... C atcher CHARLES FAYTON ....... T ..... First Base SYLVESTER BLOUNT --- ..... Second Base CHARLES ANDERSON ..s.. .... S hort Stop LESTER SPELLMAN ...... .... T hird Base THEODORE WHITFIELD .... ...... R ight Field MARVIN STALLINGS ..... .... C enter Field SHERMAN WILLIAMS --- ........... ..... I ieft Field SUBS HORACE WARD -.,,,...- - ..... Centerfield NATHANIEL FELTON .... .... R ight Field EDWIN GREEN ..... ,I... L eft Field HARRY SLADE --- .... Pitcher