Unicoi County High School - Nolichucky Yearbook (Erwin, TN)

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Personnel Elmer Hoss Harvey, captain of the team, was its most valuable player. He played a consistent game, making every run count, and placing every punt on the very spot he wanted to. Gene Beck, captain-elect for 1930, was a consistent plunger, gaining yardage every time a gain was needed. When Gene smashed the line for a gain, he ordinarily made it. Rice was a big cog in the grid machine at center. He played the pivot position with great skill. His only slip was losing his pants in the Elizabethton game. Red Duncan was a powerful link in the line chain, always keeping his man out on the defensive and breaking through on the offense. Chester Hensley, the big two hundred pound guard, was a regular battering ram, stopping the opponents in their tracks. Howze showed his skill always. He was a tower of strength in the line, stopping advances dead still, and chasing through like a demon on the offensive. Masters held his position as tackle in a very capable manner. He was a hard hitter and a vicious rackler. Edmond Congdon was a bulwark of defense at either guard or tackle, playing a clean, hard game. ':Andy Ellis, the fast stepping end, was a menace at all times to the opposing teams. He would snare a pass and be across the goal line before the opponents knew what had happened. On the other end was Q'Farmer Booth. He played throughout the season with a smileg the smile caught the opponents off their guard, Farmer's', hit took them off their feet. Wfitt, our little triple threat halfback, could twist through a line like a corkscrew. He was a valuable man, indispensable to the team. Sump Austin was a very valuable reserve who showed up splendidly when called upon. Void Deaton, a sturdy half, was a fast runner in every instance, especially his 60-yard dash in the Elizabethton game for our only touchdown. Pickering, a valuable reserve half, played wonderfully. He came to the team's aid at every opportunity. PAGE 50

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' Resume of the Football Season The football season of 1929 at Erwin High School may be considered a great success. Much credit is due both the coaching staff for developing so little experienced material into a winning team, and to the boys who composed this team for their fight and loyalty. The first game of the season was played here with Newport. Although outsiders did not think Erwin High had a football team, they stepped out to win 25 to 0. Captain Harvey and Beck shared the scoring honors. Jefferson City proved to be no more trouble than just the formality of the game, Erwin winning by the one-sided score of 47 to 0. The lowly substitutes gained and scored at will while replacing the first team. ln their first foreign invasion of the season, the team from Erwin High clearly outplayed the strong Bristol, Tennessee Team, but had to be content with a scoreless tie. Harvey showed the Bristol fans some real stepping. This was the nearest any Erwin team has come to winning on the Bristol field. At Elizabethton, the Yellow Jackets had a very close call, while playing probably their worst game of the season. It was not until late in the last quarter that Denton intercepted a pass and ran 60 yards for a touchdown, and Harvey hit the line for the extra point. Then the Erwinites could breathe freely. This enabled us to bring home a 7 to 6 victory. Wliile defeating New Market 34 to 0, the regulars gave way to the second- stringersn in a good part of the game. The whole team played well, holding the opponents so that at no time during the fray was our goal threatened. Greeneville, the next opponent to visit us, was reported to have a very strong team, but they left us with the short end of a 20 to 0 score. The ends continually smeared the visitors' plays. The half ended without any scoring, but in the last half Greene- ville was completely out of the picture. Mountain City next brought a team here which had not been defeated in Ten- nessee in two years, and were very confident of another victory. The Yellow Jackets began stinging early, and swept them off their feet at the start. After plowing down the field through the line, a pass from Beck to Harvey brought the touchdown. The game ended with no further scoring and Erwin on top, 7 to 0. The game at Kingsport is the only dark spot on Erwin High's record this season, the boys from the Magic City, winning 19 to 6. After the Yellow Jackets had gotten off to a good start, scoring their touchdown first, Kingsport took advantage of the breaks to win. Petie Siler's tricky team from Morristown was the next on Erwin's schedule, and were disposed of by the score of 7 to 0. This game was full of thrills, especially when the Erwin line distinguished themselves by holding the visitors on the one yard line for four downs. This victory completed the job of revenging all of last year's defeat. Then in THE game of the season, played during a snowfall, the Jackets rolled Johnson City on the muddy sod. The score of 7 to 0 does not, by far, tell the whole story of the overwhelming victory, for Erwin continually gained and scored two more touchdowns which were called back, while Johnson City could not advance the ball further than the 50-yard line. Harvey, Duncan, Ellis, Hensley and Austin are lettermen who will be missed from the Erwin High Team next year, as they graduate this year. However, these men will be remembered through the following years for their deeds and the glory they heaped upon themselves and Erwin High School along with their teammates. Pace Sl