York High School - Duke Yearbook (York, NE)

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With this defeat still rankling, York lined up on the 21st of November against Omaha, another prominent team. lt was soon to be seen that the result was o11ly a question of numbers. Touchdown after touchdown was made by York and when the final whistle blew the score was York 26, Omaha U. York's play was characterized by steady work, strong defense and faultless offense. lt was, in a measure, revenge for the defeat of the year before, which Omaha had inflicted on our team. Un Thanksgiving day Aurora was brought down to York. They came with high hopes of at least scoring, as they judged York's team by the one which had lined up against them earlier in the season. The lligh school began scoring early and continued all through the game. Aurora was literally overwhelmed and when they had got- ten through they found they had lost out to the tune of 41 to 0. It was in this game that liobert Taylor, our big fullback, hurt his ankle and Jess Runner distinguished himself by playing fullback like a veteran. This Victory closed the season. It was a season, which will rank as 0110 of the best, if not the best which J ag has been gone through by the High school. lt refiects credit on all who took part. There were many features in the playing of the team of 1902. Some of these were: the faultless team-work brought about by steady practice, the line-smashing of Bob Taylor, the gains made by Jesse Runner on tackle-back formations, as well as the punting of Charley Browne. Every man onthe team played his position and played it well. Mr. Atkinson, as financial backer of the team, deserves more than the hearty thanks and good will he received from everyone for his assistance, without which the team would have been unable to make the showing it did. The boys will always remember gratefully the services he ren- dered them, when they were badly in need of financial aid. It was with much regret that the team discarded their paraphernalia. Some will probably never play another game, but it will be because they do not have the 01311015 tunity, and not because they do not have the inclination. 0 'Po H ig X l1

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AURORA vs. YORK-'THANKSGIVING DAV AT YORK

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Tberoes of the Gribiron Through an up-to-date Athletic Association, The York High School keeps up its reputation In running, jumping, and playing base ball, But especially on the gridiron we head them all. Every year we have a good team, And We always will have one, so it would seem. There are ever good new ones to iill vacant space, And keep the pig skin at the head of its race. As each season closes this old song we hear : They ean't get a good foot ball teain next year, But when the season again rolls around And the husky young fellows are all on the ground, They find we can still hold our title to fame And if anything gain a much better name. They had a good team in Eighteen Ninety Eight Whose record I haven't the time to relate, Ninety-nine,Nineteen Hundred, Nineteen-one couldn't rest Each striving to bring out the strongest and best. But all of these were cast in the shade When the great team of 1902 was made. Only once did we let our colors fall Until Thanksgiving closed the season for all. We never did Well with that bunch of players For, like us, they are certainly what you call stayers. But I think we can show them in just one more year That to championship honors our title is clear. Our coach last year was the best to be had Although he was only a high school lad. He had studied the rules till he knew them by heart and trained us on every particular part, Until we knew just where we should go, And the tricks we should play to gain ends with Joe, Or smash little Bob Taylor straight through the line, By which act we always gained six, eight or nine, And whenever we wanted to punt the ball down We knew we should call upon young Brewy Browne. lf the close formation we wanted to make Or if signalled to try that great end run fake, Hubert Crawford would tightly grasp the old ball And over the ground he would rapidly sprawl Until he had gained whatever was needed And then a touch down quite often succeeded. lVe put all our energy into the game And that is the reason we got our great fame. The rest of the players were almost as good For they all did as well as they possibly could. To do them all justice would fill up this book So llll just sing one lille ere my leave I will took, Since poetic license will let it be so: All praise to the great man who put up the dough. 'l One line to the Captain who never turned back: May you win greater laurels on life's training track. And now to the brave boys who stood on the side and helped us with cheering and in defeat cried. When you in the future are asked to uphold The glory we won on the gridiron of old. We know you'll not falter or ever do less Than we tried to do for dtutr old Y. H. S. mScoft Sovereign