Bloomington High School, The Gothic, 1939, Page 71

Description:	FRED HUFFCaptainGuardBOB BODRKETackleBILL COOK BOB COOK WILSON DALTON GILBERT EASTCenter Capt. Ele«t Tackle FullbackQuarterbackBILL EASARYTackleAt the beeriniFOOTBALLling- of the season Coach Mumbv hBOB SMITHManagerad onlv five returningCARL FREEMANCapt. ElectHalfbacklettermen and a group of inexperienced numeral winners with which hehad to build a team. Coach Harold Mumby and his able assistants, JohnBrogneaux and Edgar Beaman, did build this group into a fast and capablemachine.In the seasons opener, Bloomfield came over, caught the Panthersoff guard, and rode home on the long end of a 12-6 score. The newlylighted football field was dedicated on the night of this loss, and it was agreat disappointment to lose their first game under the new lights; nevertheless all the boys showed promise of a great season.Manual of Indianapolis was the first victim of the Panther claws.The contest was staged on Manuals field, and they fell, 14-7.The Sullivan Arrows came up here hoping to continue their longstring of Conference victories, but the Purple and White out-fought theirinvaders and gained a 6-6 tie.On the following Friday they inaugurated the new lighted field inwonderful style by overwhelmingly defeating Washington, 26-6.A week later the Linton Miners were host to the local football team,and the Panthers squeezed out a victory by the score of 7-6. The gamewas very exciting throughout, due to the equality of the teams.The next three games were played without the services of CoachMumby, who had to call time out on account of illness. The Pantherscarried on for Mumby and swamped Columbus, 19-7, in one of the mostthrilling and best played games of the season for the Panthers. The feature of this game was the two sensational long runs of Charlie Thomas,colored ace and high scorer of the season, who scored 12 of the 19 points.The varsity travelled to Bicknell and met a large and powerful Bulldog eleven. The Panthers were able to eke out a 7-6 win, when Carl Freeman picked up a Bicknell fumble and dashed 30 yards for the marker.The local footballers battled Vincennes to a 7-7 deadlock. CharlieThomas threatened each time he carried the ball, and launched one of hisusual touchdown jaunts early in the third period. Quarterback Gib East,playing one of the greatest games of his career, scooted off tackle to tiethe count. The Panthers were desparately trying to score from the two-yard line as the gun went off.An underdog New Albany eleven rose up from obscurity on the lastgame of the season and shattered the S.I.A.C. championship hopes of thePanthers with a 14 to 7 victory. The Bulldog heavy line and powerfulrunning attack caused the downfall of B.H.S.Totaling the seasons play, we find that B.H.S. scored 99 points to theiropponents 71. They also ranked high in the S.I.A.C. Conference.Seniors on the squad who played their last high school game reachedthe number of 18, of whom nine can be classified as regulars.The 1938 football season marked a decided change in the interest andsupport given the teams of B.H.S. In the preceding years a mere handful of backers attended the games, but this year the team was excellentlysupported by the largest crowds in B.H.S. history. This was partly dueto the fact that it was the first year of the new lights on the athletic fieldand partly due to the marvelous performance of this years team.Congratulations to Coach Mumby and his group of boys who servetheir school, day after day, week after week, with untiring efforts.DICK HEACOXEndJOHN HIGGINSGuardBOB HOLLINGSWORTHEndDICK LETSINGERGuardBOB WRAYEndCHARLES THOMASQuarterbackWARREN SPARKSHalfbackJOE ROBINSONHalfbackKEITH ROBERTSGuardBOB PATTYTackleDENNIS NORMANCenter
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