1932 THS State Champion
Football Team
TROJAN PLAYERS TO START
WORK IN THREE WEEKS
Coach M. A. Phillips Gives
40 Boys as Probable Material
Madison Journal
August 5, 1932
Coach M. A. Phillips announced yesterday that the Tallulah high
school Trojan squad will begin practice within three weeks which will be on
Monday, August 29. Two weeks later is the opening date of the school session.
Of the 15 lettermen of last year, 10 will be back for duty
on the squad this year including the lettermen, 40 are listed by Coach Phillips
as likely material for the team.
The Trojan coach says that the hardest positions to be
filled this year are the tackles. Louis Clements and Earl Sistrunk,
two of the state’s best tackles will be eligible this year as the pair had to
leave school during the past year.
Clements was selected as tackle on the All-State "B" team last
year and Sistrunk was
mentioned as All-Northeast Louisiana tackle.
Mr. Phillips says that of the 40 expected to try for the
team, 10 are good candidates for backfield positions, 10 for ends and 20 for
the line.
Roy Boswell and Major Pope were ineligible last year and are
most likely to get the tackle positions this year. Others that he expects to
try at tackle are Ralph Holloway, Vincent Scurria, Robert Alexander, Hugh
Gilbert and Jack McInnis. Pope and Boswell did not attend school here in 1931
so they were ineligible according to association rulings. Pope has been playing
at center.
This is the third session that Phillips has coached the
Trojans. He uses a system of football that is mostly of the Pop Warner school
with a few plays used in the Rockne system to help carry out football playing
of deception and speed.
Track work, passing, kicking, exercises and a few
essentials will be the chief ingredients of the first week's training. Phillips
says that there were six major changes made in the rules that control the game
of football and that he will spend considerable time explaining to the players
just what may he done on the gridiron. "It's essential that the boys know
the rules of the game," he said yesterday.
A new player
may be in the squad by the time practice opens it was learned this week, as a
student from Dumas, Ark., is expected to move here to attend school. He played
fullback and according to reports may be a triple threat man in the state.
Cramer Hopper has been elected as captain of the team for
the 1932 season.
Lettermen that will not be back this year are Louis
Clements, Earl Sistrunk, tackles; Burnell
Hynum, end; Albert Nicols, center, lost by
graduation; and McBride Carroll, guard. Those returning are Cramer Hopper,
Herbert Massey, Cy Wixson, Wiley Towne and Ashton
Cagnolatti, backfield men; Jimmie Spinks and Robert Wyly
Gandy, ends; Lloyd Evans and Sam Scurria, guards; and William Towne, center.
Prospects for the squad include as line players, Robert
Alexander, J. H. Bryant, Bob Bethea, Herbert Day, J.
E. Fike, Hugh Gilbert, Ralph Holloway, Gibson Kimberlin, Jack McInnis, James Henry, Nelson, Fred Massey, Aulbra Smith, Walter Scott, Philip Scurria and Vincent
Scurria. He lists his prospective ends as Arthur Bray, Emmett Craig, Delma Devine, Ed Freeman, Edgar Lancaster, Edward Smith, T.
A. Smith, Jr., Jimmie Whitehead and James Wade, Meredith Holt, Woody Hill,
Junior Gandy and Clyde Wade will help to solve the backfield problems. Holt
with the gaining of speed will prove to be a valuable backfield man to the
Trojan eleven.
TROJANS WILL HAVE NINE SENIORS
TRYING FOR FOOTBALL TEAM
Hopper, Evans To Complete Four Years; To
Lose Others By Graduation
Madison Journal August 12, 1932
The Tallulah Trojans will have nine seniors fighting
for a position on the team this year according to Coach M. A. Phillips. Two of
the men are completing their fourth year of playing in high school.
Captain Cramer Hopper heads the list of seniors who
will begin their last season on Monday, August 29. Hopper plays in the
backfield and weighs 160 pounds. He is the only player that can be sure of a
position on the team and, even then he must continue to play hard to make the
team. "Hopper is one of the best half back blockers for a high school
player I have ever seen," said Coach Phillips yesterday.
Captain Hopper comes in handy in backing up the line
as he is good at that part of the game and he can carry the ball when necessary
as was proven in his best game, that with Lake Providence, when he carried the
ball five out of six times with a total of 55 yards. At the beginning of the
past season he was not as good as at the last when he showed up to good advantage,
which assures him a playing position. He played in every game last year and had
the largest number of minutes for playing on the Trojan eleven for the season.
Lloyd Evans is the other player that will complete his
four years of playing while in high school. He is not a spectacular player but
is consistent at all times. In fact, Coach Phillips believes that he is about
the most consistent man that played last year. His playing assignments are
guard and tackle and even more than before he may be alternated between the two
positions in the coach's effort to fill the places left by his star tackles,
Louis Clements and Earl Sistrunk, who will be
ineligible for play this season.
Vincent and Philip Scurria, two cousins, learned a lot
about football last year while out for the team and may see duty during their
last year if they come through all right. Philip tips the scales at about 140
pounds and the other at 155. Vincent's best bet is probably at tackle and
Philip's at guard.
When Burnell Hynum joined the navy last year he left an end position
open and Emmett Craig and Buddy Bray, two seniors coming up from the squad,
will be given a trial at the terminals. Bray can catch passes
and tackle, but is in need of speed to get the assignment definitely.
Meredith Holt has been a member of the Trojan squad
for two years but has been handicapped by his size. He weighs more now and may
gain speed enough to get to play in the backfield during his last year in high
school.
William Towne made his letter last year and was given
the center position following the illness of Albert Nicols during the middle of
the season of 1931. He is considered by his coach as about the best fighter in
the squad when it comes to sticking to the game. He and Major Pope, who was
ineligible, last year, will be center material from the seniors. Pope has had
two years experience in Mississippi as center but this year may be used at
tackle as he weighs close to 170.
Prof. J. G. Dutton, former L. S. U. and University of
Mexico player, will assist the coach in training the line players if he is able
to find time for the duties.
To date, a seven game schedule has been arranged and
if possible two other games at the beginning of the season will be signed for
September 23 and 30.
Schedule follows:
Sept. 23 and 30 Open
Oct. 7 St.
Matthews of Monroe
Oct. 4 Winnsboro
Oct. 21 Forest
Oct. 28 Ferriday,
there
Nov. 4 Delhi
Nov. 11 Oak
Grove
Nov. 23 Lake
Providence
All games scheduled so far are to be played at Tallulah, with the exception of the one with Ferriday.
TALLULAH OPENS SEASON SEPT. 23
AGAINST EUDORA
Several
Juniors Will Make Strong Bid for Playing Positions
Madison
Journal August 19, 1932
Coach M. A. Phillips said yesterday that the Tallulah
high school Trojans will open the season here on September 23 when the team
meets one from Eudora, Ark.
To date eight games have been scheduled for the season
which ends for the team on November 23 with Lake Providence, two months after the
opening contest. The coach expects to arrange a nine game schedule as September
30 is an open date.
Cy Wixson of Tendal heads
the list of juniors who promise to be outstanding football players on the
Trojan eleven during the coming season. He played quarterback last year which
was his second year of high school football. Coach Phillips plans to send him
through paces for quarterback again this season. Herbert Massey plays his third
year with the Trojans. His football duties are as fullback which makes him an
important cog in the backfield on the spinner plays that are used by the team.
He was a regular last year and was a substitute the previous season.
Ashton Cagnolatti alternates with Wixson
at the signal calling post and will again see duty there during the football
season.
Jimmie Spinks made his letter last year at end and by
virtue of his speed which is the best of the Trojan squad he is to be put in
the backfield for trial there.
Robert Wyly Gandy remained
on the bench during the first three games of last season but in the fourth he
was sent in and proved to be a valuable player. Coach Phillips counts him one
of his best on the defense.
Delma Devine will be a candidate for the team. Devine is
light and with speed would be likely to be used at times.
The inexperienced men that may show up to form are
Emmett Misso, Ralph Holloway, J. E. Fike, and Jack McInnis, Hugh Gilbert and James Henry
("Speck") Nelson. Misso weighs about 150
pounds and is likely to see service at end. Phillips believes that he will be
good on the defense. He went out early last season and on being declared
ineligible according to high school rulings failed to report for practice.
During the time that he was out he seemed to show promise at catching passes.
Holloway and McInnis both weigh 165-lbs., and will be given a trial at the
tackle position. "Speck" Nelson will be the lightest man on the squad
and needless to say his weight will be his handicap. Hugh Gilbert has never
been out before and should he do so he may be a strong candidate for the
tackles left open by Clements and Sistrunk. J. E. Fike will be tried at guard.
Sam Scurria was the only freshman to make a letter
during the past season. He played at guard with his best game being against it
in Lake Providence.
Roy Boswell was ineligible last year. He played ar end and guard but will start off in practice at tackle
as that position will be the one position that the coach will have the greatest
difficulty filling.
TROJANS REPORT FOR TRAINING ON
MONDAY EVENING
Larger Squad is Expected Out for Newest
Edition of Football Eleven
Madison Journal August 26, 1932
The first candidates for the newest edition of the
Tallulah high school Trojan eleven will report to Coach M. A. Phillips next
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Twelve lettermen will be out for the team this
year and 30 ethers will try out.
Although a full squad is not expected to be on hand
the first days of the training period, Coach Phillips expects to do as much as
possible with the month left before the first game here with Eudora, Ark.
Track works, passing, punting, exercises, and football fundamentals and rules
will be the things stressed in the first two weeks of practice.
Within two weeks of the opening date of school all
members of the squad are expected to answer the call for practice.
Possibly 25 candidates will report Monday evening to
receive equipment. The coach is anxious for beginners as well as the more
experienced ones to report early so that as little time as possible will pass before
the real training gets underway. He says that competition is going to be better
than it has ever been before as the increased squad makes that possible. Earl Sistrunk and Louis Clements will be back with the squad
this year. Junior Morton, who has been attending French Camp in Mississippi,
may remain in Tallulah during the school year and play his last year of
football here.
4 QUARTERBACKS MAY BE USED BY
TROJAN ELEVEN
Scrimmaged Yesterday For First Time; Prepare For Eudora Friday
Madison Journal September 16, 1932
Coach M. A. "Ma" Phillips said yesterday
that he is going to use four quarterbacks for the Tallulah high school Trojan's
1932 football edition. The array of signal generals includes Cy Wixson, Ashton Cagnolatti,
Junior Morton, and Wiley Towne.
Yesterday the squad went thru the first scrimmage of
the season and will continue scrimmages thru Tuesday, before they turn their attentions
to the "smart stuff" to be used against Eudora the following Friday.
The team is to iron out kinks by going thru dummy
signal drills; the eccentricities of new players will be learned and the
strength and weaknesses of older ones will come out in the plays. Cy Wixson showed in Wednesday's practice an improvement in
punting and promises to be a first-rate hoofer. Phillips has several men who
can do a neat job of throwing the windbag in the aerial works.
Line tonnage is somewhat better than last year;
Equipment has been issued to 30 men for workouts.
All lettermen are out this week except Earl Sistrunk, star tackler, and he expects to join the players
Monday. William Towne, who fits into center pivot, is out with a fractured
collar bone. He may see service in the second game, and will certainly be ready
or the third contest.
Games will be played on the gridiron at the
fairgrounds. Season tickets may be obtained from A. J. Boswell.
TALLULAH DOWNS EUDORA TEAM ON
LAST FRIDAY 51-0
Trojans Show Promise of Good Season With
New Players
Madison Journal September 30, 1932
Flashing a terrific high scoring attack to roll up a
51-0 score over the Eudora high eleven here last Friday, the Tallulah high
school Trojans paraded in spectacular fashion the stuff which they will aim at
the state class B championship.
In the first quarter Tallulah kicked off, and after
the visitors failed to gain, the locals took advantage of an early break when
Massey and Hopper tackled Galloway way behind the line for a safety to lead
2-0. On a series of off tackle plays Massey, Trojan fullback, carried the ball
over a few minutes later for the first local touchdown. The kick was low. Junior Morton, whose long runs and passes
featured the game, then went in, and on his first attempt ran around left end
for 55 yards to cross the goal line. He kicked goal and his team led the
quarter 15-0.
A 35-yard pass, Massey to Towne, in the second period
put the ball on the nine-yard line from where Massey plunged for the score. The
kick was blocked. The half ended Tallulah 21, Eudora 0.
Coach Phillips sent in his pony backfield to start the
third quarter and few first-string men were in the line. The locals kicked off
and after the enemy was held for downs, Cagnolatti completed a 20-yard pass to
Spinks at end, who ran 15 yards for the score. Again
the extra point failed. The first-string team reentered the game and Morton
heaved a long one to Wixson from midfield and another
score was registered. When the kick was blocked the locals led 33-0.
In the fourth quarter Morton elected to again pass to
Wixson, who took a 35-yard relay and ran the
remaining 15 yards across the line. The point was not good. Locals made it
45-0 when Sistrunk intercepted a pass and dashed 50
yards to score. Jus t before the end, Morton ran around end to make the last
score. The point failed and the game ended 51-0.
Tallulah lineup:
Allen LE, H. Rowe LT, S. Scurria LG, Craig C, F.
Massey RC Evans RT, Boswell RE, Wixson QB, Towne LH,
Hopper, RH, Massey FB.
Officials: Referee, Bailey (L. S. U.) ; Umpire, Vermillion (Eupora) ;
Head linesman, Abernathy (Wake Forest).
TALLULAH-MONROE FOOTBALL TEAMS TO
PLAY HERE TODAY
Trojans to Meet St. Matthews at Fair Grounds; Won First Two Games
Played
Madison Journal October 7, 1932
Tallulah high school Trojan football team will play the
team from St. Matthew's school at Monroe here this afternoon on the field at
the Fair Grounds,
The Monroe team is rated as a good one. According to
Coach M. A. Phillips, of Tallulah high, they have defeated the Lake Providence
team by a score of 12 to 0, and he says that he expects them to put up the
hardest fight that the Tallulah boys have met yet.
Game starts at 3 o'clock, and the admission will be 25
and 50 cents.
WINNSBORO TEAM WILL PLAY HERE
THIS AFTERNOON
One of Best Games To Be Played Here, Says
Coach Philips
Madison Journal October 14, 1932
According to Coach M. A. Philips of the Tallulah high
school Trojans, the football game scheduled to be played in Tallulah this
afternoon against the Winnsboro team should be one of the best to be played here
this season. In 1930 Tallulah won by a score of 9 to 7, and in 1931 Winnsboro
won by a score of 12 to 0. This year both teams are trying to
take the lead with the Winnsboro team especially anxious to make two wins in
succession over Tallulah. Philips says that the Tallulah Trojans are in
fine shape and if they lose, they will have no alibi to offer. He also says
that this will be the first association game and will be the hardest of the
season so far played by the Tallulah team.
The probable starting line-up for the game is as
follows:
Gandy LE, Clement LT, Scurria LG, William Towne C,
Evans RG, Sistrunk RT, Boswell RE, Wixson QB, Morton HB, Hopper HE, H. Massey FB.
Others who may play in the game are: Bray, Craig,
Holloway, Tucker, Misso, F. Massey, C. Wade, J. Wade,
Pope, Wiley Towne, Cagnolatti, Holt, Spinks, Devine.
Byrd, Stevens, Scott, Newman, Lancaster, Smith, Gilbert.
LOCAL SQUAD TO MEET FERRIDAY IN
BIG CONTEST
Game to be at Ferriday; Best Route By Way of Winnsboro
Madison Journal October 28, 1932
Local football fans are preparing to journey to
Ferriday to on hand this afternoon when the Tallulah high school Trojans meet
the team of Ferriday High. From all reports, a large number will attend from
Tallulah.
The Tallulah team has met with unusual success this
year and has developed into one of the outstanding contenders for the Class B
state championship. It is said that they anticipate a good fight from the
Ferriday team, and expect to meet the strongest resistance so far encountered
this season.
Head Coach M. A. Phillips and Line Coach J. G. Dutton
have a team that has not been scored on this season, their only obstacle to
overcome in beating Ferriday, being overconfidence. However, no sign of this
has appeared on the squad yet. The boys are real fighters and hope to bring
home the goal posts from the Ferriday gridiron.
Road by Winnsboro Best
Local fans who intend going to Ferriday should go by
the way of Winnsboro. From Tallulah the route is to Delhi, Winnsboro, Sicily
Island, and Ferriday. Practically half of this route is paved with concrete,
the balance being good gravel, and there are no detours.
The route by St. Joseph is practically all gravel and
some of the highway is under construction, being black-topped. It is said that
a car going over this road shortly after a coating has been applied will be
very hard to clean again, and the road is rough in places. Strange to say, the
route by way of Delhi and Winnsboro is only a very few miles longer.
TALLULAH WINS OVER DELHI: NO GAME
LOST YET
Trojans Continue March Toward Class B
Title in Lopsided Victory
Madison Journal November 11, 1932
Winning consistently this season
without the loss of a single game, Tallulah’s blue and gold hurricane swept
along its course Friday, bowling over Delhi 33-0. Although second-stringers were conspicuous in the
local lineup throughout the contest, the visitors put up a great battle to
check the star Trojan backs a number of occasions when additional touchdowns
were in sight.
Delhi received the opening kickoff and returned the
ball to the 30 yard line, and after two stabs at the Trojan stone wall failed
to gain, Bucnanan's pass was intercepted by Junior
Morton, in midfield, and advanced 15 yards. A series of line plays carried the
oval to the two yard marker where Herbert Massey plunged for the first score. Wixson's kick for the extra point was wide.
Just before the period ended Wixson
started to his right, reversed his field, broke sharply over left tackle, and
ran unmolested across the goal line standing up. His dash was good for 60
yards, and he kicked the goal ending the quarter 13-0.
The second quarter found many second string players in
the game for Tallulah but Coach "Ma" Phillips sent the first string back
again to the scene of action shortly before the half ended, and following a
short march down the field, Wixson passed to Morton
who ran 25 yards for another touchdown. Morton's kick was good and the score
stood 20-0 at the half.
After a kicking duel, the Madison stalwarts began a
steady march which finally worked the ball to the three-yard line. Wylie Towne
was sent through the middle of the line for the marker. Wixson
kicked the goal.
The fifth and final touchdown came during the closing
minutes of play when the home team gained the ball on Towne's interception of
a pass on the enemy 30- yard line. This same Towne then passed to Wixson who chalked up the final touchdown.
Tallulah's ends, Gandy, Boswell, Bray, and Craig,
played great ball as did Scurria, Clements, Evans and Sistrunk.
In the backfield Wixson, Morton, Cagnolatti, and
Towne got away for nice runs and Massey played his usual good game at fullback,
Herbert Day, who is the young unofficial assistant coach and trainer of the
Trojans, was right on the job with the rubbing lotions and water, and T. A.
Smith, Jr., Trojan sub, held that old bag that brings the Trojans through
every time.
For the Bears, the defensive work of Edwards, at
center, was most outstanding, with lots of help from Mitchen,
Smith, Sutton, and Copes. The entire Delhi backfield performed well, with Infram backing the line in a creditable manner.
Officials: Reid (L. S. U.) referee; Wise (D. H. S.)
umpire; Abernathy (Wake Forest) head linesman.
TROJANS DEFEAT OAK GROVE "A"
TEAM 18 TO 0
Tallulah Team Scores in the Second Half to Win Over Old Rivals
Madison Journal November 18, 1932
Held in check during the grueling first half of one of
the hardest fought games of the season on the local gridiron, in which they
were twice stopped with inches to go for touchdowns, "Ma" Phillips'
Tallulah high school Trojans, led by Herbert Massey, battering full back, and
Lewis Clements, all-state tackle, finally unloosed a deadly advance to roll up
an 18-0 triumph over the Oak Grove Tigers, here last Friday afternoon.
The visitors were a class A
team and the field was soaked from recent rain, which went against the fleet
Tallulah backs. The Oak Grove aggregation also carried a very big weight
advantage in the line. In the first few plays, Tallulah boys advanced the ball
to the very goal line and failed to take it across. They repeated shortly
after, but still couldn't put across a marker. Changing goals in the second
quarter, Oak Grove marched to within a foot of the goal line with four downs to
make it in, but the whistle blew for the half.
Opening up with new life in the second half, Herbert
Massey started the blue and gold hurricane on a sensational sweep which found
him rallying his mates on to victory with his gaining line-crashing efforts.
Bucking the ball or almost every play during a spectacular drive, Massey
finally carried the ball over from the one foot marker. The kick failed.
The final quarter saw the locals, after a decided gain
on a punting exchange, start goalward from the visitor’s
31-yard line. Morton and Massey marched along for gains and a first down on the
19. A pass from Morton to Wixson shoved the ball to
the one-yard line for Morton to circle right end for another touchdown. His
kick was low.
In a desperate attempt to score late in the period,
Kirkland, for Oak Grove, hurled long passes to Crowe for good gains, but Cy Wixson, dynamic Trojan quarter,
turned one back when he intercepted within the shadow of his goal posts and
sailed down the sidelines for the third and final touchdown. Morton blocked out
the safety man at 25 to aid in the great play. The goal failed and the game
ended 18-0 for the blue and goal team.
Craig Lewis, Oak Grove tackle, played havoc with
Tallulah by smashing countless plays, and along with Kirkland, easily starred
for his team. Ritchie, Morred and McGuffie
played well also.
Tallulah's line turned in a wonderful exhibition with
Evans, Scurria, Clements, Sistrunk, and Gandy
outstanding. Cy Wixson was the brilliant quarter, and
his execution was excellent.
Herbert Day, junior coach, was right on the line, too.
Officials: Referee, Fox (Georgia) ;
umpire, Wynn (Tulane) ; head linesman, Bailey (L. S. U.); timekeeper, Dutton
(L. S. U.).
The Trojans play Lake Providence here Friday (today.)
TROJANS MARCH STEADILY To A
CHAMPIONSHIP
Defeat Traditional Rivals in 12-0 Win over Lake Providence
Madison Journal November 25, 1932
After a vicious battle, fought in a sea of mud,
Tallulah's fiery Trojans slipped, skidded, and splashed their way across the
East Carroll goal line last Friday and by so doing brought to a close their
colorful schedule without defeat. In downing their ancient rivals from Lake
Providence, the locals assured themselves of being in the runoff for the state
class B championship.
Although the visitors put up a great fight, and
battled the Madisons on even terms at certain
stages, it was apparent that the speedy Trojan backs were vastly handicapped by
the soggy condition of the playing field. Tallulah counted 11 first downs to
two by Lake Providence. Three times the locals were stopped within scoring
distance, while the Lake Providence eleven threatened seriously but once.
Locals received 55 yards for penalties, the visitors 25 yards.
Junior Morton did all the scoring for his Trojans, and
his work throughout the game removed any possible doubt about his being an
all-state halfback. He got away for several long runs, once for 40 yards, and
his punting the wet ball featured the play. Morton was greatly assisted by the
spectacular Cy Wixson, quarterback,.
who received an ovation when he limped off the field
toward the close of the battle.
Tallulah kicked to Lake Providence to begin the
hostilities, and after Muirhead returned ten yards to
his 20, Benton quick-kicked to Morton on Tallulah's 32 and he advanced to the
42. Two kicking exchanges followed with the locals taking possession on their
own 35. Morton tore through right tackle for 40 yards to place the oval on the
visitors' 25. Morton and Massey combined to make it a first down on the 15 and
on the next play Morton circled left end for a touchdown. A pass from Morton to
Boswell failed for the extra point.
Tallulah made her second touchdown shortly after the
second half began. Clements, Tallulah tackle kicked off to the Lake Providence
39 yard line, but the locals were awarded the ball there after a free play
scuffle. Morton then dashed around right end for another tally. Wixson's kick for the point was blocked by Russell.
A blocked kick by Lightsey,
Panther end, gave his team the ball on the Trojan's 40 to provide their only
serious scoring threat. Bradley and Benton plunged their way down to the 18
stripe but the Madison line smeared further offensive thrusts.
Chief honors for the victorious Trojans go to Junior
Morton for his brilliant ground gaining efforts. However, the steadying influences
of Cy Wixson aided his
success, as did the splendid cooperative spirit of the entire team. Captain
Hopper, who was forced out with injuries, played a great game also.
Ray Bradley, an outstanding back, and Leo Bradley,
whose work was sensational throughout, Captain Russell, and Muirhead,
formed a nice backfield for the visitors. The defensive play of Howard, Dean
and Milner looked best in the visiting line.
Tallulah substitutions: Wylie Towne, Cagnolatti, Fred
Massey, and Craig.
Officials: Walden (Louisiana State) referee; Wynn
(Georgia) umpire; Faircloth (Louisiana College) field judge.
TROJANS PLAY IN TITLE TILT AT
MONROE FRIDAY
Sick Players Recovering for First Championship of Tallulah Team
Madison Journal December 2, 1932
After defeating Columbia, class B title contender,
here Thanksgiving Day, the Tallulah Trojans are now lined up against
Mooringsport for the North Louisiana championship, being played at Monroe today
(Friday). Columbia was defeated by a 20-2 score, with Cy
Wixson, ace backfield man, out of the game with a bad
leg. Junior Morton, another triple-threat man, played quarter for the locals.
There is much
apprehension over the outcome of today’s game because of the weakened ranks of
the Trojans that have been hard hit by flu. Beside Wixson,
they will miss Captain Cramer Hopper, halfback, in the line-up, and Buddy
Bray, star end. Hopper in ill with pneumonia, and Bray is held out from injuries
from a recent game. Several others have been in bed but will probably be in the
lineup.
The team goes forth against Mooringsport with a record
of no defeats and having been scored against only twice. They are considerably
weakened but the nucleus of the team still hangs together and the spirit is
in no way diminished by the disadvantages caused by loss of several star
players for this game.
TALLULAH WINS NORTH STATE
"B" E TITLE BY 12 TO 0
To
Play for State Championship Here This Afternoon
Madison Journal December 9, 1932
The Tallulah Trojan high school football team
continued their forward stride toward a state championship last Friday when
they defeated Mooringsport, 12 to 0, for the Class B high school title for
North Louisiana. The game was played at Brown field in Monroe before
approximately 2,000 spectators.
The Trojans will meet the LaGrange high school team of
Alexandria, in Tallulah for the state championship this afternoon.
Despite the fact that the Trojans were without the
services of Cy Wixson, able
field general and punter who played only a few minutes, and Captain Cramer
Hopper, another backfield star who played, but was weakened from a recent
attack of pneumonia, they were not pushed hard to beat the Oilers. With Junior
Morton, the shifty broken field runner, and Herbert Massey, hard plunging
fullback, gaining most of the yardage behind a fine line, Tallulah scored in
the second and fourth quarters, with Massey taking the ball across each time
after Morton brought it up to the line.
Mooringsport displayed a stubborn defense but was
unable to stop Morton and Massey on numerous occasions. The Oiler's passing
attack was their chief weapon and all but one of their first downs were made by the aerial route.
Mooringsport had two chances to score late in the
second period but were unable to break through the line. Doyle Thurmond, whose
kicking was a feature of the Oilers' play, punted to the Trojans' nine-yard
line and Tallulah was penalized to the one-yard line, when Morton batted the
ball out of bounds. Massey dropped back into the end zone to kick but hard luck
and Mooringsport got the ball on Tallulah's 10-yard line. Three line plays and
a pass gained but eight yards and again the Trojans took possession or their
own one-yard line. This time Morton dropped back to kick but could do no better
than Massey and his punt also was grounded on the 10-yard line. The Oiler tried
a pass but it was intercepted as the half ended.
The first period was largely a punting duel, although
the Trojans made four first downs. Toward the end of the period, Tallulah
started a drive that netted a touchdown soon after the start of the second
period,
After pushing to the 20-yard Line only to lose the
ball on downs the Trojans got a break when Thurmond got off his only bad punt
of the game. Tallulah gained the ball on the Oilers' 27-yard line. Morton went
around right end for eight yards, Hopper made a yard at center, and then Massey
went through a hole at right guard for 10 yards and first down as the quarter
ended. On the first play of the second period Massey was stopped at his right
guard, but Morton slipped through right tackle for seven yards to place the
ball on the two-yard line. It took Massey but two thrusts at the middle to
push it over.
Neither team threatened seriously in the second and
third periods. Midway in the fourth period the Trojans started another
touchdown drive. They pushed the ball to the enemy's 23-yard line where they
were held for downs. On the first play by the Oilers, Thurmond dropped back for
a pass but was hit by two Trojan tacklers and dropped the ball. Trojans
recovered on the 15-yard line. On a triple reverse Morton gained eight yards
and Massey made a first down with four yards through the right guard. Massey
made another yard and a half and then took it the rest of the way for the second
touchdown for the Trojans. Mooringsport let loose a passing attack but was
unable to go further than Tallulah's 38-yard line before the game ended.
Morton and Massey, two backs, were about as good as
any seen on that field this season, according to a Monroe report. The entire
line played well, particularly when the Oilers threatened in the second period.
Lewis Clements, tackle, was outstanding. Twice he got down and made the tackle
after kicking off. The left side of the Trojan line was particularly sturdy.
Thurmond was the big threat for the opposition, with
Alton Gleason also showing up well. Garland LeSuer,
end; Felton Milford, center; and Charles Mathias, right guard, were best in
the line.
Officials: Fox (Georgia), referee; Wynn (Tulane),
umpire; (Tulane), head linesman; Brown (Louisiana State), field judge.
TALLULAH WINS CLASS "B"
TITLE OVER LAGRANGE
Final Score is 10 to 6; Game Played On Sloshy Field
Madison Journal December 16, 1931
Playing on a muddy field in a driving rain the
Tallulah Trojans came from behind in the fourth quarter to defeat LaGrange High
School of Lake Charles 10 to 6 for the Class B championship of the state here
last Friday.
LaGrange scored first in the second period, after J.
V. Duhon had gotten under a Tallulah punt and
returned it 53 yards to Tallulah's five yard line before being stopped. Rex
Deaton then hit the line for the touchdown.
In the third period LaGrange gave Tallulah an
intentional safety when the Trojans backed them to their own five yard line and
LaGrange had to attempt to kick from the end zone. The same thing happened in
the fourth quarter after the Trojans had pushed the invaders back to their
three yard line.
Midway in the final period, with the score 6 to 4 for
LaGrange, the Trojans started a drive from mid-field and with Junior Morton and
Herbert Massey carrying the ball advanced it to the five yard line, where
Massey hit the line for a touchdown. The plunge for the extra point failed.
The balance of the game was played in mid-field with
neither team threatening to score. For Tallulah in the backfield Massey and
Morton were outstanding players while Evans, Clements, Holloway and Gandy
performed best in the line. Rex Deaton and J. V. Duhon
were the chief threats of the LaGrange backfield. Coe and Brasher did best in
the visitors' line.
The lineup:
La Grange Pos. Tallulah
Dighlia LE Gandy
Hoffpauir LT Clements
Hart LG Scurria
Brasher C
Pope
Guidry RG Sistrunk
Golsen RE Boswell
J. V. Duhon QB Morton
Ray Deaton HB W. Towne
Rex Deaton HB Hopper
S. Duhon FB H. Massey
LaGrange 0 6 0 0 — 6
Tallulah 0 0
2 8 —10
Scoring Touchdown: LaGrange, Rex Deaton; Tallulah, Massey, touchdown and two
safeties.
First Downs: Tallulah, 9; LaGrange, 2.
Officials : Fox (Georgia), Referee; Wynn (Tulane),
Umpire; Bateman (La. College), Head
Linesman.