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.