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FOOTBALL 1938-'39

ILLINOIS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (here)
The "Panthers" opened the football season on their own field on September 16. Even though the team was inexperienced they held the I.S.D. boys to a tie. The visitors scored in the second quarter but the score was matched by one of our own. Robinson "flipped" a pass to Baxter who carried it over. Score: I.S.D., 6; Jerseyville, 6.

ROODHOUSE (here)
On September 23 they met the fast heavy "Railroaders". Although it was a fight all over the field the "Panthers padded across" the goal only once while the "Railroaders" steamed over four times. Score: Roodhouse, 25; Jerseyville, 6.

GREENFIELD (there)
On September 30, the "Panthers" had the first bright day, they invaded Greenfield territory. The Greenfield boys are a plucky lot of boys but coudn't stop Stevens when he started around end for the only marker of the game. Score: Greenfield, 0; Jerseyville, 6.

CARROLLTON (here)
On October 7, the "Panthers" opened the score against the heavy Carrollton team by making a safety, but Carrollton overcame this score, by a touchdown. In the third quarter Holmes plunged through for six points. In spite of the best defense our team could put up the visiting team scored again. Score: Carrollton, 12; Jerseyville, 8.

JACKSONVILLE (there)
October 15 the "Panthers" went to Jacksonville to meet the heavy, hard-hitting team there. The constant "plugging" of the heavy team proved too much for the "Panthers." In spite of Holmes' hard plunges and Robinson's accurate passes and kicks, they failed to score. Score: Jacksonville, 13; Jerseyville, 0.

PITTSFIELD (there)
On October 21, the "Panthers" motored to Pittsfield to meet the boys on their own field. Early in the first quarter Nail threw a pass to Holloway to be carried over in fine style. This fast score seemed to wake the Pittsfield team up because they came back with a score of their own and held it that way in spite of all the plunges by Holmes and end runs by our other backs. Score: Pittsfield, 7; Jerseyville, 7.

WHITE HALL (here)
On October 28, the "Panthers" met the White Hall boys. In the first quarter Stevens padded across for the opening score. Holmes followed for the extra point. In the second quarter the White Hall boys slipped a score over on our boys but the "Panthers" came back strong in the second half. Holmes plunged through for another score and then Robinson threw a lateral to Stevens who ran about fifty yards for another touchdown. Holmes again made our extra point. Score, White Hall, 6; Jerseyville, 20.

PLEASANT HILL (there)
On November 3, the "Panthers" motored to Pleasant Hill. Bad luck seemed to tread on their heels. Although the "Panthers" tried every trick they failed to score. With the hard pounding of Holmes absent to back up the line in the second half, the brunt of the Pleasant Hill attack fell on the very capable shoulders of Louis Christen who did a creditable job of discouraging the invaders. Score: Pleasant Hill, 0; Jerseyville, 0.

MARQUETTE (here)
On November 11, the "Panthers" defeated the hard fighting "Explorers: from Marquetted High. John Robinson threw a pass to Cummings who carried the pigskin over. Holmes smashed through the line for our extra point. Cruzat, the shifty halfback of the "Explorers", made Marquette's only marker. Score: Marquette, 6; Jerseyville, 7.

JERSEY BOY ON THE ILLINOIS VALLEY CONFERENCE TEAM
Every year after the football season has ended, all the coaches in the Illinois Valley Conference hold a meeting and pick the best players to form two teams. Louis Christen, Jerseyville's center was picked as center on the first team. Frank Christen, Louis' brother, was picked as tackle on the first team last year.

1963 "SPIRIT OF HOMECOMING"

Louis Nail

Head Coach W.J. Creamer and

The J.T.H.S. football Lettermen

LETTERMEN
There are twenty-two lettermen this year. Those who received their letters are as follows:

Roscoe Baxter Senior	*Robert Poleet Sophomore	Thornton Beach Senior	Larry Christen Senior	Wayne Legate Senior
Andrew Powers Senior	*James Wedding Freshman	John Robinson Senior	Jack Holloway Senior	Roy Cummings Senior

Paul Holmes Senior	*Dwight Dearing Junior	*Vorhis Allen Sophomore	Roy H. Stevens Senior	*Max Nowak Freshman
Gordon Wyllie Senior	Robert Williams Senior	Robert Windle Junior	Thomas Simpson Senior	*Louis Nail Junior

Donald Erwin Senior	Melvin Clark Senior

* Indicates under classmen who have received letters.



RESERVES
The boys who never get any glory from the victories of the team but are essential in the make-up of the team are the Reserves. These boys take the knocks from the first string all year with hope of nothing but learning the game so they can make up the team next year. These Reserves are:

William Dearing Freshman	David Molohon Freshman	William Barnes Junior	Bill Johnson Sophomore	David Johnson Freshman
Raymond Cherry Freshman	Ben Ketchum Freshman	Paul Gross Sophomore	William Molloy Junior	Morris Cottingham Junior

William Hefley Freshman	Adrian Green Freshman	William Witt Freshman	Jack Levy Junior	O.K. Donham Freshman
Ralph Boushka Junior	Clemens Groppel Freshman	Lavern Rich Senior	Bert Henderson Senior	Wilbert Wise Jr. Freshman

Marcus Long Junior	Donald Gillespie Sophomore	Harry Sinclair Sophomore	Leonard Cannon Junior	Frederick Stanley Freshman

Horace Reisner Sophomore	Charles Kraushaar Freshman

The Panther's take a break during practice.

The "J" of 1939