After one week of contact work the Lion squad has been cut to 37 players, and the starting positions are about definite.

On the line the Lions will have a 172 lb. average, which is bigger than many high schools.

RUSTY DOOLITTLE, CHUCK BUTLER, and CARL KETTLES are fighting for starting end positions. PAUL BENE, 181, and co-captain FRANK FERGUSON, 191, are solid at the tackles. CLARK LAMBERT, 196, and VERN DUNCAN, 160, look like the starting guards. JOHN MOSCHEO, 190, is at center, but little JOHNNY CASH is pushing big John hard.

The backfield has RAY MYERS and JULIUS MULLINS at halfbacks with GREG HOLLAND and BILL BUTTERY capable of stepping in at any time. STEVE TOOTHACKER will be at fullback with 7th grade NED WHITNER, 162, right behind him. Three ninth grade boys are pushing for the starting quarterback position, GENE MOONEY, has a slight nod over CHARLES MATHEWS and DEWEY RAMSBY, but any one of the three can take over at any time. DAVID HEAPS, MAX MORRIS, and PETE PIERSON look good on defense.

YES, LIONS! WHAT'S THE GOOD WORD?

LEARN ALL ABOUT FOOTBALL

1. A football field is 100 yards long and 52 feet wide. White lines mark all four sides. Every five yards a white line is made running from one side of the field to the other.

2. A team is given four tries to move a ball at least 10 yards. If they succeed it is a first down and they keep the ball and try to make another 10 yards. This continues until they make a Touch Down, or fail to make a 1st down, in which case the other team gets the ball.

3. A touch down counts six points, and a point after T.D. counts one point.

4. The team with the ball is called the offensive team. The team without the ball is called the defensive team.

5. The huddle is where the quarterback calls the plays he wants run. He directs the team offensive. No one talks in the huddle but him.

(More about football in the next issue.)