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Post by Agent Orange on Mar 12, 2013 11:52:50 GMT -7
I'll be posting some old stuff in this thread about Artesia Sports and Artesia History. Basketball dates back as far as football in the history of Artesia school sports. Shown here are the Artesia High School boys’ basketball team and coach in 1927. From left to right are (first row) J.A. Clayton, J.D. Jackson, Harry Jernigan (team captain), Ernest Fleming, Charles Horner, and coach F.F. Priest; (second row) James Naylor, Earl Mann, and Leon Clayton. Pictured here, the Artesia High School Bulldogs football team celebrates a sixth championship victory in 1969. The Bulldogs have won many state titles since their first championship in 1957. Artesia’s first football field was finished in 1939 and named Morris Field after city manager P.V. “Pearly” Morris. It was built at a cost $48,026.18, and Pearly personally visited quarries all over New Mexico to select the native stone used in the construction. In 1939, Artesia hosted the state’s first high school championship game, the Gateway Bowl. The Bulldogs did not qualify to play that year, but Artesia went on to host the Gateway Bowl in 1940 and 1941. Following World War II, championship high school football was finally revived in New Mexico in 1953, and the Bulldogs played their last game in Morris Field in November 1966, beating the Highland Hornets 40-14 for the state championship
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Post by crispysdad on Mar 12, 2013 16:16:35 GMT -7
Pictured here, the Artesia High School Bulldogs football team celebrates a sixth championship victory in 1969. The Bulldogs have won many state titles since their first championship in 1957. Artesia’s first football field was finished in 1939 and named Morris Field after city manager P.V. “Pearly” Morris. It was built at a cost $48,026.18, and Pearly personally visited quarries all over New Mexico to select the native stone used in the construction. In 1939, Artesia hosted the state’s first high school championship game, the Gateway Bowl. The Bulldogs did not qualify to play that year, but Artesia went on to host the Gateway Bowl in 1940 and 1941. Following World War II, championship high school football was finally revived in New Mexico in 1953, and the Bulldogs played their last game in Morris Field in November 1966, beating the Highland Hornets 40-14 for the state championship I was at this game!!! 1969.....We played Hobbs for the AAAA State Title at Bulldog Bowl. L.G. Henderson (Cooper's Dad) was the coach. Butch Henderson (Cooper's older brother) was the QB. We won 21-8. I was there with my parents...I was 11 years old!
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Post by Rapid on Mar 12, 2013 17:53:34 GMT -7
Pictured here, the Artesia High School Bulldogs football team celebrates a sixth championship victory in 1969. The Bulldogs have won many state titles since their first championship in 1957. Artesia’s first football field was finished in 1939 and named Morris Field after city manager P.V. “Pearly” Morris. It was built at a cost $48,026.18, and Pearly personally visited quarries all over New Mexico to select the native stone used in the construction. In 1939, Artesia hosted the state’s first high school championship game, the Gateway Bowl. The Bulldogs did not qualify to play that year, but Artesia went on to host the Gateway Bowl in 1940 and 1941. Following World War II, championship high school football was finally revived in New Mexico in 1953, and the Bulldogs played their last game in Morris Field in November 1966, beating the Highland Hornets 40-14 for the state championship I was at this game!!! 1969.....We played Hobbs for the AAAA State Title at Bulldog Bowl. L.G. Henderson (Cooper's Dad) was the coach. Butch Henderson (Cooper's older brother) was the QB. We won 21-8. I was there with my parents...I was 11 years old! Crispy I was at that game too! What a game.
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Post by GoDogs on Mar 12, 2013 20:45:35 GMT -7
Heck, Crispys, you and Rapid are mere youngsters (ha-ha). I was also there but I was a junior at the time. Sometimes it seems like yesterday and others like a lifetime ago! Lots of good memories from Artesia High.
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Post by Rapid on Mar 14, 2013 0:01:45 GMT -7
[/IMG] Pictured here, the Artesia High School Bulldogs football team celebrates a sixth championship victory in 1969. The Bulldogs have won many state titles since their first championship in 1957. Artesia’s first football field was finished in 1939 and named Morris Field after city manager P.V. “Pearly” Morris. It was built at a cost $48,026.18, and Pearly personally visited quarries all over New Mexico to select the native stone used in the construction. In 1939, Artesia hosted the state’s first high school championship game, the Gateway Bowl. The Bulldogs did not qualify to play that year, but Artesia went on to host the Gateway Bowl in 1940 and 1941. Following World War II, championship high school football was finally revived in New Mexico in 1953, and the Bulldogs played their last game in Morris Field in November 1966, beating the Highland Hornets 40-14 for the state championship[/quote] I was at this game!!! 1969.....We played Hobbs for the AAAA State Title at Bulldog Bowl. L.G. Henderson (Cooper's Dad) was the coach. Butch Henderson (Cooper's older brother) was the QB. We won 21-8. I was there with my parents...I was 11 years old! [/quote] Crispy I was at that game too! What a game.[/quote] Here is another 1969 Bulldogs Photo
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Post by used to be Mr. Pitch on Mar 14, 2013 21:19:18 GMT -7
The building in the basketball photo looks familiar. What is that?
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Post by Rapid on Mar 15, 2013 9:50:34 GMT -7
The old Annex building.
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Post by crispysdad on Mar 15, 2013 16:18:51 GMT -7
Basketball dates back as far as football in the history of Artesia school sports. Shown here are the Artesia High School boys’ basketball team and coach in 1927. From left to right are (first row) J.A. Clayton, J.D. Jackson, Harry Jernigan (team captain), Ernest Fleming, Charles Horner, and coach F.F. Priest; (second row) James Naylor, Earl Mann, and Leon Clayton. When I first saw this basketball photo a couple of days ago I immediately recognized a couple of very familiar names. But I wasn't really sure! SOOOO.......while I was at City Hall today conducting some business I decided to do a little research on the matter, and it turns out that this photo it EXTREMELY relevant as far as the history of Artesia is concerned. The guy on the bottom row (far left) is Joseph Adolphus Clayton Jr. The guy on the top row (far right) is Leon Clayton. Joseph Jr. and Leon were brothers. Their FATHER was Joseph Adolphus Clayton SENIOR! And HE (the father) was one of Artesia's very first Mayors! Joseph Adolphus Clayton SENIOR (the dad of the 2 boys in the pic) was the Mayor of Artesia in the early 1930s. AND, he has a street named after him.......Clayton Avenue. I just thought that was very interesting. Here is something I found on the genealogy.com website that shows the 2 boys (Joseph Adolphus JUNIOR and Leon Clayton) as brothers............ Children of JOSEPH CLAYTON (Mayor of Artesia) and NORA CAVNESS are: i. THELMA ELIZABETH8 CLAYTON, b. November 25, 1902, Roswell, NM; d. March 1952, Ca.; m. PAUL SENGEBUSH; d. Unknown. 722. ii. EULA BEE CLAYTON, b. July 28, 1904, Artesia, NM; d. April 09, 1995, Oklahoma City, Haskell Co., OK. iii. VERNON EUGENE CLAYTON, b. October 10, 1906, Artesia, NM; d. November 29, 1975, Ca.; m. VERNA PORTER, October 29, 1927; d. Unknown. 723. iv. JOSEPH ADOLPHUS CLAYTON, JR., b. July 18, 1909, Artesia, NM; d. January 14, 1993, Enid, OK.. 724. v. LEON JAY CLAYTON, b. August 09, 1911, Artesia, NM; d. November 04, 1980, Artesia, NM. vi. JACK CLAYTON, b. January 31, 1914, Artesia, NM; d. December 1915, Artesia, NM. 725. vii. PAULINE JUANITA CLAYTON, b. July 14, 1916, Artesia, NM; d. January 17, 1978, Artesia, NM.
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Post by Agent Orange on Mar 17, 2013 17:55:12 GMT -7
Artesia’s first high school was established in a building that had previously served as the short-lived McIlhany College (1907–1908). Soon after the college closed, the structure became Artesia’s first junior and senior high school. The students attended classes together in this building until 1921, when the senior high school students moved into another structure. The junior high school students continued attending classes at this site until 1938. Artesia High School’s first graduating class of 1909 had three students. Many early students in Artesia were not able to attend school full-time because of duties on family farms.
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Post by Agent Orange on Mar 17, 2013 17:57:23 GMT -7
Awesome info Crispy.
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Post by Agent Orange on Mar 17, 2013 18:02:05 GMT -7
Maybe some of you remember or swam in this pool? The Municipal Swimming Pool, located at Artesia High School, opened in June 1939. The pool was a special project of city manager P.V. Morris and mayor Hollis Watson and was built with Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor. The pool was the coolest place in town to hang out in the summer until it closed in 1977.
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Post by used to be Mr. Pitch on Mar 17, 2013 18:27:19 GMT -7
I swam there. Lots on this board did. Where was that HS located?
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Post by bdogfan on Mar 17, 2013 18:45:06 GMT -7
I did alot of swimming in this pool. The swimming team were named The Waterdogs and here's where they had there meets...Are they still called the waterdogs?
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Post by crispysdad on Mar 17, 2013 22:33:14 GMT -7
Boy do I ever remember that pool! I practically lived at that pool during the summer...EVERY summer back in the early-mid 70s. It looks exactly the way I remember it. Only thing missing in the pic is the chain link fence, I guess that went up later. That picture was taken from where that narrow bus lane comes out onto Richardson, looking slightly northwest. In fact, you can see the light poles and the cement bleachers of Morris Field in the background.
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Post by crispysdad on Mar 17, 2013 22:47:50 GMT -7
I swam there. Lots on this board did. Where was that HS located? Now don't quote me on this because I might be wrong, but I believe that old college that later became the high school may have been located on that huge lot at the corner of 9th and Mann. Centre Street dead-ends into 9th street right there at that lot. I was raised in a house for 18 years that is just down the street about a half a block from that lot. I was always told as far back as I can remember that there was a college, and then later a high school on that lot WAY back in the day.
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Post by crispysdad on Mar 17, 2013 23:04:33 GMT -7
Here is another pic showing the east end of the pool and the waterdogs swim team. Tennis courts are in the background, and then what we use to call the girls gym. Not sure what they call it today. The info I have says that this pic is from 1964.
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Post by used to be Mr. Pitch on Mar 18, 2013 2:25:54 GMT -7
That's good stuff. My dad ran that pool for several summers. I spent every minute I could with my dad, and therefore many at that pool. I remember 1 bad thing about it. The restrooms were naaaaaaaaassssssssssssttttttttttttyyyyyyyyyy smelling.
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Post by crispysdad on Mar 23, 2013 3:42:04 GMT -7
Here is a blast from the past! How many of you remember this place? And where it was located? I know it was still there when I graduated in 1976. Not sure when they tore it down...I think maybe sometime in the early '80s. The place was there for a LONG time, my mom still talks about going to Frenchies when she was in high school and she graduated from AHS in 1952. If you ever watched Happy Days this place was like "Arnold's".....a favorite hangout for high school kids, and it was located VERY close to the high school. I got bunches more old pics like this one, some of them are about AHS but a lot of them are not. Lot's of old pics from the 60s, 50s, 40s, and maybe even earlier of downtown Artesia, Main street, stuff like that. May post some of those later.
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Post by used to be Mr. Pitch on Mar 23, 2013 4:29:49 GMT -7
You shot me out of the saddle. I don't believe I remember that place. But I have heard it mentioned a time or 200
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Post by GoDogs on Mar 23, 2013 9:34:24 GMT -7
Frenchies and Claude's pool hall were both mainstays back in my day (1968-1971).
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