The following stories were found in the 1926 editions of the Greeneville Democrat Sun.

FOOTBALL PRACTICE TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON
Wednesday, September 8, 1926
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     Coach E. F. Sharp has called all high school boys who want to make the football team this year out to the ball park at three thirty this afternoon.   The propsects for a good team this year are fair and games have already been arranged for with Morristown, and Mr. Sharp expects Kingsport, Johnson City, Erwin, and to whip the team into shape in short order.  Mr. Sharpe comes to Greeneville highly recommended.  He is from Jamestown, N. Y. and is a graduate of Kings College where he has played on the football team for the past five years.  He is a splendid athlete and will bring this phase of the football work to the front.  He will also have charge of the department of mathematics in the High School.

Webmaster's note:  Elton Sharpe is in the King College Football Hall of Fame.

COACH SHARP STARTS FOOTBALL PRACTICE
Friday, September 10, 1926
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     Coach Elton F. Sharp called together Wednesday a bunch of the finest type of manhood of the Greeneville High School for the first Football practice of the season.  A goodly number of young men responded to this call and Coach Sharpe states that with the splendid material he is sure to whip into shape in record time the finest and fastest team in the history of the Greeneville High School.  Coach Sharpe comes to Greeneville highly recommended, being a graduate of King College and an athlete of high standing in that college.  Following is a schedule of the Games for the season.

TENNESSEE WHIPS GREENEVILLE 3-0
Ernie King Kicks Field Goal In Second Period To Win Game.
Saturday, October 2, 1926
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     Ernie King's dropkick in the first quarter here yesterday afternoon gave Tennessee High School a three to 0 victory over Greeneville High School in one of the hardest fought games seen here in years.  The Tennessee player's perfect kick came after a sustained advance had carried the ball to within striking distance of the goal.  King, in addition to kicking the goal, played an otherwise flashy game.
     The Tennesseans brought a heavy team to Greeneville and the outcome of the contest was a pleasant surprise to Greeneville fans.  Elton Sharpe, coach of the Greeneville High team, was being complimented last night on the showing of his eleven in yesterday's game.

HALFBACK ISENBERG IS FATALLY HURT
Morristown Player Hit On Head In LaFollette Game Resulting in His Death.
Saturday, October 16, 1926
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     Morristown, Tenn., Oct., 16.  Howard Isenberg, 19 years old, playing halfback for Morristown high school received injuries in yesterday's game with LaFollette high school that resulted in his death last night at 6:30 o'clock.   He received a blow on the head when carrying the ball that caused concussion of the brain.
     Three doctors were summoned but little could be done for him.   Oxygen was pumped into his body which prolonged his life for about two hours during which time he remained in a state of coma, never regaining consciousness.
     Isenberg was one of the most popular boys in high school and his untimely death has cast a gloom over his fellow students.

GREENEVILLE AND JOHSNSON CITY
MEET THURS. AFTERNOON
Teams Will Meet On Equal Terms For Third Straight Year;
Games For Two Seasons Ended in Tie
Wednesday, November 17, 1926
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     The Johnson City high eleven will make their appearance before a home crowd Thursday afternoon after three weeks' absence when they take on Elton Sharp's team from Greeneville High at 2:30 o'clock at Keystone Field.  The locals have lost two games by overwhelming scores since they made their last home stand and their game with Greeneville will be the last until they take on Erwin High here on November 24, in the feature event of the season.
     Thursday's game promises to be one of the hardest of the entire season.  For the past two seasons the two schools have fought on equal terms, both games ending in a scoreless tie.  This fact alone indicates that this year's game will be a battle for blood, with both teams determined to break this deadlock with a smashing victory.
     On paper Johnson City has a slight advantage.  Tennessee High of Bristol defeated the Greene county machine 3 to 0.  Greeneville and Elizabethton tied and with the locals holding a 13 to 0 victory over Elizabethton the locals have an advantage, but this can easily be swept aside by the fighting spirit of the visiting eleven.
     Greeneville is caoched by the famous Elton Sharpe fo King College and with the visitor getting daily experience against a strong college eleven the locals can be prepared for one of the greatest battles of the season when the referee sounds his whistle Thursday afternoon.  Johnson City Chronicle.

GREENEVILLE HIGH, JOHNSON CITY
CLASH THIS AFTERNOON
Teams Have Fought To Scoreless Tie For Two Seasons;
Both Elevens in Fine Condition For Game.
Thursday, November 18, 1926
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     Greeneville High, coached by the famous Elton Sharpe of King College, and Johnson City High clash this afternoon at 2:45 o'clock on Keystone Field in what is expected to be one of the hardest fought games of the entire season.  Johnson City will make their first home appearance on the home lot in three weeks.
     The game today will be one of the grat interest to both schools as the two teams have fought to a scorelss tie for the past two years and each team will throw their strongest line-up into the game this afternoon in an effort to break the deadlock.
     The teams will meet on equal terms for the third straight season, according to the old dope.  Johnson City beat Elizabethton 7 to 0 while Greeneville and the Carter county eleven fought to a 12 to 12 tie, Tennessee High eased out a three to 0 victory over the Greene countians early in the season while Johnson City defeated the Bristol aggregation 13 to 0.  So far this season previous games have had no bearing on figuring dope but goes to show that the teams are evenly divided.

JOHNSON CITY DEFEATS GREENEVILLE HIGH YESTERDAY
Game Was Played In Sea Of Mud With Neither Team Able to Show Strength
Friday, November 19, 1926
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     Battling through a seas of mud which made going at times almost impossible, Johnson City High defeated Greeneville in the Milligan College stadium yesterday afternoon by the score of 32 to 0, breaking the scorless deadlock that has existed between the two schools for the past two years.  Johnson City got the advantage early in the game and held it throughout, keeping the visitors on the defense a greater part of the game.
     Led by Hubert, Johnson City waded, slipped and slided through the mud, gaining almost at will on sweeping end runs and ramming drives through the line.   Both teams were slowed up by the muddy condition of the field and at no time were they able to show their real strength.  Hubert was the main cog in the local's defense, continually hammering away with ramming drives through the line and off tackle smashes which netted gain after gain.  Cambell, Keever and Lamons played a great game in spite of the mud, registering long gains through the Greeneville team.  Johnson City's line smothered the visitor son practically every attempt forcing them to rely upon the over head attack for their gains.
     Greeneville had a fighting team and never at any time did they yeild any ground except through the raining drives of the local back.  Johnson City had the better mud team and used their advantage to run up the score.
     Numerous fumbles by both sides slowed up the game with the break being about even.  The story of the game is wrapped up in the fact that Johnson City outplayed the visitors turning their advantage into scores and never did Greeneville seriously threaten to score.  Once they forced the locals back to their own six yard line by a long punt by Rankin, but Hubert punted out of danger.  Most of the game was played in Greeneville territory.
     The visitors presented a dazzling passing game but were unable to push the ball over the final chalk line, thereby failing to score on Johnson City for the third straight season.