Foot of the Sculpture

ID: 3526
This file appears in: The Codger Pole

Besides displaying just the names and faces of the 1988 codgers, the pole also has engraved on it the mascots of the two schools - the St. John Eagle and the Colfax Bulldog.

Photo by author, 2014.

This file appears in: The Codger Pole

By Robert M. Lambeth
Old grudges die hard. In 1938, cross-county archrivals the Colfax Bulldogs and the St. John Eagles met in a bitterly contested football matchup. St. John emerged the victors with a score of 14 - 0, but the defeated Colfax Bulldogs did not forget. …