Staunton Military Academy - Shrapnel Yearbook (Staunton, VA)

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wer e CN' J Eb 'Gris ibm had little or no their ability, for The season 'X i .l. 'l :Football TATE CHAMPIONS AGAIN! A crowd of huskies full of pep who never stopped fighting. It was truly the most aggres- sive team that S. M. A. has ever turned out. VVhen the candidates reported, it was found that only four letter men had returned, Captain McMahon, Townsend, Malone, and Bentz. And most of the material the coaches had to work on experience on the gridiron. That is where they turned out a great team, the Champions opened with the strong VVashington and Lee nents. l'The Generals fought hard, but the charging of the and the plunging of the backneld coufdn't be stopped. S. M the coaches showed of the State. scrubs as our oppo- Blue and Gold line, A. won to the tune of 21 to 2. On the following Saturday, S. M. A. played Vlfashington Tech High School, who later won the High School Championship of YVashington, D. C. It was a hard- iought game, but the 'Washington lads couldnot stand up under the attack of the strong Staunton team. The final score was 7 to O. . Our next game was played at Annapolis, Md., against the strong Navy Plebe team. The sailors didn't have a chance. S. M. A. left the held with another victory packed away. The score stood S. M. A., 213 Plebes, O. The next game was played at Philadelphia against the strong Pennsylvania Fresh team. Conditions were such that made it impossible for S. M. A. to win. The team put up a great fight and in a most spectacular game were defated 6 to O. , On Saturday, November 6th, S. M. A. Hto-ok on the Virginia Freshmen at home. It was the same old story: The Blue and Gold eleven playing A No l ball, were triumphant again. In a one-sided game, they smothered the HF1'CSl'lH 26 to 0. The long-looked-for day arrived, November 20th. The old bitter rivals met- S. M. A. and A. M. A. It was, without a doubt, the easiest game of the season for S. M. A.. The boys from down the' pike were just outclassecl. Touchdown after touchdown was scored by the Blue and Gold. Rollers was out-played in every angle of the game, seven touchdowns were made, bringing the nnal score to 49 to 7. The Thanksgiving day game, the last of the season, was just like the others, a complete walkaway for the Kable boys, the final score being S. M. A., 495 Fish- burne O. But then, all the credit cannot be given to the team, for the Faithful Scrubs

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must be remembered, toon It was they who fought against the Varsity, day after day, and gave them the practise which did so much towards producing the Cham- pionship Team of the State. Captain McMahon, at quarter was the directing head of the team. He is Heet of foot, and very clever in dodging would-be tacklers, McMahon can do anything a go-od quarterback is supposed to do, and can do it well. He was unanimously re-elected to captain next year's team. At center, Bentz playing his third year, put up his usual game. At right guard Newbaker, whose two hundred pounds of brawn enabled him to tear opposing guards into bits. . At left guard, Townsend, the husky Canadian, stood head and shoulders above any man he faced in so- far as all-'round playing was concerned. Built low and close to the ground, a hole through his position was almost impossible. At left tackle was Paget, as game and aggressive as they come. Although it was his first year as a regular, his play was exceptional, and how he could go' down the field on punts ! Stearns, at right tackle, was not a colorful nor yet a sensational tackle, but his play was steady and he tore gaping holes in opposing lines. Malone, at right end, heavy, yet quite fast, made an ideal man. Seldom was his position circled, and his tackling was hard and sure, while his size enabled him to keep off the opposing tackle on those players where the right tackle was used elsewhere. A ' At left end Zemp and WValters, R., both lacking experience, had enough natural ability to develop into ends of prep school ability. Walters, H., the substitute linesman, lacked experience and that alone. He possessed all the courage and tight of a good linesman, but needed a little season- ing to get into the regular line up. U At right half was Foreman, that big, powerful Texan. 'Wonderful on the defense, he was even greater at carrying the ball. Nothing could stop his savage assaults, and his unlimited pep kept the whole team on edge. Burke, playing at left field, failed to show his real ability until late in the season. The way he tore through the heavy Fishburne line was a treat. Full back found Connelly and Bauer strong contestants. Connelly was per- haps the best defensive man on the squad, and was very adept at breaking up forward passes. Bauer, his understudy, was a line plunger who lacks only a little speed and experience to be a star. The other men, Loppacker and McDaniel, halfbacks, and Ritter, quarterback, were indeed unfortunate to have such contestants for their positions as the stars mentioned. All of them played an exceptional game and deserve all possible credit for their ability. s. M. A., 21-W. asf L. SCI'L1lDS,O. s. M. A., O-Penn. Fre5h,?' 6, S. A., 7TivV3.ShlI'lgtO1'1 TCCl1 A., 26i.U11iV. O-f Va. HZFI-eSh,,, S. M. A., 21-Navy f'Plebes, O. S S. M. A., 49-F. M. S., 7. . M. A., 49-A. M. A., o.