Fostoria High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Fostoria, OH)

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Third Row - Byron Hutchin, Charles Shirk, Alvin Crowe, Virgil Groves, Ralph Hartley, Carl Purkey, Ralph Bennett, Charles Peters, Harry Wade. Second Row - Charles Flechtner, Vincent Williams, Dale Herbert, Eddie Vogel, Pete Clark, Delbert Roberts, Henery . . P . K Herrlg, Richard Harris, Bob Shiley, Tom rentlce, Joe ovacs. . First Row -- Mr. Nixon, Willard Rader, Nate Vance, Clarence Slick, Bob Martin, George Shearer, Earl Smith,-Bob Whitman, Calvin Marshall, Bill Young, Delbert Shontz, Mr. Edwards. football squad rom a squad of thirty inexperienced football candidates was molded a team which goes on record as one of the best in Northwestern Ohio for the year 1933. the boys who were lost by graduation in June 1933 were greatly missed and the prospect of replacing them seemed almost hopeless. However, the willingness of these inexperienced boys to work hard, cooperate with one another, and to iight every minute of the game were the factors that made for the success of the team. out of the ten games played, eight were won and two were lost. The game which will probably remain as the most spectacular is that with Tiffin junior Order Home. junior Order, with a veteran team was a two to one favorite- Fostoria, trailing seven to nothing at the half, came back with their characteristic rally and won a well-deserved victory, the first for Fostoria over the Orphans in ten years. the outlook for the 1934 season at present appears most gloomy. The loss of fourteen lettermen by graduation will be keenly felt. The fact that no spring football is permitted will also serve as a handicap. However, with the boys who are anxious and willing to work hard, Fostoria should again have a football team that will do her honor. the Athletic Association takes this opportunity to thank the school board, the C.W.A., and all those who made possible the improvements of our athletic field. signed - WILLIAM M. EDWARDS head coach l misiriiill IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII f o o t b a I I Dag 9 ..25..

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. . . . . . . an injun story a saga of the warpath, red and black on the touchdown trail. . chapter I 1 n the first battle of the season, Fostoria Highs' Redmen took on the neighbor- ing tribe of Mohawks, with elusive johnny Rossman and their multitudes of passers, the enemy was ever dangerous. At the half, St. VVendelins' invaders held a slim margin of one point. This called for action, and medicine, or maybe the braves held a war-dance, but a different sort of team came out for the second half. The Redskins plunged and bucked to the goal line, not once, but four times. With pass after pass the Sharfmen tried to close the gap, but the Red and Black could defend as well as charge. The game ended 33 to 7. fostoria was far from a smooth-working, perfectly clicking team, but even this early the Warriors showed their stamina and fight, the closing drive which carried them on through a successful season. chapter II next was the Braves task to repel an invading army, the Rossford Bulldogs. The invaders soon showed their right to the title of Bulldogs, for after gaining a six point lead, they held Fostoria stubbornly at a safe distance from the fatal stripe. But the wild Indians would not be tame forever and in the fourth period, Shearer scored. The slim margin of the extra point brought Fostoria a 7 to 6 victory. In a desperate last drive, Rossford sought to score, but the gun found them still outside the danger zone. The Redmen gained 98 yards from rushing, Rossford only 25, but the high point of both teams' work was the defensive play, which left little room for scoring. chapter III fremont was next, and this is the time for all good Redskins to weep for their Alma Mater. With Binkley leading the way, the Fremont team followed him, to the tune of 19 to 6. Our braves were not entirely without honor, however, for the last half was Fostoria's. Injured early in the game, Chief Shearer came back to count coup once, and lead his men to the shadow of the goal-posts more than once. Fostoria could gain, and gain they did, but the marker seemed farther away after each attack. Even in defeat all was not lost, for again the Warriors closed with a drive which, though short of victory this time, boded ill for the next Redskin foe. ' chapter I V our braves enjoy their hunting, so when the Lima Tiger invaded tribal territory, all hands turned out for Happy Hunting. In the first three quarters, a Lima Safety was the only score. Neither team could find the goal line, defense seemed the order of the day. This couldn't go on forever, and our Braves were the ones to change it. On a veritable last quarter war-dance, VVhitman and Slick, Shearer and Vogel, seemed to take turns at gaining. On a series of runs, f'Big George broke up the ball game with the first marker. One taste of blood was not enough for the Indians, however, and the old Tomahawk Tosser, Slip- pery Slick, ended the game with a pass to Del Roberts. Final score, 14 to 2. this was only a beginning, the power promised before now really appeared. Lima South was the first to feel it, but not the last. llflll' llalllnlm IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII f o o t b a I I D339 ..27.. I 'W 4