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

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.red. . 3. . black lllllllllllllllllllllll chapter V toledo Whitmer now advanced against the Tribe. Their advance inspired little fear in our warlike Braves, who opened ceremonies with touchdowns by Herrig and by Roberts, both on end around plays. At a later stage, Toledo took heart, and scored on a great 82 yard march down the f1eld. Naturally, this riled the Warriors, and Medicine Man VVhitman strolled to the goal line with one of Slick's passes. Not satisfied with this, the Tomahawk Tosser helped him- self to a 57 yard run and the final score of the game Fostoria 25- Whitmer 7. Though far from a close contest, the Whitmer game again gave promise of what was to come. chapter VI tiring of familiar haunts, the bold VVarriors entered Tiffin. They found the enemy waiting in ambush and our braves were quite good Injuns during the early stanzas. The closing moments of the half brought the scent of the goal posts and the third quarter found our Warriors out for blood. VVith little delay Chief Shearer led his men to the goal line. One plunge scored a marker, and the extra point tied the score. Fostoria kicked off and a few moments of battle found the Juniors holding the ball deep in their own territory. As the punt started, Bob Martin was through the line. He blocked the kick, the ball bounded to Del Roberts. Warrior Roberts immediately departed for the goal line and the extra point made a 14 to 7 score. The Redskins were on top and had no intentions of being displaced, grounding passes and smothering runs all through a hectic last period, they finished in their winning stride. Shearer's long arms stopped one thrilling Junior run, and Dick Harris seemed to reach enemy passes before the receiver started. Final score was 14 to 7. chapter VII fresh from the Tiffin victory, the Redskins fell upon Kenton. Many scalps were already captured and many more the Warriors added. The first quarter was Fostoria's, twenty points in twenty plays. Marshall scored in the second, with the entire sub line-up playing. They stayed in for the third period and experi- enced little difficulty till the quarter ended, 26 to 0. Then the fun began in truth. With the Varsity returned to the game, three scores were chalked up in the closing stanza. A speedy dash by Harris stopped Kenton's only scoring threat. Herrig, with half the line watching him, still managed to spend most of his time in the midst of the enemy backfield. Shiley was a veritable Terror on offense and as solid as oak on the defensive side. Scoring was almost evenly divided, with Slick scoring twice and passing to Roberts for another. Shearer tallied twice, Vogel and Marshall once each. Eddie Vogel's forty-five yard runback of a kick-off was another of the shining lights. The gun found the score at 45 to 0. chapter VIII the Touchdown Trail next led to Bee-Gee territory. Although playing on a wet field, the warriors lost no time in opening fire. Slippery Slick passed to Whitman for first blood. Pushing close to the goal as the period closed, the first play of the next stanza sent George Shearer through center for another marker. Fostoria then kicked-off to the Bob-Cats, received a punt on the Indian forty-yard line, and Score Number Three came after a series of steady gains. Slick chalked up the marker. Another kick-off, another punt, and F ostoria's ball on her own forty-two yard line. Shearer took the ball on the first play and departed for the Happy Hunting Grounds. Climaxing another series' of gains, Eddie Vogel scored the final touchdown early in the third quarter. Dage lllllimllllll

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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

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cold air and muddy field, but the Indians brought home fresh Bob-cat pelts and, incidentally, a 34 to 0 victory. chapter IX facing toward the Findlay game, Fostoria entered a costly conflict with Napoleon. Both scores were Shearer's work, but the injury of Eddie Vogel in the early stanzas kept the score to a lower level than it might have been. The game was marked by roughness, Vogel, Whitman, and Martin being handicapped in the Findlay tilt by the injuries received. Fostoria made 17 first downs to 3 for the visitors, and led by far in all departments of play. VVith two regulars out during a considerable part of the contest, Fostoria yet was able to score twice for a 14 to 0 victory. cha pier X in the closing game of the season, a crippled band of Warriors engaged the Findlay tribe. The battle brought our Redskins no Laurels of Victory, but no team ever fought harder against defeat. The breaks were not for Fostoria and the score was nine to nothing, but there is more to a game than the score can tell, and courage the Braves did have. Every player, whether Varsity or Sub, gave his best for the team, and a Hghting team need never be ashamed. we could be proud of our teams' spirit if the boys had never won a game, but the record of 1933 is a high one for any team. Eight victories were the Redskins', and only two defeatsg the score in points was tripled for our Braves. closing the season of ,'33, measuring both record and men, we are proud of our Team and of our Coach. varsity lineup . . Name Position Class Weight HARRIS Center Senior 145 HERBERT uEnd Senior 145 CROW Tackle Junior 148 HERRIG End Junior 150 MARSHALL H alfback Senior 130 MARTIN Tackle Senior 145 SHEARER Fullback Senior 195 SHILEY Guard Senior 175 SHIRK Guard Freshman 140 SHONTZ Tackle Senior 145 SLICK H alfback Senior 135 SMITH Guard Senior 165 ROBERTS End junior 145 RADER Guard Senior 130 VANCE Fullback Senior 150 VOGEL Halfback Junior 155 WHITMAN Quarterback Senior 135 YOUNG Page H alfback Senior '. school llllllllllllllllllillll 155 'lI f 0 0 t b 3 I I