Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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I6 THE SPECTATOR School obtained the ball and kicked out of danger. Three times Capt. Munk tried Held goals, and the last one only by sheer luck, struck the crossbar and bounced back. Our line men seemed demoralized and it was not until the second half that they could stop Connellsville's rushes. Near the end of the first half, Johnstown gained 25 yards by the first onside kick ever tried in this city. They followed this by a forward pass on which they gained 30 yards more. Replogle gained IO yards more on 2 trials, and the half ended with the ball on the visitor's xo yard line. ln the second half, Johnstown went in with more vim, keeping the ball in their opponents' territory continually. lt seemed as tho we would be held, until Replogle with a minute to play brought the ball to Connellsville's 5 yard line, and Rothstein with 40 seconds to play, carried the ball over for a touchdown. I-le kicked the goal, making the score 6--0. Connellsville outweighed Johnstown and her men were older. The features of the game were the defensive work of Hlgh School, the ground gaining of Rothstein, Sharkey and Capt. Replogle, and the punting of both Capt. Nlunk of Connelsville and Rodgers for Johnstown. The game was only won by luck, and our men will have to play better football if they want to get in the championship class this season. The teams lined up as follows: f. H. S. Position C. H. S. Sharkey .... . left end .... Cohen Zipf ....... . left tackle Bishop, McFarland, Whalen Chamberlain . . . .left guard .... Schwartz Dolan ...... . center .... Marshall Louther-Richards right guard . . . Breckman Rodgers-Graham right tackle . . . Ash Geisel-Long . . . right end . . . Clasper White ........ quarterback . . . Munk fCapt.J Kellar ...... left halfback . . . Gemas Replogle QCapt.J . . right halfback . . . Ritchey Rothstein ....... fullback .... McCormick Touchdown: Rothsteing goal, Rothstein. Raab. Umpire-Mr. Gugan, Connellsville- Timers-Prof. Jacobs, J. H. S.g Prof. Cober, C. H. S. Head linesman-Merle Baker. Referee-George

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THE SPECTATOR 15 around the end for twenty yards, and Rothstein again crossed the goal line. Rodgers' kick went over the bar. Score, J. H. S. 18-G. H. S. 0. Greensburg gained I0 yards on a forward pass, but there was no further scoring that half. ln the second half Chamberlain took Rothstein's place at fullback, where he made several good gains. Kellar was put in at left half, Wolle and Long took the ends and Gra- ham relieved Richards. Greensburg kicked to Johnstown, who lost the ball on downs, altho Greensburg was forced to kick. The ball changed hands frequently this half, tho High School at one time advanced it to the visitors one yard line but lost it on a fumble. Toward the end of the half, Replogle went over for a touchdown, and Rodgers kicked the goal, making the Hnal score 24-O. The teams lined up in this manner: f. H. S. 'Posztion G. H. S. Geisel-Long ..... left end . B. Welty Zipf . . . . . . left tackle D. Welty Richards-Graham . left guard Royer Dolan ........ center Black Louther ...... right guard Cope Rodgers ...... right tackle Drury Suppes-Wolle . . . right end Perry White .... . . .quarterback Eicher QCapt.j Sharkey-Kellar . . .left half Loughry Replogle fCapt.J . . right half McHardy Rothstein, Chamberlain. fullback. Shaffer Touchsowns: Sharkey, Replogle, Rothstein 2. Goals: Rod- gers 4. Officials : Geo. Raab, refereeg Francis Hamilton, umpireg Merle Baker. head linesman 3 Prof. Jacobs and Farr, timers. THE CONNELLSVILLE GAME The second gridiron contest was pulled off with Con- nelsville High on the following Saturday, October 5th, and Johnstown was glven a bad scare in the first half, for until the last few minutes,the ball was in our territory contin- ually. Time after time, Connellsville advanced the ball to our 5 and IO yard line, but they never got any farther, for by reason of a fumble or by good defensive playing, High

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THB SPBCTATOR 17 The first two games were featured between halves and before the game by the signal practice of the fully uni- formed Reserves. Manager Henderson wishes to announce that so far the season has been a success Hnancially, and that since Alle- gheny Prep. has disbanded its team, no game will be played with them this season. Negotiations are pending with Al- toona High for the Thanksgiving game instead of Dubois High. Everyone should try to sell tickets for the games and to distribute posters. These will be issued generally on the Tuesday preceding the game. Please do not sell tickets at the gate as the gate receipts are needed for paying of im- mediate expenses. Poor work has been done by the boy's rooting squad. The girls have outdone them completely. lf you want your team to win, you've got to come down and root, and don't forget to come around the night before a game to help to put up the fence, and what is more important, don't forget to stay after a game to help to take it down. THE SHADYSIDE GAME Before a crowd of one thousand spectators, with sullen determination written on every face, the High School foot- ball team proved to the public that they are still in the championship classg and, tho Shadyside Academy out- weighed them 25 pounds to a man, nevertheless, Johnstown kept the ball in their territory almost continually during the entire game, and allowed them to make their Hrst down only once in the 45 minutes of play. Shadyside was conhdent of victory. The people of Johnstown were sure that High School would be defeated. lt was then that Merle Baker, the president of the Alumni, called a mass-meeting of the boys of the High School and of the Alumni. At this meeting it was decided that High School would not be defeated, and new vigor was put into the team and the student-body. Fully 4oo rooters were assembled at the grounds, and their enthusiasm encouraged the team greatly. 4 ln the Hrst half, High School kicked off to Shadyside's tive yard line, made sensational forward passes, and played