Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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The hard fighting team from Davidsville managed to score their lone tally in the second quarter and aside from that, they were completely annihilated. Trojan touchdowns were made by Reynolds, who made five; O'Bara and Stiffler, who made two apiece; and Steve Slobozien and Mandroc, who made one apiece. Mandroc kicked five of the extra points and O'Bara one. TIGERS SUBDUE TROJANS After thoroughly trouncing Conemaugh Township the previous week, the valiant-fight- ing Trojans could not budge the brick wall of McKeesport. Try as they could, they were un- able to prevent the more experienced Tigers of their former coach, Duke'' Weigle, from mak- ing the score 13 to 0. It can be said, however, that the Trojans showed plenty of fighting spirit. SECOND SUCCESS FOR TROJANS Still full of the fighting spirit of the last game and even more determined to win, the Trojans thoroughly blitzed a dazed German Township team. The game featured a great deal of passing, forty passes in fact, and although German Township completed more of these aerials and had more first downs than Johnstown, they, nevertheless, were swamped. The final count was 33 to 7. J. H. S. DEFENSE SHATTERED In the first of two encounters with Windber, the Trojans found themselves lacking the fighting spirit so predominant in the previous two games. With their offensive power blasted in all but on instance, the Trojan's defense was overrun by the iron horse that was Windber. The score was 18 to 0, Windber's favor.

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This season also saw the appointment of a new assistant coach to take the place of one of the two assistants who were inducted into the Navy last season. He is Mr. Carl Wauga- man hailing from Ligonier, who, after maintaining a successful position there for a time, was appointed here as assistant football and basketball coach in addition to assuming duties as gym instructor and health teacher. A new summer training period was set up for this year's squad. Due to the shortage of gasoline this year, the usual two-week training period at Camp Reynolds had to be abandoned, and instead a new plan was adopted. Almost every day during the remaining two weeks of summer vacation, the players went to the Point Stadium in the morning and practiced. Then in the afternoon, after eating their dinner in the High School cafeteria, they returned to the field and resumed practice. In this manner, many of the things they did at camp were simulated here in the city. FOOTBALL GAMES On Saturday night, September 11, Trojan fans saw a preview of what at least half of the coming games were to be like. The encounter featured a rival squad from away back —Glassport High. Wiih both teams balancing each other, fairly equal in strength, the Tro- jans, working under the nervousness of first game excitement, managed to ring up only one touchdown. Glassport did likewise, making the final score 6 to 6. JOHNSTOWN CRUSHES CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP The following Saturday night saw a Johnstown team, one hundred per cent better in every way, thoroughly whitewash the Indians of Conemaugh Township to the tune of 66 to 6.

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Hit Hard! — Hard Tackling riRST GAME AWAY SPELLS DEFEAT Thoroughly capitalizing on every break which came their way, the Monessen Grey- hounds managed to edge out the Trojans 19 to 13. Despite the fact that the Trojans were outplayed in the first two quarters, the third quarter saw them regain a little of the old fighting spirit. In the fourth quarter, they really went to town, scoring all thirteen points then. However, the Trojans' vitamins came a little too late. JAYS WHITEWASHED BY TROJANS Galloping through what proved to be a surprisingly weak Jeannette squad, the Tro- jans copped their third win of the season by a score of 34 to 0. The Trojans, however, paid a high price for the win, losing both Mandroc and Reynolds, who were hurt early in the game. A VICTORIOUS MARCH In the first daylight home game, the Trojans easily subdued an outclassed but hard- fighting Boswell team. For the first time, the starting lineup did not include a single senior and during the entire game, only three seniors saw limited service. The Trojans gained a total of 349 yards against only 47 of the opponents, giving a final score of 46 to 0. SWAMPED AGAIN Once more, both the offense and defense of the hard-driving Trojans was shattered by an undefeated Windber team. Try as they could, the Trojans were once again outdone by the Ramblers, the score being 19 to 0. GRID FINALE REGISTERS DEFEAT With the season's curtain falling, Johnstown fans saw a stunned Trojan squad reel back under the impact of eleven battering rams of Redstone. The Black Hawks scored all of their tallies in the first quarter, then let Johnstown take the offense in the early portion of the second quarter. It was then the Trojans made their only touchdown and extra point. This was short-lived, however, as the Redstones retained the offense the remainder of the game, but without scoring. The final results were 13 to 7, in favor of Redstone.