Portland High School - Tifoon Yearbook (Portland, IN)

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OTBAI. SEAS Portland vs Decatur The fightln Panther Gr1d1ron Eleven came back from the Coldwater defeat b5 w1nn1ng from the Yellow Jackets 7 to 0 Scormg w1th1n the last two mln utes of the first quarter the Panthers protected thelr lead durlng the remaln der of the game Klrby scored the only touchdown from the llfz foot l1ne wlth Hudson k1ck1ng the extra po1nt Portland vs Bluffton Although the Panthers were unable to wrest the football trophy from the T1 gers who have held lt ln thelr posses slon for the past three years they went down fightlng loslng by a score of 13 to 6 After recoverlng a fumble G1bson sped over h1s own rlght tackle for the only Panther score of the game The Panthers threatened several tlmes but were unable to push on over the Tlger goal l1ne Football Lettermen HUDSON halfback played well bal anced ball games and was always an of fenslve threat KIRBY fullback through center was h1s 1ob BOWEN end best on defense kept many a runner from gettlng around h1s Top rovx Hudson K1rby Bowen Aker Ormsby end of the llne AKER tackle kept many opposlng players from scormg ORMSBY quarterback that httle m1nute man of the Panthers AYRES end a substltute wh1le Mc Clung was hurt d1d a very good Job HAVILAND tackle has the maklngs ot a good football plaver BEELER center really used h1s head one of the reasons Why Panther oppo nents had to use a passlng attack HARDY quarterback was calm and used h1s head rn plannrng plays GIBSON halfback although not scor 1ng a lot P H S fans could vouch he FRAKES quarterback kept h1s part of the game ID good order SPAHR guard one of the best on the Panther l1ne MCCLUNG end and captam h1s best game was the second Decatur game MILLETT tackle a plaver whom the opposmg players d1d not llke to meet PONTIUS guard rlght 1n the thxck of every game CASTER and GRAVES m1nor letter men tackle and guard best l1ne re serves on the squad played typlcal Panther ball Mlddl row Ayers Havlland Beeler Hardy Glbson Frakes Bottom row Spahr McClung M1llett Pont1us Craves Caster . , l . 'T T ' r ' ' -1 1 l . . . . , lg ' 'Y . - - 9 , , ' . - - Y l I , . . . . ' . . was ln there trymg. '- - 3 3 ' . C Z a ' 1 ' u ' v I ' ' A 1 1 1 : ' ' ' 2

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D M T CRISP fall nights the band newly chosen yell leaders e smell of hot dogs and the Portland Panthers battllng a formidable opponent under the llghts That was Football' ' Portland vs Garrett The Rallroaders used size and ab1l1ty to score over half the1r points 1n the first quarter w1nn1ng w1th a score of 20 to 0 Once agaln the first game JIDX came to Portland when McClung first strmg end was mjured ln the first half He saw httle action for several games Portland vs Decatur Thls game was a dlfferent storv for the Panthers trounced Decatur 34 to 0 Winning thelr first game 1n three years the team showed much lmprovement over the last game Led by quarterbacks K1rby and Frakes who seemed to know just what Decatur wasnt looking for Portland scored all 34 po1nts 1n the sec ond half In the third quarter Ormsby came ln to score 18 points whxle Hudson and K1rby kept the fans on the edge of the1r seats w1th fine runs Portland vs Alexandria In th1s scoreless t1e game the Panther hre seemed to be made of rocks Most of the game was played in the mlddle of tlae field and only two punts were made throughout In the last couple of mm utes w1th three regulars out of the l1ne up and the ball on the 6 1nch l1ne the Panthers held for four downs Inter ceptlng a Tlger pass Ormsby ran 65 yards deep ID the opponent s territory only to lose lt on downs Portland vs Coldwater Travelmg 1nto Oh1o the Panthers lost a hard fought battle to the Caval1ers 14 to O Dugan playlng h1s best game of the year before golng 1nto the armed forces drove through the l1ne for most of the Panthers first downs Hudson s end runs and long punts kept our op ponents away from our goal a good part of the game The Panthers kept up w1th the Caval1ers runn1ng attack but were unable to cope with the opponents pass 1D Back row standlng left to rlght Havlland Frakes R Smith Ormsby Jackson F Smith Lotz Wxl l1ams Fexrstem Shaneyfelt Landfaxr Burkett Dugan D Glaves Hall Caster Ray Hummer Spltzer Ayres Second row kneelxng Skinner Gxbson Hardy K1rby Hudson Front low kneellng Horme Cstudent manager? McClung M1llett Pontlus Beeler R Graves Aker Bowen 1 . . . 7 ' ' 1 . 1 9 , - , - ' 9 1 f. . . , 1 . , . 1 , 7 1 ' . ,, 1 1 - ' 1 1 ' 1 - f 1 - 1 1 , . ' 1 ' ,, 9 . ,A . . . . . , . 1 1 . . , ' ' 1. ' : 1 1 ' U 1 1 1 - 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 - V 1 1 1 1 , . 1 5 : . 1 1 1 1 ' - l 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 . - 1

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IDED NEW CCAC!-l OMING to Portland from Hlcksvllle Ohlo Harold Wallace held a record ol 59 basketball games Won to ll lost durmg the three years that he was coach there Born a Hoosler he was educated at Central Normal College and whlle there excelled 1n all sports earnlng a comblned total of eleven letters 1n base ball basketball and football Because of h1s frlendly personahty and keen understandlng of human na ture Coach Wallace soon Won the ad m1rat1on and loyalty of h1s boys WIT!-I NEW CHEERLEADERS AND HOWN 1n a huddle between yells are P H S cheer leaders Cleft to rlghtl Besslelee Kelly Margle Lou Hawkms and Pat Arn Th1s peppy group brought fresh lnterest 1nto the yellmg at all g mes th1s year by mtroduclng a new yell at each pep SGSSIOD The good sportsmanshlp and faxrness whlch was dlsplayed by the gl ls toward oppos1ng cheerleaders was notlceable to all