Springfield Senior High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Springfield, OH)

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WILDCAT TOP CUWBDYS I3-7 Powers and Hurshaw Star in Opener The Cats really started off their football season with a bang, trampling Columbus West 13-7. Jim Powers and Len Harshaw were constantly bringing fans to their feet with the brilliant line smashing and end sweeps. Harshaw went over for the first touchdown and snared the free ball for the extra point, after the attempted kick had been blocked. Although the Wildcats outrushed the Cowboys 159 yards to 27 yards in the first half the later took out on their own during the last part of the game. Halfback Walt Dean ran 55 yards for 6 pointsg the place kick was unsuccessful. W'est chalked up 16 first downs, five of which were snared by passes, to SHS's ten. All of the Wildcats first downs came on straight line plays, their passing definitely not ready for business. p ...-- Tommy Ferree captain. Tommy was selected captain by his teammates for his excellent sportsmanship and all-round good nature. Reserve Football Team: fRow One! Don Brooks, Jack Campbell, Martin Schlicher. John Wheel-er, Bill Englefield, George Davis, Dick Phillips, Roger Everhart. 1Row Twoj Mr. White, Neil Lottridge, Jr.. Bill Mundale, W'alter Adams, Don Stinchcomb, Charles Ludwig, Roger German, Calvin Rucker. lRozL- Three! Kenneth Seymore, Albert Powell. Bill Stan- dley, Bill Nave, Eddie Bartlett, Jim Acton. 1 Q. ' l l

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WILDCATS SHOW POWER IN '4 I946 Schedule Has Ten Games In the season of 1946 the Wildcats will have a new team tDayton Rooseveltj on their schedule. This will make up the tenth team on Springfield High's schedule. Also included in this schedule are the Big Three teams, consisting of Hamilton. Middle- town, and Portsmouth. These teams along with Mansfield are always the toughest to beat, con- sequently, they promise to be excellent games. Other schools on the schedule are Columbus West. Columbus South. Lima Central, Dayton Stivers. and to complete their schedule the Wildcats will play Marion Harding. Altogether the Cats have rough and rugged plans for the coming season. ln order to crack this tough schedule in the fall of 1946 the Wildcat squad will be working diligently under the able leadership of Coach James McDonald, who has returned from three years of service in the Navy. Wildcats Wildcats Wildcats Wildcats Wildcats Wildcats Wildcats Vllildcats Wildcats Wildcats 13 ....... 32. 0.. 12. 6 ....,,,,. 6... 0 .....,... 19 ...,.,,, 14 12. Behind 1945 .....oColumbus West 7 ...,..,Columbus South 12 .........Portsmouth 44 ,,..,...Lima Central 7 .,t..t.Mansfield 41 ,,..t,,...,Hamilton 34 .,,c.t,.cMiddletown 19 ..,,,....,Fairview O .......Stivers 7 ........lVIarion 0 1945 Football squad: D. Roberts, Wright, Taylor, Wysong, Ferree, McKenzie, House, E. Roberts, Algeo, Haemmerle: Harshaw, Hale, Grube, Trimmer, Standley, Peal, Sanders, Hau-ken, Valentine: Snyder, Eaton, Walsh, Fox Dunfee Powers, Hyland, Downey. O- 'V 0- ' ' 9 + .. ,, . J, X ., ,, , A . t ,tc-5. is

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WILDCAT ELEVEN TIE BY Springfield High Plays Host to Columbus Southp Dayton Stirers and SHS Wildcats battle it out at a night game at Evans Stadium. After meeting Columbus South at Evans Stadium, September 2, the Wildcat eleven racked up a 32-12 victory. The Gold and Blue contingent, led by the brilliant drives of Sophomore Halfback Jim Powers, scored a touchdown each period, after tallying two in the opening frame. The Bulldogs received the kick-off, found them- selves unable to do business and punted to Len Harshaw, who scampered to Columbus' 40-yard mark. Then Harshaw faded back for a pass and shot a perfect aerial 'to Powers, who crossed the goal for a touchdown. South then pulled a rally after intercepting a Wild- cat pass. The Wildcats came out of their momen- tary lethargy by making another touchdown. An- other spectacular touchdown was made by Harshaw, after a 53-yard trek, which was highlighted by Snyder's 26-yard spurt, he carried the ball over the goal line. At Portsmouth Municipal Stadium September 28, the Trojans defeated the Wildcats 44-0. The game was opened by the Trojans sparring cau- tiously at the Wildcat forward wall and after being held for three downs, punted. When Springfield went offside, the ball was called back, giving the Trojans a first down. After this, the Wildcats never came back into the game. Although the Springfield eleven never got back into the game, Harshaw, Snyder, Ferree, Powers, and Downey took courage- ous stands against the Portsmouth Trojans. Four of Portsmouth's touchdowns were tallied by jogging Ray Pelfrey. The Portsmouth powerhouse, after finding itself with a first down, never stopped. To the Wildcat's five first downs, the fighting Ports- mouth Trojans registered eleven.