Westwood High School - Chipmunk Yearbook (Westwood, CA)

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Review of 1925 Season The problem of building up a winning combination with entirely new material faced Coach Ashcraft at the beginning of the 1925 season. Football was a new sport at W. H. S. and many of the men reporting had never before played the game. With the call for opening practice twenty-four men reported. Of this number nineteen stuck to the end of the season. From this group a squad was developed of which W. FI. S. may well be proud. A record of three victories and no defeats in the first year of competition in any sport is certainly worthy of mention. Much credit must be given to Coach Ashcraft and Assist- ant Coach Pershing for the splendid showing made by the team. GAMES Modoc Union 0: Westwood 19 Lassen Union 6; Westwood 18 Modoc Union 0: Westwood 13 Touchdowns: Sharon. 4: Vernon, 3: Minshall. 1. Goals after touchdowns: Vernon, 1: Lofstedt. 1. FOOTBALL CUP A fitting conclusion to a successful season came with the presentation to the High School of a silver loving cup by Mr. Fletcher L. Walker. This award given in recognition of the fine spirit shown by the High School during the season just closed is properly engraved with the record of the games and the names of the players. WITH THE LETTER MEN ELLIS MINSHALL, Captain and Center On and off the field Captain Minshall displayed a remarkable quality of leadership showing a spirit of clean aggressive fight, a spirit which was instilled into the entire team. In addition, in every game, he played a stellar game both offensively and defensively. He followed the ball in every play and ran inter- ference well. In the Susanville game particularly this feature of play stood out. On several occasions during the season he was called back of the line to carry the ball and in the final Modoc game called the plays as well. W. H. S. loses a valuable man when he graduates in June. PAUL BRINK, Captain-Elect and Guard In his position Brink consistently played a good offensive and defensive game. He showed himself to be a hard and willing worker, being in the game every minute. He has two more years in Westwood High School and should give a good account of himself. RICHARD ATKINS, Guard Not many of the plays of the opposition got through Atkins’ side of the line. Particularly in the final Modoc game he shone as a defensive guard. [Twenty-five]

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 First Row: Knudsen, Chipman, Somerville, F. Atkins, Manager. Second Row: Brown, R. Atkins, Vernon, Minshall (Captain), Sharon, Ricketts. Third Row: Loftstedt, Brink (Captain-Elect), Morrison, June, Gilbert. Back Row: Felion, Weitzel, Lane, Coach Ashcraft. “For when the one great Scorer comes To write against your name, He writes not that you won or lost, But how you played the game.” [Twenty-four]

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repeatedly stopping the line plays of the Alturas team. Atkins graduates this year. His place will be hard to fill. EARL LANE. Guard As a guard Lane gave a good account of himself whenever called upon to play. A consistently hard worker will be lost to the team through his grad- uation. EINAR KNUDSEN. Tackle Throughout the season Knudsen showed a keen joy in mussing up the plays of the opposition. His work in this respect was a source of joy to the supporters of the team as well. He has one more year at W. H. S. With the experience gained this year he should next year develop into a smashing, “rarin,” go-getting tackle. RICHARD BROWN. Tackle “Dick'’ played opposite Knudsen and held down his share of the job equally well. Probably no other member of the squad enjoyed making an opponent eat the dirt as did Brown. He too has one more year with the team. This fact alone goes far to assure the prospect of a good team another year. FRED MORRISON, End Monk” showed a remarkable capacity for getting into the midst of the plays of the opposition before they got well under way. This was the source of much consternation to the opposing players and of pleasure to the supporters of W. H. S. He will be lost to the team through graduation. HARRY GILBERT, End Smallness of stature meant nothing with Gilbert. In the center of every play all of the time, he manifested a quality of fight that never quit. Playing opposite much larger men he acquitted himself in more than worthy fashion. KENNETH LOFSTEDT, End and Quarter-Back Early in the season Ken” played an end position and gave a good account of himself offensively and defensively. Later in the season he developed a remarkable punting ability. In the last game of the season against Modoc he played quarter and was called upon to do the punting. His work in this regard was a considerable factor in the decisive defeat given the Alturas team on this occasion, many of his kicks going fifty and sixty yards. He has one more year of high school football. THOMAS WEITZEL, Quarter-Back Weitzel possessed a good knowledge of the game and had the rare faculty of calling the right play at the right time. As a safety man he was a good handler of punts. Tom will be a senior next year. [Twenty-iix]