Shafter High School - Laurion Yearbook (Shafter, CA)

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he . 0 0 urinnal l'lIIl'lJJ VOLUME I Shafter, California, gl 19 37 X ' NUMBER 1 GAHUS EBALP MAHIIJIJPA INIJ Wi Football Season Ends in Blaze of Glory for Shafter Shafter, Nov. 14.- The Maricopa In- dians fell today be- fore the onslaught of Coach Bill White's Golden Cardinals by a score of 25 to 0, thus giving the Cards the right to pe1'ma- nent possession of Q the Sierra League football trophy. Many long runs by Mike Janzen and beautifully executed passes by Neufeld to Dorris, Lachenmaier, and Potter made the crowd real- ize they were seeing a good brand of American football. Shafter was able to score in the first period by means of a fade pass from Neufeld to Dorris, with a lateral to Myrick, Who crossed the goal line unmolested. The second score came after a long run by Janzen, followed by a check signal play which sent White over for the score. The third score was a pass from Neufeld to Janzen, who went over standing up. ln the closing moments of the game, Koop, a substitute fresh- man fullback, intercepted a Mari- copa pass and, evading a couple of Indian tacklers, went over the line. The only point after touch- down was made on this play by a pass to Janzen. The score: Shafter 25, Maricopa 0. Starling Lineup: Shafter 25 Position Maricopa 0 Dorrls ,,,,,,,,,,., L.E ....,...,....... Dudley Rexius ............ L.T .............,.. Kohler Edwards ........ L.G .,.......,........ Troop Reiley .,.,.......... C ............. Drunding Kadel ............ R.G ............,,,,... Rupp Neuman ........ R.T. ....... ...... lv Iiller Potter ............ R.E. ............., Russell White ,............. Q ........... ....... H elm Janzen . ......... R.H ..,,..... .l.... B rush Neufeld ........ L.H ...,., .. .,...,, Byers Myrick .......,.... F ....... ........ R icher Ekes Out Score of Against Cardinals Game oi Best Played on the diron 10-The fourth football game played on the lf cal gridiron proved to be tie greatest upset Shafter annual of the year. W' was highly touted to clean gi ' Shafter, but were able to ma ly six points on an intercepte f mass. As usual the two eleve ent on the field with blood in ir eyes, and, as can be expect d, some got bloody. It happened to be Shafter's lucky day, as none of their men were hurt, but four of the Wasco Tigers were taken out of the game. The Cards were at a disadvant- age of about 11 pounds per man. However, this was overcome with many passes and laterals which completely dazzled the growling tigers. Lineup: Sll3.ft6l'4DO1'l'lS and Potter, ends, Edwards and Kadel, guards, Rexius and Neuman, tackles, Reily, center: Janzen and Neufeld, halves: Myrick, fullback, White, quarter. Wasco-Wooley and Andes, ends: Humphrey and Chitwood, guards, Mashburn and Bagg, tackles, Garlarte, center: Ash and Shaw, halvesg Palmer, full- backg Putnam, quarter. Cards Tie the First Game of Sea 0 Split Gamjlirlion Muddy Field McFarland, Oct. 3-Shafter and McFarland tied 6-6 in the open- ing game of the i936 football sea- son. The Cards started the season with about half the team playing their first time. The Shafter team's spirit fell when on the morning of the game it began to rain. As 'Coach White's plays are bassed on passes and laterals, it looked very bad for the Shafter- it.es. They started the game slightly outweighed by their op- ponents but soon made this up by gathering mud on their out- tits. The Cougars started immed- iately to use line plunges and power plays which were stopped successfully through the first quarter by the heads-up play of White and Edwards. In the sec- ond quarter they started to mix in end runs, and on a wide sweep around end went over for a touchdown. This did not seem to discourage the Cardinals be- cause they lined up with determ- ination to receive the kick off, but it was kicked outside and tContinued on Page 495

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65 46 X Page 48 T CARDINAL REVIEW june, 1937 EAHUINM5 WINf MGFAHLANU I2 lll 7 IN Hlll GHIU Blllllt Whlrl of Cardinal Shafter Loses Sierra League Tilt To Maricopa Indians Take Game 8-0 Maricopa, Oct. 17 - Shafter bowed to the Ma1'icopa Indians, 8-0, in a game played this morn' ing in a light drizzle. During the first quarter the two teams battled it out in the middle of the field with neitlger team threatening to score. Early in the second quarter Shafter started its passing attack, which bogged down because of the wet ball. Neufeld passed to .lanzen who was out in the clear but dropped the ball because it was so slippery. Shatter then turned on its power, and on straight consecutive first downs went to the Maricopa 8 yard line, where they were penalized 15 yards for backfield in motion. As this was on the third down, Shafter failed to make required yardage. Maricopa took the ball and kicked it out of danger as the half ended. Early in the third quarter Maricopa set Shafter back to its goal line, and Neufeld had to kick. The kick was blocked be- hind the goal line and Maricopa obtained a two point lead on the safety which followed. For the - .ff - Hep. i 1- l 1 Shafter Team Trims Tehachapi Men Here Mountaineers Bow Down By Score of 39 To 0 in Sierra Tilt Shaffer, Oct. 24.-Coach Bill White's varsity trounced the Te- hachapi Mountaineers, 39 to 0. White's team scored in every quarter but the third. The result of the tilt here con- vinced tlie fans that the Cards may go to town. Rodriguez put over the first Shafter touchdown on a smear through center. Myrick scored after a rip over right tackle. In the second quarter, a pass from Janzen to Dorris rang the bell again. Attempts failed on all conversions. In the final quarter, Neufeld heaved a pass to Fry which w,s good for a touchdown. Olson converted. Janzen scored twice before the game was over and converted once. rest of the quarter and into the few waning moments of the fourth they matched wits on tlze middle of the gridiron. Then Maricopa broke a man out around end and into the open to score a touchdown, making the final score 8-0 against the Cards. - Q. . V. wager Passes Makes Coug- ars Dizzy Shafter, Oct. 30- The Blue and Gold gridders d e f e a t e Ad McFarland high here 12 to 7, in one of the bitterest battles ever waged between the two schools. The Cards scored both touchdowns on a passing combinatian made up of Neufeld, Card fullback, and Dorris, left end. The visitors made their touchdown on line T - bucks and converted in the same way. The Cougars played a hard, persistent game. Twice they held the locals when they threatened to score. They scored once in Vain, near the end of the game, on a pass play covering about 57 yards, but the play was called back as two eligible men from McFarland touched the ball. The local team, led by 'Captain Garnet Reily, demonstrated a fine fighting spirit under his leadership. McFarland was the first to -score, and they led at the haif, 7-0. Janzen, Neufeld, and Fry ran and passed the McFarland Coug- ars into a daze in the last quar- ter, with White crushing them down on defense from l1is full- back position. Soon after the start of the second quarter, Neu- feld passed to Dorris for the first Card touchdown. This com- bination chalked up another six points in the final quarter of the game. The locals completed 16 out of 21 passes. Starting Lineup: Shafter Position McFarland Dorris ...,....... L.E Wilson Neuman ........ L.T ..,.., ....... H ilton Kadel .............. L G Taylor Reily .,.......,. Edwards Aguilar Potter ......... White ....,.... ...R.G ...R.T ...R.E Lee Robinson . Baker Regan .. Swan Janzen ...L.H Garzoli Fry ................ R.H ..........,...., Nabers Neufeld ..... F ........ ....... R ogers