Astoria High School - Zephyrus Yearbook (Astoria, OR)

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8 THE ZEPHYRUS zigzageed from one end of the field to the other, neither side being ahbie to make consistent enough gains to score. The second half was characterized by long runs and much shifting of the ball from one side’s territory to the other’s. Morton proved a good ground-gainer during this half. Astoria scored first near the middle of this half, when Barry picked up a blocked onside kick and ran thirty yards for a touchdown. P. A.’s score was made just before the game ended by a pretty drop by Cobb from the twenty-yard line. Lineup of the first P. A. game: P. A. AS HES: Leonard C Ross-Seims Condon 18) (ral, Pesch! Summers Jen Gk Jeldness Sodden ley AP a Troyer Teggart TRY: Fulton-Barry Curry REL Morton Beuhner LER Holmes Cobb (captain) Q Rogers Wilson LH Short Heusner Eel Upshur Cookingham I’ B (captain) Parker Weight of P. A., 147 pounds. Weight of A. H.S , 132 pounds. SALEM 9—A.H. §S. 0 Salem kicked off to E. Short, who re- turned the ball ten yards. Astoria made her required yardage twice by tackle plays and then she was forced to punt. By delayed passes and line-bucking the Salem team got near enough to the A. H.S. goal to try a place kick, which was successful. During the remainder of the half the ball was in Astoria’s territory, but the Salem team could not score, owing to Astoria’s splendid defense. ; In the second half Holmes kicked off for Astoria to Hunt, on Salem’s five- yard line. The heavy Salem fullback took the ball nearly to the center of the field before being downed. By a series of onside kicks and punts Salem got the ball on Astoria’s three-yard line—by Kay’s recovery of an onside kick. Asto- ria’s line held once, but on the second down the Salem fullback tore through the line for a touchdown. An easy goal was missed. Holmes again kicked of to Hunt, who made another good run, Salem lost the ball on a fumble and on the next play it was carried to Salem’s twenty-five-yard line by a long end run by Short. By a series of cross tackles and line bucks the ball was advanced to Salem’s ten-yard line, where it was taken away from As- toria on the second down—the officials declaring it to be the third down. Salem here attempted to punt but was penal- ized twice for holding. The game ended with the ball on Salem’s three-yard line. It may be added here that several times when Astoria had the ball within striking distance of her opponents’ goal that she was given only two downs, in- stead of three, to make the required ten yards. Inall, Astoria High was given the worst end of it in Salem—the fact is that the place kick was the only score that Salem made honestly, while A. H. S. was cheated out of at least one touch- down. Lineup of Salem game: Salem Astoria Eyre Cc Ross-Seims Watson RiG Peschl Barrick LGR Barry Bellinger aeloats Jeldness Hollingsworth LTR Troyer Kay REL 8. Short Smith LER Morton Farmer Q Rogers Parsons ISELR: E. Short Richardson (¢) R HL (c.) Parker Hunt FB Holmes Salem outweighed Astoria twenty pounds to the man. EUGENE 5—ASTORIA 0 It may safely be said that the A. H. 8. put up its best game of the season against the E. H. 8. A very good idea of the game was given in the writeup

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THE ZEPHYRUS 7 Athletics Just at present football is the main attraction in the athletic line at the Astoria High—and for once we have a team that Astoria and Astoria High may well be proud of. Although the boys have lost two of the five games played this season they and their supporters are well pleased with the showing thus far made. In all Astoria High has scored 39 points to her opponents’ 24—having played three of her five games in a week. The management has two more games on theyschedule—one on Thanksgiving day with the strong local aggregation, the Owapunpun team, and the other with the Eugene High School on Christ- mas. It is likely that one more game will be secured between the two last- mentioned dates. The football squad of the A. H. S. turned out nearly thirty strong on Sep- tember 28, under Captain Parker, as no coach had been obtained. This number soon dwindled down to about twenty, from which the team had to be picked. Manager Rogers had arranged a good schedule for the season. This schedule included a week’s trip, during which the High School played three games. A week before the trip, arrangements were made to have C H Abercrombie coach the team. In this week Coach Aber- crombie got the team into good working order, and when the H. 8. went up against P. A. on October 26 it was a fast bunch, but very light, averaging only 132 pounds. The H. 8S. second team has been work- ing hard all season doing its best to keep the first team in good practice. Some of those who are “coming good ones” on the second team are Cordiner, Benoit, Clark, Wilson and Ekstrom. The first team is made up of seven of the old players—Short, Rogers, Jeldness, Troyer, Ross, Morton and Parker. Little needs to be said of these men except that they are all playing the game. Ross at center has improved wonderfully this season. The new men on the team are S. Short, Holmes, Seims, Peschl and Barry. S. Short is putting up a classy game as substitute quarter and end. Seims as sub center is a good one, while Peschl and Barry at guards can “‘deliver the goods.”’ Holmes at end is making a reputa tion for himself. FIRST GAME OF SEASON The first game of the season was with a pick-up buneh from town. In this game the High School showed up very well, defeating this aggregation by a score of 16-0. This score could easily have been doubled. PORTLAND ACADEMY 4 A. H. 8. 11—OCTOBER 26 Portland Academy opened the game by kicking off to the fifteen-yard line, from which place Astoria began a steady march toward P. A.’s goal. After two long end runs and some good gains through tackle, the ball was landed on P. A.’s forty-yard line. PP. A. held and Astoria was forced to punt. Upshur kicked a pretty spiral which dropped into Cookingham’s arms on the goal line, but Cookingham fumbled the ball and Morton, who was right under the punt, fell on the ball fora touchdown. The trial at goal failed and the score was 5-0. P. A. had not yet had the ball in their possession, and the first attempts on the offensive were unsuccessful, either through the line or around the end. They then used the onside kick, on which play they made a little yardage now and then during the remainder of the game. In the latter part of the game the ball

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THE ZEPHYRUS 9 the Eugene Register gave the game:— “All hail to Coach Abercrombie and his gritty bunch of pigskin chasers! Eu- gene people have yet to see a pluckier and nervier football team than the Asto- ria High School eleven which went down to defeat yesterday at the hands of Eu- gene High School by the close score of 5to0. The Astorians were outweighed 25 pounds to the man. The fierce tack- ling of their heavier opponents used the Astoria team up badly, but they proved to possess an unusual amount. of nerve, and even after being bruised -and mangled, the ‘Fishermen’? came back fighting and contesting every foot and inch of ground that Eugene gained, se- curing the ball on downs and booting it out of danger again and again. ‘ Many times during the game Eugene had the ball on Astoria’s five-yard line, but the light little fellows braced and held for downs. A cleaner lot of tacklers has never played on Kincaid field, and the gameness that they showed in stop- ping up the locals’ fierce onslaught aroused the admiration of the entire crowd. It is the opinion of some that they have the better team, and when in perfect condition could make the score sheet look different. Upshur, although playing with both legs bandaged and padded, was in the game every minute and made big gains around the ends. Rogers, the plucky little quarter, per- haps was the best personification of nerve. Although his right leg was bent and wobbled under him, he stayed by his teain, directed the plays and gath- ered in the punts in the back field. Morton’s work at end also showed up brilliantly, as did Captain Farker’s at fullback and E. Short at left balf. Al- though their line was light they were effective in breaking up line plays, and Eugene was able to make but little yardage in this way. “From a Eugene standpoint the game was a disappointment. ‘The locals had the ball within easy striking distance a great many times, when a little bobble on Astoria’s part would have meant another touchdown. But the “Fisher- men” were steady with their nets, and hauled their seines around the “ Boosters” and threw them back. ‘fo the very observing it appeared that Eugene was just a little off color yesterday. “Owing to injuries to the Astoria players, time was frequently taken out, which tended to slow up the playing. Eugene also failed to handle outside kicks and forward passes as well as usual. Knox, Kreiger and Jenkins were effective in long end runs, and Kuykendall han- dled the back field work in a satisfactory manner. However, he failed to handle his team with his usual good judgment. Gray and Preston were always on hand when it came to running down on punts and Jenkins booted the ball for gams on every exchange. Bailey, of course, was always in the play, as well as the other line men. ‘Eugene scored her only touchdown before the middle of the first half. A long run by Knox planted the ball on the cight-yard line and Jenkins carried it over fora touchdown. A try at goal fuiled and the’{score stood: Eugene 5; Astoria 0. ‘Astoria kicked off to Eugene’s twen- ty-yard line and the ball was carried fifteen yards before stopping. Eugene then instituted a kicking game, with the hopes of getting within scoring distance once more. The defensive and offensive work of both teams remained about even during the rest of the half—but Jenkins had the better of the kicking argument. Upshur’s leg was in very poor condition, and he was unable to get his kicks off tor good gains, A feature during this half was a pretty run by Upshur, who circled Eugene’s left end for thirty yards. The half ended with the ball on Astoria’s fifteen-yard line. “Astoria kicked to Eugene in the second half, Kuykendall securing the ball on the twenty-five-yard line and running back twenty yards, Astoria really had a shade the better of the ie a