Columbia Preparatory School - Columbiad Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Hack Row: llindia, MeVieker. Stein, Wisner, Madigan, Sandmeyer, Freilinger, Hagerty. Third Row: Carney, Carroll, Holleraft, Carlson, Hansen, 0 l'oole, Charters, Settegren, Carney. Second Row: Coach Fit-ne, Sehmirll, Swift, Dugan, Gillis, Doherty, Swiberg, Lacey. Front Row: Volk, Dernbach, Hoffman, Vun Hoomissen. 1932 40014611 .swa Bm Nixia Cir.-xxivroxsu was the title won by the Columbia Crusaders foothall squad for the '38 season. From the opening night at Kelly Field in Oregon City, the Colum- bia Prep aggregation showed superiority to opponents of the Big Nineug trouncing Sandy and lfstacada each in one quarter to the tune of 7-0. ln the first half of the first league game against Parkrose it looked had for the Preps, the score at the half heing Columbia 7, Parkrose 12. During the second half the Preps took eommand of the hall game and ran Parkrose ragged, the final seore heing Preps 33. Parkrose 12. From here on the Crusaders steadily marched through all league opposition defeating listacada 34-03 St. Stephens 59-l2g Gresham 7-Og Hill l-l--U. ln one of their off moments they were tied hy Canhy 7-7. In their non-league games the Preps lost to the powerful Astoria eleven 6-0, and Gervais was shellaeked 32-12 hy the Prep's B team. The men mainly responsible for this highly successful season were Co-Captains Don Gillis, end, who was on the All-Area and Big Nine star eleven. and Chuck Dugan. another Big Nine All-Star player. Others who did their share and more were -lack Doherty, guard: .lim illadigan, tackleg Steve Sandmeyer, endg Hugh Lacey, halfhackg Fred Hansen, halfhack. all of whom were on the Big Nine All-Star teams. The hackfield was composed of Paul Allen. quarterhaekg Hugh Lacey and lfred Hansen. halfhacksg Paul O l'oole, fullback. The men who relieved these were john Hoffman, lloh llernbach, john Pienoyi and Marty Schmidt. The line whose weight averaged 190 pounds consisted of Don Gillis, right endg .lim llladigan, right taekleg Tom Hollcraft, right guard: Gordon Carlson, centerg jack Doherty. left guardg Chuck Dugan. left taekleg Steve Sandmeyer, left end. These were rested hy ,lack lViehy, right end: Jim Bearss, right tackleg Gene Sette- gren, right guard: Allen Stein, center: -lack Swift. left guardg George Charters, left tackleg Boh lvisner, left end. ln nine starts the Crusaders amassed 219 points against 56 gained hy their opposi- lion. They averaged 24 points a game to six points gained hy the opposition.

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lfoiz A s fi in 5, 'Q I I :1.,,15 I A in f- V ,V xx ' Jig I .4 pe ' Z A X1 Fla, 'A ffl M, if i if RSV? V3 ' ' an V P . ,PR:.r 1 3 .ldv 3 2 l af 'QM Haiek Row: l'arter Hansen, Iirnning, 0eting.r, 0 l'oo!e. Front Row: Maerlonalmi. VVauner, Lacey. Butz. 'rnig siaeoxn eoNsifeL rn'ia year Q1Ulllllll7l1l.S haskerlwall team has gainetl the title Big Nine Champions and Oregon State I' Catholic Champions. 'l'he Preps plznetl NYashington, Connneree. Roosevelt anal Henson in pre-season warnnip games losing hy elose margins. ln the liig Nine League they played sixteen games losing two, one to lfstaeatla anal one to Corhett. these heing the first losses in the Big Nine in almost three xears. ln all the league -'anies . Y' PN Qalllllllltlll showed it was definitely the superior team. Loluxnhia again entered the Fifth Annual Catholic High School louinainent under the auspices of Portland l'niversity at Howard Hall. lvntil then Colinnhia had lween in the finals four years, winning for the first time last year anal successfully ciefentling the title this year ln winning from St. Klarfs of Beaverton in a close game. l' rank Wagner antl Paul O loole were plaeetl on the All- Sra r man C4 team. Paul U l'oole also received a cup for high-point of the tournament. iluinhia enteretl the tlistriet tournament. a iery tired team antl nianageil to get into the senii-finals, where they lost to Hill, a team they had heaten twice hefore. 'lihe seniors on the squad were lfrank Wvagner, the teanfs must steady player: Rohert Xlaetlonaltl, an excellent man on tlefenseg Rohert Bfllllllllf. who nsetl his height to great a lvant P- 2- z- 4 age at the haekhoartlg Rohert Butz. a hoy you can always de- penal on for two points: Bill Uetinger. a good man on the de- fense.