Fairview High School - Challenge Yearbook (Fairview, PA)

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The schedule and a brief summary of the games follow: Game Opponents F. H. S. Sept. 5 - Millcreek O O 19 - East Reserves O 0 26 - Edinboro O 31 Oct. 10 - Cambridge Springs 0 48 23 - Waterford O 63 30 -- Strong Vincent Reserves O O Nov. 7 - Girard 13 6 Totals: ...... 13 148 The preceding record vividly displays Fairview's great defensive power throughout the whole season, and its breaking offensive force after mastering its newlyfacquired system. The first game of the season found the Red and Black tangling with a highlyftouted Millcreek Hi, last season's Class A champs, and coming off with a brilliant Of0 deadlock in a hardffought battle which found a sturdy Fairview defense pitted against a continuously' stalled Millcreek offense. The second game of the season found Fairview in a nonfleague contest with the East High Reserves who checked the Tigers' offense on various occasions, creating another score' less tie. Though this was disappointing to many, the boys had gained valuable experience and awaited only a striking chance. And it came! Fairview, versus their first league opponents, the Edinboro Turtles, broke the ice and romped time after time over the Turtle goal line to a 31fO victory. In the first half Baskin and Busi accounted for a touchdown each, via short line plunges through huge gaps in Edinboro's forward wall made by Fairview's fighting linemen. In the second half we accounted for three more scores on passes from Baskin to Ed Getz. This game showed per- fect cooperation among all the boys and clearly pointed out that they had mastered the func- tions of the Amendola system. Fairview took on another helpless league opponent the following week as it shellacked the Spa of Cambridge 48-O. Bob Busi had his field day, scoring three touchdowns on long, deceptive runs. Leo Getz, Bob Levy, and jim Ritchie also tallied on long scampers while still another score came on a Baskin to Getz aerial. It's another championship as the boys of F. H. S. down Waterford 63'0. Baskin and Levy scored on a trio of touchdowns. The boys in the forward wall, led by Gidner, Graff, and East, paved a fourflane highway to touchdown town for anyone who could hold an oblong sphere known as a football. This was the game for the reserves as they took over in the second half and kept things rolling. The boys took Mr. Amendola to heart when he told them not to show anything at the Vincent Reserve Game as the Girard coach was present as referee. The result of such obed' ience resulted in another OfO tie. Nov. 7th! The day we had long awaited had now arrived and with it came the annual FairviewfGirard struggle. We were all rudely shocked as Bob Davern of the Yellowjackets ran by an uncertain end and half-back and raced down the sidelines for a 73 yard touchdown, only one minute after play had begun. Early in the second period this action reoccurred, but this time for a distance of only 7 yards to make a 13f0 score in favor of our rivals. But that was the end for them. The Tigers began their prowl at this moment and until the final whistle blew never admitted defeat to the Class A champs and then a defeat by only a few points. I It was a very successful season and our hats are off to Coach Amendola for his fine job of coaching and to all our loyal followers. LETTERMEN: Seymour Baskin, Robert Gidner, Dick East, Dick Payne, Mert Hinkle, and Ed Getz, all of whom have donned their last football tags for Fairview Hi, and Don Buseck, Bill Walker, Sam Graff, Harold Donor, Del Cochran, Melvin Barclsley, Leo Getz, Bob Busi, Bob Levy, jim Ritchie, and Mgr. Ben Levy. Other valuable members of the squad were: Don McCroy, Charles Morgan, james Tingley, Leo Balla, Ove Weislogel, Melvin Waldo, jim Robinson, Merrill Grubbs, and Ray Waldo. Page 19

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TWFOOTBALL SEASON BOTTOM ROW, reading from left to right: Del Cochran, Iim Ritchie, Robert Levy, Seymour liaslqin, Robert Bust, Leo Getz, Merrill Grubbs. SECOND ROW, reading from left to right: Ed Getz, Richard East, Robert Gidner, Merteii Hinlgle, Meltwin Bardsley, Harold Donor, Sam Graff, Donald Buxeck, THIRD ROW, reading from left to right: Mr. Kell, Mr. Hauclq, Dick Payne. james Tingley, james Robinson. Ore Weislcmgel, Don McCray, Mr. Amendola. FOURTH ROW, reading from left to right: Elmer Donor, David Weitzenliiaffer, Ben Levy, Norman Horowitz, Harry Sherman. FOOTBALL SEASON With the task of living up to the brilliant championship record of previous Tiger teams, the 1942 edition of Fairview's football machine began its first practice on a sunny August 25th afternoon under the direction of another new coach, Mr. Joseph R. Amendola. In an effort to master yet another system, practice settled down in earnest. With the aid of nine returning lettermen, other experienced members, and a small host of promising newcomers, the Tigers set out in earnest to turn out another well-oiled combine. judging by the results of the first game, Fairview awoke to the realization that another hardffighting team was in the ofiing, but after the next tussle, wondered if it were the dead locked wonders . In answer to such criticism, Fairview rose to the heights of old and bat' tered their first league opponents into submission to the tune of 31f0. After finding them' selves, the Tigers then proceeded to roll over the remaining league rivals. But what goes up must come down , and so came true the timefworn adage when Fairview bowed to the champions of the Class A League, Girard, but only after a bitter and courageous uphill fight. But we had carried on the tradition of the Fighting Tigers the Championship was ours again! Page 18

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DoN Busiirtk 1EJ SAM GRAFF fTj Bois GIl1Nl'QR QGJ Ml'1RT HINKLH QCJ DHL Coctimars: 1 fix Eixsr TJ Colvin AMIZNIBCJLA SiiYMoi'R Bixsiani QQJ Bois Busi fl-IE-3 Bois Liavv 1Fl fMix.vmgnL. Giarz and E. Givrzl FOOTBALL BANOUET Fairview's Class B Champions were honor guests at the annual foothall hanquet, sponf sored hy the P. T. A., in the school gymnasium. The squad enjoyed a delicious dinner and then heard their record lauded hy a list of speakers including Principal Donald J. Hauck, Faculty Manager, C. J. Kell, Ken Westlake, President of the Erie County Athletic Association, Coach Amendola, and Kenneth fRedj Cochrane, assistant foothall coach at Strong Vincent High School, who was the principal speaker. Seymour Baskin, captain, served as toastmaster and introduced Sam Graff, the chosen 1943 captain. Mr. Westlznke then presented Baskin with the championship trophy which was accepted on hehalf of the squad, and ended another successful season. FOOTBALL HONORS The following were elected to he on the Class B AllfCounty team: Bill Wailker and Ed Cetz at ends, Sam Graff and Dick East at tackles, Del Cochran at guard, Mert Hinkle at center, Boh Busi at halffbackg and Seymour Baskin at quarterback. East, Hinkle, and Baskin were also chosen to play in the annual EzistfWest AllfStar Game and were memhers of the West team which won hy a score of 13f0. CHEER LEADERS Fairview Highfv Top row, left to 194243 Snappy right: ' Kathleen Vigrass, Clieeflfflllmll Manta Vitter, Secmmv Thelma Taylor, O l DL' . who did a swell pa new Kneeling, left to right: Wlwlf NWT- Shirley Holland, Betty Saint. job tlwougli the Page 20