Ferndale High School - Reflector Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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W 1 ,jj fl ..1i?t-,,' - file: 1 ,',l -fff-1!'i'i1c-.K ww- -. xv:-. f, . xx-7,1-w:.yf-.4-.Q-X. -,,-,, . ,. .,.. gl z . ., ,U-. VARSITY FOOTBALL PERSONALS Shaffer-Dickls pass receiving ability caused the ,lacketls opponents many anxious moments. Schwing-Donls shifty off tackle slants coupled with his passing ability gave op- posing teams plenty of trouble. Brant-Lee, a regular quarterback, also developed in the latter part of the season into a dependable line smasher. HowardAAb's quick get away and hard driving gained many yards through guard and center. Walker-Bill was a dependable wingman, fast in receiving passes and a good de- fensive player. Price-Norm was the smallest man on the team and agreessive hard fighting end. ZipfiBud, one of the lightest men on the team, was a hard tackler and a good all- around player. Marsh-Jack, a hard fighting tackler, played some good games. Carman-'CDOCN was a strong defense player and a good blocker. Mull-Although an injured hand kept him from a few games, Bill was a strong defensive tackle. Miller-Jiggs was an aggressive, determined guard and played in every quarter during the season. Tercek-Charles, a sophomore, is a good endsman and a pass receiver. Bush-Carl, a sophomore also, charged hard and played a good defensive game, one of the hardest blocking ends the school has had. We expect great things from him another year. SUMMARY Pos. Ht. Ferndale nlpllpnn 39 Boswell ully W ullu 0 Richard Shaffer Halfback 6' 3M Ferndale ........ 0 DuBois Donald Schwing Halfback 5' 65 llFerndale ......,. 6 Franklin ..,.. . .... 0 Lee Brant Quar'back 5'10 Ferndale ,.,,.,,. 13 Windber .... .. ..., 32 Albert Howard Fullback 5' 6 l'Ferndale ........ 21 Westmont ,....... 0 William Walker End 5' QW Ferndale ........ 7 Conemaugh Norman price End 5' 41' l'Ferndale ,....... 30 Ebensburg Robert Zipf Center 5, gn Ferndale ......., 13 Allegany . .. ..,, 2. Jack Marsh Center 5, QM, Ferndale-Fort Hill-Cancelled. Merle Carman Guard 5, 6M, 'C0HfefeHCe games- Bill Mull Tackle 6' M' George Miller Guard 5' 7 Charles Tercek End 5'11M can Bush Tackle 5' SM

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VARSITY FOOTBALL The opening of the i936 football season found more than sixty boys report- ing to Coach Bruce Fisher for practice. Hit by heavy losses through the l936 graduation, it was a very difficult task to rebuild a working combination. After eleven practices, however, a versatile eleven was prepared to play Boswell in the first game of the season. The well directed choice of plays coupled with hard :run- ning and fine passing completely baffled the opponent, defeating them 29-0. In the second game, Ferndale was edged out by Dubois, although the Jackets out- played them l5-5 in downs but lacked the drive at crucial moments to earn a vic- tory. Undaunted by this undc-erved defeat, the boys went to work in earnest and took over an old rival, Franklin. The score does not indicate how decisively the Jackets outplayed the Blue Jays, as at least three touchdowns were called back because of penalties. On October l, the Ferndale team gave Wiridber their most difficult fight of the season. It was a moral victory for Ferndale in that our boys were pitted against superior weight and power. Eight days later the 21-0 victory over 'West- mont was a costly one, for injuries took their toll, and from that game on the eleven never regained full strength. The next game with Fort Hill of Cumber- iand, Maryland, was necessarily called off because of rainy weather conditions. The third defeat of the season was administered at the hands of Conemaugh in the last minute of play. Bringing the football activities to a climax, Octo- ber 29, the Ferndale High Yellow Jackets completely over-powered the Ebens- burg eleven on a frozen field at the County Seat. ln the last game, the Jackets lost by two touchdowns to Allegany High of Cumberland, Maryland, one of the smoothest working elevens to appear at the Point Stadium this season. Ili-als. Allison. Imvis, Scliocnwalnlcr, Fislier, tilts. Anflricnc. BlC'Al'llI'!'ll. Dick, Kobal. Mr. W4-igrlt-, Silnlcr. Tcrcck. Markowitz. Ilcbilai. Bruce. Itycliak, Price, Mr. George. Mr. Fisher, Schwingr, Bush, XValki-r, Brant, Shaffer, Marsh. Zipf, Miller, Dick, Grening Markcl. Howard. Ritchey. Rose, Huber, Knufiunn, Romeo, Downie, l l'1l!llbili'll. Wright, Griffith, IIiil, Hind Illtlll, li!'llIlilJllIlg'.

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VARSITY BASKETBALL Loser in four of their first five games, Ferndale High School basketball team did a complete about face and then drove on to the most successful season in the history of the school. They climaxed their campaign by taking permanent possession of the St. Francis College Varsity F Trophy by winning the title for the third time. It was the first time in the ll-year history of the tournament that any school capured per- manent possession of the big silver basketball. After losing four of their first five engagements, the Jackets rallied to take 21 of their last 24 games to close the season with a record of 22 victories against seven defeats in competing against the strongest opposition throughout this section of the state. Six of the jackets' seven defeats came at the hands of three SCl100lS1FI'ZlIllC- lin, Boswell and Altoona. The other setback was administered by Allegany High of Cumberland, Maryland. Among their notable triumphs were two decisions over Johnstown High and another pair over their old arch rival, Westriiont. I.. l:l'illll. NV. NValkm-r, lt. Sllillifl'l'. 13. Svhwingr, F. 'l'c1'm-li. Mr, NX 1-ugh-, II. Martin. XX. Mull, NIV. l'1lSlll'l'. H. Murkn-l, A. llownrnl, Mr. trol 1