Germantown Academy - Ye Primer Yearbook (Fort Washington, PA)

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number of times, yet Captain Shoemaker and his nervy players deserve much credit for the manner in which they played. Defeat is some- times as great as victory, and in this case it was decidedly so. Much credit must be given to Dr. Stauffer and his assistants, Messrs. McCarty and Whit- ney, for the faithful and untiring efforts put forth by them in order to have a champion- ship team. There is little doubt but what Germantown Academy would have been on top had the material been in school. VVe wish to thank H. C. Riley, Jr., for the manner in which he looked after the team, and also the students, alumni and friends of the school for the support given by them.

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FOOTBALL This yearls football team began practice the last week in September under the most discouraging ,conditions that any Academy team had ever laced. There were only two old men back from last yearls team, and very little new material from which a good team could be built. Dr. Stauffer was chosen to coach the team for the fourth successive year, and, understanding the situation perfectly well, he made a call for candidates unusually early. It was a small squad which reported for prac- tice the first day, and he began one of the greatest tasks of his life-training a football team in one season. To make things worse, two of our star players, Wfatson and Baine, were disabled in the early part of the season. The first important game of the season was hailed with delight, for we were to play our opponents from De Lancey. The after- noon arrived, and as the sun sank down be- hind the clouds that evening, Germantown Academy left the Held defeated but not dis- graced. It was simply a heavy team's weight against a light tennis team. The final score was 12-5. Two weeks later we played our second I. A. A. A. game and defeated Episco- pal I6-12. Then came the final test to see whether Germantown Academy's little team would suc- cumb to Penn Charter-'s heavy one. This was the last game of the season, and the players went out on the field with the determination to do or die, and this they certainly did. Wfhile we were defeated 30-o, there was not an inch of ground gained against us which was not hotly contested, nor did a Germantown Acad- emy boy give up until the whistle had blown at the end of the second half. This was the manner in which the season ended. It was the first time for many years that Germantown Academy was forced to take third place. VVhile the team was defeated a

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Football Team F. F. Shoemaker Captain. N am e. Position. VV. YN. Keeler, Jr. Left End F. F. Shoemaker Left Tackle VV. M. Gemmi Left Guard E. L. Ralston Centre E. L. Campbell Right Guard VV. Gorham Right Tackle C. Tiers Right End J. I. Brown Quarter-back E. Sheble Left half-back I. R. Peck, Ir. R. Lea VV. VV. Gruhler R. C. Watson TN. Tourison H. L. Tissot H. G. Baine L. Adams M. Gardner J. Stoever Right half-back Full-back Substitutes Left half-b-ack Guard End ' Quarter-back Right half-back 83 Hgt. VVgt. 5-372 5-7 5.11 5-7 6.22 5.10 5-7 5.11 5-7 5.8 5-9 5.11 6.1M. 5-7 5-9 6.00 5-75 5.6 5-7 135 148 T55 150 160 145 120 145 I2O 123 160 195 160 120 130 145 118 II7 T35