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

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FOO TBALL The football candidates were called out on September 22nd, the day before school opened. Not for a long time had the school such a dark outlook, as only two men were left in school from last yearls team, David Tibbott and Cap- tain Spiegel. The Athletic Association had selected as coach Mr. Robert E, Lamberton, who distinguished himself on Pennsylvania's football team a few years ago. By the time of the first game he had built the green men into an eleven, the ability of which was as yet to be shown. This game was played at Manheim against Lower Merion High School. Most of the members of the team were feeling rather nervous before the game because of their lack of experience. But by a desperate display of that Germantown Academy spirit, of which we have always been proud, our team came out victorious by a touchdown. During the following week the team worked hard, and on next Friday it held the heavy Brown Prep. team to a o-o score. The next game opened the Interacademic, but we were defeated by Episcopal on a muddy day by a goal from the field, 3-o. The next Interacademic game was with Friends' Central. Our green lads were not confident of a victory over the opposing team because of its reputation. The nrst half of the game was ia walkover, but in the second half the Germantown team came back and scored a touchdown. The Penn Charter game was by far the best example of how much the Germantown Aca- demy spirit, which we have always had but seemed to have forgotten for a time, can ac-

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complish. Fo far we had not won an Inter- academic game, vet every man went into the game with a determinatien- to make that Penn Charter eleven 1-:now that a Germantown team was playing against them. Every man did his duty, and in some case5 more than his duty. Two much praise cannot be given to any mem- lzer of the team. Special attention should be called to the playing of one of the hacktield nicn, who, vfitliciut letting the coach know, pe 'ig started the game sick, and played the entire forty-eight minutes with a pluck which dum- fonnded his comrades. Once we had the ball on their ten-yard line and lost it, once they had it on our two-yard line and lost it on downsg every fellow was working with the other fel- low like a perfect machine. Our team was beaten, nine to six, but We scored against Penn Charter for the first time since IQO6. 14 55. if Also Q93 QS. A. slr at .w Q, 3