Harstrom School - Mescolanza Yearbook (Norwalk, CT)

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Bisbee and Metcalfe. Goals from touchdown: Vetterlein, 92. Safety Harstrom. ' . The game with Blake at Bronxville on November 16th closed our season, In the first half we kicked off' to Blake, and soon held them for downs. After an exchange of punts in which Harstrom gained considerably, Bisbee was pushed over the line- for the first touchdown, Vetterlein kicking the goal. At the next kickoff the power of the team was shown when from our goal line we worked the ball to Blake.'s seven-yard line, where, after being penalized five yardswe lost the ball on downs by inches. The half ended here. In the second half Blake, on a delayed pass, sent a play outside tackle whichi gained repeatedly, and which our men had some difficulty in solving. However, we secured two more touchdo-wns during the half, one by Bisbee, and the other by Petit just as the game ended. Vetterlein kicked the first goal, but missed the second. Thus we closed our season, winning every game and not being scored on. Great credit and thanks are due lVIr. Fish and Mr. Selzer, who coached the team and were very instrumental in the teanfs success. As to the personnel of the team, Zimmerman and Throop filled the end po- sitio-ns. Both excelled in getting down under punts, and Ziinnierxnan proved an adept at receiving the forward pass. At tackle Lehmann and Johnston showed great strength, continually breaking through and smothering the plays of our opponents. Although heavy men, they never failed to gain on cross-tackle plays. In the guard positions were Streuber, Ladd and Metcalfe. Streuhcr played a strong and consistent. game throughout the season. Metcalfe. though ralln-r light. for the position, played like a veteran. Ladd, although lacking in ex- perienceof the position, gave a good account of himself' when opportunity was given him. At center we were very fortunate in having a nian of' such experience flllll foot-ball sense as Vetterlein displayed. I-Iis handling of' the hall was l'll'1lll- flllfl in every case he outpunted his contestant. Ilis kicking ol' goals fron: touch downs was also verv good. 45

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ifivuivm nf Ihr Eflinnt-132111 Svvaann 1-Il.: 50,5011 Of' 1909. though neither long nor very strenuous, was eminently I' s-ttisfaetorv. No one received any lH.lU1'iCS, GXCQPJC Farrell, Wh0 C0111-' traetecl water on the knee early in the season, but recovered in time to get into- the ason ended November 16th, and on the 17th the team held Blake game. The se a banquet at the Norwalk Country Club. Short speeches were made- by Captain I-Iarstrom, Manager McGovern, Coach Selzer, Dr. Harstrom and others. The first game was played with the Stamford Military Academy on October 20th, on their grounds, resulting in a 6-0 score in our favor. Captain Harstrom won the toss and chose the kickoff. Stamford was forced to- punt almost im- mediately. After some minutes of play in which the advantage was with neither team, Harstrom got possession of the ball ne-ar the center of the field, where, on a play around end, Bradley broke through an.d ran the remainin.g distance for a touchdown, only to be called back on the charge that he ran out of bounds. Although the play was never out of Stamfo:rd's territory, poor interference and considerable fumbling prevented Harstrbin from sco-ring, and the first half ended with the ball in our possession at Stamford's ive-yard line. The second half was largely repetition of the first, but toward the end of the game runs by Harstrom and Bradley put the ball Within striking distance of the goal line, and then Bradley was pushed o-ver for a touchdown. V etterlein kicked the goal and the game ended before 'the teams could line up for the kickoff . - The next two games were played with Overlook o-n their gro-unds, the first game being played on October 27th. The game ended with the score in our favor, Q2-0. The team showed marked improvement as a result of experience in the Stamford game and subsequent practice. Absence of fumbles was es- pecially gratifying, and team-work was also much more in evidence. The touch- downs were made by Bradley, Petit, Bisbee 2. Two go-als were kicked by Vet- terlein. . N The seeond'Overlook -game was played on No-vember 45th, and the team played the same hard game as in the first, winning 19-O. Touchdowns: Petit, - 44:

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At full back Petit consistently played a star game. His terrific line plung- ing and his exceptional defensive wo-rk made him one of the strongest men on the team. He failed only once in the season to- make his distance. In the half-back positions, Bisbee, Bradley and ltietcalfe were a brilliant trio. Bisbgc, captain of next year,s team, was very fast, ran well in a broken field, and excelled in tackling. He played a fearless game and will undoubtedly prove an excellent leader for next year. ' ' Bradley was one of the fastest men on the team and proved to be Very valu- able in interfering. His great strength and speed made him strong in open plays. His absence from the team would have been an irreparable injury had it not been fo-r Metcalfe, who was brought back from guard position and proved to be especially, adaptable to the half-back position. ' g ' I E. Harstrom as captain and qpuarter-back was the inspiration of the team. His energy and enthusiasm kept the men hard at work all season. As a field general his judgment was always. good. He is fast, a good tackler and excelled in dodging a.nd running back punts. ,eg 'F H- -. - . I 'lin i n 'vx:l:'u u VL 'si .N N 1 I J , :Ln G on :d'.t1.5?:i!s h.. in j . .w . . '. - ' I -: -.jI,151':...:-5,:,. Aims u 0 it . .:j::':.,: -,M I , .v w Q vm' -.- -r i-5521215 .I-in Q ,- ,,, .ygdaQw-0--ji, 'N B vi' ., r , - .017 x fa:-3,0 ,., , B K 'Q' A an XNJ- ,,:--.5 ..... nl h ...., L...-,cL,.XQ,,f-,gl x N .. 5 ., -. . W . -..,- - ' 1 . ' 46