Huntington North High School - Modulus Yearbook (Huntington, IN)

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THE MODULUi. getting much better results as they drove straight through the Viking line for all of their touch- downs. Only three passes were completed with the Norse receiving credit for two of them. Wabash was the first to score, the touchdown coming late in the first quarter with the extra point also being added. The ball was again put over the goal line in the second period but this time the try for the point was unsuc- cessful. The Vikings marked up a safety in this period when a Wabash man covered a bad pass from center back of the goal line. In the third quarter, the Norse pulled up to a 13 to 8 score as the result of Hosier ' s beau- tiful eighty-five yard run through a broken field for a touchdown, but Wa- bash quickly retaliated with another 6-pointer and added two more to this in the final stanza. They also made two of the extra points as finishing touches to the victory. PERU 26, HUNTINGTON 19. FIGHTING to the very finish, the Norse lost their second game be- fore a home crowd in what was easily the most thrilling and tightest contest of the year. Peru emerged the victor by a 26 to 19 count. Peru lost no time in getting start- ed and scored a touchdown in the first quarter and again at the start of the second. The Vikings also opened their part in the scoring in this period, col- lecting two touchdowns to tie the count. The first came when they took the ball over fifty yards through Pe- ru ' s line on a sustained drive, and the Louis Lichtsinn Halfback — Senior Max Rudiccl Halfback — Senior Robert Young Tackle — Sophomore second was made on a twenty-yard pass fron Hosier to Carroll, the latter running forty-fiv( yards after receiving the ball. Neither team was successful in making extra points, and they wen deadlocked at twelve all when the hali ended. The Tigers again scored in th( third quarter and added the extrt point, but the Vikings came back a1 the start of the fourth to score aftei another long march through the Pen line, also adding the point to agair knot things up. Receiving the kick-off the Bengals immediately drove back t( the Viking ten-yard line with bul thirty seconds of the game remaining when a quick play caught the Norse men sleeping and shattered their hopej of even a tie. WARSAW 18, HUNTINGTON 0. FUMBLITIS, that dread footbal disease which is contagious among all teams, was probably the main caus( for this defeat by an 18 to score ir the Homecoming and final game of the 1930 season. The Norse fumbled numerous times during the game, and two of th( Warsaw touchdowns were the dired result of them. They also lost some good chances to score by their inabil- ity to hold onto the ball. Probably the one redeeming fac- tor of this contest was the Norse ' s aerial attack, which was working smoothly, as statistics show that thej completed nine out of twelve attempts for a seventy-five per cent average Most of their ground was gained bj this route. Darwin Torst End — Sophomore Willis Hosier Halfback — Junior Page Twenty-F yur December, 1930

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I THE MODULUS for the greater part of the time, and had the ball in Decatur territory continually, but could not produce a score. Towards the end of the final chapter, the Norse began raining passes all over the field and were having success with them when a Yellowjacket back inter- cepted one of the throws and ran al- most sixty yards through a broken field for the touchdown which put the game on ice for his team. The try for point was missed, but it was not needed since there was no more scoring, al- though the Vikings again took the ball and started a valiant drive dowTi the field. However, the time was all too short, and the game ended with the Vikings for the third time being on the short end of the score. NEWCASTLE 28, HUNTINGTON 7. ENCOUNTERING one of the strongest football machines in the state, namely the Newcastle Trojans, the Vikings received their fourth straight setback to the tune of 28 to 7. The Norse were, however, the first team to cross the Trojan goal line this year, which seldom happened at any time during the season. During the first half, Huntington played in listless fashion and were scored on three times with the extra point also being added each time for the Newcastle total of 21 at the half. The Norsemen scored late in the first half when Berringer, tackle, broke through the line to block a punt. The loose ball was covered on the fifteen- yard line by Hosier, giving Hunting- ton their bright opportunity, of which thev immediatelv took advantage in Tom Wasmuth Fullback — Senior Clifford Miller Tackle — Senior Robert Brahs Fullback — Senior four successive plunges through the line. Car- roll carried the ball back of the goal line and also figured in the try for point when he passed to Hosier. Coming back for the second half, the Vikings presented a stubborn de- fense, and at three different intervals they became a stone wall to Trojan plunges on the one-yard line, and each time they took the ball from their op- ponents on downs. Gaining possess- ion of the ball on their own twenty- yard line in the last period, the Norse attempted to gain ground by the air route, but with disastrous results. One of their heaves was intercepted, and with a rush that was not to be denied, Newcastle took the ball over and added the extra point to complete the scor- ing. The Norse had taken the kickoff back to the Trojan thirty-yard line on runs and passes before the final whis- tle sounded. WABASH 33, HUNTINGTON 8. ENTERING this contest with high hopes of a victory, the Norsemen saw their dreams go fading when they failed to stop a determined drive in the final half of the game, which car- ried Wabash to a 33 to 8 decision. Both teams were handicapped by the extremely warm weather which prevailed, and a dull, listless tilt was the result with the exception of an eighty-five yard run by Hosier after intercepting a pass, and also a num- ber of good runs by the Hillclimbers. For the most part, both teams resort- ed to straight football with Wabash James Branyan Center — Senior Dorancc Overmyer Halfback — Senior Uecemier, 1930 Page Twenty-Three

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THE MODULUS V IKINGS are fighters ! This is one of the pet slogans of Hiuitington High School ' s athletic teams, and although the 1930 football squad played seven games without winning one, it can still be said of them that they were really one of the scrappiest teams ever to represent Huntington in any sport. A team is rated by the number of games they win and lose but all of them, win or lose, have to work hard and faithfully at their respective sport. Such was this year ' s edition of the football team. They had to work as hard, train, and practice the same as any other ; but because of their list of defeats, they will never be praised or mentioned in the same light as some of the others that went before them. Many of the boys started prac- ticing in the early part of August, sac- rificing many hours of their summer vacation because they liked the game and wanted to learn more about it. At the start of school, more boys reported and from then on it was a steady grind of practice each evening with a game at the end of the week in which they were doomed to defeat every time. Every boy likes to play on a winning team, and when his side is losing it makes the going much harder and more tedious that it would be otherwise. Out of the fifty boys who reported at the beginning of the season, the thirty w ' hich were chosen to represent the school reported reg- ulary and were out at Kriegbaum field every evening scrimmaging, tack- ling, and doing other things which go to make up the routine of practice. Robert Bitner Center — Junior Edwin Boyle Guard — Sophomore Charles Milner Guard — Junior So in conclusion we wish to repeat that al- though they lost every game, the Vikings did not give up because the going was rough but tried all the harder. And if you are ever talking about this 1930 outfit, just say that Vikings are fightei ' s. ' ' NORTH SIDE 39, HUNTINGTON 7 PLAYING their opening game at night under the floodlights of the North Side field, the Vikings sufl ' ered their first and worst defeat of the sea- son at the hands of the Fort Wayne North Side Redskins by a 39 to 7 score. The inexperienced Norse played on even terms with their opponents for the first few minutes but finally gave way to the veteran Fort Wayne team, who scored late in the first quarter and kept adding to this in each of the remaining periods. Huntington kept fighting, however, and in the final quarter their efforts were rewarded when they pushed over a touchdown to save themselves from being shut-out. Gaining possession of the ball in mid- field, the Norse immediately began a versatile pass attack which netted them the score. Hosier passed to Ov- ermyer twice for a total gain of fifty yards, the first heave going for twen- ty yards and the second for thirty. The extra point was made good by Wasmuth, fullback, who took the ball through the line. The Vikings were rather success- ful with their aerial attack, complet- ing nine out of fifteen passes attempt- ed to Fort Wayne ' s six out of eighteen. They also collected ten first downs, but (See Paee ' -!) Paul Schepper Guaro — Junior Minor Lettermcn: Standing: Akers. Cull, Cusscn. Luker; Kneeling: Close, Eckert, Dick, Hoover, Reese. Clint McClure, Jr, End — Junior December, 19S0 Page Twenty-Five