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Football Season of 1908 The football team of 1908 was (as far as we know) the first and the last football team that S. P. H. S. ever had. All the material was new but never the less Coach Fortney by his hard work, soon developed a squad that was not one to be ashamed of, for their quickness and cleverness in working plays was ex- ceedingly good. Their defensive plays were especially good and seldom did the offensive penetrate their lines and when they did only slight gains were made. Manager Hunter was only able to schedule three games because of their late organization and other teams had already filled their schedules. Of the three games played two were lost by the squad. The one game which they won was from Urbana on the home field, and “ ’twas a famous victo- ry.” Indeed it was a real test for the S. P. H. S. fellows for the Urbana team far out-weighed our team. This was not the only handicap for this was their first game while the Urbana bunch had been playing for some time. However our gang came out on top with a smile of victory and a score of 10-0. The second game was lost to Urbana on our own field by a score of5-0. As the scare shows our team was not to be defeated except with a hard battle. The third game was played at Osborne, Superintendent Fortney’s home town. The game was just the least bit one sided, the final score being 16-0 in favor of Osborne. Why couldn’t the Yellow and the Black have a foot ball squad every year to represent them; Other High Schools have them, so—“Why not us?” Aren’t we as fond of out door sports and haven’t we as much material as the average high school? From the financial standpoint foot ball could be made a wonderful success, for it is a game that has increased rapidly in popularity in the past few years. Without a doubt, it would draw a larger attendance than any other out door sport. S. P. H. S. has always had high ideals along athletic lines, so why not help our visions to come true by sending a football squad into the field next year. The line up of the 1908 team was as follows: H. W. Faulkner, Center; W. Ladkin, L. Guard; Geo. Maxon, R. Guard; D. Hough, L. Tackle; Frank Pence, L. End; Leon Goldberg, R. Tackle; Frank Harvey, R. End; Glen Runkle, Quarter back; Harry Hunter, Manager L. Half; Carey Kite, R. Half; Tracy Jones, Capt. Full back; Lloyd Huffman, Sub.; Fortney, Coach; C. V. Jones, Referee. 60
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