Junction City High School - Junco Ed Yearbook (Junction City, OR)

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1936 JUNCO-ED FOOTBALL THE FOOTBALL GAMES OF 1936 ST. MARYS: In the first game of the year, the Tigers met the light but aggres- sive St. Marys team on the home field. Inexperience and greenness caused many mistakes. The Tigers were within scoring distance several times but failed to put the ball over. The score: 0-0. CORVALLIS-B: Friday, October 11, the Tig-ers played the Corvallis B Squad at home. The only defeat of the '34 season had been in the game with the Corvallis team, but this year the tables were turned when the Tigers smashed over three touchdowns and converted once to snatch the victory with a score, 19-0. OAKRIDGE: The Tigers journeyed to Oakridge to lose their first game of the season. Failing to play their best football with a team which outweighed. them in every position, the Tigers lost. The score: 27-6. PHILOMATH: Friday, October 25, the Tigers went to Philomath to play the big enemy of the year. Philomath scored twice in the first half but the Tigers rallied and outplayed their opponents during the remainder of the game. A lateral pass play netted close to 40 yards and put Junction in a position to score with a crunch- er play.When the final whistle blew, the Tigers had again advanced the ball to Philomath's five-yard stripe but the score remained in favor of Philomath, 13-7. BROWNSVILLE: A team made up mainly of second string players started the game, November 1, with the light weight Brownsville team. No scoring was done until the first string which had been put in before thei end of the first half, scored in the third quarter after a drive down the field. During the last quarter, the Tigers were able to make several gains, but these were nullified by intercepted passes. The score, 6-0. ST. MARYS: Monday, Novmber 11, witnessed another attempt by the Tigers to defeat St. Marys of Eugene, but neither team was able to score. The game was over when the ball, in possession of the Tigers, had been pushed to the op-ponent's one-yard line. It was found that the two timekeepers did not agree, one maintain- ing that 15 seconds remained to play. I It will have to be played next year.l The score: 0-0 WALDPORT: Friday, November 15, the Tigers played the second game of the week with the Waldport Clam Diggers on their tide-flat field. The game was like the tide, going back and forth and getting nowhere. Though each team seemed ready to score, the good defensive playing of each prevented. The game ended with no score, several runs andafew errors to stimulate interest and excitement. The score: 0-0. INTERCLASS: Friday, November 8, the Sophomores and Juniors scrimmaged with the Freshmen-Senior combination. The Junior-Sophomore team, made up of experienced players carried out a successful passing attack which helped them win the game with a score of 14-6. Coach Sheythe acted as referee. ALUMNI: The annual Thanksgiving Classic, the Alumni-High School Game, found many alumni football stars ready to prove their skill in battle with the Tigers. Though the Alumni intercepted several passes and the high school made several powerful drives with line plays, neither team was able to score. This game, one of the most interesting of the season was made even more memorable for it witnessed the awarding of the coveted silver football trophy to the outstanding player of the year. The award was presented to Leroy and Deroy McGill, those fighting veterans whose ability, as their appearance, seems to be identical. FOOTBALL SEASON OF 1935 During the 1935 season, eight games were played. Four of these games resulted in a 0-0 score and two games were lost by the Tigers. However unspectacular the scores may be, the season was highly successful. Under the supervision of .Coach Sheythe, the players gained valuable experience and displayed a commendable spirit of cooperation. Inexperience was the greatest drawback and fighting spirit the greatest asset. The team made up for the lack of weight by fast, scientific playing. A captain was not elected to serve during the season, but one was chosen by lot or appointed by Coach Sheythe for each game. In this way all of the regulars had the experience of acting as captain. Letters were awarded to thirteen of the squad of twenty players. l30l

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FOOTBALL JUNCO-FD 1936 FRONT ROW: Deroy McGill, Philip Gray, Walter Gilstrap, Marvin Marcroft, John Showalter, Delbert Kaping, Jack Barroweliff. SECOND ROW: James Pitney, Leroy McGill, Robert Michael, Robert Hicks, Theo McGill, Merle Burton, Donald Dill. TOP ROW: Fred Miller, Ted Tatro, Darwin Packard, Coach Sheythe, Delbert Dickey, Alfred Larsen, Edward Uttinger, Dick Stearns. THE PLAYERS LEE 77 McGILLfLeft End. Height 6', Weight 168, Age 18, Senior. One of the McGill boys, Lee was fast and rugged as a pass receiver and defensive player. Often he knocked down the interference and stopped the play single-handed. Throwing lateral passes was Lee's pastime. PHILIP GRAY-Left Tackle. Height 6' 2 , Weight 173, Age 17, Senior. His out- standing defensive playing and line work won for him a place on the County All-Star First Team. Phil played the hard-hitting, aggressive type of football. WALTER URAINBARREL' GILSTRAP-eLeft Guard. Height 5' 9 , Weight 150, Age 18, Junior. Steady playingf-fnot spectacular performance characterized Walter. He played best in three inches of mud and they seldom sent in a Sub for him. Walt's long suit was stopping cruncher plays. MARVIN MARCROFTfCente1'. Height 5' 9 , Weight 155, Age 17, Junior. Marv held down the pivot position with steady line work and precise ball snapping. He should be all-star material next year. DELBERT DICKEYfRight Guard. Height 5' 9 , Weight 144, Age 17, Sophomore. Dickey had so much fighting spirit that he earned the title, Rawmeat. He was light, but always in the midst of every play. E311