Mechanicsburg High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Mechanicsburg, OH)

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- mar Top row, lefl Io rigbl: Asst. Coach Hamsher, Mgr. Trimble, K. Trou , G. Becker, Lucas, M. Stone, N. Walker, J. Murlatt, W. Hollinger, Asst. Coach Fortney, Coach Vorbaeli. Second row: H. Hartman, F. Brenneman, W. Moorhead, F, Rupp, A. Kapp, E. Zimmerman, J. Hart, R. Stoner, M. Hubbert, H. Welker, V. Hart, C. Faust. Tbird row: L. Gensler, D. Pealer, Hon. Captain H. Ruth, M. Westhafer, G. Ceiling, W. Boyson, R. Burley, R. Walters, B. Hall, H. Sherman. FOOTBALL SUMMARY S THE curtain rose on the 1936 football program, chances for a championship team looked quite a bit brighter than in the preyious year, with the return of eleven letter- men, and quite a number of new and promising candidates. Football camp, which was eliminated last year, was resumed this season, but at a new location in the Blue Ridge Mountains, near Fannettsburg, Pennsylvania. This pre-season training session was held during the last week in August, and as the camp drew to a close it appeared as though M. H. S. would have a well-trained but comparatively light team with which to open its 1936 season. At this time the probable varsity line-up appeared as follows: Nlerrill Westhafer at center, Gerald Ceiling at left guard, Harry Ruth at right guard, either Earl Zimmerman, a promising sophomore, or VVilliam Boyson at left tackle, David Pealer at right tackle, Raymond Burley at left end, and Leonard Gensler or Harding Hartman at right end. In the backheld, Merrill Hubbert seemed to have the left halfback post well in hand, with Roy Walters in the blocking assignment of right halfback, as his running mate. Hall, a newcomer to the squad, seemed to Gt quite naturally into the plunging position of fullback and the generalship of the teamethat of quarterback-was lilled by Victor Hart. Other members of the squad were: Linemen-Frank Rupp, William Moorhead, Arnold Kapp, Forrest Brenneman, VVilliam Hollinger, .lack Hart, Kenneth Troup, .lesse Murlatt, Nathan Walker, George Becker, and Philip Lucas. Backheldgldarold Sherman, Russell Stoner, Charles Faust, Herman VVelker, and Mearle Stone. Of these members of the second team several deserve more than mere mention. ln the backfield Stoner and Sherman were especially outstanding and proved their ability by turning in some very brilliant performances during their replacement of Hart and Hubbert, while the latter were on the injured list. Faust also did some hne work during the season. In the line Rupp and Hartman acquitted them- selves well during the year. This team, although not the biggest, proved to be one of the most powerful in the Con- ference and succeede in establishing for Coach Vorbach an enviable record to add to his E22

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FRESHMAN CLASS Ccontinuedj Home Room 15 MISS IRVA ZIMMERMAN Adams, blildrecl, Anderson, Leslie, Armstrong, Jean, Becker, Gilbert, Biddle, Betty, Bollinger, Evelyn, Breckbiel, Ruth, Burley, Clarence, Car- many, Boyd, Cocklin, Geraldine, Conracl, VVayne, Cullings, Harry, Fishel, Pauline, Gayman, Anna, Ginter, John, Kaley, Mabel, Lebo, Russell, Long, Nlaredia, lNIartin, Florence, Nleals, Alden, Morrow, Clarence, Nlurphy, Irva, Newcomer, Ruth, Orris, Paul, Redding, Anna, Renard, Herbert, Rife, Pauline, Ruth, Marian, Saylor, Ruth, Sheaffer, Margaret, Shope, Lois, Shur, Isabelle, Spahr, Edwin, Watts, David, Widder, Kathryn, Wolfe, Loretta, Yungel, Wilma. Home Room 26 MISS MARY GORRELL Calaman, Augusta, Clem, Ray, Coekley, Martha, Dunkleberger, Ruth, Erb, Helen, Hershman, Wildag Hurley, Blaine, Keizer, Howard, Miller, Jean, Nailor, Betty, Nickey, Betty, Quigley, Paul, Rider, Mark, Rupp, Donald, Shank, Evelyn, Shank, Marian, Shcttel, Helen, Shugart, Orville, Souder, Dorothy, Stansheld, Edward, Stansfield, Twyla, Stare, Paul, Waggoner, Mary, VVaIters, Betty, VVaIters, Winifred, VVhitacre, Elwood, Yarlett, John M., Jr. Home Room 23 MR. DAVID I. GLEIM Baker, Ruth, Boyson, Robert, Bushey, Mabel, Capp, Gerald, Coeklin, Opal, Cressman, Paul, Dietz, Dorothy, Eppley, Sara, Fertenbaugh, Elsie, Fishel, George, Foster, Margaret, Genslcr, Elizabeth, Goodling, Mabel, Harvey, Peggy, Hollinger, Stanley, Jacoby, YViIliam, Lucas, Philip, McClure, Lester, Messinger, Grace, Miller, Mary Margaret, M umma, Robert, Pot- teiger, Alice, Reighter, John, Rhoads, Charlotte, Shaner, Frank, St-ull, John, Wleightman, IN'Iarian, VViIliams, Thomas, VVhitman, Betty, VVrIghtstone, IN'Ionroe, Zimmerman, Robert, Zook, Vance.

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already brilliant coachingcareer at Mechanicsburg. The team won nine games, tied one, and lost none, scoring 178 points against the ogponents' 31, and fo-r the fourth time In the last five years were acclaimed champions of the outhern Pennsylvania lnterscholastic Conference. The Hrst engagement of the year was scheduled to be fought on a foreign held, and due to the weight and experience of the Middletown team, Mechanicsburg entered this contest with the odds against them. However, true to their reputation of always fighting hardest when classed as the underdog, Mechanicsburg defeated Middletown 7-0. The winning touch- down, which was made by Sherman on a 3-yard plunge in the second period of play, came as a climax to a brilliant 45-yard run by Hubbert, which placed the ball in scoring position. The entire Mechanicsburg team played heads up football, with Sherman in the backtield, and Pealer and Geiling in the line doing some outstanding work. The joy of the victory was somewhat marred when it was learned that Hart, who received a leg injury, and Hubbert, who suffered a broken hand, would be out of play for several weeks. The next game was with Hershey, a newcomer to the schedule. Little was known about this team except that they were big and fast. lt proved to be a hne day on which to open the first home game, with the weather being ideal both for the spectators and players. Little ground-gaining was done by either team during the first period. Hershey tried to use Wallace, their huge fullback, to batter their way over Mechanicsburg's pint -sized guards, Geiling and Ruth, but usually got little for their efforts. The game's only score came in the second quarter, when Hall, playing one of the best games of his career, broke through the middle of the line, eluded the secondary, and alloped 75 yards for the winning touchdown. The second half was played largely between tfie 30-yard lines, and neither team threatened to score. ln addition tzglilall, Russell Stoner, who substituted for the injured Hubbert, showed good ball-carrying a nity. Newport was the next opponent, the only game on the schedule considered as a breather. By the manner in which Newport started, however, it began to look as if the breather were going to be for Newport instead of M. H. S. On the opening kickoff, Heisy of Newport took the ball on his own 5-yard line and galloped up the side line for 80 yards before bein over- hauled by Westhafer, who brought him down from behind. Immediately after this Mechanics- burg received two 5-yard penalties against them, which put the ball on the 5-yard line and gave Newport four downs in which to score. Mechanicsburg's line then buckled down to work, and kept them from crossing the oal-line. From then on Mechanicsburg had complete control, scoring in every period, and final score was 50-O. Sherman and Stoner were the outstanding backs of the day, with Burley turning in a good performance in the line. Gettysburg came to Mechanicsburg this year with one of their lightest teams in quite a while, but nevertheless managed to give M. H. S. one of its closest games of the year. The home team again scored its winning touchdown late in the second period on a 40-yard pass from Burley to Gensler. The deciding extra point of the game was made on an end run by Faust, a substitute back, who really showed what don't stop until the whistle blows meant, when he lunged across the goal-line with one of the opponents clinging to his leg. Gettysburg, coming back strong in the second half, began a passing attack which proved quite successful by netting them a touchdown. Their try for the extra point went wide, and after battling on even terms the remainder of the game, Mechanicsburg emerged the victor by a one-point marginfthe score was 7-6. Sherman was Mechanicsburg's best ground-gainer of the day, while Stock was the outstanding player for the Visitors. The next game was the only night game of the season, and was played during a driving rain on the Hanover field. The field was very wet and slippery, but the team as a whole proved to be excellent mudders, and had no trouble defeating Hanover by the score of 23-6. West- hafer and Gensler proved to be the mainstays of the Mechanicsburg team on the defense, and in the backfield Hart's handling and punting of the wet ball was spectacular, as was Hubbert's stellar ball-carrying. Returning to the home field, the next Conference opponent to be met was Shippensburg who undoubtedly had the heaviest team of the Conference, and again Mechanicsburg was greatly outweighed. However, the team made up for its lack of weight with fight, and Ship- pensburg 'was completely outclassed as Mechanicsburg won 34-6, making this their sixth straight victory of the year. The laurels of the da went to the M. H. S. line, which showed a powerful offense, and also succeeded in holding tlie heavier Shippensburg team to three first downs. ln the backfield, Hubbert and Hart starred for Mechanicsburg, with Walters doing some excellent blocking to shake Hubbert loose on his numerous long runs. For Shippensburg Rhideout showed up well. Next to Carlisle, the game with New Cumberland was one of keenest rivalry. For two years in succession New Cumberland had succeeded in handing Mechanicsburg a setback, and this year the team was out to avenge those defeats. The game was played at New Cumber- CContinued on page 861 l23l