Polytechnic High School - Polytechnic Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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DICK VERBRUGGE BOB MOORHATCH JOHN FORBES DICK ROSS AL HINSCH NATE CROSS We Did If Agaml POLY 18-eMISSION 12 The rugged and spirited Bears gave the Parrots a crucial battle. Not until the final gun was the contest decided. Both squads had to fight with the mud, as ball-carriers were slipping and slushing for every yard. All-City Halfback Willie Sampson turned Out to be the real hero, although all the Parrot gridders played their hearts out. It was Willie who took Don Kafkals punt on his own 29 late in the 3rd quarter, and raced 71 yards to the touchdown that gave Poly an 18 to 6 margin. It was the same Willie who nailed speedy Ashford Jones, who was on his way for the clincher and possibly the winning TD. In the last minutes of play, early in the fourth quarter, Kafka let go a pass, which bounced out of the arms of Ashford Jones, and right into those of L. C. Polk who went over for the Bears to bring them within 6 points of the ParrOts. Ronnie Byrnes took Kafka,s pass and boomed down the sidelines for Mission's last score. QB. Frank Hall heaved a 20-yard toss to Tom Ozaki, and then a 10- yarder to John Lighty for the T.D.. This made it 12-6. Standouts for Mission were Pete Hontalas, Ron Byrnes, Don Kafka, and Ashford Jones. Despite the mud it was a well-played ball game and left 15,000 fans talk- ing about it as they left the stadium. POLY 41eCOMMERCE 6 With Willie Sampson and Frank Hall paving the way, the Parrots downed the tough Commerce Bull- dogs, who played their last football game in the his- tory of the school. Willie scampered 56 yards early in the lst quarter. Chuck McKahn plunged over from the 2-yard line for the second Poly tally. Q.B. Hall also got into the scoring with his two tricky T.Dfs. Craig Brown, junior end, also scored on a pass play. Gordon PAGE TVVENTY-SEVEN

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WARREN FANNIN JOHN LIGHTY BOB MOORE a a , FRANK HALL BILL JONES History Repeats tse TACKLES: AL HINSCH proved to be a valuable player and was in every play. Husky Al made second string All-City. DICK ROSS didn't receive much glory, but made it tough for the opposing backs who came his way. GUARDS: BOB MOORE, captain, was the top guard in the league, and a good kicker. He made first string All-City for the second year. NATHANIEL CROSS was as tough as they come. Well-liked Nates speed, unusual for a high school lineman, placed him on the second string All-City. BOB MOORHATCH- rounded out this trio of top guards. Although small in size he was effective in holding his position. He won a place on the All-City first string. CENTER: WARREN FANNIN, the top center in PAGE TWENTY-SIX the league, showed that his rugged defensive work made him a tough man to get by. tAll-City first strings QUARTERBACK: FRANK HALL, talented ju- nior, led the league in total offensive. His aerials were deadly. He was placed on the second string All-City. HALFBACKS: BILL JONES was a constant threat every time he had the ball. Shifty Bill played best when the going was the toughest. He was named first string All-City. WILLIE SAMPSON, an explosive ball player, had a brilliant defense every bit as good as his sparkling offense. He was also named to first string All-City. FULLBACK: CHUCK MCKAHN was one of the league's top ground gainers. Speedy Chuck's blocking won him a berth on the firSt string All-City team.

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The first string team looks mighty sharp. Nate Cross sets his sights on :1 Lowell man. 6 Seasons - Red Young snagged a 34-yard pass from Ed Shum to end the days scoring. All-City Guard Bob Moore completed 6 out of 7 conversion attempts. The Parrot defense looked magnificent in this tilt. Commerceis All-City trio, Van Parish Sonny Sanchez, and Charlie Johnson excelled for the Bulldogs. PARROTS SCALP INJUNS By knocking off the Big Red Indians, the Parrots won their fifth straight game of the 1951 campaign. The favored Parrots proved too much for their tradi- PAGE TWENTY-EIGHT Commerce gets a stopping. looks like quite a squabble. Who's who? Triumphs tional rivals. The initial score came when Bill Jones took QB. Frank Hall's handoff and raced 25 yards. Jones again scored on runs of 32 and 12 yards. Full- back Bob Sanders picked up another six points when the traveled 35 wards in the third quarter. EndCraig Brown scooped up Pete Kistleris fumble and rambled 40 yards to paydirt. Parrots Moore, Hinsch, Fannin, Don Brown, and Tom Ozaki played good ball, While Gary Friedman, Mike Leaskou, and Andy Stone stood out for Lowell.