Port Huron High School - Student Yearbook (Port Huron, MI)

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•pigskin Paraii? St. Clair 0 — Port Huron 39. Due to a heavier and superior line. Port Huron started the season by easily defeating St. Clair. Port Huron needed only a straight running game for the line was very good on offensive. St. Clair’s punting featured their play. Ferndale 0 — Port Huron 0. Through a full game of cold, rainy football Port Huron battled a lighter, faster, and superior Ferndale team to a nothing-nothing tie. There were no outstanding plays or players due to the heavy downpour of rain. Sarnia 0 — Port Huron 12. This an- nual game was played at Sarnia with the first half being played under Canadian rules, with neither side threatening to score. The second half, played under American regulations, was more exciting with Port Huron going over for two touchdowns. Mt. Clemens 6 — Port Huron 0. Al- though Mt. Clemens brought a heavier line here, the play of the Port Huron forward wall stood out throughout the entire game. A Mt. Clemens back received the Port Huron kick-off at the half and ran it back 90 yards for the only score of the game. Jackson 19 — Port Huron 6. Port Huron played and lost its first game of the season under lights. Jackson had the advan- tage of speed and weight and used it to a great extent in the last half when they made two of their touchdowns. Helwig and Richert brought the crowd to its feet several times but even their brilliant plays were not enough to stop Jackson. Hazel Park 6 — Port Huron 6. This was the first home night game in the history of Port Huron High School. After two scor- ing threats had failed. Port Huron finally scored in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Hazel Park came right back with a 9 3 -yard run for a touchdown. Like Port Huron’s their try for the extra point failed. Pontiac 6 — Port Huron 0. Port Huron invaded Pontiac with the Little Brown Jug in their possession. The big Reds outplayed Pontiac throughout the game with some mag- nificent football. Even the outstanding play of Glen Leonard failed to stop a sixty-yard returned punt that counted for Pontiac’s only score. Grosse Pointe 0 — Port Huron 18. The Port Huron Red-Whites closed their sea- son and continued their jinx over the Grosse Pointe team with a victory. Although the Pointers had a heavier team, the speed of Port Huron was too much for them. Bob Richert, scored all three touchdowns, and Don Free- land’s blocking and tackling featured the Port Huron victory.

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FOOTBALL The Port Huron High School football team finished the 1939 season with a rather poor record in comparison with the usually good seasons of the past. Coach “Brick” Fowler, with his assistants, Charlie Cook and Willard Blackney, who have always placed a good team on the field for Port Huron, met a bit of bad luck in this season ' s games. Port Huron com- pleted the season with a record of three victor- ies, three defeats, and two ties. The team de- feated St. Clair. Sarnia, and Grosse Pointe, and lost to Mt. Clemens. Jackson, and Pontiac. The Ferndale and Hazel Park games ended all even. Exceptionally long runs on the part of the oppo- sition marred the record for Port Huron. No player on the Port Huron squad was hon- ored with an All-State selection. However, Bob Richert, Port Huron halfback, was presented the Award of Merit for his qualities of Courtesy, Leadership, Honesty, Intelligence, and General Sportsmanship during the football season by the Michigan Officials’ Association. This year’s letter winners were: Co-Captains Elwood Brown and Don Keith, Calvin Battle, Don Freeland, Glen Leonard, Calvin Lepien. Dick Hammersmith, Harold Jones, Fletcher Spigner, Don Allen. Bob Richert, Don Arm- strong, Dick Helwig, Bob Adams, Ray Caug- hill, Granville Firth, Bill Seeley, Ray Morris, Bill Hildebrand, Charles McCabe, and mana- gers Bob Pugh and Jim Latin. Don Keith and “Woody” Brown captained the Red- White team excellently dur- ing the 1939 football season. Don directed most of the de- fensive play of the Reds, while “Woody” called the offensive plays. Both cap- tains, however, were con- sulted by the game officials on field decisions. The cap- tains’ positoins — Don Keith at tackle and “Woody” Brown at quarterback — greatly aided them in their duties. These fellows, besides acting as co-captains, also played very good ball during the season. Don Armstrong, fullback, has been elected captain for the 1940 season. “Woody” Brown Don Keith

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BASKETBALL The team that started the 1939-40 season was one of the most inexperienced in the 12- year coaching history of “Brick ' ’ Fowler. The Reds played a tough schedule during the year dropping decisions to Flint Northern, Jackson, Grand Rapids Union, Toledo Waite, Toledo Libby, Mt. Clemens, Grosse Pointe, Lansing Eastern, and Ford Trade. Port Huron defeated Hazel Park twice, Ford Trade, Mt. Clemens and Ferndale. Although the rather poor record of five victories and nine defeats does not show it, the Red-Whites lost three games to the foes by five points or less which is a very narrow margin in basketball. Loose ball handling and lack of height was the direct cause for the early season defeats for Port Huron. In the later games Coach “Brick” Fowler experimented with some of the sophomore talent but without much suc- cess, although the boys played a good brand of basketball. The 1939-40 captain, Ernie Tallman, showed excellent judgment in making various decisions throughout the season besides playing a good brand of basketball at his guard position. Letters were awarded to the following men: Captain Ernie Tallman, Ralph Ingerson, Gor- don DeLacy, Bob Lewis, John Sanderson, Bob Hobden, John LaForge, Don Schatzline, Bill Truscott, Jack Dobratz, Jack Goss. A1 Petrossi, and manager Dave Gorte. Ingerson, Goss and Petrossi will be eligible for the 1940-41 season. Hobden, Schatzline, Truscott, and Dobratz have two more years ahead. Don Schatzline has been elected captain for next season. Next year’s team will probably be built around Hobden, forward; Dobratz, cen- ter; Schatzline and Truscott, guards. 1939-40 BASKETBALL SEASON Grand Rapids Union 25 — Port Huron 21. Port Huron started off the ’39-’40 season with a defeat at the hands of Grand Rapids Union. Although Port Huron was leading by four points at the half, very loose ball handling on the part of the Reds was responsible for their loss. Johnny LaForge, who was high point man with ten points, and the defensive work of Bob Lewis featured the Port Huron play. Flint Northern 37 — Port Huron 20. Superior play on the part of Flint Northern, last year’s state class A title holders, easily de- feated the Red-Whites. The Flint Northern team also took advantage of its greater height in scoring the victory. The highlight of the Reds ' playing was Johnny LaForge, who again led Port Huron’s attack with nine points. Jackson 32 — Port Huron 21. The lack of height again resulted in a Port Huron defeat at the hands of Jackson. Jackson’s tight defen-