Potter School - Shield Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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v 11. XHW THE POTTER SHIELD WGN The line up was: ...Nz iii- POTTER UNIVERSITY Al :NM IL flight, ,E Moody ...... . COIHHS ,qw ,wp fif. McAllister ..... L. T. . Glaser . ..-Satozgfmmmi Ilgohrmann, Bd., Blake, Summers L. G. . Manson A' ayne .. ' ..,.. C. . H 11 F Y niwiwd Drum, F ...... R. Cr. . Psldegtg, gi.: -i...,,S and ibut Atkinson . . R. T. . Muir TA x .hnflmwt Abbott . I . . R. E. . Wgterhguge i....Q n-,hf,ih,0i reg, Folger CCapta1nj , Q , Adams is nina! on thesddtolj, Greenbaum . . L. H. . Tsapralis tim ,gm M, Wlipgg Wheeler . . F. B. . Smith CCaptainj same, . , .file Malliiard . . . R. H. . Carol hx UI 'V eittwll for ' 19952 :mother ,. 1 'lgnllflj the I ' Song-,V - Qmninhiargem nf F0iXPr to llmliim 5'ff'1lLQ!l11- Whede di, F1135 nude dom 'X 3? iff' guard ni f- Un the iomrhdm -if kiss! dom mm Hia: by end mm ui FY' 1118110 the ditanm U this Potter kicked M half vmthenover ff. fniversity nm the r their downs byline mir hands. Here D. ualiud five yaniifvf I I mr so l'x1ive1Sifi' muted far Summers make their diSf8Ilf? the kick, nllllllllgl :be line and then by if 3 touchdoml by 1 I back -f. l3:ll1lVE'5'll' ' Potters EIS! mt phy Fvlgff , ed to lliiuggddialnext .g.,..1. I rk plunsff ' ' pf, It Was xi WY 5 aw iw' if 'in Poffffs fm fniversifl POTTER, 19. ST. JOSEPH'S, 6 On November the tenth our 125-pound team again met St. Joseph's. The gamejwas played on California Field between the halves ofthe California-St. Mar s ame. In the first half Fol er made a touchdown on a play around end Y S - 3 . Moody intercepted a forward pass in the second half and carried the ball over the line agaln. The third touchdown was made by Mailliard, Folger kicked the goal. Near the end of the last quarter a St. Josephs player intercepted a forward pass and made a touchdown. St. J oseph's failed to kick goal. The line-up was: Moody, left end, McNear, left tackle, Bd. Dohrmann, left guard, Esberg, center, A. Drum, right guard, McAllister, right tackle, Blake, right end, Capt. Folger, quarter, Greenbaum, left half 5 Knight, fullback, and Mailliard, right half. F. Drum was substituted for McAllister in the second half. POTTER, 19. ST. IGNATIUS, 12 The ninth game of the season was played with the St. Ignatius second team, on their field. Our line-up when the game started was: Moody, left end, Atkinson, left tackle, Dohrmann, Bd., left guard, Esberg, center, McAllister, right guard, Drum, F., right tackle, Abbott, right end, Capt. Folger, quarter, Greenbaum, left half, Wheeler, fullback, and Mailliard, right half. Owing to a slight injury to his side, Alston Hayne was not at his usual place at center. The game was one of the fastest of the season and all the fellows had a great deal of fight in them. In the first three minutes of play, by a succession of end runs and tackle smashes, we scored a touchdown, Folger carrying the ball over the line. Another touchdown was made in the second quarter. In the beginning of the second half Blake was put in at guard in place of Dohrmann. St. Ignatius made a few changes in their line-up and came back with the game resolved to win. St. Ignatius intercepted a forward pass and made a touchdown by it. Another touchdown was made by St. Ignatius in this half. We only scored once more during the game and at the end the score stood 19 to 12 in our favor. Wheeler kicked one goal. Mailliard's interfer- ence was especially good. Folger and Wheeler played the best game for Potter. POTTER, 31. s. F. ALL-STARS, 2 Two days later we played the San Francisco All-Stars at the Stadium. This game turned out to be only a practice game, as they did not have their full team there. We lent them a few of our substitutes to fill up places. The first touch- down was made by Folger. Wheeler failed to kick goal. By sending their left half through the line time after time our opponents got the ball on the ten-yard line. There they lost it on downs. After trying several plays without gaining much Folger took the ball, ran the length of the field and made a touchdown. Folger did not succeed in kicking goal. The All-Stars made their two points when a fumble rolled over our goal line. Greenbaum droppedupon the ball mstead of picking it up and running it out. This was the only time they scored during the game. Twenty-nine

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THE POTTER SHIELD UNIVERSITY VS. POTTER We la ed the first ame with University School on November the first, at Ewing Eield. The day vfigas clear, but with a slight chill in the air, just the kind Sf a day to put pep into the fellows. Mr. Newsom,assisted byVK111gh'U, Wa? 10 9 cheer leader, and the cheering certainly helped the team a great deal. Practically the whole school witnessed the game and there were also some spectators from other schools present. if ' G 3 , The game started at 3:35. University klckedoff and Folger I'6C61V6d the ball and made a gain of fifteen yards. ' Potter missed making their downs and Wheeler punted. On their second down University fumbled the ball. A .Potter man fell on it. By a run around right end Folger carried the ball from the middle of field to the ten yard line. A play through tackle gained a few yards and on the next play Folger carried the ball over the line, five minutes after the start of the. game. Wheeler kicked the goal. Potter kicked off and Captain Smith of University ran the ball back to the middle of the field. Adams gained first down for University. The latter was off side and penalized five yards. University lost another five yards on the next play by ua fake forward pass. The whistle then signaled the end of the first quarter. The scorewas 7 to 0 in Potter's favor. The second quarter opened with the ball on University's forty-yard line. As it was fourth down our opponents were forced to kick. Greenbaum received the punt, and ran it back fifteen yards. A forward pass from Folger to Mailliard brought the ball to the ten-yard line. Folger scored a touchdown. Wheeler did not succeed in kicking goal. 'Potter kicked off. Our opponents made their downs by line bucks. Here Blake was substituted for Dohrmann at left guard. Uni- versity next tried a forward pass which gained them but little. On the fourth down University kickedg Greenbaum caught the punt. Potter made Hrst down and then was forced to kick. After two unsuccessful attempts at gaining by end runs Uni- versity punted. Greenbaum again received the kick. Folger made the distance and then after some line bucks and an incomplete forward pass Potter kicked. Adams received the punt and ran it back fifteen yards. The first half was then over, the score being 13 to 0 in favor of Potter. Dohrmann was put back at left guard. Wheeler kicked off, University ran the ball back to the center of the field. University twice made their downs by line bucks, then they were penalized fifteen yards for using their hands. Here D. Summers was substituted for Dohrmann. Potter was now penalized five yards for being off side. The fifteen yards were not made and the ball went to University. Tsapralis made fifteen yards through the line. Blake was substituted for Summers. University tried two end runs and two line 'bucks but failed to make their distance. It was Potter's ball. Wheeler punted and Adams received the kick, running it back twenty yards. University kept rushing the ball through the line and then by a fake forward pass carried it to the two yard line. Smith made a touchdown by a line buck. University failed to kick goal. University kicked off, Mailliard received the kick and ran it back fifteen yards. The third quarter then came to an end. The score was, Potter, 13 3 University, 6. The last quarter began with the ball on our 30-yard line. Potter's first down. Wheeler gained twelve yards through tackle and on the next play Folger made a forty yard run around end. A forward pass from Folger to Mailliard gained another fifteen yards and the ball was within eight yards of the goal. On the next play Folger carried the ball over the line. Wheeler failed to kick goal. Potter kicked off. By a series of forward passes and line plunges University carried the ball to the ten yard line but they could get no further. It was Potter s ball. Folger gained twenty yards on an end run and on the next play WVheeler fumbled the ball. University recovered the fumble and' had first down when the whistle blew for the end of the game. The score was 19 to 6 in Potters favor. Twenty-eight

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THE POTTER SHIELD Folger made two more touchdowns, and Abbott made one on a forward pass from Folger. Wheeler kicked one goal. The score stood 31 to 2 at the end of the game, Credit must be given to the left halfback of the All-StaI'S. H6 dld HIOSJU Of the WOT for them, making gain after gain through our line. If he had not been so worn out he surely would have gotten away and made .a touchdown. Our line-up was: Blake, left end, Summers, left tackle, McAllister, left guard, Hayne, center, Dohrmann, right guard, Drum, F., right tackle, Abbott, right end, Capt- 17013913 quarter, Greenbaum, left half, Wheeler, fullback, and Ma1ll1ard, right half. UNIVERSITY VS. POTTER Our last game of the season was played with our rivals at Ewing Field, on November the twentieth. By winning this game we got our name on the new cup presented by Mr. Nolan and Mr. Potter. This was a good start towards getting another football cup in our possession, we having kept the last cup by winning it two years straight. ' . , Gwing to an injured knee, Atkinson was not able to play in this game. His place was filled by Summers. Folger, Mailliard and Moody played the best game for Potter and Smith, Adams and Waterhouse starred for University. . . Folger won the toss and chose to receive. The game started at 3:30. University kicked off and Blake fumbled the ball, a University man recovering it. After two unsuccessful attempts at end runs Adams broke through the line and gained twenty yards. Folger made a beautiful tackle. University was then penalized fifteen yards for pushing the man with the ball and they failed to make their distance. It was Potter's ball. University was off side and penalized five yards on the first down. Wheeler then carried the ball twelve yards, gaining first down. After three plays gaining but little distance, Folger made a beautiful kick, sending the ball down to the ten-yard line. On the first play University fumbled the ball and a Potter man recovered it on the fifteen-yard line. Folger then made first down by an end run, carrying the ball within one yard of the goal. Folger then made a touchdown on a line plunge. Wheeler did not succeed in kicking goal. Potter kicked off, Wheeler making an excellent kick to the ten yard line. University tried a forward pass which Greenbaum intercepted. University then intercepted a forward pass from Folger to Mailliard. University made first down through the line. They were then penalized fifteen yards for holding, the first quarter ended here, the score 6 to 0 in favor of Potter. In the beginning of the second quarter Greenbaum intercepted a forward pass. Potter failed to make first down. Smith broke through the line and ran twenty yards, Folger stopping him on the ten-yard line. University failed to make a touchdown. Potter kicked. Again Smith broke through and again Folger stopped him, this time on the five-yard line. It was University's first down. Adams made a touchdown by a line buck. University failed to kick goal. Here Dohrmann was substituted for Blake at right guard. University kicked off and Potter twice made first down. Then the whistle blew announcing the end of the first half. The score stood 6 to 6. Blake was put back at guard in the beginning of the second half. Potter kicked off and on the first play University was penalized fifteen yards for holding. In third down Moody made a fine tackle, stopping University from making a large gain around end. University then kicked. In Potter's first down Folger got free on an end run and ran the length of the field for a touchdown. Wheeler kicked the goa . Q Potter kicked off. Smith broke loose on the first play but Moody stopped him. Smith again broke through the line and this time Wheeler stopped him. Three times University made first down by line plunges, and they carried the ball to the five-yard line. Then University was penalized five yards for holding. University tried a drop kick which failed. It was Potter's ball on the twenty-yard line. The score at the end of the third quarter was, Potter, 13, University, 16. Thirty v a: iff' - U' 225.2-. iiafy' if il' F 25 lm' :nn pf ffm- ii! Hi i Qi all ? '!l'Y' I aikbm . 'll c UI!! ,Mum fifflau 'Inna FH' mi kibi i 'iu-e. .Q Inq, il ig! i. 21-.'.:-M Nga! in in f 'N Q'--'Z' 545. . QQ? W - ' Inf?