Racine High School - Kipikawi Yearbook (Racine, WI)

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4 MR. XV. HX. Cox, A'I'III.E'I'IC Coixcn jfuuthall 1919 The Racine High-School Football Team started the season with only a few men who had played on the team before. How- ever, we won four out of seven games, and were never badly beaten. The line played a hard steady game and was re- sponsible for most of the gains that the backfield made. A splendid school spirit was shown by the large crowds of students who attended the games. Led by our renowned cheerleader, Jimmy Von Ger- meten, they did much to encourage the team to fight its hardest. Our teamwork was due to the coaching of Klr. Cox. BURLINGTON As our first game was cancelled, we played Burlington High School. This team was so much lighter than ours that the game was uninteresting. The score was 51-O III our favor. NORTH DIVISION The next game was with North Division High School of Rlilwaukee. Lunde made the first touchdown. VVhen North Divi- sion kicked off, Grover received the ball and with admirable interference made a sensational run to the goal line. ln the second half, our opponents scored two touchdowns. During the- last few min- utes Racine carried the ball to within a few yards of the goal, but Lunde was un- able to score. The game was lost 12-13 because of our failure to kick either goal. BURLINGTON Another game was played with Burl- ington, this time on their own field. Wie won 38-0.

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BM' Yitzw Racine defeated Bay View lligh School in an interesting game. Neither team scored in the first half, although Racine had the ball on Bay Yiewis one-yard line when the whistle blew. ln the second half Racine made two touchdowns and kicked one goal. K1zNos1-1.x Kenosha received. ln the first play Johnson's nose was badly hurt, but he pluckily stayed in the game. Kenosha was forced to kick, iiie were so far in our own territory that Grover punted. The ball went almost straight into the air. Kenosha's full-back scored. Our oppo- nents' other points were made when their right end intercepted a forward and carried the ball over the goal line, and, when their quarter-back broke through the right side of our line near tackle and ran twenty yards for a touchdown. ln the second half, we held and were going down the field when the final whistle blew, Dick Lund and Harry Herman did well on the line, while Harris and Grover in the back field made large gains. ,lack Harris was acting captain. iivASIllNfITON One of the best games ofthe season was played with iiiashington High School of Klilwaukee. liven though the field was muddy, Grover made some long runs around end. Harris hurt his leg but kept playing. Neither team was able to score until the last few minutes of the final quarter, when iYashington's full-back kicked a field goal. With about a minute to play our opponents made a touchdown through our left tackle. The game ended with a score of 9W0. BE1,o1'r The Beloit eleven had been picked for the state championship by newspaper men and interscholastic gridiron critics, before they came to Racine. Our fellows were determined to win their last game. L. Beloit kicked off. Grover started the con- test with a long run. Although two of our players were injured early in the game, Lunde breaking his collar bone, and Grover spraining his ankle, both refused to be taken out. Beloit scored first by a drop kick. Cushman fumbled in the center of the field and Lunde, picking up the ball, scored a touchdown. Boyak kicked the goal. ln the fourth quarter Grover recovered Beloit's ball on the thirty-yard line. Harris hit the line for fifteen yards. After another gain had been made, he went through for a few more yards. Vivhen Racine had failed to score in three downs, Lunde threw a forward over the goal line to johnny Unavitch. Boyak missed the kick by a narrow margin. In the last few minutes, Harris intercepted a forward pass and carried the ball to the ten yard line, from which it was advanced half the remaining distance by line plunges. Then Grover went over on a fake play. Our ends, Boyak and Siewart, played a fine game. SCHEDULE l919 Place Played Racine Burlington O Racine Racine N. Division l3 Racine Racine Burlington 0 Burlington Racine Bay View 0 Racine Racine Kenosha 18 Kenosha Racine Washington 9 Racine Racine Beloit 9 Racine 051312 Serunh Team lfnough credit can not be given to the second team for the way in which it gave the Erst squad practice. lt is hard com- ing out every night to get knocked about by heavier and more experienced players, and then not even play many games. A number of this yearis second team will no doubt be on the first teamnext year. Our second eleven played Kenoshais second squad and beat them 6-O. The quarters had to be shortened to six min-