Roanoke High School - Acorns Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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FOOTBALL SQUAD

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103 9112011115 nf Bnanulre 1917 Football Team, 1916 FAY YOST .......... ..... HERBERT GETTLE . . . . . . . Team SIBERT MEADOR' ......., FRANCIS HUFF ........ JAMES RUSMISELL ..... ARTHUR RANKIN ATHAL. PRICE ........ HOWARD SURFACE HARRY HOCK ........ JAMES YATES ......... HERBERT GETTLE ...... . HARRY LOEWENSTEIN .... FORREST MCCONNELLZ BRANCH SPALDING j CAPTAIN GETTLE I Substitutes l DIVERS R. SURFACE ' GLEAVES HOWARD H. YATES RICHARDSON ADAIVISON GUY NASH YOST ' PENN KERLIN NV. PRICE . Manager ... . .Captain ,... .Right End . . . .Right Tackle . . . . .Right Guard . . . ....Center ... .Left Guard . . . . ,Left Tackle ........Left Encl . . . .Left Half Back ...........Full Back .....Righl Half Back . . . . .Quarter Backs I MANAGER YOST

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l 110 QIIUYUB of BUHIIURZ 1917 Ks rm 'fi ha X. V' ' , Roanoke I-I-igh School ...... I0 Salem High School. .' ...... 0 Our football team played its initial game on the Roanoke College grounds at Salem, defeating the Salem High School team I0 to 0, While we proved superior to our opponents in every period of the game, it was a hotly contested battle and the Salemites offered a stubborn resistance to our tearing line plunges. Severalltimes we closely approached our opponent's goal and were unable to score, the first half ending with the score 0 to 0. However, in the second half we ran up ten points to their none, Captain Cettle putting a place-kick between the uprights and later plunging through the line for a touchdown. On the offence the three backs, Loewenstein, Ciettle and Yates, did stellar work in advancing the ball throughout the game, while on the defence Rankin and Cnettle were especially effective, the entire line being strong and impenetrable. Roanoke High School ...... 20 Christiansburg High School. . 0 The following Saturday we met the Christiansburg High School eleven at the fair grounds. We found our opponents' line weak and succeeded in de- feating them 20 to 0. They were able to advance the ball but twice for cred- itable gains, the big tackle, Rangely, skirting our ends each time for fifteen yards. Our goal line was never endangered and we found no trouble in making gains when they were needed. The entire R. H. S. back field proved invincible to the Christiansburg's gridders, while Rankin's defensive work was particularly good. , Roanoke High School ...... 34 Cluster Springs Academy .... 0 We then met Cluster Springs Academy, another heavy team, out-weighing us fifteen pounds tothe man. R, H. S. surprised everybody by defeating them 34 to 0. We ,got the jump on them when first whistle blew and throughout the game our goal was not endangered. Our men were successful in every