Roosevelt High School - Strenuous Life Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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Cleveland was next to fall beneath the Ted’s oncoming grid machine. In spite of a slippery turf, the local outfit rolled up two touchdowns and kicked an extra point in checking the Southenders 13-0. First-half scoring threats vanished as both teams bogged down when the Oozing to a 0-0 tie with Ballard Hup, tuh, three, four . . . going got rough. Roaring out after intermission, the undaunted Green and Gold drove straight down field for the first T.D. After the try-for-point had split the uprights, the Roughriders again found the scoring circle when the three M’s (McNamee, Mosteller, Monroe) combined their efforts to set the pattern for Gene Hull to pull a quarterback sneak. This drive covered 70 yards, and with the win, the stage was set for the season’s finale with unbeaten Franklin. The scene was Memorial Stadium, time 8:00, as a football could be seen spinning end- over-end toward a Franklin backfield man. This game linked together the once-tied North- 28

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stepped over the white lines to end the Teds' scoring attack for the night. A flurry of passes saw the Hilltoppers march 71 yards in the waning moments of play, to score, and save them from a complete whitewash. Rain, the greatest equalizer between two teams, played a prominent role in the outcome of Roosevelt's 0-0 deadlock with Ballard. Although the home club piled up a decided advantage along the statistics’ route, they were unable to muster sufficient power to bring the porkhide to pay-dirt. Ballard's 14-yard stripe was the deepest the Riders could penetrate all night. In the (Inset) Spirited song leaders start a new Ted tradition! left to right, back row: Eva Sjursen, DeNeece Marker, Shirley Lancaster, Harriet Kreps; front row: Marilyn Jacobson, Mary Ann Knutzen, Jean Rue. Barbara Schmid third stanza, the Beavers, highlighted by the running of Hugh Locker, waltzed down to the Teddies 24-yard line. A Ballard Homecoming crowd went into a frenzy, but their joy was short-lived as a fourth down desperation pass failed to click and the Teds took over. With six minutes remaining, the Roughriders began a final drive. Despite the hard work of Monroe and Hudson, the Teds failed to cash in, and their efforts were naught, when a clipping penalty set them back on the Ballard 27. Throughout the game typical Seattle weather (rain to you) hindered both clubs, and firm footing was impossible to achieve, as the field was a sea of rain-swept mud. 27

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enders and the league-leading Quakers. Both teams had bowled over their opponents as wind blows over matchsticks and now were meeting head on. For the winner: the chance to perform in the Turkey Day game. Local papers had considered this tussle a tossup, so when the teams A necktie hold during the Franklin fracas trotted out on the field, the 11,200 odd spectators gathered to witness the game were on the edges of their seats. Franklin elected to receive and the Teds kicked off. From that moment until the final gun, the Roughriders dominated the play completely. The Teddy forward wall opened the holes, and the mail carriers went dancing through. In any game, there are boys who deserve honorable mention, but in this championship game all of the boys performed as a unit. So let’s just say, “Congratulations to the City Cham- pions! As for the final score, it read 20-6. 2?