Ross High School - Croghan Yearbook (Fremont, OH)

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iz .wi ii Mi 1 ,gif KZ X . , I Y flilx WW The CROGHA of 1931 l Skirting Findlay's End Binkley Returning a Kick Off really played far below the high standard they set a week before. VVe managed to score in every quarter, although We were outplayed many times, especially in the first and last periods. The boys were indeed playing under difficulties since injuries greatly hindered the machine which ran so smoothly a week before. That game caused some of the more skeptical fans to begin their pessimistic predictions, but they proved groundless. VVhen the next game with none other than the highly respected 'liifhn Columbians was finished, Fremont was again on top. You will remember what happened a year ago when we met the Columbians: if you don't, so much the better. Tiffin had four of that team back, but we proved to have just a little more of that thing which wins football games than they, for we added a third league victory to our list by the rather impressive score of 25-o. As usual the game was made interesting by some beautiful playing and hard fighting, to say nothing of a now and then personal combat. 'liifiinls score resulted from a ninety yard run through an apparently sleepy Fremont team which was, by this time, made less formidable as a result of several substitutions. That game started a very strenuous week of football. Tuesday, being Armistice day, brought forth another game which was non-league but plenty tough. The fast Tiffin Calvert team appeared and held the Fremont team scoreless for two periods. The Fremont crowd was apparently worried, and why not? A team that was making such a fair bid for the league championship allowing themselves to be nearly shown up I Shamp Whose Got the Ball Reiter Twenty-f11'0

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l The eRoGHAN of 1931 We W'ant a Touchdown Hess Get Off with the Ball by a team from a much smaller school. XVhether the team was tired or not, there was a greatly disappointed crowd of over 3000 people after that game was over. VVe did manage to get two touchdowns across the opponent's goal to make the final score 12-0. This marked the 'flfittle Giants, last stand on Harmon Field in the 1930 season. Happy days came again, however, for after three days of preparation we met the powerful Norwalk high eleven which can always be counted upon to give Fremont a tough battle. XVell, folks, it was some contest. Our own Giants scored a touch- down and the extra point in the first five minutes of play by a constant drive down the gridiron. After recovering a punt, the boys, by incessant pounding, scored another touchdown. Before the half ended, however, Norwalk was able to score by one of her long passes. The half ended with the score standing l3-7 in our favor. Next came the nerve-racking second half. The game seemed to be on ice after we had scored on an intercepted pass, making th score lf?-7. ln just a few minutes, however. another long pass netted Norwalk 6 more points, after which they added the extra point. Now the fun ended. Norwalk started throwing those forward passes right, left and all directions, turning the Fremont fans absolutely frantic. Finally, when every second seemed an eternity to Fremont fans, the gun barked and we were on the long end of the 19-1-l score. VVith less than two weeks to go the gang had to get down to some real work to Beeker Leg Drive!! Pettiford Tzucrrfy-thrrw