Seattle Preparatory School - Echo Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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' . 'if VJJK1 4 , 7bot6aff MR. WAI.TERSKIRCHEN. Again this year Seattle Prep pro- duced another of its famous football teams. Under the efficient instruction of Mr. Walterskirchen, the varsity squad achieved an enviable standard on the gridiron. Walt, highly proficient and indispensible in his capacity as the mentor ofthe squad, was well liked by all. Aside from the record of games won, he emphasized a true sense of manli' ness in the team and made it a credit to Seattle Prep. KENT The Panthers opened their 1936 season by taking an easy 18'0 victory over the Kent Vandals. The Prepsters opened the scoring in the second quarter when Wally Carroll threw a thirty yard pass to jim Bulman in the end zone. The two other Prep scores came in the second hall' with Carroll packing the ball on wide end sweeps behind brilliant interference. O'DEA Seattle Prep won the Catholic High School championship ofthe city by beating the 0'Dea Irish 6 to 0 before 5,000 rabid fans, The Panthers scored early in the second quarter with jack McKnight crossing the goal on a line plunge. By this victory Pre ained the ermanent ossession ofthe Columbian S uire's tro h , I Ptg P I P I Cl P Y' emblematic o the Catholic championship of Seattle. CONZAGA The Gonzaga game, played at Spokane, was the scene of the Panther's first defeat. Gonzaga scored in the second, third and fourth quarters, and converted twice for a total of twenty points. The Panthers had a hard time piercing the Conzaga line and the deepest they reached was the Bullpupis twenty yard line, ST. MARTINS The Panthers resumed their schedule by snatching a 20 to 0 victory from St. Nl.1I'llDS, The Pantheris hrst six points came in the second quarter when Bulman hauled down Carroll's pass in the end zone. BREMERTON Seattle Prep travelled across the bay and lost a 20-6 game to the strong Bremerton Waldcats. Bremerton scored twice in the first half on long runs. jones. Bremerton fullback, ran seventyfhve yards to a touchdown when the whole Prep team stopped as an ofhcial blew his whistle signalling an offside. The Panthers only points came in the fourth quarter on a thirty yeard pass from Carroll to Merrick. BAINBRIDCE In the hnal game of the season the Panthers trounced a much smaller Bainbridge team to chalk up a 30'0 decision. Wally' Carroll's touchdown in the second began a rout which didn't end until the Bainbridge goalrline had been crossed five times. Aw if-4 K'