Shortridge High School - Annual Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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FREIHOFER FALLENDER BATTREALL 1942 CITY CHAMPS The 1942 edition of the Shortridge High School football team made a name and a record that will undoubtedly be long celebrated in the annals of the school's gridiron his- tory. Coach Thomas D. Woods inherited nine outstanding lettermen and some thirty-odd grid performers from the excellent training of Robert L. Nipper fnow a lieutenant in the United State Navyj and formed a championship squad which went through nine games undefeated and untied. This feat had not been equalled since the campaign of '26. The Blue and White machine made its initial appear- ance and issued its warning to other opponents on Septem- ber 18 at the Northside field when they vanquished the Crawfordsville Athenians, 51-6. The following week, under the arc-lights of Roosevelt Stadium, Jim Allerdice led the Satans to a 6-0 edge over the Southport Cardinals. The defensive play of Bob Rags- dale and Gene Battreall kept the game from being as close as the score indicates, with pass interceptions and constant tackles. respectively. Withrow of Cincinnati met its first defeat at the hands of a Shortridge eleven on October 6 when they bowed to a 20-0 score. Allerdice romped across twice for touchdowns. and Ray Stone snagged a Tiger pass and raced 60 yards for the final tally. Jeff of Lafayette fulfilled expectations by proving one of the strongest opponents on the schedule before they fell to Shortridge 13-7 in the only other out-of-town game. The alertness of Captain Bruce Hilkene provided the winning marker when he recovered a Bronco fumble behind Jeff's goal. Back on the home front the following week. the Blue Devils met Washington in their first city series clash and had little trouble adding a 19-0 score to their unbroken victory string. This was George Lewis Day. as the shifty right half-back crossed the double stripe twice. Central of Muncie arrived at the Blue Devil camp on October 21, with enough respect and prestige to instill fear into the hearts of every Shortridger. An aroused Satan squad, eager to avenge last year's defeat, sent the highly- touted Bearcats back to their lair with a 19 to 0 trouncing, MCSHANE ROGERS RAGSDALE LEVVIS ALLERDICE STONE 5 ., 5. fe ie

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