Spring City High School - Pirate Log Yearbook (Spring City, PA)

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FOOTBALL men just short of paydirt. On the next play Lloyd Gumma, our little left guard, recovered a Norco end zone fumble for the first six-pointer to start things going. Then in the last quarter Earle Nelson scored on a line plunge. Extra points were made by Earle Nelson fplungel and Horace Carl fpassl. Then on the sixth of November the Groffmen traveled to Wilson High only to defeat them by the score of 31-6. On the first play Earle Nelson broke off tackle and went 65 yards to paydirt. Other touchdowns were made by Rentschler CZJ and Larry Davis CZJ. The extra point was made on a line plunge by lim Rentschler. On the thirteenth of November the Pirates met the Bears from Boyertown. lt was a wet day and not much scoring was done. With Rentschler and Dell doing the ball carrying in the first quarter, the Pirate eleven pushed one across from the four with Dell carrying. Then in the second quarter Earle Nelson broke off tackle for 45 yards and a T. D. Larry Davis accounted for the extra point. With eight games over and the team in great shape the Groffmen settled down to work for the Thanksgiving Day fray with the Royersford Eagles. With Thursday morning here in a flash the out- classed Pirates and the powerful Eagles trotted out on the gridiron. The first quarter was nip and tuck with most of the playing done in the Groffmen's ter- ritory. Then in the opening of the second quarter Iim Rentschler, S. C. speedy tailback, set up a score with a booming 68-yard punt which stopped dead on the Eagles' four-yard line. On the next series of S. C. plays Bob Mull, right end, scored on a pass from Phil Carl. Then as the quarters moved on the Pirates once again found themselves in enemy ter- ritory and on the first play from scrimmage Bull Dell raced 34 yards for S. C.'s second score. This hard-played, well-fought contest gave the Pirates a leg on the Inter-Borough Press Trophy. Thus the football campaign came to a close with eight wins and one loss, Spring City winning both the offensive and defensive laurels of Chester County. Because of the spirit and the fine play of the Pirates, they showed Spring City what kind of team they really had. The outstanding line play- ers, who left only forty-nine points score against them, were led by Captain Iirn Reinmuth, right tackle, Ed Davis, center and line backer, Bob Miller, right guard, who was selected the outstanding player on the S. C. teamg Lloyd Gumma, left guard, and Fred Hurlock, tackle. Others who saw plenty of action on the line were Bob Keeley, Horace Carl, Benny Benfield, Bob Mull, Dick Rosen, Allen Mclntyre, and Bob McKissic. In the backfield the leather-luggers who scored one hundred and ninety- eight points were led by Iim Dell, hard-driving S. C. fullback, Iim Rentschler, Pirate tailback, Phil Carl, wingback, Earle Nelson, fullback, and Larry Davis, tailback. The blocking back position was held down by Donnie Stauffer, who was elected captain for next year, and Dick Mull. A lot of credit goes ,to the Blue and White coaches-Gene Groff, Nathan Kendig, and Iohn Plask-who worked very hard with the team and sparked them to a very good season. Well done, Pirates! 'I' i 'A' Iohn Smoyer Iames Reinmuth lim D0!lC!hU0 Manager Captain MGHCIQSI' Fifi v-hw:

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FOOTBALL The Spring City High School l948 football cam- paign opened as the Pirate eleven journeyed to Schwenkville to play the Bluebirds on Lanco Field. Because of many penalties the Groffmen didn't get started until late in the first quarter, but then with a flurry of onrushes, emerged victorious by the score of 33-0. The six-pointers were made by lim Dell t3l, lim Rentschler, and Earle Nelson while Dell fplace- mentl, Horace Carl tpassl, and Dick Rosen tpassl accounted for the extra points. The Pirates, with one under their belt, traveled to West Pottsgrove where they were entertained by the Falcons on their new athletic field. The Groff- men, rushing and passing their way toward the last white line, slaughtered the Falcons to the tune of 44-14. Scores were made by Dell, Rentschler, Nelson f2l, Charlie Finkbiner, Bob Mull, and Phil Carl, and conversions by Phil Carl tpassl and Larry Davis tplacementl. Then with two easy victories along the wayside the Pirates were host to the always dangerous Upper Merion Spartans on the S. C. gridiron. With three scoreless quarters the Pirates started edging toward paydirt, and with only minutes left our al- ways rugged wingback, Phil Carl, caught a touch- down pass in the end zone from the pitching arm of Larry Davis. The conversion was missed. The Pirates fighting against odds in the hardest en- counter of the season, as yet, put away number three and began thinking of the next week's game with Nether Providence. On the ,sixteenth of October, seeking revenge from a last year 4l-l2 trampling, the Pirates played host to the Nether Providence eleven. Being out- weighed, outclassed, and having heavy odds against them, the always trying Groffmen fell to their first loss of the season by the close score of l9-l3, The touchdowns were made by Donnie Stauffer, on a pass from Phil Carl and Big lim Dell, with Rentschler converting. This loss was more or less a moral victory for the Pirates who, as the game ended, found themselves in striking distance of the goal line, Being a hard team to keep down, the Pirates took the defeat in their stride and once again bounced back on the winning road. This time a big Marple- Newtown team fell underneath the fighting Bucca- neer eleven by a high score of 32-0 at that place. lim Bentschler tallied the first six-pointer on a 10- yard end skirt. Then lim Dell, our burly fullback, followed with a seven-yard thrust through center. Phil Carl was next in line on a 20-yard pass from Rentschler, only then to be followed by Earle Nelson and Larry Davis. Conversions were made by Larry Davis fplacementl and Horace Carl Cpassl. A week later the Pirates, still determined not to lose another, traveled to North Coventry to play the Wildcats on their Homecoming Day. lt was another penalty day for the Pirates and with a rugged eleven the Wildcats held the score 0-0 at half-time. S. C. came back in the third quarter and with a wonderful Wildcat goal line stand, halted the Groff- Fifty-four

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BASKETBALL The Spring City basketeers opened the 1948-49 season by defeating the Pottstown B team, 36-34. Iim Rentschler and Lee Sargent led the scoring with 14 and 10 points respectively. The next game was scheduled with Schwenkville where the Groffmen slaughtered the opposition to the tune ol 47-14. Phil Carl was high with 15. The I,V.'s won 27-19 with Randy Hixson accounting for 10. The third game with Boyertown marked another victory by the score oi 48-31. Carl with 16 and Rentschler with 13 were top scorers. The I.V,'s clinched the double victory by an 18-16 thriller. Hixson led with 5 counters. Things then went haywire and the Blue and White started down hill. The first loss went to the Upper Merion Spartans by the score of 57-39. Phil Carl accounted for ll points in a losing cause. The I.V.'s lost, 32-29, with Larry Davis dropping 8 points. Then the Pirates played host to Bridgeport and lost a thriller, 45-44. Lee Sargent and Ed Davis gar- nered l2 and 11 respectively, The l.V.'s looked great and defeated their opponents, 58-24. Horace Carl accounted for 13 points. The Grotfmen then traveled to Conshohocken and lost another tough one, 28-20, lim Rentschler dropped 12 of the points. The Iunior Varsity lost, 24-14. The next game was played at Royersford Where the Pirates again lost by a close score of 39-36. Ed Davis scored 12 points to be high. The S. C. I.V.'s won, 31-15, with Bob Mull zipping the cords for 11. Alter their four-game losing streak the Pirates fought back and defeated Norco, 66-18. Rentschler 16, Carl 14, and ,Sargent 10, were high. Bob Mull again took l.V.'s honors with 12 in their win by the score ol 53-17. Then the Pirates played host to Amity and won, 49-44. Phil Carl 13 and Rentschler 12 were top scorers, The lunior Varsity won a thriller, 28-24. Traveling to Berwyn the Pirates were swamped, 52-25, and Dell was tops with 6. The l.V.'s won, 32-19, with Mull again in the lead with 8 points. Opposing Upper Merion for the second time the Pirates played good ball but lost, 42-36. Phil Carl and Ed Davis accounted for 10 points apiece. The I.V.'s turned the tide to win, 33-20, with Mull ac- counting tor 16 points. Spring City then defeated their rivals from Royerslord, 47-36, with lim Rentsch- ler collecting 12 points for the night. The Iunior Varsity made a clean sweep in a 32-23 contest. Larry Davis tallied ll points in this game. The team traveled to Bridgeport but lost, 49-41. lim Rentsch- ler 13 and Ed Davis ll were top scorers. The I.V.'s lost another close contest, 23-22. The Blue and White then started another winning streak and upset their first victim, Conshohocken, 46-25. Carl and Rentschler led with 12 and ll re- spectively. The I.V.'s lost, 34-26, in an overtime period. The Groflmen continued on their way again by dropping Norco, 67-28, at that place where Iim Rentschler talled 16 in a winning fray for high scorer. The Pirates next traveled to Boyertown and won a double-header. The varsity game was Won, 56-47, with Phil Carl and Ed Davis garnering 13 and 11 points respectively. The I.V.'s, led by Horace Carl with 10 points, trounced the baby Bears, 38-29. With this last game the Pirates ended with nine wins and seven losses. Fifty-xix