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

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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

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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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Downingtown U BASEBALL Under the supervision of Coaches Wise and Geyer the l948 baseball team ol Spring City l-ligh School had a very successful seaf son, winning Suburban Six Championship and finishing the season with a record ot nine wins and three losses, Dick Mcliissicfli captain of the team, Arthur Staufterflf Alfred Shantzfii and Dick Mull were the lettermen returning to form the nucleus of the S. C, l-l. S. baseball team. Other players were loe Bossffi lames Dell, Bob Miller, lim Bentschler, Phil Carl, Loren Guss, Donald Stautter, Larry Davis, Albert Carl, Bob Mull, Dick Shantz, Luther Mooney, and Randall Weand. Barry Loganili was manager. Congratulations are extended to the coaches and players for a successful season. Seniors SCHEDULE Spring City Downingtown Spring City Spring City Spring City Spring City Spring City Spring City Spring City Spring City Upper Merion 3 3 Nether Providence l - Spring City l Marple Newtown 4 Conshohocken . U North Coventry , , , l Bridgeport . l Upper Merton 2 fl7 inningsj Conshohocken l North Coventry , 3 Bridgeport O Spring City 2 Spring City . O ! 1lI'Vl