Upper Arlington High School - Norwester Yearbook (Upper Arlington, OH)

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BOVS’ SPORTS THE 1941 FOOTBALL SQUAD had its first practice session of the year on the first day of September. Of the forty boys reporting for the first practice session, twelve lettermen returned from the preceding season. This year the football squad won seven games and lost two. On paper that is a good record. It was good enough to place the school third in ranking with all the schools in and around Columbus. The only regret of the team is that it finished behind the two teams that it wanted most to defeat. The first game of the season was played with Grove City on our field. Knowlton made a touchdown on the sixth play of the game. These were points enough to win the game, but Sam Miller added six more to make the final result, Arlington 12. Grove City 0. The following Friday afternoon, Arlington played host to Delaware Willis High School. Although we were out first-downed by Delaware, the team made its sizable gains count. Sam Miller scored two touchdowns. George Simeon scored the third, and Harry Postle converted from placement. On Qctober 3, Arlington traveled to London for our first night game of the season. It rained most of the day of the game. Consequently, the team played to a small crowd and on a very wet gridiron. The result was Arlington 8, London 0. The following Friday night, Arlington traveled to Bexley. This game brought together two previously undefeated teams. To Arlington's regret, our Golden Bears met defeat for the first time. The score was 12 to 0 in favor of Bexley. On October 17, the team again took to the road for a contest with Groveport. We started along the comeback trail by defeating the Greyhounds 24 to 12. Tou-Velle, Leonard, S. Miller, and Simeon scored the points in this game. The first game with Columbus Academy in many years proved to be the best game of the season for us. The team clicked in every department of play. The final score was 28 to 0 in favor of Arlington. Knowlton, Leonard, TouVelle, and Saville accounted for our points. Kenton, a school from the northern part of the state, brought its team to Arlington for the first meeting between the two schools. In a game that will be remembered by the continual downpour of rain in which it was played, our team splashed its way to a 13 to 0 victory. Knowlton and S. Millar made the touchdowns. On the next Thursday afternoon, Arlington played host to Gahanna Lincoln High School. Saving our best points for the coming game with Grandview, we beat Gahanna I 5 to 0. Leonard, Betts, and Postle tallied our fifteen points. Armistice Day found Arlington face to face with its rival, Grandview. The Bobcats put a decided dent in our homecoming celebration by defeating us I 3 to 6. At the football banquet at the close of the season, parents of the squad members honored the team. Paul Brown, coach of O. S. U.’s football team, was the principal speaker. Retiring captain, Dave Putnam, announced to'the four hundred people present that Bob Blackford and Harry Postle had been elected co-captains for the 1942 season. All in all. we are very proud of this year's football squad. For the first time in the history of the school our football team faced a nine game schedule. The team performed very well under those conditions. Speaking for the seniors who will not be here next year, we want to wish the best of luck to the coaches and players during the coming season. THE 1941-42 BASKETBALL SQUAD was led by two capable captains, Charles (continued on page twenty-fiv®) page twenty-three

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