West High School - Hesperian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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1 % T f W WHS. 1912 THE ATHLETIC BOARD OF CONTROL Mallorn Thomson Walker King Kennedy FACULTY MEMBERS Prof. Jordan Mr. Soothworlh Tli’ClVf

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the Football Season CENTRAL vs. KST was the sign that greeted our eyes on October 14th. Long before the game was called, the stands were a seething mass of banners, and the partisans of coeducation would have been gladdened by the sight. The rooter captains pranced up and down the side lines like animated jumping jacks, while the opposite fence hurled back the echo of the veils. Then the two teams trotted on the field and started t » warm up. A coin was tossed. The teams hurried to their places. Somewhere a whistle was blown, sounding in the hush like the squeak of a terrified mouse. There was a dull thud. 1 lie ball twisted up in a long curve and we knew that the season was on. The four quarters passed quickly by. and all too soon the final whistle sounded, finding the ball in the center of the field and both goals uncrossed. In the papers our opponents were given a little bit the best of the argument, but some interesting statistics were compiled to prove to the contrary. W est vs. Shattuck, krtober 21. On Saturday the team left for a foreign conquest. Shattuck is a military school and always puts an excellent team in the field. The game was stubljornly contested throughout, for the final score was W est. 8; Shattuck. 8. The team came back Saturday night, tired but satisfied. West vs. South. November 3. 'This game was the only game of the entire season which was lost. An altercation arose on the five yard line, and our team withdrew to the sidelines to await the final decision of the officials. Because of this action the officials saw fit to award the game to South by a score of 1 to 0. It is felt that the fault lay partly with the officials and partly with lxitli teams. West vs. East. November 11. November 11th was the kind of a day that makes people long for Florida, hot coffee, or a warm fire. The ground was covered with sleet and ice and a biting wind blew from the north, which made red noses and cold ribs. Despite Review of Fourteen