
The Lansdale High School football
team finished another successful season with a second place in the Bux-Mont
League. At the final Count, the Huskies had won seven games, lost one,
and tied one.
The Maroon and White was coached by the Capable Kenneth Poust and his
assistant, Russell Fisher. They were led on the field by their captain,
Jack Graham.
The Huskies opened the season against a strong Ambler team which ended
in a scoreless tie, 0-0. In the next game the team traveled to Sell-Perk
and played under the lights. After a brilliant game the Huskies won
12-0. The Maroon and White Club next traveled to Springfield and entered
the game as the underdog. As soon as the game had started, we found
that we had a very powerful team and Springfield was trounced, 2 5-7.
As tradition goes, there is a muddy game to every season. The boys played
Hatboro in two or three inches of mud and beat them 18-0. Our Club next
traveled to Jenkintown and played our second game under the arc lights.
Every man on our team was given a chance to play as the Huskies trod
over Jenkintown by a score of 39-0.
In a non-league fracas with Upper Moreland, the team played a whale
of a game as they beat a battered opponent 5 3-6. Quakertown visited
our field the next week, and they put a strong team on the field. It
took the Huskies a while to get warmed up, but when they did, Quakertown
was laid on the shelf 32-6.
In the next game our boys traveled to Souderton. As the teams went on
the field, everyone sensed it was not a day for football. The wind was
blowing hard, it was very cold, and besides this, there was a very inspired
Souderton team to beat. In spite of these facts, the Huskies held the
lead on Souderton, 14-0.
In the traditional game with Doylestown on Thanksgiving Day, the Huskies
went into the game with the feeling that they had to win. Our boys held
the lead for three quarters, 12-0. Then as a big surprise to everyone,
Doylestown struck and piled on thirteen points in the last eight minutes
of play. When the final whistle blew, the Huskies had lost 13-12. There
are ten men on the team who are to be graduated: Captain Jack Graham,
"Chick" Roos, "Arch" Edwards, "Itch" Armstrong,
Morton Godshall, John Pharr, George Wambold, "Pat" Reese,
"Tex" Cash, and Bill Eccles. "Pud" Helman, a capable
end on the varsity this season, was elected Captain by the lettermen
for next year. We are sure he will be able to lead his team through
a successful season.
-Taken from the 1943 Lansdale High
School Yearbook.
