1912 Detroit Heralds season

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The 1912 Detroit Heralds season was the eighth season of independent American football played by the Detroit Heralds. The team was coached by Bill Marshall, compiled a 4–2–1 record, and won the second annual Detroit football championship with victories over the Myrtles, Morrells, and Wolverines.

The team lost to the Ann Arbor Independents, a team led by John Maulbetsch who went on to play for Michigan from 1914 to 1916 and was selected as an All-American. In their only game against an out-of-state opponent, the Heralds played the Cleveland Erin Braus to a 7–7 tie.[1] They also lost their only game with a college squad, the Adrian Bulldogs.[2]

The team's lineup included Birtie Maher and R. Shields (ends), Polly La Grue (quarterback), Sylvester "Ole" Mauer and Schaffer (halfbacks), Lawrence Nedeau (fullback), and Moran (center).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 20Myrtles
  • Mack Park
  • Detroit
W 88–0[3]
October 27Bay City Billikens
  • Mack Park
  • Detroit
W 80–01,650[4]
November 3Morrells
  • Mack Park
  • Detroit
W 53–02,250[5]
November 10Ann Arbor Independents
  • Mack Park
  • Detroit
L 0–122,490[6]
November 17Wolverines
  • Mack Park
  • Detroit
W 6–0[7]
November 23Adrian
  • Mack Park
  • Detroit
L 6–14[2]
November 24Cleveland Erin Braus
  • Mack Park
  • Detroit
T 7–7[1]

Players

The team's players included the following, those players with at least four starts shown in bold:

  • Beveridge - started 4 games at guard
  • Fair - started 2 games at tackle
  • Jueckle/Jackle - started 5 games at tackle
  • Jones - started 3 games at guard
  • La Grue - started all 7 games at quarterback; also team captain
  • Birtie Maher - started 6 games at end, 1 game at halfback
  • Martz - started 2 games at guard
  • Mauer - started 6 games at halfback, 1 game at fullback
  • Moran - started all 7 games at center
  • Lawrence Nedeau - started 6 games at fullback
  • Nichols - started 5 games at tackle, 1 game at end
  • Schaffer - started 6 games at halfback, 1 game at fullback
  • G. Shields - started 5 games at guard, 2 games at tackle
  • R. "Dick" Shields - started 6 games at end
  • Sullivan - started 1 game at end

References

  1. ^ a b "Egan's Sprint Robs Heralds of the Spoils". Detroit Free Press. November 25, 1912. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Adrian is the Victor in Contest". Detroit Free Press. November 24, 1912. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Heralds Show Myrtles the Way". Detroit Free Press. October 21, 1912. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Heralds Pile Up Big Score on Bay City". Detroit Free Press. October 28, 1912. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Morrells Are Smothered by Herald Eleven". Detroit Free Press. November 4, 1912. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ann Arbor Is Too Much for the Heralds". Detroit Free Press. November 11, 1912. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "La Grue's Run Gives Heralds the City Title". Detroit Free Press. November 18, 1912. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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