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THE
JERSEY COUNTY NEWS
OCTOBER 3, 1929
JERSEY
GRID SQUAD
LOSES OPENING GAME
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The first game of the season for the Jersey Township High
School football team was played Saturday on the local field,
with Pittsfield as opponents. Pittsfield won by a score of
33-0.
The first half of the game the teams appeared to be evenly
matched, the score at the end of that period being 0-0.
Jerseyville started the season this year with only five letter
men, the remainder of the squad being composed of boys who had
never participated in a game before.
Coach Hostetler this week is spending most of the practice
periods in ironing out the wrinkles revealed in last week's
contest and the game with White Hall next Saturday promises
more satisfactory results from the Jerseyville standpoint.
The Jerseyville line-up was as follows: Munzebrock-le;
Ballard-lt; Gotway-lg; Reynolds-c; Morrison-rg; Miller-rt;
Blish-re; Wilson-qb; Horn-rh, Heiderscheid-lh; McQuerrey-fb.
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THE
ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH
September 30,
1929
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GREEN
JERSEYVILLE
LOSES 1ST GAME
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After playing its
opponent, Pittsfield High School, in even terms for
the first two quarters of its 1929 opener here
Saturday, Jersey Township High School weakened in the
last half before the more experienced team and went
down to a 26 to 0 defeat.
A 45-yard return of a punt to a touchdown scored first
for Pittsfield in the third quaarter. Another
touchdown was made the same period. Then in the final
period a passing attack proved successful in putting
the ball over Jersey's goal line two more times for
the last 13 points.
Only five lettermen reported to Coach Hostettler for
the Jerseyville team this year, while the visiting
eleven started the season off with 13.
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THE
ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH
OCTOBER 14, 1929
ROODHOUSE
BEATS
JERSEYVILLE 48-6
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With Hansburger, halfback, and Bilger, fullback, reeling off a
total of 312 yards between them, and with its passing game
working in a manner that allowed five to be completed in six
attempts, Roodhouse High over-whelmed Jersey Township here
Saturday, 48-6.
Jerseyville's only touchdown was made by Allen, while for
Roodhouse Bilger made five, Hansburger two, and Gerning one.
In the second half of the game Coach Keagle of Roodhouse put
in part of his second and third teams, who continued to score
two touchdowns in each of the remaining periods. Roodhouse
made 21 first downs to Jerseyville's one. The total yardage
gained was 366.
Allen scored Jerseyville's lone touchdown in the final
quarter.
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JERSEY
COUNTY NEWS
OCTOBER 31, 1929
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JERSEYVILLE
LOSES
TO PALMYRA 19-0
Once more the Jerseyville boys bow to defeat as the
Palmyra boys carry home the laurels of another
victory. The bitter sting of defeat seems to have lost
most of its bitterness and the Jersey boys seem to
take defeat as a matter of course.
The Jerseyville team outweighed the Palmyra team and
the backs and ends were as fast or faster with but one
exception.
Palmyra scored her first/touchdown at the last of the
first quarter, making the score 6-0. At the beginning
of the second quarter the Jersey boys seemed to rally
and make a great gain. At one time they carried the
ball within one yard of the goal line, only to lose it
on downs. When the first half ended Jerseyville was
again marching toward the goal line.
As the second half opened the Jerseyville boys were
again back in the old stupor which has characterized
their playing all year and never seemed to get out of
it and Palmyra scored a touchdown in both the third
and fourth quarters running up the score to 19-0.
The Jersey boys are smaller than the boys in many schools
which they play, but they seem to lack self-confidence
and the determination which they should possess. They
seemingly work hard but do not seem to get as far as
they should.
The Saturday game was well played with no fumbles and
only two penalties for the Jerseyville boys, it shows
they understand the game and are well drilled but they
seem to be playing in hard luck. The back field played
a good brand of foot-ball but the line as usual, can
be blamed for the loss of the game. The Saturday game
revealed a number of things and next weeks game at
Waverly will probably see quite a change in the line
up. Coach Hostetler has been patient and stealthy in
all of his changes and movements thus far this season
but it seems that some drastic steps are to be taken
soon.
The crowd of spectators attending the game was small
both for the townspeople and the students. "Come
on lets go whether we win or lose" The way to
help a losing team win is to lend them all possible
support.
The Saturday line up was as follows:
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JERSEY
COUNTY NEWS
NOVEMBER
7. 1929
FOOTBALL
PLAYERS
HURT IN AUTO CRASH
Enroute home from the football game
in Waverly, misfortune pursued four Jerseyville players and
the janitor of the Jersey Township High School, Homer Roberts,
near New Berlin, Ill., Saturday evening.
Roberts, at the wheel of his Ford sedan, had taken Paul Horn,
Chas. Reynolds, Rupert Woolsey and Harold Ballard, members of
the team, to Waverly. He was driving last in the caravan of
Jerseyville cars on the return journey, when an unidentified
motorist, attempting to pass from the rear, misjudged the
nearness of the Roberts car, which was struck and overturned
by the second machine.
All the occupants were thrown out of their seats and suffered
injuries, Ballard, who was hurt the worst, receiving a
fracture of the collar bone. He was rushed to the office of a
New Berlin physician , who dressed the injury. The Ballard car
was towed to a New Berlin garage for repairs.
When relatives were notified of the accident, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Horn drove to New Berlin and brought the victims home.
The driver of the car which struck the Jerseyville automobile
was of the "hit and run" type and sped on without
investigating the outcome of the crash. His license number was
not obtained.
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ALTON
EVENING TELEGRAPH
NOVEMBER
12, 1929
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J.T.H.S.
OUTGAINS
PLEASANT HILL BUT
IS BEATEN, 19 TO 6
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Hostettler's Eleven
Makes
18 First Downs to
League Leader's 11
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Rallying from a line of
defeats which it has followed all season., the Jersey
Township High school football team made 18 first downs
against Pleasant Hill's 11 here Saturday, but
sustained a 19 to 6 defeat from the Illinois Valley
High School conference leaders., who have yet to be
beaten.
Pleasant Hill made two touchdowns to Jersey's one in
the first quarter, each team missing the extra point.
Jerseyville was able to checkmate its opponent for
three quarters., and it was not until the last quarter
that the visitors inflated their score with another
touchdown, this time adding the extra point.
Touchdowns were made by W. Windmiller, and Craigmiles,
of Pleasant Hill. Ruyle of that team making the extra
point; and Allen made the solo goal for Jerseyville.
Coach Hostettler feels that his team has now found its
stride and is out to take a few victories before the
season is over.
The lineup and summaries:
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JERSEY
COUNTY NEWS
DECEMBER
5, 1929
GREENFIELD
DEFEATS
LOCAL GRIDMEN 13-0
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Thanksgiving Day, before a crowd
of loyal fans, Jerseyville held the 7 to 0 score until the
final gun cracked. But that was not enough. Just before the
game was over Pruitt, Greenfield's left half-back, intercepted
Heiderschied's pass to Horn and just after the gun barked
placed it across Jerseyville's goal line for a touchdown.,
making the score 13-0. They failed to make the try for point.
With the exception of the first few minutes of play, when
Greenfield made their first touchdown and extra point,
Jerseyville more than held their own with their opponents.
They were unable to produce enough scoring punch to bring
touchdowns. This was due partly to the slipperyness of the
snow-covered field.
The line played better than in any previous game. It was a
very clean well-fought contest. Each team made eight first
downs. Jerseyville completed three passes, Greenfield one. Two
of Jerseyville's were intercepted, one for the last touchdown.
Jerseyville intercepted six Greenfield passes.
All of the men played a very hard game, but special mention
should be made of Gotway, Morrison and Ballard who did very
good work in the line. Of the backfield and ends Blish and
Long played a good defensive as well as a good offensive game.
Heiderscheid and Heath did very good work in the backfield.
Coach Hostetler is a little optimistic over this year's games.
Although Jersey did not win one game, it does not mean that
the boys and the coach did not reap benefits. This season
started with so many inexperienced men that Coach Hostetler
and been content to watch the progress of these men regardless
of the fact that Jersey has always had the losing side of the
score. The team for next year has been the thing uppermost in
the coach's mind inasmuch as the material coming to the coach
was of the nature it was. Out of a squad of 22 Coach Hostetler
loses only 7 men and but 4 of these were in the majority of
the games this year. Of course some of the men going on are
valuable men and will be missed, but the coach says he has men
who promise to be just as good to take these men's places.
The support of the town and business men was appreciated in
football, but let's make it 100% for the basketball season
coming on. Watch the papers for dates.
The line-up was:
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