1912 Detroit Heralds season

1912 Detroit Heralds season
Head coachBill Marshall
Home fieldMack Park
Results
Record4–2–1

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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