The Times Standard from Eureka, California • Page 171

"February" 1954 "A PROGRESS" Section 11--Page Three T1 ES," ENTEN NIA EDI TI ON EUREKA'T 1854-1954 They 'Were Rugged Sportsmen Back In The Cray Nineties One of the first known football teams in local history was this Eureka eleven of 1893, more than sixty years ago. This picture was taken at the old South Park racetrack (Broadway, and Wabash) on December 10th, 1893. The football field was inside the racing oval. Members of the team pictured above were: Back row: Fred Moore, S. Caldwell, Frank Cookson, Roily Stafford, R.

Tierney, H. Gardner, Guy Roberts, A. Gardner and C. Ricks. Bottom row: kneeling and sitting: L.

Putnam, Dave Evans, R. Godfrey and J. Ryan. By tRe year 1904, football was being played at Eureka High school. This, team lost to Fortune, 6 to 0.

It wasn't until almost 50 years later that Fortuna won another game from Eureka. team was coached by Senator Arthur W. Way (first row, extreme left) and the manager was the late Dr. Joe Walsh (first row extreme right). Members of the squad were as follows: Front row: Coach Arthur 'W.

Way, Earl Clark, Martin Warren, Clarence Coonan, Mike Walsh (with curly hair and noscguard) and Joe Walsh, manager. Second row: George Lovejoy, Dr. Leslie Herrick, Frank Cameron, Tom Hine, Frank Anderson and Clarence "Deke" Tabor. Back row: Nat Libby, George Hanson, George Nellist, Alec Davies and Art Amundson. Back before World War No.

1 bicycle clubs were the thing. This group, known as The Light Club, posed for a picture on the steps of the Humboldt County Court House. They are, reading from left to right: Front row: Joe Walsh, Herb Bell, Deb Kellogg and Clarence Coonan. Second row: Clarence Young, unidentified, Walter-Stern and Phil Petch. Back row: Aaron Smith, Gene Thurston and Carl Libby.

In 1899 every member of the Eureka football team was a 60 minute player--there were no substitutes. Just eleven men and the captain or. coach, who did not play. Members of this rugged squad were: Back row: Bob Winzler, Bill Noble, Capt. Percy R.

Mimes, C. Wilder, Taylor Wallace Weider. Middle row: Gray Siqueiroi, Gene Mahan, Alex Fulmor, William Ritchie. Front rowi Wesley Harmon, Guy Berry and Arthur W. Way.

When the year 1907 rolled around, Eureka Hjgh football teams had made quite an'advance. Uniforms were uniformXnpte picture above). This squad a a powerhouse in its day. Reading from left to right: First row; Jimmy Gale, Gerald Fenwick, Carl "Cabbage" Quill, Jimmy Mathews, Gerald "Piggy" Monroe and Joe Moore. Back Fred Holmes, Gene Cloney, Leslie "Sky" Herrick, "Knotchy" Ferguson, Henry Sevier, Clarence Waldner and Harold 'Bruhns.

Humbbldt county had-hundreds of 'through the years, dating back from a period before the of the century. One of the early day teams in this area was this Samoa baseball club of 1907. Members of squad were: First row: Melanson, Anderson and Row: Pauli, Neville, Beckwith, ager Graham and Sherman. Back Row: Marsha, Unidentified and Coffman..