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1937 Cincinnati Models (MWFL)

1st place • 6-1-0 .857

1937 MWFL • Previous Season

Roster Key • Stat Key

Head Coach: John Wiethe

Leo Sack	Assistant Coach
Cole Willging	Assistant Coach

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Result			Location	Venue	Attendance
Sun	9/26/1937	A	Chicago Gunners	0-0	T		Cincinnati, OH	Northside Park	3300
Sun	10/3/1937	A	Indianapolis Indians		-		Indianapolis, IN
Mon	10/11/1937	H	Brooklyn Dodgers	0-26	L		Cincinnati, OH	Norwood High School Stadium	5000
Sun	10/17/1937	A	Ashland Armcos	19-0	W		Ashland, KY	Armco Field
Thu	10/21/1937	A	Dayton Rosies	14-7	W		Dayton, OH	University of Dayton Stadium
Sun	10/24/1937	H	Louisville Tanks	7-6	W		Cincinnati, OH	Northside Park
Sun	10/31/1937	H	Kent Collegians	28-0	W		Cincinnati, OH	Northside Park
Sun	11/7/1937	H	Indianapolis Indians	95-7	W		Cincinnati, OH	Northside Park
Thu	11/11/1937	N	Washington Redskins	7-21	L		Charleston, WV	Laidley Field	11000
Sun	11/14/1937	H	Dayton Rosies	34-0	W		Cincinnati, OH	Northside Park
Sun	11/21/1937	A	Ashland Armcos	7-14	L		Ashland, KY	Armco Field
Sun	11/28/1937	A	Louisville Tanks	21-13	W		Louisville, KY	du Pont Stadium
Playoff
Sun	12/5/1937	H	Ashland Armcos	10-0	W		Cincinnati, OH	Northside Park
League Championship
Sun	12/12/1937	A	Louisville Tanks	0-12	L		Louisville, KY	du Pont Stadium

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

Schedule Notes
10/3/1937	Indianapolis Indians	Canceled; Forfeit?
10/11/1937	Brooklyn Dodgers	Postponed from 10/10

ROSTER
Player	No	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
Whitey Aug		LH	5-11	185	23	Michigan	6	1
Jim Ballard		B	5-10	180		Holbrook	5	0
Roy Fitzgerald		QB				Cincinnati	7	0
Sammy Gardner		B		175	22	Duke	1	0
Bill Grogan		C		185	23	Xavier (Ohio)	7	7
Stan Haffey		LH		190	25	Xavier (Ohio)	7	6
Dick Hewling		RE	5-9	185	22	Kentucky	7	7
Ed Hoffman		LG-LT		205		none	7	7
Tommy Kain							1	0
John Koprowski		RH	6-0	180	24	Xavier (Ohio)	6	3
Joe Kruse		RT	6-2	205	23	Xavier (Ohio)	7	7
Jack MacKenna		LE	6-1	190	24	Xavier (Ohio)	7	6
Fred Ratterman		QB	5-9	175	25	Michigan	7	1
LeRoy Rice		RG	5-11	205	22	McKendree	6	2
Leo Sack		QB	5-8	160	23	Xavier (Ohio)	7	6
Woody Sander		E		185	25	Xavier (Ohio)	4	2
Al Sandfoss		FB	5-10	180	22	North Carolina State	5	4
Merle Welch		RH	5-6	191	21	Cincinnati	6	4
John Wiethe		RG	6-0	198	25	Xavier (Ohio)	7	4
Cole Willging		LT-LG	6-3	205	26	Xavier (Ohio)	7	7
Merle Williams		FB		196		Cincinnati	6	3
Ace Word		RG		195	26	Xavier (Ohio)	6	1
Ed Yuelling				203		none	6	0

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	PTS
Team Totals	21	42	83	51	197
Opponents Totals	6	7	6	34	47

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	FGA	PCT	SAF	PTS
Merle Williams	4	3			0			0	27
Jack MacKenna	4	0			0			0	24
Roy Fitzgerald	0	16			1			0	19
John Koprowski	3	0			0			0	18
John Wiethe	3	0			0			0	18
Jim Ballard	2	0			0			0	12
Joe Kruse	2	0			0			0	12
Leo Sack	2	0			0			0	12
Al Sandfoss	1	1			0			0	7
Dick Hewling	1	0			0			0	6
Woody Sander	1	0			0			0	6
Merle Welch	5	2			0			0	3
Ed Hoffman	0	0			0			1	2
Sammy Gardner	0	1			0			0	1
Bill Grogan	0	1			0			0	1
Team Totals	28	24	28	85.7	1			1	197
Opponents Totals	7	5	7	71.4	0			0	47

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Merle Williams					3+
Jim Ballard					1+
John Koprowski					1+
Merle Welch					1
Team Totals					6+
Opponents Totals					5

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
Stan Haffey									6+
Leo Sack									1+
Team Totals									7+
Opponents Totals									2

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Merle Welch					3
Jack MacKenna					2+
Leo Sack					1+
Woody Sander					1
Team Totals					7+
Opponents Totals					2

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Merle Welch					1
Team Totals					1
Opponents Totals					0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Al Sandfoss						1
Team Totals						1
Opponents Totals						0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Team Totals						0
Opponents Totals						0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
Joe Kruse							1
Team Totals							1
Opponents Totals							0

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