1912 Detroit Heralds season

American football team season August 2023 Detroit Heralds 1912 4–2–1 Bill Marshall Mack Park 1913 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. They also lost their only game with a college squad, the Adrian Bulldogs. 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 yes yes October 20 Myrtles Mack Park Detroit W 88-0 Heralds Show Myrtles the Way Detroit Free Press October 21, 1912 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22548571/heralds_show_myrtles_way/ Newspapers.com October 27 Bay City Billikens Mack Park Detroit W 80-0 1,650 Heralds Pile Up Big Score on Bay City Detroit Free Press October 28, 1912 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22548934/heralds_pile_up_big_score_on_bay_city/ Newspapers.com November 3 Morrells Mack Park Detroit W 53-0 2,250 Morrells Are Smothered by Herald Eleven Detroit Free Press November 4, 1912 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22548676/morrells_are_smothered_by_herald_eleven/ Newspapers.com November 10 Ann Arbor Independents Mack Park Detroit L 0-12 2,490 Ann Arbor Is Too Much for the Heralds Detroit Free Press November 11, 1912 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22548389/ann_arbor_is_too_much_for_the_heralds/ Newspapers.com November 17 Wolverines Mack Park Detroit W 6-0 La Grue's Run Gives Heralds the City Title Detroit Free Press November 18, 1912 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22548788/la_grues_run_gives_heralds_the_city/ Newspapers.com November 23 Adrian Mack Park Detroit L 6-14 Adrian is the Victor in Contest Detroit Free Press November 24, 1912 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22548470/adrian_is_the_victor_in_contest/ Newspapers.com November 24 Cleveland Erin Braus Mack Park Detroit T 7-7 Egan's Sprint Robs Heralds of the Spoils Detroit Free Press November 25, 1912 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22548284/egans_sprint_robs_heralds_of_the_spoils/ Newspapers.com 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 Category:Detroit Heralds seasons Detroit Heralds