1911 Detroit Heralds season

American football team season August 2023 Detroit Heralds 1911 4–0–1 Bill Marshall Mack Park 1912 The 1911 Detroit Heralds season was the seventh season of independent American football played by the Detroit Heralds. The team was coached by Bill Marshall, compiled a 4–0–1 record, and won the Detroit football championship. 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 Hartledge (center). During the 1911 season, Birtie Maher was an 18-year-old immigrant from Ireland; he played 10 seasons with the Heralds, remaining with the team until the 1920 season when they played in the National Football League. Ole Mauer played with the Heralds starting in 1906. He was later remembered in a 1966 column by Joe Falls as "the first left halfback on the first professional football team to play in Detroit".Old Pro Football Players Never Die Detroit Free Press Joe Falls July 31, 1966 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22552187/old_pro_football_players_never_die/ Newspapers.com Schedule yes yes November 5 Hurons Mack Park Detroit W 28-0 1,094 Hurons Fail To Cross Goal Line Detroit Free Press November 6, 1911 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22551169/hurons_fail_to_cross_goal_line/ Newspapers.com November 12 Northwesterns Mack Park Detroit W 22-0 Heralds Crimp Northwesterns Detroit Free Press November 13, 1911 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22551082/heralds_crimp_northwesterns/ Newspapers.com November 19 Spartans Mack Park Detroit W 35-0 Heralds Expect a Hard Battle Detroit Free Press November 19, 1911 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22551904/heralds_expect_a_hard_battle/ Newspapers.comHeralds Record Is Untarnished Detroit Free Press November 20, 1911 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22550529/heralds_record_is_untarnished/ Newspapers.com November 26 Wolverines Mack Park Detroit T 0-0 1,460 Scoreless Draw In Title Battle Detroit Free Press November 27, 1911 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22550596/scoreless_draw_in_title_battle/ Newspapers.com December 3 Wolverines Mack Park Detroit W 2-0 City Title Goes To The Heralds Detroit Free Press December 4, 1911 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22550997/city_title_goes_to_the_heralds/ Newspapers.com Players The team's players included the following, those players with at least three starts shown in bold: Beveridge - started 4 games at guard, 1 game at tackle Fair - started 1 game at guard Hartledge - started 4 games at center Jackel - started 4 games at tackle, 1 game at guard La Grue - started all 5 games at quarterback; also team captain Birtie Maher - started all 5 games at right end Mauer - started all 5 games at left halfback McGuire - started 1 game at center Nedeau - started 4 games at fullback Nichols - started 3 games at tackle, 1 game at fullback Schaffer - started all 5 games at right halfback G. Shields - started 4 games at guard, 1 game at tackle R. Shields - started all 5 games at left end Sullivan - started 1 game at tackle References Category:Detroit Heralds seasons Detroit Heralds