1914 Detroit Heralds season

Sports season August 2023 Detroit Heralds 1914 8–0–1 Bill Marshall Packard Park 1915 The 1914 Detroit Heralds season was the 10th season for the Detroit Heralds, an independent American football team. Led by coach Bill Marshall, the team compiled an 8–0–1 record, shut out eight opponents, and allowed only six points during the season. After the season ended, sports writer E. A. Batchelor declared the Heralds to be the state's independent football champion and branded coach Marshall "a real football genius".Remarkable Personality Makes Marshall Success as Football Instructor Detroit Free Press E. A. Batchelor December 11, 1914 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22602522/remarkable_personality_makes_marshall/ Newspapers.com Having gone undefeated in 1913 as well, the Heralds' 1914 season extended the team's unbeaten streak to 16 games. In addition to facing opponents from within the state, the 1914 Heralds also played an Illinois team (Evanston North Ends) to a scoreless tie and defeated one Canadian team and three Ohio teams: Windsor (33–0); Cleveland Erin Braus (13–0); Cincinnati Celts (13–0); and Massillon Tigers (19–0). Schedule yes yes October 4 Jackson Packard Park Detroit W 67-0 1,000 Heralds Easily Win First Game From Jackson Detroit Free Press October 5, 1914 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22601745/heralds_easily_win_first_game_from/ Newspapers.com October 11 Cleveland Erin Braus Packard Park Detroit W 13-0 Heralds Beat Champions of Forest City Detroit Free Press October 12, 1914 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22601341/heralds_beat_champions_of_forest_city/ Newspapers.com October 18 Windsor Packard Park Detroit W 33-0 2,800 Heralds Slam Windsor Team in Easy Style Detroit Free Press October 19, 1914 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22601571/heralds_slam_windsor_team_in_easy_style/ Newspapers.com October 25 Cincinnati Celts Packard Park Detroit W 13-0 Champions Put Work on Stars of Queen City Detroit Free Press October 26, 1914 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22537166/champions_put_work_on_stars_of_queen/ Newspapers.com November 1 Massillon Tigers Packard Park Detroit W 19-0 Heralds Whip Star Buckeye State Eleven Detroit Free Press November 2, 1914 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22537384/heralds_whip_star_buckeye_state_eleven/ Newspapers.com November 8 Flint Independents Packard Park Detroit W 23-0 Flint Beaten by Champions in Tough Tilt Detroit Free Press November 9, 1914 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22537259/flint_beaten_by_champions_in_tough_tilt/ Newspapers.com November 15 Evanston North Ends Packard Park Detroit T 0-0 600 Heralds Play North Ends To Scoreless Tie Detroit Free Press November 16, 1914 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22634782/heralds_play_north_ends_to_scoreless_tie/ Newspapers.com November 22 Mack Park Maroons Packard Park Detroit W 10-0 5,000 City Title Is Retained by Heralds Detroit Free Press November 23, 1914 8–9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22537044/city_title_is_retained_by_heralds/ Newspapers.com November 29 Ann Arbor Independents Detroit W 7-6 3,500 Michigan Title Won by Heralds Detroit Free Press November 30, 1914 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22537545/michigan_title_won_by_heralds/ Newspapers.com Players The team's players included the following, those players with at least four starts shown in bold: Pat Dunne - started 7 games at fullback, 1 game at end Ell (?) - started 2 games at fullback, 1 game at guard Hurley - started 1 game at end King - started 1 game at guard Latham - started 3 games at quarterback Birtie Maher - started all 9 games at halfback Mitchell - started 6 games at guard Moran - started 4 games at guard Mouat - started 1 game at halfback Lawrence Nadeau - started 8 games at end H. Schlee - started 8 games at tackle G. Shields - started all 9 games at tackle R. "Dick" Shields - started all 9 games at end; also team captain Archie "Dutch" Stewart - started 8 games at center Wayne - started 6 games at guard "Hubby" Weekes - started 5 games at quarterback (previously a star at Eastern High School) Percy Wilson - started 7 games at halfback, 1 game at quarterback References Category:Detroit Heralds seasons Detroit Heralds