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Why did Chaffey High School win the championship?
The reasons are four
in number.
First: Physical fitness. Only two substitutions were made
throughout the entire season. At the end of the Pasadena game a substitute
was sent in for a few minutes, and again in the Whittier game a player
was taken out of the game for a short time; he later returned. Teams that
opposed us had, by the word of the game, from three to seven or eight substitutes
playing; one school had practically a new team on the field. As
soon as substitutes are called, teamwork suffers. Our team was always at
its best in this respect.
Second: Consistent aggressiveness. There was not a "quitter"
on the team. Every player did his very best in every play, and what is
of more importance, in every game. Another school than Chaffey would have
won the championship had its team played in every game as it did in two
or three. It is not intermittent good playing that brings results, but
consistency.
Third: Obedience. A football team is like a small
army and a season a miniature war. The best general in the world cannot
win battles if his army will not fight. Nor can a coach win
games if his team does not follow instructions. An inferior general, with
his army "behind" him, can defeat a superior whose army is not. And so
it is with respect to football. After a couple of false starts, our team
worked with the coach like soldiers.
Fourth: This has nothing to do with Chaffey. It
is simply that each of the teams we met were deficient in one or more of
the above.
By Coach Shutt
In addition to the above said four points, the Editor wishes to add
another, which is of far more importance than any of the others. Now, at the head of any organization, no matter if it be an army,
a government or a football team, there must be a leader or general. There
must be some one with a strong personality at the head of it. I call that
person strong who has attained the qualities of manhood. Coach Shutt is endowed with all the qualities of manhood. He is the
"best
high school coach in California," quoting from other people. This is
the chief reason why Chaffey High School won the Championship with a green
team and no other just reason can be given.
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