Carleton College - Algol Yearbook (Northfield, MN)

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A Vike gets spiked. FOOTBA LL School spirit in athletics reached a new high at Carleton as all eyes focused on the possibilities of a conference football championship after a decisive 20 to O victory over Beloit in the season's opening game, A defeat by Lawrence in the third game of the season had not the least effect on our spirit, and when Ripon put the final damper on the championship hopes we kept right on yelling, Carleton was in the midst of a rise to new heights in football and we all sensed it as we eagerly followed the team through the l948 season, Pray, Erickson, Rivall, Peregrine and Rottke led the way for us in the first game of the season as we won 20 to nothing after an exciting second half scoring spree. A highlight of the game was George Field's 74-yard run before being brought down from behind on the l5-yard line, Playing under the lights at Grinnell the following week, the Carls gained their second victory of the season, l3 to O. We didn't get rolling until late in the third quarter when a 60 yard Asp-to-Shean pass set up Curt Rottke's 25 yard run around end for the first score, Bob David pushed across the second touch- down from the I4 yard line as time ran out. It was during this game that we lost Curt Rottke for the season when he 26

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suffered a severe knee injury late in the fourth quarter, Looking back we wonder if that wasn't the turning point of the whole season. The Carls were left for the remainder of the season without his bull-dozer thrusts into the line and his fine defensive play, John Simenstad, David, Field and Wright were the big guns in the horne- coming game against Lawrence which ended up as a l3 to 7 victory for the Vikings, Our line was as tough as ever, causing Lawrence to take to the air for its two touchdowns. Ray Asp sneaked over the only score in the third period and Jim Fisher converted the extra point. The following week Torn Pray and Jerry Shean each caught a pass in the end zone which was all that was needed to beat the Oles and bring the goat back to Sayles-l-lill, Led by Rivall, Morgan, Rockwell, Peregrine, Von Feldt, Meyer and Asp, we stopped the Oles by a score of I3 to 6. Against Upper lowa it looked like we would have to settle for a scoreless tie until the last five minutes of the game, Then we got control of the ball and started C 0-captains C urt Rottke and Ray Asp talk it over with Wally Hass. L rigging-,Hesse 1 ri sf M Af, -- it 5 H55 ' A i T32 571 2? T T f W F' 'I -:li1:2,.l,5 . - l ' 'W T .:. ,. 'E ,. , H - My M: Ml - .M W 5 , KZ ' ' - T ,I 3 ' -ng ' -va: - ' - 1-uigijf i :Q X Q N X S-vs W V. U MYMYV7 X M,