Doane College - Tiger Yearbook (Crete, NE)

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Y .. E, i 327 N ' rf , ' : .v.: Q 'WN fg f S? as , X 1 zq, J In All E- A Y X K? is . P 1. it Q3 IIM MCKENZIE DICK HNDEHSON GENE WHNEK Tackle Quarterback End TZ G G - Gan erence Qsvelections Pictured above are the three players from Doane, picked on the NCC Plll-Conference team. Big 195 pound Iim McKenzie was almost a unanimous choice. H tremendous tackler, lim recovered a Wayne fumble on the nine yard line to end a scoring threat that would have knotted the game. He was probably the best all-around man in the Tiger line, not taking any credit away from men like Snyder, Dorsey, Salmen, Winkle, Tiger Walsh, and others. This is Mac's last year as a Tiger, and he will go down as one of the roughest football players in Doane's history. Doane's second H11-Conference player is probably one of the best passers and smoothest ball handlers around the midwest. Calling signals from the T formation, Dick did a superb job at anything he tried. Hn expert passer he completed six for touchdowns. He crossed the goal line twice and many times picked up the neces- sary yardage to keep Doane in the game. The third man to be chosen was Gene Wanek. Gene was a coach's dream, playing his best game on the defensive eleven. He would get by two, and three men to make a tackle behind the line of scrimmage and stop the opposition cold before they could get the ball back to the line of scrimmage. This is also Gene's last year with Doane. Our hats go off to these three men and all the other fine players on the team who helped these men become what they are. It is no more than right to mention powerful Iiggs Summers, one of the drivingest fullbacks to ever be suited in the orange and black. Iiggs was also called upon to play defensive line-backer, and is one of the best. Plny college would be proud to have fresh- man Carroll Zaruba at fullback position. Carroll wound up the season with a new NCC scoring record of 68 points. His season's total for nine games was 84 yet he did not start a single ball game. Twenty-four of his points were scored via his toe. Watch for this name in the next three years, as Mr. Zaruba isn't through yet. It is too bad we can't go on and on, talking about each and everyone of Iim Dutcher's men. Players like Erickson, Elm, Eddy, Ham- mond, Starr, Hale, Chapman, Provorse, Snyder, Musgrave, Reed, Olsen, Downs, and many others helped Doane to have one of its best records on the gridiron. SEHSON'S RECORD Doane 14 ........................................ Washburn 33 Doane 12 ......... ....... P eru 21 Doane' 46 ......... ....... C hadron 7 Doane' 20 ......... ....... O maha U. 14 Doane' 42 ......... ....... W esleyan .15 Doane' 34 ......... ....... H astings 21 Doane' 32 .......... ....... M idland 14 Doane' 46 .......... ....... K earney 19 Doane' 13 .......... ....... W ayne 6 Totals 259 150 Won 7, Lost 2 l Page 29

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G amps epeat V., . , ,I-I . 1. 1 ,fvl 1 -- .lt ff I I ...... , 5. .. -,., .., J. Front How-Peniska, Erickson, Dorsey, Elm, Summers, McKenzie, Eddy, Hammond, Hcxberman, Nedelcx, Flnclres. Second Row-Zaruba, Provorse, Chapman, Flnderson, Weldon, Best, Olsen, York, Hale, Wanek, Benner, Coach Douglas. Third Row-Downs, Henderson, Musgrave, Winkle, Bender, Reed, Salmen, Schultz. Mathiaseri, Snyder, Coach Weber. Buck Row-Tones, Lovercheck, Carroll, Kleine, Walsh, Gifford, Bull, Ourada, Yearout, Rose, Reeves, Coach Dutcher. For the second season in a row the Doane Tigers have come from behind to snare the Nebraska College Conference Championship. Flfter dropping the first two games of the season, Coach jim Dutcher's Bengals caught fire and will be going into the 1952 season shouldering a seven game winning streak. Doane's hope for a repeat giant-killer role over Washburn University was smothered as the Ichabods ground out a 33-14 win over the local collegiates, at Moore Bowl in Topeka, Kansas. The following week the Tigers hopes for another NCC crown took a mighty jolt as the Bobcats of Peru dampened the Tiger's bid 21-12. Injuries played an important role in this loss. loe Chapman, hard driving half back, Speedy Bobby Provorse, and Hll-Con- ference, Gene Wanek were sidelined. The following week Doane began to roll by smothering Chadron 46-7. Omaha Univer- sity then came to town, the game being one of the top upsets in football. lim Dutcher's inspired Tigers played havoc with the odds makers to trample the bewildered Omaha Indians 20 to 14 before a Parents' Day crowd. Doane's defense was superb, and Dick lllnder- son, Carroll Zaruba, and Bob Provorse spurred the offensive attack with a touchdown apiece. Inspired by the news that Kearney had upset Peru, Doane College struck with light- ning speed in the first quarter to rack up three quick touchdowns, and then went on to spoil Wesleyan's homecoming to the tune of 42-15 at O. N. Magee Memorial stadium. Doane's never say die eleven turned a 14-0 Hastings' lead into a 34-2l victory before a Hastings Homecoming crowd. This was per- haps one of the greatest rallies of the dwind- ling NCC grid season that was displayed by Iim Dutcher's hustling speedsters. It was in this game that Carroll Zaruba, outstanding Fullerton athlete, twisted around right end, stiff armed a would be tackler, out ran the last three Broncs, and scooted 93 yards for Doane's first counter. lt was later in this game that Bob Starr, Lincoln Northeast pride, took Stickels' punt on Doane's 10 yard line, headed toward the sidelines, sidestepped one Hast- ings man, and left the rest of the work to Doane's terrific defensive line. Yes sir, 90 yards straight up the sidelines to a touchdown and victory for Doane. Midlands steamed up warriors gave the Tigers a first quarter scare, but were subdued 32-14 in a cold NCC football tilt. This was five in a row, and only two victories remained for a championship. Doane added another victory to their string as they won an easy 46-19 victory over Kear- ney State Teachers College in our Homecom- ing tilt. Flfter leading 28-0 at half-time, I. D. cleared the bench. By counting ten points, Carroll Zaruba, remarkable freshman fullback, tied the NCC individual scoring mark of 67 points. One obstacle left, just one, and that was powerful Wayne. The Tigers could smell victory as mighty Iiggs Summers took the ball on the first play from scrimmage and raced 80-yards for the TD. Zaruba split the uprights and established himself scoring ace of the Nebraska College Conference's history with 68. Wayne fought back and the score stood 7-6 Doane at the half. Early in the fourth quarter, Ioe Choo Choo Chapman powered his way over for the second touchdown for Doane. The extra point was missed and Doane led 13-6. With less than two minutes remain- ing Wayne pushed to the Doane nine yard line. On second down goal to go, Wayne's Kane fumbled a pitch-out, and rugged l3ll1-Confer- ence jim McKenzie recovered on the six-yard line. Shortly afterward the gun sounded end- ing the game. Doane and Peru were Co- Champions, and the Tigers swarmed onto the field in jubilant joy.

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