Independence Junior College - Inkanquil Yearbook (Independence, KS)

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up BASKETBALL Top Row- F. Smith CAssistant Coixchb, Switzer, Featherngill, Armstrong, Losey fCoachD. Second Row-Burns, Brooks, McElwain, Klumpp, Holbrook. Basketball The basketball season for the 1927--1928 Pirates was not a success, the team winning only three out of the thirteen games played. The team had never played together before the start of the season, and Coach Losey had a hard time moulding the Pirates into a presentable five. The season just finished can be considered a success in that we defeated our chief foe, Coffeyville, in the two games We played them. The season started with a defeat at the hands of Iola on the local court. This defeat seemed to make the team downhearted and although they showed plenty of fight they just couldn't seem to get going except for short spells. On the Iola-Kansas City trip the team had a spell and forced Io'a to fight hard in order to Win, 30 to 24. At the half Independence was leading. The next night the Pirates came close to being the first team to defeat Kansas City on their own court. The game was close throughout, with the final score of 33 to 29 in Kansas Cityls favor. The Pirates beat Chilloeco on the local court, but in a retu1'n game were defeated by the Indians for the first time in the three years' history of the college. The entire team was made up of freshmen, no letter men returning. The team should be ready to burn up'l the conference next year with the Whole squad back. 'Page 14 11...-k-..q.-0-.-.91-,-n-p'.....N--.4-..--.Q-4...--.......f-..-V..-.,.ma. l lt l lx l l l, 15 1 1 ' 1 'Q D N' 1'

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F ootbail Faobball is probably th: mo at interesting of all the school activities. There is no doutt that it was tie most successful one for I. J. C, this year. The team was new and untrled, bug, after a tie game and il comme of defeats, it Went through the remainder of the season undefeated. ilxe Eldorado granio was the first football game ever won by an I. J. C. team. The taste of victory, although new to us was very sweet. Indeed, we relished it So much that the team real- ized thai nothing short of five consecutive wins would sat sfy us. After having been informed of our desires. the team stepped right out and curled the season tied for second place in the state conference. We wish to put forth the opinion that, had the team hail even a little pre- v ous experience together, it would have had little difficulty in landing in first place. To back this up we offer the fact that after the boys did find their stride no one sucteeded in stopping them. The members of the teim, with two excep- t'on f, were all freshmen. Some had had but little experience, and at least one had neve' plfyed before. Lack of experience didn't fecm to hamper them. though, for in a few short weeks all went about their work like veterans. F.ve of the men made the all-conference teanis. Featherngrill was the unanimous choice for center. The other men selected for positions on the hon- orary team were Brooks, Crane, Hamlin, and O'Neil. Dolly Crane captained the eleven and more than did his share in keeping up the morale of the team. His litile playmate from Elgin, Tato' Brooks, was elected captain for rext season. Brooks, by the way, was liiqh scorer in the conference. O'Hrien was the only man on our team to Qualify for il second letter. Much of the credit for the very successful season is due to the gallant effort and untiring service of Mr. Kirby, aided by Mr. Harter, These two faculty members took a group of men unaccustomed to playing with each other and made of it a smooth-working, hard-hitting football machine. Too much cannot be said in praise of the coaches. We are looking forward with the best of hopes to next season. Most of this ycar's men are returning. Several men who were prominent on the high school team intend to enroll with us. The team will be well captaincd and coached. Last, but not by any means least, the team has' proved that it can win, and the student body will not be satisfied with a mediocre eleven. With the memory of this past season's success fresh in their minds, next years grid- sters will undoubtedly go into the season willing only to win. Page 132 3 :infix ini' M114 1- 1 3 in 1 aiuiwioiuivi- it 1 3- io?--it-Lei Vishnu- V1--v T H E I N K A N Q If l L 28....i.-....

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...-..........-.3---3--1. l'llI'flYl'1XNf2l'll ' . k -- ....g,.-s-ie..-..-...D TRACK y Back Rowhlilumpp, Hamlin, O'Brien, Switzer, Price, Crane. Front Row--M. Knock, Goodwin, Clark, Brooks, Corser, C. Knock, Patchen, Kirby Ccoachl. Track The spring of 1927 was the first time I. J. C. had a track team. We com- peted in only two meets, the Baker relays, and the state meet. In the state meet, which was held at Iolaf we took third place, which was an excellent record for our first trial. This spring our prospects are brighter than they were last year, because, while we have only one letter man back, the other members of the team are not inexperienced. While they have had no college experience, most of them have one or more high school track seasons behind them. The first meet was held at Parsons on April 12, between Parsons, Iola, and Independence. In this meet we placed second, winning seven firsts out of a possible fourteen. Parsons took the same number of firsts, but won more sec- onds than our men did, thus winning the meet. On April 28 part of the team went to Baldwin, taking part in the junior collage events of the Baker relays. In this meet we made an excellant showing, winning third in the mile relay, and second in the sprint relay. At the time the Inkanquil went to press Coach Kirby was planning several more meets. At the state meet, to be held at Parsons May 12, I. J. C. has good prospects of winning first place. The team is well balanced and the men are all working hard to be in the best possible condition. Page 15 -.up--,gn-0-.Q--nm..-4.-...q.-Q-.1--a..Q..1.s-.-r-Q-...---n--a-aw-