Loras College - Purgold Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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Football The 1941 Loras College football squad went through a nine game schedule with three wins, and six losses. Coach Vince Dowd started his first year at the helm of the Purple and Cold machine. Bill McGuire was line coach. The Loras squad used the T formation this year under Coach Dowd. Four veteran backfield men and nine letter¬ winning linemen reported for practice which op¬ ened during the first week of September. Ralph Cormany and Heinie Engel co-captained the squad. Thirty-three other hopeful candidates, including the annual frosh aspirants, also reported for the practice drills LORAS, 13; CENTRAL, 6 Both teams played on a par during the first half except for the touchdown by Merlin Bonwell. In one fierce assault the Dutchmen filled the air with lateral passes and mixed in a few short running plays together for small gains and pushed the ball into pay dirt. The story took on a different aspect in the sec¬ ond half. The Purple and Cold eleven came back and unleashed hidden power that had been missing from their running game up until this point. Frankie Kelly, Paul Goodwin, John Saunders really cut loose when Heinie Engel, Loras ' blocking quarterback, gave them the chance to strut their wares. These running plays that were made possible by a fast charging line set up the two touchdown plays made by Jack Sensor and Terry Ennes. Both The boys on the sidelines watch. “Put me in, Coach.” Ready to ring for victory. £ ’ twenty-fue touchdowns were made on end around jaunts and they seemed to be accomplished with apparent ease. John Corcoran’s educated toe placed the first ball between the uprights for the extra point but his chance after the second touchdown fell short. LORAS, 6; ST. THOMAS, 33 The trek into the Northland did not turn out to be much of a party for the Lorasmen because the Tommies from St. Paul forgot to act as hosts for the evening and defeated the Purple and Cold eleven 33-6. Loras scored its only touchdown with a brilliant display of razzle dazzle near the end of the quar¬ ter. The tally was made possible when Quigley fumbled for the Purple and Cray on the Loras 34. Terry Ennes, Frankie Kelly, “Pepper” Goodwin and Co. immediately went to work and did not stop until Goodwin had made a touchdown to tie

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The varsity football squad, from left to right: Cormany. Sensor, Kunka, Strub Mc¬ Dermott, Coyne, Knocked, 1. Tierney, Swerinsky, T. 1 icr- nev, Corcoran, Fnnes, Burg- mcier, Murphy, Cotto, Schneider. Padovic, Goodwin, Voelker, Feller, Wagner, Ka- vane, Bissen, Kane, Linn. Landon, Vonck, Mulhall, Saunders, Ohligschlager, Fiedler, Moore, Mudore, Kel¬ ley, Peterson, Kngel. In the center, the Rev. Darnel B. Coyne, athletic director; Head Coach, Vince Dowd; and Assistant Coach, Bill 23 St. Mary’s tries to crack the Duhawk line—but doesn’t. Terry Ennes heads for the wide open spaces. Doc” Kammer watches his boys.”

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the score. Kelly’s try for the extra point was no good and the score stood 6-6. From here on the Tommies pushed the Purple and Cold all over the field and won 33-6. LORAS, 0; ST. JOSEPH’S, 13 Taking full advantage of temporary flaws in the Duhawk line, St. Joe’s alert Pumas from Rensselser, Ind., struck twice for touchdowns to spoil Loras College’s first home appearance, this season 13-0. Varini was St. Josephs’ outstanding man. scor¬ ing both touchdowns. The Duhawk line from tackle to tackle turned in an excellent perform¬ ance. LORAS, 6; ST. MARY’S, 0 The Loras Duhawks brought the Homecoming festivities to an auspicious close by polishing off a hitherto unbeaten St. Mary’s team of Winona, Minnesota, by a score of 6-0. A large Homecoming crowd watched the Du¬ hawks smash a desperate aerial attack of the Red- men in the final minutes Loras registered its touchdown on a 72 yard sustained march The fireworks started when Co- captain Heinie Engel furnished the spark on a 29 yard run which was followed by Paul Goodwin hitting center for one yard, a five yard gam on an end around by Jack Sensor, followed by Terry En- nes on the same play produced a first down on the St. Mary ' s one yard line. Coodwin took the ball on the next play and cracked over for the touch¬ down. His dropkick for the extra point was wide. LORAS, 38; UPPER IOWA, 0 On their home field before a large homecoming crowd, the Upper Iowa University Peacocks fell before the terrific onslaught of the Loras College eleven 38-0. This was the worst drubbing handed to Coach Doc Dorman and his boys in many a moon. Dick Knockel, Jack Sensor, and Ray O’Brien played outstanding ball for the winners while Bill Walters and Dale Alderson played well for the losers. LORAS, 0; PARSONS, 6 The title hopes of the Loras Duhawks received a severe setback when the Parson Wildcats from Fairfield, Iowa, set down the Purple and Cold elev¬ en 6-0. Pre-game dope gave an edge to the Duhawks but the Kelly Green eleven must not have read the papers because early in the first period they blocked P Goodwin’s punt on the 14 yard line and page twenty-six