University of Nebraska College of Agriculture - Shucks Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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b SWRHCUSS I 'football Summary of 1915 David City. . .39-0 Osceola ....... 13-0 Tecumseh .... 13-7 Nelson College. 0-6 Taken from all viewpoints the Aggie foot- ball season was a success. We met defeat but once and that was far from being an inglorious one. Nelson College had a little more good luck than,we did. Volumes could be written on the achievements of the individual players and the thrilling moments in each game. There is not, however, room for the above mentioned volumes so the summary must be cut as short as possible and at the same time do it justice. The David City team was the first and easiest bunch of foot-ballers we bucked up against the whole season. This game gave Pat all the information that he needed about the ability of the material on hand. And believe me, he had some material. The work of the line on the defensive was good even if it was a little ragged. All they needed was a little more practice. Practice makes perfect, and we would have had a very near perfect team if it hadent been for the inability of some of the men to get out every night for practice. The back field lugged the ball like a bunch of veterans, but they were a little doubtful of the signals. This ' game made the fellows too confident in their ability and this nearly proved our undoing in the next game. When the Osceola gang came to Lincoln they had a good string of victories to their credit. The boys were so cocksure that we came near to loosing our scalps to the Osceola boys. But there is that spirit that exists at all foot-ball games and the rooters called on the team to win and they did after a hard struggle and a little luck. The whole team played a game of the highest quality after the first half. We were victorious, but we had to fight hard for every yard of ground that we made. The biggest scare of the year came when Tecumseh came to town. The reporter wishes to apologize for not being better informed on this game, for the simple reason he was not in town. Information gleaned from outside sources indicate that the Tecumseh team plowed through our line like a mower sickle goes through a field of hay. There seemed to be no resistance to the onslaught until they put an untried man in the line in a last despair- ing attempt to save the day. He proved him- self equal to the occasion and stopped the terrible full-back in his rushes through the line. He used his head when the other men in the line were using strength. All he did was to lay down in front of the Tecumseh team and they fell over him, That was some head-work, believe me. No names mentioned as this letter might be opened by the Censor. On that glorious Thanksgiving day the Aggies first tasted the bitter cup of defeat. It was some battle even if we did get beat. The Nelson team sure had a whirlwind bunch and they nearly sent us down to a hard defeat. They beat 'us' 6 to 0. It was the best played and also the hardest game that the Aggies have played in the four years that I have 'seen them play. A high wind made forward passes almost impossible, and most of the punts went out of bounds. In the 'first few minutes we carried the ball 'from the centerof the field to the Nelson three-yard line. We had three yards to make in four downs. But a break came in our luck and the ball was fumbled at the critical moment. After that the game was an equal battle until Nelson had their break of luck. There are two kinds of luck, good 'and bad. Nelson had the break in good luck and we the bad luck. Nelson put the ball in play on their thirty-yard line. The ball was fumbled while the play was in motion and an Aggie man got it and then lost it to a Nelson player,

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a-'L ft' S NE S i s T Ii , U' , I I 2 'J 6' ' l' 'Wo A K' V' W' 3 'f ' ' G' ,A ' J Tlfonorablc mention i Here are six men who worked hard but who had the hard luck to be beat out of their positions by men that were just a little bit better. They came out all season, worked hard and finally got recognition for their services. They all received a second team letter. All of these men were in several of the games, but not quite enough to get an HA . You have all heard of Arthur Rogers, the ladies' man. Of course you have, for he is Major of the batallion and believe me, foot-ball and military science go well together. He was a good man, but he was out- generaled by another good man. I also believe that Willie Versaw has been heard of. He is fast but needs a few more pounds of Dad's feeder sheep . Next year he will give all of the men he bucks up against a run for their money. Angelina Campbell, the boy who has a first name that makes one think of a certain breed of the cow family. If Angy missed a night's practice you could hear a howl set up by said boy. He was a good man in the line, but a little light. Great men have been produced in the South. Some one said that Earl Humphries, better known as Hump came from Dixie. Maybe he did and maybe he didn't, but he is a good man nevertheless. He did not get an A even if he did save the Tecumseh game. Wait till next year Hump . Mother Fairley had a red headed cousin who was a great player in the line and we hope that Mother will hold up the name of the family next year. He was a good man but Tommie had too much weight against him so what can you expect. Winter Wintermute, the little, big man who had hard luck. There happened to be several men who gave Winter a hard run and they beat him on the home-streatch. Here is our best wishes to him as he leaves us this year. At least that is what he says. uummnummnnuumunm 12

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,xefl fd, T V f S LQ -747 ' ' ., - X we-f as ll! 53 ls I N 0 '77 Q W ff! W K E- 6 ' 1 e 5 Q 21 ,i,.,, , who in turn dropped it. It rolled into the arms of an Aggie player who was flat on his face. As he drew the ball unto him, a Nelson player kicked the ball out of his hands. It flew into the arms of the Nelson quarter and he ran about seventy yards for a touch-down without any opposition. There is no use to kick about the loosing of the game, as it was, as I said before, the greatest game I have ever seen an Aggie team play. We must offer our modest coach, Pat Norris, a great deal. of praise for his creditable work in coaching the team. All he had was green material except one or two men who played last year. He made the best team he could, and it was a winner from the start. I think it is one of the best teams that the School of Agriculture has ever turned out- The whole school wish Pat the best luck in the world and express a genuine desire that he be here next year to coach the Aggies to another winning season. For next year we have a man of exceptional ability to lead the Aggie team to victory. Osbourn, of Broken Bow, was captain last year and he has been re-elected for the 1916 season. Here is a man of great possibilities. He plays in a way of his own and we hope someday to hear that he has made a name for himself at Nebraska, as have many men who have gone before him. Here is the honor roll of letter men : FIRST TEAM Osbourn, Cap. Carpenter Johnson Stratton Wheeler Love Kreuger Thomsen Griffith ' I Phillips Mockett Leibers Nelson Culbertson SECOND TEAM Humpheries Fairley Wintermute Versaw Rogers Campbell The whole school gives these men who up- held the school honor their best wishes and highest esteem for the coming season of 1916. 125