Westminster College - Blue Jay Yearbook (Fulton, MO)

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li!! Smith, Fisher, Rodenbaugh, Wagner, Cole 1930 Fooilmall Season-conlinuetl ed. A few minutes later a long Rolla pass was completed putting the visitors in scoring position. After a series of line smashes Has- sler carried the ball over for the second score. A lateral pass was completed for the extra point and the scoring was ended for the day. While the whole Blue Jay team played a marvelous game against their heavier oppo- JAMES SMITH, JR., Center, Chillicothe, Mo. Smitty, playing his first year on the Blue Jay team, held down center position well. With this year's experience his work in the next three years should bring him even more honor. HICKMAN FISHER, End, Foley, Mo. Hick developed into a dependable reserve end giving the regular ends plenty of competition for their position. With a little more experience he should become a real end. Hick has three more years at Westminster. BILLY GORDON RODENBAUGH, Halfback, Mexico, Mo. Although handicapped with an ankle and leg injury, Billy did some nice work on the field. He is a hard hitting backfield man and was respon- sible for many Blue Jay gains. With three more years as a Blue Jay he should develop into a valuable player. tw enty-six nents, special credit should be given to Tol- liver, the diminutive Blue Jay quarterback, who consistently pierced the Rolla defense for long gains. In the game at Marshall the next week the Blue Jays seemed to have lost the spirit which brought them so much honor the week before. As a result Missouri Valley celebrated their EDWARD WAGNER, Fullback, St. Louis, Mo. In the game with the Bears, Hans was the victim of a concentrated Washington U. attack as he was gaining too much ground. As a result he arose from a play with a broken arm and was unable to enter the lineup until the final game of the season. His showing in this game proved that the Blue Jay power attack was greatly handicapped without him. Hans has three more years at Westminster and they should be three more years of football glory. BERNARD COLE, Fullback, Belleville, Ill. The most outstanding characteristic possessed by Barney is his grit. Although suffering bodily injuries this little man would plow into the op- ponents' line and come up grinning five or six yards down the field. He could always be de- pended upon for a gain when it was needed.

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The Band Westrnmster had the mlsfortune of hav1ng no organ 1ZGd band th1s year Notwlthstandlng the lack of leadersh1p organ1zat1on and practlce the old band men of years gone by never let a football game or pep meet 1ng sl1p by Wlthout tootlng a few measures Wlth Jack Atklnson at the baton and Frank Blalr on the bass drum rhythm was a loglcal necess1ty As every band must have volume let us say that the band of 1930 may have been small but It certa1nly was concentrated The summonmg of the band was much after the fashlon of the old Hre brlgade The Heetest of the band men were dlspatched as runners who sped through the v1llage tra1l1ng mstruments and gatherlng recrults as they went The wlres burned w1th the words Strlke Up the Band In shorter t1me than lt took to Wflte these words all seventeen loyal band men were at the1r places Wlth pursed l1ps We of Westmlnster look forward to the day when our band shall be of such numbers as to necessltate a Waltlng l1st when we shall have a mus1c department when a g1ant W shall be formed on Prlest F1eld by band men 1n blue and whlte un1forms and when a com petent d1rector shall g1ve us a band of Wh1Ch to boast Unt1l that brlght future com s let that Blue Jay who can forget the lmmortal stralns of Work for the Nlght Is Com1ng and the Old Gray Mare heap on h1s head the ashes of dlsgrace and take h1S place among those Whose college Splflt IS elther bent broken or totally dead ? ! 3 . 7 , . ! 7 . . U . ' 1 ,, . . . 7 7 7 , - . . O V 7 - - cc ' . 77 gg 77 ' 7 7 twenty-five

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Home-coming with a 13 to 6 victory. The Vik- ings scored early in the game on a long run by Van Winkle, and Nuckles added the extra point with a place kick. However, the Blue Jay fol- lowers were given a chance to cheer when Tol- liver ran 38 yardsfor a touchdown. The try for extra point failed and the half ended with Mis- souri Valley holding a 7-6 lead. In the second half the Vikings scored another touchdown after blocking a Blue Jay punt. In the closing minutes of the game the Jays tried valiantly to score but were unable to seriously threaten the Valley goal line. Returning to their home field the Blue Jays again fought a losing battle. Meeting for the first time on the gridiron since 1926 Central de- feated Westminster 13 to 6. The entire Blue Jay team fighting hard outclassed the Eagles but were the victims of bad breaks. The first half was taken up with Blue Jay advances tak- ing the ball deep into Central's territory only to lose it on penalties. In the closing minutes of the first half, Tolliver, who had time after time thrilled the crowd by breaking loose for long gains, was taken from the game after re- ceiving a spinal injury. In the second half the Eagles started a drive that the Blue Jay line was unable to stop and Central scored. Griggs made a perfect kick for the extra point. In the opening minutes of the last quarter Central scored their second touchdown on a long pass but failed to add the extra point. With only a few minutes to play the Blue Jays scored when Corder, crashing off left tackle, cut back and raced 54 yards for a touchdown. The attempt to add the extra point failed and Central held a 13 to 6 lead with the game rapidly drawing to a close. At this point the Jays attempted a desperate passing attack but the Eagles were alert and successfully defended their lead. Westminster closed the season on Thanksgiv- ing Day at Fulton in a brilliant manner by de- feating William Jewell 18 to 6. From the start the Blue Jay team swept down the field and after a few minutes of play scored a touchdown when Tolliver skirted around right end crossing the goal line unmolested. The kick for extra point was wide. Just as the Blue Jays domi- nated the field in the first minutes of play the Hilltoppers from Liberty took possession and started a drive that netted them the tying score. Their kick for the extra point was blocked by Blanton, the outstanding Blue Jay tackle. The play was fairly even for the remaining part of the first half, neither team threatening to score. At the start of the second half the Blue Jays started another power drive and displaying superior strength marched fifty-five yards for a second score, Corder making the touchdown. Another attempt to add the extra point failed and the score stood 12-6 favoring Westminster. The Jays in their third drive passed and plunged their way deep into Jewell territory but lost the ball on downs. On an exchange of punts Kaiser got off a beautiful kick that went out of bounds on the Jewell 2-yard line. This kick enabled the Blue Jays to start their last drive in Cardinal territory. After a series of Continued on page 102 7-1 twenty-seven