University of Wisconsin Madison - Badger Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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Paslvan, Junior fullbacli. Grie. Junior tackle. Lorenz, Junior end Tornow, Junior tackle . . . The BaJ rrs were uniinpTCisitc in r c ory, anil ihc heit thty descried — has a lie. . . . Henry McCormicIt— Wis. State Journal. Wildlnq off-tackle. A toucHdov n pass to Gage. Wisconsin Marquette First downs 7 8 Forward passes 14 16 Completed 4 6 Intercepted 4 Punts 30 yds. av. 35 ' 2 yds. av. Punts returned 7 for 70 yds. 5 for 142 yds. Penalties 3 for 25 yds. 6 for 40 yds. Fumbles 2 5 Fumbles recovered 3 4 Yds. from scrimmage. 87 yds. 76 yds. WISCONSIN 14 MARQUETTE . 13 The 1939 season, which proved to be one of Stuhldreher ' s sorriest campaigns at Wisconsin, started inauspiciously with a victory for the Badqfir(Sp i »»f(TC Hllltoppers. Out- played throulpl oi t,,o« ft1 ' ' ' aT the battle, Wisconsin resorted to the air to scQCfiJjpth it Hl and won the game principally on t headyflnflc of »i ftFfS?itz who ran a fumbled pass from center o r Jhfi goal linejfor the first extra point. The blo nq and tocUlng of hldreher ' s eleven left much to (je d4sirea, art rne majority were of the opinion that the Wisconsin victory was a moral win for the Golden Avalanche. 382

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Named captain of the Badger football team three times last season, Ralpli Moeller, a Watertown product, was chosen honorary captain of the 1939 squad. Moeller turned in a steady hard plugging game Saturday after Saturday, even taking able care of the punting duties besides his already loaded task at the left end position. Besides his football exploits, Moeller has won two letters as a dash man on the track team. He plans a coaching career when he graduates in June. Jarrin ' George Paskvan, unanimous selection for the most valuable player award, is another In the dynasty of Wisconsin fullback stars that includes Eddie Jankowski and Howie Weiss. Third in the net rushing gains in the Big Ten last year, Paskvan ' s battering tactics earned him a position on almost every All-Conference team that was picked. Ralph Moeller, Captain and star end. Back Row, left to right — Jannes Riorden, John Meloy, Ralph Moeller, Ralph Clapp, Don Peterson. Clifford Phillip, Al Lorenz, Rex John, Edmund Wegner, Jack Murray, Robert Grinde, Elmer Tornow, Don Miller, Fred Ladewiq, Al Dorsch, John Loehrke, Robert Peterson, Tom Farris, Harold Lubnow. Second Row — Howard Kaermer, Ray Kreick, David Jones, Ted Damos, Donald Frey, Russell Nowak, Nic dacque, Robert Eckl, Harry Knicklbine, Fred Gage,Orvilie Fox. Gordon Gile, Bill Schmitz, Tom McGuire, and Robert Cone. Front Row — Harold Rooney, Eric Fagerstrom, Donald Kol- busz. Ken Sauter, Burt Conley, Dick Emblck, Claude York, Ro- bert Halloway, Robert Wilding, Anthony Gradlsnik, John Ten- nent.Orvllle Fisher, and George Paskvan. 381

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ii f i ' Paskvan hits the line. Cone slips through for five. Wisconsin Texas First downs 8 7 Forward passes 12 16 Completed 4 9 Intercepted 3 2 Punts 44 ' 3 av. 39 av. Punts returned 5 for 52 yds. 5 for 49 yds. Penalties 5 for 35 yds. 5 for 45 yds. Funnbles 3 I Funnbles recovered I 3 Yds. from scrimmage... 160 141 WISCONSIN 7 TEXAS -.. . 17 The Badgers lack of fire and drive plunged them info defeal before a light, but heady outfit from Texas. With a spirit that Camp Randall has seldom seen, Dana Bible ' s Steers outplayed, u ' f il p??ffi«iS «L£utran our Badgers. Jack Grain and Billy W P j|pwell, and it took three periods for thte Baqgers to score on a long pass from Johnny The Badg%ns ground, attack j Bdoul dly suffered from the loss of Paskvan, whose Jl Ugjfe injured in the Mar- quette game. Nevertheless, the Badgers displayed any- thing but Big Ten caliber football. Doyle, Senior center. EcM. Senior tackle. Gradlsnik, Senior halfback. Schmltz, Senior halfback. ... A dashing gang of Texas University Long- horns explodeJ like so many giant firecrackers and ient a befuddled Wisconsin team skidding to defeat in an interscctional game it was supposed to hate a chance to uin. Lloyd Larson — Milwaukee Sentinel. 383