Albion State Normal School - Sage Yearbook (Albion, ID)

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Attur UL ' fk-. ol ' harti Jrill and ihe usual wut-ding out process. Albion met l uiiey hif;h on the Biu ' ley field in the first game of the season. The chief points of interest were fumbles, and those next in order were more fumbles. ilh both coaches on the tiehl giving suggestions and ad ice. the game was somewhat slow. The game endetl with a score of 2-0 in .Xlhion ' s favor. Prcjfiiing b ' the weak spots revealed in the Rurle - struggle, the team began painting for the game with the Twin balls Br uins, the strongest high school in Idaho. In this game the .Normal was victorious, with a score of 12-9. Both touchdowns were scored on beautifulh ' completed passes to 1 lerbold and Hatch. 1 win scored her lone counter on a pass and later scored a safet - on a blocked punt which was recovered b ' Twin hevonil the eiul one. In this game, the work of Williams, guartl, deserves special mention. ll.Uch. I lerbokl and Perrins tlid stellar work in the backfield. with Simiison anel ( j ' ouse backing the line. Bob W ilson and jess Ihomas. both new at the line game, merit commendat ' on as two of ihe best tackles in the conference. l-ollowing these preliminaiies. CJ)ach jacobsen began Iniikling his team in deail earnest lor the conlerence race aheacl. New combin.iiions were irie..! in an endeavor to strengthen the olTensive force. I he first conference game was plaved with Kicks (j.illege, on Ihe Kicks field. I his game resulted m a heart-breaking defeat for the Normal. Parkinson, a Kick ' s man. was a tlemon at snagning passes, and Dixon, another of their men. excelled in long punts. The ( .artlinals made several spirited attacks, which Dixon defeated bv counter attacks and successful kicks. . driving snowstorm raged during the entire ganu ' . but the few shivering fans on Ihe sidelines wilnesses a real batlle. .After the Ricks game, the .Normal engagetl ()akk ' v in a practice till on the kMchers ' field, for the most (larl the game was plaved b the second siring In ihe secoiul ijuarter. Simmons, junior quarterback, looped a p.iss lo ilansen. right end. who scored a touchdown. In ihe lhiri.1 quarter. Ilall. who was ihen plavinii right end. received a long whisilmo pass and made a seiis.uional run — ihe oiil- slaiuling plav of the game. 1 he Norm.il otTense was strong, bill Ihe Oaklev men made vardage bv their high passes. Prior to the last batlle. a slow-tlog-light was plaved willi the . lumni. resulting in a scoreless lie. .Manv of the okl stars who came back olfered verv ' useful siig- geslioiis. ' Ihe nexi game wilh Weber (College was ihe big game of ihe season and llu- one for which the team had been painting all season. Weber college held ihe record of being uiulefealed in six vears of conlerence football, of which ihv lied but once. I lu- game was plaved on .Xlbion ' s field and the whole school was agog with excitement for Javs before the game, . fler pep rallies and similar demon- slrations of school spirit, the team was keen for the lighl. The ganii ' opened wilh a rush. .Albion kickeii otf lo Weber. lUidge leceivetl and was tlowned .ilmosi i ' agf 73

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I .1 ' , ' I [I [■111 ! COACH JACOBSON (.1 A ' lTON CALIl-N KHNM Til WILSON lop Koti ' l;VcRI:TT SIMPS .) ' ELTON 1 1 All II H ■ I ' A ' iNI TllhRON BUIILLR Al BERT HERBOLD I STI I PERRINS ILONARD DOBBS JOHN KLLLV MiJJIf Kij- ' JESS THOMAS ALONL (ROUS!; COSTON CROUS.C RALPH BROWN llhNRV KING I AWRENCE BOVD HOMER WIIlIAMS HLRDEII CLKIIS Holtnnr Ron- IKl.ll H LL WILLIAM SANIoRIl DANIII . L RTIN I EW IS JONES I eRO Moore DEI BERT i OLiNC, JANIS HANSEN EVNN IILICHINSON Football Tin: l-UOTBALL SEASON opened immediatel - after the tall Let;istLation. Coach Norman j. Jacobsen. with his iisual ' i,i;or calleel a meelino of all bo s interested in joinin.i; the Ro al Order of the |- ' i,t;skin ' AhoLit thnt - men re- spoiitled, which was a er - cheering demonstration. Jake used a few well chosen words regartling the requirements set forth bv t he enlightened order, aiitl the meeting adjourned. The fellow repnited lo the g m cUul were lilted out with the regulation moleskins, jerse s, shoes, and what ha e noli? I ' he first practice brought out the largest assemblage of prospecti e athletes the scIkioI has vet seen. ilh such m.ileri.il .ill had high hopes of a er ' successful seasdii. ' J, ye

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ill his tracks. The scrappy Normal gang battled for every inch, but was steadily pushed back hv the effective driving attack of eber. On the t ent -five ard line. .Mbion held four downs and dro e back. fhe ball rested near W eber ' s .i oal at the quarter. Positions in the Normal team were changed, and Young dro e o er for a score. Grouse con erted with a beautiful kick. Weber also scored in this frame, but failed to convert so at the end of the half, the score read 7-6 for Albion. llo e er. the Cardinals were unable t i check the fierce onslauf ht of Weber in the second half. Ihex ' pushed over two touchdowns, but failed to convert either. 1 his game showed .Mbion at her best. The outstanding, feature of the game was the speed of Perrins. The best work on returning punts b - a safety was done in this game. Homer Williams cinched his all-conference berth b his shattering drixes into the Weber territor - for the tackles, ■oung pla ed a hard, last game and earned his position as all-con ference halfback. I he entire . lbion team pla ed heails up ball. The one remaining game was with the southern branch at the Pocatello fieKI .Mbion had great ditficult - in getting started. From the beginning of the secoml quarter, however, remarkabl ' better work was done. fhe most outstanding exent of the game was . lbion ' s second touclulown scored b - oung on a sensational run from the kick-off. 1 le caught the old pigskin on the ten- ard line and cut through the entire Pocatello team. Buhler and Thomas, both with injured leet. deserxe credit for the pluckv battle the - put up. .MiMire and Wilson were towers ot strength to the team. Perrins should be commended lor being a cratt kicker ,ind a sensational carrier. In concluding a rex lew of the football season w leel that it has been liighlx successful. fhe prospects for next xear are x erx pniniisiug. and there is no question but that . lbion will gixe a good account of herself in the ( onlereiice race next fall. CONFER HNCF GA. li:S Team Date Score Plaxed at Team Score .Albion Sept. 28 12 Ixxin Falls 1 win Falls 9 .Albion Oct. II Kexburg Ricks (1 .Albion Oct. 20 .Albion lumni Albion Oct. 27 7 Albion Weber IS Albion Nov. 3 1,3 Pocatello S. B. L:. I. 28 Piige 74