Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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The Spud Page 13 lllllllllllllllllllllHIMIIIMHIIMIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIMIMIIIIMMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIMlinillMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMIMIIMMIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIItlMIIIMIIIIIMIIIMIIIIIIIMimiMmillMlllllllinillMIM Reuieu) of Reuieujs FOOTBALL S4 HFIH LF 1010. Oct. 3 Alliance 0 Bayard . 27 Oct. 10 Alliance 43 Scott sbluff 0 Oct. 17 Alliance 7 Bayard 0 Oct. 24 Alliance . 47 Sidney 0 Oct. 31 Alliance 0 Hot Springs 27 Nov. 7 Alliance 0 North Platte . . 31 Nov. 14 Alliance 42 Morrill . . 0 Nov. 21 Alliance 35 Sidney 3 Dec. 5 Alliance 0 Scott sbluff 6 Total No. Points Alliance 174 Opponents 94 REVIEW OF SEASON The football season of 1919 proved to be very successful in spite of the fact that the outlook at the opening of the school term was all but bright and encouraging. When the first call for practice was answered, Coach Prince found a very difficult task confronting him. The candidates were exceptionally light and only three had had previous experience. The majority of players were not acquainted with the rudiments of the pigskin game, the squad was too light for the old line-plunging style of play and it would take time to prepare the eleven for open field work. The Coach sized up the situation and then set about to develop a winning team. At the close of the season the Alliance squad stood second in the league standing and Prince had accomplished more than anyone had even dreamed of. He had organized a squad of unpromising, but eager football candidates into one of the best and “smoothest working” elevens in western Nebraska. Of the seven games played with Western Nebraska teams Alliance won five victories and suffered two defeats. The Hot Springs “terrors,” champions of South Dakota, won from our lightweights by a score of 27 to 0, and the North Platte veterans annexed another game to the tune of 31 to 0. These defeats can not be counted against the record of the Alliance eleven because in both instances the locals were playing teams of a much higher class. There were no outstanding stars on the Alliance squad. The eleven men worked in almost perfect harmony and every player was in the game from start to finish. Captain Lotspeich developed into a sure goal kicker and Frank Daily was a reliable punter. The forward pass was used to great advantage, the open field play accounted for much of the success of the team and several men could plunge the line when short gains w'ere needed. Six men will be absent from the line-up when the 1920 eleven is picked. They are Lotspeich, Brennan, Edwards, Joder, Donovan and Cusick. These “has-beens” unite in wishing the 1920 team a successful season. Ward—“I love you, will you marry me?” Ruth—Ward, didn’t I just refuse you last week?” Ward—Oh, was that YOU?” The way the Juniors knew when the war was ended was when the girl on the cover of “Snappy Stories” was being kissed by a civilian instead of a soldier.

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The1 Spud luimiitfirmi ' ttr : :: Page 15 Basketball BASKETBALL SUHKIHLK 1920. Jan. 10 Alliance 28 Morrill Jun. 16 Alliance 36 Scottsbl ufl Jan. 23 Alliance 33 Kimball ... Jan. 30 Alliance 15 Sidney Jan. 30 Alliance 25 Kimball ... Frb. 6 Alliance 54 Crawford . Feb. 20 Alliance 35 Bayard Feb. 23 Alliance 25 Scottsbluff Feb. 27 Alliance 25 Sidney . . Mar. 9 Alliance 39 Bayard .... Mar. 11 Alliance - 37 (’hadron Total Alliance 352 Opponents 27 . 18 29 . 52 48 27 15 . 17 42 32 21 323 IMflVIlU L 11 KITK-ITS. GLEN JODER—Forward and Captain. Brilliant, fast and shifty. Senior. An excellent floor man and a dandy leader. RAY EDWARDS—Forward. Accurate, swift and steady. Senior. Very accurate when it comes to shooting baskets. He never misses. LESTER BEAL—Center. , t , . Tall, alert and active. Junior. He was seldom out-jumped and never outplayed. CLINTON BRENNAN—Guard. Reliable, strong and heady. Senior. A fine guard and a hard worker. JOE CUS1CK—Guard. . . . Clever, speedy and dependable. Senior. He could play the floor, guard his man and shoot baskets equally well. LESTER CROSS—Sub. Forward and Captain-Elect. Freshman. A steady player, a fine basket shooter and good sportsman. He will make a dandy leader. ROBERT LAWRENCE!—Sub. Center. Junior. Always reliable, eager to play and willing to take his share of punishment. SETH JODER—Sub. Guard. J J Freshman. Seth always did his best, was a faithful trainer and a hard worker. GEORGE PURDY—Sub. Guard. Sophomore. He never missed practice, was full of pep and fought for the team. Will be a regular next year. FRANK PRINCE—Coach. , „ . . , o Patient, kind and loyal. The best coach in Nebraska and a good friend to the boys. He stood by us thru victory and defeat. The Alliance basket ball squad finished third in the league standing this season with eight games won and three lost. Sidney won two contests from the Alliance five and Kimball annexed the other game. These two teams had practically the same line-ups as last year when they defeated Alliance in three games out of four. The local quintet had one regular and one substitute from last year s team. The other men were playing their first year of basket ball. Inc record made bv Alliance is far from poor when one is familiar with the facts. In onlv two contests were the five first string men in condition t„ plav. Joder was kept out of the first three contests with an injured foot. Beal took down with the influenza and missed two contests, rewards sprained an ankle, making it necessary to watch thiee games from the sidelines and Cusick was sick during the Bayard game at Alliance. Nevertheless,- eight victories were marked up for the locals while only three games were taken from them. There were no stars on the Alliance five. Each player was valuable in his own position and every man contributed his share tov arc the victories. Coach Prince deserves all the credit for the good showing made by Alliance. He was always on hand at practice, he instilled fight and “pep” into the team.