Benedictine College - Raven Yearbook (Atchison, KS)

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Lawrence A. Moon Mullins The past and the future of Raven athletics - and the reason for it. Fighting Teams! Alld Thell' Gellefill bYWi11iamT-D0la11,'34 l AWRENCE A. Moon Mullins. In that name lies the cause of , the extraordinary success of the ambitious and extensive athletic l program which is so effectively being carried out at St. Benedict's. This program, broad enough to reach every student in the college and high school, features both intercollegiate games, with special stress laid upon football, and intramural athletics, with emphasis on basketball. Under the Mullins' regime, which began in the fall of IQ32 with Al Mor- ley as line coach and continued this year with Jim Harris, former Notre Dame star lineman as assistant, St. Benedict's also entered better-than- average basketball, boxing, and baseball teams in these fields of inter- collegiate sport. The intramural sports, which have been supervised during the last year and a half by the Rev. Michael Carroll, moderator of athletics, and in which five different halls of the school compete, are baseball, kitten ball, tennis, handball, golf, and volley ball. Indeed athletics, both intercollegiate and intramural, at St. Benedict's have demonstrated a distinct and rapid upward trend during the last two years. Manifestly, the balm which anointed the waning interest in sports not only within the college but also the interest of the sport-loving world concerning St. Benedict's, and the lubricant which greased the great Raven grid machine to a point approaching perfection in its grand march to fourteen smashing victories in seventeen starts during the last two fall Head Coach of Athletics Tl1e dominating, wholesome character and the radi- ant personality of this former Notre Dame star have created an entirely new atmosphere not only on the field of battle, but throughout the entire school and over the spacious campus. Mullins, who benefited by four years of experience under the greatest of all coaches, Knute Rockne, has employed all of his un- usual abilities and qualifications in building Raven teams which are bringing St. Benedict's national recog- nition. The football schedule for next fall includes games with such teams as the University of Kansas Jayhawks, the West Texas State Buffaloes, the Nebras- ka State Teachers college of Hastings, Ottawa Univer- sity, and five others. 10 campaigns, were supplied by Moon Mullins. Enthusiastic alumni everywhere likewise are pro- claiming the merits of the Raven basketball teams which, during the last two years, have completed repre- sentative schedules with teams of outstanding caliber, winning better than three-fifths of their games. Always it has been the policy of the athletic depart- ment to outfit its teams with the best equipment ob- tainable. The lowliest substitute on the fifth or sixth team is just as well protected and smoothly fitted as the varsity man. This fact, together with the fact that the name Moon Mullins is connected with athletics at the college, has placed athletics in the heart of the student and the life of the school.

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LASS OFFICERS John J. Thimes Burlinglon joseph S. Thompson l,1'o1'f'11w0rll1 Joseph Yanderheideu C'o11fepl1'011, 1110, Fred E. Wanstrath Topeka James F. Westerhaus Rose Hill Martin J. Lueckenholf Marshall, Ma, Willard K. Tarrant Kansas Cify, Mo. Harold F. Schorn Newton Lawrence P. Maes Kansas City, Mo. Abbey, has made his entire college course here. Biol- ogy is his major study. lle was first string center on Bob Sehmidt's iogo and 1031 football squads. FR. JEROME IIEALY, U.S.l3., majoring i11 sociol- ogy, comes from lloly Cross Abbey, Canon City, Colorado, where he finished his first three years of col- lege work. Ile played in tl1e orchestra here tl1is year. OVVEN E. HORNER has been a student of St. Ilene- dict's for four years. Ilis major study is chemistry. JOHN XY, LONGSIJUN, major in English, attend- ed St. Mary's college and St. Louis l'niversity before coming to St. I3cnedict's in IQ-12. At St. NIary's he was a member of the Literary and Creek societiesg at St. Louis University he was on tl1e grid squad. ln 11,32 he was a member of the Raven football team and in 1933, he pitched for the St. Bcnediet's baseball nine. LAWRENCE P. MAES majored in mathematics. Always interested in school activities, Soup is best known for his fine spirit on the gridiron where he won three letters as regular center. He was secretary- treasurer of his class in his freshman, sophomore, and senior years, and for three years was a member of his hall committee, heading that group in his junior year. QUINTIN J. MALONE, an English major, is co- editor of The 1934 Raven llflogazinc and last year he was snapshot editor of The Raven. All of his four years at St. Benedict's saw Quintin a member of the college orchestra and band. This year he was in the glee club. By no means inactive in sports, Quintin was one of the Raven tumblers in his freshman and sophomore years and during the last two years he has been secretary of the Red Cross Life Saving Corps. CARL NOCKELS, majoring in history, si11ce com- ing to St. Benedict's has been one of the most industri- ous members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. JERRY P. CYDONNELL, of the Jim and Jerry luunor column, majored in English. Ile was a leader in campus organizations during his four years at St. Bene- dict's. His work as vice-president of tl1e Mission Crusade, secretary-treasurer and president of tlll' lloly Name Society, vice-president of the Sacred lleart League, and hall committeeman for three years was climaxed by his election to the presidency of the Stu- dent Council for his senior year. Jerry was a mainstay of the boxing team for four years and as football quarterback he saw action under Moon Mullins during his junior year. Jerry was active i11 dramaties during his freshman and sophomore years. XY. GERALD CYSIIEA received his degree i11 phil- osophy. Another very active student, he has concen- trated his efforts on the religious societies and the Raven publications. Gerry was a member of the Mission Continued on page 31 9

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James Jim Harris TQNVTQ I -t 'JW Q Flashing, smashing plays X ,QQ . if 7 5 as the Black and White hits X V' 'R 'p A ' GZ: i the first year ofthe big time D ,f ' l if-is Y? 'WN schedule. N - ' K ixgig g fx I. i- i f 3jgp3Ev l' li i is ,vamp y up i?'ill..1 ' l l llf 'V 7 if' Tflliawt -W.....affe1s . x I whfxgu 5, is - If ' ' 0 0 , , c . , lecvxybk f 1- ,X R X .5 by Henry R. Gonner, '35 HREE weeks of stiff practice had been spent in rounding into form the 1933 Raven football team which Coaches Mullins and Harris placed on the field to meet the Haskell Indians in the first game of the season. Early in the contest, weaknesses in the Raven lineup could be detected and the outcome seemed disastrous unless remedies were quickly applied. No scores were made in the first quarter, but early in the second period Haskell tore through an opening in the Benedictine line for its first touchdown. The Ravens strove deperately to gain ground in the first half but were unable to penetrate the strong defense of the Red- men. In the second half the Indian attack was even more vicious. They crossed the Raven goal three times and added an extra point to their collection to the discouragement of the large crowd of Black and White fans who traveled to Lawrence to see the open- ing game. Only once did the Ravens threaten to go places when in the third quarter, led by Co-captain Beattie, they gained three successive first downs to place the ball on the 35-yard line before losing it on downs. Although the Benedictines lost by a score of 25 to o, many things were learned in this defeat which were evidenced by their following contests. The Indian massacre was a hard blow to the Ravens but Mullins and Harris worked hard in strengthening the weak points exhibited in that tilt. The following week when the Ravens met Bethany in the first home game of the season, it was a changed team that trampled the Swedes in a 37 to o victory. The game was featured by one long run after another, as O'Neal, Helmert, Cahill, Neff, and Weiffenbach scored the touchdowns. Several new men stepped into the limelight in this game, most notable were Deutsch, end, Moulder, Neff, and Weiffenbach, backfield men. A large crowd witnessed the game and not the least among these was Coach Moon Mullins' newly organized Knot Hole Gang, composed of local juveniles. With a new spirit the Ravens drilled for two weeks in preparation for the tilt with the Ottawa Braves, I932 Kansas Conference champions. At first it seemed as though the outcome would be close but this was only an illusion, the Ravens made two touchdowns in the first half and another in the second half plus an extra point, to defeat the Braves, IQ to o. The Benedictines had gained 362 yards from scrimmage while their victims were held to 85 yards. Old rivals in the person of the Warrensburg State Teachers were next on the slate and with two consecutive whitewash victories to their credit, the Ravens were thirsty for Tutor blood. After the Mules had chalked up the first score in the second quarter, the Ravens checked their advance and retaliated with one touchdown in the second quarter and two more in the second half, each with an extra point to down the Mules, I9 to 6. Co-captain O'Neal's 44-yard run from the kickofi' in the second half was Football Line Coach 11