Bradley University - Anaga Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Central Michigan Butler . . . Wfestern . Great Lakes . Colorado State . Drake . . St. Ambrose . Wfashington Valparaiso . I l l I l Head coach Bill Stone and assistant jake Schoof look the situation over from the sidelines. Row 1: Roger Hanson, Al Vesely, Bob W'ilson, Bill Roehnelt, Bill Wfaibel, Bob Ryan, Ron Happach, Ron Sexton, Bob Wede, Hez Potts, Bud johnson. Row 2: Ivan Tate, Bob Garland, Tom Scott, john Giangiorgi, Don Heins, Burnie Guyton, Harry Sephus, Dennis Barry, Dale Ems, Wes Helmick. Row 3: Phil Nolan, Wayiie Martin, Curt Ayers, Bob Rousey, jim Summers, George Schmelzle, Art Peterson, Ceorge Reeve, Dick Titi, Don Carothers, Harry Jacobs. Rom 4: Al Clarihue, Ron Christiansen, jack Petrokovitch, Larry Mormino, jerry Bland, jack Powell, Ron Hermann, joe Chamberlain, Dick Weid- ner, Bob Ebert, Scotty Sullivan. Row 5: Bill Zimmer, jake Schoof, Bill Stone.

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The Braves snapped out of their slump momentarily by whip- ping the Bears from Vfashington University '26-13 before a Dad's Day crowd. Tate was the man of the hour, scoring three times on runs of six and eight yards and finally scampering 59 yards on a screen pass from Rousey. Freshman jim Summers scored the fourth six-pointer from three yards out and Hanson added two extra points. Bradley closed its season by gaining a come-from-behind 1-1-14 tie with Valaparaiso University. The Braves trailed 14-0 at halftime, but stormed back to tie the score in the third quar- ter. johnson scored the first touchdown on a four yard burst up the middle. Hanson added the PAT. Tate raced 17 yards around left end for the Braves, second tally and again Hanson converted to tie the score. Witli two minutes remaining to be played, the Braves had possession of the ball on Valpo's one and a half yard line but couldn't hit paydirt. Ivan Tate, senior halfback from Tulsa, Okla., led the Braves in three major departments. His 42 points on seven touch- downs paced Bradley scoring, his three pass interceptions good for 60 yards led that phase and he returned six punts 127 yards to lead BU in punt return department. Right halfback Roger Hanson paced Bradley in two cate- gories. He carried the ball 79 times for 521 yards good for 6.5 yards per carry and returned four kickoffs for 109 yards. Hanson was second in scoring with Hve TDs and five conver- sions for 35 points. Other Brave leaders were end Don Carothers with 20 pass receptions good for 257 yards and four tallies. Quarterback Bob Rousey with 31 pass completions in 68 attempts for 486 yards and four scores led the passers. Carothers was also the leading punter with 28 kicks good for an average of 31 yards. His five touchdowns for 30 points placed him third in scoring. Top: Scotty Sullivan drives for extra yardage against Drake. Middle: Tate's knee touches the ground, but Drake tacklcr is on hand to make sure hc stays down. Bottom: Sullivan looks for help from blocker Harry Jacobs,

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Inexperience Hurts Harriers Although a 2-7 record indicates a relatively poor season, the young Braves gained valuable experience. Manager Paul Volk- man took over the coaching reins from jake Schoof, who was busy with Bradley's football line, and began rebuilding. The entire squad returns next year and should develop into a win- ning aggregation. Highlighting the 1957 season were wins over Quincy College and Kirksville Teacher's College in a double dual meet. Chuck Brown, Captain Bill Murray and Nick Thomas finished 1, 2, 3 and Don Bohlman added a sixth in the 20-37 victory over Quincy. The Braves upended Kirksville 23-34. Bradley finished eighth in the IICCA meet at Macomb and fourth in the Missouri Valley Meet in Wichita. Murray's, Thomasis and Bohlman's 16, 19 and 20 place finishes respec- tively earned the Braves their Valley position. On the losing side of the ledger, the harriers fell before Northern, Knox, Eastern, Wheatoii, Normal and Chicago. Chuck Brown led his teammates point-wise on the basis of four Firsts, one second and three thirds in his first year of varsity competition. Row I: Curt Saunders, Bill Murray, Bill Bohlman. Row 2: Nick Thomas, Coach jake Schoof, Fred Anderson. Four BU harriers rouncl a turn and head for home.