Concordia College - White and Blue Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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Much credit must be given to Coach Bill Ackmann who, though his teams in the past two years have not brought him countless victories, has shown great ability in de- veloping youngsters into basketball players who can do more than hold their own against teams outside ot their class. Bill also deserves credit for bringing to Concordia the extensive intramural program it has today. '38-'39 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Wm. Ackmann C. C. OPP. 1. Nov. Alumni - 2. Nov. North Park - 3. Dec. Milwaukee State 4. Dec. St. Norbert - 5. Dec. Mission House' 6. Dec. Central State' 7. Ian. American - 8. Ian. Platteville State 9. Ian. River Forest' 10. Ian. Mission House 11. Feb. George Williams 12. Feb. Ioliet - - 13. Feb. Joliet' - 14. Feb. St. Norbert' - 15. Mar. 4 Central State 16. Mar Iordan - - 17. Mar River Forest - ' Games Away , t 11 lt. A X. L 5: -.-, ' . .,...-,swfl'fv,mw'swm-M,. - -- ilu 1. -f- 7 ix...:m57jfgu:tlg,i1tEr3v W.. wa tt .- -tv 153 gf Mg, ,,. i ,fp-r g, 5 .1-r w sw. 'K' .1' .-3 2 ,12-1: 1 ty, 'nm' ' 1 e ' .. Q, zitrlll wlll t rait tl- -F wil My l, i5712 : lf ? ' 3 1-'il 1 ..-. i .V .1 tl W ti-'Mt' il' HRW 1 I tr - fl Wg ' wk in ' , - 11 ' ' 4, , ' gfW r'rWc rvrrwM'r1-1ff 1 1 :sawn''frr,21:jfsg-2 g.1awQgq3g'SwlxtQt-314411, 11531 54 21 46 39 47 61 36 29 39 29 29 34 31 44 23 39 37 3

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Front Row: W. Hardt, C. Last, F. Kekow, E. Puseman, A. Hage. Back Row: G. Kohn, R. Lassanske, H. Krueger, M. Schmidt, T. Klewin, R. Stade, R. Wuebben. I VARSITY The athletic group which pictures the spirit of Concordia at its highest peak is the Varsity basketball squad. This group of young men is expected by the students to represent their school, and through clean, sportsmanlike play spread the name of Concordia. Since Varsity basketball is the sole inter- collegiate sport, it is naturally the major activity also in the intramural program. To assure better development of basketball material, two teams have been formed-the I Varsity, composed mainly of students from the college division, and the II Varsity, which is made up of high school students. The Blue and White '38-'39 season was hampered long before the opening game by the failure of Pete Meyer to return to school because of an accident that befell a member of his family. Although, however, the season did not result in a long column of wins for the Falcons, it proved that Concordia never lost because of lack of fight, but rather because of lack of age and height. The great majority of opponents were members of four-year colleges, and yet they were often forced to play an inferior game despite their victory. Under the leadership of cocaptains Frank Kekow and Gerard Kohn, who both ended their basketball careers at Concordia this year, the Blue and White experienced a more successful season than last year, not only as far as the number of victories was concerned, but also as far as the show of persistent fight was concerned. In midseason, after only four victories, a reorganization of the team was effected by advancing several members of the II Varsity to the first squad for the purpose of strengthening the team and for the purpose of giving these youngsters experience for the coming years. The newcomers were Robert Stade, Edmund Puseman, Thomas Klewin, Carl Last, and Walter Hardt. This additional strengthening did not result in a string of victories: yet it supplied sufficient spark to keep the Falcons in the running and to climax the season by defeating their traditional rivals from River Forest, 40-37. l52l

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X gg it 1 ,gin I Ugg? I ty , dll ' 5 'If xg, .T Front Row: W. Hanser, N. Burk, A. Habanek. Back How: N. Meyer, E. Dahlke, C. Droegemueller, L. Brandt, H. Drews. II VARSITY The experimental station for the I Varsity is the B team, composed of high school students. On this squad the members are taught both the funda- mentals and the fine arts of basketball. It is also here that they receive their experience as varsity players. The years they spend on this team train and condition them for the grind which comes with first team play. In short, the II Varsity is the minor league of Concordia's basketball system. These youngsters may be called the forgotten men of the varsity basketball season. It is not their sole duty to provide thrills and entertainment to the big contests during the preliminary games, but during the week they must help Bill Ackmann tune, by their playing, the first team for the big game at the Week end. As a result of this duty it is only natural that not too much attention can be given to the II Varsity. They, however, receive the experi- ence necessary to make them potential candidates for the I Varsity in years to come. Upon the development of these youngsters depends Concordia's basketball success. The B team schedule, like the I Varsity schedule, carries opponents who outclass the Falcons. The visiting teams are mainly Walther League and church teams, and the tilts with them serve as preliminary games to the main contests of the evening. Pitted against such strong opponents, the B team does not achieve over-many triumphs. The Il Varsity Was considerably weakened in midseason by the loss of five stars, who were advanced to the I Varsity for various reasons. The brunt of the work for the remainder of the season fell upon the shoulders of stars like Willard Hanser, Edward Dahlke, and Albert I-Iabanek. l54l