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

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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

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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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INTRAMU RAL SPORTS Front Row: G. Liebenow, E. Wlebel, A. Schroeder, R. Lichty. H. Hehmer, P. Lessmann, E. Zimmermann. Back Row: W. Haqebusch, E. Happel, A. Hieber, R. Riese. Not Represented: W. Stoehr. INTER-CLASS FOOTBALL CHAMPS SEASON'S STANDINGS Class Won Lost Tied Pct. II College - - 14 0 0 1.000 Seniors - - 9 5 l .643 Iuniors - - 9 5 1 .643 I College - - 7 6 2 .538 Sophomores - - 2 12 l .143 Freshmen - - 0 14 l .000 One of the major intramural sports at Concordia is tag football. Because the cost of outfitting players for rugby football is too high for the individual, it was decided to substitute tag football, which does not require complete uni- forms and as many men. In this second season of tag football the class of '39 Walked away with high honors for the first time in their six years at Concordia. The II college team, under the capable leadership of Coach and Captain Rod Biese, experienced a perfect season-I4 victories and no defeats. The seasonal slate looked even cleaner when the II collegemen left the field after the closing game of the year, boasting that not one point had been scored against them by the opponent teams. Not to be overlooked is the fact that in the I4 victories of the season the II college Trojans totaled 384 points for an average of 27 tallies per game. The highest score of a single game was reached in one of the tilts against the Sophomores-72-0. Four Trojan players were voted positions on the All-Stars: Captain Rod Riese, SandoW I-Iappel, Shag Hieber, and Baggy Hagebusch. I55l