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

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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

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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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Front Row: E. Wiebel, E. Zimmermann, P. Lessmann. Back Row: V. Kolch, E. Happel, R. Rehmer, W. Hagebusch, A. Hieber. INTER-CLASS BASKETBALL CHAMPS SEASON'S STANDINGS Class Won Lost Tied Pct. Il College - - 9 0 l 1.000 I College - 6 4 0 .600 Sophomores - 6 4 0 .600 Iuniors - - 5 4 1 .556 Seniors - 3 7 0 .300 Freshmen - 0 10 0 .000 Basketball heads the list of the major Winter intramural activities. This is evidenced by the fact that annually three leagues are formed in this sport- Interclass, Soph-Frosh, and Midget. This activity alone boasts participation on the part of 100 students. The dates for basketball were from the first of November till lanuary 13. During this time students took active part also in gym hockey, volleyball, and 16 inch indoor baseball. In basketball the Trojans also took high honors, but with not as clean a record as in football. Under the fighting leadership of Coach and Captain Armin Shag Hieber the Trojan quintet came out of their ten-game season undefeated, but With a tie game to their discredit. The season for the Trojans was smooth-running and rosy until the closing game, when the Juniors, who were fighting for a second tie with the I college- men and Sophomores, refused to leave the floor without making the ll college- men fight for a clean sweep of the league. In this game, which began with a sudden Iunior scoring spurt, the Trojans were baffled by the Iuniors' play and Were fortunate enough to even the count at the end of the regular play- ing time. At the end of the third extra period the count was still even, and the game Went on record as a tie. l561