Culver Stockton College - Milestones Yearbook (Canton, MO)

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Football HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 1935 SEASON Coach Bunker began his 1935 season with a splendid array of veterans. When the first practice opened he found nine veterans ready to show their wares, also a Hne group of new men all striving for a place on the varsity. Harvey Dickinson, Captain of the 1934 team and an all conference selection of the previous year, was back and ready to go. Several other outstanding men were also in the fold. J. R. Henderson, Roy Wilcox, Clarence Weir, Ralph Cramer, Wilbur Thomas, and Allen Ligon were all back from last year, while Charles Hoff and Fred Hulen, stars of previous years, had returned to school. All in all it looked like a big year for CulverfStockton. Several men who had failed to make letters in pst years were back and a host of promising freshmen showed up for practice. Several freshmen showed plenty of promise. Steve Ligino, Quinn Constantz, Gene Handley, John Kircher, Merle Crosby, and Chester Krueger all looked like natural football players. A highly elated team came off the field after the opening game with Penn College. The Wildcats although out weighed 12 poundsper man, kicked, passed, and ran their way to a 3Of0 victory over the larger boys. Kemper came next and the wildcats journeyed to Boonville and spilled some of their pent up energy by downing the Cadets by a 19fO count. Then the worst happened. In the William jewel game Harvey Dickinson broke his ankle. Things went from bad to worse and before the season was over Coach Bunker had a hard time putting a complete team on the field. The team as a whole shows a wonderful playing spirit and fought all opponents to the last minute. Several Wildcat players received recognition on the all state teams picked by the associated press and the Kansas City Journal Post. On the former teams Dickinson and Henderson were placed in the backfield on the second team while Ligon was placed at tackle, Weir, Butterly, Thomas, and Ligino were given honorable mention. On the journal Post's team Henderson was placed at full back on the first team and Wilcox was given fullback on the second team. Dickinson was chosen halfback and Captain of the second team, while Thomas on end and Ligon tackle were also named on the second team, Handley received honorable mention. Coach Bunker awarded twentyftwo letters at the annual football banquet held early in January. At this time Harvey Dickinson and J. R. Henderson were elected honorary CofCaptains for the past season, while Roy Wilcox and Clarence Weir were picked as CofCaptains for 1936, other men received letters. Ralph Cramer, Tommie Thomas, Virgil Shoop, Charles Pitts, Seniors: Rellie Lawyer, Fred Hulen, Flint McRoberts, Bill Butterley and Bob Hulsen, juniors: James Penn, Allen Ligon and Charles Hoff, Sophomores: Merle Crosby, Quinn Constantz, john Kircher, Chester Krueger, Gene Handley, and Steve Ligino, Freshmen. V Coach Bunker will have sixteen lettermen back next year with which to build a football team. Here's hoping for a powerful team in 1936. '

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ATHLETICS

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ed no O-M3 -AJWUCJLAA, N- Football FOOTBALL SCHEDULE, 1935 October 5 'October 1 1 1 October 19 'October 26 November 2 November 8-H November 16 November 23 CfS 30 ...............,....,..,. C-S 19 .... ,.,., CfS 7 ..... ...... CfS 9 ..... ,...,. CfS 0 ..... ,,,,, CfS O ..... CfS 6 ...., CfS 7 ..... Conference Games. Penn College O Kemper 0 William jewel 13 Central College 18 Missouri Valley 12 . . . . .Burlington Jr. O , . . . .Carthage College 7 . , . . .Principia 7 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE FOR 1936 October 2-- October 9 October 17 October 23 October 30 November 7 Jr November 14-- Chillicothe Business College at Chillicothe. ,To be filled --Williziiim Jewel College at Canton ef-Central College at Fayette --Missouri Valley College at Marshall Kemper Military Academy at Canton Carthage College at Canton November 21-fPrincipia at Canton