Des Moines College - Tiger Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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GLEN STROWBRIDGE, Halfback Shrimp was the midget of the team and also the speediest. Downing Shrimp was the chief worry of his opponents and he was seldom discovered before having reeled off a con- siderable gain. Shrimp has several more years with us. TT RUPERT ALEXANDER, Halfback Although not an outstanding star Rube played a consistent game and was an ever reliable ground gainer. We are very sorry that Racehorse will not be with us next season. . N' IIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIlllllIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllr 121 IIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!HIilllIII'IllllIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIHIIlllllllllllllllllllllll

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BUCK POWERS, Guard Buck, a last year's backfield man, was switched to the line this year. His lack of weight was more than over-balanced by his speed and cleverness. His work in the Par- sons game was espefivally worthy of praise. Fighting, as nearly as could be determined, was Buck's chief business. DRVIL RUST, Tackle Orv came into his own in the Morningside game, stepping into the tackle position left vacant by Kennedy. He performed in great style and won himself a regular berth. He was handicapped by injuries but also came back in time to help beat the Indians. HilIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIiIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIllIIIIHllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!lIlIlIilIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 120 IllllllllllIIIIIllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIlIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIllIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIF

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RESUME OF THE FOOTBALL SEASON OF 1921 On the tenth day of September about thirty men responded to Coach Bell's call for the initial football practice and by the time school opened, two weeks later, the squad had increased to over forty candidates. Eleven letter men were on hand including Captain Kidd, Helmbrecht, Burnette, Knox, Scarpino, Snyder, Kennedy, Rhyne, Alexander, Evans and Powers. Added to this formidable array were a dozen former Des Moines Univer- sity men and a large number of well known high school athletes from over the state. By the time of the first game, Coach Bell had developed from this squad, a football machine that would be a dangerous adversary to any team in this section of the country. , Des Moines University faced the football season with the hardest sched- ule of games aver attempted by a Tiger squad, and in spite of a few setbacks, the season was one of the most successful this institution has ever had. Following the example of 1920 in defeating Still College of Osteopathy by a 41-0 score, we opened the 1921 season at the Western League Park by again burying the Still aggregation under a 38-0 count. The Still team put up a game fight but were outclassed in every department of the game. This game not only served as an excellent practice game for Des Moines, but gave Coach Bell an opportunity to observe the Tiger material on hand when in action and to further perfect the Tiger machine. The game was devoid of stellar work by any one man but brought to light some new ma- terial and some new possible combinations in both line and backfield. The following week, the Tigers went onto the field with blood in their eyes and a brand of football which spelled defeat for Parsons with the size of the margin the only thing to be questioned. Our defeat last year by Par- sons on a fluke in an early season game was still a painful memory and a determination to get revenge was evident from both sidelines and field. The game was featured by punting from start to finish, Parsons being un- able to pierce the Des Moines line and the Tigers making good gains by the trusty toe of Bud Knox. In the first half Des Moines played a cautious game and scored only on a pass from Knox to Captain Kidd. In the second half, Des lVIoines opened up with a display of some of the finer points of the game and when the ofiicial scorers had finished counting, the score stood 34-0. The work of some of the substitutes and of some of the first year men showed up to good advantage while the work of the regulars stood out as a result of hard work and excellent coaching. The next week was a sad one in the Tiger camp. The old machine which the year before, had defeated Creighton 20-0, went down in the first defeat of the season, on Creighton field, by a score of 28-0. Presenting a stone- HIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIllIlllIIIIllIIIIIllIIllllllllllllllllllllllll 122 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIlIlIIIllllllllllllllllillllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIllIIIIIIII!I!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!I