Elmhurst College - Elms Yearbook (Elmhurst, IL)

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BASKET BALL MEMBERS 1. A. Franke, manager. 2. W. Bartels, guard. 3 A. Bahnsen, referee. 4. P. Canteen, center. 5. 0. Egli, center. 6. A. Bierbaum, forward. 7. B. Klick, forward. 8. T. Holtorf, guard. 9. F. Fuehring, guard, captain. RECORD Jan. 21, 1914 Jan. 24, 1914 Feb. 7, 1914 Feb. 16, 1914 Feb. 21, 1914 Elmhurst 52 Elmhurst 12 Elmhurst 76 Elmhurst 47 Elmhurst 41 Lane Junior College 23 Feb. 28, 1914 Elmhurst 39 Puller Park 15 Elmhurst High School 27 Mar. 7, 1914 Elmhurst 24 St. Stanislaus 53 Loyola University 41 Mar. 21, 1914 Elmhurst 5 Wheaton 21 Elgin Academy 15 Mar. 28, 1914 Elmhurst 37 Wheaton 24 Elmhurst High School 18 Mar. 28, 1914 Elmhurst 41 Crane High School • 6 St. Stanislaus 30 Elmhurst 431 Opponents 273 32

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FOOTBALL BY ANDREW BAHNSEN. Association Football, better known as Soccer, is a game well divided along the forward line, B. Klick shooting 7 which was introduced into this country from Europe. Be- A. Bierbaum 5, E. Bizer 3, P. Grabowski 3, A. Egii 1, and cause it is played with less roughness and more science than P. Schmidt 1. Toward the latter part of the season the Eugby, it is becoming more and more popular among Col- team was somewhat weakened, for Schmidt, who starred lege sportsmen. Eleven players are needed to make up a as center-halfback, had his foot hurt so that he was unable team. Any part of the body may be used in propelling the to play the rest of the season. Other players were dis- ball, except the hands and arms. The goalkeeper is the qualified because they were pronounced ineligible by ttie only one who is allowed to use his hands. He guards the faculty. Often second team players had to show their met- goal which is eight feet high and eight yards long, thru tie whenever first team men were disqualified, which the ball must pass before a goal is scored. The second team played two games against Crane High Soccer was first started at Elmhurst as early as 1880, School, winning both games. In the first game against but official games against outsiders have been recorded only this High School, W. Berndt shot 2 goals, E. Lehman -1, since 1909. Every team since then, has been trying to p. Lehman 1, and F. Schweinfurth 1 ; in the second game make a better record than the team of the foregoing year. p. Geisler was the only one who was able to get a goal thin The team of 1909 won four games out of six, 1910 won the enemy ' s line. The season passed off with only two one out of five; 1911 won two out of six; 1912 won eight note-worthy accidents; at the beginning of the season, of out of ten (Intercollegiate Champions of the Middle West) . course, there were many stiff joints and sore shins, but these When the players answered the call of play on Sept. were soon forgotten. 13, only three of the last year ' s squad reported for practise. September 20 Palmer Park 6— Elmhurst 3 This made the prospects of the coming season look rather September 27 Campbell Eovers 1— Elmhurst 3 doubtful, for it was necessary to tram eight new men for October 18 .Crane H. S. 0— Elmhurst 5 the first game, which was scheduled for bept 20. t October 25 McCormick Sem ' n ' y 1— Elmhurst 9 The first and second teams were selected, and on the + g McCormick Sem ' n ' y 0— Elmhurst 1 first Monday after vacation the regular practise started November 15 Palmer Park 3— Elmhurst 1 J ust the day before the first game which was schecluled November 22. . . .United Football Club 3— Elmhurst 0 with the Palmer Park team, who claimed the 135 lbs cham- November 27 ....... Crane H. S. 0— Elmhurst 1 pionship, Bartels, the regular goalkeeper had his shoulder November 27 Bricklayers 3— Elmhurst 0 hurt, so A. Franke was substituted. The defeat we re- November 29 Lincoln Park 1— Elmhurst 1 ceived that Saturday did not discourage the players m the -pi i, . or least, but made them practise all the harder. Total. . . . Opponents 18.-Elmhurst 26. The season lasted until the 27 of November, during fSecond team games, which time ten games were played. The goals were pretty JPlayea at Lincoln Park. 31

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BASKET-BALL 1914 BY ARNO FRANKE. Of all the sports in the catalogue of physical activities of the Elmhiirst collegians, basket-ball is of the latest ori- gin. Only since the erection of Irion Hall and the new gymnasium in 1912, has this sport acquired a permanent place on the list of College athletics and intercollegiate contests. Before this, only a comparatively small number of games had been played, as the limited accomodations of the old gymnasium could not aff ' ord home games with out- side teams. All due opportunities offered by the new gym- nasium were immediately grasped and consequently the first team to make its debut under the auspices of extended schedule in 1913, was very successful, gaining eight victor- ies out of a total number of ten games. The season of 1914 opened with a most fit and proper introductory remark, in the very agreeable form of a com- plete victory for the Blue and White. If ever an omen predicted truthfully, the augury contained in this triumph adhered to all the laws of veracity, as a review of the con- secutive events will prove. The inaugural game of the season was played on the 10th of January, Lane College being the opposing element of tlie contest. From the start the outcome of the game was ()l)vious, but nevertheless the Junior aggregation put up a game fight, and contested the pending result to the very last. When the time-keepers sounded the final call how- ever, the Elmhurst five were the acl nowledged victors with a score of 57 — 23. On January 24, the basket-ball fans of the college re- ceived a somewhat clouded perception of the future of tlieir developing protög(5. Loyola University, a team with an undefeated record, appeared upon the field, and admm- istered a defeat unto our College team. We were, however, handicapped in every instance, in weight, and superior class, and after having taken a final reckoning of this game we found the score of 41—12 not so discouraging after all, in fact it was the stimulus that promoted most earnestly the excellent work of the following contests. The Elgin Academy five was invited to our floor on February 14, and our hospitality to the Academy team took its course along the triumphal road. The fates were grac- ious unto us, and we were able to lay another palm, bearing the numerals 76—15, at the feet of the goddess of Victory. On February 21, St. Stanislaus University was the next