Emporia State University - Sunflower Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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the same eleven which opposed the Hornets in the Emporia State stadium earlier in the season. The three, Goldsmith, Hoyt and Caywood, are a combination which will not soon be forgotten in Kansas football his- tory. An even greater honor Was the selection of Keith Caywood as a halfback on the first team of the Little All American team. The selection of the players for this team is made annually by Collyer's Eye, a sport news syndicate. No other Kansas player was on the first team this year. Then there is the other side of football- the spectator's angle. This year the Empo- ria State band out-did its performances of past years by having a new and original formation or program for each home game. For the final game they formed a red cross, in keeping with the Red Cross drive which was being made at the time. For one game they formed an American flag, and Benny Course, dressed as Uncle Sam, stood, hat in hand, as the band played and a b0y's chorus sang America the Beautiful. At another game the band formed a large bell, and Donald Gant dashed back and forth inside the formation in keeping with his role of clapper as the band played The Victory Bell. Drum Major Charles Byers was in charge of planning formations. The Emporia High School band attended the same game, having marched in the pa- rade dovvn Commercial Street. Their at- tractive uniforms, their Well-drilled major- ettes, all under the direction of ex-Emporia Stater Ormond Parker, aroused consider- able attention. Hot dogs, coffee, and soda pop were dis- pensed on each side of the stadium by the American Legion, holders of the concession to sell merchandise at football games. They also sold the football programs which were provided by the Publicity Department un- der the editorship of Bernard Taylor, him- self one of the stellar performers on the field. He was assisted by Bob Stauffer and Max Baird, who sold the advertising. The national defense and the arsenal for democracy movement have demanded all of the country's output of explosives, and eliminated from college football games this year one of the devices which in past 18 BELOW, top to bottom: Hoyt throws a pass to Gold- smith in the Army game. Next, Caywood, with nose guard, goes around the Army end for a good gain. The Army quarterback, Sheridan, is at extreme left of second picture. Third, Comp, St. Benedict's back. makes a short gain on a cut-back play. Fourth, in a play exactly the same as shown in the top picture, Goldsmith took a pass from Hoyt on the five-yard line and went across for a touchdown against Army, but the play was called back because of an offside on Emporia. 4 .. . 4 A . . ,:Y.l, .. f 1 5... 1- A.. . . - .Nia . -

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years helped to add to the noise and excite- ment-the aerial bombs. This year, to co- operate with the defense program, the ath- letic authorities did not purchase the usual supply of bombs. The Victory Bell, housed in the bell tower just south of the stadium, rang whenever the Hornets were victorious, and one other time also. The other time was during a game when the band played The Victory Bell, an original composition by Orien Dalley, who was assisted by several band members. The song was written and played in the same key as that in which the bell rings, and the bell was rung in such a way that the notes of the bell synchronized with the band music. Band members de- clare that considerable mathematics was applied to the problem of having the bell ring in such a way that the sound reached the audience in the stadium at the same time as the music from the band. The bell- ringing was done by Dick Voots. He found it necessary to ring the bell by throwing the clapper against the bell instead of pulling on the rope in the usual manner, in order to time the bell with the music. It was es- timated by Mr. Dalley that three seconds were required for the sound of the bell to reach the stadium. Boss of all athletic affairs at Emporia State is the Athletic Board, presided over by President Thomas W. Butcher. Mem- bers of the board are President Butcher, W. D. Ross, C. K. Turner, Edwin J. Brown, Coach F. G. Welch, Secretary R. G. Cremer, Coach Paul Kutnink, Senior Representa- Prof. Clair K. Turner The Major-Domo tives John Zimmerman and Bob McGin- ness, Junior Representative Raymond Tip- pin, and President of the K Club, Ber- nard Sam Butterfield. What would a football game be without the ever-present public address system '? Emporia State has a large system which is maintained and operated by Physics Pro- fessor S. Winston Cram and his student as- sistants. Before each game Dr. Cram takes the equipment from the Science Building to the Stadium, sets it up and tests it. Speech Instructors Russell Porter and George R. Pflaum do the announcing, with Mr. Por- ter doing most of the play-by-play descrip- tion and Dr. Pflaum ad libbing during in- termission and introducing the bands and other numbers. A large corps of helpers is required to put up the canvas around the field, to watch the gates, to sell and take tickets. Professor Clair Turner was appointed by the Athletic Board to be the ma- jor domo in charge of all football games this year, and it was his ...Ny . .., . 'xki 20 if 1 f duty to assign men to the various Q jobs. - 55- The Hornet men stick their heads out the windows as Coach Fran Welch boards the bus for the trip to Pitts- burg for the final game of the season.