Emporia State University - Sunflower Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

Page 26 text:

Lyle Groberg Back Bum Foster Back Dale Bowlin Back Warren Dick Guard Byron Graber End J 0e Edwards Back Burton Knox Back Bernard Taylor Back Robert Peters Back J ack Schultz Back Bernard McGee Back .uiwau . ..........a......- v .-..

Page 25 text:

014121de aniiall plaqeu of me 1942 geadcm Virgil Hurt Willis Allen Eldon Scharff Carl Calvert Back Guard Tackle End Gerald White Marshall Sharrai Lester Thompson Marvin Bayless Guard Guard End Center Wallace Robinson Curtis Fischer Lawrence Valburg Harlan Wolf Tackle End Tackle End

Page 27 text:

The Emporia State ball carrier tucked the pigskin in the crook of his arm and ran for the goal line . N SEPTEMBER 26, the men headed north to meet the Centaurs of the Cavalry Replacement Center at Fort Riley, Kansas. Balanced around the quar- terbacking and broken field running of Bernard Taylor, the team lined up with Marvin Bayless at the ttsnapper backii post, flanked by Warren Dick and Gerald White at left and right guard, respec- tively. Holding down the tackle posts were Eldon Scharff and Wallace Robin- son. On the wings were Les Thompson and Curtis Fischer at right and left end. The fullback spot was held by Sam Knox, left half by Bud Foster, and right half by Dale Bowlin. However, the army team, sparked by Benny Sheradan and backed with former stars of the gridiron proved too much for the green Hornet team and the final score read 39 to 14 with the army on the larger end. Coach Welch played all 38 of the traveling squad in this game, thereby allowing them to gain much needed eXperience for the coming Washburn game. The Ichabods from the State Capital invaded the Hornet stadium on October 3. and found the Welchmen ready with only a few minor changes in the lineup. Tuf- fyii Allen had taken over left guard while 24 as the rest of' the team battled to keep his path clear. McGee had come in at quarterback, shift- ing Taylor to left half. In this first C. I. C. game, the Hornets proved their prow- ess. They held the upper hand through- out the game, making 14 first downs to the Ichabodsi 4 and rolling 160 yards by rushing to 90 for the heroes of ttSleepy Hollow? Both Emporia State counters came in the final period and Tayloris 75 yard run back of a Washburn punt for a touchdown brought the cheering sections to their feet. When the final gun sound- ed, ttSilent Joel, pealed out a 12 t0 0 via- tory for Emporia. 1r WAS interesting to note that some of the Emporia State players in this game were former stars of the Washburn coach when he coached at Colby. With two weeks to work, the Hornet squad began, with grim determination, to prepare for the Homecoming skirmish with the Moundbuilders of Southwestern on October 17. The Builders came to the Emporia campus with a record of having never had their goal line crossed in three games. The game played on a muddy field proved to be a contest of fumbles. Emporiais lone counter came on a 67 yard run by Taylor on a lateral twhich inci-