Emporia State University - Sunflower Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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dentally bounced once on the ground be- fore the Emporia State back clutched iti. Although the game ended in a 6 t0 6 tie, the score did not reveal the true facts of the game. Emporia outplayed their larg- er Opponents throughout the game, mak- ing 13 first downs t0 the Buildersi 4 and gaining 193 yards by rushing While the Builders 10st 11. The one ray of sun- shine on that damp field was the crown- ing of Miss Erma Crawford as Home- coming Queen during the half of the game. The following week, October 24, the Hornets made their bi-annual trip to Hays to assist the Fort Hays Tigers in celebrating their homecoming. The squad traveled Without Les Thompson and Charley Martin, Who were absent because of injuries. The Hornets, however, threw cold water on the Tiger festivities With a 40 to O defeat. There are usually side- lights on the football trips. The Hays trip was no exception. The boys seemed to have trouble eating Chow Mein at a Chinese restaurant in Junction City. Robinson tso the boys sayi courted a girl on the train and Marvin Bayless gallantly carried a girls suitcase off the train at Ellis only to discover that he had forgot- ten to get her name and address. On Goblin Day, October 31, the Hast- ings, Nebraska, Broncos came south in an attempt to avenge last years 33 to 12 de- feat at the Hornet hands. The Welchmen had other ideas and the final score read tiEmporia 33, Hastings 20? G. 10 go 3a 7ft 5:9 70 34:9 10 G- $ J'L wib e 3 agrmrwzf PE WW kw. I z -- V 70 Pm 9 13M s 65. o ,- N33335:, h M m.g. M m h 8 WW A012: th 10 Du 32.554 WW h E'E U? X 70 MWTW s. O 4WL ' ' WW JI3 IIIT '3 ?LOr l7 Mw'L-r-VWL34? 5.5. o I 079W We h .1 WWWWWW u, 3 V CFO ,3 i h 3 L4 I o h ' ' f 'GH w 7; aw A VIFW-Vka-e CD iVSV QVTY'. . Ea,77 7S DQWFW h i. .5 .- 0 QT; 7 i LWWI;Db4 WMgL 13 t . o q 70 W l3 WT 0'3 ?- h : i h ' i 3 j T X I i? I h HT '3 i $33. 0 I h h M -W '7. 15k 734111 0 . ..... $ g Zed; W 7 A3 I xv-T H WA QV W i . o i o 55 13' M4 2:- 54 F .. c: .m .'W '3 W- 6-6 $ 0- t - ' $.15- HE7T8b Pfgburgg- FW'?OYV1 a a i3 '0 T; ' ' J L 1 $103 Do-Is-M ? IV, fwl 'Mmfiz r MW ' WM Owalrw 3mg? h 34W i, J : rcgw xW -,..V..-,,,.-w.,wwv f 3215 O C: mics i , 373 . vii J . omww 73: p35,: 3 , 3:. f; 1. i r w 1a ' N10 X T WMMDIIO h M o,- ,- w .... ..,$ 3 .l 96 3'3 Irtgt: r g i .. 3 ' , , '- rowswam e L. I r 74 33 9 0e W Here is a football chart you can figure out some rainy afternoon. The fellows who make them in- $.22 L i4 5o 30 I0 Cr sist they can interpret them. This is Harry Levin- sonis version of the Pittsburg-Emporia State game. 25

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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-

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