Fort Hays State University - Reveille Yearbook (Hays, KS)

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LE RAY STEINMETZ, PAUL ANDRE. RAY HUFFMAN. RICHARD ROEMER. ALLEN CAFFERTY. HARRY HARBAUCH. BILL WHITAKER. AL RIEDEL JACK WOLFE NOT PICTURED Their punting, which averaged -12 yards, was the only factor that kept the superior weight and experience of the Ravens from completely running w ild Emporia State came to Hays the next week-end for tile Homecoming festivities and succeeded in spoiling the celebration bv walking over the Tigers -10 to 0 on the Lewis Field turf. Bernard Taylor, Emporia tailback, starred for the visitors, scoring rile first of three touchdowns |ust four plays alter Ray Huffman had fumbled the opening kick-off. The fast and smooth Hornets didn ' t give Fort Hays a real chance, com- pletely smothering the Gold and Black- offense. This marked the third C.l.C loss of the season for the Tigers without a point having crossed an opponent ' s goal line. For their next game, the Bengali packed their luggage into the bus and |ournc cd to Topeka for a game with Washburn Again the Hays team lost, but this time they came close, very close, losing 21 to 15. Ed Bolduc, nationally known Washburn center, blocked a Hays second half punt, recovered it. and carried it over for the touchdown that broke the Tigers ' back John Lane was the big gun (or Fort Hays in this game . He scored one of the Bcngals touchdowns alter a long punt return in which he exhibited the best broken field running of the night. The loss to Washburn just about cinched the cellar spot for tile Tigers Ray Huffman and Paul Andrcc finally managed to start the Tigers to rolling as thee led the Gold and Black to a victory the next week-end over the championship Regis College crew at Denver. The locals used strong line plavs to defeat the Colo- radans 15 to 6 Andre was the main cog in the Bcngals pass defense, a defense that com- pletely stopped the best passing attack in Colorado. Huffman was the big gun on offense, as he pounded the line all afternoon with amazing success. The Hays team threw only one pass all afternoon, so thorough was their ground attack. This was another Homecoming game, the third ol the season lor Fort Hays. The Tigers came home and went to Pittsburg and plavcd another 15 to 6 game, but this time they were on the wrong end, Pittsburg being on the right end. The first half was all Pittsburg, but in the second period the Bcngals really came back. Be- sides pushing the Gorillas all over the field, they scored their first touchdown of the conference campaign. Although they lost again, the team was particularlv proud ol their feats in this game Pitt was rated to completely smash the Hays team, but the reverse was true Only the Gods of Good Fortune and Lucky Football Teams saved the Gorillas that day. so badly did the Tigers maul them in that last hall The last game ol tile season was a cold and dreary affair With a snow on the field and only a handful of spectators in tile stands, the Tigers lost a long, cold battle to Kansas Wesleyan 9 to 0. A strong salina defense and a tricks offense set the Bcngals back cm their heels the entire contest Yaupclt and Keeler sparked the Wesleyan team to the victory with line performances, despite the col l 29

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vcrsitv of Missouri in 1942 and was elected to coach at his Alma Mater the 4tiic scat In the lirsi game of the season the Tigers were beaten bv a championship Colorado College team at Colorado Springs 15 to 0. The game waa much closer than the scute indicated, and any break would have given the Bengal a scoring opportunity’. The game was the lirst between the two schools oil the gridiron w ith John Lane, halfback, Norman Johnson and LcRay Stinctnet , guards, and Bill Read, cud. starring lor Fort Havs. The Tigers suffered then first conference defeat of tlie season the nest week-end when the Southwestern Motllldbuilders handed them their second straight 1 5 to 0 set-back A blocked punt and an intercepted lateral set up two third i|iiartcr touchdowns for the Builders Most of the game was played in the center of the field, and neither team showed any great offensive strength Fort Hays was out-weighed considerably, and Southwestern gained consistently through the line Paul Alldice, center, and Richard Rocmcr, tackle, placed good ball for t lie Bengal in l Ins tilt A strong Bethel team gave the Tigers a sound trouncing the next week-end, defeat- ing them 20 to For the first time the Bengal showed a strong offense, hilt defen- sive blunders gave Bethel rhe breaks they needed, and they were able to bold the Tigers in chevk while scoring three touch- downs themselves The Bethel scores were gilts from Fort Hays, coming as the result ol two blocked punts, a deflected pass, and a bootleg reverse Jack Wolfe, hallhack. plunged over for the Have touchdown, the lirst of the season The Ravens from St Benedict ' s downed the Tigers 55 to 0 at Atchison for their second conference loss ol the season Irv Comp, back, and Larry Visnic, guard, were the big guns leu the Ravens The gallic was not as one-sided as the score indicates, be- cause the Atchison team made most of then counters on long runs or passes Fort Havs showed flashes ol power, hut said flashes were short-lived The brightest sjvit in the rather drcarc setup was the improved kick ing of Ray Hull man and Keith O ' Connor BILL READ ROSCOt ROHAHAUCH HAROLD MILLER CRNCST HfISSIG HOWARD CANT JOHN LANE. DAVID SMITH. OMCR KUHN. RICHARD WELTV. GEORGE HELM. KEITH O ' CONNOR 28

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BILL LUOES. KING CAROL GRIFFITH. QUEEN HOMECOMING Qrowned legal rulers of Homecoming, Hill Little .iml Carol Griffith, juniors. reigned over a war-time, militaristic campus. Bill Hoclcctt and Marty Lou Norton were elected Prime and Princess The royal four- some woe crowned during the hall of the Lmporu-Fort Hast football game In keep- ing with the Victory theme, thirty-two liaison pilot formed a special guard and cc.. tried tile royal couple The khaki-clad pitots also participated in the Homecoming parade The Tigctetlc and K-Club were in charge o| tlic coronation. Homecoming activities opened with a atsitc at which the King and Queen were elected from fourteen candidates. The fol- low ini; FriJav night, the K-Cluh c a in charge of the annual hunlirc and pep rallv The competitive stunts were given in the Coliseum, and at B.JO the Little Theatre group presented their annual plav lor the alums in Picket! auditorium On Saturday, the Homecoming parade was (allowed bv the tug-of-war across Big Creek between the freshmen and sophomores, Climaxing the activities and football game. Alum Bob Hetman and Ins band from Fort Rilev placed lor ihc Homecoming varsity held in the Coliseum. Homccoming nu mean reunion and foot- ball game to (lie upperclassmen and alums, but to the low ly Ircth man it inc.iiis a chance to get even. The annual tug-of-war deter- mines whether or not the freshman will continue to wear tile insignia This year due to priorities on metal and cloth the freshman were blessed with a little piece of green cardboard. These dilapidated pieces, il not given the tendcicst of care, easily 30