Friends University - Talisman Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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Out jumping a Kansas Wesleyan, l.ouis Barrett f42l secures his hold. ln the first outing. the Falcons traveled to liincoln. Nebraska, to compete in the Wesleyan Tournament. l.os- ing to Midland early in the tourny, the Falcons, next encounter was llana who rallied after half time to defeat the cagers. But with a win over J. F. Kennedy. Friends placed seventh in the contest. The bigger braves swamp- ed the boards on both offense and defense which was the squad's downfall against Sterling. College of Em- poria used their superior rebounding and height to beat Friends. Vklthough Friends and Bethany were evenly contested in the first half of play. the Swedes came back with a fast-break in the second half to down thc cagers. Southwestern also used a fast-break offense to pop the Falcons. lleight was Bakers' advantage over Friends and the down fall of the basketball team. Kan- sas Wesleyan built up an early lead in the game and scored a victory. The Swedes exploded in the second half to out hustle the Falcons although the first eleven minutes of play were fairly even. While the Falcons led most of the first half, Tabor came out fast in the second half putting the game out of reach. The cagers opened the game against Sterling Warriors like a team of run- away horses and went on to win that game. The Uttawa Bulldogs never let the Falcons close the gap that led to their victory. College of Emporia pulled ahead in the final eight minutes which resulted in a Presbie victory. The Falcons came from as much as nineteen points down to beat Bethany. The Southwestern Nloundbuilders out- shot Friends at the charity strip and also from the field. Capitalizing on mechanical errors and excessive fouling, the Swedes defeated the squad. Kansas Wesleyan moved out in front early and defeated the Falcons. Then Bethel also handed thc cagers another loss. NlcPherson took full advantage of cold shooting to win the final game. Basketball Squad: From' Row - Louis Barrett, .loel Nlartin. Dick Stone. ,lim lfllis, .lon Folber, Steve Groninga. Gary Henry. Back Row - Coach Nloorc, ,lack Sowder. John Bailey, Robin Stauffer, Greg Lassey, Marlin Goodrich, Dennis Schroeder. Dan Cutting. WM' A - ' 1 -' f .ff :si-c,,,..M , ,.qgf,- ,,.k., In . ...Q ,, ..-.,-1. xe. if: nf , -assi. -as 5. ' JNL flaaali. -a 'ziiaiizsgy .5 fwwf . 1... ,. .. lk

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R6CGIvI'l.IIg azrards presented by the Student Coun- cil were .lim lzllis lor offensive back, Jim llay lor delensive back, ,lay Potueck for cleleiisive line- man, Rod Spatz lor offensive lineman and ,loc Pa gan lor host rookie. .L jim lfllis - Senior, Half-back Closing Ibe path of thc opponent is Jim Uay MTD, Records Fall in ,67 Drive Several team records were broken this year. Six passes were intercepted in the Southwestern game and fourteen passes were intercepted for the season. During the Kansas Wesleyan game, the team recovered five fumbles and for the season the new record was twenty-three. Several individuals also broke records set previously. Joe Pagan set the record for the most yards gained in rushing in one game at 161. The record for passes intercepted in one game be- came three which was set by ,lim Day. Establishing the record at two for the most punts blocked in one game was ,I ay Potuck who also held the record for the most punts blocked, four, dur- one season. llc tied Noel Zahnis record of thc most fumbles recovered in one season. Holding the record for the most fumbles recovered during his career was Henry Jackson with seven. ,lim Ellis held the record of most touchdown passes caught during a career which was six. -if-f Rod Spafz - Senior, Guard Norman I,irza'a! - Senior. Guard Bob Thompson - Senior, Tackle 26

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Tufo points are assured Robin Stauffer f32l completes a basket. A tie ball is being jumped by Louis Barrett f42l and a Sterling Warrior. SEASON RECURD Friends Midland 81 Friends Dana 74 Friends J. F. Kennedy 71 Friends Sterling 98 Friends Uttawa 89 Friends College of Emporia 98 Friends Betnany 68 Friends Park College 79 Friends Southwestern 104 Friends Baker 67 Friends Kansas Wesleyan 78 Friends Bethel 75 Friends Tabor 86 Friends McPherson 82 Friends Sterling 78 Friends Uttawa 77 Friends College of Emporia 84 Friends Bethany 69 Friends Southwestern 74 Friends Baker 89 Friends Kansas Wesleyan 88 Friends Bethel 100 Friends McPherson 84 Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes watch as An opponent tries to secure a hold on Dennis Schrqeder 4303 and Robin the ball H Friends Cager has. Stauffer C322 jump for a rebound. 28