Illinois Wesleyan University - Wesleyana Yearbook (Bloomington, IL)

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Killer Burke . . . Small . . . Hard- driving . . . A pony back with lots of fire . . . Handles the ball smoothly . . . This genial lad has plenty of courage . . . Two more years. Tippy Tipton . . . Evasive . . . Slip- pery . . . A pony back who could pass and punt . . . A punt returner de luxe . . . Honorable Mention All- Conference .- . . Only a Freshman. Rex Wallick . . . Hard blocker , . . Powerhouse when turned loose with ball . . . Voted by team mates as most valuable player who received least recognition . . . Honorable mention All-Conference . . . Senior. Wildcat Sarnmons . . . Stocky . . . Hard-running quarterback . . . Cool- headed signal caller . . . Quite a punter . . . A fine prospect for next fall. Oct. l7 . . . At Wilder Field. Titans come to life . . . Wallop Millikin 13-0 before huge Homecoming crowd . . . Green and White unleash their power against old rival . . . Rasmussen, Hawkins, and Yurieci play bang-up ball . . . Chittum runs wild . . . Oct. 31 . . . At Peoria, lllinois. On a wet field the Bradley Indians try to stop the Titan Iuggernaut . . . Go clown in coura- geous defeat before a Wesleyan team that reaches its peak . . . Pilkis, Peterson, and Kaska batter Bradley line . . . Titan line bolstered by Carter . . . Score: 13-O. l24l

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September 26 . . . At Shreveport, Louisiana. Long trip, hot game conditions, weaken Titans . . . Fight gamely against superior Centenary eleven . . . Trail by one touchdown until last minute. . . Final score . . . 21-7. . . Oct. 3 . . . At Wilder Field. Titans get poor start in conference race . . . Offense shabby against heads-up Illinois Col- lege team . . . Defensive line play only bright feature . . . Hoppers, Lusiana, and Egdorf out- standing . . . Tie score: 7-7 . . . l23l Tangora Rasmussen . . . Fast mov- ing, hard blocking interference runner . . . Took delight in mowing down would-be tacklers . . . Honorable Men- tion A11-Conference at Guard . . . Next year his last. Dick Folk. . . Heavy. . . Alert. . . Viscous tackler . . . Fine team spirit . . . Adept at place-kicking . . . Hon- orable Mention All-Conference. Big Bob Oliver . . . Defensive stal- wart . . . Part of our big Beef Trust line . . . Will be a tough hombre as Co-Capt. next year . . . Watch him go! Kid Folk . . . Rangy . . . Powerful . . . Look out for this boy when aroused . . . Turned in a fine game against Ill. College . . . Only a Sopho- more.

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f Nov. 7 . . . At DeKalb, Illinois. Titans start slow . . . Begin to click against Well-balanced Northern eleven . . . Pilkis sup- plies punch ior first score . . . Then Peterson snags pass, reverses his field, and races 43 yards behind fine interference to score . . . Last touchdown is result of Kaska's brilliant plunging . , . Titan line, led by Oliver and Dick Folk, bottles up Davis, DeKalb's high- scoring ace . . . Final score: 19-O . . . i25l .Un . nf. .. . Gertz Chittum . . . Speed and more speed . . . The main spark-plug of our championship team . . . Voted Most Valuable . . . Rated All-Conference Quarterback . . . Co-Capt.-Elect. Pete Peterson . . . The Flying Swede . . . Hard-driving and high-stepping ball-toter . . . South-paw punter and passer . . . Honorable Mention All- Conference . . . Two more seasons. lay Pilkis . . . A dynamic ball-carrier . . . 185 pounds of jolting man-power . . . A tough blocker . . . Fine passer . . . Honorable Mention All-Conference . . . Should be tops next year. Teeno Goode . . . Past . . . Smooth . . . Turned in long runs against Mil- likin and Bradley . . . His speed should prove valuable . . . Three years to go.