Independence Junior College - Inkanquil Yearbook (Independence, KS)

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THE INKANQUIL PAGE 11 Top Row, Left to Right-Sanders, Losey CCoachJ, Endres. Bottom Row--Hoffman, Heckert, Snell, Smith CCapt.J The basketball season of 1926 opened with prospects of a good, team to represent the Indepen- dence Junior College. Fifteen as- pirants reported for practice. Several of these had been letter men on the high school team, and we had high hopes that they would turn out to be an all-victorious team, in spite of the fact that they were to play against teams from Junior Colleges which had been in existence for two or more years. The first game of the season was with Coffeyville, in which we came out with the long end of the score. On January 13, the first road trip was made to Arkansas City. Our game there was lost by a decisive score, but the next day the team was victorious over the Chilocco Indians. The following week the Chilocco team played here on the home court and was defeated, this time only by two points. Ar- kansas City visited us next only to outplay us again. The Fort Scott team played a very fast game here on January 28. The score was nearly tied during the entire game but they defeated us by making a basket in the last few seconds of play. The fast team from Parsons was the next to defeat us on our home court, The Iola team play- BASKETBALL ed here, and they also went home victorious. Our games at Iola and Fort Scott turned out to be vict- ories for them, but on February 4, we played at Coffeyville and de- feated them. When they played the return game here, we were victors again. Our last game of the season was played at Parsons, where after a hard fought game, they beat us by three points. The members of the basketball squad were: Captain Niles Smith, Ernest Snell, George Allred, for- wards: Jake Endres, Jack San- ders, Charlie Hoffman, guards, Bob Heckert, centerg Paul Ferrell, Joe Newell and Jay Mason. Our players never weakened or lost their fight. They worked with as much vigor for the school and team at the closing of the season as they did at the beginning. The team was faithful in their practice, and under the coaching of Losey and Smith did excellent work. 'Unfortunately for us, one of our best guards, Jake Endres, injured his knee in practice and was un- able to play in the last few games of the season, and Bob Heckert, our center, was out of the last game on account of illness. Although the team did not come out with the highest scores, the college has every reason to be proud of them, considering the fact that this was their first year of playing on a college court, and that the teams they met were all veterans. Each member of the squad displayed a real sportsman- like attitude during the season and all played the game in a very cre- ditable manner. This is the first year in the Jun- ior College for all the members of the squad. Our outlook for the coming year is bright, and We have great material for the mould- ing of a victorious team next year. --Katherine Potts The Game Scores Ind. Op'ts 22 13 Dec. 14 Coffeyville Jan. 13 Ark. City 15 49 Jan. 14 Chilocco 26 14 Jan. 19 Chilocco 29 27 Jan. 21 Ark. City 25 46 Jan. 28 Fort Scott 25 27 Feb. 3 Fort Scott 29 38 Feb. 4 Iola 21 23 Feb. 12 Parsons 35 57 Feb. 18 Iola 20 33 Feb. 25 Coffeyville 19 9 Mar 4 Coffeyville 44 11 Mar. 11 Parsons 26 29

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PAGE 10 Q THE INKANQUIL , When the Independence College started on its career, the thoughts of everyone turned -to athletics. The Questions they asked them- selves were: Will the college have a football team? and, if so, what kind of a team will it be able to produce with the enrollment it has? Those questions were answered by the college itself. On September 8, 1925 a call was issued for football players, and this call was answered by approxi- mately fifteen students who were willing to bite the dust for the In- dependence college. Of those fif- teen only seven had ever played football before, and only five had received letters in high school, so Coaches Smith and Daggett had a bunch of green horns to contend with. During the ensuing weeks of September, actual practice was carried forward with great rapid- ity. Such stunts as falling on the ball, a. very painful experience to a new many tackling the dummy, Cand the larger the bite of dirt you take the better the tacklej spiking the dummy, an experience that will tell a beginner just how many ribs he hasg running down punts, where a fellow can bring into play the experiences with dummies and try, them on his teammatesg and last but not least, the actual scrim- mage are all experienced in pract- ice. In sc1'immage, football fel- lows can settle old scores, and a man can wreck his vengance on the hard head of the man opposite him. All this may mean just fun to one who has played no football, but to the player it is hard, grind- ing work.To him who goes through ugh the same routine of work each night for a whole season without any thought of quitting or lying down on his particular part, who many times helps his teammate who has a particularly hard man to handleg to him who can go down fighting and come up grinning, we owe the greatest respect and admiration, for it is this fellow who wins. On October 1 occured the first game of' the season. Parsons invaded the'Yellow Jackets Camp, and carried away the big end of the score 26-6. It was a hard fought game. Independence made the first and their only touch- down, in the beginning of the first quarter. Smith took a fumble and galloped across for a touchdown. . FOOTBALL ' The inexperienced line of Inde- pendence soon began to tell, for Parsons started shoving across the touchdowns which won them the game. On Thursday of the following week October 8, the Independence Warriors took their first trip of the season. They went West for a battle with the Arkansas City Col- lege, where they were greeted by a war cry. This was perhaps the hardest fought contest of the sea- son although the Ark City eleven took the large end of a 26-6 score. In the first quarter Independence had a little bad luck and Endres, quarterback, was laid out for a while. During the remaining part of the half, Arkansas City scored three touchdowns and one field goal making it look bad for Inde- pendence. Weller, Ark City quart- er, made all the touchdowns. In the third quarter, Smith, Indepen- dence half, took the ball on a ride around right end, dodged the'safe- ty, laid back his ears and ran sixty yards for Independence's only score. But this touchdown seemed to pep up the team, for time and time again they drove the ball down on Ark City's 10 yard line, but lacked the weight and ex- perience to put it over. During the last half Arkansas City got close enough to the Independence goal to get a place kick which was their only score in the last half. Arkansas City won the game in the first half, but Independence made more yardage and outscored Ark City in the last half. On October ,14, the Pittsburg Reserves came down to Indepen- dence and in the combat which followed Independence was beaten 12-0. The Reserves were a strong team and Independence made them show the best they had to win the game. On the eve of Neewollah, Octob- er 31, CThe day of festivity in In- dependencej Iola came to the Inde- pendence camp and showed signs of hostility. Independence promp- tly responded with the agility of a bantam rooster. In the first quarter, Hoffman pushed over a touchdown, and it looked as if ,Independence was going in for a cleaning. But Iola came back strong the first half, scoring a touchdown and a place kick, which won the game 9-7. On November 12, Independence journeyed to the camp on the south with all the fight they had, for Coffeyville is an old enemy of In- dependence. Hoffman, fullback, and Newell, halfback, were out of the game on account of injuries. This considerably weakened the power of the team, but not their fight. About thirty minutes before the game started, it began raining and continued a heavenly deluge all through the game, making it almost impossible to gain any dis- tance. In the third quarter a Coffeyville, half swam across for a touchdown making the only score of the game. By this time the mud was so bad that it was impossible for either side to play very well, but both teams kept their scrap to the end. The Coffeyville game end- ed the season with the Indepen- dence team atfthe bottom of- the list in scores, but the top in scrap and pep. It is well worth the time and paper to name the players who rep- resented the Independence College in her first year. A Captain Alford Prescott, L-tack- le, is a hard hitter and a good lead- er, playing every minute of the game. - Robert Heckert, L-end. Bob is every inch a fighter, and he im- pressed this freely on the opposing teams. Carl Gillen, L-guardifi Dutch was ever in the battle. Harold Shile, center, was a man who just wouldn't be pushed back. Ralph Waggoner, R-tackle, des- pite his cracked ribs played a stel- lar part. Harold Bullock, L-guard. THis red hair made him a marked man, one who had to be watched. g Vernon Burroughs, R-guard,had a knack of getting through the line. Niles Smith, L-half. On a split formation he would split the air. Jack Sanders, quarterback. A man who used his head first then feet and hands afterwards. Jake Endres, R-half. A mighty little man with a football and a stick of gum. ' Charles Hoffman, full back. With head down and teeth bared Chuck plowed on through. Joe Newell, R-half. Joe was always fighting to gain and de- fend. C ' p Ernest Snell Hero played, end. -Ernest Snell

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PAGE 12 THE INKANQUIL DEBATE SQUAD , . A Top Row, Left to Right-Prescott, Bullock, Argo. ' Bottom Row-Gansel, Gilmore, Blades. Independence College was an active participant in debate dur- ing the 1926 season. Combined with a late start, and not having a coach who could devote his whole time to debating, the College team was somewhat handicapped. Only a few students came out for debate due to a misunderstanding in the requirements for the team. It was generally understood that to be on the debating team it was necessary to enroll in a separate debating class. Only a few stud- ents cared to enroll in such a class, and for a time it appeared that Independence College would have no debating team. When the de- bate class failed to materialize, a group of six students, barely enough for the two teams with one alternate each, met and organized a debating club. The question debated was: Re- solved: that Congress Adopt the Mitchell Plan of National Defense with Three Separate Secretaries of Army, Navy and Air. This ques- tion was very appropriate for the time, since Col. Mitchell had suc- ceeded in stirring up so much feel- ing about a separate air depart- ment. Nearly everyone is inter- ested in such a vital and universal Question, and a debate on the pro- ject could' not but create interest on the part of the debaters. 1 The teams chosen consisted of James Gilmore and Harold Bullock DEBATE on the aiirmative with Rachel Gansel as alternate, and Joseph- ine Blades and Alford Prescott on the negative with David Argo as alternate. Little active reading was done about the question be- fore the first of February. Miss Gemmel at the City Lib- rary kindly set aside a basement room for the use of the debaters, and in every way possible aided them in their search for useful material. The teams studied faith- fully, and were coached somewhat by Prof. Suderman, Prof. Owen and Mrs. Wood. Through no fault of their own the faculty were un- able to give much time to the De- bate Club other than to correct the more glaring mistakes and to make valuable suggestions. The first debate was held on March 19, with Arkansas City, a dual debate, Independence's af- firmative going to Ark City, and her negative remaining at home. The Affirmative team drove over to Ark City with Mrs. Wood and Miss Russell? Both debates were hotly contest- ed. Each side delivered good speechs and effective rebuttals. Until the decisions were read the audience had no idea as to the re- sult. Independence was unlucky both at home and at Ark City. Mr. Case of Southwestern College, Winfield was the judge at Ark City. He gave his decision and blasted the championship aspira- tions of Independence College in debate. The debate at Independence was judged by three officials, Mr. Grubb of Pittsburg, Mr. Guthrie of Pittsburg, and Mr. Bowen, also of Pittsburg. Until the last afirm- ative rebuttal Independence seem- ed to have the advantage, but Ark City took advantage of her oppor- tunity and tossed our proof to the four winds. Ark City won by two decisions to one, but by a very slender majority of only one per cent. A The loss of the Ark City debate eliminated Independence from fur- ther competition among the junior colleges. However, Iola tried to arrange for a no-decision debate with us, but was unsuccessful. Although we won no debates this year, we do not feel that Ind- ependence College did so poorly. It was our first year as a College. We were unable to get an early start in preparation for the de- bate. We were unable to obtain sufiicient coaching. Everything points toward a successful season next year. We will have a larger faculty and our work will be ar- ranged better. We will have the whole team back with the except- ion of Miss Blades. In short, In- dependence College will make a reputation for herself in debate next year.