Iowa Wesleyan College - Croaker Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, IA)

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BERRY HALDEN “Tough Guard Halden” “Berry’1 GUARD A product of Moravia High. With a High School experience Halden proved to be a bigger man than his size would indicate. He was a scrappy player with plenty of nerve to assist him. On offense he drilled holes for the backfield men, while on defense he drilled thru the line of the opposing players. Next year he will be of still greater strength. FLOYD DUNCAN ‘ ‘ Touch-Down-Duncan ” “ Dune ’ ’ HALF Having played on the varsity last year, “Dune’s” strength added greatly to the success of the team. His open field running and drop kicking were his strongest features, but he was also a hard line plunger and made several long passes for good gains. In losing Duncan the college loses one of their strongest backfield men. EDWARD WAHL “Tried and True” “Ed” GUARD With no previous experience this big Dutchman went into the game with his full strength forming in reality a wall. He was a hard tackier and frequently broke up plays behind the line. He had the peculiar habit of always plowing a hole for the man with the ball, which caused no small amount of consternation for his opponent. With two more seasons of foot ball before him, and with his strength and weight he will be a valuable man in the future. MAURICE THOMAS “Signalling Tommy” “Tommy” QUARTERBACK With a High School experience “Tommy” made a strong showing this year. He ran the team well, was eery efficient at passing and kicking and strong on defense. On offense he was the hardest man on the team to tackle, fighting for every inch. At the close of the last game he was chosi. captain to lead the 1914 team to victory.

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COACH BEAL For the first time in the history of the school athletics were placed in the hands of a nonstudent coach. Coming from a year’s successful experience in High School coaching, with a previous all-around athletic record at Hillsdaje, Coach Beal jumped into the work as soon as he arrived. No schedule had been arranged when school opened, but under the coach’s ca-pablo management, with assistance of Prof. Fimmen, this matter was soon arranged. Although the foot ball team was not able to win half of their games, several defeats looked like real victories until the very last. The basket ball season passed into history with no mean record under the new coach’s instructions. Base ball prospects are very bright and should rank well with the other athletic teams. f a i CAPTAIN STONE “Good Boy from Milton” “Stonie” FULLBACK Playing for three years on the line, giving at all times his utmost effort, Stone was brought back this year to the fullback position. On the offensive he played a hard, line-smashing game, and ran excellent interference. On the defense he was probably the strongest player of the team, making in one game eleven straight tackles. He justly earned the captaincy which was bestowed upon him just before the first game. This year finishes his foot ball career with Wesleyan, for whom he has always fought so earnestly.

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CHAS. POGEMILLER Catapult ‘Pogc’ ” Poge” HALF Brought back from an end position, he proved to be the greyhound of the squad. So slippery did he seem that the opposing side always had difficulty in stopping him. He, too, was good at kicking and running interference, while his short end runs seldom failed to gain ground. Poge” is another of the backfield men that will not be with us next September. LAWRENCE ROTH Staid and Steady” Roth” TACKLE Roth was one of the smallest men on the team but his nerve and fight made up for this. In all the games he showed his opponent a scrap well worthy of a much larger man. On defense he repeatedly broke thru the line and tackled the opposing man for a loss. We hope that next season will find him ready for another year of foot ball. GLENN GRANT Immovable Center” ‘ ‘Teaser’’ CENTER Grant was a new man in foot ball, and for some time could not decide where he wanted to play. At center he played a strong defensive game, while on the offensive he was very accurate in passing. In the Knox game he broke thru the line, blocked a punt, picked the ball up and with two steps of twenty yards each scored our final touchdown. He has two more seasons to play. HARRISON BARKER No Yellow Barker” Barker” TACKLE Barker played a hard consistent game thru the entire season. One of last year’s men, he seldom failed to open a hole on offensive; on defensive he very frequently spoiled a gain for the other side. He has two more years for foot ball and should be stronger than ever by next fall.