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

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 VV0V VA N I a A ,5 rr 5') V- c s l V V- r( nCL ’ y.....—,,,,.......CL ww«l ' wSi wir 'M w w «w i W M»wiww»wi rTniiii wwrin mr1 ■ --ri,, , Mm l , m lliir. % t ALUMNI VS. WESLEYAN The Monmouth team started with a rush that literally swept our men off their feet, piling up fourteen counts in the first quarter. But the spirit of fight had been aroused in our team, and .Monmouth could not score another point. Capt. Stone’s squad did more than hold Monmouth, for slowly but surely they fought their way down the field until as a result of their efforts two touchdowns were scored and the game was a tie. The Carthage game proved to be the freak game of the season. Carrying the ball down the field time after time, the team wearing the purple and white were unable to cross the goal line a single time. The ball was in Carthage territory during practically the whole game, yet not a single point could be scored. No matter how hard the men fought, their efforts seemed wholly unrewarded. On the other hand our opponents had no chance to score and the third tie game of the season was the result. The following week found Coach Beal’s team playing the “Dutchmen” at Pella, but ill fortune again held sway and the scrap ended with a score of 9 to 7 favoring the Dutch. La Grange called off their game which was to have finished the season, whereupon a game was scheduled with the all-star Alumni team. The game was full of interest, the people on the sidelines watching with excitement the work of “Tally,” Garretson, Heller, Courts, Swaney, and the other old fighters. “Tally” and Garretson proved the real ground-gainers for the Alumni and broke through the varsity line during the first quarter for the only Alumni touchdown. In the second quarter “Poge” made the first touchdown for the varsity, while in the last period “Tommy” carried an intercepted pass over the line for the final count. Thus the season wound up with no large number of games won, but still with a record of which the college, could be proud. Three of the backfield men will not be back next year, but the line will be seasoned material and next year’s prospects are indeed bright. v §

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MONMOUTH VS. WESLEYAN w«w» KMWMNMm Shortly after the ball was kicked off to our team, quarter-back Thomas carried the ball over the goal line for the first touchdown. Pogemiller added another point by judicious use of his right toe. Again Wesleyan started for the Knox line, but paused long enough for Duncan to drop-kick the ball between the goal posts for three more points. In the second quarter Grant blocked a kick, picked it up, and made a forty-yard run for a touchdown. This ended the scoring of the first half. Score 17 to 0. The Knox team came back full of fight and determination, entirely living up to their reputation. As much as they worked, however, they were unable to secure but thirteen points during the half, giving our team a well-earned victory. One week after the Knox game Wesleyan invaded Illinois territory in an effort to secure the scalp of Lombard. Duncan scored a touchdown for the Wesleyan team and Pogemiller kicked goal, but Lombard got away with a long forward pass that tied up the score. Luck was in favor of the Lombard team and the “purple and white” men had to return home with a “no victory, no defeat” game. I)es Moines was the scene of the next contest. After a long, hard trip the team had to rush directly from the train to the field, thus giving them but little time to settle down for the game. Wesleyan lost the ball by a fumble on the kick-off, and a few minutes later the Des Moines team had pushed the ball over the line for a touchdown. The second score came in the third quarter when a forward pass was intercepted and carried almost to the goal line. Capt. Stone played a wonderful game, breaking up a great many plays. Thomas and Pogemiller played a strong charging game, while Duncan made his punts count much in our favor. The second home game on the schedule proved to be another especially exciting contest. The game with Monmouth enabled the purple and white team to give the spectators a real exhibition of the Wesleyan spirit.

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 MNNIMQiSmNMMMM! THE FOOT BALL TEAM Earl Mauch........................................................... Left End Lawrence Roth....................................................... Left Tackle Ed Wahl...............................................................Left Guard Clarence Johnson......................................................Left Guard Glenn Grant ...................................... ........................Center Berry Halden..........................................................Right Guard Wm. Breitenstein.....................................................Right Tackle Harrison Barker......................................................Right Tackle 5 Russell Barnett..............................................................Right End s Maurice Thomas ............................................................ Quarter Chas. Pogemiller........................................................Left Half Back Harlan Stone, Captain........................................................Full Rack Floyd Duncan...........................................................Right Half Back Hjalmar Stromberg ............................................................. Albert Peterson ......................................................... Tackle Jay Hunter .................................................! 11!!!!! 11!!! Tackle THE RECORD Oct. 3. At Mt. Vernon ....................Cornell 31 Wesleyan 0 Oct. 11. At Mt. Pleasant ...................Knox 13 Wesleyan 17 Oct. 18. At Galesburg.......................Lombard 7 Wesleyan 7 Oct. 25. At Des Moines ....................Des Moines 12 Wesleyan 0 Nov. 1. At Mt. Pleasant ...................Monmouth 14 Wesleyan 14 Nov. 8. At Carthage .......................Carthage 0 Wesleyan 0 Nov. 15. At Pella ..........................Antral 9 Wesleyan 7 Nov. 28. At Mt. Pleasant ...................Alumni g Wesleyan 14 THE BUNCH