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

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Page $2 The climax to seven years of praying, hoping, planning, cheering, and other outbursts came to pass on the “Turkey day game when Wesleyan met her arch rival the Presbyterian college located in the neighboring town of Fairfield. Nerves were taut as the opposing tribes came upon the field of reckoning. All the W alumni, who were seated in a section of their own, cheered, and made whoopee as they saw their colors going through the manuevers of warming up. The first quarter of the game was played nip and tuck, but as it ended all critics would have given it to the “Tigers. The second quarter was started and old man injury swept down on the Wesleyan team and carried to the sidelines Henson, regular guard. The Presbyterians or “Wildcats, as they call themselves, seized the opportunity and started a march toward the Wesleyan goal line but as they neared the goal, the line held, and captain-elect rifleman's adept, educated toe sent the ball to safer quarters. The second time it became necessary to do this the punt was blocked resulting in a safety and two points for the opponents. The half ended in a few minutes. The second half started and the sensation of the day happened when Tackelson sent two well directed plays to the right and then a pass to Berry, speedy fullback, to the left. The Wildcats were caught completely off guard and Berry streaked 52 yards and across the chalk. The rest of the game was all in Wesleyan’s favor and she finished the most successful season in vears. Score: Weslevan 6—Parsons 2. Phelps End Sandburg Tackle

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 VAVi-,V WA’JftVAV.WAV .yAt».V».VA: when Hugh Hilton “snagged ' it and laid it on the spot that would make Wesleyan thirteen points. Rohde was again the hero, for a minute, as his place kick sailed between the goal posts and bounced off Hershey hall. The process of starting the ball game was gone through once more when the same situation occurred for the second time. This time I’ffleman plunged toward his goal line with the ball neatly tucked under his arm. The remainder of the game was played more closely with both teams trying for touchdowns via line smashes, neither meeting with any success. Score; Wesleyan 20—Penn 0. The last of the shut-outs was dealt to Graceland college, at Lamoni. The game was to be played on Saturday afternoon, but due to Iowa mud the team did not arrive upon the battle field until after all the natives of Lamoni had been refunded their few shekels and had left in disgust. It was agreed to play the game the following Monday and in the encounter Wesleyan was able to get three touchdowns, two points after touchdown, and a safety. Score; Wesleyan 22—Graceland 0. The next game was with a non-conference team, Still college at Pcs Moines. The game was played at the capital city and was a supposedly easy encounter. Hut unfortunately for Wesleyan, Still had in her possession a horseshoe and a rabbit's foot; at any rate the Osteopaths Came off the field with the long end of the score. Coach did not start his first string in this fray, but saved them for a more important game the following week. Score; Wesleyan 0— Still 13. lIlKGST Guard Rambo G uard -i. Page SI

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A HARD, tense moment, the toss-up, a rush and Hash of lightning-quick bodies, accurate passes b well-trained muscles, a clever shot and the game is on. Hack and forth throughout the entire cage contest, the lead changes in a second’s time. Now ahead, now trailing, a resistless urge to go on, to score, to win. Men who engage themselves on the basketball court must possess speed, accuracy, endurance, and poise. It is a game of science, requiring instinctive action that results only after long practice and proper habits of the Hoor. Wesleyan’s squad attained success in all these branches of the sport and by that same old spirit of “winning for Wesleyan.’’ brought into action its very best technique to meet the occasion and to finish a very creditable season in the conference competition. Page S3