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

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Six Man Football, 1944-45 As far as is known Six'inan football made its initial appearance on the Iowa Wesleyan campus this fall. Trans' portation difficulties made it impossible to schedule any 11 men games, and therefore at the invitation of Parsons college two games were arranged with them. Eighteen men reported for practice and although only a few had any previous experience. Coach Ruble developed them into a smooth combination. The willingness to learn and their fighting spirit carried them on to victory. The boys reporting for practice were: Dale Burket, Mt. Pleasant; Lloyd Campbell. Benton; Ed Dettmer. Argyle; Charles Fellers, Fremont; Don Finney, Eldon; Walt Franz, Newburgh, N. Y.; Ted Harbour. Rathbun; T. L. Henderson, Burlington; Merle Houser, Seymour: Ronald Huston, Olds; Bob Ludford, Wilmette, 111.; Howard McElhinncy, Morning Sun; Sharon Moran, Letts; Laird Simpson, Ainsworth; Verne Smutz. Stockport; Don Stockton, Argyle; Richard Van Vranken. Winfield: Robert Smith. Ottumwa; and Loren Parks. Salem. Parsons bowed twice to the Tigers in the two game schcd' ule. The Parsonites out' weighed the Tigers but Coach Ruble's fighting six was too much for them. The hard hitting line in combination with the fast, plunging back' field outclassed the Kelly Greens in every move. The ball game started to roll when Fellers intercepted an enemy pass on the forty and raced the remaining length of the field for a touchdown. A combined attack of Rusty Smutz and Don Finney pushed the wildcats back to score again at the end of the first quarter. Van Vranken scored on a long pass from Smutz to end the half with a score of 19'6. The second half opened with Fellers tak' ing the kickoff on his own twenty and behind a wedge of interference ran eighty yards to score. A hard tackle by Franz gave Houser a chance to recover the fumble and score. In the course of the game Van Vranken, Fellers, and Simpson counted two touchdowns each and every other man in the starting lineup tallied one each. The score ending 53 to 6. The second game with Parsons on their home field was almost a duplicate of the first. The Tigers were slow in starting but were strong in finishing and the score ended 46'6 in their favor. [ 8}

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The 1943-44 Iowa Wesleyan college girls' basketball team had the distinction of being the first college girls team in the state of Iowa and perhaps the United States. With only three practice sessions the team started the season on November 13 against the championship Seymour girls and were defeated 55 to 22, but with more practice and game experience the team developed into a smooth efficient organisation. The high spots of the season were two defeats administered to Parsons, 36-16, 24-12; victories over three independent teams from Burlington, and victories in two final games against the strong Morning Sun Independent team. Kay Carlson, midget forward, from Mt. Union was the offensive spark plug of the team, scoring 269 of her team's 434 total points and registering 59 free throws in 93 attempts. The team's defense was sparked by the brilliant playing of Dorothy Elliott of Bonaparte, Iowa. (LETTER WINNERS) Those that received letters arc: Kay Carlson. Mt. Union, Forward. Dorainc Oldt, Wyman, Forward. Elda Gabclinc (Capt.), Mt. Union, Forward. Bcrniccc Linn, Lockridgc, Forward. Reba Coltranc (Co-Capt.), Stockport, Guard. June Pickard, Stockport. Guard. Dorothy Elliott, Bonaparte, Guard. Kathleen Turner, Rcdficld, Guard. (RECORD) The season's record is as follows: I w c Opp. 22 Seymour 55 29 Stockport 31 36 Parsons 16 22 Donncllson 22 24 Parsons 12 25 Stockport 29 26 Denmark 42 35 Donncllson 15 37 Spitfires 29 17 Burl. Instrument Co 20 43 Women Ord. Workers 11 34 Women Ord. Workers 16 49 Morning Sun 39 35 Morning Sun 31 Total 434 Won 8 Lost 5 ...368 Tied 1 1943-44, Girls Basketball [37]

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A number of outstanding high school players reported for the 1944-45 season of the second year for Girls basketball in Iowa Wesleyan College. Through the untiring efforts of Coach Ruble he coordinated them into an outstanding girls basketball team. The team lost its first game of the season to the strong A.I.B. team of Des Moines but went on to win 12 games during the regular season and then accepted an invitation to attend the Womens National Championship tournament at St. Joseph, Mo. They were the first four year college in the U. S. to enter the National Tournament. At St. Joseph they defeated the Florida State champions, Jacksonville, in the first round and then lost in the second round to the national runner-up team. Dr. Pepper of Little Rock, Arkansas. Girls on the team were: Barbara Scott, Seymour; Mary Nclle Taylor, Keosauqua; Kathleen Turner, Rcdficld; Kay Carlson, Mt. Union; Joan Long, Denmark; Martha Siegrist, Denmark; Patricia Gerrie, Chicago; Margorie Boston, Nauvoo, 111.; Bernice Linn, Lockridge; Vivian Long, Salem. 1944-45 Season Record Iowa Wesleyan College Girls Team. Wc Opp. 19 A.I.B. (Des Moines).... 33 42 Parsons College ....... 13 32 Argylc H. S............. 21 22 Pepsi Cola (D. M.) 58 24 Donnellson H. S........ 28 41 Mt. Union H. S........ 15 42 Argylc H. S........... 15 35 Parsons College ........ 21 46 Denmark H. S........ 33 22 Seymour H. S........ 39 16 Mt. Union H. S.......... 21 30 Donnellson H. S........ 17 45 Yarmouth H. S....... 25 46 Mt. Pleasant Ind..... 26 39 Morning Sun Ind..... 39 32 Burlington Spitfires 34 52 Morning Sun Ind........ 22 30 Burlington Spitfires 23 National Tourncnyient 38 Jacksonville Florida ... 27 12 Little Rock. Ark....... 39 Total 665 ........................524 1944-45, Girls Basketball [39]