Kansas Wesleyan University - Coyote Yearbook (Salina, KS)

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line where Swift pushed across the only Coyote score of the day. Blair and Morgan were powers on the defense, Morris' punt- ing and returns, and Garland's ability to pick up yardage contributed to the Wes- leyan cause. ln the season's first conference tilt, showing the first signs of the steady im- provement which was -to bring them to the top of the Kansas Conference ladder, the Coyotes pounded out a 21 to 7 win over the Bethany Swedes. Although Beth- any had a slight statistical edge in the game, the alert, heads-up ball of the Coyotes proved too much for them. After the lazy first half, the Coyotes settled down in earnest. Blair recovered an enemy fumble behind their goal line for the first score. Then Smith, behind per- fect interference, went around left end and crossed the Swede goal standing up to tally the next score. The last quarter saw Warner, nimble yearling from Downs, crash through left tackle for the finishing stroke. The Coyotes featured the punting of Morris and the excellent line play of Miller. Playing in a drizzling rain most of the game, the Coyote eleven hung a 21 to 6 defeat on the Ottawa Braves to win the second conference scramble. An Ottawa punter gave Wesleyan a safety early in the second quarter, and soon after, Smith went over from the one-yard line for the first touchdown. ln the last quarter, Wat- son blocked a punt on the Ottawa 20- yard line, Baer recovering and taking it to the l-yard line from Where Morris plunged through center for a score. A 60-yard return of a punt by Morris again paved the Way for a touchdown, Smith carrying the ball across in two tries. The SMITH BAER VAN CLEEF MORGAN Page Twenty-Five

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The Team Conference Standings Team Won Lost Tied Wesleyan ........ ...,... 4 U l Baker .......... ....... 3 l l C. of E. ........ ....... 3 2 0 McPherson ...... ....... 2 2 I Bethany ...... ....... l 4 O Ottawa ....,................. ........,. U 5 U Eleven seconds before the final gun, a Kearney Teachers right end fell forward across the goal line to snag a pass a foot above the ground, killing Kansas Wes- leyan's chances for a victory in the sea- son's opening grid contest. Final score, Kearney State Teachers College of Ne- braska l3, Kansas Wesleyan 10. Bill Wor- ley started the Coyote scoring by bagging the first 3 points from placement after sev- SWIFT WATSON MILLER eral attempts through the line had flunked out. In the second quarter, Morris, with ample blocking by Smith and Swift, suc- ceeded around right end for the last Coyote score. Though the game was the season's opener, the team as a whole did itself proud, both offensively and defen- sively. The Coyotes received the second set- back of the season when they met the Hastings, Nebraska, Broncos. Even so, the clever, seasoned, Broncs had a busy day warding off the ever aggressive Wes- leyan eleven. ln the first quarter the home squad lost the fine defensive line smash- ing services of Baer through a shoulder injury. In the middle periods Wesleyan muffed a couple of scoring chances through fumbles and bad passes, but finally gathered their efforts for a final concentrated drive to the Hastings goal MASSEY MORRIS WOOSTER BLAIR ...naw Page Twenty-Four

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GREENE WEST WORLEY WARNER AULTOM GEORGES remaining minutes saw the play of the Wesleyan substitutes continue along the same idea as the varsity, with Warner, Launchbaugh, and Greene beating Otta- wa back yards on each play, however they were not in the game long enough to score. Filling the air with passes, forward and lateral, hammering incessantly at the line, the Emporia Teachers shut out Kansas Wesleyan by a score of 27 to U. Crooms, a fleet colored halfback, and Fraley, a hard hitting fullback proved to be the combination that was the undoing of the Coyotes. Several times the Coyotes seemed to have the Emporia attack throttled, only to have a lateral flipped to Crooms for a nice gain. The Wesleyan offense was brilliant at times but spotty. A strong pair of Emporia tackles added to the already discomforting situation and held back all possible Coyote scoring SCROGGINS threats. The play of Smith, Baer, Morris and Wooster was particularly fine. Booting the pigskin just so between the uprights with true Worley precision, the fair-haired quarter, in the closing min- utes of the game, put the finishing touches on a tight contest with the College of Emporia, enabling Wesleyan to win 9 to 7. The only other Coyote score was brought about on the opening kickoff by Morris, who behind marvelous blocking, sped 92 yards untouched by human hands for the opening touchdown. The game was marked by the return of Swift to the grid wars after being out several games with an injury. Though the entire forward wall played well, Blair, Van Cleef and Baer showed above the rest, knifing the line and stopping plays on the line of scrimmage. This was the second suc- cessive year that Wesleyan has humbled C. of E. before a Homecoming crowd, Page Twenty-Six