Loras College - Purgold Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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INTRAMURALS TOUCHBALL AND VOLLEYBALL SPOTLIGHT THE FALL SEASON . V 1S TOUCH FOOTBALL STANDINGS TEAM v. L. Tappa Keggas 8 0 Tigers 7 1 Kappa Nus 7 2 Freshmen 5 3 Badgers 4 4 Hi-Flyers 4 5 Foreign Legion 2 6 Juggernauts 2 6 Hypo-Mukets 1 7 Fighting Irish 0 9 High Scorers name PTS. Haggerty, T. K. B. 63 Milroy, Frosh 49 Donnelly, Juggernauts 37 Bahning, Kappa Nus 33 Hamrnes, Tigers 31 Payton, T. K. B. 30 Keniger, Hi-Flyers 30

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on the Loras 31 and splashed to a touch¬ down on the first down. Although the light Duhawk pony backs couldn’t get started in the mud, Linchan was a standout on the field for the locals, sparking the Purple and Gold throughout the entire fracas. Ignatius, star Tom back, was the best running opponent seen all year. Loras 33 —Luther 0 In the first one-sided game in the history of their ancient rivalry, Loras trounced the Luther College Norsemen, 3 3 to 0, in a conference engagement played at Decorah on Saturday, November 16. The first Duhawk score came early in the opening quarter when Linehan threw a pass to Ennes. Linehan then converted. A few minutes later, Linehan caught a punt on his own 2 5 yard stripe and raced through the whole Norse team to score. He also kicked the point. After being held scoreless for the whole second period, the Duhawks bounced back in the third quarter to score twice more. Linehan tossed passes of 15 and 45 yards to O’Leary for both touchdowns. The last marker was racked up by substitute John¬ nie Mudore who snagged a pass from Engel just before the gun went off. Linehan again turned in a very credit¬ able performance and substitute fullback Dick Knockel’s plunging was not to be stopped. Loras 0 —St. Ambrose 0 In what was considered the greatest up¬ set in Conference competition, the Loras College Duhawks held the previously un¬ tied, unscored upon, and undefeated St. Am¬ brose Bees to a 0-0 deadlock, played in the stadium mud, Sunday, November 24. Coach Larry Moon” Mullins’ boys had not been beaten in their last 15 games and the tie was a more than moral victory for the Duhawks. The Bees were the only col¬ lege team in the country whose goal line was uncrossed and which still remained so after the game but they had never been held scoreless. Before coming to Dubuque they had piled up 134 points to their oppon¬ ents 0 for a spotless record. Due to the mud, the game was mostly a display of power and straight football, with neither team penetrating within th e other’s 20 yard line. The two elevens bat¬ tled back and forth in midfield, engaging in a brilliant punting duel. The Bees threatened early in the first period with passes but could not connect. In the second quarter, Loras marched to the Ambrosian 27, but lost the ball on downs. This ended the best Duhawk threat of the afternoon. Linehan, Cavanaugh, and the Southward twins looked good but Healey, Duhawk cen¬ ter, played his heart out for the Purple and Gold. Healey, a four year veteran at the pivot post, was the outstanding lineman in a game marked by terrific blocking and vic¬ ious tackling. John Doc” Rammer The Athletes’ Friend

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The Tappa Kegga Barons captured the touch football championship after a hectic season by rough play. The Tappa Keggas were forced to play undefeated ball in order to remain on top. They were closely fol¬ lowed by the Tigers. The touch football teams were composed of six men. The games were usually played during noontime and large crowds were al¬ ways on hand to witness the assorted may¬ hem which took place on Keane Field daily. The frequent lost tempers and bickering with the officials denoted the fierce rivalry and intense interest in the fracases. Pro¬ tests were many and Al Schramm was kept busy ruling on the disputed contests. The lid was pried off the season on Wed¬ nesday, September 2 5, when the Tappa Keg¬ gas defeated the Fighting Irish by the lop¬ sided score of 42-6. At the same time, on the other field, the Kappa Nus, who won last year’s title under the name of the Semis, walloped the Fligh Flyers to the tune of 30-0. At the halfway mark of the season, four teams were bunched closely together in the first division. The Badgers, led by “Blimp” Fiedler, and the Tappa Keggas were unde¬ feated while the Tigers, led by the Ward twins, and Kappa Nus were within striking distance, having lost only one game. Outstanding contests early in the season were the Kappa Nus-Tigers and Tappa Keg¬ ga games. In the former, the Tigers took the measure of the Kappa Nus, 9-7. The winners were paced by the pass catching of Paul Hammes and the punting of Harry Crosscn. The Tappa Keggas were hard pressed to win their game from the Tigers, 14-13. The most spectacular game of the season was the Kappa Nus-Tappa Keggas struggle. The latter emerged victorious, 13-7, but only after coming from behind in the waning moments of the game. Jack Bierie and Al Spahn were outstanding for the Kappa Nus while Ben O’Keefe and Phil Fusco starred for the Barons. A 19-6 victory over the Juggernauts by the Tappa Keggas clinched the crown for the latter. The Barons scored first when Payton intercepted a pass and raced 3 5 yards for a touchdown. Their second marker was scored when Haggerty leaped high in the end zone and snared a long pass. Irv Mur¬ phy was responsible for the concluding Bar¬ on score when he made a sensational catch to bring the ball down to the Juggernaut’s goal. Hugh Dorsey, Jack Donnelly, and Jim Wolavcr appeared to the 1 best advantage for the Juggernauts. As the season drew to a close, the Fresh¬ men team was playing ball equal to that of any other team in the circuit. The Frosh were the only team to tie the champion Tappa Keggas. Bernic Milroy, Bob Lorge, and Jack Lewis were the chief threats in the Frosh attack. The Tappa Kegga Barons also annexed the intramural volleyball title; the Hi-Flyers fin¬ ished in the runner-up spot and the A. B. C. s garnered third place honors. Eight teams comprised the volleyball league. Besides the above mentioned, the following were also entered: Badgers, Kappa Nus, Tigers, Owls, and the Trojans. The winners were undefeated through¬ out the competition. The second place Hi- Flyers dropped only one contest, that to the champs. The A. B. C.’s lost two games in league play. 29