Manchester High School - Manhawk Yearbook (Manchester, IA)

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jfoot mall The season of 1915 proved to be a successful one on the gridiron for the Orange and Black warriors. Although our team was weakened by the loss of some of our last year's class- men, We developed a combination of fighters that all the school should look back to and remember. Our boys were not as heavy as many of the other elevens that were met, but, owing to the speed and scrappiness that all of our teams have possessed, we were able to throw back some of the best teams in the state for good losses. - The first game of the season was with Epworth Seminary. The day was the kind to bring down-heartedness into the minds of almost any team, and We had a small crowd attending, but, with the speed and headwork shown by our boys, we were able to start the season off with an 18-to-0 victory. Next came 'our well-beloved Hopkinton fLenox Academyb. We played them on their field, but, owing to the poor start of our team and some bone-headed officials, we suffered a 14-to-0 defeat. It was on this trip that Hutchy's 4d started short cir- cuit of the drip-pan that resulted so seriously during the West Union conquest. Then we played Cedar Rapids there and gave them the scare of their lives. The first half ended 0-0, but in the last half two hard-luck fumbles were made that Cedar Rapids was lucky enough to turn into unearned touchdowns. The Saturday before, they had held the Coe F1 eshmen 6 to 6, so they expected to make short work of us, and were con- siderably surprised, to say the least, to so narrowly escape defeat at our hands. Dubuque was next on our list and one of the fastest teams of the state. Even in sufering defeat from them we were satisfied with the score of 30 to 0. All but one of their touch- downs came in the last half. Again we played Hopkinton, but it was at home this time. This was one of the hardest fought games of the season. Hop- kinton made its only score during the first five minutes of play, and then it looked easy money for them, but the home eleven came back strong, threatening the opponent's goal several times, but never quite succeeding, so the game ended 6 to 0. Oelwein was our next victim. Next to defeating Inde- pendence, the height of our ambition was to trim them. Oel- wein was sure of victory, but when the locals started to busi- ness they rapidly changed their minds. That was some vic- tory, and a good fire, through the courtesy of Mr. Meggenburg, on the campus in the evening. Everybody was rejoicing, as the score was 6 to 0, with Manchester on the long end. West Union was lucky enough to beat us, 13 to 0, but only after our boys had traveled to West Union on one of the cold- est days of the year, in open cars, over awful roads, so they

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GEORGE DUNLAP aswINKn Right Half. In his first year on the First Team, George grew so accustomed to running low and making shoestring tackles that he carried the habit into the basketball season. His first tackle at Cedar Rapids took all the pep out of the Bohemians and gave his mates the confidence which brought forth an exhibition of real football. Illness prevent- ed his participating in the last three games, but two more years are left in which to forget that. Weight, 147. HENRY MUNS ON AMBITION Right End Hank acquired the off wing of the line by right of inheritance and a dis- position to turn in any- thing that came his way. The ability to follow or- ders and give the best he had made Henry a place, and the same qualifica- tions bid well to make him equal the brilliant record of his brother. Weight, 132. Sophomore. QC- Quarter The idol of his class and of the scrubs, whom he captained during the sea- son, Albert vindicated their confidence in him when he assumed the leadership of a team badly injured by sickness and brought it through the crucial game of the season with a touch- down to the good. But once was he called upon to assist in defense, and then he stopped, with a perfect tackle, the star Independ- ence back, who had skirted the end for a forty-yard run and what threatened to be a touchdown. Weight, 125. Freshman. CLARENCE KENNA LARRY Sub. Inexperience and too much competition caused Clarence to lose the much- coveted M. Another year will undoubtedly find him in a regular berth and showing that flht which he displayed in the games in which he participated. Weight, 142. Junior. WES CARROTHERS Sub. Suffering from an opera- tion, Wesley was greatly handicapped, but under all conditions he was on hand. A player who lacked in weight and speed, he al- ways had the pep. In the Scrubs vs. Independ- ence Scrubs game he out- played his man and sur- prised himself with his brilliant playing. Senior. Weight, 140.

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could not be expected to play their usual whirlwind game. On this trip Hutchy succeeded in finishing the 4d, so that half of the team was marooned for the night at that place. Last but not least came the annual game with Independence on Thanksgiving. We had a good delegation for both sides. Independence rooters, having the best team that they have shown for years, were sure of victory, but were forced to con- sole themselves with the short end of a 6-to-0 score. If the game had lasted just one minute more we would have had another touchdown, as we were first and the goal to go when the whistle blew. Twelve players were awarded the M for good work on the gridiron. They were Captain Phenicie, Brockmeier, Lusk, Cloud, Munson, C. Dunlap, Sill, Wolcott, Hansel, G. Dunlap, Barclay and Norris. The second team also must receive their just reward. Under the generalship of Mr. Hansen, the second team kept material ready for the first team, which was greatly needed and gratefully received during the season. They played three games with out-of-town teams. The first was with the Dyersville parochial school here, the Scrubs winning with a score of 14 to 0, featured by Smith's long run for a touchdown and the steady plugging and plodding down the field by the whole team. Next they went to Dyersville and again captured the glory by a score of 7 to 6. The second team men are as follows: Center, McKeag, guards, Kenyon and Carrothers, tackles, Atwater and Ban- croft, ends, Grommon and Hutchinson, quarterback, Fisher, halfbacks, Smith, Bowman and Slack, fullback, Hamblin. Sill was quarterback and captain of the second team until promoted to the first team.