Manchester High School - Manhawk Yearbook (Manchester, IA)

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lllllllllllHIllllitliiiliillllllllllllQ!Q?QlllllMH55lIlIii!llIlllllllllligtilitllIlllllllllllllHill Turner, Fletcher, Keiser, Coulthard, Durey and Hooshagen. Some of these were substituted for by Wenger, Nandel, Caldbeck and Straub. We look forward to all these fellows not graduating, to 1na.ke valuable players next year, with a little added weight and experience. Alumni On Sept. 17, with only about a week 's practice, Coach Davis' sturdy grid trotters and the more experienced alumni of M. H. S. met on the school field, determined to fight to the e11d. With the aid of Lady Luck and a little hard plugging, the alumni put over'a touchdown. Every scheme possible wa.s conjured to wipe out the six point lead but in vain. The game ended 6 to 0, nevertheless it was good practice. Arlington The first scheduled game of the season Manchester took 011 the scrappy Northmen f1'o1n Arlington. O11 the first play of the game, Blair, local halfback got through a large hole in the enemy 's defense due to excellent line work by McRoberts and Burlage, and dashed iifty yards for a touchdown. Skinner soon followed with a touchdown due to consistent line smashing by Ha.rris. During the la.st part of the game, Arlington scored a safety caused by many substitutions on our team. What was the score? 13-2. ' A ' . ' Vinton Hard from four weeks tra.ining and with a. week's growth of whiskers, Manchester 's husky youths took on the highly tooted Vinton crew, and licked them to the tune of 6-0. Manchester out-charged a11d out-rushed their heavier opponents for three quarters with neither side gaining any advantage. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Blair, star halfback, broke through their defense and ran 30 yds. for a touchdown. Kwit-cherkiddin. V ' West Union Woe to. those who are over-confident. That is what. this game taught us. Our defense seemed to be on a big slump, although we kept the ball in their territory we lacked the punch to put it over. As a result .the game was very slow, and ended in a tie. Kenyon and Dutton were the outstanding stars of the game. Marion In mid-season we competed with the husky ball toters from Marion. This was the heaviest team we had ever played against. Although we out-pla.yed them, we were 11ot able to put across a touchdown. They succeeded in their touchdown by a blocked punt which was our Swiss fortune. Barr and Harris showed them that they knew real football. This was the first time that We had tasted defea.t this season. Anamosa We were assuming the moral responsibility of an outlawed debt when we met the Anamosa aggregation o11 our l1o1ne lot. O11 the Great Judgment Day, we k11ow St. Peter will have five or six pages of darkest hue against Buck Burlage for his cold-hearted sla.ughter of the defenseless Anamosa.'s baby Grange. Barr, although hurt in the first minute of play, decided that he would never go under without his bathing suit. Atwa.ter and Skinner both went over for a touch down. What was the result? 13-0. Um-huh! VVe won. Epworth On a sunny day in October, our knights of the gridiron motored to Epworth to clash with the Military boys. Due to tl1e excellent passing a.nd kicking of Dutton and Van Auken, Ma.nchester held center of stage and played mostly up front in the whole game. Beddow, left flank on the Manchester team, caught three passes that day and the last onewent ,over the line for a touchdown. Wilson also pla.yed his best game of the season, so as a result, M. H. S. reigned supreme by a 13 to 0 score. , Independence VVe are predisposed, prejudiced and unreasonable when we write up that bit of outlawry called the Independence-Ma.nchester game. Barr, Captain-elect, fought like Tunney, Osterbaan, Corbett, and Young Stribling combined, while Van and Red smacked 'em down like Valentino at a Neckin' Party. The game was hard fought and evenly matched up to the fourth quarter, when the red-l1ea.ded Herzberg, pride of Independence, slobbered over a drop kick from an unbelievable angle, leaving the score 3-0. Wow, what a game! A Seventeen,

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lllllllllllHlllllitllililtiflllilllllllQ!Q9QlllIlNH5,IHNZtlIlIllllllllL???EE?IF?ItiQllllllllllllllllllll CAPTAIN ATWATER, the Sandy Flat flash led the team in true chieftan style. Many a player has fea.red the big, tall, red-head of the gridiron. He led the team to many a victory by his excellent playi11g at the fullback position, both 011 defense and offense. BURLAGE, who was put in tl1e backfield to add weight, proved to be a very good halfback. With l1i1n running 111l7G1'fQ1'Gl1CG, off tackle s111ashes were always good for yards. He is a good 11121111 a11d will be missed when practice starts 11ext fall. LANDIS, although la.cking extra pou11da.ge, proved a ve1'y valuable 1115111 at the guard positio11. He always held his ground and in the Anamosa game proved to be tl1e only man that could stand their li11e plays. He graduated with the mid-year class. DUTTON, although the lightest n1a11 011 the team, proved to be a very heady quarterback. His passing ability illlfl educated toe were great factors i11 the successful season of M. H. S. He also left us at the mid-year. SKINNER, another 111id-year graduate, although small, his speed and cu1111i11g ill carrying tl1e ball, especially o11 Qllfl ru11s, made up for his size. His blocking a11d tackling ability was a marked feature of every game. CAPTAIN-ELECT MIKE BARR. Mike came clear up f1'0111 Prairie township to play football for M. H. S. After a ycar's practice 011 the 2nd team, he landed a tackle position 011 this year 's varsity. Spindle-legged, but heavy, he k11ew his Enarco. All these factors were influential, in convincing coach Davis that he was the man to lead 11ext year 's Huskies. WILSON, B2l1'1',S running mate was also a new man on the varsity this year and deserved has p0S1t1Oll because of his shiftiness. He clearly showed i11 the Epworth game that he was a hard-11itting player a11d honestly ear11ed his ' 'M. He will be a valuable n1an next year. BLAIR, 21ll0tll91' Sandy Flat exponent of the gridiron has 110W won his third football letter and will prove even more spectacular next yea1'. Whenever tl1e team was i11 a hard fix they always ca.lled 011 Blair for his long runs, and flO1l 't tl1i11k he didn't make tl1e1n. VAN AUKEN, tall E1,11Cl handsome, a true hero of the gridiron, Van pulled us out of many l1oles by his long pu11ts. He was a stellar player at C8l1t61', never 1naki11g a bad pass, and- we look to him to upl1old l1is share of the battles next year. MOROBERTS, the chief cog of Silver Oreck was agconsistent player at e11d illld he will be a large gC1'l'I1 in tl1e 1928 football epidemic. Wllell our OPPOIICIIIS tried an e11d 1'l1l1 i11 Mc- Robert 's direction tl1ey soon discovered that a change of pla11 was 11ecessary. HARRIS, Pete, tl1e outstanding Sophomore sta.r, was o11e of the fatest and headiest players on tl1e team. H211'1'lS, if called 1.113011 could fill any position in the backfield and M. H. S. is looking forward to tl1e two years more i11 which he will perform. BEDDOW, the old dependable end for two years, very seldom let anything slip by his end of the li11e a.11d will wear the Orange a11d Black for one more year. A scrappy player, he showed l1is skill spearing passes in the Epworth game. . KENYON, Fat, Sophomore 2ltl1lG't8, 111ade a worthy account of l1in1self in l1is guard positio11 011 the team, playi11g like a V6lI61'21l1. He also made a. good sub at center 21.1111 is expected to show up GV811 better in his two more yea1's of football at M. H. S. KEISER, another red-haired gridman, deserves mention for his spectacular e11d 1'Lll1S. He was the hardest 1112111 O11 tl1e squad to tackle because of his run11ing ability a.11d was always ready for either a quarterback or halfback positio11 on tl1e first tea111. Our Second Team . Many of the second team players were carried on the tirst squad but when they got together Hl0118, they sure could fight and we don 't 11108-11 perhaps. O11 October 14, the Independence seconds came over Ollly to be humbled by a score of 18 to 0. Keiser illlfl Ooulthard starred in tl1is game, the former making two touchdowns and the latter, 0116. It was a. good game from our poi11t of view. Two weeks later, fully confident, they we11t to I11depe11de11ce for the 1'Gl2l11'l1 game, which wa.s some game., Our fellows fought like a bunch of Chinese whose pet idol had just been stolen, througl1 the first half, but in vain. In the third quarter Keiser 1nade a dropkick, his first, and the shock was so great that Abe Wenger, subbing at the ti1ne al111ost capsized, and we are sure that was what gave Mutt 's brai11 the i11spiratio11 to leave it 's axis. All tl1e fellows i11 tl1is game dese1've l110lllJl0lllllg'I Gill, Hu11t, Landis, Gearhart, Wilson, Sixteen

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llllllllllllllllllifliitilliilllllllllllllllitllllllMHS,Illlgilllllllllllllliiiifi-ijlfllllllllllllillllllll Orange and Black Staff Top Row: Hermann, Clark, Gibson, Lovejoy, Farwell, Murley, Nandell. Sccon-at Row: Kimport, Ward, Dorman, Barry, Pride, Clclnans, Matthews, Miss Schwiebert, fMay. Seated: Hooshagen, Houston, Smith, Yoran, Williamson, State. A bscnt : Baulngartner. Orange and Black Staff Editor - Evelyn Hooshagen. Assistant Ealito-rs-- Howard Houston, Edna VVard, Mildred Smith, Dorothy ' Q Kimport, and Joseph Hermann. Business Staff -Randall State, Glenn Williamson, Mary Matthews, Gelia Olemans, and Paul Nandell. Typfists-Delva Barry, Arnette Pride, and Mildred Yoran. Reporters - Dorothy Murley, Elroy Clark, Altamarie Baulngartner, Billy Lovejoy, Marian Gibson, Grace Dorman, Helen Farwell, and Genevieve May. Faculty Advisor- Miss Alice Sehwiebert. Like all newspapers, the Orange a11d Black, adopted a platform, and each member of the staff tried to live up to this creed by emphasizing some phase of it in his or her articles, here is our pflP01',S platform: 1. The Improving of School Conditions. 2. The Eradicating of Dishonesty. 5 3. The Promoting of Merit. 4. The Publishing of Truth and Right. 5. The Avoiding of .l'ersonal Matters. 6 The Publ?shing of a Paper That Will he a Source of P1-ide to Our School Under the skillful guidance of the staff, the Manchester Orange and Black had one of its most successful years, both from a literary and financial standpoint, surpassing all expectations. We, of the staff, realize that we have received valuable assistance from outside sources, and we wish to express our sincere thanks for the advice and help of Miss Schwiebert, who has given so unsparingly of her time. We also wish to thank the business men of Manchester, who, by purchasing ads, made our paper a financial success. ' s- Eighteen