McCook College - Chieftain Yearbook (McCook, NE)

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V LINE PLAY. Darwin Voss calls it quits as Northeastern ' s Paul Wachholz brings him down on the 40-yard line. Darwin ' s determination netted a first and ten. DOWN BOY! The situation is getting rough for Byron Loescher as Aggies Billy Johnson and Frank Mastriona close in from two sides. MEAN LOOK. A quick glance to the left is enough to convince Byron Loescher that the going is getting tougher. Conquistador Bryce Heinz plunged for the tackle. T-D. Clyde Butz, 46, slides in for six more points against the Cougars. The victory over the Cougars, 40-7, gave the Indians their fourth 5-JC Title.

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ALL-AMERICAN. Coach Merle Confer and Elmer Trail, All-American, look at Elmer ' s American certificate. Elmer holds the All- American McGregor autograph football. CHARGE! Elmer Trail charges over for pay- dirt as Allen Young, Aggie halfback, makes a futile attempt to stop another Trail T-D. McCook College opened scoring against the Otero Rattler of Lajunta when Clyde Butz drove over from the one-yard line. In the last quarter Butz dashed over from the 18-yard line and Sherrod Hanson plunged over for the extra point. A run-away victory from the Fairbury Bombers put the Tribe into a position to vie for the 5-JC Crown. Indian scoring was widely distributed in this game. Elmer Trail scored 28 points on four touchdowns and four extra points. Trail chalked up his T-D ' s on runs of 40, 39, and 23 yards and a pass from Butz. Keeping their eyes on the Empire Conference title, Coach Confer ' s Indians blasted the Northeastern College Plains- men, 56-0. In the fourth quarter Byron Loescher sprinted 89 yards for a T-D. Bill Austin passed to Bernard Finch for another Tribe T-D, and Hanson went over for the extra point. The triumphant Indians brought home their fourth consecutive Nebraska 5-JC Conference Championship by defeating the Scottsbluff Cougars there, 40-7, on a snow covered field. The last score of the game came when Sherrod Hanson ran the ball over from the 18-yard line, and Clyde Butz shot through for the extra point. With the 5-JC Title, the Tribe ended another very successful season.

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THREE POINT LANDING. Darwin Voss stumbles to the sod as pursuing Conquistadors charge in for the kill. Darwin netted 20 yards on this run. IT ' S GOOD. Clyde Butz, not in any position to see the referee, has just plunged through the Dodge City eleven for six more Indian points. ALL RIGH T, ALREADY. Darwin Voss finds the going rough as the Conquistadors close the gap. The Tribe pulled through for a Homecom- ing victory, 26-6. PURSUIT. Sherrod Hanson charges away from Scottsbluffs eleven for a Tribe T-D. De- spite a snowy and muddy field, the Indians came out on top, 40-7.