Midland University - Warrior Yearbook (Fremont, NE)

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FOOTBALL SQUAD Top row: Steanson. Bower. Ivors, E. Brainard. Deichmann. Byars. Second row: Schnable. Miller. Havekost. Berhenke. Willert, H. Brainard. Burkholder, Quelle. A. Brainard, Coach Catlin. Third row: Hall, M. Koolen. Nordstrom. Petersen. Bray ton. Byars. Captain Fredstrom, Metz, Elder. House. Fourth row. Petersen, Cunningham, Colson, II. Koolen. KLstler, Rock. Lichliter, Mez. From the standpoint of games won and lost, the 1927 football season was not one which could be called an outstanding success. However, the Midlanders had one of the hardest schedules of the conference and despite numerous injuries, they were able to give the best teams of the state a hard battle. In conference games played, the Warriors finished the season with a .500 per- centage, winning three games, losing three and tying two. The scores for the season are: •Midland . 0 Still 7 0 0 Midland 6 . 10 Midland 0 Peru .. 20 Midland ...101 Dana . 0 Midland .... 13 3 Midland 6 York 6 Midland 44 Wayne . 0 Midland 12 Chadron 52 'Non-conference game. Midland scored a total of 182 points to its opponents 98.

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ATHLETIC COACH Joseph H. Catlin Completing liis second year as coach of athletics at Midland, Coach Catlin has established a reputation of being one of the best coaches in the state. Ih is a gradu- al» of Millikan I Diversity. Decatur. III., where he earned twelve letters in athletics. Coach Catlin has worked hard in building strong athletic teams while at Mid- land. Ilis football and basket ball teams are feared by all other conference teams, lie has done much to maintain the ideals of manhood and sportsmanship in his department.

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Frwlstrom, H. Koolcn. Cunningham. M. Koolcn. CAPTAIN RAY FREDSTROM “Swede” End A «real captain, who was 1 iked by all who played under him, and who kept the team always fighting as a team. As an end he was always in the thick of it. Had his shoulder injured for quite a while, but came back and cracked 'em all the harder for it. He will soon be carrying a sheepskin instead of a pigskin. HANS KOOLEN “f ansy” Guard “Hansy was our all around man for the season. He played guard and center all season and don't think for a minute that he didn't earn his all-conference selec- tion. TIans was as good a punter as there was in the whole conference. When he kicked the old pill, every one wondered what that little speck was way up there in the ether. Whenever the team needed a few yards, “Hansy” would open a hole large enough for the whole backfield to go through. He also wears his cap and gown next June. JOHN CUNNINGHAM “Punk” Tackle and Half “Punk” was the kind of a tackle, that made the opposing backs wish that they had stayed home and played marbles. I ndoubtcdly the hardest hitter on the team. When he was shifted to halfback he proceeded to show those he had stopped, just how it should be done. He goes out into the cruel, cruel world next year after three years on the team and we'll miss him very much. MARTIN KOOLEN “Marty” Halfback One of the shiftiest, fastest, flyingest halfbacks we’ve seen for many a moon. When an opposing player did get close enough to try to tackle, he always came up trying to got the dirt out of his mouth, wondering where the “Dutchman” was. This happy faculty of not being where expected, when expected, made him an all-confer- ence selection. He's a senior and Oh! how we ll miss his runs next year.