Midland University - Warrior Yearbook (Fremont, NE)

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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.

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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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Rock. Kistlcr, Lichlitcr. Petersen. CAPTAIN-ELECT VADEN ROCK “Rocket” Tackle Coming back as captain of next year's team, much is expected of “Rocket. lb is a big man and a smashing tackle if there ever was one. He is one of the kind that make the opposing half wonder who took the brakes off that box car. “Rocket” was on the final end of many passes and he snagged them too, counting yards and yards on them, lie will be a real leader for the 1928 Warrior eleven. LUTHER KISTLER “Luler” Guard A brother to “Big-Bad-Bill of last year and he seems to be able to keep up the family reputation. He played, a whale of a game at either guard o rtackle. Was about as hard to get through as one of Prof. Gimmestad s semester examinations. This was “Luker’s” second year on the team and he has another one left. STUART LICHLITER “Lick” End “Lick” was switched from half to end and he soon decided to show them that he could stop them as well as go through them. He snagged a number of passes during the season and accounted for a lot of Midland's yardage. The pass he snagged at Doane almost won the game, but not quite; now it was a pretty nice catch and run. WALTER PETERSEN “Little Pete” Quarter A fighting little quarter from Grand Island. He hit them just as hard in practice as he did in a game. Had tin pep to keep the team going at topi speed all of the time. Was handy on his little quarter sneak and every now and then In went around the end for several yards. He was a heady and consistent player and he is only a freshman. Page Eight)-five