Midland University - Warrior Yearbook (Fremont, NE)

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FOLLOWING THE TEAM The season opener with the Dana Vikings on the local field proved the Warriors strong on aerial offense. Two scores were made directly by this route, and another indirectly. A long pass carried the ball to the eight yard line, from which Gardner was able to lug it over for the third touchdown. Dana failed to threaten seriously in any attempt to carry the ball across the goal line, but they made the Warriors battle for each of their nineteen points. Five completed passes netted Midland 142 yards. Gardner, Lyman and Elli- son alternated at signal calling. In the next combat, Peru’s heavy eleven was too much for Midland’s pony team, and even though the latter put up a valiant fight, the score was 15 to o. Midland endeavored to make its way into the touchdown land via the air, but most of its attempts went bumping along the ground. Lyman was the only Midlander able to break through the visitors’ ponderous forward wall for any encouraging gain. Babe Storey, who gained 169 yards for Peru, scored the two touchdowns. After a tedious journey to Tarkio, Missouri, the Midlanders dropped a hard fought contest, 6 to o. The outstanding feature of the game was the ability of the Warriors to fight with their backs against a wall. Five times the Tarks were within 25 yards of their objective, but with the danger line drawing near, the light Warrior line became immovable. The defensive work of McGillis, Burkholder and Engel was outstanding. Midland furnished the entertainment for Wesleyan’s annual Homecom- ing, and the Methodists were in a particularly disagreeable mood. They grabbed a couple of touchdowns in the second half after Warrior misplays, and kept the bacon at home to the tune of 12 to o. However Nelson, Ellison and Roether gave the Warriors the most to say offensively in the initial half by making seven first downs to three for the Methodists. THE WARRIOR Page 69

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Top row: Coach Lawrence, Lyman, Hoff, Hunt, John Lyman, K. Beckenhauer, Anderson, Ortgicscn, Rociher, Lierk, Jones, Pinneo, Biffar. Front row: Nelson. McCillis, Kllison, Koudclc, S. Lyman, Fuhrmcistcr, H. Anderson, Engle, Davis, Wilson, Beckenhauer, (»rcen. THE WARRIOR FOOTBALL IN 1933 N. C. A. C. STANDING w L T Pet. PU. Opp. Wesleyan 3 0 0 I. OOO 50 6 Hastings ... 2 0 I •833 39 12 Midland „... 2 2 O .500 35 24 York 0 2 2 .167 24 51 Doanc 0 3 I •M3 12 67 Midland Midland Midland GAME RESULTS 10 Dana 0 0 Peru 0 Tarkio Midland Wesleyan 12 Midland if) Doanc O Midland 19 York 6 Midland 0 Hastings 6 Although they won only three of their seven games, Midland's Warriors outdowned, outgained and outscored their opponents during the 1933 foot- ball season. The record book shows that the Chiefs made 69 first downs to their opponents’ 67, collected a total of 1,524 yards as compared to their rivals’ 1,348 and scored 54 points to their foes’ 43. Despite the loss of six eligible lettermen, who failed to return because of changes to professional schools or lack of finances, and the loss of six veterans through graduation, twelve lettermen reported for practice the week before school. Besides these twelve men who formed a promising nucleus for the squad, ten experienced men and eight freshmen reported for practice. Midland appeared to have plenty of good backfield material, but was short on beef in the line. Because of this defect, the coach stressed what he called the N. R. A. (New Running Attack) in practices, and this was ex- pected to bring a “new deal” for Midland in grid encounters. Coach Lawrence was assisted by Lauren Biffar who donned his tutorial trousers and industriously corrected the weak points in the Warrior line play. ’ £ • 68

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THE WARRIOR WITH THE WARRIORS Climaxing Dad’s day, the Warriors grabbed their first N. C. A. C. vic- tory by defeating the Doane Tigers 16 to o. Showing the best offense of the year, the Midlanders had things well under control throughout. Nelson con- tributed some smooth open field running, making one 50-yard return. The defensive play of Beckenbauer was a feature. Close to the heels of the first victory, the flashy Warrior team chalked up their second conference victory by defeating York, 19 to 6. During the Panther fray, the Midlanders showed their best power of the season, offensively by scoring 19 points while gaining 282 yards from scrimmage, and defensively by holding York for downs on the three-yard line. Nelson, Joel Lyman and Ellison were held in the spotlight for their offensive playing. York's only counter came after an alert Panther wingman grabbed the ball from a Warrior back and raced 60 yards to cross the goal line. Blotting out Midland's hopes of annexing the 1933 conference title, Hast- ings took undisputed first after defeating the Warriors 6 to o. Nevertheless they found Midland tough opposition. Midland’s passing attack, with Wilson and Nelson doing most of the receiving, brought gains totaling 128 yards. Engel and Beckenbauer featured Midland's play. The seniors: Wilson, Lyman, Engel, Davis, Jones and Gardner played outstanding ball in their last intercollegiate football. Ricky Wilson was named honorary captain of the 1933 football squad by members of the team. Qualities considered by the team were leadership, playing ability, training and loyalty. Ellison was Midland’s high scorer with four touchdowns, three points after touchdowns and a placekick for 30 points. Nelson with 235 yards was Midland’s leading ground gainer. Close behind was Ellison with 210 yards. Roether had 163 yards, Silas Lyman 119 yards, Gardner 113 yards, McGillis 97 yards, Joel Lyman 70 yards, Koudele 24 yards and Wilson, who carried the ball only once, six yards. Page 70