Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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L RA VELINGS. tana has a fine team. We would con- sider it fine indeed if its captain could come up to the regular standard. Did I hear you whisper Inter-collegi- ate? Did you say Monmouth was go- ing? You would have thought so had you stood on the platform of the Iowa Central depot the morning of Oct. 3. Look at that car decorated with red and white. See the ribbon fluttering in the wind from the many canes and hats as the merry throng of boys and girls enter the beautifully decorated car. Methought I heard a voice cry- ing, There are no flies on us. Would that we had space and talent to describe that most enjoyable trip, but we have not. Had Monmouth been given fair play she would have easily carried off the cup, but with her bona fide students she could not cope with Jacksonville s hired professionals. However, she took second, and in the minds of all the other colleg ' es except Jacksonville, she took first. Follow- ing is a list of Monmouth ' s victories: FIRST. Running broad jump, Fred Elliott, 21 feet, 2 inches. Tug of war, Wesleyan versus Mon- mouth, forfeited to Monmouth. 220 yard dash, Fred Elliott, 24 1-5 seconds. 440 yard dash, Wm. P. Turner, 57 1-10 seconds. Tug - of war, Monmouth vs. Illinois, won by Monmouth. Tennis doubles, Monmouth vs. Illi- nois, Brown and Soule, 10-8, 6-0. SECOND. Hammer throw, R. Phelps, 64 ft. 3 in. Putting shot. D. M. Moore. 27 ft. 11% in. Pole vault. Ralph Graham, 8 ft. 9K in. High kick. Robt. Dunbar. 8 ft. 2 in. Running high jump. Ralph Hill. 4 ft. 100 yard dash, Fred Elliott. Half mile run, George Niblock. THTRD. Running hop step and jump, Ralph Hill, 38 ft, 7 in. 50 yard dash, Fred Elliott. Ball throw, Lew Wallace. The last event, the foot ball game between Jacksonville and Monmouth, was the most intei-esting event of the whole meet. Much interest had been centered in this game since Jackson- ville ' s victory over Knox, Thursday, Jacksonville having won 36 to 6. Jack- sonville evidently had confidence in their team winning, as was shown by the amount of money they bet — with the Knox boys. The game was called promptly at 10 o ' clock, Saturday morning. Mon- mouth kicked off. Jacksonville tried Monmouth ' s invincible line for three times and handed over the pig skin. When Monmouth got possession of the ball, something happened. Plunk, plunk, plunk into Jacksonville ' s big men they went, and in nine minutes the referee announced a touch down for Monmouth; kick for goal failed: Monmouth 4, Jacksonville 0. Jack- sonville kicked off, and Monmouth by bucking the line, good runs and criss cross plays soon landed the ball be- hind the goal post for a second touch down. Turnbull kicked goal; Mon- mouth 10, Jacksonville 0. Monmouth was steadily walking up the field, when a foul was called and the ball handed to Jacksonville. By a fluke play Jacksonville skirted the end for a touch down but failed to kick goal: Monmouth 20. Jacksonville 4. During the second half Monmouth made a touch down and goal and when time was finally called the score stood 16 to 4 in favor of Monmouth. This won them the foot ball championship in the Intercollegiate Association.

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EAVELINGS. 11 ATHLETICS. people to have fits and spoiled a few banquets, but it was not intentional Monmouth College has this fall fully on our part. This year we were more demonstrated what can be done in considerate and have not spoiled any athletics if time and energy be given banquets. The first foot ball team in- to it. For some years past she has al- vited to our slaughter pen was St. Al- lowed herself to be content with a bans, of Knoxville, 111. They came standing equal to her sister colleges, over Sept. 33. The game was too one- and has turned out from her classic sided to be interesting ' , Monmouth walls many a fine athlete undeveloped, started the ball with a kick off. St. Why not stand first in that array of Albans got it and lost on their down, colleges which form the Intercollegi- When Monmouth got the ball she ate Association? Why not have the walked over the chalk line and cried other colleges look to Monmouth as down. This was repeated three the college of the state with the ath- times during the first half with one letes of the west? goal kicked: Monmouth 14. St. Albans These, with many others, were the 0. The second half was a repetition questions that filled the minds of the of the first, three touch downs being ' Monmouth students when they re- made and one goal kicked. Time was turned last September. The foot ball called with Monmouth victor, 2S to 0. season was on. Intercollegiate was In this, the first game of the season, near at hand and Monmouth was in our boys showed up well. The inter- the race. In order to start the ball ference. bucking the line and punting rolling ' , D. M. Moore, manager of the were beyond expectation, base ball team, arranged for a game of The game between St. Augustana base ball with Kuox to be played at College and Monmouth. Sept. 28, was Monmouth, Sept. 15. The game was perhaps the most exciting one we an exciting one, the score at the end played on the home grounds. The of the fifth inning ' being a tie. But ball was kicked off by St. Augustana. during the latter part of the game our Monmouth made a series of g ' ains, and boys let out on their reserved force lost to St. Augustana on a fumble, and the Knox boys might knock the The ball changed hands several times, ball in any direction but it would nev- and at last by continuously bucking er touch the ground. Did our boys the line St. Augustana secured a hit the ball? Well, 1 guess so. You touch down but failed to kick goal; St. should have seen the Knox fielders Aug ' ustana 4, Monmouth nothing, chasing the ball! Suffice it to say that This was still the score at the close of the last man was called out with the last half. The remainder of the Monmouth 13 scores and Knox 11. first half and all of the last was taken This was the initiatory step to the up in hard fighting in the middle of many coming victories. the field. Each team played nobly Do we play foot ball? Well, it is and gave the crowd a good exhibition notour business, .but we sometimes of foot ball. While we feel that sev- turn from the dull cares of life and eral decisions were made against us adorn ourselves with the white trou- and a touch down made by Schmunk sers and M sweaters for a little ex- should hfeve been counted, we are ercise. Last year we caused some ready to acknowledge that St. Angus-

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RA VELINGS. i:i On the morning- of Oct. 13. the Mon- ing. When Monmouth got the ball mouth foot ball aggregation started she tossed Knox around at will and re- for Rock Island to play the return peatedly went through her line and game with St. Augustana. The team around her ends for long gains. On was somewhat weakened by the loss account of some unjust decisions of of Phelps, Beitel and Miller, who had Sisson, Knox ' s referee, Monmouth on- not recovered from the injuries re- ly made six points in the first half, but ceived the week before at Jacksonville, in the last half she piled the score up Notwithstanding this the boys put up 23 to 0. Knox was out-classed at ev- a good game and tied the nor-thwest- ery point. Never was Monmouth ' s ern men in a score of 4 to 4. In this goal in danger but the pig 1 skin was game Schmunk and McKelvey distin- continually playing around Knox ' s guished themselves as half backs, fill- goal and flying between her goal posts ing the place of Beitel and Miller, over the bar Well, Knox did not pre- while Wilson and Porter took the pare for a banquet this year. The place of Phelps and Schmunk in the time when Knox can crow over Mon- line. St. Augustana made the first mouth in foot ball is past. Not only touch down by a beautiful end run. past but forgotten, for in that oblivion Then Monmouth got possession of the there is nothing but zeroes: for exam- ball and by steady and ■ sure gains pie, 18 to 0, 23 to 0, 6 to 0. went down the field until ••Dad The game with Knox perhaps long- Schmunk was pushed over the chalk est to be remembered was played at line for a touch down. The remainder Galesburg, Nov. 24. Their team had of the game was a desperate struggle been coached by Cook, captain of the for life between the two goals. The St. Augustana College team, the week ball often changed hands but neither before and they expected great things: side was able to score, and the game but when our boys lined up against ended in a tie, 4 to 4. them they found them as weak as ev- The next foot ball game was played er. They did not attempt to play at Burlington with Iowa Wesleyan Cook but used him as umpire. For by University, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Oct. umpiring he could do far more for the 20. Mt. Pleasant came over padded Knox team than by wearing his foot with two of Fairfield ' s best players ball suit. They had the same gentle- and expected to have a walkaway, but man (?) for linesman that acted as ref- Monmouth was a surprise party for eree at Monmouth the week before, them. Monmouth simply walked all Knox could have fared better without over the field with their opponents their half backs than without their and it would be useless to describe the linesman and umpire. Bert Miller game in detail. Mt. Pleasant by a acted as referee. Knox won the toss criss eross play scored one touch down and chose the south goal. Monmouth but failed to kick goal. When the ref- kicked off and Knox got possession of eree called time for the last half the the ball. They tried to circle the ends score stood Monmouth 34, Mt. Pleas- and failed. Then they plunged into ant 4. the line a few times but soon found Monmouth next lined up against they were unable to make the neces- Knox on the home grounds, Nov. 17. sary grains against Monmouth ' s stone It was not even enough to be interest- wall and handed the spheroid to their