North High School - Viking Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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,X XX' ff 5 t 3, if 5 tt, - to L 1' fi M f ' m-.2-...'f-11: 'r ft 'f 4 r A :.'A,.--L.. ,.. RODRIGUEZ Football Season ORTH opened the season against our arch rival, East, which was favored to sink the Vikings because of their preseason victories. The Northmen Hashed a crushing offense in the first half and scored twelve points before the Angels woke up. However, after the rest period, East came right back and anchored the Viking ship, while they themselves tied the score with two beautifully executed passes. North could not stand up against the fine play of the Angels in this half who looked as good as North had looked in the first half, although not so powerful. Kayo Wuertele and Gerald Stines showed up well with their ball carrying, although they could not have done this without the help of the entire team. Some weeks later the Northerners were again vanquished by East to the tune of 7 to 6. North played Well and according to statis- tics should have won but could not gain against the stalwart Angel line within the twenty-yard stripe. The Angels scored Y , DEPPNER RULLO HOLROYD on us by a long pass which was their only sally into our ter1'i- tory during the entire contest. The whole North line played well, particularly Holroyd and Rodriguez. Bill lVIott's pass catching also stood out. In our second game of the season against South, we came out victors by a score of 19 to 0, and the return game of the second round we again defeated the Rebels 6 to 0. In the first game North looked like the championship team as it swept down the field for three touchdowns on straight power plays. The whole North team showed a determination to win that could not be denied. In the second game the Southerners had us spotted, and we luckily came out on the long end of the score after Mott received a long forward pass from Rodriguez and galloped 25 yards for the score. The game was hard fought and it was a tough game for the Confederates to lose for they played in our territory most of the game. Kayo WIICYICTC con- l:Tlr1Xll.lNlfi MOTT Twenty-lfwo rr ...1-c sl H

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xi eff D H ' If , K ' ' J 4 H .1 if ' 'yi lx f 3 x '. I X ' ' - I Y .i a 4 ' ll K '-A f--1-2:5 'J l e?1'-Jeksa-:A--f ig, -:sac -.:.f- Coaching Staff' COACH THORNTON THOMAS COACH JACK EVANS COACH HAROLD GOLDER HE Coaching Staff of North has been unusually successful in the year 1932-1933, inasmuch as a baseball, hockey, and basketball championships were won, and this year's baseball team is well on its way to another championship. Coach Thornton Thomas, coaching football, baseball, and basketball, always pro- duces teams that not only win, but play fairly and with good sportsmanship. Coach Jack Evans, who is coach of track, and all the minor sports, has also brought forth many winning teams. Coach Harold Golder coaches all the sophomore teams, and has prepared valuable material for Coach Thomas to use next year. Tmcnlly-our VI X ll 'Xl' llillll

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Ny -aff ff 1 D ya C, f Te w., ,rf- 'S-..,- c ' tinued his driving play and the passing combination of I Rodriguez to Mott worked successfully. r Both sallies of the Vikings against the Thunderbolts ended in defeat as the Manualites pursued the victory trail. In the first game the Bricklayers downed the Vikings to the tune of I4 to 0. Kayo Wuertele and Bill Caffrey were unable to play because of injuries, and the Vikings greatly felt their loss. ln the second game Manual made matters worse by flooding the Northmen with passes to score three touchdowns in the last half, and be hailed as prospective champions. The Vikings held the Bricklayers for two periods and continually threatened, but after the removal of Mott in the second half the team went to pieces and allowed Nlanual to score. The Cowboys showed their superiority over the Vikings in both of our games with them as they rode the rough trail to the championship. VVest dimmed our hopes of a championship VVUERTELE MCCURDY TAMPA KRODSHEN by winning a very exciting victory in the first contest. The outcome was in doubt until the last few minutes as North had a chance to tie up the game on numerous occasions, but the stubbornness of the Westerners line was too great to overcome. In the last game of the year for North, we thought we had victory within our grasp but the ship hit the rocks as the fight- ing Cowboys completed a long pass to the six yard line, and in two plays went over for the only score of the game. This was a heartbreaker for North to lose as we outgained the Cowboys 2 to l. In this game six seniors brought to an end their football careers at North. The season ended with North in third place, but that does not tell the entire story. The Vikings had the most powerful team in the city when it was at its full strength. The desire to win was not always present, however, and the games could ROCCI-H0 Il0t be won without this necessity. During the season Ed Holroyd and Bill Caffrey, both three year lettermen, played a steady and at times brilliant game and were the backbone of North's team. Caffrey was twice chosen on all-conference teams and was chosen captain this year. Holroyd Tfwfnty-three -. it N. mfg?