Northwestern University Naval ROTC - Purple Salvo Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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Bdskefbdll Buzz WIIEELER MAX Monnis Yo! Yo!-a familiar cry of the fans, when a denizen of the hardwood has dribbled his way through the burly opposition, made that fake, and Swish , a bucket. Its a cry often heard these days from the vocal apparatus of the fans of the Purple and White, since the occasion often presents itself. Starting practically from scratch, Coach Arthur Dutch Londborg has gathe1'ed together a formidable five, and once again the Navy is not to be denied. Why we have none other than Max Morris, Captain and last year's Big Nine Scoring Champ and All American, to head the list. Then there's Buzz Wheeler, recent transfer from Gus- tavus Adolphus, who frequently comes up with one of those thrillers from way out. Wee Kas basketball men goj Bob MacTaggart is another first stringer who has had his heroical moments- poor Michigan! And let us not forget the excel- lent floor work of one Bud Carter, Chicago product, who also dons the Navy blue. My, My, this could go on for hours. The season started off in, bang-up fashion, the Wildcats amassing a seven game winning streak 60 Bon MAcTAec:En'r Bun Ciurrnn against such foes as DePauw, Great Lakes, Western Michigan, Michigan, Purdue and Mar- quette. A momentary letdown followed during which two games were lost, to Illinois and Mich- igan. A repeat performance of the previous win over a strong Great Lakes outit started the boys on their winning ways again, as a result of which Wfisconsin became the next victim. So, at the present accounting, the Wildcats are proceeding at a .600 clip in the Big Nine race, and are far from being considered a breather game by any opponent, past or future. No doubt, due mostly to inexpericnce, and considering the fact that it is their first season playing together as a unit, the basket boys will lose their share. But we'll go on record now as having said that t hey'll come up with some honeys when its least expected, and break the hearts of some powerhouse outfits. One of the fastest moving sports in existence, and one of the hardest on the participants, its best designated as rugged from the word Ngo . But that's the way the Navy likes it, and so do our boys, being typical lads in blue. An exciting game, a stimulating team-Yo! Yo!

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oofball 1 . MAX Momus lion McKiNi.m' MINNESOTA Don't like to cry in our beer, but here is one thatfs really hard to dope out, A Gopher eleven that later collapsed terribly, managed to get our sign and trounce us by a 30-7 margin. No alibis, no excuses, just tough luck, and the breaks in the schedule. Scoring honors for N.U. went to Marx lVIorris on a long pass from Jim Farrar. OHIO STATIBI Another highly touted eleven got the scare of their life while being outplayed and outscored, for the first 57 minutes of aibitutereontest. How- ever, the Purple jinx persisted, and the Buckeyes managed to foot one over the crossbar for a vital three points-final score Ohio State 16, N.U. 14. What a blow! Never did like Columbus anyway. WISCONSIN A trip to America's dairyland developed into a defeat of the Badger Boys from Madison, 28-14, with Morris and Gorski, our superb ends, scoring once each on passes, and our butterball backfield man, Dick Connors, scoring twice. We could say this one was On NVisconsin . N OTRE DAME The inevitable loss to the Fighting Irish from South Bend presented itself in the next game by a BILL TRAXVERS HAP MURPHY 34-7 figure. The gang started off with a bang but were unable to maintain the rapid pace and were soon with the also rans. What do you mean I'm prejudiced? What if I do own a piece of Rockne Memorial? Hap Murphy was the boy who did himself proud and goes down in history as one of the few Middle Westerners to score on Mr. Football. ILLINOIS The season windup pitted our game eleven against a highly spirited Fighting Illini, in the first contest for the possession of Sweet Sioux , a symbolic Indian trophy, and the result was as it should have been, with the final score reading- Wildcats 13, Illinois 6. Once again the star performer was Smilin'Hap Murphy who carried the ball 31 times and gained a total of 153 yards- who's this guy Superman? Season honors went to the boys in blue, V-12 Max Morris, N. U. Captain and end, who was selected on many all-American teams Ctoo numer- ous to mentionj, and NROTC Dick Conners, fieet. and shifty halfbaekt, who received honorable mention on the All-Conference team, was elected Most Valuable Player? by his teammates, and placed third in the voting for the Leagues Most Valuable Player Award. A great sport, a thrilling season, a really fine team. . . 59

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Wresfing First Row: I. .l. Cullen, W. O. Glass, V. D. Turner, I.. IC. Whittier, ltl. Xatke, li. li. Jellierson. Second Row: J. A. Brunelli, mgr.. .-X. V. Gillespie, M. W. Kulyau, C'oar'li Wes Brown, J. l'l. Pearson, L. W. Gelder, W. S. Farley, C. W. Barnes, lngr. The grunt and groan boys had a terrifir- session in their opening engagement with the matmen of the University ol' Chicago. After trailing by a 13-0 defieit, they got out their best muscles and pulled the match out ol' the fire 21-13. As ol' the time ol' this writing, the season is in its inl'anc'y, but Coach Wes Brown, ex-Lt. Conunander in the Navy, and former Conference Wrestling Champion, expects great things from his boys. Navy wrestlers of the team showing great promise are Jefferson, Whittier, Turner, Natke, Potter, Farley, Kulyan, Cullen, Golder, Gillespie, Pearson, and Glass, The team's man- ager is John Call me Irish Brunelli. Here's to a great season gang . . Old N.U. is really in the swim again, and small wonder, what with all the Navy men forming the nucleus of the Wildcat Aquateers. The boys in blue listed on this year's squad include Westii Hansen, versatile athlete who was a mainstay on the Purple eleven at the tackle positiong Graham Davis, Captain of the tankers, who specializes in the distance outings as the 440 yard race, Johnny Neville, outstanding sprinter, Phil Clark and Diek Kimball, divers deluxe, Joe Merriman and 1 l Swimmfhg Left to right: P. C. Clark J. T. Neville R. E. Kimball G. Davis W. A. Hansen Frank Wilson, relay man and baekstroke per- former respectively. So far, so good. Competing against some of the better college teams in the country, N.U. has split even thus far, having lost to Great Lakes, Michigan State, and Michigan Y., and then proceeding to tie together a winning streak of three straight against Iowa, Purdue, and most recently Minnesota. We look for even greater things to come. 61