Ohio Wesleyan University - Le Bijou Yearbook (Delaware, OH)

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Football Team ,V H. ,ft A ,. , 4V,,TA M -VT -. My K vt--1 -- qt., - H A ...W -. 1,..M'- , ',. M -' - . ...uf ' - FOOTBALL TEAM Top row, left to right--Coach Banks. Schultz, Kyle, Litliclc, Johnson, Sweet, Faculty Middle Row, left to right-Hyer, Hartsoclc, Morrall, Shirely, Lynch, Heller, Schla Manager. V bash, Cllnger. Bottom row, left to right-Harris, TouVelle, jones, Hutchinson, Rathmell, Jones, POUR.

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' .- -' - l- Z -'VL-zz? ff X .ri A 7 Z V . 5' . X! f z' f- , i 5 .1 1 -- J-gf.-IQ!-'f' lu. N . fjfi A X -.. i Q xii 5: ,rm Y Qzrfeflv- N . 1 ifnififfffw '-I ' . 1 f: 'f?:i?:' 1 - V7 - It cannot be denied that the football season was a distinct disappointment to us all and the only comfort we have is that the results of our games would have been different if the team had not run into such a hard schedule in such a crippled condition. It is a well known fact that at one time an entire team was laid up in the hospital and on the sidelines because of an unprecedented series of accidents that began early in the season and lasted till the end. Neither the team nor the coach can be blamed, but, on the other hand, they both deserve great praise for the spirit with which they fought out the balance of the season after they saw what the inevitable result must be. The never-say-die spirit that the coach injected into his men was remarkable and the loyal rooters were always sure of witnessing a scrappy game no matter what the final score turned out to be. With a new coach and a green team, even the wisest dope- sters were unable to figure our chances for the championship earl in the year, but when Wesleyan easily defeated Otterbein in thi first game of the year we remembered the defeat that Otte b ' had administered to our near champion team of the season brfem and plucked up nerve to claim big things. But then the fdore hoo-doo began its work and from that time till the em heard the same story of defeat with the exception of th Oli-:le and Wooster games which we stowed away on the ri ht Fd 1 lo to keep in training for next year. g sl e just One of the best things of the past season was the develop- H

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Wesleyan Wesleyan Wesleyan Wesleyan Wesleyan Wesleyan Wesleyan Wesleyan Wesleyan ........... 6 ment of a good quarter back in the person of Jelly Littick. The quarter back position has been weak for several seasons and the advent of Littick into 'Varsity football helped out a lot. In CAPTAIN HUTcHiNsoN Summary of the Season. Otterbein ...... Denison Ohio Case ..,....... Michigan 8 6 . ....... 7 Oberlin .................... ----- ----- ......... ....... . .. Wooster ....................... ........... Reserve .......,............ ........... Ohio State ......... ........--- payment for the good work he did, ,Iell was elected captain for l9l3-I4 to fill the big hole left by the graduation of Captain Hutchinson. COACH BANKS