Osceola High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Osceola, NE)

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Although the football season was not as successful as expected, yet much credit is due the team for what it did acomplish. Osceola won three of the six games, scoring one hundred and eighteen points to sixty-one points of the opponents. The main cause of the lack of success was the lack of suitable material. Only twelve men with weight and experience were available. This assured most of the team of their positions and not as much effort was put forth as there would have been had there been enough men where the opponents’ play was going and break it up. William Byers, right half, was new at that position, but played his position like a veteran. He was the best man in the baekfield at running interference, and was excellent at smashing the line. Playing end on defense, he broke ud the opponents’ interference on end runs in an excellent way. Franklin Stevens, quarterback, was new at his position, but made a good showing. lie TI1E SPIRIT OF THE SIDE LINES- to fight for positions. During the entire season oniy thirteen men played. Twelve men played enough to entitle them to letters for their work. Captain Glenwood Shelmadine. left half, although handicapped during the early part of the season by an injured knee, was full of “pep.’’ He was an excellent line smasher and a sure tackier. Ilis long end runs were a feature of nearly every game. Elton Koehler, fullback, was a very consistent ground gainer. He hit the line hard and low and was excellent at running through a broken field. On defense he was quick to see (Continued on was good at running interference and throwing long forward passes. Harry Cotton, left end, was very fast and a good tackier. He was very good at going down on punts, and often downed the safety man as soon as he caught the ball. Verne Clark, left tackle, was good at opening holes for the baekfield. On defense he broke up the opponents’ line Smashes in a Very creditable manner. (Jordon Danielson, left guard, was an excellent man on defense. He broke up all the opponents’ plays that came his way, often get-Page Thirtytwo) Twenty-vine

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