Parsons College - Peira Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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placing the pigskin on the one yard line, from where, thre plays later joe Norvell grabbed a sweet one out of the air and tallied Parsons their touchdown. The try for point again failed but Coach Frank's men successfully batted down the desperately thrown Simpson passes and even finally worked the old hog- hide to the Methodists' eleven yard line as the gun sounded. Parsons 18, Simpson 14. The first con- ference victory. PARSONS 13, PENN 7 On October 19 Coach Frank took his pink and green gridders to Oskaloosa where they came through in a sea of mud and rain and won their third victory of the season. The Wildcats scored in the first and final quarters while tied the count at 7 all in the second. In spite of the rain the re- puted air attack of the locals functioned well. Quarterback Brawner DuBois dropped one in joe Norvell's anxious arms about the middle of the initial stanza. Norvell strode on for the touchdown and Langston Parks, who failed to convert on any of his attempts the week before, carefully booted the extra point. A blocked punt that gave the Wild- cats possession of the ball on the Quaker thirty-four yard line was responsible for the first Parsons score. Parks smashed through center for fourteen yards and on the next try gained thirteen. The DuBois to Norvell pass play then scored. Penn had their big time in the second period as McCormick and Rhiner carried the ball to the locals two yard line with a lirst down. Held tight by the Wildcat line and penalized fifteen yards, the Quakers tossed a completed forward for a touchdown and another for the extra point to tie the count at seven all. In the third quarter Parsons blocked two more Penn kicks and finally took one of them on the forty-yard stripe. Here Black gained twenty-three yards on an end run, setting the stage for the Statue of Liberty play which functioned well. Norvell and Heston smashed and plunged to the eight yard line and then after Heston took it to the one-foot- away line, Norvell went over. Yount came into the contest to try for the point-after-touchdown but the ball slid from his slippery foot. The Quakers did their best to score via the air route but the alert u Homecoming A JACK BLOUG1-I-Center BOB HESTON-Guard FRANK MERTZ-Guard

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Wildcats played careful defensive ball for the time which remained. Wayne Hill and Lyle Tincher, along with Doug Lovett, were outstanding. PARSONS 18, SIMPSON 14 Next to the Wesleyan encounter this exciting con- test proved to be the most glamorous of them all. Simpson College of Indianola, coached by Judd Dean, and with the 1935 Iowa Conference champion- ship in their trophy case, was unable to cope with th Wildcat passing attack and fell down in defeat 18 to 14. The visitors scored both their touch- down, giving local rooters the blues, and then were just folded up for the evening by Coach Frank's inspired boys. Only twice in the second half was Simpson able to send the ball into Parsons territory. The game opened with a Simpson passing attack but immediately shifted into a punting duel between Norvell and Wallace. Finally Doug Lovett went wide around his own left end and traveled thirty yards before he was stopped. This play put the ball in Simpson territory but that was all and the first quarter ended with the pigskin in enemy pos' session on the Wildcat forty-five. Gorl came into the game for the visitors as the second stanza ended and when the smoke cleared away the scoreboard read, Parsons 0, Visitors 14. Then the Wildcats got busy. Starring on their own thirty-five yard line the touchdown parade began to move. Parks to Lovett for twenty-five yards, DuBois to Tincher for twelveg to Norvell for teng to Tincher for eight, and to Norvell for a touchdown. Parks' placement was wide. Score, Parsons 6g Simpson 14, as the half ended. At the start of the third period the Wildcats took the ball to the fifteen yard line only to loose it but soon after grabbed a Simpson fumble on the visitors thirty six. DuBois passed to Hill for sixteen yards and to Tincher for nineteen as the quarter ended. Norvell and Heston plunged for a first down and a pass, DuBois to Tincher scored a touchdown. The kick failed and the Wildcats were still on the lean end of the score, 14 to 12. After the kickoff, DuBois intercepted an enemy forward and ran it back nineteen yards. In quick succession he threw forwards to Tincher and Heston, JOE NORVELL-Back SIDNEY SPENCER-Tackle Douotass LOVETT-Back Lovett gains 25 around right end

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at -3' Parsons back simply wouldn't be caught napping DuBois, Norvell, and Wilcox did well. It was William Penn Day at Oskaloosa but the Fairfield rooters were as numerous as the home- towners. This was the Wildcats second Iowa Con- ference victory. COLUMBIA 7, PARSONS 2 This conference tilt, played on a muddy, slippery field at Dubuque, finally proved the one which was to mar the Wildcats league record at the close of the season. The wet condition of the held and the hand of Lady Luck wre the nemesis of Coach Frank's men. Columbia won the toss and chose to receive the kick. On this initial kickoff of the game, Croaker of the Duhawks grabbed the ball and slipped through the Parsons team for a touchdown. Broderick converted on a placement to give the hometowners a quick seven points. It was now Parsons turn to with the old pigskin, and the boys from Fairfield responded remarkably well. Taking the ball on the following kickoff by Columbia they carried it on running plays to the Duhawks two yard line where an unfortunate fumble lost them a fine and almost certain scoring chance. During the remainder of the game the Columbia team played almost entirely on the defensive, being continually backed up by the Wildcat offense. 'Parsons was credited with twelve hrst downs to one for the Duhawks and also with some two hundred yards totaled from scrimmage plays. Several times for- ward passes brought the pigskin deep into enemy ter- ritory but their opponents held desperately. The Wildcat forwards blocked five punts besides, but they were able to score just two points. In the last quarter the whole line crashed through to block a kick which a Parsonite recovered in the end zone to score a safety and give his team their lone score. Frankie Mertz and Sidney Spencer played outstanding football. Columbia had tied Wesleyan but their win over Parsons proved to be their lone conference victory, as it was Parsons' lone defeat, robbing them of a claim to the title. PARSONS 10, DUBUQUE UNIVERSITY 7 One week after their loss to Columbia the Wild- cats came right back on the victory trail with a re- LYLE TINCHER-End Black goes around left end against Wesleyan Ross WESTERLUND-Guard BERNARD BLACK-Back