Parsons College - Peira Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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RICHARD WlI-COX-Guard CLAUDE YOUNT-Back the invasion of the Iowa Wesleyan lair on Thanks- giving Day. Parsons had victory within her grasp several times only to have it slip away. In the final period a passing attack paved the way for the counter. Yount carrying it over the last chalk mark. The locals had a decided advantage in the statistical argument, making fourteen first downs to Central's four, and gaining two hundred and eighty yards from scrimmage which was far above the visitors' total. In the opening quarter the Wildcats started off in a very businesslike manner, making two first downs in succession, but Lovett fumbled. It was a period of fumbleitis, five of them taking place in a very short time, ending up with Blough nailing one on the fifty yard marker. Parsons opened up with their air attack and Black dashed off for a touchdown only to have the play called back just before the half ended. The Wildcats were on the ten yard line at this point in the contest. The third quarter was apunting duel but in the fourth passes paved the way for the big moment of the day. Parks threw to Tincher for a hfteen yard gaing to Black for eleven, and then Hill caught one of DuBois' offerings for a twenty yard gain. Black scampered for fifteen, DuBois passed to Tincher on the five yard line and Claude Yount plunged it over. Parks kicked the extra point. PARSONS 6, IOWA WESLEYAN 3 It happened! DuBois and Hill will graduate happy. These two fighting Wildcats had waited a long while to conquer Wesleyan on the football field. It was a splendid and fitting climax to the best grid season enjoyed by the Parsonites for several years. It capped Leo Franks coaching term at the Wild- cat school with glory. Of all the thrilling and fighting encounters put forth by these two schools in their athletic relationship, none may be more exciting than this 6 to 3 victory scored by the rose and green of Parsons on Thanksgiving Day, 1934. Wesleyan tallied first on a fine field goal by Hay' ward but the Wildcat aerial forces were yet unac- counted for and early in the final quarter DuBois tossed to Lovett for a touchdown. The Wildcats started out with a snap right at the opening kickoff and pushed the Tigers all over the lContinued in Advertisers Sectionj The first pass toward the winning touchdown against Wesleyan

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bound and downed a dangerous Dubuque University eleven 10 to 7, on the Alumni Field. This was the locals' third Iowa Conference win and kept Coach Frank's rose and green gridders near the top. Parsons scored seven points in the first quarter on a long run by Hill only to have the invaders tally a similar count early in the final period. With a tie contest in evidence, Langston Parks calmly kicked a field goal. The Wildcats had possession of the ball on the Spartans five yard line as the game ended. The Parsons team very successfully bottled up Gibbs, Dubuque's star ball carrier the entire game. At the time the tilt was played the visiting colored back was one of the leading scorers in the nation. From the opening kickoff the play was about even until Hill and Tincher's spectacular touchdown play in the middle of the first period. Dubuque had possession of the ball on about the center stripe and in an endeavor to shake their backfield star, Thea Gibbs, loose, tossed a lateral on a wide play around the Wildcat left end. Wayne Hill was right in the midst of the proceedings, intercepted the pass and started goalward only to have a lone Sparron tackler loom up before him. Lyle Tincher the Parsons right end came smashing over, took our the touchdown obstacle, and Hill traveled fifty yards for a score. Claude Yount made a successful conversion and the count stood 7 and O with the Wildcats on the long end. From thence it was a tossup game and finally Barron of Dubuque went off his own tackle for a touchdown in the fourth stanza. He plunged to score the extra point. With only a few minutes of playing time remaining, Norvell and Lovett carried the pigskin to within scoring distance. Tincher came around on an end-around play and tossed a forward to Hill who was downed on the eight yard marker. Two plays later Parks booted a beautiful twenty-six yard field goal and Parsons had won her third conference game as the gun halted them on the Dubuque five yard stripe a minute or two later. PARSONS 7, CENTRAL 0 Before 2,000 Homecoming fans Coach Frank's Parsons gridders outfought and outclawed Central college, 7 to 0. lt was the fourth Wildcat confer- ence victory and left an almost perfect setting for Tincher tries an end around against Wesleyan RHYNAS MINER-Tackle LANGSTON PARKS-Batik ODELL 'TUFTY-Guard

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