Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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Wiz? Z Football Coach Charley Morgan submitted thirty-four names to the athletic council of Pitts- burg State College to receive football letters for the 1947 season. Included in the list were the following twelve senior grid stars: DON GERMAN: A bright star in the Pitts- burg squad who impressed a good many coaches and fans long before he came to college. Don played four years for the Pittsburg high school Dragons. He was captain of the team for two years and made the all-league and all-state se- lections as a half back. A two-year letterman for the Gorillas, Don made honorable mention on the all-conference selection in 1942. GLENN TOLLE: Glenn is a fleet footed half- back who attended high school in Yates Center, where he was captain of his football team his senior year. While in high school he played against the Stegge boys, who are members of the Gor- illa squad. A navy veteran, Glenn made honor- able mention on the All-Conference selections in 1942 and was active in many 1946 games. BUD BOMAN: A senior, Bud is spending his second football season at Pittsburg. He lettered three years on the Moran high school team and one year at Fort Scott Junior College before going to war. Bud is a half-back and saw plenty of service for the Gorillas this year. JOHNNY HOGUE: A senior, Johnny hails from Russell. He made all-state while in high school. In the navy during the war, Johnny served aboard a hospital ship. He played fresh- man ball at Notre Dame, as well as having played a year of varsity ball for the Irish.'l Johnny turned in a good 1946 season and will repeat it this year. LEROY SCHUETTE: A brainy quarterback, Leroy claims Pittsburg as his home town now, but he attended high school at Clay Center. Any coach is always happy to have an all-star player returning to his squad, and Charley Morgan was no exception. He was greatly cheered by the re- turn of Schuette, who made All-Central Confer- ence in 1942. DUDLEY STEGGE: Dud, a tackle who has a twin brother on the team, attended high school at Eureka. His home is Pittsburg now. Stegge played with Coach Morgan's outstanding navy team at the College in 1943. Tipping the scales at 215, Stegge is five feet eleven and a half inches tall. He is a rugged individual and was an out- standing asset on the Gorilla line this fall. JOHN HOTTENSTEIN: Hottenstein played guard with the Gorillas. He was always a favorite with the Pittsburg football fans. His home town is Humboldt. In the backfield are Boman, Heidman, Schuette and Lesco. In the line are Gray, Crutcher, Hottenstein, Linville, Page, Craven and Cerne. Page 20

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tackle and went on a 90-yard journey from his own ten-yard line to counter the only score made by the visitors. Chet Heidman, Ernie Hebenstriet, and Bud Boman were smashing their way to- ward the goal line when the final horn sounded. The line play of Lester, Nogel and Hottensteirf stood out. On Nov. 8, the Wisconsin State Teachers of River Falls, Wisconsin, powered their way to a 19 to 6 win over the Morganmen, who were not at full strength with Lester, Dud Stegge, and Tiny Allmon on the sick or injured list. Speedy backs, Shock and Feiler, operated from a T-formation on quick opening plays to strike early in scoring their 19 points in the first half. In the second half the Gorillas played ball on an even plane with the boys from River Falls. The local's score came on one play that net- ted 70 yards as Gooch Lorenzen fired an accurate pass to end Al Cerne who stayed two steps in front of the Wisconsin safety on a 35-yard race to the end zone. Pittsburg later drove to the two yard marker, but lost the ball on downs as a Lorenzen pass failed. The Arkansas State Teachers College kept their undefeated record intact by downing the Pittsburg Gorillas 20 to 0 at Conway, Arkansas, on Nov. 14. The Arkansas team added six point- ers in the first, second, and fourth quarters with long runs featuring their attack. In their last non- conference tilt of the season the Crimson and Gold drove to the six-yard stripe in the final period, but were unable to score. Nov. 22, at Emporia, saw Pitt in its final action for the season as the Emporia Teachers clinched the CIC crown with a 28 to 7 victory. The Hornets scored early in the ball game, and a few minutes later the Pitt team drove to the eight-yard line where Dale Morrow smashed off tackle and across the pay-off line. Leon Foster split the uprights to raise the Pittsburg total to 7. The Southeast Kansans threatened to score in the second quarter when Ray Denny took a pass from Schuette and dashed to the 25 where he was hauled down from behind, but Pitt was stopped there. In the fourth quarter Winchester plunged over for the Hornets and Baronoski's kick made it 14 to 7. Seven Gorillas received post season honors by being selected to play in the second annual Mo-Kan bowl game in Kansas City, Dec. 7. They were Leroy Schuette, Johnny Hogue, Don German, Dutch Nogel, Dale Morrow, John Hottenstein, and Glen T olle. ' The Associated Press picked Don German as their first team fullback for the second straight year. The honor bestowed on the hard hitting full- back was a result of his stellar ball-carrying abili- ties and his outstanding defensive play. Don Stegge was chosen as a guard on the second team and honorable mention went to ends Nogel and Les- ter, tackle Dud Stegge, guard John Hottenstein, and quarterback Johnny Hogue. In the backfield are Tolle, German, Hogue and Morrow. The line is composed of Nogel, Allmon, Mall, Wallace, Don Stegge, Crouch and Lester. Gumfory, Lorenzen, Dud Stegge and Hebenstriet were not present at the time the pic- tures were taken. Page 19

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DONALD STEGGE: Don, a guard, is a twin brother to Dudley, tackle. A stout, 200-pound gridster, Don played with Morgan's navy team in '43. He lettered four years at Eureka High school and was co-captain of the team in his senior year. Don -made the freshman squad at Kansas State, Manhattan, after his graduation from high school. JOE GRAY: This 180-pound end hails from Pittsburg. He was well known by all football fans for his excellent work while with the Pittsburg High School Dragons. BOB LORENZEN: More often called Gooch by his buddies, Bob lettered for the Gorillas in 1945 and 46. A quarterback, he had the finest passing arm of any college player in the area last year. Bob is a good ball handler and saw a lot of action this year. He is a product of Pittsburg High school. DALE MORROW: Dale's home is Tulsa, where he lettered on the Tulsa Central team while in high school. Dale came to Pitt in the fall semester of '43. He played on John Lance's basketball team in '44 and earned a football letter at K. U. in '45. Morrow turned in many long runs in 1946 and played a lot in the grid wars last fall. He is a halfback. DUTCH NOGEL: Another end who has plenty of football savvy. Also a product of Pitts- burg High school, Dutch made the All-Southeast Kansas team three years in a row. He also made the all-state high school squad. Nogel first went to Tulsa University, where he earned his freshman letter. He then went to the Springfield Teachers College, Springfield, Mo., where he played regular end for two years before the war interrupted his training. Others included in the list to receive letters were E. K. Allmon, Charles Belt, Al Cerne, Wayne Craven, L. C. Crouch, Ray Denny, Frank DeRiso, Ray Evans, L. M. Foster, Jack Grim, Jim Gum- fory, Ernie Hebenstriet, Chet Heidman, Steve Johnson, Harman Lesco, Don Linville, Firman Mall, Scottie Moherman, Frank Page, jack Wal- lace and John Winters. Eclitor's Note: The next issue of the Kanza, to be distributed to students before the end of the spring semester, will carry complete coverage of the Gorilla year in basketball. Sports editor jim Brown has said pictures for this feature are now being taken. The word-picture of the basketball season will be handled by Brown who did the excellent football and track write-ups for this issue. In the backfield are Vossen, Snyder, Foster and Macheers. The line consists of Denny, Belt, Page, Grim, Hottenstein, Craven and Cerne, Page 21