Rushford High School - Valley Legend Yearbook (Rushford, MN)

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iRiTBiir iT iTiTiiTSTiiTBTiil ilSTin r n iTi 1 ,,c Valley Legend — jSnHWHHSSlimS m m m n id id id 141 m id id id iH id fits id id id id id id id id Rushford was in scoring- position when the gun sounded. In the last game with Plain-view, the Plainview team won by a 6-2 score. The following won letters in football this year: Capt. Elmer Bidwell, Robert Bid-well, John P. Anderson, James Engrav, Einar Erickson, Gilmer Highlen, Axel Jaastad, Mart n Kjos, Nordahl Overland, Arthur Peterson, Palmer Peterson, Walter Quarve, Lyle Schocnover, Robert Schoonover, and Justin Swiggum. TABLE OF SCORES TEAM PLAYED OPPONENT’S SCORE RUSHFORD’S Chatfield 0 6 Preston 14 0 Lanesboro 18 7 St. Charles 37 0 Lewiston 0 32 Lewiston 0 12 Lanesboro 0 0 Plainview 6 2 TOTAL SCORES 75 51) SCORE THE PLAYERS CAPT. “DUTCH” BIDWELL made an excellent leader by combining his natural ability with earnestness of purpose. His line smashes could be counted upon every time. ROBERT BIDWELL was an immovable object to the foes. His great weight and power made him valuable. JOHN P. ANDERSON proved to be a fast charger in the line and excelled at stopping plays behind the line. JAMES ENGRAV at center was the mainstay of the line. Steady on defense, passing true on offense, he was one of the most reliable players. EINAR ERICKSON had plenty of fighting spirit and ambition. Hard work and sticking to it won a letter for him this year. GILMER HIGHLEN’S unfortunate injury caused the loss of a valuable player. He was especially effective in end runs that could always be depended upon for gains. AXEL JAASTAD at end was one of the best tackles on the team. When end runs came his way, he could be depended upon to stop them. MARTIN KJOS at the other end got a late start but soon developed into a dependable player. Grabbing passes was Martin’s high art. NORDAHL OVERLAND was one of the huskies in the line. Driving on offense and defense was an art that he excelled in. ARTHUR PETERSON, playing his second year of football, although only a Sophomore, was one of the big factors at plugging up the line. PALMER PETERSON won a place on the squad by driving power and hard work. He has two years left to play. WALTER QUARVE proved to be a good ball carrier with a knack of following his interference closely. He has two years left. LYLE SCHOONOVER had an art of mixing the plays and confusing the enemy. His interference paved the way for many yards. ROBERT SCHOONOVER was one of the most valuable men on the squad. His trickiness and headwork left many a would-be tackier empty-handed. JUSTIN SWIGGUM was the mainstay of the team when it came to getting extra yards. His l'ne drives and end runs always brought gains. iH Id Id Id Hi id id itf Sfi it Hi Hi Id Hi Hi Hi -HI □J» ill Hi id Hi id id id id id id Id ■Ji id id g;—19 3 1 — n ■ n«ni im'b'.i ■'ill [ PAGE TWENTY-THREE 1

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— The Valley Legend !i!li»|UfmiBniiBnii«iiii«iniBiui«iniBiiii«ii»iBinii iniiHl.i'aiHiHliilaUiiaiiiiBiii Biii'BiiiiBiira'iraiii i Thomson. McDonald. P. Peterson, Erickson. Highlcn, Schiebstad. Humble. Hoegh O’Donnell, A. Peterson. Overland. Enjrrav, It. Kjos, Jaastad. It. Schoonover, E. Bidwell Bidwell, James, Anderson. Mr. Hanson (Coach (Captain). Swiggum. I,. Schoonover. Quarve Football V HEN THE football season opened last fall, six lettermen in a squad of twenty v reported for practice. The lettermen were: Capt. “Dutch” Bidwell, Janies Engrav, Nordahl Overland, Arthur Peterson, Lyle Schoonover, and Justin Swiggum, who hailed from Peterson. With many inexperienced players, the prospects at the start of the season were not particularly bright. However, the team developed rapidly and proved that it should be feared by its opponents. Although the team did not win all of its games, it was a team with a fighting spirit. We can be proud of our 1930 grid team. The first game was with the Chatfield eleven. Rushford surprised the Fielders and ?lf took them into camp by a 6-0 score. Preston played here in the second game and took if! a 14-0 victory. The boys fought hard and showed up well in defeat. Lanesboro played jjji here next and defeated Rushford by pushing over three touchdowns in the last quarter. jj| The score was 18-7. jjj| iff Rushford went to St. Charles next and the St. Charles team took a 37-0 victory. At times Rushford played the best football displayed all year. Rushford engaged in two -j-games with Lewiston next and won the first 32-0 and the second 12-0. The return game ‘ at Lanesboro was the most exciting game of the season. Although the game ended 0-0, m m -- 1 01 Kit 11 ■' 111 ■ 11 • ' 11 : 11: ■11 ■ I ■ 111! ■ i I i I PACK TWENTY-TWO 1

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i HiEMESH-The Valley Legend - it; ■tj gtl M Iti iti Iti iti it! iti iti iti iti iti iti iti Itf iti sc iti iti iti James, Schoonover, Jaastad Quarve, Mr. Hanson (Coach I SwiKfrum. Anderson, Hiirhlcn (Captain). Overland. Enurrav Boys’ Basketball I HEN THE basketball season for 1930-31 opened, four lettermen in a large squad ’ reported to practice. The squad was soon cut to twelve and hard earnest practice set in. The lettermen were: Captain Gilmer Highlen, James Engrav, Nordahl Overland, and Justin Swiggum. The prospects at the start of the season were bright and Rushford looked forward to a winning team. In this we were not disappointed, for Rushford finished the season second in percentage and carried off third place at the District Tournament. The season was as follows: On November 26 Mabel visited Rushford and was defeated by an 18 to 10 score. December 5 Preston came to Rushford for a practice game and the green and gold was defeated by a 15 to 14 score. In a practice game Rushford defeated Lanesboro 23 to 11 on December 12. Rushford played Peterson here on December 19 and held the up-river boys to one basket by a 31 to 2 score. The strong Alumni team defeated the High School on Dcember 30 by a 23 to 12 score. Houston was defeated by the green and gold team on January 9 at Houston by a 27 to 5 count. On January 16, Preston again defeated Rushford by a 17 to 12 score. Rushford went to Chatfield on January 23 and emerged with a 19 to 11 victory over the Fielders. ■'! ■li!T i ■ u i ■ ii■ ■■'■'ll■ ii■ ii■ n■ ii'bii iTii■ n■ I,■ m■'■■ ■ m | PAGE TWENTY-FOUR 1