Sioux Falls College - Sioux Brave Yearbook (Sioux Falls, SD)

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Gibson was captain-elect of two elevens. He did a real job at tackle and at halfback. In running back of punts, Peirce was nothing short of sensational. The squad owes much to Fuzz , the slippery, elusive field general. Rost looks as if he were mad, but it ' s just a characteristic pose of this hard hitting tackle. Bob maintains has stand at center like the Rock of Gibraltar. A scrappy fighter and a hitter is this freshman guard, Oats Barr. Carney became a sensational full- back this season after being converted from line position. Bill Potticary — He went down fighting hard. After receiving a regu- lar post on the squad, Bill played two full games and received a broken elbow in the first two minutes of the Tepee Day game. Chief Maher demonstrated his ability to hawk passes and received an end position. Tdckle -

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Football Captain John Gibson Coming to SFC from Grand Island College, Neb., Johnny has given this school two years of distinguished service in football, basketball, and tennis. Gibson holds the honor of being football captain-elect of Grand Island College and Captain at SFC. He is a courageous and spirited leader, and at all times has the respect and confidence of his team mates. A finer man or athlete will not be found registered on the books of Sioux Falls College. The Season The referee blows his whistle. Captain Gibson raises his arm to signal that his team is ready for action, — and then, the kick-off! The ball goes end over end straight into the arms of Vopat, freshman halfback playing his first game for Sioux Falls college. The Braves interference forms, and the ball carrier cuts over to the side line. He ' s up to the 30 yard line and being run out of bounds on the 35 yard striper. — A nice return. The Purple and White are huddling. Now they are lining up unbalanced to the right, with Helfert, big freshman passing specialist, back. The ball is snapped by W inter, hard fighting sophomore center, to Captain Gibson, converted from tackle to fullback, crashing over little Ollie Abraham, who opens a nice hole allowing Gibson to pick up five yards. Second down; five to go; a plunge off tackle; no gain; a sweeping end run; good for three yards. Fourth down. Werle, clever sophomore, back; kicks a low spiral rolling out of bounds on the opponents 18 yard line. Braves Win Opener 7—6 Sheldon Junior college tries two running plays with little gain. They kick. The play see-saws back and forth. Sioux Falls has the ball on Sheldon ' s 15-yard line. The ball comes to Squeak Farnsworth, shifty pony back, who comes around right end. There is some pretty blocking going on out there, and Farnsworth gets into the clear. Yes, he ' s over for a touchdown! Potticary, freshman place-kicking artist, trys for the point. It ' s wide. Sioux Falls 6 — Sheldon 0. From this point, the Braves showed clearly their superiority over the Sheldon boys. Coach Francis Olsen substituted frequently to find out the ability of his new men. Walter Rice, freshman end, showed clearly that he was to be one of the finest ends in the conference. Otis Barr and Roy Kentfield demonstrated that they would be strong con- tenders for regular berths. Other new-comers giving good accounts of themselves were: Taylor, Rauk, Harris, Vest, Gibbs, Little, Vickerman, Huisinga, Potticary, Harrington, in the line; and Iverson, Vopat, Helfert and Bauer in the backfield. Jim Hughes, elusive freshman back was unable to play due to a sprained ankle. All of the gridders who were members of the squad last year displayed a high class brand of football. The group in- Eighty-jour

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Football [Continued] eluded: Rayl, end; Rost, tackle; Abraham, guard; Norris, tackle and center; Winters, center; Captain Gibson, tackle and fullback; Carnahan, fullback; Werle, halfback; Jacob- son, halfback; Raveling, halfback; Farnsworth, halfback; and Peirce, quarterback. Although exhibiting a great group of boys, Sheldon fell an easy prey of the Braves by the score of 19 to 0. Praised For Passing Offense The Olsenmen next attacked the camp of the Telegraphers at Le Mars, but were turned back by a heavier team which collected 20 points to for Sioux Falls college. The Western Union boys were not as superior, however, as the score indicates, but took ad- vantage of two breaks, a blocked punt recovered behind the goal line and a fumble. A sleeper was responsible for the third counter. The Braves played hard football, and had they not been so weak in the kicking department might easily have turned the tables on the Telegraphers. Mike Strahon, injured in early season practice, rejoined the squad in this game and played a bang-up game at tackle. The LeMars paper credited Coach Olsen and his teams with one of the prettiest passing offenses seen on that field. Next in line was the Tepee Day game against Southern Normal. There was just naturally too much homecoming spirit and the Braves reached the peak and were on their way down when they lined up against the Pointers of Springfield. Generally listless play and at times over-desperate play spelled defeat for the Purple and White boys. Getting off to a bad start by two fumbles in the Braves ' territory which resulted in a touchdown seemed to inject into the hearts of the boys a sting they could not overcome. An unusually large crowd attended the game and many left the East Side Athletic Field disappointed with the 20 to score, but none were as broken-hearted as the boys who played that day. Bill Potticary suffered a fractured collar-bone in the first quarter and was lost to the team for the season. Vikings Win By Two Points Taking on a new drive and determination, the team was whipped into shape the fol- lowing week for the traditional battle with the Auggies. Captain Gibson was moved into the tackle position and Carnahan went in at the fullback position. He distinguished himself as one of the hardest plungers, blockers and tacklers in the conference. Coach Olsen also worked up a new T-back formation which took advantage of quick opening plays for his light, fast backfield. The Braves were the underdogs in this game, most fans wagering that the Norsemen would lead by at least 30 points. What a game and what a tribe of Braves played that day! Alert, smart, aggressive, and clean play was evident in every move the team made. They clicked. That tells the story. The Auggies scored first on a long pass and a plunge. The attempted conversion was wide. Sioux Falls college struck back to block two punts for automatic safeties and narrowly missed scoring two-touchdowns when a slippery ball was dropped in the end zone after a well executed pass play, and a ball carrier crossed the goal line only to be called back be- cause the officials ruled that he had stepped outside. The game, ending 6 to 4 in favor of Eighty-six