St Marys College - Dial Yearbook (St Marys, KS)

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Season S'okmile was not only one of ins St. Mary’s lias ever had. ined qualities of leadership, sportsmanship, and aggressiveness in a remarkable manner. Paul was always in the thick of the fray and the more desperate the battle and the more ticklish the situation the more urgent were his words of encouragement and praise, the more tireless were his efforts to keep the team going at top speed. All praise to Captain Paul Normile, a true St. Mary’s captain. There existed in the team a spirit perhaps even better than in former years. There was. of course, the traditional never-say-dic-spirit. I ut the happy combination of friendship, loyalty, and co-operation made the team the fine unit that it was. The students were quick to recognize this and were all the more loyal and proud of their team’s efforts on the gridiron. Also in defeat each one was willing and ready to forget, realizing there was no use “crabbing” the game. Many things like this combine to offset the memory of the games lost with a more pleasant thought and remembrance of a season in which we often suffered defeat but in which the team or student body admitted they were beaten. Low scores might indicate that we had a very good defense, and at the same time a very poor offense. The former would he correct but the latter could not be asserted so safely. We did have a good offense potentially, but injuries and other things worked havoc in the backfield. We had a wealth of hackfield material at the beginning of the season but after the first game or two it was a case of try and find a whole back-field in good repair. Generally it couldn’t be done, with the result that the offense was rather weak. It may he said confidentially that it was only tough breaks in the matter of injuries that kept us from having an offense that could have provided the few tallies that separated defeat from victory. However winter has passed and spring is here. CArTAlX NORM ILK One Hundred Thirty-one

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MR. STEPHEN (i. O'ROURKE REV. A. KERENS. S. J. MR. T. O'CONNOR. S. JAMES A. LEWIS ADRIAN TATE TIMOTHY J. MURPHY Baseball Mgr. Football Mgr. Basketball Mgr. One Hundred Thirty

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('apt aix-elect Hkxry Poos. Hank is quite a rover in the line. He lias played tackle, guard and center with equal merit during his three years on the varsity and when lie plays center he plays everything from end to defensive half-back. Anyone who has played opposite “Henri in the line will be only too glad to testify to the fact that he is a bad man to face. Good luck during the coming season. Henry. U. OF WICHITA 15—ST. MARY’S 0 Due to practically continuous rains during the two weeks preceding October 4 . the team was in poor shape for their initial fray. At the very outset of the contest an intercepted pass and a nice run gave the Wheatshockers a chance to score and they acted on the assumption that opportunity knocks but once, for they grabbed it with clutching hands. Lack of concerted action and many fumbles kept the play in St. Mary’s territory throughout the quarter. Brungardt was taken out earlv in the game with a badly injured elbow which bothered him the rest of the season. Early in the second quarter a bad pass from center recovered bv Greve gave the invaders two points, which, coupled with another touchdown, brought the total to 15 points for the half. To start the second half Cramer subbing for Brungardt returned the kick-off (Ht yards. A first down put the ball on the 10-vard line, but another fumble lost it and the most serious scoring threat of the afternoon turned out to he a dud. The rest of the period resolved itself into a trading orgy mostly via the punting route but frequently by tumbles. All during the fourth quarter Coach O’Rourke made numerous substitutions, but the strategist wasn’t able to do any damage and the game ended with the Saints still battering away unsuccessfully at the Wheat-shocker's impenetrable defense. As a whole the game was poorly played. Fumbles were frequent, and sad to relate, the boys from Wichita were very greedy when it came to recovering them. This counted a great deal in the outcome of the game. Edward Mueluaupt also earned his third football letter this year which is ample testimony of his ability. In spite of the fact that Ed totes a fair-weather knee he plays a slashing game at tackle. I le breaks up plays before they get under way and opens holes for his own backs to wade through. If Ed is as successful in his game of life as he was at football, he will rise to great heights. Ml’KI.IIAI’PT P )( S Out- Hundred, Thirty-two