St Xavier College - Xaverian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Haskell Indians November 27. O the strains of the war dance the Haskell Redskins once more invaded Xavier territory, and again withdrew with the scalps of their enemy dangling from bloody belts. Before a throng of fourteen thousand Turkey Day celebrants, the valiant Avondale crew went down in defeat by a 47 to 6 score. Captain Knecht, on the sidelines for his last game of college football, was prevented from starting by a broken rib, an injury suffered in the Otterbein Fbattle. Before the contest he presented a gold watch to Big John Levi as an appre- ciation of the Indianis stellar playing and true sportsmanship in the years he has performed here. . Xavier registered her only touchdown in the first few minutes of play. After Smith and Pappio had failed to make first down for Haskeli, George Levi punted to the home team,s thirty-five yard line. Beatty took the ball on the first play and sifted through the entire Redskin crew for a well deserved marker. Wenzel missed the kick. Haskell counted in all four quarters. In the first half the it1 'i,tgl;hti1'1g Irish showed battle worthy of their name, holding the Indians to a 13,6 score. But from the start of the third period the steel-sinewed Redmen gradually wore down their lighter opponents. Beyond a doubt, they are physically the toughest aggregation that ever played a game of football on Corcoran Field. They take their punishment with marvelous tranquility. Nevertheless this last game on Xavieris schedule when contrasted with the first, brought out strikingly the vast improvement of the green-jerseyed eleven in two short months. Page One Hundred Sixty-six

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Graduate Athletes i2 5 HEN Bill Knecht bids adieu to his Alma Mater, St. Xavier will lose a great athlete. During his first two years in athletics Bill played sterl- ing football in the private ranks of the blue and white. In 1924 he captained the squad and continued his fine work on the line. He was a great favorite at his school, a hard fighter always, a true sportsman and gentleman. Lowell Baurichter is another man who leaves us this year. Like Captain Knecht, he earned his annual letter in the tackle position, and never failed to show an excellent brand of football. His fidelity in practice and training was always noticeable, a characteristic which was doubtless responsible for his pronounced success. St. Xavier will feel his loss. We take off our hats to Herb Lammers, the plucky little halfback who also completes his studies this year. Herb literally fought his way into the lineup, and proceeded to show Coach Meyer and the populace just precisely what he could do. He is game to the core and as hard, physically, as the proverbial nail. He has the stuff of which gridiron heroes are made. John Murray, completing the quartette of graduate athletes, kept both football and baseball men hustling to hold him out of the game. He worked hard at all practice sessions and was ever ready to step into action at a word from the coach. An extremely likable fellow, Johnny has everything physi- cally and intellectually to recommend a bright future, To these four athletes who gave their finest, we extend the wishes of the men who best knew them, Xavier men, for all that is happiest in life. Page One Hundred SixLy-eight