Starbuck High School - Chippewan Yearbook (Starbuck, MN)

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Page20 CI-IIPPEWAN 1940 Graceville 0: Starbuck 32 Starbuck took its first victory of the season from a highly-rated Graceville team, with Brenden, Larson, Nodland, Person, I-Ioium, and Nelson in the lineup. During the first quarter of play Graceville threatened to score, but always lacked the final punch. But with good leadership of plays called by our quarterback, V. Larson, we pulled out victorious by a score of 32 to 0. Hancock 16: Starbuck 70 The Hancock men were the next victims to give the Starbuck team a scalp. The game proved to be an easy victory, as the Hancock team could not stand the grueling pace the fair Norwegians set. Good blocking, interference, and defensive play were the features of this game. Hoium, at center, played an outstanding game, as he opened holes in the center of the line to let fullback A. Brenden score twice in the first few minutes of the game. When the 48 playing minutes were up Hancock was content to let the battle subside. Alberta, 19: Starbuck 12 Starbuck dropped its only game to Alberta. Due to the absence of our regular quarterback, V. Larson, our team did not function just right. Starbuck threatened to score but fell short each time. However, we suc- ceeded in crossing the goal line two times, with half- back Nodland accounting for one touchdown in a spec- tacular run. A hard battle followed throughout the game and at the finish found Alberta in the lead by a score of 19 to 12. Chokio 22: Starbuck 24 The Chokio game meant the end of the high school football career for many, as well as the last game of the season. In order to make it a gala event the Star- buck team staged a rally which netted 24 points to Chokio's 22. This game proved to be the thriller of the season. Chokio proved to have just as scrappy a team as we did and played above expectations. Starbuck scored the first counter soon after the opening whistle, in which V. Larson crossed the goal without a man touch- ing him. Chokio retaliated soon after on a nicely exe- cuted pass, and scored the extra point. At the half, Starbuck was on the short end with a score of 6 to 16. But with new encouragement at the half from Coach Nygaard we found quarterback V. Larson running 42 yards for his second touchdown, with Chokio players hanging on every limb. This created a new spirit in the whole team. Later, on a pass from Nodland to A. Berg, we soon emerged near the coveted goal from which A. Brenden submar- ined across for a score of 18 to 22. A few plays later A. Brenden recovered a fumble on the 20 yard line and again a pass was completed in which we found our- selves up against the goal with only a few minutes re- maining. Again Larson barked out the right signal, when half back, W. Nelson swayed the Chokio line to one side as he crossed the goal for the victory. The final minutes found Evjen, a sophomore, hitting the Chokio defensive wall for gains every trip, until the plow boy finally had to stop when the final gun sounded its message, the last game of the season, the final game for nine seniors, and a 24 to 22 victory for Starbuck. This season we won three and lost one. Starbuck's total points were 138 to their opponent's 57. None of the opponents points were from scrimmage. May next year's team be ever more successful and come through the season undefeated. This season finished the football careers of nine seniors. They are Arden Brenden, Vernon Larson, Earl Person, Sidney Aslagson, Wallace Hoium, James Moen, Arthur Berg, Walter Nelson, and Paul Samuel- son.

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1940 CHIPPEWAN Page19 Football 4. Standing-left to right-Howard Hagen, Paul Samuelson, Ortman Disrud, Arthur Berg, John Evans, Aldrid Opheim, Norris Evjen, CMr. Nygaard, coachl, James Erickson, Roy Berens, Sidney Aslagson, Thomas Hagert, Erling Brevig, Chester Olson. Seated-Wallace Hoium, Vernon Larson, Henry Nodland Jr., Arden Brenden, Walter Nelson, Earl Person, James Moen. FOOTBALL SCHED ULE October 6 ,, ,, . i,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,.,... Graceville at Starbuck October 13 ,,,,, October 18 .,,,.,,,,,,,,,... ..,......,,..,,,.... Hancock at Starbuck Alberta at Starbuck October 27 , A,,, , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,.,....,s.,,.,... Chokio at Chokio Three home games. One out-of-town game. Football Summary The first day of the 1939-40 school term brought more than our usual lessons and subjects. Football was resumed after having a periord of four years rest. It was quite a different set-up, where only six men played. It was entirely new and different, six-man l'ootball. And so again a new football spirit was born among the athletes of Starbuck, all wondering how Starbuck would t'air with no experience at all among the enthusiastic players. Starbuck was one of the eight teams which belonged to the Little Eight league and was considered one of the strongest teams in it. One practice game was se- cured with Hoffman and from this game Coach Ny- gaard saw possibilities in having a strong team before the regular schedule started. Twenty men responded to Coach Nygaard's call They included A. Brenden, W. Hoium, V. Larson, Person, Henry Nodland, S. Aslakson, J. Moen, W. Nel- son, P. Samuelson, E. Brevig, R. Berens, J. Evans, O. Disrud, T. Hagert, E. Opheim, J. Erickson, O. Dahl- seng, A. Berg, C. Olson, and A. Sylvester. A captain was chosen before each game. The season's schedule of four games was the smallest ever scheduled in the history of the school. The seasonls most costly and only defeat came from Alberta. This setback deprived us of the championship of the League. The first weeks of the season were not at all en- couraging, as the squad consisted of a large group of new and inexperienced candidates, but as the season progressed a steady improvement could be seen in every game. Coach Nygaard developed a fast and fighting team which experienced defeat but once dur- ing the season. Continued on Followmg Page

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ittwn u fl W .g U qg,,v' rl, VJ-CJ?,.' .. 04, Will f fu'fWfMflf frqv 43, EXWAN Pagezi in fr j - Q .. ,. W asebaii 1940 Standing-Howard Hagen, Erling Brevig, Norris Evjen, Randolph Sanvik, Teddy Ross, Claremont Pederson, Earl Person, Sidney Aslagson, Arvid Sylvester, Luther Nelson, Harris Larson, Gerhard Lingen, Elwood Wollan, iMr. Nygaard, coachj. Seated-Roy Berens, Walter Nelson, Arden Brenden, Perry Berg, Wallace Hoium, Orville Dahlseng, Aldrid Opheim, Arthur Berg, Vernon Larson, Henry Nodland Jr. Baseball practise started officially on Monday, April 15. About thirty enthusiactic boys reported to Coach F. V. Nygaard. By April 24th the squad was cut to twenty-five. The season is short and the weather of- ten inclement. Thus far this season one game, the re- turn game with Alberta, has had to be cancelled be- cause of rain. As our annual goes to press before the results of all of our games are complete we include mnly those games that have been played, the season's schedule, and the names of the nine members of the baseball squad who are seniors. Senior members on the team, and most of them veterans and letter win- ners, are Orville Dahlseng, Vernon Larson, Walter lXel-'on, Arthur Berg, Wallace Hoium, Gerhard Lingen, Sidney Aslagson, Earl Person, and Arden Brenden. They wish the best of luck for next year's team. On April 24 the Bucks journeyed to Alberta, only to l'e defeated by the rather decisive score of ll to 3. Vernon Larson started on the mound but got into dif- tculty and was relieved by Roy Berens, who did a nice job ol' checking the Alberta swatsmen. Orville Dahl- seng had the Alberta hurlers worried whenever he :etc-ppcll to the plate, as he got a long triple in the se- cond inning. Cooper, the Alberta pitcher, deserves much credit, as he really had the Bucks swinging at thin air throughout most of the game. May 7 found Morris High School playing Starbuck, and the Bucks turned back Morirs by a score of 4 to 0. Roy Berens pitched a three-hit game allowing no one to reach third and only two reached second. He struck out eight batters. Starbuck got seven hits and had nine men left on base. Starbuck High School played Hancock at Hancock on May 9 and won by a score of 7 to 3. Perry Berg went the route for the Bucks, allowed 6 hits, and struck out seven batsmen. Schmidgall and Thurson pitched for Hancock, and the Bucks got 10 hits off their delivery. Three games remain on the schedule, namely Cyrus, Chokio, and Wheaton, but these will be played too late to be included in this year's annual. Baseball Schedule Alberta at Alberta ,, April 24 Morris at Starbuck .,,..., ,.,. . , ,,,,, May 7 Hancock at Hancock ., ,, May 9 Alberta at Starbuck May 14 Cyrus at Starbuck .. ., ...... May 17 Chokio at Chokio .,.,. May 20 Wheaton at Wheaton May 23