University Medical College - Scalpel Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Smith-Twice captain, half back for three seasons, as nervy a little Irishman as ever wore the black and gold, excells in every department of the game. The teams success this season was largely due to his untiring efforts. XVinslow-A fast man with the ball, good at blocking and getting down the field, a good running mate for Smith. Rhodes-Sub End. A swift, nervy player who was handicapped by his weight, fifteen pounds more and Dusty would star with the best of them. First-A strong, nervy youngster who subbed at end. A man of whom much is expected next year. Ireland-Sub tackle. Another beginner of much promise, fast, a good tackler and a head for the game. Robinson-Sub guard. A strong, heavy man, who had little chance to show his met- tle this season. VVill be Callaway's mate at guard next year. Edmonson-A raw-boned Missourian, who, with little effort, could make good at any position in the line, but he is such a diligent student that Mars may find trouble winning him over. Price, R. P.-A tower of strength whose cyclonic vehemence of expression strikes ter- ror to the heart of his opponent, unable to get out much through stress of other business. He is married now. , Henry Witten-A star in every sense of the word whose lustrous radiance was some- what missed by his absence on the gridiron, owing to pressure of his restaurant business at 907 E. 10th. Duckett-A halfback of uncomm-on promise but for the fact that Mrs. D. objected to having those curly locks of Claude's pulled by some alien he might have made the all Western this year. ' Griffin-A good back whose religious duties somewhat interferred with his training. His Bible contains 7 or 11 pages. In the game between the Sophs and Juniors, he made touchdown after touchdown. Percy Ridler-The giant guard will not be with us next year as he is now a Senior. Percy learned the game on an all star team of which Toni Thumb was captain. Von Cannon has filed application for Callaway's job, should that player shift position, Harry Morton will be back in school next year. Papa Fletcher of fleet footed fame has announced his intention to become a candidate for quarter next fall. To those who have never been closely in touch with the internal workings of a f otball team, it is hard to realize that the duties of the managers are other than to o cut classes, and occasionally issue a requisition for a shin guard, but to the 1n1t1ated ' f 't has been ever known that uneasy lies the head that braves the wrath of the pro s. 1 arranges the games, accepts the adverse criticism of the entire te-am and half the athletic public, handles the money s, and is held responsible for all properties at the finar windup. Knowing the vicissitudes of this thankless position, Arthur Oechsli accepted the appointment, and with the able assistance of Percy Ridler so successfully and satisfac- torily executed his tas ent intercollegiate standing. VVe take this opportuni y o g . ' enerous moral and financial support to our boys, and wish it known that their en- g 1 couragement of our struggling hopes was the keystone of our years success. k that we have him to thank for our excellent schedule and pres- 't f a ain thanking the members of the faculty for their

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Zllnnthall in Hniuernitg Hllehiral Qlnllvge THOMAS WYATT, M. D. Assistant to Chair of Laryngology. IWI N September, 1895, there appeared on the field of the old Exposition Park eighteen ! or twenty young men of brawn and great stature. They were clad in an ill- assorted array of football clothing and looked very little like a champion team. Upon investigation, I learned that they were students of the University Medical College who had decided that spouting anatomy and sawing in the bone yard was not exercise commensurate with their physical demands and had determined to work off their su- perfluous energy in this mild form of sport. Ralph Light, alias Tub, had been elected captain, having played football before at Baker University. Captain Light was a magnificent specimen of manhood, standing about six feet and weighing 2101 pounds. Along with him were Dr. Lincolnfelter, now of Excelsior Springs, Mo., Dr. Fred O'Donnell of Junction City, Kas., and Dr. Lapp, at present one of our city fathers. These men I remember Well, as they were great football enthusiasts and had done much towards organizing the team in the college. They worked faithfully that season without the aid of a coach, other than that of the men on the team who had played in other schools. They owed most of their practice to the Central High School boys, who worked with them each aftern-oon. While this eleven did not develop any sensational teamwork, or Win many of the few games played, an-d none of the i-mportant o-nes that year, it served to develop good men and a college spirit that has never died and never Will. Next fall the nucleus of this first team was strengthened by a number of new men, among whom were Dr. Edward Pendleton, the incomparable guard, formerly of Baker 'Universityg Clay Allen, alias 'tKid Allen, also of Baker, Dr. Leon Le-wis of this city and Mr. William Buchholtz. These veterans of the game, each of them stars, so strengthened the team that they won most of this season's games and defeated Kansas State University, then the Western champions. During this year they were coached by Mr. Charles Taylor, a former Baker Uni- versity man and also Uni-on Coll'ege's star end. These victories served to give the U. M. C. team a standing in Western football and enabled them to arrange the strongest schedule of any Western team for the following season. The fall of 1897-98 found, in addition to the men on hand, Dr. Harry L. Heller, wearing the red and gold of U. M. C. Dr. Heller had been Baker's star half-back for two seasons, captain and half-back on the Denver Athletic Club's peerless team for two years, and came to U. M. C. with a reputation made and only remaining to be upheld. This reputation he certainly not only upheld, but added greatly to. His cool judgment in the directing of plays during a game, his ability and field judgment in practice, and his brilliant personal playing had never before been witnessed by a Western football audience. I have seen football in many parts of the country and it is my opinion that the peer of Dr. Heller never existed in his position in the back field. With the addition of this