University of Wisconsin River Falls - Meletean Yearbook (River Falls, WI)

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THE ATHLETIC BOARD THE COACHIIIG STAFF R. A. Korqos. A. N. Johnson Robert Theyer. Marjorie Dempsey Gerald Manion O. J. Sjowel G. P. Junkman, Gerald Manion Student Members Clifford Juedes (resigned) O. J. Sjowall CAPTAINS 1942.1943 Rasmtmon. boitolboll: 0»i. 'football: PrwcW 90M: Dot h. football: Slow. baiaball: Andraa. tennis: Coach Maaioa R CLUB 1943 Back row: Meehan. Olson. Wickman. Rvhtam. Daiu. C. Brook . Prwcha. Graschner. P acak. Nelson . . Middle row: Oft. Vin . Klucarich, Poppy. Mohlbarg. Hoilol. Thayar, Rasmussen1 . . Front row: Lo Jaaaa. liastar. Dosch. Goodspeed. Drehmel. Stonar. La non. MeCardla. Frokjar THE T CLUB Rudolph Meehan.......................President Fred Ubbelohde..................Vice-President Lee Dosch..................Secretary-Treasurer This organization is made up of those men who have won major or minor awards in some varsity sport. Most notable of their achievements was the R” Club Carnival. It was an al-school affair held in North Hall, and it proved to be one of the social highlights of the entire school year. Footbal Byron Brooke Roger Cemohous Robert Cretney JaH Diffendorfer Lee Dosch Horry Frokjor Neil Goodspeed Alfred Heikle Emmett Kelly Joseph Klucarich John Kramer Lloyd Larson Harold LeJeune Allen Unster Robert LoveN Rudolph Meehan Velmo Nelson Lemoine Olson •Robert Olson Joseph Ott Kenneth Poppy Francis Ptacek Kenneth Rasmussen David Ruhsam Wayne Sinnen John Storzer John Sullivan Robert Thayer Fred Ubbelohde Carl Wickman William Wilco. Basketball Donald Baird Byron Brooke Colbum Brooke Eugene Deiss Duane Doolittle Lee Dosch Lloyd Larson Hugh McCerdle Kenneth Poppy Kenneth Rasmussen John Storzer John Sullivan Gordon Vine Letter Awards Voted by the Athletic Board in Football for the 1942 Season Baseball Major Letters Cretnev LeJeune R. Olson Diffendorfer Linehan Ott Dosch Unster Ptacek Frokjor Meehan Rasmussen Kramer Nelson Ruh:om Larson Minor Letters Boles Goodspeed Klucarich Brooke Hoikel L Olson Sinnen Storzer Sullivon Thayer Ubbelohde Wilco Gerald Drehmei Edward Greschner Wallace Mehlberg Lyle Nelson Joseph Ott Golf Kenneth Poppy John Storzer Robert Thayer Fred Ubbelohde John Prucha Wickmen ‘Mtabm who w«ro in school on or two fount. La Crosse River Falls Superior Stout .. Eeu Oeire Conference Standings Won Lost .......4 0 ....2 2 .... 2 2 ... 2 2 ............................0 4 Players Named on All-Conference Second Team Rasmussen—Tackle Thayer—Guard Ott—Halfback Results of the Season Conference River Falls 15 Eau Claire 7 River Falls 0 La Crosse ... .... 27 River Falk 14 Superior 6 River Falls • 0 Stout .. 26 Non-Conference River Falls 6 Winona 22 River Falls 0 Macalester 19

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To develop every talent we possess in order that we may become more efficient leaders now and in the future is to serve our country and our school.

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Bed row: Devine. Jilot. Klucench. Elchingor. Ouelman. Diffondo'fcr. Goodipees. BrooU .. Third row: Aaljiani Coach Juodai. La Jouno. V ilco . Maahan. Otto . Ha ill . Bolos. Nelson. Coach MonScn . . Second row: Unstar. Sullivan. Ruhtam. Kramor. Frotjar. Linahan. Larson .. Front row: Storjer. Crorncy. Co-captain Doseh. Co-captain Oft. Thayar. Ubbalohda FOOTBALL 1942 The Falcons opened the season against Winona at Ramor Field on September 26 with six lettermon in the starting lineup. Several changes were made as the season wont on, and the boys finished in a second place tio in tho conference standings. The game with Winona was the first game played undor the lights installed at Ramor Field the past summer. The contest was played in a driving rain which slowed up the S considerably and kept a Targe prospective crowd ot 9. The Manionmen couldn't get going, and OH was tackled behind the goal lino for a safety midway in tho first guarter. Fritz, Winona fullback, went over from the I-yard line to end the first half scoring. Winona scorod two more touchdowns in tho third quarter. Shorty Lo-Jeune scored for River Falls late in the gome. The final score: 22-6. A vastly improved Falcon eleven played host tho following Friday to Eau Claire in the initial conference game. Tho boys in Red and White defeated tho Zommen in a convinc a manner, 15-7. Surprisingly enough Eau Claire led at the , 7-0, by virtuo ot a pass interception. The passing duo of Ott to Dosch made it all River Falls in the second haTf. On October 9 River Falls journeyed to La Crosso. The Falcons couldn't match the Indians' superior manpower. At the half tho conference champions were leading 7-0. Then the Falcon defonse foil opart with the Indians pushing across three more tallies before the final gun. The Manionmen fought all the way. but were simply outmanned. The boys in Red and White hoped to bounce back against Macofesfer of St. Paul. However, the Macs were the largest team the Falcons faced all year, and they used this superiority to good advantage. Mocofester marched down the field to its scores on sheor power alone; penalties and fumbles thwarted the efforts ot the Falcons. In the homecoming game tho Falcons celebrated at the expenso of tho highly touted Superior Yellowjackets. They went out to Scrap Superior and did just exactly that to the tune of 14-6. Lato in the second quartor Nochak passed to Zell, Yellowjacket halfback, in the end zone. Once more the Falcons found themselves behind at the half, 6-0. Then a 70-yard sustained drive was climaxod with Larson going over from the one. Rudy Meehan’s kick was good. To make the victory more omphatic. Joe Ott intercepted a Superior lost minuto desporation pots on the 30 and sped 70 yards down tho sidelines to pay dirt. Meehan converted again to make the score, 14-6. For the final game of the season River Falls went to Me nomonie. The Falcons completely outplayed Stout for threo periods, but the score romoineo 0-0. Storti led a Blue Devil attack that netted four touchdowns in the final ten minutes. The final score: 26-0. Dotoh skirls ond Moohon coitvorli