University of Minnesota School of Agriculture - Moccasin Yearbook (Morris, MN)

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WTR AMURATL CO-CAPTAINS Cleo Dyer, Arlo Gilbertson In keeping with the belief that students profit from participation in competitive athletic events, the school has adopted a program of intramural sports as well as interscholastic com- petition. The sound of the referee’s whistle issuing from the football field or from the gym- nasium, depending upon the season, is testimony of the fact that the gridiron and the play- ing court are constantly in use. Class basketball teams, in an effort to prepare for the class basketball tournament held early in March begin practicing as soon as the football season is over. Girls as well as boys take part in the tournament, which probably arouses more interest than any other event during the school year. There is also a swimming schedule which gives every student in school a chance to enjoy the swimming pool. Back Row—E. Pelto, L. Lainen, C. Dyer, B. Lafferty, L. Jorschumb, T. Taffe, A. Bethke, P. Smith, Coach. Front Row—A. Gilbertson, L. Bornhoft, C. Bethke, O. Nigg, H. Zimbrick, E. Drake, L. Kent, D. Redshaw.

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Robert Thiel, Edisteen Strand, Valerian Piekarski, Kenneth Hanson, Harry Flatin, Mr. Edson, Coach. ChOSS COUNTRY Cross country running is an innovation in the West Central School sports program, having been introduced this year. Mr. Edson, who ran on the University of Minnesota cross country and track teams when he was a student at the University, acted as coach of the team. Twenty boys responded to Mr. Edson’s call for cross country runners, issued early in the school year. Out of this group a team of five men and one alternate were chosen. Team members were Edisteen Strand, George Amundson, Harry Flatin, Kenneth Hanson, and Robert Thiel. Valerian Piekarski was chosen as alternate. Members of the track team made two trips this year. The first excursion was to Crook- ston, on November 9, where they were defeated by a more experienced Northwest School team by the extremely small margin of one point. The next week, on November 16, the team went to St. Paul for the Minnesota Agricultural School Invitational meet in which the Agri- cultural Schools at St. Paul, Crookston, and Morris competed, as well as teams from Carleton, Hamline and Macalester Colleges. Among the Agricultural Schools St. Paul won first place; Morris was second, and Crookston third. The event offered the Morris team an opportunity to make up for the defeat of the previous week at the hands of Crookston, and they took full advantage of it. In both events, the boys made a good showing for their first year of com- petition. Four of the six members who competed this year will be back next year. Among them is George Amundson, who was the fastest man on the squad, placing first at Crookston in the dual meet, and third in St. Paul. Aspirants for positions on next year’s cross country team will engage in spring practice as well, and it is believed that with the experience they have gained this year, coupled with increased interest in the student body, the team will have a chance to make an even better showing next fall. The interscholastic athletic program will be culminated on March 1, when we will be hosts to swimming and wrestling teams from the other Agricultural Schools of the state. Also on that date, the basket ball team will meet the Grand Rapids quintette in the final game of the season.

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Back Row—V. Taffe, O. Meyer, M. Johnson, V. Boerboom, C. Schwegman, R. Winsel, E. Kromann, G. Schnaser, M. Pemberton, D. Maertens. Second Row—E. Christenson, M. Rose, O. Nesheim, R. Amundson, M. Peters, E. Norman, A. Gerber, A. Lensing, Mr. Pederson, Coach. Front Row—L. Krog, G. Thorstad, G. Myhre, R. Graham, E. Pederson, P. Bruns. The freshman-junior football game was played on November 4 on a field thoroughly soaked by almost a week of rain. The day of the game was also a dark and driz zly one, a condition which caused much fumbling on the part of both teams. The first quarter was played mostly in freshman territory, with the juniors showing a great deal of line power and speed. In the second quarter the juniors attempted a passing attack, which proved to be a fatal mistake. Vincent Boerboom, captain of the freshman team, intercepted a pass and raced 70 yards for the one and only touchdown of the game. The try for point failed. In the second half, the juniors came back with more power than before but were held off by the hard-fighting freshman team. The final score was 6 - 0. SPORTS cm Vincent Boerboom