Valley City State University - Viking Yearbook (Valley City, ND)

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Q1-gyfjjg if ,JW I-IOMECOMING GAME I E l-. ,... .Mann 5 . VALLEY CITY VIKINGS vs. DICKINSON SAVAGES THE HoMEcoM1No GAME on October 5 was made perfect by the great victory over the Dickinson Savages. This was one of the hardest-played games ever witnessed on a local field, and the Vikings again showed the superiority of speed and aggressiveness over the immense bulk of the Savages. Kempf was again the outstanding ball carrier on the field by breaking loose for a sixty-yard return of a Dickinson punt. The work of Bill Potthast at fullback was also outstanding. In one of the most exciting games of the season the Vikings spoiled the Homecoming celebration of the Wahpeton Wildcats with a I2-6 win. Throughout the first half and much of the second the Wildcats led by a margin of one touchdown, scoring early in the game from their effective passing. The Vikings, however, put on a great drive in the second half after Potthast had broken through to score and marched the length of the field to take the game. The blocking of Ayers, the line-plunging Potthast, the great work of Morsch at center and Kinzer at guard were features of the game. On October 25 a fast charging, alert and hard-hitting squad of Mayville Comets outdid the Vikings with a great passing attack and went home with a 13-6 victory. The Viking score came in the closing minutes of the game when Kempf scored from the one- yard line on a recovery of a Mayville fumble by Wicks. Playing under unfavorable conditions the next week at Minot Teachers the Vikings again failed to click and fell victim to Minotis very effective end runs which netted them most of their yardage. In this game a Viking touchdown was called back for the third time in the season, when Kempf broke loose for a beautiful sixty-yard run, only to be called back on a clipping penalty. Running true to the custom of the last few years, the Vikings again turned in the best performance of the year in the last game of the schedule. Playing the conference champions of Iamestown College on Armistice Day on a slow, heavy field, they out- charged and out-fought the Iimmies at all times and turned in a very good all around performance. Both teams were in scoring position only once all day and as neither had enough punch to score the game ended in a scoreless tie. - FOOTBALL 73'

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' x I i x 13,41 1,17 1 -fb A A v F 1 - 'I ,-.. J X: X Hack Row: li. Diemert, W. Codding, ll. Schoonovcr, C. Krug, W. Pierce, A. Larvick, G. Kingston, A. Pederson Middle Row: C. Kinzcr, A. Kcmpf, VV. Potthnst, R. McKay, I. Kempf, B. Olson, W. Morsch, W. Eckel, Couch Morrison Front Row: R. Elliot, C. Kretchmcr, K. MacKenzie, D. Ayers, R. Moordnle, K. Clland, H. Anderson SEASON RECORD Vikings . . .... 21 Bottineau Vikings . . . . 13 Dickinson V1k1UgS . . .... 26 Ellendale Vikings . . . . 12 Wahpeton Vikings . . 6 Mayville , Vikings . . , , 0 Minot . . . Vikings . . . . 0 lamestown Total . . . . 78 Total . COACH IIM MORRISON called his diminutive band of gridders together on September 9 for the beginning practice of the 1935 season with little hope of seeing much valuable material on hand. A squad of thirty-eight candidates turned out for the first session, but the majority of them were very light and inexperienced, some being without even high school experience. As a Whole, the squad averaged about 155 pounds, an extremely low average for a college squad. Returning lettermen included Kinzer and Larvick in the line at guard and tackle respectively and in the backfield Dick Moordale, Itzy Kempf, Don Ayers, Bert Olson, and Al Wicks. The return of Harry Schoonover, all-conference guard from the 1933 squad, and of Bill Morsch from the squad of the same year also added to the list of experienced footballers. With three Weeks' Workout in their favor the Vikings traveled north to Bottineau for the opening game without a great deal of optimism concerning the outcome. The Foresters presented a big rugged squad which towered over the Vikings and outweighed them by a good margin. The superior blocking of the team and the magnificent ball- carrying of Itzy Kempf, however, proved superior to the Foresters' weight and the Vikings went home with a 21-0 victory. , FOOTBALL FOOTBALL T935 Q72

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