Western Union College - Pilot Yearbook (Le Mars, IA)

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.-,..l4---,- --- --........ -- .. . . U.-- .-.....,....... ,..-,--,--- ..-... . -. -,-. , .-- Y ,, W if Top Row: Cnnrh Cmvne, Lanz, Corkernll. Lnntafl. Young. Mugler, Larv, Lone. Oleson, Jones. M, Henry, Courh Weslrn. Second Row: I-lnll. Lenihan. Jessup. Smith. Senera. W. llvnry. Hill. Gustafson. Mussie. g g Q , CJ. Third Row: Baker, Srhnlvr. Su-ar. Stark. K' 'ngv1.. Licbing, Su-ngcl, Lamb. Bottom Row: .llmmv H slilmrtier. 1 7 if tif 5 1 I Fo o t b a 1 1 gr WESTERN UNION SCORES A TOTAL OF 238 POINTS IN EIGHT GAMES TO LEAD ALL E gi IOWA COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMS IN TEAM SCORING Ki Western Union's Golden Eagles completed the most successful football season in the history of QI, the school and behind them were a series of teams left with whirling heads from the avalanche of I touchdowns. In winning seven and losing one game the team scored 238 points while their opponents scored a total of only 4-I. Such powerful schools as Midland, Buena Vista. Yankton. and Wayne were left in the wake of the Eagles' winning spree. Only the Central game. played in 95 degree temperature was lost, that by the score of 28-20. Never in the recent history of the school can football supporters recall such a record as Coach Crayne and his players have compiled. Following is the season's results: W. U. C ...........,......... 20 Central ,.,.....,.....i......i 28 W. U. C ........ ......... 4 6 YOIIC ............ -..--. 4 - -9 W. U. C ........, ......... 2 7 Buena Vista ,,....,.,,.... 0 W. U. C ........ ......... 2 I YHIIIQIOH ......-.-...--1 I --.- 7 W. U. C ......... ......... 4 6 Wartburg .,.. ..,.... 0 W. U. C ........ ......... 3 2 Sioux Falls 6 W. U. C ........,,.,..,,.,,,. 7 Midland ,,,,,.,,,,.,,,.,,.,, 0 W. U. C ........ ......... 3 9 Wayne ...... f Vat .......... 0 . I ei' T as y r I . I LANTAFF, EAGLE ACE, TOPS IOWA COLLEGIANS IN Jfil ' hmm, . ,, , INDIVIDUAL SCORING . if f I Coach Dick Grayne had not only the highest scoring team in the state, but the highest scoring back as well. Bill Lantaff, 155 pound, 5 foot 9 inch dynamo, scored 102 points in eight games this season and was stopped in only one game, that being in the Midland game which Western Union won, 7-0. , Bill also handled the kicking, passing and running and also ji called his team's plays and did an exceptionally fine job. LantaFf's individual game record was as follows: Against Central .............................................,.......... 12 Against Buena Vista ..... ......... 6 Against Wartburg ...... .......... I 8 Against Midland ...... ,........ 0 Against York ........ ......... I 2 Against Yankton ........ ......... I 2 - I' i .::.i::.:... 5 5, .:.: ..:.. .' Against SIOUX Falls ,..... . ..,... , ....,.,.,,.,,. ..,.,..,. . . Against Wayne .,........ .....,... I 3

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Conch Duck Cravnn Line Conch Pele Wcstru Coach Dick Crayne has proved his merits as a very capable director of athletics here at Western Union in his second year in that capacity. Crayne put the same spirit and zip into his football team which he so gallantly displayed while he was playing football for the University of Iowa. Coach Crayne is an alumnus of Fairfield High School, graduating in 1932. His athletic prowess as a participant was shown by the fact that he won all-state honors in football and many honors in track as well as play- ing on the basketball team. He received his B. A. Degree from the University of Iowa in 1937 and has done graduate work there in addition. He played football at the University of Iowa for three years, and was voted the most valuable man by his teammates in 1934 and 1935. He also captained the Iowa team in 1935. As a sopho- more he ran the dashes and the hurdles at the University. After graduation he played in the Shrine East-West football game in San Francisco, California, and in 1936 he played in the Chicago-New York All-Star game. In 1936-37, Crayne played with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Professional Football League. He spent one year as assistant coach to Adrian Lindsey at the University of Kansas before coming to Westerli Union College to carry on his excellent work. Pete Westra, a former All-American football player, was again selected as line coach to help Coach Crayne mould a very effective forward wall. He deserves a great deal of credit in compiling the records of the past two seasons in which he has served as line coach for the Eagles. Westra attended the University of Iowa from 1926 to 1929 and was a member of the Hawkeye football team for three years. He was named on the All-American teams of 1928 and 1929 and was captain of the 1929 team. Before coming to Western Union, Westra coached at the Eagle Grove High School for five years and during this period produced three undefeated teams. Pete also coached at Rochester, Minnesota, and Shenandoah, Iowa. At the present time Pete Westra is farming near Sheldon, Iowa. Besides serving as line coach, Pete is chief scout for the Eagles, and in these capacities he has helped Coach Crayne form winning foot- ball teams.

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x I yi, if f 2 f - . gp I - bf 1 1 5 NX- jm I . hi Q WV' 6 f 'i . Q X 1? fb E ' : 7 . : if L Captain Innes Co-Captain lenlhun Western Union enjoyed an excellent football season due to the fact that Coach Crayne had the nucleus of nearly all of last year's football team around which to build the winning.: combination which he produced in this, the 1940 season. Several very excellent freshmen were also brought in to bolster the squad, and the result? Yes, WC71'C all proud of our season's record. Only three Iowa Conference games were played this year, but we came out with a .667 rating which placed us near the top of the Conference. It's a known fact that we'd have had a much better Conference rating if more conference foes had taken us on in gridiron battles. The one Iowa Conference loss was suffered at the hands of Central, while the wins were over our rivals, Buena Vista and the Wartburg eleven. Opening the season on the road, the Eagles took a trip to Pella, Iowa, to play Central College, co-champs of the Iowa Conference in 1939. This proved to be the Hrst and only set-back of the season. Central opened the scoring on an 80 yard drive early in the first period and were leading 21-13 at the half. The last half lagged, due to the extreme heat-95 degree temperature-and developed into a punting duel between Bonwell of Central and Jones of Western Union. The final score was 20-28, and thus the only blur of the season's record had to go down in the record books. Returning to LeMars for the next tilt, the Eagles took on our arch-rivals, Buena Vista, and the victory bell was sounded afterward to celebrate the 27-0 victory over an Iowa Conference foe. Buena Vista was never given a ghost of a chance against the powerful and masterful display given by the Eagles. Lantafi counted twice for the Eagles, Stan Seneca hit pay dirt once, and Lone's pass to Fritz Hall counted the other touchdown. Loneis three conversions after touchdowns counted the additional three points. Jones played an exceptionally line game at the blocking back position and deserved much credit for paving the way for the ball carriers. Victory is sweet, isu't it? Especially over Buena Vista. Again taking the road, the Eagles, led by the brilliant running of Bill Lautaff, thoroughly routed the Wartburg eleven by a score of 46-0. Thus the team was put in the upper bracket of the Iowa