Wichita State University - Parnassus Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

Page 20 text:

1 6 K .ij 1. , X' 'fs-an T A f-'Q . , .V Why T T -, KL L I . N ,J , S sn: 3 , ,, t in 3 W f 'LLLL f G y i I 1, 2 -kli e VA my 1 1 Q K tx ' - f y W in , ,-2 -1 ' K .. T ': , V A 1 i Lettermen lust what Al Gebert was thinking about during this particular game will remain a mystery. The chances are, however, lettermen on the field are featured in his clouds of thought. Their star vic- tory of 6 to O over Texas Tech prompted a Texas sports scribe to write .... your team was the one to start the Red Raiders on their downward slide .... you have a great team. Respon- sible were these lettermen, plus Captain-elect Tro- ll6l mer Smith and Alvin Popp who are not shown. Pictured Cacross and downl are Herbert Schlott- hauer, Reiny Niehage, Quanah Fields, Orville Ward, LaVerne Doud, George Ax, Calvin Stewart, lake Ogden, Carl Wuertele, Harold Brill, Lewis Burtord, Gerhardt Eikermann, Locey Gawthrop, Glenn Nye, Wayne Iohnson, Keith Fulton, lohn Cotter, Grant Barner, Barney Nash, Carl Gill, Ray Del-lon, lames Heiser, Gerald Wells, and Don Tewell. Several of these men will be graduated this spring.

Page 19 text:

PIGSKIN CLASSICS Confronted with a ten-game schedule, a varsity squad, including 17 returning lettermen, reported to Head Coach Albert 1. Gebert and Line Coach F. Nordy Hoffmann early in September. lt was the first season for Wichita under the freshmen rule and consequently there was no depending upon the large yearling group to aid in bolstering varsity strength. Washburn was first on the schedule demanding a trip to Topeka. A 13 to 5 defeat for Wichita resulted. The following week the freshmen were encountered. It proved to be more than a practice game for the regulars when the yearlings scored first to hold a 6 to O lead at half. However, the varsity came back and won 20 to 6. At the same time, in Texas the Red Raiders of Tech were defeating the famous Texas Christian crew. Texas Tech came to Wichita the next week. No early season game in Shocker history received so much attention. Wichita was given little chance for victory. The large, early season crowd saw a scoreless first half on a muddy field. lt proved to be a case of holding Tech until the half, for a clever passing attack and a break in the form of a Tech penalty put Fullback Orville Ward in a position from which he charged over center for the sole touchdown of the game. At Hays the following week an entirely different event took place. Ft. Hays State bottled up the Shocker offense completely and emerged a victor 14 to U. Oklahoma City University came to Wichita for a non-conference game on October 24. The Goldbugs presented a razzle-dazzle style of ball and scored early to get a 6 to U lead at the half. 4. Q A ' S A It was Ward's 51-yard punt which went out on O. C. U.'s one-foot line that broke up their attack. The Goldbugs tried passes deep in their, territory. Ward intercepted one and made Wichita's initial score for a 13 to 6 Shocker victory. Wichita re- ceived the spoils of victory in the Goldbug game for a broken leg was received by Tromer Smith. He was out of competition for the remainder of the season. St. Louis University came to Wichita the next week and left with a victorious score of 25 to 7. Three Central Conference games followed. Pitts- burg found it necessary to put over but one scoring play to win 7 to U on their home field. ln the Emporia game played here the Hornets registered a 19-point lead in the first two periods and appeared to be certain winners. Wichita fully commanded the second half, however, to account for 13 points but was unable to pull a winning play allowing the score of 19 to 13 to stand. Southwestern, in cellar position in the conference, unleashed a surprising passing attack to score against Wichita in the closing league game of the season, but Wells, Brill, and Ward scored during the game for a l9 to 7 Shocker victory. ln the season's final game the Shockers lived up well to the event and occasion of Homecoming by downing South Dakota State 20 to O. The game featured a 45-yard pass from DeHon to Nye who ran 15 yards for the third touchdown. The play is outstanding in Shocker sports history. The freshmen squad had a successful season. A 22 to O victory was scored over Washburn's freshman a month after the 20-6 loss to the W. U. varsity. Pittsburg's reserves were defeated 15 to 7. .fl -+.-- . . . . a minute later they resumed practice . . . . These members of the varsity football squad shared gridiron honors during the past year. Pictured tfirst rowl are Mills, Burford, Doud, Fulton, Gill, McKelvey, Crandall, Ax, Buehler, Barner, fsecond row? Coach Gebert, Stewart, Cotter, Cawthrop, Wells. Del-lon, Ogden, Eikermann, Simpson, Fields, Nye, Line Coach Hoffmann, fstandingt Wills, Inman, Wuertele, Stackley, Nieliage, Brill, Johnson, Kaiser, Popp, Schlotthauer, Tewell, Heiser, Rankin, and Nash. i151

Page 21 text:

TO THESE A YELLOW UW Letters were awarded to 26 Shocker gridmen this season. Again only five are lost from the lettermen ranks by graduation. Headed by Captain Keith Fulton the group contains Gerhardt Eiker- mann, LeVerne Doud, Ray DeHon, and Glenn Nye. In Del-ion, Wichita loses an outstanding back. Not only was he one of the most successful passers to be associated with Shocker football teams during the past few years but he has also been a con- sistent ground gainer. Glenn Nye distinguished himself in four years of competition as a pass receiver and figured prominently in many Wichita victories. Captain Fulton, Del-ion, and Nye have all made numerous honorary mythical team selections during their grid careers. ln Eikerman and Doud, both tackles, two holes are left in the line for l937. Eikermann began his Shocker grid seasons as an end but was later changed to tackle. Doud was always a main- stay in the line at the inner post. Although senior losses are serious there are 21 lettermen among whom material may be found. Thirteen have two more years to play for the University. Captain-elect Tromer Smith and Harold Brill, who rated practically every all-conference selection of the year, head the sophomores. Other sophomore lettermen are George Ax, Grant Barner, Iames Heiser, Barney Nash and Alvin Popp, all linemen, and Lewis Burford, Wayne lohnson, Harold Schlotthauer, Gerald Wells, Reine Niehage, and Carl Wuertele of the backfield. lunior winners of the Wichita grid monogram are Iohn Cotter, Ouanah Fields, Carl Gill, Calvin Stewart, and Don Tewell, linemen, and Locey Gawthrop, lake Ogden, and Orville Ward of the backfield. Seventeen members of the fr e s h m e n te a m received the first freshmen numerals ever to be awarded here. Those receiving the awards were Bill Steward, Paul Nye, Earl Abbott, Dominic Perino, Wilbur Iones, Bill Pollock, Kenneth LeFeVer, Robert Mallory, Dale Neelly, George Neelly, lim Menasco, Finley Ross, Harlan Groves, Clyde Wren, lim Farrow, Blaine Miltner, and Milton Dial. GEBERT-HOFFMANN-HENNIGHANEELLY No changes were made in the coaching staff for the year and a staff experienced in Shocker athletics controlled the sports program of l936-37. Albert l. Gebert, director and head football coach in his seventh year here, was assisted by F. Nordy Hoffmann, William H. Hennigh, and Leroy Neelly in guiding University men through a well-rounded sports program. All four coaches served during the football season with Coaches Hennigh and Neelly man- aging the freshmen squad. Coach Neelly also managed the freshmen basketball squad while Head Basketball Coach Hennigh directed the varsity. Coach Hoffmann, assisted by Mark Watson, headed the track staff. Golf and tennis were managed by Coaches Gebert and Hennigh following spring football practice. Coach'Gebert came here in l929. Coach Hoffmann came to the University two years ago. The men are from the University of Notre Dame. Coach Hennigh resigned this spring because of a reputed salary dispute. L . . . . varsity material--next year . . . . The Universityls first official freshman football squad was composed of Cfront row! Miller, Cleal Lalfever, Menasco, George Neelly, Pfeffer, Farrow, Kenneth LaFever, Steward, Abbott, fsecond rowi Allen, manager, Perino. Pollock, Barnes, Dale Neelly, Bob Tinney, Andy Tinney, Mounsey, Groves, Emmele, Conley, Dial, Greider, manager, ttliirtl fowl Leroy Neelly, assistant coach, Mallory, Waggoner, Paul Nye, Wren,lNf0ntgcJmery, Platt, Jones, Breckenridge, Miltner,Citl1ens, Howard Nye, Swenson, and William H. Hennigh, coach.