Wichita State University - Parnassus Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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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.

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BASKETBALListics . . . . the original roster . . . . An original lineup of 13 men composed the Shocker basketball squad, although the number later was reduced to nine who received letters. Pictured are fseatedl Wayne Johnson, Glenn Nye, Roy DeHon, Locey Gawthrop, Kenneth Cupit, Gerald Wells, Cstandingl Harold Brill, Art Jacques, Reiny Niehage, Gerhardt Eikermann, Calvin Stewart, Dale Strahan, and Delbert Moore. Coach Hennigh is completing his last season with the schoolls athletic department. HOCKER basketball expanded this year to in- clude a game with Colorado College of the Rocky Mountain conference and a special holiday contest with Drake University, co-champions of the Missouri Valley Conference. The 21-game sched- ule netted nine victories, bringing the season record just short of .43U. ln Central Conference play the team gained second place by defeating Emporia three times and Pittsburg twice. The Pittsburg victories came midway in February at the time the Gorillas held an undisputed claim to the title. The University of Oklahoma offered initial com- petition of the cage year in a game played at Norman, winning 36 to 27. Five days later the squad played St. Louis University in the Missouri city, losing again 26 to 24. Returning they stopped at Topeka to play Washburn. Result was an- f18l other loss, 27 to 25. Drake came to Wichita the following week headed by Charles Orebaugh, all- Missouri Valley guard. The Shockers won 42 to 38. The trip to Colorado followed a week later and Wichita's first encounter with a Rocky Moun- tain team resulted in a 42 to 38 Shocker victory. Southwestern opened the conference play here by winning 45 to 34. The conference season ended in a three-way tie with Ft. Hays, Pittsburg and South- western holding the joint title. Shocker basketball suffered from lack of facili- ties during the season. The gym was not avail- able because of reconstruction begun early last fall which continued until late spring. However, rapid improvement is promised for the coming year. A new gym will allow games to be played on the campus and will further school interest in the sport while increasing the efficiency in handling the team.