Wichita State University - Parnassus Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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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.

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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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EADED by Co-captains Locey Pike Gaw- throp and Ray DeHon, nine Shocker cagers completed their time requirements for varsity letter awards. They were Gerald Wells, Grant Barner, Wayne lohnson, and Willard Iohnson, forwards, Thurman Calvin Stewart, center: and Glenn Nye and Ray Kaufman, guards. Gawthrop again established himself in con- ference basketball, placed second in scoring, and was placed on several all-conference and all-state teams. Barner and Stewart, who proved to be high-scoring men in the Wichita lineup, also were placed on mythical post-season teams. At the close of the season, varsity players again selected Gawthrop as co-captain to serve next season with Cal Stewart. Both men are from Sumner County high schools. Eleven members of the frosh squad fulfilled time qualifications for cage numerals. They were Mevli Curry, Melvin Radcliff, Overton Glen, and Kenneth LaFever, forwards: Ross Dennison and Don Platt, centersg and Iames Cope, Dale Neelly, Bill Steward, Nick Stevens, and Bob Tinney, guards. 1937 BASKETBALL RECORD Opponent Wichita Dec. 12 at U. of Okla. ....... ......... 3 6 27 Dec. 17 at St. Louis U. ....... .......... 2 6 24 Dec. 19 at Washburn ...... .......... 2 7 25 Dec. 23 Drake U. ........... ......... 3 8 42 Ian. 2 at Colo. College ................ 38 42 Ian, 9 Southwestern ................ 45 34 Ian. 13 at Pittsburg ......,. .......... 3 4 39 Ian. 16 Washburn ......... .......... 2 4 27 Ian. 25 at Southwestern .......,........ 46 35 Ian. 29 at Ft. Hays ........ ......... 3 6 23 lan. 30 at Ft. Hays .......... .......... 3 4 32 Feb. 3 St.'Louis U. ....... ......... 3 1 32 Feb. 6 Emporia .......... .......... 2 9 36 Feb. 8 at Emporia ...... .......... 2 5 39 Feb. 9 at Emporia ...... ......... 2 8 32 Feb. 16 Pittsburg ........ ......... 2 2 29 Feb. 17 Pittsburg ........... .......... 2 9 41 Feb. 20 at Okla. City U. .........,...... 50 38 Feb. 26 Ft. Hays ............. .......... 4 6 32 March l Okla. City U. .................. 39 32 March 5 Southwestern ................ 43 36 INTRAMURAL SPORTS Although intramural athletic activities suffered from lack of facilities during the past year, a com- plete basketball schedule was finished and the track meet and softball competition were held late in the second semester. Teams representing the fraternities of Phi Up- silon Sigma, Men of Webster, Alpha Gamma Gamma, Pi Alpha Pi, Scabbard and Blade, and the Barbs were in the basketball race along with the Filial Flames, Gridsters, Indians, Foreigners, and the Colored All-Stars. Two divisions of teams were organized and games began being played early in Ianuary. Monday and Thursday nights were reserved for the respective divisions with special contests held over for preliminaries to varsity games. By the last week of February both divisions were completed, with the Filial Flames winning over Alpha Gamma Gamma for the right to meet the defending champion Gridsters. Two weeks before the Filial Flames had Won from the former undefeated Men of Webster squad in a freak 30 to 3 game. The final game was a feature event preceding the varsity's game with Ft. Hays State. The two teams presented lineups with colorful names ac- quired during the season's competition. One- punch Moore, Three-star Nash, Ruffen-ready Fulton, Skeeter Brill, Shorty Slmpson, Ripper Niehage, and Toots Smith composed the Grid- ster lineup. The roster of the Filial Flames fea- tured One-lung Iohnson, Flat-foot Marsh, E191 Flash Bevin, Blond Terror lack Armour, Shrimp Ross, Al Dip Angulo, and Muscles lim Armour. The Gridsters won by a score of 23-19 to capture the cup for the second consecu- tive year. However, intramural activities lagged following the close of the basketball season. The annual track meet was postponed several times in March because of cold weather. Varsity activities in April caused an additional postponement until after the Drake Relays. Another annual activity sponsored by Intra- mural Director F. Nordy Hoffmann is the softball competition which is held during the closing week of the spring semester. W'ith the completion of the new gymnasium the men's physical education department will be able to carry out an expanded intramural program during the 1937-38 school year, Coach Gebert said. The lack of adequate facilities this year, because of construction of the new gym, has made it difficult to further an intensive program. I In the expanded program will be many new activities which we have not had in previous years. Among the new sports will be handball, made possible by three new courts in the gym. Other sports scheduled for the coming season are basket- ball, boxing, wrestling, volleyball, ping-pong, and indoor baseball. ln addition to these will be the outdoor schedule which will include touch football, softball, tennis, and track.