Sports of 42=43 The Bobcats ~ditor
BillRachow Willard Redfern Cecil Johnson
i\ssistant Editors
Peru Pedagogian, Tuesday, December 15, 1942.
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the leading coaches, and sports alt·State College and all-Conference foot-
Despite ~.. '/ .. , . • which cut down the calibre of all play, Halfback We~~~ of Peru and End Wayne Weber of Doane were unanimO-.~ei in \he backfield and line, respectively.
Mac".Ieaves for army ~:~:~!~mg, ign b"kfi""
-- fensively and Because of five yea~s experience with the National Guard and an excellent athletic and coaching record, Jack Mcintire, who was sworn into the Army December 8, has been assured of an appointment to officers training school. The Fort Crook induction and recruiting officers, who assured Mcintire of the appointment, also said he would undoubt· edly be commissioned as a physical education instructor.
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LUTHER HUTTON
rated by many as the outstanding lineman of the state. Peru held four spots on the all state team, Doane, four, Wayne, two, and Kearney, one. Kearney and Peru landed four men apiece on the all-N. I. A. A. squad, while Doane walked off with seven N. C. A. C. positions.
ALL-STATE SQUAD 1st Team
2nd Teain
Wayne Weber, Doane ___________LE._ ___________ Bill Laud, Wesleyan Mcintire, one of Peru's all time great athletes, lettered ten times in four years of competition. He was all-conference, all-state center for the three years he lettered in football, and made the all-state honor roll for four years in basket ball besides lettering three· years in track.
of basic training is not yet known but he will probably be stationed at Fort Leavenwortl:l, Kansas.
KEITH ROBERTS
Keith Roberts, Peru -------------LG __________ Tom Journey, Kearney Loren Page, Wayne _____________ c____________ Wesley Poe, Wesleyan Jerry Hallas, Doane -------------RG ________ Stan Wiseman, Wesleyan Orville Yocum, Per!' ____________RT ____________ R. Sch~tffer, Doane Buford Grosscup, Doane ________ RE ___________ Virgil Korte, Kearney Warren Best, Wayne ____________ QB _________ Dick Peterson, Kearney
A graduate with the class of 1940, "Mac" earned the name "Rowdy" for his aggressiveness in sports. In the fall of 1940, he went to Auburn High School where he coached until the first semester of 1942-43, when he came to Peru as assistant to Head Coach A. G. Wheeler. Mac's address for his first months
Paul Newell, Kearney -·-------..LT ___________ William Rachow, Peru
Wendell Handley, Peru ---------cLH __________ Rex Mercer, Wesleyan Luther Hutton, Peru ------------RH ___________ Mike Shade, Kearney L. Rozdalovsky, Doane __________ FB---------------- Don Stark, Peru NIAA JACK MclNTIRE
Ouchita romps over Bobcats Scoring at least one touchdown last play of the game, Handley in every quarter, the Ouchita made a sparkling run, through a (Wash-i-taw) Tigers romped over broken field, but could not quite the Peru Bobcats to the tune of get into the clear. -~4-0. Playing on an afternoon The decisive factors in the onewhen the temperature hovered be- sided score were the weight and tween sixty and eighty degrees, speed of Ouchita' s line, their type the Bobcats could do little but of ball playing, which completely give chase on Ouchita's touchdown out-classed Peru, the hot afternoon, and the long trip which wore runs. The scoreboard read, 1st quar- out the Bobcats. ter, 34, 2nd quarter, 12, 3rd quarPeru's starting lineup: ter, 6, and 4th quarter 12 points. LE _________________ Bill Rachow All of which were made on long LT _________________ ..Pearl Hines runs inculding intercepted passes, LG _____________ ..Max Burroughs punt returns, and long passes. Not C ------------------Bob Oakman one Ouchita touchdown was made RG ______________Irvin Osterthun on a sustained drive. RT ---------------Orville Yocum Peru made several long runs, RE ----------------Keith Roberts but all to no avail. In the first QB ______________ George Atwood quarter Hutton was nearly away LH ____________Wendell Handley on a screen pass, but was tackled RH ______________Luther Hutton ·on the ten yard line, where Peru FB -------------------Don Stark bogged down. In the third period Peru substitutions: Ends: White, Handley punted out on Ouchita's Schmelzer, Smith; Tackles: Rach5 yard line, where Peru recovered ow (LE); Guards: Linder, Bud Ouchita's fumble but could gain Brown; Backs: R. Hutton, Powers, only to the six inch line. On the Bob Brown.
NCAC
Fitch, Wayne -------------------LE-------------·---- Weber, Doane Newell, Kearney ________________ LT_ ______________ Schleuffer, Doane
Journey, Kearney _______________ RG __________________ Hallas, Doane Yocum, Peru -------------------RT---~----------- Johnson, Hastings Korte, Kearney _________________ RE ________________ Grosscup, Doane Best, Wayne ___________________ QB __________________ I. Graff, York Handley, Peru ------------------LH __________________ Juarez, Doane Hutton, Peru -------------------RH_______________ Mercer, Wesleyan Shade, Kearney -----------------FE _____________ Rozdalovsky, Doane
Varsity wins
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. With football definitely out of Thursday, Dec. 10, to begin the the way, sports fans' attention is basket ball season. Lineups: now turning in the direction of the FG FT opening basket ball season. A ten- Peru A Byers (f) ________________ 5 0 tative game planned with the Fort 0 Crook Army team for December 8 Powers (f) _______________ 3 turned into a battle between the White (c) ________________ o 2 Yocum (g) _______________ 5 0 A and B teams, with the B team O almost turning the tables before Pascal (g) _______________ _4 losing to superior height 37-32. '.Patrick (f) _______________ o o 1 Half time score was 21-19 in favor Clements (g) _____________ o of the A team. Peru B R. Hutton (f) ____________ 5 3 High point man of the evening Larson (f) _______________ 2 0 was Richard Hutton of Team B Haack (c) ________________ 3 0 with 13, closely followed by Byers Blocher (g) ______________ 3 1 and Yocum of the A team with 10 Faust (g) ---------------·1 O apiece. Bonesteel (f) ------------- 0 O The Bobcats went to Tarkio Referees: Gaines and Handley.
Come to the
"Blue Star Party" A benefit party to secure funds to send the PED to Peruvian servicemen next semester.
Friday night, December 18
YOU ASKED FOR ITYOU GOT ITNOW COME TO IT!
The Football Banquet Saturday, December 19
8:00. 10:30
Sponsored by the Y. W. C. A.
GEORGE ATWOOD
Roberts, Peru -------------------LG ______________ Spangler, Midland Page, Wayne ___________________ c__________________ Loetterle, Doane
Sponsors,- Gamma Chi and Men's Club
DONALD STARK Luther Hutton, Keith Roberts, George Atwood and Donsld Stark the four seniors that played the~ last inter-collegiate football game with the Bobcats, against the Ouchita Tigers.
Intramural basket ball Do you want to see blood shed? Do you want to see gouged eyes? Do you want to see limbs broken? Well, then come to see the intramural basket ball games, these cold nights, when you don't feel like studying. Just buzz over to the gym, and be provided with a full evening of entertainment. Six teams are now playing a round robin. Teams and their present standings: W Tennessee ___________ 2 Army _______________ 2 Georgia ______________ ! S-:mthern Cal. ________ l Notre Dame __________ o Alabama _____________ o
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intramural Schedule December 14Tenn. vs. Army, 6:15. Georgia vs. Southern Cal., 7:15. Notre Dame vs. Alabama, 8:15. December 16Georgia vs. Army, 6:15. Notre Dame vs. South. Cal., 7:15." Tenn. vs. Alabama, 8:15. December 21Alabama vs. Georgia, 6:15. Notre Dame vs. Tenn., 7:15. Southern Cal. vs. Army, S:J"