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The Coe College Cosmos from Cedar Rapids, Iowa • Page 4

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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PAOCFODR THE OOE OOLUBOE CO6MO6 WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 15, Monmouth Hands Crimson Second Setback, 14-6 Doughnuts Declared a Holiday While Sophomores Dunked Freshmen in Brawls of Other Years By virtue of two touchdowns in the third quarter Monmouth defeated the Kohawks Saturday by a score of 14-6 on the Scot field It was the second Vcc im ttiTWk oytc ViA Ooe's only score came early in the second quarter on a pass from Captain Henry Moss to Kenneth Anderson, senior end. after the Kohawks had driven to die one foot line for a first, down to end the first quarter. A quarterback sneak failed and Richard Lane was thrown for a twehe yard loss on the next play On the fourth down the pass from Moss to Anderson was completed. Halfback Pete Fmney scored both Monmouth touchdowns, his first being set up by Glenn Rankm 87 yard punt -which rolled to the Coe three yard line The Kohawks kicked out of bounds on their own twenty-five and Finney went over after a short series of plays.

Second Scot touchdown came in the same quarter when Finney raced thir- ty yards to cross the Kohawks' goal For the first quarter the Kohawks 1 were on the offensive but after their' the last period when a fifty yard inarch was cut short by the end of the game Ooe passing and Monmouth rushing were the features of the game. The Kohawks threw 20 passes and connected with four to gam 76 yards Statistics -Monmouth First downs 7 Passes attempted 4 Passes completed 0 Yards on passes 0 Passes intercepted by 1 Net yards by rushing 150 By Robert Britteli Saturday morning will bring a glimpse of what the 1941 collegiate fashion plate will be wearing, both externally and internally, in that annual brawl known as the freshman, sophomore pushball contest For the mullein lunt: bhe mole iiibgt-u npii- sentatives of the two classes will battle to decide for all time which is superior 1 the gridiron The last time they were 'seen to do anything was in 1924, when a freshman broke all rules and chased i a couple of his disrobers in the direction of Cedar lake. GET THAT FRESHMAN! rolling down the steps below v. he was promptly seized and into the lake During the courv the evening 50 freshmen and 40 sophomores were given impro-' baUis ui the slough KENNETH ANDERSON ft TIT Pjref (lil IT) Coe 6 20 ItD I-M Play Opens With Six Teams Seeing Action All six teams in the running for intramural football championship saw action during the past week. The Ins downed the Delta Phi team 7-0.

Betas defeated ADA 6-0, and TKE rolled over the Outs 19-0 In's touchdown came near the end While the varsitv is getting in a few practice licks before taking on Cornell college here Saturday, the freshman football team under Coach Willis 4 Lamb is pointing for its first game of 76 the season, against the Cornell frosh here November 14 Allowed only two games a season for freshmen under the Midwest conference rules Coach Lamb has also lined up a game with Grmnell college The game here is scheduled for 3 30 Having held workouts since September 22, the freshman eleven is beginning to take shape Two weeks remain in which to polish up an attack will be fought as a pait of the Homecoming activities, and is scheduled foi 8 30 a Saturdav, on the athletic field Tradition has it that the sophs usually win due to their experience, but once in awhile the freslimen come out in superior numbers, and. when the last scraps of blue denim float limply to the ground are declared A RIPPING GOOD TIME Idea of the whole affair, they tell you is to push the enormous, ball across the opponent goal line Actually however it is to rip and the other clothes off before he can get at yours And amid the red flannels and sunburn exposed, a good lough time is had bv all In the olden days they came out in and battled fearlessly until they were blushed from the field of action since 1931 however when someone fertile brain conceived the idea of sewing up his pants pockets it has practically been a sissy sport Common attire now-a-days is one pair of shorts and two rolls of tape. Stationed around the field at stia- tegic points aie referees nurses and guardians who qualify for their job by having served considerable lime on tradition, the real gem lies in a story The Cosmos of September, 1924 At that time the pushball game was pnlmina turn rvf a riod of freshman-sophomore hostilities Jailing from 3 in on the day befoie until 8 a on the of the contot Durmg this period all sorts of guerilla warfare was carried on tne lake being lilted at frequent intervals In the daytime, the freshmen reigned suice the more organized sophomores le- mamed in seclusion and did not attempt am belligeiency Al night tho boohs took haung been known to make mass attack on fieshman rooming houses On one particulai evenmg in the fall of 19J4, the freshmen had assembled at Gieenes neai the loop district at 7 Here they captured the sophomore president and ducked him ui the paik fountain foi good measuie lie vwu, guui anothei bath in the slough Meanwhile, the sophomores had assembled at Daniel park, and at 11 marched to the campus By that time, the freshmen had arrived and were baincadcd on the porch of Williston hall At 11 15 the sophomores stormed the porch ard the Mule was on The fight raged for two hours during which time four men were injured and sent to the hospital In addition a bannister was torn off and one man was tossed through a window and sent 200 BATTLE ALL NIGHT At 2 30 a the 200 i- fought around the flagpole tu which class could keep Its flag a Here The Cosmos states You i out utxiiuy wt-io UK' ikmi'i class, lav battered, bruised d.i hausled At the end of the the freshman flag waved, but IK some entoi prising sopho re H-pldced it i that of his cKuv. winning the brawl for the soph.s In the light of the above uon when the players drag t-elvos and the remnants of do fioni the field of bittle Saturday dust settles and the or.o- ball is pusht'd into oblivion f.t; Oilier year the i on Majlis ui' thankful thai a mere game i ball all thev had on their in. JOE CLIFF 116 FIRST AVENl E.

We Specialise in HAMBURGERS TENDERLOINS CHILI before the Cornell game According to Coach Lamb, he has 23 men on the squad whom he considers possible varsity material a year from now The list of 23 men is well proportioned over the positions It in- tP Lohendorf to Charles Laxon The on guards, four tackles, and All but three of the men are from low a schools Six of the CTOUD are point after touchdown was mad the same combination Counter for the Betas came near Cedar Rapids boys the middle of the first half on a pass Backs whom Coach Lamb fnrn Burvene Watlons to Frank Me- promising aie Richard Dean of Couii- Conkey for the extra point failed cil Bluffs, Raymond Frost of Ottum- and the score remained 6-0 at the end wa, Wilbur Gregor of Cedar Rapids, of the game Maurice Greenuay of Clarinda, Har- Tekes scored two touchdowns and rison Hanzlik of Cedar Rapids, Nelson one point after touchdown during the i Smith of Dunlap, Irvin Sword of first half and one touchdown the sec- 1 Cedar Rapids, and Dale Wilhg of ond half to take the Outs One of the Eldora touchdowns was made by David Con- Assisting Coach Lamb with the nell on a pass interception fresh is Don Durey of Manchester I I You Will Find Food That Tastes Like Home a MARY ANN'S EAT SHOP Dinners Plate Lunches Picnic Lunches, Soft Drinks "The Best of Good Food" 1531 First Avenue Phone 2-4476 ANN SHERIDAN in NAVY BLUES (Warner Broi current mokes a big hit with the Novy Chesterfield mokes a big hit with the Navy and with smokers every where with their Milder Better GRIM OPTICAL COMPANY Eye Specialists 215-218 O. R. C. Huilding, Cedar Rapids 100 First Avenue DR I PR DAWSON I Optometnst 1941. UcciTT Uim TotMXt for a Definitely MILDER COOLER BETTER TASTE dmokers everywhere know you con travel a long way and never find another cigarette that can match Chesterfield for a Milder Cooler Better Jaite.

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