1922 Yearbook
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1922 Yearbook
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The Ambrosian
page 4 SPORTS LA PSYCHOSOMNA AND BUNKO SPORTS
WALTER BLANK NAMES ALL-AMERICAN CHOW TEAM
FIRST TIME IN PRINT
Tries to Please All
June, 1922—The suspense is
over. The long-looked-for All-
American Chow eleven has at last
come into print, and the weary
followers of the dining-room
game can sit back and take a deserved rest.
Mr. Walter Blank, the great
compromiser, as per his yearly
custom, has submitted his list of
eligibles whom he considers
worthy of a place on an all-star
eating team. In selecting a team
of this kind there are certain
time-honored circumstances to be
observed.
Quantity and speed are, without a doubt, the foremost qualifications a chowman must possess. The ability to handle dining-room paraphernalia is another
quality which Mr. Blank seems
to encourage.
In picking this all-star team,
Mr. Blank has practically covered the entire country. Of
course he was unable to attend
all the eating bouts staged, consequently he could not personally pass on each individual. In
these cases he had the official
eating averages forwarded to
him by the officials in charge.
The following is the result of his
strenuous labor.
The center position goes to
"Eddie" Nolan. This man has
proven himself the equal of all
competitors for this position and
far superior to any of them in
speed and roving ability. He is
able to eat in all corners of the
refectory and never loses any
time in making himself the center of a huge pile of "grub".
The two guard positions were
especially hard to fill. In "Red"
Lawler and "Bummer" Wolfe
we have a pair who possess more
than average eating ability.
However they do not measure up
to the combination named.
"Matty" Timmer is placed at
left guard. He has demonstrated
that it is next to impossible to
shove anything past him. "Red"
Crestanni gets the right guard.
He is particularly watchful and
is known from one end of the
country to the other for his famous saying, "Youse guys git
away from those spuds!"
At left tackle we find "Oscar '' Lampe. He is away above
any other candidate for this position, and his reach gives him a
special advantage in grabbing
"bullsneck". Harold Kelley is
the undisputed winner of the
right tackle position. Careful
observation has shown that he
will tackle anything and no quality is so important as this for a
would-be champion eater.
Undoubtedly the selection of
*' Snowball'' Schnoebelen at left
end is above criticism. He can
grab sauces from any and all
ends of the table without any
difficulty. He makes a specialty
of being on the receiving end of
any passes made by the waiter,
and the pass does not have to be
a forward one either. Just so it
is a food pass, he never fails to
reach the end of it.
(Continued on Page 6, Columns
2 and 3)
FACULTY WINS FROM JUNIOR FIVE
Juniors Show Weak Offense
(Special)—One of the stiffest
opponents the Junior basketeers
were called upon to face during
the season was the Faculty. The
youngsters' cleverness and ability to shift rapidly was of no
avail when brought face to face
with this formidable aggregation.
The Juniors had made a reputation in previous games of always being in the right place at
the right time. However their
one failure to live up to this
fundamental brought about the
encounter above mentioned.
The faculty took the floor first
and were followed a few minutes later by the apparently
under-confident Juniors. From
the very start of the struggle it
was evident that the Juniors
were minus their much touted offense. This weakened their
cause considerably, for it is a
well known fact that a team
without a strong offense will
score very few points. Their defense was good at the start, and
it appeared to be their only hope
of success. About the middle of
the first half, however, the Faculty assumed the aggressive and
scored point after point until the
Juniors were literally swamped.
This attack lasted for the remainder of the half and after a
prolonged rest of about a shake
and a half the struggle was resumed. As the minutes ticked on
the Juniors gave evidence of
weakening rapidly. They could
hardly bring themselves into position to resume play; their cause
(Continued on Page 5, Column 3)
One Hundred Forty-two
page 4 SPORTS LA PSYCHOSOMNA AND BUNKO SPORTS
WALTER BLANK NAMES ALL-AMERICAN CHOW TEAM
FIRST TIME IN PRINT
Tries to Please All
June, 1922—The suspense is
over. The long-looked-for All-
American Chow eleven has at last
come into print, and the weary
followers of the dining-room
game can sit back and take a deserved rest.
Mr. Walter Blank, the great
compromiser, as per his yearly
custom, has submitted his list of
eligibles whom he considers
worthy of a place on an all-star
eating team. In selecting a team
of this kind there are certain
time-honored circumstances to be
observed.
Quantity and speed are, without a doubt, the foremost qualifications a chowman must possess. The ability to handle dining-room paraphernalia is another
quality which Mr. Blank seems
to encourage.
In picking this all-star team,
Mr. Blank has practically covered the entire country. Of
course he was unable to attend
all the eating bouts staged, consequently he could not personally pass on each individual. In
these cases he had the official
eating averages forwarded to
him by the officials in charge.
The following is the result of his
strenuous labor.
The center position goes to
"Eddie" Nolan. This man has
proven himself the equal of all
competitors for this position and
far superior to any of them in
speed and roving ability. He is
able to eat in all corners of the
refectory and never loses any
time in making himself the center of a huge pile of "grub".
The two guard positions were
especially hard to fill. In "Red"
Lawler and "Bummer" Wolfe
we have a pair who possess more
than average eating ability.
However they do not measure up
to the combination named.
"Matty" Timmer is placed at
left guard. He has demonstrated
that it is next to impossible to
shove anything past him. "Red"
Crestanni gets the right guard.
He is particularly watchful and
is known from one end of the
country to the other for his famous saying, "Youse guys git
away from those spuds!"
At left tackle we find "Oscar '' Lampe. He is away above
any other candidate for this position, and his reach gives him a
special advantage in grabbing
"bullsneck". Harold Kelley is
the undisputed winner of the
right tackle position. Careful
observation has shown that he
will tackle anything and no quality is so important as this for a
would-be champion eater.
Undoubtedly the selection of
*' Snowball'' Schnoebelen at left
end is above criticism. He can
grab sauces from any and all
ends of the table without any
difficulty. He makes a specialty
of being on the receiving end of
any passes made by the waiter,
and the pass does not have to be
a forward one either. Just so it
is a food pass, he never fails to
reach the end of it.
(Continued on Page 6, Columns
2 and 3)
FACULTY WINS FROM JUNIOR FIVE
Juniors Show Weak Offense
(Special)—One of the stiffest
opponents the Junior basketeers
were called upon to face during
the season was the Faculty. The
youngsters' cleverness and ability to shift rapidly was of no
avail when brought face to face
with this formidable aggregation.
The Juniors had made a reputation in previous games of always being in the right place at
the right time. However their
one failure to live up to this
fundamental brought about the
encounter above mentioned.
The faculty took the floor first
and were followed a few minutes later by the apparently
under-confident Juniors. From
the very start of the struggle it
was evident that the Juniors
were minus their much touted offense. This weakened their
cause considerably, for it is a
well known fact that a team
without a strong offense will
score very few points. Their defense was good at the start, and
it appeared to be their only hope
of success. About the middle of
the first half, however, the Faculty assumed the aggressive and
scored point after point until the
Juniors were literally swamped.
This attack lasted for the remainder of the half and after a
prolonged rest of about a shake
and a half the struggle was resumed. As the minutes ticked on
the Juniors gave evidence of
weakening rapidly. They could
hardly bring themselves into position to resume play; their cause
(Continued on Page 5, Column 3)
One Hundred Forty-two
Date
1922
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St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA 52803
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