1916 Yearbook
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1916 Yearbook
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downs with a gain of one yard. On the fourth down, Porlier slipped a forward
pass over the goal line to Sweeney for the first score. They failed at the goal.
During the second quarter Ryan returned a punt thirty yards, Miller added seven
on a plunge, and Troy skirted the end for thirty more, bringing the ball to
Dubuque's 20-yard line. From there Kennedy scored on a perfect drop kick. The
score was now 6-3 in favor of Dubuque. Neither team could score again although
St. Ambrose was within Dubuque's 20-yard line several times. The game was
bitterly contested throughout and penalties were numerous on both sides. The
coach and the supporters of the blue and white were well satisfied with the showing made by the team, as this was the tightest game Dubuque played.
The next game, played November 13 at Dubuque against the Dubuque German College, who afterwards beat the Dubuque College by one touchdown, brought
out the reversal of form peculiar to the last year's team. The trip to Dubuque
was made in automobiles and proved disastrous to the St. Ambrose hopes of victory. The team left the College about 6 o'clock in the morning and arrived in
Dubuque just before noon, completely fagged out by the long, tiresome ride and
the bitter cold. The game started with St. Ambrose kicking to the Germans, who
carried the ball over for a touchdown. The tired St. Ambrose team offered little
resistance to the powerful German machine, and the score mounted rapidly, making the final score 63 to 0. St. Ambrose fumbled constantly and punted poorly.
The next and last game of the schedule was played at Davenport, November
26, with De Paul University. The field was a sea of mud and water and greatly
handicapped both teams. Vorwick started the scoring when he caught a pass
from Graham behind the goal line in the first quarter. The half ended with a
score of 12 to 6 favoring De Paul. St. Ambrose came back strong during the
third quarter and carried the ball well up into De Paul's territory when Coonan
made a touch down on an end run. Ryan kicked goal. During the last quarter
Graham caught up a fumble and brilliantly assisted by Lee, ran seventy yards
for the last touch down and Ryan completed the tally by kicking goal. The final
score was 20 to 12.
And now although we won but two games and lost a few by wide margins we
are not disappointed with the first year of football played since St. Ambrose
entered the Hawkeye conference. The fall of 1915 was indeed an inopportune
time for the return of the Blue and White since many of the colleges were turning out teams far superior to any that had been turned out in the past.
pass over the goal line to Sweeney for the first score. They failed at the goal.
During the second quarter Ryan returned a punt thirty yards, Miller added seven
on a plunge, and Troy skirted the end for thirty more, bringing the ball to
Dubuque's 20-yard line. From there Kennedy scored on a perfect drop kick. The
score was now 6-3 in favor of Dubuque. Neither team could score again although
St. Ambrose was within Dubuque's 20-yard line several times. The game was
bitterly contested throughout and penalties were numerous on both sides. The
coach and the supporters of the blue and white were well satisfied with the showing made by the team, as this was the tightest game Dubuque played.
The next game, played November 13 at Dubuque against the Dubuque German College, who afterwards beat the Dubuque College by one touchdown, brought
out the reversal of form peculiar to the last year's team. The trip to Dubuque
was made in automobiles and proved disastrous to the St. Ambrose hopes of victory. The team left the College about 6 o'clock in the morning and arrived in
Dubuque just before noon, completely fagged out by the long, tiresome ride and
the bitter cold. The game started with St. Ambrose kicking to the Germans, who
carried the ball over for a touchdown. The tired St. Ambrose team offered little
resistance to the powerful German machine, and the score mounted rapidly, making the final score 63 to 0. St. Ambrose fumbled constantly and punted poorly.
The next and last game of the schedule was played at Davenport, November
26, with De Paul University. The field was a sea of mud and water and greatly
handicapped both teams. Vorwick started the scoring when he caught a pass
from Graham behind the goal line in the first quarter. The half ended with a
score of 12 to 6 favoring De Paul. St. Ambrose came back strong during the
third quarter and carried the ball well up into De Paul's territory when Coonan
made a touch down on an end run. Ryan kicked goal. During the last quarter
Graham caught up a fumble and brilliantly assisted by Lee, ran seventy yards
for the last touch down and Ryan completed the tally by kicking goal. The final
score was 20 to 12.
And now although we won but two games and lost a few by wide margins we
are not disappointed with the first year of football played since St. Ambrose
entered the Hawkeye conference. The fall of 1915 was indeed an inopportune
time for the return of the Blue and White since many of the colleges were turning out teams far superior to any that had been turned out in the past.
Date
1916
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St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA 52803
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