THE KEWANITE 1937 - Kewanee Public Library District

Major Letter Winners
Ed Ryan
Guard
Vernon Rieff
Center
Lloyd Borkgren
Fullback
Merle Anderson
Halfback
Robert Krumtinger
Halfback
Francis Kaine
Quarterback
John Duytschaver
Halfback
Max Sobotta
Quarterback
Vance Kennard
Halfback
VARSITY SCHEDULE
better on a dry field ... on one occasion the line held up 3 ties on the one
yard line ... on the 4th, after a fumble, Rock Island took it over . . . the
Boilermakers claimed the official rendered nice blocking for Rock Island
on that play ... a Boilermaker drive was stopped with a few yards to go
by the half-time whistle . . . Kaine and "Aps" block a punt next quarter
and the whole team swarms on it to tie up the ball game . . . the Boilermakers
will never cease to moan about the decision which said the extra
point wasn't over ... it probably wasn't . . . after the whole Rock Island
team had shoved Merle and the ball around in the mud . . . rain stopped
all serious offensive thrusts . . . "Aps" keeps Rock Island in a hole with
remarkable punting . . . they could feel very lucky to get off with a tie
. . . final score: 6-6.
Moline: Is woe! . . . one of the country's best, playing better than ever
before . . . largest football crowd in Kewanee's history . . . the first quarter
went about even, then a bad break brought the first Maroon score . . .
the Boilermakers took the worst possible break when "Aps" was injured
in the second .. . Moline turns "the bag" upside-down . . . out come sweeps,
reverses, spread-formations, forward laterals no end . . . bright spots for
the Boilermakers: Nick and Eddie holding the Maroons to no gain through
center and good blocking bringing two long gains—one through the line
and the other a fake kick by Kaine . . . final score: 33-0.
East Moline: Quad-city sports writers had already given this one to
the Hilltoppers by three touchdowns . . . factors upsetting the dope-bucket
were "Aps' " stellar plunging and pass-receiving, scoring several firstdowns,
a touchdown and the winning point, the superior condition and
characteristic "last-half drive" of the Boilermakers as a whole, and the
fierce all-around play of the line ... in addition to "Aps", "Cueballs"
Kubelius was a standout here . . . the Hilltoppers couldn't dent it all afternoon,
and got their score by "razzle-dazzle" . . . several touchdown drives
of the Boilermakers were haulted by bad breaks . . . statistics give them
a very decided edge . . . final score: 7-6.
Monmouth: Homecoming and plenty of spirit . . . "Aps" on the sidelines
throughout . . . fine teamwork and blocking . . . determination to put
it on ice for "Aps" got two scores in the first quarter on straight plunges,
off-tackles, and sweeps . . . Kaine unreeled a nice 45 yard run for the
second score . . . the Scotts had the same no-gain-through-line trouble as
the rest of Kewanee's opponents . . . another Boilermaker drive in the
third, with Don Green snagging a pass for a long gain, was good for a
score ... a freak accident gave the Scotts their second score . . . every
Boilermaker saw action . . . final score: 20-12.
Galesburg: Always tough for Kewanee, and they certainly lived up
to that reputation . . . the Burgers scored first on a forward-lateral ... as
before, being scored on seemed just the tonic needed . . . the Boilermakers
scored with the same type of play . . . "Krummy" to "Aps" to "Porky" . . .
a blocked punt brought the score up to 13-7 for the Burgers, and started
more orange and black fireworks . . . the line tore holes in the Burger
forward wall all the way from the 40 yard line until "Aps" had crashed
over with the point that put Kewanee out in front . . . they also stopped
a Burger passing attack right at the source . . . the game ended with the
ball on the Galesburg one yard line . . . "Red" Elliott and Johnny Mikenas
deserve a lot of credit . . . final score: 14-13.