Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-12-05
Our VanQuiShed Heroes

The boys at the Audubon High
School have already commenced plan
ming for their base ball games Games
will perhaps be played with Carroll
| Manning, Atlantic, Guthrie Center
Harlan, Stuart and Panora. Some
very fine material Is 10 the school this
year; the large number of boys make;
IL easy to pick a good team. AS the
school is now member of the Iowa
State Athletic Association no student
can play who fails in two studies. This
rule will keep several of Audubon IS
best players from playing unless they
make up their Nback work. Since the
foot ball season is now over we will
give a short review of the players who
represented the high school:
James Law, Captain and Full-back,
is the best player on the Audubon
team. Often he carried many of the
opponents on his back as he made an
irresisti BILE line plunge, AS this is
James second year he has two more
years to play. By the time he gradu-
ates there will be none. in this part of
the state better Robert Carper is
heavy and fast, he carries the bal
we'll and is a tower of strength behind
the line on defensive. Robert is also
good punter; he will be with the team
next year. John Doak, for a heav>
player, carries the ball we'll, too, NJ
opposing player goes over his tackle
position in the game Next year JOhI
will be able to take care Of any posi-
ton In the line against any player II
this part of the state without fear OF
being tramped on. Clifford EllwoOd,
too, will be back next year. AS al
end he has the other side guessing; l.
daring heaGy player and breaks the
opponents interference with remarka-
BILE ease. Often he has dumped five
players in pile when they attempted
to run his ends. Theo Mantz ends his
foot ball playing this year. The fast
est man on the team he was good on
defensive. More coaching and practice
would have made him more expert in
carrying the ball. Gibson Law, for
his first year, played remarkable
game Cool, powerful and steady on
his feet he carried the ball we'll. Next
year he will be an excellent player
Charles Stanley, too, played his first
Year. There never seemed moment
during the game that he was tired.
Playing center on defensive he often
sprang from his position and tackled
the man before he could make an end
run. BY his remarkable playing on
Thanksgiving he was often noticed
Harry Laubender played his first and
last year, he being a senior. He start
ed as guard at ended at end; and every
game was better for him. Tall and
wiry he let very few get past or over
him. Homer BOOten, for a first year
man, played a good game, Light but
bundle of muscles he never grows
tired or gets hurt. Several watching
him plav predict for him very fiat
tering future as an athlete Frank
Hays, quarterback, for his first and
last year he, too, being a senior; play
ed clean, gritty game. Quarterback
is hard place to fill, but Frank was
always willing to do that which would
make the team a success. The regular
quarter-ba OK, Fern Parnham, on ac,
count of work at home could not play
in all the games. la the games in which
he did play he showed considera BILE
generalship and aroused the team to a
! high pitch of enthusiasm Valley Leon
ard played guard in several games
He is nervy add fearless and charges
we'll. Next year with the knowledge
of the gamethat he already has he vii
make a goodplayer. Edward Hansen
did not play 10 all the games this year
he being Ineligible since he does Eight
GrBde work. Next year, if his parents
let him play. he will make one of the
best players ofthe school. He is cool
heady and powerful.
The third year of controlled foot
ball has been played and not player
has been hurt. True some thought {
player was hurt Thanksgiving, but i
was notso A Panora player, undeI
the high mental strain of the game
lost self consciousness for time, bu
he was not hurt. An unavoidable &C
cident some time ago nearly drove thu
young man insane and the excitemen
of the game was too great a strain Oh
his mind. After supper he went to al
entertainment provided by our boy
and returned home the next morning
In summing up the work of the tear
much credit must be given to Superin
tendent Mantz. He has iustilled int
the team a system of playing that |
almost irresistible. Often his time ha
been taken in going to other places +
look after the team, and help loo
after schools from other places whe
, they came here He has kept the boy
from going behind financially by in
sisting upon them paying their debt:
The school Is growing, one hnndre
and twenty are already enrolled thi
year. IL Is expected that one huudre
aRd fifty will be in the High Schoc
next year,