Concordia Sports - The First 100 Years by Finn Grinaker

by Vernon Finn Grinaker
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Chapter 3 Young College -- New Conference

Birth of the MIAC | 1921-1922 | Arrival of Coach Fenwick Watkins | 1922-1923 | 1923-1924 | 1924-1925 | 1925-1926 | 1926-1927 | 1927-1928 | 1928-1929 | 1929-1930 | Looking Back -- The Twenties |

Sixteen lettermen reported to Coach Frank Cleve for the 1929 football team. Returning lettermen included M. Anderson, Lee, Grimsrud, Thompson, Engh, J. Anderson, Dahl, Tuftness, Strand, Wambach, Falgren, Halmrast, Haroldson, F. Anderson, Shipp and Euren. New players were Kerry and Bob Fritz. Milt Grimsrud captained the team and earned Second Team All-Conference along with Marty Engh.

The season's results were:

Concordia 6 NDAC 13
Concordia 20 Moorhead State 6
Concordia 13 St. Mary's 13 (w by forfeit)
Concordia 0 Augsburg 6
Concordia 41 St. John's 0
Concordia 7 St. Olaf 12

The Cobbers finished with a 2 - 3 - 1 record, 1 - 2 - 1 in the MIAC. It was discovered that a St. Mary's football player had violated a conference rule, resulting in St. Mary's forfeiting all of its football games and the conference title going to St. Thomas.

Over 3,000 fans watched the NDAC football game which was also broadcast over WDAY radio.

Pop Sattre was elected vice-president of the MIAC conference.

The outlook was bright for the 1929-1930 basketball team under Coach Frank Cleve.. Prospects included five lettermen: Captain Stanford Strand, Cliff Halmrast, Lawrence Thompson, Alton Storslee and Ferdinand Anderson. Other candidates were Lee, Bjerke, Evans and Dahl.

Scores were:

Concordia (won) UND
Concordia UND (won)
Concordia 31 Wahpeton Science 39
Concordia 11 NDAC 24
Concordia 65 Augustana 17
Concordia 57 MSTC 37
Concordia 43 Augsburg 45
Concordia 28 St. Mary's 31
Concordia 28 Gustavus 34
Concordia 32 Gustavus 37
Concordia 39 MSTC 22
Concordia 33 Macalester 20
Concordia 42 St. John's 20
Concordia 53 Hamline 39
Concordia 38 Macalester 22
Concordia 47 MSTC 28
Concordia 21 St. Olaf 26
Concordia 46 St. Thomas 27

The final record was 10 - 8, and 5 - 5 in the MIAC, placing the Cobbers in fourth place.

In January the hockey team opened practice. Five games were on the schedule -- MSTC, Fargo High School, Detroit Lakes, NDAC Frosh and NDAC Varsity. Tentative games with UND, Valley City High School and Moorhead High School were also scheduled.

It was reported in the Concordian that the alumni are clamoring for a new gym. The class of 1929 pledged $12,500 for that cause. The alumni association is backing the project. Large crowds last winter forced the college to rent the Moorhead Armory for basketball games.⁽²²⁾

Chapter 3

1. Hollingsworth, Gustavus Athletics, p. 77-78.

2. Concordian, December 22, 1920.

3. Concordian, October 24, 1921.

4. Concordian, Novemberf 28, 1921.

5. 1923 Scout, p. 131. .

6. 1920 Scout, p. .

7. Most all of the information including scores and rosters for the 1920's was found in the 1920, 1923, 1926 and 1929 Scout yearbooks.

8. 1923 Scout, p.

9. Concordian, December 15, 1922.

10. Concordian, May 18, 1923.

11. 1923 Scout, p. 132.

12. Concordian, March 5, 1924.

13. Concordian, April 11, 1924.

14. 1926 Scout, p.

15. Concordian, May 5, 1925.

16. 1929 Scout, p 196.

17. 1929 Scout, p. 197..

18. 1929 Scout, p. 199.

19. 1929 Scout, p.180.

20. 1929 Scout, p. 13.

21. 1929 Scout, p. 198.

22. Concordian, December 19, 1929.

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