| Summary: | THE CONC0RDIAN • October 16, 1987 • Page 19 SPORTS Athletic Hall of Fame to honor seven standout sports figures Brewster Brunsberg Fritz Concordia College, MoorheacI, Minn., will induct seven athletes and a former faculty member/coach in-to its Athletic Hall of Fame during the college's Homecoming festivities. On Saturday, OcL 17, in-ductees will be honored at the se-cond annual Hall of Fame banquet in addition to being recognized dur-ing halftime of Concordia's Homecoming football game against St. Olaf College. Those chosen as 1987 inductees for their significant contributions to the athletic program are athletes Sylvester "Sally" Brewster, Arlo Brunsberg, Robert Fritz, Clifford Halmrast, Karl Lawrence, Carl Narveson, Dale Sandstrom and coach/faculty member A. M. Sattre. The late William Sylvester "Sally" Brewster graduated from Concordia in 1926. The all-conference basket-ball guard/forward is best remembered for his ballhandling ex-pertise and shooting accuracy. In one game with Hamline, which the Cobbers lost 22-21, Brewster scored all 21 of Concordia's points. On the football field, the all-conference halfback was never outsprinted dur-ing his career. After his successful athletic career at Concordia, Brewster became principal and athletic coach at high schools in Hitterdahl and Felton, Minn., and Casselton and Luverne, N.D. In addition to his career as an educator, Brewster was a self-employed painter. Former coaches recall that Arlo Brunsberg, class of 1962, was "One of the most outstanding athletes ever to graduate from Concordia." During his football career, Brunsberg was chosen to receive Little Ail-American honors, led the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in scoring and chosen MVP of that league and broke Con-cordia's career scoring record with 260 points. On the baseball field Brunsberg led the team in virtually all statistics. Brunsberg played professional baseball for the Detroit Tigers organization after graduating from Concordia. After earning his master's degree from Bowling Green State University in Ohio in 1970, Brunsberg became physical educa-tion teacher and baseball coach at Blaine (Minn.) High School. Robert Fritz, All-Americanf all-state and all-conference fullback, ranks as one of Concordia's greatest football players and served as assis-tant football coach for the Cobbers in the late 1940s and early 1950s. After graduating from Concordia in 1935, Fritz coached the Win-nipeg Blue Bombers to the cham-pionship of the Canadian Football League and winners of the Grey Cup. In 1938, Fritz became coach of the Edmonton Eskimos football team. Three years later he became athletic director at the University of Alberta. Fritz served as sports an-nouncer on a local and national radio station before serving in both the Royal Canadian Air Force and U.S. Navy. Fritz founded Bob Fritz Sporting Goods Inc., in Fargo and he retired in 1968. The late Clifford Halmrast, class of 1932, was a leader, scholar and athlete at Concordia. While he was named as an all-state football player, Halmrast became a legend on the basketball court. He was classed by reporters as being the "smartest player in the conference circuit." The leading scorer in the league, Halmrast was selected to the all-conference team four years and named to the all-state squad. Halmrast was respected not only for his athletic skills, but also for the genuine sportsmanship he displayed to others, on and off the court. Halmrast was a teacher and coach at high schools in Valley City, N.D., and Litchfield and Moorhead, Minn., for a total of 14 years. Halmrast established a seed business in Milnor, N.D. and then a janitorial services business in Moorhead, even though he was paralyzed by an auto accident. Elected Clay County Commissioner, he advocated making community facilities handicapable and was nam-ed Handicapped Mirinesotan of the Year in 1967. Karl Lawrence graduated from the Concordia high school academy and then Concordia College in 1926. Lawrence, president of his class, earned 12 varsity letters at Concordia, four each in baseball, basketball and football. He was an all-conference selection on the basketball court and was recognized throughout the northwest as an outstanding football player, with selections to the all-state and all-conference teams. Upon graduating from Concordia, Lawrence became a high school biology teacher and athletic coach in Warren, Minn., before receiving his bachelor's degree from Springfield (Mass.) College, and his master's from Columbia University in New York. Lawrence began his professional college career at Midland College in Fremont, Neb., and was basketball • See page .20 Halmrast Lawrence Wind has ace in hole as golfers swing at title by Jim MacFarlane staff writer Home is where heartache is Please, Don't Take Me SeriousLee 4\\ ^ by Lee Carlson What can make a happy Cobber even happier? Pizza? Financial aid? Peace and goodwill for all humankind? All of these qualify but let's get to the big one: Homecoming. This American institution is an annual event in nearly every high school and college across the na-tion. There is something for everyone from the start of the cor-onation process right through the parade, dance and football game. Alumni, students, and family unite in this joyous celebration of their school. It has been four years now since I experienced Homecoming my senior year in high school but J still remember everything vividly. Instead of a week filled with togetherness, v _^ jpy^and^festivities it was a period 0/ hate, worry, and pain. That may fast as some others and her robe got sound pretty bleak but there is an stepped on a couple of times. When easy explanation.we lost the foot- I said the coach made everyone run, ball game. Lately I've been getting I meant everyone, used to being a loser but back then As a football player, my focus was I was just a pup and it was hard to primarily on the football game but be a gracious loser. It was also hard at times it appeared I may have been to look your date in the eye at the mistaken as to the true meaning of dance when you had tears popping Homecoming. Homecoming was not out all over the place as you whimpered incessantly. I wasn't the on-ly one who took the loss hard. After an im-pressive last-minute victory the week before, the coach was hoping the homecoming spirit enable the team to walk all over our top con-ference rival. a¥¥af meant to fire up a football team in order to win the big game and bring glory to the s c h o o l . Homecoming is you walked SI*"*** with ten of a Of D3CK would bacon. monarchy as :a system of government,here • in the States. Now we can, talk about the hate and worry. AH I know is that if I have a daughter she will Despite a comeback we dropped the have to skip her senior year. I was game and also dropped out of the never a Homecoming queen but I conference race. After the game he remember some details that make was so enraged that he made me shiver and I would never want everyone run sprints up and down to put a child of mine through the the field. It didn't bother me too t e r r o r . . •: much but the Homecoming queen got ticked off because she wasn't as • See oaae 20 Playing conditions were the big story at this year's men's conference golf meet held at St. Cloud Country Club and Wapicada Golf Club last weekend as Concordia pulled out a third-place finish. Friday's scores escalated as the golfers were forced to play in 40 degree weather with a stiff breeze that produced an eleven degree wind chill. On Saturday ear-ly starting groups bundled up to face below-freezing temperatures. Leading the Cobbers on Friday was senior Marc Buelke and junior Tim Carlin. Playing in his last meet of his college career, Buelke posted an impressive round of 79, leaving him only three shots behind leader Kurt Neal of Custavus. Meanwhile, Carlin threw a 78 onto the leader-board putting himself in a great posi-tion for Saturday's round. "It was so cold out there," said Buelke. "You couldn't grip the club effectively, it made putting almost impossible." Joining Carlin and Buelke were sophomores Wayne Severud, Kim Larson and Frank Mertz. Severud, who has been one of Concordia's steadiest players this year/finished with an 83 leaving him seven shots back. Larson and Mertz fired mat-ching 85's to round out the Cobber total. Their first round total of 325 put them in third place only nine shots . back of favorite Gustavus, and eight behind surprising St. John's. "It's tough to swing with eight layers of clothes on," said two time letter winner Frank Mertz. "It was a duck hunter's dream out there." Conditions changed on Saturday as the wind died and temps drop-ped. Starting play each Cobber's goal was to defeat his playing part-ner from Gustavus, therefore realiz-ing the possibility of a conference ti-tle. It didn't happen. First day leaders Buelke and Carlin,bailooned into the mid-80s dashing their hopes of a conference title and all-conference honors. Transfer Wayne Severud was the hope for the day as he completed the first 16 holes at level par. he needed to play the last three holes at one-under par to win the tourney. Severud, who has had problems this year "taking it home," finished with a disastrous bogey, quadruple-bogey, bogey winding up with a total of 161. Leaving him one shot out of all conference recognition. "I had no idea I was that close," said Severud. "I was just trying to take it one shot at a time; sure I'm disappointed, but it will make me a better player next time I'm in that position." Kim Larson also put together a good round shaving seven strokes off his 85, to close with a 78. Mertz, adding a stroke from Friday, left him with an 86. Concordia's two-day total of 651 gave them a third place finish. As anticipated, Gustavus won with 632, followed by St John's, with a total of 643, , . - . . •ii'-.
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