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The Gold Bug, Western Maryland College, Westminak:r, Md. PAGE THREE [£~Y~S~U~:Y~G~O~~!iJPRACTICE ON WINTERSPO'RTS BEGINS Well, the fall sports season is about S . T over, and the winter season is coming occerites 0 SOCCER CAPTAIN I' Much Interest Shown on. Football (both touch and var-I End Season sity), golf, and fieldhoc~eyha:ecome ;;---"'"""----;. In Boxing and Basketball are S t to a close, and soccer rs on tts way d out. These autumnal activities :~:~~ng~v:~d :he~a~=::!~~ra~::~~;~ a uray Tony Ortenzi Basketball Team ltles. Perhaps it would be best, how- Game With Strong To Reorganize Acquires Much ever, to look back over the harvest Wheaton Team To Be season and see how the respective Held On Hoffa Field Boxing Squad Needed Height sports have shaped up. First of all, the varsity football On Saturday, the Green Terror Boxing practice, under the coaching Basketball took the limelight in var- team closed its season in a blaze of Soccerit~s will play their final game of Anthony H. Ortenzi, former inter- sity athletics as Coach Bruce Fer- collegiate boxing champion, got under gueecn called the first practice of the glory on Homecoming Day. With old of the campaign against Wheaton way on Tuesday, November 21, in the 193!l-1940 season on Monday, Novem- grads looking on, the Green Terrors College on Hoffa Field. new boxing room in the basement of massacred the Dickinson Red Devils, In their first season under Dr. ber 27, in the new Gill Gymnasium. 26-0, in a game which might well have Walter Nathan's tutelage, the Ter- Norman ward Hall. Unusual inter- Sixteen men turned out for the ~ar- shown when been labeled the "Comeback Bowl". rors split even in' their four league est in the sport men, was Including- twelve sity team, of whom Stropp, Biasi, Bills, Paw, Impeciato, and Honeman twenty-seven Victory was indeed sweet for the win- games and in independent competition freshmen came out for the instruc- starved 'Western Marylanders, espec-.' recorded one victory, one loss and two tion and fundamental training which have had varsity experience and ially with all of the inhabitants and tied games. Only two men from the Coach Orlenzi has offered to the en- Evans, Bricker, and Saltzgavcr have former inhabitants of their own back squad of twenty-five will be lost by had experience on last year's fresh- yard looking on. With Bob Stropp graduation, so the prospects for next tire student body. man team. Sixteen freshmen turned scoring twice and MacPike and Smith year are encouraging. Practice Is Light out showing promise of a frosh squad tallying in the other two cases, it was Nathan Confident Sam Galbreat.h Practice thus far .has consisted superior to many previous ones. The e. grand afternoon, but not for the Although the ~Green and Gold boot- mainly in fundamentals, tryouts, and freshmen who turned out are Lavin, Dickinson boys. The Dickinson band era will not be at full strength for light sparring; conditioning and Robinson, Scott, Mathewson, Dum- did itself proud before the game and their engagement with the Wheaton heavy sparring to be postponed until ler, Bohn, Kaplan, Novak, 1\1. Phillips, is confident Preachers Win during the half, and this partially Crusaders, Coach Nathan after the Christmas holidays. Lodge, MacFarlane, Suffren, Walls, Lack of experienced men has neces- salved the Red Devil followers pride. the Terrors can upset their undefeat- sitated the reorganization of the en- H. Phillips, Gugesky, and Chandler. John Tomlin- Third Touch Title The razzle-dazzle offense which Dick- ed and untied rivals. Practice Hindered inson used was calculated to upset the son, the outstanding forward on the tire team, and Coach Ortenzi is start- Practice thus far has consisted Terror's plans, but it was only occa- squad, and John Hancock, freshman Defeat Gamma Bets To ing his instruction from the very bas- sionally successful. It was very col- goalie, are both "hers de combat" and Preserve Perfect ic fundamentals of the sport. Al- mainly of passing and ball-handling orful, however, and brought many a their absence breaks up Nathan'S Record For Season though many have come out for in- since. the baskets have not yet been in the new gym. installed struction, only Rouse and Ricker were The team laugh from the onlookers in the winning ccombination. regulars on last year's squad; and Or- starts practice in the Westminster grandstand including Governor 0'- The Crusader's, who are on their tenzi is still doubtful about who his Armory so that shooting and scrim- Conor and his wife, who followed the third annual eastern trip, are cap- FRAT LEAGUE game with intense interest. tained by Paul Fried, whose home is Final Standings regular team will be. Joe Rouse, vet- mage may be includeed, and will con- The Dickinson game completed the in Palestine. They present an W L T eran of two years, has been named tinue to practice there until work in season with a record of one victory amazingly cosmopolitan gro~p, repre- .... 6 0 0 captain for the coming season. the gym is completed. The squad this season has acquired and six losses for W. M. C. senting five foreign countries and Preachers 2 2 2 Coach Rules Are Changed announced I!10re height, the lack of which pmb- Gamma Bets Ortenzi has The results of the football season: :~::;n S!~.~sfro~x ou~!id!h:he s~~~:~ Bachelors 2 2 2 changes made in the collegiate boxing. ably hindered them most last year. Cortland 12 W. M. C. 0 States. These are Fried, Stacy Rob- Black and Whites 0 6 0- rules by the Intercollegiate Boxing Stropp, Faw, Biasi, and Impeclato, Maryland 12 W. M. C. erts, and James Phillips from Ko- Individual Scoring Leaders Association of which Coach Charles holdovers from the tall men of last Mt. St. Mary's 21 W. M. C. rea; Stero Garrison from India; Bob , Td Pt TI \V. Havens is vice-president. The un- year's squad, will help boost the av- Wake Forest ss W. M. C. 6 Moseley, China: and Bruce Linton Honeman, Preachers 8 0 48 derlying object of boxing has 'been erage height of the team and the ad- from Canada. Boston 6 W. M. C. Forming the nucleus of _the squad Beane, Bachelors 4 3 27 ~~~;gt:d :~~:~i~r:;e~f:~e:ec:;:. k;:~:~ I ~!::p, ;~o ~:;:::~' PI:;;~~~re ab:~ Bucknell 32 W. M. C. are five veterans of last year's trip. Prentiss, Preachers 4 3 13 27 tive scores based on 'scientific boxing fore, will no doubt prove to be a great Gamma Bets 2 Eckenrode, Dickinson 0 W. M. C. 26 Captain Fried holds down the outside Evans, Bachelors 2 13 are kept by the referee for each con- asset to the team. The varsity squad ----- right position; Webster, fullback; Mather, Gamma. Bets 2 1 13 testant; the victor is determined not also includes Langdon, Thompson, Opponents 149 W. M. C. 26 Linton, inside left; Lewis, right half; by how badly beaten his opponent is, Gibson, Wildy, Townsend, and Lewis. The soccer team has not yet corn- and Moseley, center half. In their but by the fairness and type of box- Bob Strupp, football captain and bas- pleted its season, but so far it has first year on the squad, Stacy Rob- by "Robbie" ing shown by the contestants. ketball center has been named cap- been a fairly successful one, though erts, who came to the States from Ko- Scoring their sixth straight victory The schedule for the winter in- tain for the season by Coach Fer- sometimes disappointing. The team rea just in time to enter school, and of the season, the Preachers defeat. eludes approximately six fights, one, gueon. With the experience and had two long shot chinces to win the Jack Rosser from Baltimore, are the ed the Gamma Bets to win their third or maybe two, of which will be home height that the squad has, it should state championship, but lost both outstanding offensive stars, having consecutive fraternity touch football fights. The 1940 schedule appears turn in a good record this season. while playing on foreign sod. The figured in the scoring in all the games title. The club, which has been un- i:I~~V~O-NaVY' away N.B.-The schedule is as follows: first chance drifted by when the lo- this year. beaten and untied in its last fourteen cals lost to Towson Teachers early in Terps Beat Terrors games, rolled up a total of 92 points Feb. 27-Penn State, away Dec. 12 6 Georgetown Away Maryland Guard, Gill Gym Away 2--3-Coast November, 2-0. A win at that junc- In their final Maryland Intercolleg- to its opponents 26. In second place 10-Anny, away 15 Villanova Away ture might well have clinched the iate League contest, the Old Liners of the Gamma Bets and Bachelors arc 17-U. of Maryland, away 16 Baltimore Away were too championship. Later the team met the University of Maryland all tied up. The Black and Whites 23-Yale, away Jan. 10 Gettysburg Away Maryland at College Park, and drop· 'nuch for the locals, who absorbed a finished last. ped the game, 5-1. The team has, 5-1 trouncing. With their superior (See Football, last page) Mar. I-Bucknell, Gill Gymn 17 13 Hopkins Away Catholic U. Away up to now, won three games, lost size, clever passing attack, and accur-r ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ three, and tied two with the final ate boots, the College Parkers assum- r- 20 Drexel Home 23 Away Loyola game coming up on Saturday, when ed an early lead and were never head- 26 Mt. St. Mary's Away the Terror booters meet Wheaton Col- edA_gainst the University of Virginia, All Fraternity Football Team Feb. 3 Washington College Away lege of Wheaton, Ill., here on Hoffa Western Maryland again lacked scor- 6 U. of Baltimore Home Field. First Team Second Team ing power on the front line. The Pos. 10 Villanova Home The results of the soccer season: Cavaliers dented the vets in the sec- End 13 American U. Home W. M. C. 5 Blue Ridge ond and third periods while the Ter- Marbury Linton, Preachers (15) Neil Eckenrode, Gamma Betts (6) 15 Catholic U. Home Will Prentiss, Preachers (6) W. M. C. Bucknell rors avoided a shutout by tallying in End '" 17 Loyola Home W. M. C. Gettysburg 2 the closing moments of the fray. John Carnochan, B1.& Whites (15) Elmer Evans, Bachelors (13) 10 Washington C. Home W. M. C. Towson The probable starting line-up: Tackle 22 Hopkins Home W. M. C. 3 Dickinson Wheaton Western Md. Scott Brooks, B1. & Whites (14) George Myers, Bachelors (11) 23 Drew U. Home W. M. C. 2 Hopkins 1 Hopewell G Griffiith Tackle 27 Mt. St. Mary's Home W. M. C. Maryland 5 Phillips RF Blair Charlie Fitzgerald, Gamma Bets (15) Ted Bowen, Preachers (8) (8) 28 American U. Away Tom Arthur, Preachers W. M. C. Virginia 2 Webster LF Jones Bill Adolph, Preachers (8) W. M. C. *14' ~O-pp-o-n'-nt:-,--c.ccI2 Lewis RH Robinson Center Junior Beane, Bachelors (12) Bill Banks, Gamma Bets (11) *Not final, Wheaton still to be play- Mosely CH (caPt'~albreath Back W. A. A. Board ,d. Garrison LH Bradley Razz H~neman, Preachers (15) Bacfon Humphries, Bachelors (13) Gives Awards The Freshman football team played Fried (Capt.) RO Tarbutton Webb Hood, Black & Whites (15) Charlie Cole, Preachers (11) a five-game schedule of tough teams Rosser RJ Elias Back (tough for a freshman team). The Roberts CF Lewis Paul Burtis, Gamma Bets (15) Paul Cummins ,Black & Whites (6) Recent winners of the gold chenille Baby Terrors wound up their season Linton LI Cook Frank Mather, Gamma Bets (6) III, the highest award given by the on November 18 against Massanut- Hammond L_O__ Shockley This year the policy of selecting an all-star team has been changed, W.A.A. for accumulation of points, ten at Woodstock, Va., losing by a and the above represent the choices of the players who choose all op- aTe Carlyn Gompf, Edith Armacost, The number indicates the votes each man received. ponent teams. score of 33-0 in a hard fought game. and Ruth Field. The second highest ad- Grid Schedule The team has shown up to good award, the Wl\I monogram, has been vantage, and several for ironman Announced, given to Ellen Shipley, Jeanette Wig- outstanding prospects are appearing ley, Betty Brown, and Virginia Wig- service in 1940. Lafayette College will replace WHEATON SOCCER TEAM HERE SATURDAY ley. The season's record: \Vake Forest on the Green Terrors Julia Berwager has been elected W. M. C. 14 Dickinson J. C. 1940 grid card, Charles W. Havens, captain of the women's varsity hockey team. Other senior members chosen W. M. C. 6 Bullis Prep director of athletics, announced today. at the end of the hockey season~ by W. M. C. 6 Gettysburg Frosh 7 Continuing the new football relation- W. 1\1-. C. 0 Dickinson Frosh 32 ship with Washington College start- the W. A. A. Board are: Ruth Field, Beulah Griffin, Kay Fertig, Margaret W. M. C. o Massanutten 33 ed in 1938, Western Maryland will Quarles, and Edith Armacost. meet the Chestertown boys on Hoffa ~ Opponents 84 Field. Alice Vollmer, Jeanette Wigley, Now for this week's final dust- The tentative schedule follows: Betty Gibbs, Mildred Harding, and biters. (by the way my prediction Oct. 5-0pen Betty Handy represent the junior record is probably .0018% so far). Oct. 12-Mt. St. Mary's, home class, and Ruth MacVean and Louise Fordham over N. Y. U. 180rI9-Bucknell, Balta. Stadium Long are the sophomore members. brief Army over Navy. Oct. 26---Maryland, Balto. Stadium Freshman whose comparatively enough playing has been outstanding So. Methodist over T. C. U. Nov. 2-Dickinson, away to be recognized by election to the Dartmouth over Stanford Nov. 9-Washington College, home varsity are Elizabeth Thorn, Ruth Geo. Washington over West Va.* Nov. l6-Lafayette, away N.B.-*Super-upset. Nov. 23-Boston University, away Ann Whitmore, and Muriel Harding.