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The Gold Bug, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md. PAGE THREE Abbreviated Seven Game Card Versatile Backfield And Light Faces Terrorsln Coming Season S T ~y ~s~u;':y~G~O;E~F F I Line To Open Football Season \ The football gladiators are at it Two, Possibly Three Night Garnes. To Be Played By Team Coach Havens Working Squad Hard For Opener With Cortland fg~in (at least in practice) and pig- As Game Draws Near skin entravaganaes are now the order of the day. You see, it's this way. In every kind of discussion, there's al- STROPP WILL CAPTAIN 1939 TEAM The Western Maryland College foot-I wars the conservative and the radical, bull season opens with the Terrors the left and the right. That's the The \Y. M. C. football team started hosts to Cortland Teachers' College viewpoint here at 'I'error-town-Laome practice on September 7th with 24 Septeilber 30, on Hoffa Field. The are too optimistic, some are too pessi- men to start scrimmage. Since then, Empire State Boys have a good squad it has been daily practice, morning this ycar including 'old faithful' num- mistic. The footballers themselves and afternoon. The team by now is ber 77, Hathaway, who gave Terror are naturally in the middle ground. " rounding into shape rapidly. In the fans many a breathless moment in Bob Stropp, this year's captain, is op- backfield Charlie Havens is balancing timistic and believes that more than last year's game. just chance favors the team. Coach his backfield to obtain maximum pow- The following Saturday, the Green Havens summarizes the sit u a t ion CI·. What with Ed Elder, versatile and Gold traditional rival, the Uni- when he asserts, "We have a light versity of Maryland, will be met at I ~~:~!~~~ac~~b!la~::;~,ikii~l:u~~~~ the Baltimore Stadium. Many of the team. The schedule is tough, make no . Running Water; and Ir-v Biasi, a hu- 'I'erp veterans are returning. How- mistake. These boys have the ability, I man block and tackle; Kenny Bills, supporters however, and you Terror ever, a scarcity of backs and several I will see a determined bunch of men on splendid at eluding the opposition: serious injuries are crippling the the warpath this season". "Smitty" Smith, giving Bobo a run squad practice nt present. for his money and likely to see a lot On October 14, Mount St. Mary's Of course with team all spruced of action; Bob Bricker, dynamite in a comes to Hoffa Field to battle the ~~:~I~:I;~'~~nn:~Vthtoe:s~yt~:;~~~s*~:~ I small package: Ed Lewis, the Cora- Terrors. Although Appicella, Mount polis crusher. At least with a mobile star, is not back, there will be a vet- 1'01' gold standard of victories may backfield like that we ought to see ac- eran-studded squad. rise to prosperous heights. Ask tion. There is not a great gap be- the b'hoys just how many of them it tween types of players, and once they required to give the camera exposure- ~~re well organized there may be an Terrors Go South ORTENZI agony last Monday A. M. The whole even more optimistic outlook for the The following week, the Western Jack Lytton is Charlie Havens' new squad sallied forth by pairs to give it Maryland forces take their longest line coach. Efficient, quiet, and a fast the evil eye ... Don't think the De- mon Deacons from down Nothe Caro- HEAVY FROSH GRID TEAM trip of the season to Wake Forest, worker, he is making fact out of Only Two Veteran Linesmen North Carolina, where on the night of theory. lina way aren't polishing up their big REPORTS FOR PRACTICE Forward to the line, where Bob October 20 they meet a well-rounded guns in eager expectation of the 'V. Stropp, this year's captain, stands out team aching to avenge last year's de- M. C. invasion. The freshmen like a beacon. Bob has seen action on fe~a~~ ~~::~~~s o:U:~I:,Tte::;I:~gage SOCCER TEAM OPENS team looks like a rainbow of hope for Tony Ortcnal Returns To Coach Baby the varsity from 1937 on, so we may Big strong man- next year's varsity. Terrors with plays and pr-ecision t~i~iV~~~i:yt~: :~;~~erot~~: ! WITH BLUE RIDGE see end Incidentally, Bob is on the finesse. :::;,n ~~;~e~a~~d~::ost:'O~:~!I:~~i~e:!~~I~ Tony Ortenzi, Terror football star All-America check list of the 1939 Il- twenty-seventh. The Boston boys are ity in time ... Bob Stropp, the Uti- of not so long ago, has returned to the lustrated Football Annual. Impeciato sure to give the Tenors a strenuous ea Ute, looks like a good bet for AlI- I campus as freshma~ football. coach and Sturm will give Bob strong back- battle with a large squad and group Maryland State Title Sought By Maryland and maybe higher honors after a year of active duty m the ing up. The burden on the line wiIl of ardent rooters. fall on experience and mobility. There The next week the Terrors travel Soeeerttes ::o~~\~o~fe~~H;:;/e~!;! :hr: s~e:! ar~;turallY, Tony has a job on his are more able reserves at ~ckle than to Lewisburg, Pa., to engage a very tbj~h;e:l~~~:h ~a:ig~Pbeo:~yi~Sa~~:~~~ Again", too. ~:::t~o:~atn!rgna~7za~::lel'j~~at~~ at other line positions, but the rest of strong Bucknell team who, despite the the line seems to be responding in loss of Tomasetti, will be invulnera- tween the Terrors and Blue Ridge work together in the games scheduled scrimmage. Walters and Rinehimer ble as ever on its home ground. here on Hoffa Field. With 2 weeks A Glimpse Into The Future to tryout the new candidates. The are the other veterans of 3 years at intervening betwee~ ~he opening of This year's football team is largely freshma~ squad so far lists these the line. Hank Holljes, Bob Paw, Homcoming Game With Dickinson school and the be~~lIlmngof the sea- made up of juniors and sophomores. men: Linemen: J. Mulcahy, F. S~f- John Pirie, Orloski, Grenda, Mike Pe- son, a well organised squad centered With many of these seeing regular fern, F. Bohn, B. Gusgesky, R. Cfb- There is an open date on November around returning veterans w~ll be duty it appears that next year will s.on, G. Barrick, W. Walls, M. Phil- trucci, Myers, Donges, Thomas, Ba- to others ker, and' Dudley are the 11, which will enable the Terrors to ready for ~he soccer war~. Again theI see experience. plus little more weight II lips, A. Cohen, and J. Ruby: Backs, A. figure in on the front firing line. Most rest and practice fOI' the Dickinson Terrors Will at~empt to h:t the Mary- dominating the squad. Do not take Adams, E. Kaplan, E. Gall!,gher, R. of these players will-see action aplenty game which will end the season. The Dickinson men visit Hoffa Field on ~~:~Pi~!:~~P' m~~~~~~;g~~~eth=~c~:~ J!i:n'~gO~ei~~ f~~tg:!~~hY;~~:s ~e::i ~~:~n;:~\e:'::~~' b.~':~~~!II~~~ w~:; during the campaign. that date with a team much the same pend on how the first part of the sea- ever, weight of this year's n-osh will power of the .hnes III t~ward ~he cen- Squad Well Balanced vs that of last year. ~~~n~7a:~sy::~.,!h:q~~~a~reH~::~I:~, give the 1940 team great boosts. !~~ad ~:ed~~:~~:y °in t~: ia::l~Sa!r~~~ The squad is a well-balanced one, The Washington College game, or- iginally scheduled for November 25, Galbreath, Linton, R. Shockley, Rob- tendency for the last few years has with the backfield having everything has been cancelled because of conflict- inson, Applegarth, Lewis, Williams, Where Are Our Wandering Boys been toward lightweight squads. The but height. Of course, this may not ing schedules.' Day, Elias, Hahn, Windsor, Kable, Tonight sch~dule as mapped out so far seems prove to be too big a handicap. It ~:~;'':~~~tt!~~ers, Parks, Tomlinson We see that "Bull" Draper, for- to cboea:hgZ;:e::~: ~~:\:!~n~e:e::n! ~:~:lil~~e ;O~:n;fe~o~:~r for a fast- Western Maryland Veteran 1939 Soccer schedule: :~:h~:;~~:t~~:~nS~'t'~~;;'sisn:::~ Le that they have great possibilities. ~ The team has new jerseys this year, October days. Good luck, Bull, but not too The tentative schedule: lighter in color and weight. For day Captain of '39 Terrors 10-Blue Ridge, home. much of it on the 14th of October. October 14-Dickinson J. C. 'l;ames they are green with gold let- All-Maryland End 1938 ~t=b~~~:~~~;~:~ay. Chunky Billy Thomas, the Masked ~~:::~::: It:g::~~:b;~';p-Frosh !~~~:le~:r;~:; ;:~~t t~m:~~~.with ====================~ November ~~no:no~h~"~:~:e!al~h:r:~~~~l;::a;:~ 3-Towson, away. Oleair does his bit for the grand 8---Dickinson, home. art of dramer up in Pennsylvania .. ll-Hopkins, home. Reds McQuillen finished second in 17-Maryland, away. bl1tting in the Eastern League, as the 25-U. of Virginia, away. Williamsport team finished in fifth 27-Wheat,on, home. place. 1939 FOOTBALL ROSTER No. Name Pas. AgeWt.Ht. H.S. Home SENIORS 21 *Elder b. 221555'10" City College, Bnltimore 44 Walters g. 241855'11" Polytechnic Inst., Baltimore 42 *Stropp 201756' Rome Free Acad., Utica, N. Y. 46 Rinehimer g. 212005'10" Nanticoke H., W. Nanticoke, Pa. JUNIORS " Holljes 201886'3" Forest Park H. S., Baltimore 201656' Polytechnic Inst., Baltimore Sturm 37 36 ~McPike b. 201785'9" Central H.,Symcuse, N.Y., Newark, N. J. 24 *Knepp b. 201725'11" Crownsville H.,Crownsville, Pa. 43 F,w C 181856' Findlay H. S., Imperial, Pa. 40 Smith b. 201604'11"- Polytechnic Inst., Baltimore 20 *Bills b. 211505'8" Painted H. S., Painted Post, N. J. 31 *lmpeciato 221865'11" Central High, Syracuse, N. Y. SOPHOMORES 3. Pirie 211766'1" N. TalTYtown H. S. N. TalTytown, N.Y. 26 Biasi b. 201705'10" Hazelton, H., Freland, Pa. II Grenda g. 211825'10" Lawrence H., Lawrence, Mass. 38 Orloski g. 211865'10" Nanticoke H., W. Nanticoke,Pa. '0 Pehucci t. 212106' Georgetown, Del., H. S. Glen Cove, N. Y. 32 Myers, Paul 181786' Oxford H., Oxford, Md. 23 Donges 191605'10" Franklin H., Glyndon, Md. '9 Thomas 211925'10" Upper Darby, H. S. Upper Darby, Pa. 22 Bricker b. 201555'9" Upper Darby H., Aldan, Pa. 27 Lewis b. 201555'10" Coraopolis H., Coraopolis, Pa. 34 B~ker 191646' 'Vayncsboro H., Waynesboro, Pa. 49 Dudley t, 192195'11" Glen Burnie H., Gle'nBurnie, Md. *Lcttermen